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SCHOOL MATTERS
Welcome to School Matters, a public source for information and analysis about our nation's public schools. School Matters provides
rich information and powerful search and comparison tools to
help uncover the stories behind the numbers, and further the discussion
about how to improve student performance. Check out how your school is doing against other schools in your district, State and the
Nation!
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Ability First
Social service organization that works with the government to provide services and
activities for children and
adults with disabilities.
ABLEDATA
A free, public service that includes a database of assistive technologies and hotlinks" to other useful web sites.
Those clients who have access to the
Internet and serve individuals with disability will find this web site valuable.
About Special Education
Your Guide to Special Education.
AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL GUIDANCE CENTER
Information on criteria to qualify for hundreds of scholarships, download the financial aid form, important phone numbers and more.
American Psychological Association
Based in Washington, DC, the American Psychological Association (APA) is a scientific and professional organization that
represents psychology in the United States. With 150,000 members, APA
is the largest association of psychologists worldwide.
AskERIC
An award-winning, Internet-based, education information service of the ERIC System, headquartered at the Educational Resources
Information Center Clearinghouse on Information & Technology at
Syracuse University. Because AskERIC is also a Sun SITE
repository, AskERIC is able to expand the range and quantity of its resources and services to the education community
Asperger's Syndrome
Asperger's Syndrome, also known as Asperger's Disorder or Autistic Psychopathy, is a Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)
characterized by severe and sustained impairment in social
interaction, development of restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior,
interests, and activities. These characteristics result in clinically significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important
areas
of functioning.
Aspergers-Asperger's Disorder Home Page
What are the differences between Asperger's Disorder and 'High Functioning' (i.e. IQ > 70) Autism?
It is believed that in Asperger's:
*disorder onset is usually later
*outcome is usually more positive
*social and communication deficits are less severe
*circumscribed interests are more prominent
*verbal IQ is usually higher than performance IQ (in autism, the case is usually the reverse
*clumsiness is more frequently seen
*family history is more frequently positive
*neurological disorders are less common
Aspergers-Asperger Syndrome Coalition of the United States
MAAP Services for Autism and Asperger Spectrum is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing information and advice to
families of More advanced individuals with Autism, Asperger's
syndrome, and Pervasive developmental disorder (PDD). Through
its quarterly newsletter, The MAAP, the organization provides the opportunity for parents and professionals to network with others
in similar circumstances
and to learn about more advanced individuals within the autism spectrum.
Asperger-Ben's Room
The Friendly Guide to Asperger Syndrome.
Aspergers-On-line Asperger Syndrome Information and Support
As parents of children who are diagnosed with AS, we understand how essential is it that families of children diagnosed with
Asperger Syndrome and related disorders, educators who teach
children with AS, professionals working with individuals diagnosed
with AS, and individuals with AS who are seeking support, have access to information. Although recently reminded that there is no
oasis or paradise for
those with Asperger Syndrome, we sincerely hope that they, along with parents and professionals, will find a bit
of shade and support via the information presented and links available at this site.
Assistive Techology Industry Association
The mission of ATIA is to serve as the collective voice of the Assistive Technology industry so that the best products and services are
delivered to people with disabilities. ATIA represents
the interests of its members to business, government, education, and the many
agencies that serve people with disabilities.
Association of American Colleges and Universities
AAC&U is the leading national association concerned with the quality, vitality, and public standing of undergraduate liberal education.
Its members are committed to extending the advantage of
a liberal education to all students, regardless of their academic specialization or
intended career. Founded in 1915 by college presidents, AAC&U now represents the entire spectrum of American colleges and
universities—large and small, public and private, two-year and four-year. AAC&U comprises more than 975 accredited colleges and
universities that collectively educate more than five million students every year.
AAC&U organizes its work around four broad goals:
Preparing All Students for an Era of Greater Expectations
Educating Students for a World Lived in Common
Making Excellence Inclusive
Taking Responsibility for the Quality of Every Student’s Liberal Education
Through its publications, meetings, and public advocacy.
Association of University Centers on Disabilities
Formerly the American Association of University Affiliated Programs for Persons with Developmental Disabilities) Promotes and
supports the national network of university centers on disabilities, which also includes Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental
and Related Disabilities (LEND) Programs and Developmental Disabilities Research Centers DDRC).
At Risk Students-Center for Research
CRESPAR (The Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed At Risk) is a collaborative effort between Howard and
Johns Hopkins Universities. This research and development center, which is funded by OERI ( the Office of
Educational Research and Improvement in the U.S. Department of Education), has launched an important
comprehensive school initiative designed to enhance the achievement, academic
environment, and quality
of life for students, teachers, and parents.
At Risk Students-National Institute
The National Institute on the Education of At-Risk Students (At-Risk Institute) is one of five Institutes created by the Educational
Research, Development, Dissemination and Improvement Act
of 1994. These Institutes are located within the Office of Educational
Research and Improvement at the U.S. Department of Education.
The At-Risk Institute supports a range of research and development
activities designed to improve the education of students at risk of educational failure because of limited English proficiency, poverty,
race,
geographic location, or economic disadvantage.
At Risk Students
Critical Issues.
At Risk Students-Technology
Alternative Education. Myriad of links.
At Risk Students Who Find Success
There is a small percentage of teenagers who dropout of high school and become self-made millionaires. HOW and WHY, you may ask?
These achievers used self-motivated projects with interactive
learning methods to develop valuable skills. Does it not make sense that
these people hold the secret to achievement that other students could follow? Why does society keep pushing failed policies on failing
students?
Attention Deficit-Drake Institute
The Drake has been treating ADD / ADHD since 1992 using it's non-drug preferred treatment program.
Attention Deficit-Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
CHADD is a national non-profit organization founded in 1987 in response to frustration and sense of isolation experienced by parents
and their children with AD/HD. Many individuals and
families dealing with AD/HD turn to CHADD, the national organization representing
individuals with AD/HD, for education, advocacy and support. The organization is composed of dedicated volunteers from around the
country
who play an integral part in the association's success by providing resources and encouragement to parents, educators and
professionals on a grassroots level through CHADD chapters.
CHADD is a dynamic organization that can make a difference in your life,
whether you are seeking help for yourself, a child, other family members or a friend.
Attention Deficit-National Attention Deficit Association
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association presents itself as the world's leading adult AD/HD organization. Provides a free
newsletter.
Attention Deficit-News
ADHD news is home to thousands of parents of children coping with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Attention Deficit-Outside the Box
ADHD / Special Needs /Attention Deficit Disorder and Related Learning Style Differences.....Resources for Parenting and Teaching
Misunderstood Kids Who Thrive "Outside the Box!".
Here Is a place for parents and teachers who recognize the special needs of
misunderstood kids who have ADHD (Attention Deficit Disorder) and related learning disabilities, kids who are gifted but who
struggle.....kids
who don't exactly fit Inside the box of the classroom.
Attention Deficit-Suggested Classroom Interventions for Children with ADD and Learning
Disabilities
Children with attention deficit disorder and/or learning disabilities can be a challenge for any classroom teacher. This page provides
some practical suggestions that can be used in the
regular classroom as well as the special education classroom. By looking through
a given list of interventions, a teacher will be able to select one or more strategies that are suited to a specific child in specific
environment.
Attention Deficit- Teaching Students with Attention Deficit Disorder
This site defines both types of ADDs and proper learning environment.
Augmentive and Alternative Communication-YaacK
Assistive technology to help a communication-impaired child achieve communication with others.
Autism-Autism Society of America
Over 20,000 individuals, families, professionals, and agencies are already part of the Autism Society of America. Together we work
to be the voice and resource for the autism community.
Your support of the ASA through membership provides a resource for valuable
information, advocacy for autism-related issues, and much more. Your support also qualifies you to receive the ASA's quarterly
magazine, the
Advocate, a valuable source of information on related issues. We invite you to become a part of our community.
Autism-Division Teach
The TEACCH mission is:
• To enable individuals with autism to function as meaningfully and as independently as possible in the community;
• To provide exemplary services throughout North Carolina to individuals with autism and their families and those who serve and
support them;
• As a member of the University community, to generate knowledge; to integrate clinical services with relevant theory and research;
and to disseminate information about theory, practice, and research on autism through
training and publications locally, nationally
and internationally.
Autism-Drake Institute
In 1980, the Drake Institute of Behavioral Medicine and Medical Associates was founded to treat stress-related disorders and diseases.
Since that time, we have treated over 3000 patients with
a variety of stress disorders, such as: high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol,
migraine headaches, ulcers, colitis, post-traumatic stress disorder, phobias, anxiety, depression, panic attacks, insomnia and substance
abuse. We have also had success with disorders or diseases which are not necessarily caused by stress, but can be exacerbated by it,
such as: rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, cancer, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, emphysema,
epilepsy, Epstein-Barr virus infections, chronic
pain, tinnitus and many others. The majority more than 80% of all our stress patients have reversed or significantly decreased their
symptoms and discomfort. Most
patients who have come to us taking prescription drugs have been medication-free by the end of
treatment.
Autism-Pediatric Psychopharmacology
Although the etiology of Autism is unknown, it is associated with a number of neuropathological conditions which include perinatal
insults, congenital rubella, and phenylketonuria. No
specific treatment is available that alters the course of the illness. There are a
number of neurochemical dysfunctional findings in autism. These include an increase in platelet serotonin concentrations especially
in
mental retarded autistics. Additional biochemical aberrations include an increase in norepinephrine plasma concentrations and
up-regulation of dopamine receptors are noted (Gilman et al 1995). There are a number of
controlled drug trials that have demonstrated
an improvement in the mental status abnormalities such as decreasing aggressiveness, obsessive-compulsive behaviors and
self-stimulating behaviors. Therapeutic agents that
included in this review are fenfluramine, haloperidol pimozide, risperidone,
clonidine, and naltrexone. Stimulants such as amphetamines usually result in increases in activity, irritability, explosiveness and
stereotypic behavior when administered to autistic patients. An exception to this lack of effectiveness of stimulants are the moderate
to high functioning autistics who have ADHD-like symptoms. This type of patient does
benefit from stimulant medication.
Autism-Secretin
Secretin is a neurotransmitter (a chemical messenger) in the neuropeptide group. It is one of the hormones that controls digestion
(gastrin and cholecystokinin [CCK] are the others). It is a
polypeptide composed of 27 amino acids and is secreted by cells in the
digestive system when the stomach empties. Secretin stimulates:
*the pancreas to emit digestive fluids that are rich in bicarbonate which neutralizes the acidity of the intestines,
*the stomach to produce pepsin (an enzyme that aids digestion of protein), and the liver to produce bile.
Autism-The Lovaas Institute for Early Intervention
The Lovaas Institute for Early Intervention is a research-based program that specializes in teaching children with autism, pervasive
developmental disorders, and related developmental
disabilities. The program provides services nationwide.
The UCLA Model of
Applied Behavior Analysis was created and developed in the Psychology Department of UCLA under the direction of Dr. O. Ivar
Lovaas. It is based on extensive clinical experience and more than 40 years
of scientific research. The Lovaas Institute continues and
improves upon this work under the direction of Dr. Lovaas.
Our focus is to serve children of all levels of functioning while providing
an educational setting that allows them to achieve their individual potentials. The program is comprehensive - aimed at enhancing
language and
communication, social/play, pre-academic and independent living skills of young children so that they may take better
advantage of opportunities in their communities and may require less professional attention as they
grow older.
Autism-The Miller Method
The Miller Method: A Cognitive-Developmental Systems Approach for Children on the Autism Spectrum
Arnold Miller, Ph.D. with
Eileen Eller-Miller, M.A., CCC-SLP Language and Cognitive Development Center, Boston.
The Miller Method addresses children's
body organization, social interaction, communication and representation issues in both clinical and classroom settings.
Cognitive-developmental (c-d) systems theory assumes that
typical development depends on the ability of the children to form
systems -- organized "chunks" of behavior -- that are initially repetitive and circular but which become expanded and complicated
as the children
develop. Becoming aware of the distinction between themselves and their immediate surroundings, children's
systems, previously triggered only by salient properties of the environment, gradually come under their control.
Children then
combine their systems in new ways that permit problem solving, social exchanges and communication with themselves and
others about the world.
Autism-The National Autistic Society UK
The National Autistic Society exists to champion the rights and interests of all people with autism and to ensure that they and
their families receive quality services appropriate to their
needs. The website includes information about autism and Asperger syndrome,
the NAS and its services and activities.
Autism-Tin Snips
Tin Snips is a special education resource. It contains tools for teachers of individuals with autistic spectrum disorders, related
developmental disabilities, and children with special needs.
Quite a few of the activities are also appropriate for Pre-K and Kindergarten.
Awesome Library-Special Education
The Awesome Library organizes 26000 carefully reviewed K-12 education resources, the top 5 percent for teachers, students, parents, and librarians.
Behavior-Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice
It is the mission of the Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice to support and promote a reoriented national preparedness to
foster the development and the adjustment of children
with or at risk of developing serious emotional disturbance.
Behavior-Functional Behavioral Assessment and Behavioral Intervention Plans
Functional behavioral assessment is generally considered to be a problem-solving process for addressing student problem behavior.
It relies on a variety of techniques and strategies to
identify the purposes of specific behavior and to help IEP teams select interventions
to directly address the problem behavior. Functional behavioral assessment should be integrated, as appropriate, throughout the
process of developing, reviewing, and, if necessary, revising a student’s IEP
Behavior-Bullying and Hate
Bullying is such a long-established behavior in our society and schools that it has often been ignored as "a normal part of growing up."
However, research has shown that there are severe
long-term consequences for both victims and the bullies. Further, severe reactions
to bullying have been cited as one of the causes of the extremely violent incidents on school campuses that have received so much
media
attention in recent years.
Behavior- Kentucky Council for Children with Behavior Disorders
Home Page of KYCCBD Welcome to the homepage of the (KYCCBD). The KYCCBD is a state sub-division of the Council for Children
with Behavior Disorders and the CEC. Though we are a membership
organization, visitors should find useful information related to
children with behavior disorders.
Behavior-Positive Approaches to Challenging Behaviors for Young Children with
Disabilities
The purpose of our web site is to discuss positive behavioral supports for young children who engage in challenging behavior.
The information on this web site is intended to help families,
caregivers, and service providers.
Behavior-Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports (PBIS)
The PBIS has been to give schools capacity-building information and technical assistance for identifying, adapting, and sustaining
effective school-wide disciplinary practices.
Behavior-Problem Behavior
The documents in this series were written with some of the country's leading experts covering topics such as IDEA, IEPs, Problem Behavior.
