Children with Special Needs
http://www.nichcy.org/
NICHCY
is the National Information Center for Children and Youth
with Disabilities, providing information on disabilities
and disability related issues.
http://www.ldonline.org/
An interactive guide to learning disabilities
for parents, teachers and children.
http://www.kidstogether.org/
All children with disabilities are to be
educated to the "maximum extent"with children
who do not have disabilities.
http://www.disabilityresources.org
The Disability Resources Monthly Guide to disability resources
on the Internet
http://www.ablelink.org
Ability On Line Support Network "Putting
children and adolescents with specialized needs in touch
with the world!"
http://www.agbell.org
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the
Deaf. Encourages people who are deaf or hard of hearing
to communicate by maximizing their hearing/listening potential.
http://www.ATAccess.org
Alliance for Technology Access connecting children and adults
with disabilities to technology tools
http://www.nutritionnc.com/special/eligible.htm
This Internet site was designed
to provide resources for Child Nutrition Program providers,
teachers and parents of children with special feeding needs.
Children with special needs may require nutrition services
and modifications to their diet and meals to support their
health and growth.
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/index.html
Office of Special Education Programs
http://www.normemma.com/indxarti.htm
Disability Information focusing on rights
and inclusion. Primarily targeted to the over 3 population
but contains good links to other resources and has good
transition information for children entering school age
with disabilities.
http://www.eparent.com
Home page for Exceptional Parent Magazine:
a publication for parents of children with special needs
http://www.childrenwithdisabilities.ncjrs.org/
A wide variety of resources for children
and families
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/add/
Administration on Developmental Disabilities
http://www.depts.washington.edu/isei/
International Society on Early Intervention
http://www.dssc.org
Disabilities Studies & Services Center
(DCCS), Department of the Academy for Education Dept.
http://www.ideapractices.org
All your questions about IDEA answered
http://www.icdl.com
Interdisciplinary Council for Developmental
and Learning Disorders
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Family
Support
http://www.birthdefects.org/
The Association of Birth Defect Children
(ABDC) is a charitable organization that provides free phone
information to parents and professionals about all kinds
of birth defects, resources, support groups and environmental
exposures that may cause birth defects.
http://www.specialfamilies.com
Psychologist, author, and parent Robert Naseef,
Ph.D. uses his personal and professional experiences to
explore the emotional and developmental challenges to the
family life of parents and siblings, as well as children
with special needs.
http://groups.yahoo.com
support group for families with children
with disabilities. When you get to this site, click on "special
needs families" for a list of disability -specific
clubs that is updated daily.
http://www.php.com/
Parents Helping Parents Website offering
information on Early Intervention birth to 3
.
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.html
Global community that integrates information,
resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet
for persons with mental retardation and other disabilities,
and for their families.
http://www.parentpals.com/gossamer/pages/
Ameri-Corp Speech and Hearing has developed
a gifted and special education web-site for parents.
http://www.disabilityconnections.org/
Connections for parents of disabled children
and the children themselves; links to disability specific
chat rooms
http://www.netnet.net/mums/
MUMS is a National Parent to Parent Network
whose mission is to help parents who have a child with any
disorder, medical condition, mental or emotional disorder
or rare diagnosis make connections with other parents whose
children have the same or similar condition.
http://www.nciohio.com
Natural Communication, Inc. An Auditory-Verbal
International affiliated parent support group in Northeastern
Ohio
http://www.accessunlimited.com/children.html
The Disability Link Barn connecting people to over 50 links
on children with disabilities and numerous parenting links
http://www.mhnet.org/factsfam.htm
Facts For Families Brochures by the American
Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry publishes these
informational brochures which provide concise and up-to-date
material
http://www.specialneeds.com/index.html
Special Needs Project; educator, parent,
professional or person with a disability, we have a book
ideally suited for you.
http://www.geocities.com/heartland/pines/4562/
The Family Focus Team is a group of individuals
interested in promoting the 'family perspective' in Early
Intervention Services in Cuyahoga County.
http://www.npin.org
National Parent Information Network
Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education.
Clearing house on Urban Education.
http://specialchildren.about.com
Parenting Special Needs home page
http://www.pacer.org
PACER's mission is to improve and expand opportunities that
enhance the quality of life for children and young adults
with all disabilities - physical, mental, emotional, learning
- and their families. PACER now offers 20 major programs,
including Parent Training programs, programs for students
and schools, and technical assistance to parent centers
both regionally and nationally.
http://www.eparent.com/welcome/magazine.htm
Home page for Exceptional Parent Magazine: a publication
for parents of children with special needs.
http://www.caregiver.org/information.html
Welcome to the website for Family Caregiver Alliance, the
premier support organization for caregivers. Here you'll
find specialized information on Alzheimer's disease, stroke,
traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's disease, ALS and other
disorders and long-term care concerns.
http://www.fathersnetwork.org
National Fathers Network; a world class site for fathers
of children with special needs. This site is also available
in Spanish.
