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Parents of children with disabilities have a vital role to play in the life and education of their children. Federal legislation specifies the right of parents. We hope some of the links provided here will help you.  If you have some to add to this list please email them to Webmistress, Cilla Sluga.  All the links in this section lead to pages outside of this website, therefore we cannot control the content. If you  find something offensive or no longer working please let us know!

Advocacy

• Advocacy Checklist
• DISABILITY RIGHTS ACTIVIST
• Disability Rights Advocates
• Effective Advocacy
• Equip For Equality 
• Learn Your Rights
• Parent Guide Special Education and Related Services: Communicating Through Letter writing
• Partners in PolicymakingPLAN (Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network)
• Project Choices
• RESOURCES and RIGHTS
• Rights and Responsibilities of Parents of Children with Disabilities
• Wright's Law
  

Autism

• ASPERGER'S DISORDER HOMEPAGE
• Asperger Syndrome Education Network
• Asburger's Syncrome - The Complete Guide to Ausberger's Syndrome by Tony Attwood
• ASC-US
• Asperger Syndrome: A Personal Experience - Personal Life during Childhood and into Adulthood Autism Center
• Autism News
• The Autism Society Of America
• Autism Network Resources for Physicians
• Autism/PDD Network
• Autism Research Institute, Cure Autism Now
• Autism Spectrum Disorders from A to Z by Barbara Doyle & Emily D. Iland (Autism Society of America The Literary Work of the Year 2006, Educational Division)
• Carol Gray Center
• Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!)
• Division TEACCH
• Future Horizons - Autism
• AMICUS for Children
• ASPEN
• Center For The Study Of Autism
• Independent Living On The Autistic Spectrum
• Laboratory for Research on the Neuroscience of Autism
• MAAP - The Autism Source - A Global Information and Support Network for Parents, Professionals, and Others Who Care
• More Advanced Individuals with Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder
• National Alliance for Autism Research
• O.A.S.I.S.: Online Asperger Syndrome Information And Support
• SENSORY RESOURCES
• Syracuse University Autism Resource Page
• TACA (Talk About Curing Autism) Group
• The Son-Rise Program - Autism Treatment Center of America
• Yale University Child Study Center Autism Resource Page

Behavior

• Behavioral Disorders: Focus on Change
• Best Practices for Behavior Disorders in the Classroom
• Conduct Disorders
• Information and links about Functional Behavior
• Mental Health: A Report from the Surgeon General

Cross-Disability

• Uniquely Gifted
• Woodbine House - books on Physical Disabilities
• National Information Center for Children & Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)

Education

• American Society for Ethics in Education
• Children with Disabilities - State and Local Resources
• Do To Learn 
• Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC)
• Education World
• Project Cope (Casualties of Public Education)
• Rouge Forum
• Special Ed Guide at About
• THE SPECIAL EDUCATION MUCKRAKER
• Whole Schooling Consortium

Health/WellnessMedical/Medication/Research

• Free Meds And Solutions
• Health Research Institute
• On-Line Doctor Finder
• Rx List -The Internet Drug Index
• Wellness and Potential Are Every Kid's Birthright
• My Chance to Dance ™ (MCTD) dance exercise program for children and adults with special needs  

Inclusion

• e-Buddies
• Inclusive Community & Democracy
• Inclusive Schools
• Jewish Pen Pals
• Kids Domain
• Kids Together "promoting inclusive communities where all people belong"
• Special Kids LA
  

Learning Disability

• All Kinds of Minds
• American Hyperlexia Association
• Center for Adaptive Learning
• Council for Exceptional Children - Division for Learning Disabilities
• Council for Learning Disabilities
• Dyslexia Awareness & Resource Center
• Encompass Learning Solutions
• International Dyslexia Association
• LD OnLine
• LD Pride OnLine
• LD Resources
• Learning Disabilities - National Institutes of Health
• National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)
• NLDline - Nonverbal Learning Disorders
• Parents of Gifted/Learning Disabled Children
• Richard Lavioe
• Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D)
• Roads to Learning: The Public Libraries' Learning Disabilities Initiative
• SchwabLearning.org - A Parent's Guide to Learning Differences
• Teens Helping Teens
• Assistive Technology / Special Education Software

Legislation

• Americans w/Disabilities Act - Disabilities Net Links
• AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT of 1990
• Americans with Disabilities Act Technical Assistance
• Federal Register
• HOW OUR LAWS ARE MADE
• IDEA Law 1997 Resources
• IDEA Fed. Regulations.
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997

Organizations

• ARC
• Children and Adults with Attention Deficilt Disorder (CHADD)
• Chronic Ill net
• Consortium of Developmental Disabilities Councils
• Federation for Children with Special Needs
• Muscular Dystrophy Association - USA
• National Ataxia Foundation
• National Association For Down Syndrome (NADS)
• National Marfan Foundation
• The Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders
• Spina Bifida Association of America
• Spina Bifida Moms Blog
•  UCP 
• Federation for Children with Special Needs
• Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)

Others/ Misc

• Are You Pregnant
• Assistive Technology Assessments
• Bright Word
• Canine Companions
• Don't Laugh at Me
• Disability Resources on the Internet
• The Nth Degree  - A website featuring T-shirts about Inclusion
• Selective Mutism Foundation
• Special Clothes
• State Resource Sheets
• Toolkid for Schools (Arc of Illinois)
• "Yesterday's Child"

Parent /Family

• Coffee Chronicles
• Family Matters
• Fighting4Heather.org
• Got Kids
• Mothers with Attitude
• Mothers Acting Up
• National Center for Family Support
• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
• Our-Kids
• Parents on Wheels
• Shut Up About Yout Perfect Kid - It's a movement, it's a book, it's hilarious!
• Teens with Disabilities
• The Mom
• The Parent Side (tm)
• The Person Within