Behavior-The Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies
This is a nonprofit, charitable organization whose mission is to bring solutions from behavioral science to real-world challenges.
Behavior Problems-University of Michigan
What can I do to help my angry or aggressive child?
Anger is an emotion that is caused by frustration. Aggression means trying to hurt a person or to destroy property. It is normal to
have some anger and aggression, and actually healthy. These feelings help us to get
things done, when used in a positive way.
But excessive amounts of anger and aggression used negatively and destructively may point toward an emotional problem. Get some
tips on discipline and responding to an angry
child. Read about how you can better understand and deal with your young child's
aggression and your school-age child's aggression.
Behavior-The Behavior Page
The Behavior Home Page includes links to information and resources to help teachers deal with children who have behavioral disorders. Many of the sites provide helpful strategies for
improving general classroom discipline.
Blind-American Foundation For The Blind
The American Foundation for the Blind—the organization to which Helen Keller devoted her life—is a national nonprofit whose mission
is to ensure that the ten million Americans who are blind
or visually impaired enjoy the same rights and opportunities as other citizens.
The American Foundation for the Blind promotes wide-ranging, systemic change by addressing the most critical issues facing the
growing blind and visually impaired population—employment, independent living, literacy, and
technology. In addition to its New York
City headquarters, the American Foundation for the Blind maintains four National Centers in cities across the United States, and a
Governmental Relations office in Washington, DC.
1-800-AFB-LINE (232-5463)
Blind-National Federation of the Blind
Founded in 1940, the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) is the nation's largest and most influential membership organization of
blind persons. With fifty thousand members, the NFB has
affiliates in all fifty states plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico, and over
seven hundred local chapters. As a consumer and advocacy organization, the NFB is considered the leading force in the blindness field
today.
Blind-National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Disabled
Through a national network of cooperating libraries, NLS administers a free library program of braille and audio materials circulated to
eligible borrowers in the United States by
postage-free mail.
Blind-Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
The nation's educational library for those with print disabilities.
Brain Injury-Association of America
English and Spanish.
Each year, at least 1.5 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) resulting in more than 4,000
individuals sustaining a TBI on a daily basis. One million people are treated and released annually from
hospital emergency rooms
after sustaining a brain injury. Brain injury claims more than 50,000 lives and leaves more than 80,000 individuals with lifelong
disabilities each year. The “silent epidemic” of brain injury is
illustrated best by a 1999 statistic from the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC)—there currently are at least 5.3 million Americans living with a disability as a result of brain injury.
With traumatic brain injury occurring every 21 seconds, this public health concern ranks as the leading cause of death and disability
in children and young adults. For those who survive and their families, brain injury
is life altering. Serious physical impairments are a
frequent result, as are a variety of cognitive, behavioral and emotional complications. In addition, the costs related to brain injury are
staggering. Individuals
with severe brain injury typically face five to 10 years of intensive rehabilitation with cumulative costs exceeding
$35 billion annually.
The Brain Injury Association of America was founded in 1980 by a group of individuals who wanted to improve
the quality of life for their family members who had sustained brain injuries. Despite phenomenal growth over
the past two decades,
the Association remains committed to its grassroots. The Brain Injury Association of America encompasses a national network of more
than 40 chartered state affiliates across the country, as well as
hundreds of local chapters and support groups.
Brain Injury-Traumatic-Information
Susan was 7 years old when she was hit by a car while riding her bike. She broke her arm and leg. She also hit her head very hard.
The doctors say she sustained a traumatic brain injury. When
she came home from the hospital, she needed lots of help, but now
she looks fine....
Brain Injury-Traumatic
Brain Injury .com was created several years ago by Attorney Steven (Woody) Igou to fill several needs.
First, victims of traumatic brain injury and their families often are not given adequate information regarding the nature of their medical
condition. The field of traumatic brain injury is extremely complex and often
health care providers do not have the time or resources
to adequately address all of the medical and recovery issues involved. The website provides some of that valuable information.
Brain Injury-Traumatic-National Resource Center
The mission of the National Resource Center for Traumatic Brain Injury is to provide relevant, practical information for professionals,
persons with brain injury, and family members. Many of
our products were developed by nationally recognized experts. We have more
than 20 years of experience developing intervention programs, assessment tools, and investigating the special needs and problems
of people with
brain injury and their families.
Brain Injury-Traumatic Resource Guide
Information on brain injury, mild head injury, brain function, assessment and evaluation, and a brain injury glossary of terms.
British Columbia Ministry of Education Education
The goal of the BC school system is to support the intellectual development of all students, including those with special needs.
Enabling all students to achieve the goals of human, social
and career development is a responsibility shared by schools, families
and the community.
California Association of Resource Specialists and Teachers
An educational association dedicated to the support of all special educators.
California Association of School Psychologists (CASP)
Mission is to secure and sustain programs that support the profession of school psychology, provide educational and professional
needs of school psychologists, advance public awareness about
the contributions of school psychologists, and enable individual
school psychologists to function effectively in the schools and communities in which they serve.
California Early Start
The California Department of Developmental Services plans, develops, implements, and monitors the statewide early intervention
services system in collaboration with the California Department
of Education Deaf and Hard of Hearing Unit of the State Special
Schools and Services Division Provide current and relevant information to all those who dedicate themselves to improving the lives
of deaf and hard of
hearing individuals.
California Speech-Language-Hearing Association
A professional organization of speech-language pathologists and audiologists advancing services to children and adults with
communication and related disorders.
California State Library
The State Library stands as one of California's great public research institutions with a five-fold mission: serving the needs of elected
officials and state agency employees; preserving the
state's cultural heritage by collecting historic materials on California and the West;
assisting public libraries through financial aid and consulting services; offering special services to disadvantaged and handicapped
clients; and, ensuring that the general public has convenient and consistent access to its resources. The State Library is also a partner
in CERES California Environmental Resources
Evaluation System of the California Resources Agency, with its extensive data
documents and images on the natural resources of the state.
California State Parent Teacher Association
A volunteer organization that works to promote the education and well-being of all children and youth at home, in school and in the
community.
California Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities
At the Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities, you will find educational consultants, psychologists, diagnosticians, health care
specialists, academic tutors, speech language therapists,
advocates, and attorneys. You will also find government programs,
grassroots organizations, special education schools, and parent support groups.
Canada School Network
Welcome to SchoolNet, one of the best educational web sites with over 7,000 Learning Resources.
Canadian Psychological Association
WHAT IS A PSYCHOLOGIST?
A psychologist studies how we think, feel and behave from a scientific viewpoint and applies this knowledge to help people
understand, explain and change their behaviour.
WHERE DO PSYCHOLOGISTS WORK?
Some psychologists work primarily as researchers and faculty at universities and at governmental and non-governmental organizations. Others work primarily as practitioners in hospitals, schools, clinics, correctional
facilities employee assistance programs and private offices. Many psychologists active in both research and practice.
WHAT DO PSYCHOLOGISTS DO?
Psychologists engage in research, practice and teaching across a wide range topics having to do with how people think, feel and
behave. Their work can involve individuals, groups, families and as well as larger
organizations in government and industry. Some
psychologists focus their research on animals rather than people. Here are some of the kinds of topics towards which psychologists
focus their research and practice:
mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, phobias, etc., neurological, genetic,
psychological and social determinants of behaviour, brain injury, degenerative brain diseases, the perception and management of
pain,
psychological factors and problems associated with physical conditions and disease (e.g. diabetes, heart disease, stroke),
psychological factors and management of terminal illnesses such as cancer, cognitive
functions such as learning, memory, problem
solving, intellectual ability and performance, developmental and behavioural abilities and problems across the lifespan, criminal
behaviour, crime prevention, services for
victims and perpetrators of criminal activity, addictions and substance use and abuse
(e.g. smoking, alcohol, drugs), stress, anger and other aspects of lifestyle management, court consultations addressing the impact
and role of psychological cognitive factors in accidents and injury, parental capacity, and competence to manage one’s personal
affairs, the application of psychological factors and issues to work such as motivation, leadership, productivity, marketing, healthy
workplaces, ergonomics, marital and family relationships and problems, psychological factors necessary to maintaining wellness
and preventing social and cultural behaviour and attitudes, the relationship between the individual and the many groups of which
he or she is part (e.g. work, family, society), the role and impact of psychological factors on performance at work,
recreation and sport.
Center for Adolescent Studies: Teacher Talk
Teacher Talk is published by the Center for Adolescent and Family Studies at the School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington,
Indiana. It is a publication for preservice and secondary
education teachers that exists as a series of World Wide Web documents.
Anyone is welcome to use these resources as long as they indicate that the article or lesson plan is a part of Teacher Talk which
belongs to
Indiana University.
Cerebral Palsy A Guide for Care
We do not know the cause of most cases of cerebral palsy. That is, we are unable to determine what caused cerebral palsy in most
children who have congenital CP. We do know that the child who
is at highest risk for developing CP is the premature, very small baby
who does not cry in the first five minutes after delivery, who needs to be on a ventilator for over four weeks, and who has bleeding in
his brain.
Babies who have congenital malformations in systems such as the heart, kidneys, or spine are also more likely to develop
CP, probably because they also have malformations in the brain. Seizures in a newborn also
increase the risk of CP. There is no
combination of factors which always results in an abnormally functioning individual. That is, even the small premature infant has a
better than 90 percent chance of not having
cerebral palsy. There are a surprising number of babies who have very stormy courses in
the newborn period and go on to do very well. In contrast, some infants who have rather benign beginnings are eventually found to
have severe mental retardation or learning disabilities.
Cerebral Palsy Doctor
A service for parents who have a child with cerebral palsy.
Cerebral Palsy-United Cerebral Palsy
Information about CP for anyone who is interested. Provides resources for families, including respite care.
Center for Childcare
Mission Statement
It's mission is to improve the quality of early care and education for all children by promoting policy, research and organizing that
ensure the early care and education workforce is well-educated, receives better
compensation and a voice in their workplace.
Center for Special Education Finance (CSEF)
Center for Special Education Finance addresses fiscal policy questions related to the delivery and support of special education
services throughout the United States. CSEF will conduct the
first comprehensive, nationally representative study of special education
spending be undertaken in more than a decade.
Child Abuse-National Child Care Information Center
The National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC) is a national clearinghouse and technical assistance center linking parents,
providers, policy-makers, researchers, and the public to early
care and education information.
Child Abuse-National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
The National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse are services
of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and
Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The mission of the
Clearinghouses is to connect professionals and concerned citizens to practical, timely, and essential information on programs,
research,
legislation, and statistics to promote the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families.
The National
Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information (NCCANCH) was established in 1974 by the Child Abuse Prevention and
Treatment Act to collect, organize, and disseminate information on all aspects of
child maltreatment. The legislation that established a
national clearinghouse for information relating to child abuse is available online.
The National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
(NAIC) was established by Congress in 1987 to provide free information on all aspects of adoption. The NAIC website provides
comprehensive information on domestic and intercountry adoption. The legislation that established the National Adoption Information
Clearinghouse is available online.
Child Abuse-National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse
This website is for those who want an end to child abuse. It is produced by (National Benevolent Association) Tennyson Center for
Children at Colorado Christian Home. Our organization was the
first residential treatment center for child abuse and neglect in Colorado,
and currently serves approximately 500 children and 1,500 of their family members each year.
Child Abuse-Prevent Child Abuse America
For 30 years, Prevent Child Abuse America has been working at the national, state and community levels to prevent child abuse in all its
forms. Our many state and local prevention programs
help spread the word in your community, creating awareness that prevention is
possible. Together, we can make a difference. Remember, a child is helpless ? you are not!
College Planning
College Planning is a powerful, open-ended site rich with content that makes finding and applying to a school in California a snap.
COLLEGE BOARD ONLINE prepares, inspires, and connects parents and students to college and career opportunity.
College Parents of America
National membership association dedicated to helping parents prepare and put their children through college easily, economically and
safely.
College Net
The #1 portal for applying to college over the web.
Committee on Education and the Workforce
Great IDEAs about Special Education Reform. The Education and the Workforce Committee needs your help to strengthen IDEA and to
ensure that no child is left behind on the road to educational
excellence.
Community Resources for Independence (CRI)
CRI is a community based, nonprofit, nonresidential organization that offers services and assistance to enable people with disabilities
to expand their options, pursue their goals,and achieve
and maintain self-sufficient and productive lives in our community.
CRI Inc. is
committed to preserve, enhance, and enrich the quality of life for all people with disabilities. By embracing our mission, Community
Resources for Independence, Inc. will strive, in partnership with others,
to empower people with disabilities to become fully integrated
into society.
Conduct Disorders
Most parents report having some conduct related problems with children at some time or another. However, the "conduct disorder"
label may only be warranted if those behaviours are persistent
and impinge on the basic rights of others, if major age-appropriate
societal norms are violated, or if there is significant impairment in everyday functioning at home or school. This paper examines in
detail the
diagnostic criteria of conduct disorder, the course and causes of the disorder and considers some appropriate treatment
approaches.
Consortium of Citizens with Disabilities
Consortium of Citizens with Disabilities is a coalition of approximately 100 national disability organizations working together to
advocate for national public policy that ensures the self
determination, independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of
children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society.
Council for Exceptional Children
The largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities,
students with disabilities, and/or the gifted. CEC
advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards,
provides continual professional development, advocates for newly and historically underserved individuals exceptionalities, and helps
professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice.
Council for Exceptional Children-California-California State Federation
A division of the CEC.
Council of Administrators of Special Education
CASE is an international professional educational organization which is affiliated with the Council for Exceptional Children whose
members are dedicated to the enhancement of the worth,
dignity, potential, and uniqueness of each individual in society.
Those who
receive special education services are individuals who possess basic rights and responsibilities, and who command respect at all times.
Special education embraces the right to a free appropriate public
education.
The Mission of the Council of Administrators of Special
Education, Inc. is to provide leadership and support to members by shaping policies and practices which impact the quality of education.
Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
State Education Law Resources are listed alphabetically. An alpha index is provided for your convenience. Not all States have their
education laws or regulations on the Internet. If you know
of a resource that is not listed here or you find an outdated link, drop us a note
and we will add it as soon as possible. However, please do not expect us to conduct searches for you.
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students-Diagnosing
The disproportionate referral of bilingual and culturally diverse students to special education and related services is a pressing
challenge in public school systems. Not only are unnecessary
services a drain on resources, but they are harmful to children, taking
them away from the classroom and inevitably stigmatizing them. In addition, an incorrect diagnosis may mean that a child does not
receive the
services he or she does need.