http://www.familyvoices.org/
Family Voices Home Page – we are family and friends
speaking on behalf of children with special health care
needs
http://www.disabilitymall.com
On-line shopping resource for people with disabilities and/or
parents/caregivers of special needs children
http://www.specare.com
SPECARE: Pediatric Center for Children with Special Needs
http://www.answers4families.org
Family ideas.
http://www.ncpie.org
National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education
http://www.coping.org
A very interesting website for anyone
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National
and Local Organizations
http://www.aap.org
Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
National Institute of Child and Human Development
http://www.eunicorn.com
Unicorn Children’s Foundation: Addressing the epidemic
of children identified with communication and learning disorders.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov
National Institute of Mental Health
http://www.modimes.org/
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
http://www.efa.org/index.cfm
National organization that works for people affected by
seizures through research, education, advocacy and service.
http://www.ccbmrdd.org/
Established in 1967, the Cuyahoga County Board of Mental
Retardation & Developmental Disabilities supports 6,500
boys and girls and men and women in finding a better place
in life.
http://www.lnoca.org/~csesc/
Cuyahoga County Special Education Service Center home page
with news, important calendar events, trainings, workshops
and related links.
http://www.cec.sped.org
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) The Council for Exceptional
Children (CEC) is the largest international professional
organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes
for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities,
and/or the gifted.
http://www.easter-seals.org
t Easter Seals; Now in its 80th year of service, Easter
Seals continues to expand each of its service areas to help
more children and adults with disabilities improve their
lives.
http://www.adaptenv.org
The National Access for Public Schools Project, funded by
the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research to help public schools implement the ADA.
http://www.nectas.unc.edu/
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance (NECTAS).
NECTAS is a national technical assistance consortium working
to support states, jurisdictions, and others to improve
services and results for young children with disabilities
and their families.
http://www.health.gov/nhic/
The National Health Information Center (NHIC) is a health
information referral service. NHIC puts health professionals
and consumers who have health questions in touch with those
organizations that are best able to provide answers.
http://www.rarediseases.org/
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD). NORD is
the only organization of its kind--a unique federation of
more than 140 not-for-profit voluntary health organizations
serving people with rare disorders and disabilities.
http://www.taalliance.org
Technical Assistance Alliance for Parent Centers focuses
on providing technical assistance for establishing, developing,
and coordinating parent training and information projects
under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
http://www.childrensdefense.org/
The mission of the Children's Defense Fund is to Leave No
Child Behind® and to ensure every child a Healthy Start,
a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start
in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help
of caring families and communities.
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/index.html
Office of Special Education Programs
http://www.infinitec.org
Infinitec Inc. is a U.S. non-profit corporation formed to
help people with disabilities and their families access
life-enhancing technology.
http://www.odh.state.oh.us
Ohio Department of Health
http://www.tash.org
TASH is an international association of people with
disabilities, their family members, other advocates and
professionals fighting for a society in which inclusion
of all people in all aspects of society is the norm.
http://www.spwish.org/
Special Wish Foundation Home Page out of Columbus, Ohio
- To enhance the quality of life for those children/adolescents
having a life-threatening or terminal disorder by allowing
their special wish to become reality.
http://www.disabilities.com/index.html
Steven Sell’s Disability Management Page - Contains:
Early intervention; medical management; return to work;
rehabilitation; reemployment; job accommodation; Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA); short- and long-term disability;
ERISA;FMLA; workers' compensation; and related issues.
http://www.fed-icc.org
Federal Interagency Coordinating Council site provides access
to names and numbers of people throughout the government
who can help answer questions about children and disability
issues.
http://www.cpsc.gov/
CPSC, an independent Federal regulatory agency, helps keep
American families safe by reducing the risk of injury or
death from consumer products.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/databases.html
US National Library of Medicine Search Site
http://www.nami.org/
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
http://www.dec-sped.org
Division of Early Childhood
Disability Information and Resources on the Internet
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General
Child Development
http://www.iamyourchild.org/
A National public awareness campaign to make early childhood
development a top priority for our nation.
http://www.babycenter.com/
You’ll find thousands of articles on pregnancy and
baby, a community of parents, plus a huge baby store with
expert advice, and chat rooms.
http://www.JJPI.com
Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute and the American
Academy of Pediatrics aims to improve parent-pediatrician
communication on the impact of child development. This site
offers over 190 articles on child development and various
aspects of pregnancy, labor/delivery and early childhood
http://www.zerotothree.org
ZERO TO THREE is the nation's leading resource on the first
three years of life. We are a national non-profit charitable
organization whose mission is to strengthen and support
families, practitioners and communities to promote the healthy
development of babies and toddlers promote the healthy development
of babies and toddlers.
http://www.familiesandwork.org/
Families and Work Institute is a non-profit organization
that addresses the changing nature of work and family life.
We are committed to finding research-based strategies that
foster mutually supportive connections among workplaces,
families, and communities.
http://www.safensoundkids.com/
"Protecting the ones you love by childproofing their
world." This site contains safety information relating
to every aspect of your child’s environment. Log on
and see how you measure up.
http://www.abcparenting.com/
ABC’s of parenting
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