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students-Communication Disorders
Identify cultural and linguistic variables that may impact speech-language pathology services to members of specific culturally and
linguistically diverse (CLD) groups.
Deaf-Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Gives information on preventive measures for children so that they won't suffer hearing losses at early life stages.
Presents information on how to obtain financial aid.
Deaf-American Sign Language
Welcome to the ASL Fingerspelling site! We have a number of tools for novices and experts alike to help you become proficient at
fingerspelling. For novices, we have a standard dictionary to
learn the basic fingershapes. For fun, see what a word looks like with our
fingerspelling converter. If you need to practice your receptive skills, try our interactive quiz.
The ASL Browser is dedicated to the
memory and work of Dr. David Stewart. David was a top national scholar in Deaf Education, working as a Professor and Coordinator of
the Deaf Education Program at Michigan State
University, authoring several renowned books on sign language and Deaf education,
and working on several interactive media projects including the Personal Communicator, ASL Browser, and Signing Online. His
passion for
Deaf Education and American Sign Language lives on through his work.
Deaf-American Society
National Office and 1-800-942-ASDC Speakers Bureau Representation, Parents Connected Network First Year Free Program -
For parents of newly identified deaf or hard of hearing children, ASDC
offers an introductory one year membership at no charge. Please
call 800-942-ASDC for details.
Deaf-Dogs for the Deaf
In 27 years, DFD has rescued and placed over 2,500 dogs in homes as Hearing Dogs, Special Needs Dogs, or Career Change Dogs.
One out of four rescued dogs makes it as a Hearing Dog; the others
are provided complete medical and health care, and in some cases,
training, and adopted to good homes as pets or placed in other "jobs."
Deaf Education
Relay Service (VRS) - a wonderful telecommunications tool for teachers and students (courtesy of Sprint and Communications Services
for the Deaf [CSD]).
Deaf-Handspeak
Welcome to the HandSpeak... the #1 site of visual languages, communication, cultures and arts.
Deaf Nation Deaf
Language and Cultural Pride.
Deaf-National Association
National Association of the Deaf 814 Thayer Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910-4500 301-587-1789 TTY, 301-587-1788 Voice,
301-587-1791FAX
Deaf-Resource Library
The Deaf Resource Library is a virtual library -- an online collection of reference material and links intended to educate and inform
people about Deaf cultures in Japan and the United
States; as well as deaf and hard of hearing related topics.
Deaf-The Royal Institute
Find out about British Sign Language (BSL), lipreading and the latest equipment to help communication.
Deaf-Tomatis Method
Dr. Alfred A. Tomatis is a French ear, nose, and throat doctor who made astonishing medical and psychological discoveries that led to
audio-psycho-phonology, or the Tomatis method. Also
called “auditory training”, auditory stimulation”, and “listening therapy”, the
purpose of this treatment is to reeducate the way we listen, and it is used in over two hundred and fifty centers around the world.
The Tomatis method claims to benefit a wide variety of people. People suffering from auditory processing problems, dyslexia, attention
deficit disorder, autism, and learning disorders can improve their communication and
social behavior by auditory stimulation, which
can eliminate or reduce the severity of the disorder. This is based on the belief that the symptoms of these disorders are not caused by
the disorder itself, but by a
sensory regulation problem that begins in our most primordial sensory instrument, the inner ear.
In addition,
those suffering from depression, low self-esteem, or just wanting to learn a new language or fine tune their musical talent can also
benefit from this unique treatment. Attention, focus, learning, and
language abilities can all be improved by retraining the ear to listen
using “charging high-frequency sounds”.
Delinquency-Children's Defense Fund
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.
CDF
provides a strong, effective voice for all the children of America who cannot vote, lobby, or speak for themselves. We pay particular
attention to the needs of poor and minority children and those with disabilities. CDF educates the nation about the needs of children
and encourages preventive investment before they get sick or into trouble, drop out of school, or suffer family breakdown. CDF began
in 1973 and is a private,
nonprofit organization supported by foundation and corporate grants and individual donations. We have never
taken government funds.
Delinquency-Justice Information System
Outlines research and theories related to juvenile fire setting, identifies limitations of the research, and recommends prevention
strategies. This OJJDP Bulletin draws on information gathered
by a National Association of State Fire Marshals project conducted in
2002. In a typical year, fires set by children and youth claim the lives of hundreds of people and destroy more than $300 million worth
of property.
(NCJ 207606)
Delinquency-Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse, Florida State University
The goal of the Juvenile Justice Role Model Development Program is to meet a critical shortage of trained professionals for programs
that provide young people with strong, positive role
models in their communities. The Program emphasizes cultural and academic
diversity as students are recruited from a broad range of disciplines including: criminal justice, criminology, sociology, psychology,
education,
music therapy, and theatre. All of the students in the program all share the same common interest-- working with young
people within communities to help curb the growing problem of juvenile delinquency and crime.
Delinquency-National Child Prevention Council
The Campaign was the first public education program on crime prevention in the country. It is designed to stimulate community
involvement and generate confidence in comprehensive crime
prevention activities.
Delinquency-National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
Interpersonal violence is one of the most important issues facing our nation’s youth. Although many institutional and community-based
efforts have been directed towards alleviating this
problem, information about these efforts is not always easy to find. To fill this need,
the National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center web site, www.safeyouth.org,
and call center, 1-866-SAFEYOUTH (723-3968), serve as a user-friendly, single point of access to federal information on youth violence.
Developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other Federal partners, the Resource Center provides current
information developed by Federal agencies or with Federal support pertaining to youth
violence. A gateway for professionals, parents,
youth and other interested individuals, the Resource Center offers the latest tools to facilitate discussion with children, to resolve
conflicts nonviolently, to stop
bullying, to prevent teen suicide, and to end violence committed by and against young people. Resources
include fact sheets, best practices documents, funding and conference announcements, statistics, research
bulletins, surveillance
reports, and profiles of promising programs.
Delinquency-Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of
Justice
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) provides national leadership, coordination, and resources to
prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization. OJJDP supports states and communities in their efforts to develop
and implement effective and coordinated prevention and intervention programs and to improve the juvenile justice system so that it
protects public
safety, holds offenders accountable, and provides treatment and rehabilitative services tailored to the needs of juveniles
and their families.
Diabetes-American Diabetes Association
The American Diabetes Association is the nation's leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information and
advocacy. Founded in 1940, the American Diabetes
Association conducts programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia,
reaching hundreds of communities. Click here to find out what is happening in your area.
The mission of the Association is to prevent
and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.
To fulfill this mission, the American Diabetes Association
funds research, publishes scientific findings, provides information and other services to people with diabetes, their families, health
professionals and the
public. The Association is also actively involved in advocating for scientific research and for the rights of people
with diabetes.
Diabetes-American Diabetes Association Journal
Diabetes publishes original research about the physiology and pathophysiology of diabetes. Submitted manuscripts can report any
aspect of laboratory, animal, or human research. Emphasis is on
investigative reports focusing on areas such as the pathogenesis of
diabetes and its complications, normal and pathological pancreatic islet function and intermediary metabolism, pharmacological
mechanisms of drug and
hormone action, and biochemical and molecular aspects of normal and abnormal biological processes.
Studies in the areas of diabetes education or the application of accepted therapeutic and diagnostic approaches to
patients with
diabetes are not published.
Diabetes-Canadian Diabetes Association
The goal of the Canadian Diabetes Association's web site is to become THE online resource for people with, and affected by, diabetes
and for healthcare professionals treating those affected
by the disease.
Diabetes-The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases conducts and supports research on many of the most serious
diseases affecting public health. The Institute supports much
of the clinical research on the diseases of internal medicine and related
subspecialty fields as well as many basic science disciplines.
The Institute's Division of Intramural Research encompasses the broad
spectrum of metabolic diseases such as diabetes, inborn errors of metabolism, endocrine disorders, mineral metabolism, digestive
diseases, nutrition,
urology and renal disease, and hematology. Basic research studies include biochemistry, nutrition, pathology,
histochemistry, chemistry, physical, chemical, and molecular biology, pharmacology, and toxicology.
Difficult Teens
Suggestions for parents.
If you, or someone you know is experiencing difficulty with a teen, take a few moments and answer the
following questionnaire. This can serve as a point of reference for you in understanding the severity of the problems
your teen is
currently facing. Sometimes the problems are so severe that they can only be properly addressed by getting professional help in a
controlled environment, such as a residential center, treatment program or
specialty school. Other times problems can be resolved
right in the home by setting better limits and tightening up the basic family rules and structure.
Disability Benefits 101
The World Disability Institute, the Department of Rehabilitation and a number of other organizations have put together an excellent
resource for persons with disabilities and agencies that
advocate for persons with disabilities about all in's and out's of benefits
available to them.
Disability -Children with Disabilities
Provides links and resources for parents and service providers of children with a variety of disabilities
Disability -Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
This site holds extensive information on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. There are links to articles for teachers,
administrators, and parents, as well as information on
upcoming conferences.
Disability Information
One-stop source of disability-related information and programs available across the government relevant to people with disabilities
and their families
Down Sundrome: Health Issues
Len Leshin, M.D., F.A.A.P.
I'm a pediatrician and the father of Avi, 10 years old, and Nathan, 12 years old. Avi has Down Syndrome
("DS" for short) and has inspired me to write these essays about children with DS for other parents. I have put
them here for general
reading. You may E-mail me with any questions about these essays. I have also included some other pediatric items of interest for
parents.
Down Syndrome Home Page
The Down Syndrome WWW Page was established in February of 1995 and has been (and still is) compiled from the contributions of
members of the Down Syndrome Listserv and others.
Dropout Prevention Center
The mission of the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network is to serve as a research center and resource network for practitioners,
researchers, and policymakers to reshape school and
community environments to meet the needs of youth in at-risk situations so
these students receive the quality education and services necessary to succeed academically and graduate from high school.
Dyscalculia
Dyscalculia is a term meaning "specific learning disability in mathematics." People who suffer with a poor memory for all things
mathematical have many other symptoms and characteristics.
Taken as a whole, these coexisting conditions comprise what this
author terms "the dyscalculia syndrome."
Dysgraphia
What is Dysgraphia?
Dysgraphia is a neurological disorder characterized by writing disabilities. Specifically, the disorder causes a person's writing to be
distorted or incorrect. In children, the disorder generally emerges when they are
first introduced to writing. They make inappropriately
sized and spaced letters, or write wrong or misspelled words, despite thorough instruction. Children with the disorder may have other
learning disabilities,
however, they usually have no social or other academic problems. Cases of dysgraphia in adults generally occur
after some trauma. In addition to poor handwriting, dysgraphia is characterized by wrong or odd spelling,
and production of words that
are not correct (i.e., using "boy" for "child"). The cause of the disorder is unknown.
Early Chilhood Education
If you teach younger students, you might want to visit Resources for Early Childhood Special Education. This site's Teaching section
includes a large number of activity ideas arranged by
theme -- from Animals to Valentine's Day. In addition, the preschool
special-education teacher who maintains this site has included two additional sections. Jump provides links to other great sites
containing preschool
special-education research and activities, and Technology provides activities that can be downloaded for regular
or special-education preschool students.
Early Chilhood-CDC Division for Early Childhood
Division of CDC which advocates for individuals who work with and on behalf of children with special needs birth through eight and
their families.
Early Chilhood-National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System
Source for national early childhood policies, research and practices.
Early Chilhood- Positive Approaches to Challenging Behaviors for Young Children with
Disabilities
The purpose of our web site is to discuss positive behavioral supports for young children who engage in challenging behavior. The
information on this web site is intended to help families,
caregivers, and service providers to.....
Eating Disorders-Alliance for Eating Disorder Awareness
The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness seeks to establish easily accessible programs across the nation that allow children and
young adults the opportunity to learn about eating
disorders and the positive effects of a healthy body image. Furthermore, our aim is
to disseminate educational information to parents and caregivers about the warning signs, dangers, and consequences of anorexia,
bulimia, and other related disorders.
Eating Disorders-American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
This site is designed to serve both AACAP Members, and Parents and Families. Information is provided as a public service to aid in the
understanding and treatment of the developmental,
behavioral, and mental disorders which affect an estimated 7 to 12 million children
and adolescents at any given time in the United States. You will find information on child and adolescent psychiatry, fact sheets for
parents and caregivers, AACAP membership, current research, practice guidelines, managed care information, awards and fellowship
descriptions, meeting information, and much more. Since there are no child and adolescent
psychiatrists on staff, it is neither ethical
nor responsible to give consultations for specific children and families.
Eating Disorders-American Anorexia/Bulimia Association, Inc.
Myriad of links.
Eating Disorders-Harvard Eating Disorders Center
The Harvard Eating Disorders Center (HEDC) at Massachusetts General Hospital is a dynamic, interdisciplinary community of scholars
dedicated to cutting-edge research, education, and public
discourse in the field of eating disorders. A leading academic research center
for eating disorders, HEDC was established - under the leadership of David B. Herzog, M.D., and as an affiliate of Harvard Medical
School -
to expand knowledge about eating disorders, their detection, treatment, and prevention and to share that knowledge with the
community at large.
HEDC employs a multidisciplinary approach to fulfilling its mission. The Center is uniquely positioned to bring
together experts to generate, share, and creatively disseminate knowledge about eating disorders to
clinicians, families directly
impacted, and the public. At the heart of HEDC is a commitment to promote the healthy development of children, women, and all at risk.
Although the Harvard Eating Disorders Center is an unincorporated operating division of the Harvard Medical School, it is important to
note that the Center receives no financial support from Harvard University and must
raise funds independently each year to support its
operations.
Eating Disorders-National Association of Anorexia Nervosa
The National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, Inc. is a non-profit corporation which seeks to alleviate the
problems of eating disorders, especially anorexia nervosa
and bulimia nervosa. ANAD strives to educate the general public and
professionals in the health care field to be more aware of the illnesses relating to eating disorders and methods of treatment. ANAD
encourages and
provides research to investigate the causes of eating disorders, methods of prevention, types of treatments and
effectiveness, basic facts about those affected by eating disorders and formulate relevant statistics
relating to their illness. ANAD
seeks to act as a resource center, gathering and providing information about eating disorders, including sources and facilities for
treatment. ANAD strives to provide funds to aid
individuals affected by eating disorders in their recovery. ANAD encourages interested
individuals and groups to join together in seeking a cure for the problem of eating disorders. Finally, ANAD seeks to do any and all
things necessary and incidental in order to fulfill the corporate purpose.
Eating Disorders-National Eating Disorders Association
NEDA is dedicated to expanding public understanding of eating disorders and promoting access to quality treatment for those affected
along with support for their families through education,
advocacy and research.
Eating Disorders-National Eating Disorders Screening Program
The National Eating Disorders Screening Program (NEDSP) focuses on the three main types of eating disorders - anorexia nervosa,
bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. The goal of the
program is to both raise the level of awareness about eating disorders and
to encourage people who may be suffering from eating disorders to seek further help and treatment.
Participating colleges and
universities are encouraged to network with community groups and other internal departments, thereby creating liaisons that can
continue to be utilized throughout the year. In this way, NEDSP
serves as a catalyst for ongoing outreach about eating disorders and
other illnesses.
Eating Disorders-National Institute of Mental Health
The NIMH is actively involved in strategic planning and priority-setting for the Institute as whole as well as for specific research areas.
NIMH solicits input from patients and their
advocates, scientists, Congress, the public, and the National Advisory Mental Health Council.
Workgroups of the Council and staff review the portfolio to recommend areas for future investment, with respect to relevance
to the
mission, traction (capacity for rapid progress), and innovation.
Eating Disorders-Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center
Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center International Eating Disorder Referral Organization. We have the most comprehensive
and easiest to search database of eating disorder treatment
professionals in the world! We are now helping over 1900 people a day!
EDUTOPIA
The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF) is a nonprofit operating foundation that documents and disseminates information
about exemplary programs in K-12 schools to help these practices
spread nationwide. We serve this mission through the creation of
media -- from films, books, our magazine Edutopia, and e-newsletters, to CD-ROMs and DVDs. Our Web site contains all of our
multimedia content published
since 1997.
What is "Edutopia"? The word conjures up an ideal educational landscape, where students
are motivated to learn and teachers are energized by the excitement of teaching. In these schools, parents and other professionals
from
the community -- architects, artists, physicians, and writers, among others -- contribute their expertise and resources. Technology is
readily available and enables students, teachers, and administrators to seek
knowledge and expertise beyond the school building.
"Edutopia" is a vision of powerful teaching and learning -- and the good news is that the vision is being realized today in our nation's
best schools.
We use our magazine Edutopia, Web site, and documentaries to celebrate the unsung heroes across our nation who are
making "Edutopia" a reality. They have shown what can be done, often with the same number of resources
as other schools and
sometimes with fewer. We recognize that for these innovations to spread, educators and parents, as well as business and community
leaders, must first see them and understand them. Our Documentary
Gallery is a robust archive of short documentaries and expert
interviews that allows visitors to visualize what these innovations look like -- in the classroom and in the words of teachers and students. Detailed
articles, research summaries, and links to hundreds of relevant Web sites, books, organizations, and publications are also available to help schools and communities build on successes in education.
EMBARK
Everything necessary to make well-informed decisions about higher education.
Enabling Devices
Dedicated to providing devices for the physically challenged since 1976. Products for Independent Living focuses on the needs of the
adult disabled population.
Example:
Tongue Switches - Perfect for people with severe impairments!
Touch the polished ends of this
easily adjustable switch with your tongue and you can control any device. Tongue switch is available in 1, 2, 4 or 8 switch versions.
Can be used with environmental controls, computers,
toys and more. Please note the control rods can be easily adjusted for access
by even the most involved user. 19" Gooseneck and clamp included. Developed for the Neurology Dept. at University of California,
Irvine.
Encyclopedia of Psychology
There are 2001 links from which to choose!
Career- What career, why, and how to begin Environment
Behavior Relationships (33);
The Study of Psychological Phenomena (995);
Organizations- Organizations and Institutions
of Psychology (140);
Paradigms and
Theories (68);
Ways of thinking about Psychology People and History,
The history of Psychology, and its people (99);
Publications-
Publications and Documents (336);
Resources-Resources for Information(278);
Underlying Reductionistic Machinery, The Biological
Factor
Underlying Behavior(62).
Family Guide to Assistive Techology
This guide was funded through a subcontract between the Federation and Parents, Let's Unite for Kids from monies awarded to the
Federation by the Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitation Services (OSERS), U.S. Department of Education. Points of view or
opinions herein do not necessarily represent the Education Department's position or policy.
FASTAID
Includes scholarship myths, facts, step by step guides, scams, glossary, bibliography, and links.
Federal Interagency Coordinating Council
Facilitates federal, state and local activities related to service young children birth to 5) with disabilities and at risk for developing
disabilities and their families.
Federal Resource Center for Special Education
The Federal Resource Center for Special Education (FRC) is a five-year contract between the Academy for Educational Development
(AED), its partner, National Association of State Directors of
Special Education (NASDSE), and the U.S. Department of Education,
Office of Special Education Programs.
The FRC supports a nationwide technical assistance network to respond to the needs of
students with disabilities, especially students from under-represented populations. Through its work with the RRCs and the technical
assistance networks, the FRC provides a national perspective for establishing technical assistance activities within and across regions
by identifying and synthesizing emerging issues and trends.
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
More than 30 Federal agencies formed a working group in 1997 to make hundreds of Federally supported teaching and learning
resources easier to find. The result of that work is the FREE web
site. For an overview of what's available here at FREE, please visit the
site map.
Each month we add new teaching and learning resources from Federal agencies. Please let us know what you think. If you
like this site, you may be interested also in the...FREE brochure, which you can use to help others
learn about the FREE website.
Gateway to Educational Materials, which offers more than 40,000 lessons and instructional resources from more than 400 organizations.
GEM is made possible by the Federally supported GEM Consortium, a group of
non-federal organizations and Federal agencies that
have developed an education-specific metadata profile, controlled vocabularies, and tools for using the profile and vocabularies.
Also, the U.S. Department of Education (ED), on behalf of the FREE Working Group, was selected in 1997 by the Government Information
Technology Services Board to support federal agencies that would partner with teachers
to develop online learning materials and
learning communities around agency resources. The project, known as the "Consortium for Education," would also document the
lessons learned from these partnerships. Here are
descriptions of the work by 10 teams supported under the Consortium for Education
project.
Federation for Children with Special Needs
Celebrating 30 years of Parents Helping Parents.
The Federation is a center for parents and parent organizations to work together on
behalf of children with special needs and their families. We can help! Organized in 1975 as a coalition of parent groups representing
children with a variety of disabilities, the Federation operates a Parent Center in Massachusetts which offers a variety of services to
parents, parent groups, and others who are concerned with children with special
needs.
FINAID
An award-winning, comprehensive collection of information about student financial aid on the web.
FragileX
What Is It?
Fragile X is the most common inherited cause of mental impairment. It is also the most common known cause of autism.
The Cause:
One gene in the brain is shut down, causing Fragile X. This one gene stops producing a protein necessary for development.
1 in 259 women and 1 in 800 men carry Fragile X and could pass it to their children.
FragileX Association of Australia
The association is a volunteer group of parents and friends of people affected with fragile X syndrome. The aims of the association are
to help fragile X syndrome children and adults to realise their full potential, provide information and support to those people whose lives
have been affected by fragile X, promote acceptance and integration of people with fragile X within the community and to raise
public
awareness of fragile X. The committee currently has ONLY 6 members and new volunteers are always welcome.
FragileX Association of Southern California
Our organization was formed to promote public awareness of Fragile X syndrome with special emphasis on educators and health
professionals; provide a forum for families of children with
Fragile X to meet and share their ideas, concerns and problems; and
support scientific research on Fragile X syndrome.
FragileX-Conquer FragileX
HistCite was developed by Dr Eugene Garfield, founder of the Institute of Scientific Information and the inventor of citation analysis.
Dr. Garfield has made this comprehensive compilation of
fragile X research literature available to Conquer Fargile X Foundation website
users. Visit HistCite to see what's new and important in Fragile X research.
FragileX-National FragileX Foundation
The National Fragile X Foundation unites the Fragile X community to Enrich lives through educational and emotional support, promote
public and professional awareness, and advance research
toward improved treatments and a cure for Fragile X.
FragileX Syndrome
Welcome to MedlinePlus, a goldmine of good health information from the world's largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine.
Health professionals and consumers alike can depend
on it for information that is authoritative and up to date. MedlinePlus has
extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 700 diseases and conditions. There are
also
lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary, health information in Spanish, extensive
information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and
links to thousands of clinical trials.
MedlinePlus is updated daily and can be bookmarked at the URL: medlineplus.gov. There is no advertising on this site, nor does
MedlinePlus endorse any company or product.
I hope you enjoy your visit and find the information you need. I invite you to use the link
at the top of every page to send us your comments.
Free Application for Federal Student Aid
The first step in the financial aid process including the required Free Application for Federal Student Aid form.
Gear-Up
Gear Up-Gaining Early Awareness & Readiness for Undergraduate Programs. The GEAR UP program is a discretionary grant program
designed to increase the number of low-income students who are
prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education. GEAR
UP provides five-year grants to States and partnerships to provide services at high-poverty middle and high schools. GEAR UP
grantees serve an entire cohort
of students beginning no later than seventh grade and follow the cohort through high school.
GEAR UP funds also used to provide college scholarships to low-income students.
GEAR UP is unique from other initiatives.
This program employs partnerships committed to serving and accelerating the academic achievement of cohorts of students through
their high school graduation. GEAR UP
partnerships supplement (not supplant) existing reform efforts, offer services that promote
academic preparation and the understanding of necessary costs to attend college, provide professional development, and
continuously
build capacity so that projects can be sustained beyond the term of the grant.
Gifted Students-Brain Connection
Gifted students are not necessarily those who bring home the best report cards, but may well be the students at the back of the
classroom whose abilities go unnoticed. Find out more about the
task of identifying gifted students and the development of special
programs to address their needs.
Gifted Students-Center for Gifted Education & Talent Development
This site from The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT) has articles from the Newsletters, some related
sites in Education, and general information
about this organization.
Gifted Students-Duke University Talent Identification Program
Building on a rich history dating back to 1980, the Duke University Talent Identification Program (a non-profit organization) is dedicated
to being a national leader in identifying
academically talented students and providing innovative programs to support the development
of their optimal educational potential. Programs for students, families and educators will be of such excellence that they will
become
models for the education of academically talented students worldwide.
Gifted Students-Education Program for Gifted and Talented Youth at Stanford University
The Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY) at Stanford University is a continuing project dedicated to developing and offering
multimedia computer-based distance-learning courses.
Combining technical and instructional expertise, EPGY provides high-ability
students of all ages with an individualized educational experience, optimized in both pace and content. Through EPGY, students have
access to
courses in a variety of subjects at levels ranging from kindergarten through advanced-undergraduate.
Currently over 3000
students from 28 countries are enrolled in EPGY
Gifted and Talented Students
Australian website with a myriad of resources.
Gifted Education Resource Guide
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is providing about $36 billion this year to states and school districts, primarily through
formula-based grant programs, improve elementary and secondary
schools and meet the special needs of students. ED is providing
about $2.5 billion to help strengthen teaching and learning in colleges and other postsecondary institutions and about $3.3 billion to
support
rehabilitation, research and development, statistics, and assessment.
Gifted Students-Florida Gifted Network
The mission of the Florida Gifted Network is to educate the public on the needs of gifted learners and to advocate effectively for issues
that affect the rights of these exceptional students
and the services they receive.
Gifted Students-Hoagie's Gifted Education Page
Welcome to Hoagies' Gifted Education Page, the all-things-gifted resource that you've been searching for. Hoagies' Gifted Education
Page offers resources and links for Parents, for
Educators, Counselors, Administrators and other Professionals, and for gifted Kids &
Teens. Pick your entrance, but investigate all!
Gifted Students-Institute
for the Academic Advancement of Youth - Johns Hopkins University
The Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth is a comprehensive, university-based initiative that promotes the
academic ability of children and youth throughout the world. At this site you will find information about their talent search,
program opportunities, conferences, publications and other resources, the Diagnostic and Counseling Center, research
and articles about the Study of Exceptional Talent (SET).
Gifted Students-Jacob Javits Gifted and Talented Education Program
The purpose of the Javits program is to carry out a coordinated program of scientifically based research, demonstration projects,
innovative strategies, and similar activities designed to
build and enhance the ability of elementary and secondary schools to meet the
special educational needs of gifted and talented students.
The major emphasis of the program is on serving students traditionally under
represented in gifted and talented programs, particularly economically disadvantaged, limited English proficient, and disabled students,
to
help reduce the serious gap in achievement among certain groups of students at the highest levels of achievement.
Gifted Students-National Association
NAGC is a national charity covering England, Wales and Northern Ireland whose long term objective is to ensure that appropriate
provision is made for children to develop their gifts and
talents to the maximum. In the short term the Association aims to bring
immediate help and support to these children, their parents, teachers, LEAs and others professionally concerned with their development.
Gifted Students in the General Education Classsroom
How do teachers develop an instructional plan that will be challenging, enlightening, and intriguing to students of different abilities,
and still maintain a sense of community within the
classroom? This is the central question for educators as they begin the quest of
bringing sound instruction to gifted students in regular classroom settings.
Gifted Students with ADD
The gifted child or adolescent with AD/HD may not fit classical definitions of educationally handicapped or gifted. On one hand, he may
be able to use his skills to cover up the AD/HD and
thus never receive help or guidance. On the other hand, he may be doubly
handicapped, the minority within a minority who cannot fit into either accelerated classes or special education settings.
Gifted Students-National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
NAGC is a non-profit organization of parents, teachers, educators, other professionals and community leaders who unite to address the
unique needs of children and youth with demonstrated
gifts and talents as well as those children who may be able to develop their talent
potential with appropriate educational experiences.
Gifted Students-National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics,
Science and Techology (NCSSSMST)
Mission of the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology, the nation's foremost
alliance of schools dedicated to transforming mathematics,
science, and technology education, is to create synergies among schools
engaged in educational innovation by shaping national policy, fostering collaboration, and developing, testing, implementing and
disseminating
exemplary programs.
Gifted Students-National Foundation for Gifted Children and Creative Children
The National Foundation for Gifted and Creative Children was formed over 30 years ago. The main goal of The Foundation was to get
much needed information to the parents of gifted children.
The need is still there. Many gifted children are being destroyed in the public
education system. Many gifted children are being falsely labeled with ADD as well as ADHD. And many parents are unaware their
child/children could be potentially gifted. The Foundation's main objective is to reach out and help these precious children. The National
Foundation for Gifted and Creative Children is a non-profit, non-sectarian,
organization. Please feel free to download the complete
packet of information provided by the Foundation as well as the informative news articles.
Gifted-National Research Center on Gifted and Talented at the University of Connecticut
The work of The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT) is guided by emerging research about the broadened
conception of human potential and the need to develop "high-end
learning" opportunities for all of America's students. Programs and
services designed to challenge the highest levels of learning and creativity; to promote high expectations, rigorous standards, and
greater engagement
with subject matter should be an integral part of every school's overall program. We believe that the nation's largest
reservoir of untapped talent can be found among those young people who, by reason of economic
circumstances and all of the problems
that surround poverty in America, have not been given equal opportunity and encouragement to develop their potentials to the fullest.
Accordingly, our orientation and related
research has been to apply the strategies of high-end learning to total school improvement and
to focus our research on developing gifts and talents in young people based on a broad array of both traditional and
emerging indicators
of potential for high performance.
Gifted Students-National Research Center on Gifted and Talented at the University of Virginia
The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented is affiliated with an academic program in gifted education here at the University
of Virginia. We offer Master's and Doctoral programs
in Gifted Education as part of our degree offerings in Educational Psychology.
Gifted Students-Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory 101 S.W. Main Street, Suite 500
Portland, OR 97204
Telephone (503) 275-9500
Gifted Students-Pennsylvania Association
for Gifted Education
This web site contains many resources for Talented and Gifted children, their parents, and educators in Pennsylvania but some
of the information is pertinent to educators worldwide.
Gifted Students-Prufrock Press - Home Page
Discover here the newest, most innovative products and information supporting the education of gifted and talented children.
Prufrock Press' web site provides teachers and parents of gifted children a comprehensive online education resource!
Gifted Students-TAG Family Network
def: Intellectual giftedness (n.) -- mental quickness and mental flexibility arising from heredity and influenced by environment.
Intellectual giftedness is one of several factors which influence the formation of an individual's personality. While it is the individual who
is "intellectually gifted" and not the individual's behaviors, it is
behavior (task performance) that we measure when attempting to assess
an individual's mental abilities.
"Giftedness," when separated from the term "intellectual," becomes a slippery term subject to redefinition
to suit the social and political agendas of differing factions who seek to apply the term to descriptions of
those characteristics and
behaviors which they believe make a person valuable to society.
Educators and policymakers, in trying to define which students are
deserving of extra educational resources during these times of scarcity and budgetary pressures, have contributed to this idealogical
debate and
redefinition of terminology.
Gifted Students-The Center for Talent Development
The Center for talent Development (CTD) at Northwestern University is dedicated to identifying and developing students with
exceptional ability in academic domains. we are proactive in a providing a structure that
*challenges students through an advanced or
enriched curriculum; *creates an environment conducive to interaction with intellectual peers; *motivates students to meet high
standards of achievement and persist through
difficulties and challenges; *develops the general attributes students need to become
successful adults.
CTD has served more than 350,000 families since 1981, providing a variety of learning alternatives for the gifted
student. Led by nationally recognized scholar Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, PhD, CTD also conducts and
publishes academic research on
gifted students, particularly in the areas of accelerated learning and special populations of gifted learners.
As members of the gifted
community have clamored for more services, the Center for Talent Development has evolved from a single focus on talent identification
to a multi-faceted operation with four central foci: talent
identification, talent development, research and advocacy.
Gifted Students-World Council for Gifted and Talented Children
The purpose of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC) is to focus world attention on gifted and talented children
and ensure the realization of their valuable potential to
the benefit of humankind. To meet these goals the WCGTC commits its
resources to the following activities:
Assemble, for an exchange of ideas and experiences, people from all over the world interested in
gifted and talented children.
Create a climate of acceptance and recognition that gifted and talented children are a valuable global asset
whether disabled or able bodied, from advantaged or disadvantaged backgrounds, or from developing or developed
countries.
*Initiate, conduct, and support research into the nature of giftedness, talents, creativity, and the education and development of gifted
and talented children; disseminate the findings of this research and provide a
database for members and researchers.
*Establish means for a continuing worldwide exchange of ideas, experiences, and teaching and teacher-training techniques relevant to
gifted and talented children.
*Persuade governments to recognize gifted children as a category for special attention in normal educational programs, and to cooperate with national and
other organizations for gifted and talented children who share
these purposes.
*Design activities that bring together gifted and talented children worldwide.
*Encourage parent and family education and support to enhance all children's potential.
Gifted Students-GT World
Note: the information contained in this FAQ is not intended to be professional psychological advice, in fact this FAQ was compiled from
various Internet sources. It is a summary of
information gathered by parents, for parents, of gifted children.
Gifted Students-Virtual School
The VSG is an online school which specializes in providing enrichment courses to complement and extend the regular curriculum.
The VSG works with schools and home schools to provide courses
to challenge able students.
Great Web Sites For Kids
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Head Start
Head Start and Early Head Start are comprehensive child development programs which serve children from birth to age 5, pregnant
women, and their families. They are child-focused programs and
have the overall goal of increasing the school readiness of young
children in low-income families.
The Head Start program is administered by the Head Start Bureau, the Administration on Children,
Youth and Families (ACYF), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services DHHS).
Grants
are awarded by the ACF Regional Offices and the Head Start Bureau's American Indian - Alaska Native and Migrant and Seasonal
Program Branches directly to local public agencies, private organizations, Indian
Tribes and school systems for the purpose of
operating Head Start programs at the community level.
Head Start program has a long tradition of delivering comprehensive and high
quality services designed to foster healthy development in low-income children. Head Start grantee and delegate agencies
provide a range of
individualized services in the areas of education and early childhood development; medical, dental, and mental
health; nutrition; and parent involvement. In addition, the entire range of Head Start services is
responsive and appropriate to each
child's and family's developmental, ethnic, cultural, and linguistic heritage and experience.
All Head Start programs must adhere to
Program Performance Standards. The Head Start Program Performance Standards define the services that Head Start Programs are
to provide to the children and families they serve.
They constitute the expectations and requirements that Head Start grantees must
meet. They are designed to ensure that the Head Start goals and objectives are implemented successfully, that the Head Start
philosophy
continues to thrive, and that all grantee and delegate agencies maintain the highest possible quality in the provision of
Head Start services.
Help Read
At HELP Read, a presentation of the Hawaiian Education Literacy Project, for example, you can download a free text reader to help
students with disabilities learn to read. The text reader,
which supports both English and Hawaiian, reads Web pages and text files,
looks up definitions, and links to nearly 500 works of literature.
Help for Troubled Teens
Help My Teen is an organization with over 20 years experience in counseling and connecting families with appropriate situations for
their troubled teen. Through a network of associates and
programs available we have been able to direct many besieged and divided
families towards healing and unification to a common goal - that of appropriate and positive relationships with self and within the family
and
structure of society.
Home Schooling Magazines
There are a growing number of homeschooling magazines on-line, but how do you find one that is right for you & your family? Most of
the sites listed below include articles from present & back
issues which can give you an idea of the tone & type of magazine, as well as
subscription information so you can order the ones you may be interested in. I will also start adding various articles here. I have also
decided to start listing magazines that may be useful to you in your homeschool. I have also broken down the page a bit; if you click
on "Other Educational Magazines", you will find magazines aimed at the kids as well
as other educational & family magazines and online newsletters for parents & educators you may want to use.
Hyperlexia
Hyperlexia is a syndrome observed in children who have the following characteristics: A precocious ability to read words, far above
what would be expected at their chronological age or an
intense fascination with letters or numbers. Significant difficulty in
understanding verbal language. Abnormal social skills, difficulty in socializing and interacting appropriately with people.
IEP-Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice
The documents in this series were written with some of the country's leading experts covering topics such as IDEA, IEPs, Problem
Behavior.
IEP-Help in Writing
1.Present Level Of Educational Performance (PLOP). In some instances, the statement is general, using the student's disability as the
explanation. There are no specific indicators of the
"base rate" - the current level of performance in objective terms for every annual
goal in the IEP.
IEP-Manitoba Education Training and Youth
The purpose of these Web pages is to expand on the information provided in the document Individual Education Planning: A Handbook
for Developing and Implementing IEPs.
IEP-Measureable Goals
Here are some tips from a school district sped director on writing measurable goals and objectives.
IMPACT
A California non-profit volunteer organization of parents, teachers and united in the task of getting quality education for deaf and
hard-of-hearing children, support and early intervention
for families, information and education for parents.
INCLUSION
We are advocates for the most successful and appropriate placement for each child. We also realize that one of the qualities of a good
inclusion program is knowing when inclusion isn't the
best option for a child." Sponsored by the Florida Inclusion Network.
Institute for Families
This site offers support for families with children who are visually impaired. They offer multi-lingual consultations and therapy,
meetings, nationwide telephone assistance, and infant
newsletters.
International Dyslexia Association
The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals with dyslexia, their families
and the communities that support them. IDA is the
oldest learning disabilities organization in the nation -- founded in 1949 in memory
of Dr. Samuel T. Orton, distinguished neurologist. Throughout our rich history, our goal has been to provide the most comprehensive
forum for parents, educators, and researchers to share their experiences, methods, and knowledge.
Internet Disabilities Resources
INDEX OF RESOURCES ON THESE PAGES
A.D.A. Information
Addiction Issues
Alternative Medicine
Arts & Disabilities
Bathroom, Kitchen, and Stuff Adaptive solutions for living.
Caregivers and Independent Living
Children With Disabilities - see "Learning Disabilities and Children With Disabilities" below
Clothing for Special Needs
Dating, Friendship, and Sexuality
Deaf and Hard of Hearing - see "Hearing Disabilities" below
Developmental Disabilities - see "Learning Disabilities and Children With Disabilities" below
Driving Systems and Resources
Eating disorders: See "Women With Disabilities" below.
Employment and Education
General Disability Issues (on a separate page due to size
Government Pages
Healthy Living
Hearing Disabilities
Independent Living - see "Caregivers and Independent Living" above
Index Sites (Sites that catalog and link to a wide range of
disability resources - on a separate page due to size)
Learning Disabilities and Children With Disabilities
Magazines
Medical Equipment
Medical Information
Mental Health
Mobility Impairments and Neurological Conditions to
(Amputee, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis [Lou Gherig's],
Ataxia, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Cerebral Palsy and Deafness
(see "Other..." below), Dystonia, Epilepsy, Guillain Barre Syndrome,
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia/Familial Spastic Paraparesis, Muscular
Dystrophy, Myesthenia Gravis, Parkinson's, Paralysis,
Post-Polio Syndrome, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome,
Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Muscular Atrophy II, Transverse Myelitis, and Trigeminal Neuralgia)
Multiple Sclerosis
Occupational, Physical & Recreational Therapy
Other Disabilities and Conditions (AIDS, Ankylosing Spondylitis,
Alzheimer's [and other Elder Care issues],
Anorexia/Bulemia, Arthritis, Asperger's Syndrome, Asthma, Autism, Cancer,
Cerebral Palsy and Deafness, Chronic Pain, Crohn's Disease, Diabetes, Dialysis
needs, Down's Syndrome, Dwarfism, Dyslexia, Fibromyalgia, Head Injury,
Hepatitis C, Immune and Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, "Invisible" Disabilities,
Leukemia, Lupus, Lymphoma (Hodgkins and Non-Hodgkins), Mesothelioma,
Neurofibromatosis, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Ostomy,
Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Pompe's Disease, Porphyria, Sickle Cell
Anemia, Sleep Apnea, Smith Magenis Synmdrome, Spina Bifida, Stroke, Stuttering,
Tinnitus, Tuberous Sclerosis, and Turner's Syndrome),
Workplace Injuries Sexuality: See "Dating, Friendship, and Sexuality"
above Sports and Recreation
Technology
Teens With Disabilities
Travel
Used and New Medical Equipment and Resources
Women With Disabilities (includes "Abuse and Stalking", "Breast
cancer", "Eating disorders links", and "Other issues")
Because the web is often biased against women, particularly women with
disabilities, here are some suggestions.
Internet Public Library
What is the IPL?
A good question. The IPL is many things:
*the first public library of and for the Internet community
*an experiment, trying to discover and promote the most effective roles and contributions of librarians to the Internet and vice versa
*a group of highly talented, creative, strong-willed people, working hard.
Internet Resources for Exceptional Children-McGraw-Hill/Dushkin
Educating Exceptional Children Annual Edition. McGraw-Hill/Dushkin Educating Exceptional Children Annual Edition- collections of
articles and references to publications.
Internet Resources for Special Children
Disability Links This site, from Internet Resources for Special Children, includes links to sites providing information, help, and specialty
products for people with conditions ranging from
amputation to Tourette's syndrome.
Internet Resource SITES for Special Children
Alton C. Crews Middle School in Lawrenceville, Georgia, provides links to sites for exceptional children and their parents, teachers, and
friends. The Language Arts, Math, and Homework Help
links suggest activities you can use with all students, not just those with special
needs.
Internet Special Education Resources(ISER)
Aimed at parents. Gives information about assessment, treatment, student rights.
Intervention Central
Intervention Central offers free tools and resources to help school staff and parents to promote positive classroom behaviors and foster
effective learning for all children and youth. The
site was created by Jim Wright, a school psychologist from Syracuse, NY.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Sponsored by the Discovery Channel for educators and administrators. It contains a large section on sign language. Presents ideas on
adapting curriculum for special needs students.
Kidpower
KidPower is a support and informational site for families living with cerebral palsy and other disabilities. Extensive list of information.
Kids Health
Welcome to KidsHealth! KidsHealth is the largest and most visited site on the Web providing doctor-approved health information about
children from before birth through adolescence. Created by
The Nemours Foundation's Children's Health Media, the award-winning
KidsHealth provides families with accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health information they can use. KidsHealth has been on the
Web since 1995 -
and has been accessed by over 150,000,000 visitors. On a typical weekday, more than 200,000 people access
KidsHealth's reliable information.
KidsHealth has separate areas for kids, teens, and parents - each with its own design,
age-appropriate content, and tone. There are literally thousands of in-depth features, articles, animations, games, and
resources -
all original and all developed by experts in the health of children and teens.
Kids on the Block
The Kids on the Block provides educational puppet programs which enlighten children on the issues of disability awareness,
medical-educational differences, and social concerns. Here at the
National Office of the Kids on the Block we research and develop
relevant and timely program topics for delivery by over 1000 troupes around the world. Kids on the Block has a strong commitment to
provide communities
with programs that address children's questions, concerns and needs in a lively and entertaining manner. Kids
on the Block educational curricula help to create positive attitudinal and behavioral change for present and
future generations. Tour
our web site to find out more about the Kids on the Block educational puppet programs.
LAW-Disability Law Resource Project
The DLRP's mission is to promote:
*Voluntary compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and
*Acquisition and use of accessible information technology in educational settings
The DLRP provides three core services — technical assistance, training and materials dissemination. Activities designed to carry out
the DLRP's mission in Texas, Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Louisiana are
facilitated through the home office in Houston, TX
as well as affiliations and partnerships.
The DLRP is one of ten Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs)
funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). It also houses additional projects designed to
educate targeted audiences about working with persons with disabilities.The Disability Law Resource Project is a program of ILRU
(Independent Living Research Utilization), at TIRR in Houston, Texas. The DLRP is funded by a grant (#H133D60012) from the
Department of Education's National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). NIDRR is not an enforcement
agency. The information herein is intended solely as informal guidance and is neither a determination of your legal rights or
responsibilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), nor binding on any agency with enforcement responsibility under the
ADA and other disability-related laws.
LAW-Wright's Law
Parents, advocates, educators, and attorneys come to Wrightslaw for accurate, up-to-date information about special education law and
advocacy for children with disabilities.
LD Online
A wealth of information about Learning Disabilities for parents and teachers. There is also a newsletter. Very worthwhile checking out.
Learning Disabilities Association of America
If you are a parent or teacher of a child with a learning disability – or have learning disabilities yourself - you are not alone. Typical
learning difficulties dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia – often complicated by associated disorders such as attention
deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
The good news is thatthe Learning Disabilities Association of America is here to help.
Since 1963, LDA
has provided support to people with learning disabilities, their parents,teachers and other professionals. At the national, state and local
levels, LDA provides cutting edge information on learning
disabilities, practical solutions, and a comprehensive network of resources.
These services make the Learning Disabilities Association of America the leading resource for information on learning disabilities.
LDA
believes that every person with learning disabilities can be successful at school, at work, in relationships, and in the community --
given the right opportunities. Join LDA in creating those opportunities.
Learning Disabilities Association of California
A 501(c)(3) non-profit volunteer organization of parents, professionals, and adults with learning disabilities. Its purpose is to promote
and support the education and general welfare of
children and adults of potentially normal intelligence who manifest learning,
perceptual, and/or behavioral disabilities.
Learning Disabilities-Focus Adolescents Services
The federal government defines learning disabilities in Public Law 94-142, as amended by Public Law 101-76 (Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act-IDEA).
Literacy-National Institute For Literacy (NIFL)
The National Institute for Literacy's activities to strengthen literacy across the lifespan are authorized by the U.S. Congress under two
laws, the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act
(AEFLA) in the Workforce Investment Act and the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).
he AEFLA directs the Institute to provide national leadership regarding literacy, coordinate literacy services and policy, and serve as a
national resource for adult education and literacy programs. The NCLB law directs the Institute to disseminate information on
scientifically based reading research pertaining to children, youth, and adults as well as
information about development and
implementation of classroom reading programs based on the research.
Literacy-The Center for the improvement of Early Reading Achievement
The Center for the improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA) is a national center for research on early reading, representing
a consortium of educators from five universities (the
University of Michigan and Michigan State University, with the University of
Southern California, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Georgia); teacher educators; teachers; publishers of texts, tests,
and
technology; professional organizations; and schools and school districts across the United States. CIERA is supported under the
Educational Research and Development Centers Program, PR/Award Number R305R70004, as
administered by the Office of
Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education.
Literacy-National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL)
The mission of the National Center for Family Literacy is to create educational and economic opportunity for the most at-risk children
and parents.
Literacy-OnLine Reading Resources
OnLine Reading Resources is a collection of teaching aids designed for teachers to use to maximize students' learning.
The principal resource on this site is a collection of downloadable Scaffolded Reading Experiences™ (SREs). SREs are detailed,
adaptable, and research-based lesson plans designed to support teaching widely used fiction
and nonfiction texts. The site currently
contains over 50 SREs.
Literature for Science and Mathematics
The Web site's searchable database contains over 1,400 outstanding selections of literature recommended for children and adolescents
related to the study of natural sciences and mathematics
content.
Making Schools Work for Every Child
At Making Schools Work for Every Child, the Eisenhower clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education includes resources to
help teachers understand the issue of equity education and
provide equity education in math and science. The site includes a
discussion of equity education, examples of model programs and classroom situations, and a selection of professional-development
materials, both print
and Web-based. Although primarily a professional development site, visitors can click Equity Materials and go to
Special Needs, Section IV of the Equity Guide to find articles on specific strategies and classroom
activities for special students.
Marc Sheehan's Special Education/Exceptionality Page
Welcome to my special education and exceptionality page. I hope that you find this page of resources useful. Feel free to check out my
lesson plans page and my educational resources page as
well.
Massachusetts Department of Education
Special Education-Family & Community, Special Communities.
Mental Health-The Center for Mental Health Education
CMHS leads Federal efforts to treat mental illnesses by promoting mental health and by preventing the development or worsening of
mental illness when possible. council for exceptional children
Mental Retardation
Genetic causes of mental retardation.
Mental Retardation-ARC of the United States
This site has been developed as a resource for facts, contacts, and news updates on mental retardation.
Music Therapy for Children with Special Needs
If you're looking for something a little different, Music Therapy for Young Children With Special Needs provides a number of suggestions for using music
to help young students overcome or
cope with a variety of disabilities. Although addressed to parents, all the Activities to Do at Home
can also be done successfully in the classroom.
National Association Admission Counseling
Helpful when your student makes the transition from high school to college.
National Association for the Gifted
NAGC'S Mission NAGC is a non-profit organization of parents, teachers, educators, other professionals and community leaders who
unite to address the unique needs of children and youth with
demonstrated gifts and talents as well as those children who may be able
to develop their talent potential with ;">appropriate educational experiences.
National Association of Pupil Services Administrators
What is NAPSA?
NAPSA is a national association of student services administrators with members across the nation and two foreign countries.
What is our vision? NAPSA is a nationally recognized Association whose members are committed to developing and implementing
public education policy that promotes excellent programs and services essential for student
success.
What is our mission?
NAPSA's mission is to provide leadership, support and professional development for school administrators responsible for student
services programs and to advocate for the success of all students.
NAPSA is the only national organization that focuses its efforts on
the social, emotional and physical needs of all students.
What are our objectives?
To promote professional development
NAPSA believes that professional development provides the main avenue for administrator success. NAPSA provides access to the
knowledge necessary for the creation, integration and supervision of student services
programs through its workshops, conferences
and publications.
To mobilize for student program development.
As an association, NAPSA provides a network of professionals who can assist in development of programs designed to meet locally
identified needs. This effort is supported by information regarding current trends in
student services and the changes brought about by
changes in legal and regulatory standards.
National Association of Private Special Education Centers
The National Association of Private Special Education Centers (NAPSEC) is a non-profit association whose mission is to represent
private special education centers and their leaders. Together,
we promote high quality programs for individuals with disabilities and
their families and we advocate for access to the continuum of alternative placements and services.
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as "the Nation's Report Card," is the only nationally
representative and continuing assessment of what America's students
know and can do in various subject areas. Since 1969,
assessments have been conducted periodically in reading, mathematics, science, writing, U.S. history, civics, geography, and the arts.
Under the current structure, the Commissioner of Education Statistics, who heads the National Center for Education Statistics in the
U.S. Department of Education, is responsible by law for carrying out the NAEP project.
The National Assessment Governing Board
(NAGB), appointed by the Secretary of Education but independent of the Department, sets policy for NAEP and is responsible for
developing the framework and test specifications
that serve as the blueprint for the assessments. NAGB is a bipartisan group whose
members include governors, state legislators, local and state school officials, educators, business representatives, and members of
the
general public. Congress created the 26-member Governing Board in 1988.
NAEP does not provide scores for individual students
or schools; instead, it offers results regarding subject-matter achievement, instructional experiences, and school environment for
populations of students (e.g.,
fourth-graders) and subgroups of those populations (e.g., female students, Hispanic students). NAEP
results are based on a sample of student populations of interest.
National Center on Student Progress Monitoring
Providing information and technical assistance to implement progress monitoring for students in the elementary grades.
National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education
Seeks to improve educational outcomes for students with disabilities by promoting the effective use of assistive and instructional
technologies among educators and related personnel serving
these students. In order to accomplish this goal, NCIP is creating a
national community of educators--technology coordinators, staff developers, teachers, specialists, clinicians, administrators, university
faculty,
advocates and consumers--who play a leading role in promoting and implementing assistive and instructional technologies
for students with disabilities at a local, regional or national level.
National Clearing House for Paraeducator Resources
Less than 13% of all current teachers are persons of color, while over one third of their students are of color. There is no argument
that all teachers must have the knowledge, abilities, and
dispositions to meet the needs of students. However, in a society that is
increasingly multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural in makeup, we need to expand our efforts to recruit and prepare a more diverse
pool of
prospective teachers.
The nation's nearly 500,000 paraeducators represent a promising source of prospective new teachers,
at once more representative of and more rooted in the communities in which they serve. Current research (Genzuk & Baca,
1998;
Genzuk, 1997; Haselkorn & Fideler, 1996) suggests that well prepared paraeducator-to-teacher program graduates bring a wealth of
community and student knowledge to their practice, attributes that are highly
regarded in today's diverse classrooms.
This NCPR clearinghouse is committed to the charge of providing a comprehensive repository of information, as well as a forum to
further the discussion, for achieving the goal of bringing talented paraeducators into the
ranks of our nation's teaching force.
National Collaboration on Workforce and Disability for Youth
Funded by the US Department of Labor to assist the workforce development community in addressing issues affecting the employment
of people with disabilities. The site contains useful
information and resources for youth with disabilities and their families, service
providers and other front line workers, administrators, policy makers, and employers.
National Council on Disability
The National Council on Disability (NCD) is an independent federal agency making recommendations to the President and Congress to
enhance the quality of life for all Americans with
disabilities and their families. NCD is composed of 15 members appointed by the
President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. In its 1986 report Toward Independence, NCD first proposed that Congress should enact a
civil
rights law for people with disabilities. In 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law.
NCD's overall purpose is
to promote policies, programs, practices, and procedures that guarantee equal opportunity for all individuals with disabilities, regardless
of the nature or severity of the disability; and to
empower individuals with disabilities to achieve economic self-sufficiency, independent
living, and inclusion and integration into all aspects of society.
NCD is currently working on a series of reports known as Investing in
Independence, which interrelate with centerpiece initiatives presented in President Bush's New Freedom Initiative. These reports
focus on universal
design in information and assistive technology; consumer oriented/directed health care; long-term health care;
and effective return-to-work strategies.
National Education Association
What is NEA's mission?
NEA has a long, proud history of advocating for its members, America's children, and public schools. Founded in 1857 "to elevate the
character and advance the interests of the profession of teaching and to promote the
cause of popular education in the United States,"
NEA has remained constant in its commitment to its original mission, as evidenced by the current mission statement:
To fulfill the promise of a democratic society, the National Education Association shall promote the cause of quality public education
and advance the profession of education; expand the rights and further the interest
of educational employees; and advocate human,
civil, and economic rights for all.
NEA believes every child in America, regardless of family income or place of residence, deserves a
quality education. In pursuing its mission, NEA has determined that it will focus the energy and resources of its 2.7
million members
on improving the quality of teaching, increasing student achievement and making schools safer, better places to learn.
NELLIE MAE
Information on planning to pay for college and managing debt.
No Child Left Behind
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (No Child Left Behind) is a landmark in education reform designed to improve student
achievement and change the culture of America's schools. President
George W. Bush describes this law as the "cornerstone of my
administration." Clearly, our children are our future, and, as President Bush has expressed, "Too many of our neediest children are
being left behind."
With passage of No Child Left Behind, Congress reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
(ESEA)--the principal federal law affecting education from kindergarten through high school. In amending ESEA, the
new law represents
a sweeping overhaul of federal efforts to support elementary and secondary education in the United States. It is built on four
common-sense pillars: accountability for results; an emphasis on doing
what works based on scientific research; expanded parental
options; and expanded local control and WHAT NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND DOES FOR PARENTS AND CHILDREN
Supports learning in the early years, thereby preventing many learning difficulties that may arise later. Children who enter school with
language skills and pre-reading skills (e.g., understanding that print reads from
left to right and top to bottom) are more likely to learn to read well in the early grades and succeed in later years. In fact, research shows that most reading problems faced by adolescents and adults are the result of
problems that could have been prevented through good instruction in their early childhood years (Snow, Burns and Griffin 1998). It is never too early to start building language skills by talking with and reading to
children. No Child Left Behind targets resources for early childhood
Odyssey of the Mind
Odyssey of the Mind is an international educational program that provides creative problem-solving opportunities for students from
kindergarten through college. Kids apply their creativity to
solve problems that range from building mechanical devices to presenting
their own interpretation of literary classics. They then bring their solutions to competition on the local, state, and World level.
Thousands of
teams from throughout the U.S. and from about 25 other countries participate in the program.
Office of Special Education
Special Education Resources from the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia
The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) is dedicated to improving for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities
ages birth through 21 by providing leadership and
financial support to assist states and local districts. The Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA) authorizes formula grants to states, and discretionary grants to institutions of higher education and other
non-profit organizations to support research, demonstrations, technical assistance and dissemination, technology and personnel
development and parent-training and information centers.
Organization of Area Boards
The Area Board Offices of the State Council on Developmental Disabilities endeavors to compile information to assist individuals with
developmental disabilities, families, providers,
advocates, and others to access the area boards and remain informed on issues
affecting persons with developmental disabilities, both at the California State and national levels. The goal of this Web Site is to provide
access and timely information about the Area Boards on Developmental Disabilities and related issues.
Paraeducator Resource and Learning Center
The Paraeducator Resource and Learning Center (PRLC) provides information for paraeducators about six important topics.
Unit 1: Collaborative Teamwork
Unit 2: Inclusive Education
Unit 3: Families and Cultural Sensitivity
Unit 4: Characteristics of Children and Youth with Various Disabilities
Unit 5: Roles and Responsibilities of Paraeducators and Other Team Members
Unit 6: Implementing Teacher-planned Instruction
Parent Advocacy Center for Educational Rights-PACER
Founded in 1977, PACER Center was created by parents of children and youth with disabilities to help other parents and families
facing similar challenges. Today, PACER Center expands
opportunities and enhances the quality of life of children and young adults
with disabilities and their families. PACER is staffed primarily by parents of children with disabilities and works in coalition with 18
disability organizations.Our mission is to expand opportunities and enhance the quality of life of children and young adults with
disabilities and their families, based on the concept of parents helping parents.
Whether you suspect your toddler needs special
assistance or your teenager needs support in preparing for the workplace, PACER can identify the resources and services available to
help your family learn and grow. PACER's programs address special needs for all stages of childhood and all disabilities.
In addition to a competent and caring staff available to answer questions and offer one-on-one help, PACER publishes newsletters and
many publications.
PACER's free Catalog of Publications offers educational materials to parents and social service professionals on
issues related to special education and
Parents Guide to Accessing Programs for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers with Disabilities
We have written this Parent's Guide to help families learn how to get help for their young children with special needs
(ages birth through 5 years).
We have posed the most asked questions about early intervention services for children ages birth
through 2 years old and special education and related services for children ages 3 through 5 years old.
ParentPals
Welcome to Parentpals.com Special Education Guide, a special education community where parents and professionals share
information and offer support. Please submit your articles and links.
Parents Place
ParentsPlace is a parenting resource center. It offers chat, bulletin boards, mail, articles on all aspects of parenting. This site is not
gifted specific.
Peterson's
Connects students with their goals through its critically acclaimed books, software, networking services, online activities, and special
admissions services.
Phenylketonuria
PKU) is an inherited error of metabolism caused by a deficiency in the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase. Loss of this enzyme results
in mental retardation, organ damage, unusual posture and
can, in cases of maternal PKU, severely compromise pregnancy.
Pitsco Lauch to Gifted and Talented Resources
Websites for Gifted and Talented
Pregnancy-American Foundation for AIDS Research
amfAR's mission is to prevent HIV infection and the disease and death associated with it and to protect the human rights of all people
threatened by the epidemic of HIV/AIDS.
Pregnancy- National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention: Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
The Division of STD Prevention, at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, provides national leadership through research,
policy development, and support of effective services to
prevent sexually transmitted diseases (including HIV infection) and their
complications such as enhanced HIV transmission, infertility, adverse outcomes of pregnancy, and reproductive tract cancer.
We assist health
departments, health-care providers, and non-governmental organizations and collaborate with other governmental
entities through the development, syntheses, translation, and dissemination of timely, science-based
information; the development of
national goals and science-based policy; and the development and support of science-based programs that meet the needs of
communities.
Project Performance
Project PERFORM is part of The Comprehensive Parent Services System and works in partnership with other organizations to provide
comprehensive and coordinated services. It is a State
Initiated Project-Parent Initiative Grant sponsored by the Office of Special
Education and Early Intervention Services (OSE/EIS) with the Michigan Department of Education. Project PERFORM is housed at
Washtenaw
Intermediate School District (WISD), 1819 S. Wagner Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103.
RADKIDS
RadKIDS, a not-for-profit educational organization, is dedicated to providing realistic choices and options to children and parents
concerning their overall safety in the world today. It is
our mission to provide, through education, realistic choices for children to avoid
and/or escape violence or harm in their daily lives.
Reading Lady
Teacher Resource for elementary school comprehension, reading, writing 6 trait, book store. Lesson plans.
San Diego County Office of Education
The Learning Resources and Educational Technology Division serves the curriculum, instruction, and assessment needs of 42 districts
in San Diego County through professional development,
dissemination of information, and consultation services targeted toward the
academic achievement of all students. The Division's work is guided by ongoing feedback from districts and a formal annual needs
assessment
resulting in LRET District Service Priorities 2004-2005 - PDF. Our web site is designed for anytime, anywhere access to our
staff, programs, and resources, and also provides links to information from local, state and
national sources. Mission Statement The
LRET Division provides service, leadership and professional development to improve student learning.
SALLIE MAE
The nation's leading provider of education funding, including downloadable forms and financial calculators.
Scholarship Scams
Operated by the Federal Trade Commission, this site provides information about scholarship scams and how to avoid/report them.
Scholarships
Assisting parents and students in obtaining scholarship awards for college through the use of the Internet.
School Psychology Resources On Line
This site provides links to resources in a number of areas, including autism, retardation, gifted and talented, eating disorders,
substance abuse, and more.
Special EDge Newsletter
The Special EDge Newsletter is published quarterly by Resources in Special Education (RiSE). Funding is provided by the California
Department of Education, Special Education Division, through
contract Number 9080 with Sonoma State University’s California Institute
on Human Services (CIHS) and the CalSTAT Project (California Services for Technical Assistance and Training).
Specialized Media
Information and resources that support access to the general curriculum by students with disabilities.
Special Educational Needs & Disability Tribunal's Website
Parents whose children have special educational needs can appeal to the Special Educational Needs & Disability Tribunal against
decisions made by local education authorities (LEAs) in England
and Wales about their children's education.
Special Education Advocacy Strategies
Educational resource where parents, advocates, attorneys and school personnel come for accurate up-to-date information and
strategies to secure rights of children with disabilities!
Special Education Disabilities and Disorders
Provides a description of various disabilities.
Special Education Home Page
Lots of information and resources.
Special Education-Instruction
This site provides lesson plans and links for special education instruction.
Special Education in Texas
What's New on the Special Education in Texas Web Page!
Special Education News
This site is for teachers and the family of students with special education needs. They supply a free newsletter which contains
information about legal issues.
Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI)
Special Education Resources on the Internet is a collection of Internet accessible information resources of interest to those involved
in the fields related to Special Education. This
collection exists in order to make on-line Special Education resources more easily and
readily available in one location.
Special Needs, Special Kids
Special Needs, Special Kids, created by a special-needs mediator, provides an abundance of information about specific disabilities,
such as autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, epilepsy,
and spinal bifida. In addition, the site provides educational resources,
including games and suggestions for adapting them to children with a variety of disabilities, activities for developing fine-motor skills,
and
discussions of a variety of special-education issues. The site provides insights into such topics as American Sign Language and
wheelchair etiquette, as well as resources for 98 Ways to Say "Very Good" and the Ten
Commandments for Educators. This is a
well-written, easily navigable site that provides a wide variety of useful resources.
Speech Disorders
Links to speech disorders.
Speech Language Pathology Websites
The purpose of this page is to provide pointers to where you can find information in the field of Speech Language Pathology as
opposed to providing the information itself. Unfortunately, we
do not have the time or resources to answer your questions ourselves.
Your best source of information about Language Pathology is, of course, ASHA.
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida is the name given to a series of birth defects that affect the neural tube, the structure in the developing fetus that develops
into the spinal cord and brain. Meaning,
literally, "split spine", this neural tube defect (NTD) occurs within the first four weeks of
pregnancy. The vertebrae, spinal cord, or both fail to develop properly in the fetus, resulting in varying degrees of damage
to the
spinal cord and nervous system. The damage is permanent.
Strategies for Cognitively Impulsive Children
Strategies for Cognitively Impulsive Children
Suggested Classroom Accommodations for Specific Behaviors
Books and Materials For Helping Kids & Teens With ADHD
Books and Materials For Helping Kids & Teens With LD
Stuttering Foundation of America
The Stuttering Foundation provides free online resources, services and support to those who stutter and their families, as well as
support for research into the causes of stuttering. We are
the largest - and the first - nonprofit charitable organization in the world
working towards the prevention and improved treatment of stuttering, reaching over a million people annually. We also offer extensive
educational programs on stuttering for professionals. Through our award-winning Web site, we hope that we may be of service to you.
(800)992-9392.
Stuttering-International Stuttering Association
Preamble
Established in 2000, the Bill of Rights and Responsibilities for People who Stutter is a joint project by people who stutter, professional
clinicians and researchers. It provides a framework for building a more humane,
just, and compassionate world for the millions of people
who stutter.
In our society, speech is considered one of the most important means for interpersonal communication. While other means,
such as written language, may be superior at times in conveying the content of messages, spoken
language not only contains the
content, but also includes information about the speaker’s intent, emotions, personality, and perceptions. That is why people who
read books still like to attend readings by authors of
these books, and why millions of dollars are being spend developing tools that
allow for automatic voice recognition systems and the incorporation of voice and images in electronic communication.
Unfortunately, the window that speech provides on the speaker’s self, also can lead to stereotypical perceptions of people with speech
disorders that go well beyond their speech difficulties.
While spoken word is taken for granted by most, the use of spoken language is
challenging for millions of people who stutter around the world. It is estimated that approximately 1%, or 60 million, of the 6 billion
people with whom we share this world, stutter. For many of these individuals, daily communication is a constant struggle. For many of
them, speech does not open doors but closes them for interpersonal, academic and
professional development and fulfillment. Despite
advances in our understanding of stuttering and its treatment, many people who stutter around the world do not have access to the
services and support they deserve.
This Bill is written to foster attitudes and actions whereby individuals who stutter are provided the
opportunity to fulfill their aspirations and to lead successful, productive lives. It recognizes the dual
responsibility of listeners and
society to create the environment in which people who stutter can develop their aspirations and talents and of people who stutter to
advocate better understanding and to become active
partners in their own future.
Stuttering-National Center for Stuttering
When individuals are under stress they get tense. The tension can be measured. Electrodes can be attached to the muscles and sent to
an appropriate measuring instrument. When this has been
done in the past, it has been observed that some people get more tense than
others and that everyone seems to have a spot on the body where they focus their tension. This spot is called the Target Area. People
are born
with it, and sometimes it is inherited.
The five most common Target Areas for people are the muscles of the shoulders, the
abdominal wall, the face, the hands, and the lower back. Most people, under conditions of stress, tend to focus tension at one of these
five areas. But in addition to these, there are a group of other Targets, affecting small percentages of people. One of these, affecting
two and a half percent of the people in the world, are the muscles in and around
the vocal cords.
It is our contention, derived from
the results of many studies, that all people who stutter come from this two and a half percent subpopulation. In other words, people
who stutter are born with a Target Area at their
vocal cords; people who stutter are born with the tendency to get "all choked up" when
under conditions of stress.....
Stuttering-National Stuttering Association
What Is Stuttering?
Stuttering is a communication disorder involving disruptions, or “disfluencies,” in a person’s speech. The word "stuttering" can be
used to refer either to the specific speech disfluencies that are commonly seen in
people who stutter or to the overall communication
difficulty that people who stutter may experience.
In addition to producing disfluencies, people who stutter often experience physical
tension and struggle in their speech muscles, as well as embarrassment, anxiety, and fear about speaking. Together, these symptoms
can
make it very difficult for people who stutter to say what they want to say, and to communicate effectively with others. There are
perhaps as many different patterns of stuttering as there are people who stutter. And
there are many different degrees of stuttering,
from mild to severe.
Stuttering Prevention
This site is dedicated to providing information about the nature of early childhood stuttering and ways to prevent its development.
You will find numerous articles about early childhood
stuttering, including warning signs, ways to reduce communication demands for
children, and intervention programs for preventing and treating early childhood stuttering. You will also find many links to other articles
about stuttering in school-aged children and adults.
Substance Abuse-Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) is the sole Federal organization with responsibility for improving accessibility and
quality of substance abuse prevention services. The
Center provides national leadership in the development of policies, programs, and
services to prevent the onset of illegal drug use, underage alcohol and tobacco use, and to reduce the negative consequences of using
substances.
Substance Abuse-Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA),
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), was created in
October 1992 with a congressional mandate to expand the
availability of effective treatment and recovery services for alcohol and drug problems.
Substance Abuse-Center for Treatment of Adolescent Drug Abuse
The Center for Treatment Research on Adolescent Drug Abuse began in 1991 as the first NIDA-funded clinical research center
focusing on adolescent drug abuse treatment. The Center’s
overarching goal is to conduct treatment research on adolescent drug
abuse. CTRADA is funded by grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
(CSAT). The
fundamental orientation of CTRADA’s investigators is the development, refinement, and evaluation of treatments for drug
abusing adolescents. CTRADA investigators also aim to develop a greater understanding of treatment
factors and patient and family
characteristics that increase or decrease the likelihood of treatment success with a broad range of ADA populations. Through the
dissemination of information on successful treatment models
to the local and national drug abuse community, CTRADA serves as a
national resource to the National Institute on Drug Abuse for matters related to the treatment of ADA.
Substance Abuse-National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcholism (NIAAA)
NIAAA provides leadership in the national effort to reduce alcohol-related problems by:
Conducting and supporting research in a wide range of scientific areas including genetics, neuroscience, epidemiology, health risks
and benefits of alcohol consumption, prevention, and treatment
*Coordinating and collaborating with other research institutes and Federal Programs on alcohol-related issues
*Collaborating with international, national, state, and local institutions, organizations, agencies, and programs engaged in
alcohol-related work
*Translating and disseminating research findings to health care providers, researchers, policymakers, and the public
Substance Abuse-National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health
NIDA's mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction.
Substance Abuse-National Institutes of Health, Consumer Health Information
NIH is the nation's medical research agency – making important medical discoveries that improve health and save lives.
Substance Abuse-PREVLINE (Prevention Online)National Clearinghouse for Alcohol
and drug Information
SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) is the Nation's one-stop resource for information about
substance abuse prevention and addiction treatment.
We staff both English- and Spanish-speaking information specialists who are
skilled at recommending appropriate publications, posters, and videocassettes; conducting customized searches; providing grant and
funding
information; and referring people to appropriate organizations. They are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to take your
calls at 1-800-729-6686.
Substance Abuse-Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program
Organization The Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools is under the supervision of the Deputy Under Secretary for Safe and Drug-Free
Schools, who reports to the Secretary and the Deputy
Secretary through the Under Secretary for policy matters and directly for
program administration. The Immediate Office of the Deputy Under Secretary provides overall direction, coordination, and leadership to
the
following major elements:
*Health, Mental Health, Environmental Health, and Physical Education
*Drug-Violence Prevention - State Programs
*Drug-Violence Prevention - National Programs
*Character, Civic, and Correctional Education
*Policy and Crosscutting Initiatives
Suicide-American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
This site is designed to serve both AACAP Members, and Parents and Families. Information is provided as a public service to aid in the
understanding and treatment of the developmental,
behavioral, and mental disorders which affect an estimated 7 to 12 million children
and adolescents at any given time in the United States. You will find information on child and adolescent psychiatry, fact sheets for
parents and caregivers, AACAP membership, current research, practice guidelines, managed care information, awards and fellowship
descriptions, meeting information, and much more. Since there are no child and adolescent
psychiatrists on staff, it is neither ethical
nor responsible to give consultations for specific children and families.
Suicide-American Association of Suicidology
Why is there a need for the American Association of Suicidology?
Official statistics show that more that 30,000 Americans kill themselves every year. The true figure is probably higher. The number of
non-fatal suicide attempts is considerably greater, often resulting in serious
injuries, trauma to families and friends, and economic
loss to our society.
Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people ages 15-24, and is the ninth leading cause of
death among all persons.
Suicide cuts across all ages, economic, social and ethnic boundaries.
Surviving family members not only
suffer the trauma of losing a loved one to suicide, but are themselves at higher risk of suicide and emotional problems.
Most suicidal
persons desperately want to live. However, they are unable to see alternatives to their problems.
Most suicidal persons give definite
warnings of their suicidal thoughts; but those closest to them are either unaware of the significance of these warnings or do not know
how to respond to them.
Suicide-SOS High School Suicide Prevention Program
The main teaching tool of the SOS program is a video that teaches students how to identify symptoms of depression and suicidality
in themselves or their friends and encourages help-seeking.
The program's primary objectives are to educate teens that depression is
a treatable illness and to equip them to respond to a potential suicide in a friend or family member using the SOS technique. SOS is an
action-oriented approach instructing students how to ACT (Acknowledge, Care and Tell) in the face of this mental health emergency.
Suicide-American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
AFSP Mission Statement The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is the only national not-for-profit organization
exclusively dedicated to funding research, developing prevention
initiatives and offering educational programs and conferences for
survivors, mental health professionals, physicians and the public.
Teachernet
Educational Needs and Disability Division's ambition is for every child with SEN to reach their full potential in school and to make a
succesful transition to adulthood and the world of
further education, training or work. To promote the welfare and interest of disabled
children and improve family support they receive. This area of the site aims to provide a wide range of special education needs and
disability advice and materials for teachers, parents and others working with children with SEN in England. There are three distinct
areas of the site tailored to;
parents and caregivers,
schools & SEN governors
teachers, professionals and learning assistants.
Teachers Helping Teachers
Teachers Helping Teachers is a terrific site for all teachers, but its Special Education section provides a number of activities that are
specifically geared toward teaching basic skills to
special students. The activities, for students from kindergarten through high school,
are submitted by classroom teachers from around the country and include lessons in reading, math, geography, current events, and
study skills. The activity Weird Letters, for example, helps students with learning disabilities identify and remember letters that don't
always look they way they're supposed to. Using Newspapers is a functional
activity designed to teach social studies or language arts
to special-education students. This site also includes information on inclusion and mainstreaming and The Guest Book, a forum where
teachers exchange ideas and
advice.
Technology-AEQUUS Technologies
Creates and renders accessible digital media for people with disabilities, foreign language speakers, and senior citizens and for
ubiquitous use by a new generation of children and working
adults who demand innovative listening, viewing, reading, interactive, and
communication styles.
Techology-AccessIT
AccessIT promotes the use of electronic and information technology (E&IT) for students and employees with disabilities in educational
institutions at all academic levels. This Web site
features the AccessIT Knowledge Base, a searchable, growing database of questions
and answers regarding accessible E&IT. It is designed for educators, policy makers, librarians, technical support staff, and students
and
employees with disabilities and their advocates.
Techology-CAST
Founded in 1984 as the Center for Applied Special Technology, CAST has earned international recognition for its development of
innovative, technology-based educational resources and
strategies based on the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
CAST staff includes specialists in education research and policy, neuropsychology, clinical/school psychology, technology,
engineering, curriculum development, K-12 professional development, and more.
Technology-Center for Applied Special Technology
CAST is a not-for-profit education research and development organization that uses technology to make education more flexible and
accessible for all students, especially those with
disabilities.
Technology-Closing the Gap
Computers are tools that can provide solutions to many problems facing people with disabilities today. Closing The Gap, Inc. is an
organization that focuses on computer technology for people
with special needs through its bi-monthly newspaper, annual
international conference and extensive web site. Published six times a year, the Closing The Gap newspaper hardware and software
products appropriate for
people with special needs, and explains how this technology is being implemented in education, rehabilitation,
and vocational settings around the world.
The February/March issue of the newspaper, the annual Resource Directory, is a guide to
the selection of the latest computer-related products available for people with special needs. (This acclaimed guide may also be
purchased separately.)
Closing The Gap's annual international conference, Computer Technology in Special Education and
Rehabilitation, is held each fall in Minneapolis, MN, exploring the many ways that technology is being used to enhance the
lives of people with special needs.
Techology-Henter Math
The traditional pencil is a problem for people who are blind, or people who can't grip it or move it, or those who are learning disabled. A
pencil plays a key part in learning Math, and other
equation-solving disciplines. Typically a student uses a pencil to "work through" a
math problem, writing down the intermediate answers and using them to get the final answer. But if you can't operate a pencil then you
can't write down the intermediate answers, which makes it very difficult to use them in acquiring the final answer, and does not leave
anything on the paper to show that you actually worked through the problem and you
know how to solve it. Of course, if you are blind,
the pencil doesn't tell you what numbers to add together either.
Technology-IBM Special Needs Systems
IBM Special Needs Systems provides a list of products and software to help people who have special needs access and use technology.
Products include a talking Web browser, an auditory and
phonics program for young children, and a variety of accessibility
enhancements. Many of the software products can be downloaded for free trials.
Technology-Office of Education Technology
The Office of Educational Technology (OET) was established under section of the Department of Education Organization Act.
Provide leadership to the nation in using technology to promote achievement the National Education Goals and to increase
opportunities for all students to achieve State content and challenging State student performance standards, by
supporting the overall national technology policy and consulting with other Federal departments or agencies.
Technology-Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North
America (RESNA)
We are an interdisciplinary association of people with a common interest in technology and disability.
Our purpose is to improve the potential of people with disabilities to achieve their goals through the use of technology.
We serve that purpose by promoting research, development, education, advocacy and provision of technology; and by supporting
the people engaged in these activities.
The Council for Educators for Students with Disabilities
Aimed at educators of students with disabilities. Presents information about events and activities.
The Special Education Home Page
For students and parents who are working to gain more knowledge about the disability that effects their lives.
The Team of Advocates for Special Kids (TASK)
TASK's mission is to enable children with disabilities to reach their maximum potential by providing them, their families and the
professionals who serve them, with training, support,
information, resources and referrals, and by providing community
awareness programs.
The Family Village
We are a global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with
cognitive and other disabilities, for their families, and
for those that provide them services and support. Our community
includes informational resources on specific diagnoses, communication connections, adaptive products and technology,
adaptive recreational activities,
education, worship, health issues, disability-related media and literature, and much, much more!
The Inclusion Network
The Inclusion Network was formed when discussions with individuals and organizations, initiated by The Mayerson Foundation,
identified the need for an umbrella group that would help raise
awareness of inclusion, recognize exemplary
inclusive efforts, provide technical assistance and link individuals with and without disabilities. The Inclusion Network is a
non-profit organization whose staff and
volunteers partner to promote inclusion of people with disabilities in the Greater
Cincinnati community.
The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
Welcome to NICHCY and a wealth of information on disabilities!
NICHCY stands for the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities. We serve the nation as a central source of
information on:
Disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, and youth;
IDEA, which is the law authorizing special education;
No Child Left Behind (as it relates to children with disabilities); and
Research-based information on effective educational practices.
The National Disability Sports Alliance (NDSA)
National Disability Sports Alliance (NDSA) is the National Coordinating Body for competitive sports for individuals with cerebral palsy,
traumatic brain injuries and survivors of stroke. NDSA
was originally formed as the United States Cerebral Palsy Athletic Association
(USCPAA) in 1987. NDSA also provides programming for other physically disabling conditions such as muscular dystrophy and
multiple
sclerosis.
The Instant Access Treasure Chest
The Foreign Language Teacher's Guide to Learning Disabilities
Tough Love
The concept of responsible parental love has been developed by Phyllis and David York in their publication TOUGHLOVE:
A Self-Help Manual For Parents with Troubled By Teen-Age
Behavior. It represents a firm, caring solution for families
torn apart by completely unacceptable and "acting-out" behavior. They distinguish "tough" love from "soft love,"
which is a non- helping, rescuing love that parents often provide their adolescent because they don't trust their
child
make mistakes. They either feel guilty about not spending time with them, or they don't want their teen to make the
same mistakes they did. In most cases, it does not help the child through the teen years in becoming a mature,
responsible adult.
Tourette Syndrome
Tourette syndrome (TS) is an inherited, neurological disorder characterized by repeated involuntary movements and uncontrollable
vocal (phonic) sounds called tics. In a few cases, such tics
can include inappropriate words and phrases.
The disorder is named for Dr. Georges Gilles de la Tourette, the pioneering French neurologist who first described an 86-year-old
French noblewoman with the condition in 1885.
TRANSITION-The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth)
NCWD/Youth is your source for information about employment and youth with disabilities. Our partners — experts in disability,
education, employment, and workforce development — strive to
ensure you will be provided with the highest quality, most relevant
information available.
TRANSITION-The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET)
The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition coordinates national resources, offers technical assistance, and
disseminates information related to secondary education and
transition for youth with disabilities in order to create opportunities
for youth to achieve successful futures.
TRANSITION-The Postoutcomes Network on Workforce and Disability for Youth
The Postoutcomes Network:
Brings policy makers, professionals, researchers and consumers together for National Capacity Building Institutes, and regularly
holds teleconferences and training programs.
Develops professional papers, briefs, teaching materials and other publications,
designed to share information with a wide and diverse audience about research findings, promising practices, and policy
recommendations.
Maintains a library of information on transition, postsecondary education and employment.
Assists with the
dissemination of research findings and related materials.
TRANSITION-The Youthhood
Here you can start thinking about what you want to do with the rest of your life. This Web site was built to help you plan for the future.
What will you do after high school? Will you work?
Go to college? Live in a place of your own? By using this Web site, you can plan for
your future right now!
Turner's Syndrome
Turner's Syndrome is a rare chromosomal disorder of females (1:2500) characterized by short stature and the lack of sexual
development at puberty. This syndrome was first described by H.H.
Turner in 1938. Other physical features may include a webbed
neck, heart defects, kidney abnormalities, and/or various other malformations. Normally, females have two X chromosomes. In some
cases of Turner's Syndrome,
however, one X chromosome is missing from the cells (45,X); research studies suggest that
approximately 40 percent of individuals may have some Y chromosomal material in addition to the one chromosome. In other affected
females, both X chromosomes may be present, but one may have genetic defects. In still other cases, some cells may have the normal
pair of X chromosomes while other cells do not (45,X/46,XX mosaicism). Although the
exact cause of Turner's Syndrome is not known,
it is believed that the disorder may result from an error during the division (meiosis) of a parent's sex cells.
United States Charter Schools
What are charter schools?
Charter schools are innovative public schools providing choices for families and greater accountability for results.
United States Department of Education
This site has information about special education which is aimed at teacherrs and administrators.
Urban Special Education Leadership Collaborative
The Collaborative is a network of special and general education leaders working together to improve outcomes for students with
disabilities in the nation's urban schools. It was founded in
1994 on the premise that mutual support, sharing of information and
resources, and planning/problem-solving partnerships will strengthen each member district's ability to . . .
Improve educational results and life opportunities forchildren and youth with disabilities in urban schools.
Very Special Home Pages
You may want to promote home-school interaction by sharing Very Special Home Pages with families of special students. This site
provides free home pages for children and adults with special
needs. Each biography, written by a parent or caregiver, displays the
talents, hobbies, and personality of the person with special needs and allows visitors to see beyond the disability.
Vision-At Risk Students-Vision Screening-ADHD
Optometry-The New York State Optometric Association Vision Screening Battery (NYSOA) was administered to 81 at-risk elementary,
middle school, and high school students in order to rule out
vision difficulties as contributing to academic difficulties and/or as to
various determinations of attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyslexia or dyslexic, or
oppositional-defiant behavior, etc. Thirty-three were classified as both academically and behaviorally at-risk. Ninety-seven percent of
the students with behavioral problems failed at least one of the NYSOA subtests. A
chi-square statistical analysis revealed that students
who were academically at risk or behaviorally at risk scored significantly lower on the tracking, stereopsis, hyperopia, and color vision
subtests. The results of
this screening were also compared to several measures of academic achievement and subjective visual and
academic assessment questionnaires.
Vision-Behavioral and Developmental Vision Care
Vision therapy and Visual rehabilitation. These specialized vision care services develop and enhance visual abilities and correct many
vision problems in infants, children, and adults. The COVD board certification process includes a rigorous evaluation of the eye care
professional's knowledge and abilities in providing developmental and behavioral vision care for patients. Optometrists who
successfully
complete the certification process are Board Certified in Vision Development and Vision Therapy and are designated
Fellows of COVD (FCOVD). Vision therapists are certified to work with COVD Fellows as Certified
Optometric Vision Therapists.
Associate members of COVD are practicing optometrists who have not yet completed the Fellowship process. COVD associates are
required to participate in professional continuing education to
enhance their knowledge and skills in behavioral vision care.
Vision care provided by all COVD members is based on the principle that vision can be developed and changed. For example,
we know that infants are not born with fully developed visual abilities and that good vision is
developed through a learned process.
See Learning to See.
COVD Mission Statement
COVD serves as an advocate for comprehensive vision care with an emphasis on a
developmental and behavioral approach to patient care. COVD certifies professionals with expertise in this area of vision care and
provides
its members and the public with access to the latest research, educational programs, and information in the areas of
behavioral vision care, Vision Therapy, and related services.
Vision-College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD)
The College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) is an international membership association of eye care professionals
including optometrists, optometry students, and vision
therapists. Established in 1971, COVD provides board certification for eye
doctors and vision therapists.
Vision-Irlen Syndrome
WHAT IS IRLEN SYNDROME?
The Irlen Method has helped children and adults worldwide become successful rather than continue to experience enormous
difficulties. This method has received international acclaim and Helen Irlen’s work has been
included in professional journals,
textbooks, National Geographic, TV shows such as 60 Minutes and Good Morning America, ABC World News With Peter Jennings,
NBC News and has been the subject of many news broadcasts by
the BBC and news shows in Ireland, Hong Kong, Netherlands,
New Zealand, and Australia including their 60 Minutes.
The Irlen Method provides a unique service for children and adults with reading, attention, and learning difficulties. But even good
readers and gifted students can be helped. At least two million Americans are
identified as learning disabled. Many more are labeled as
"not trying hard enough" at school for a variety of reasons, including lack of motivation, attention deficit disorder, reading problems, or
discipline problems.
The Irlen Method expands upon current standardized testing by exploring a wide range of reasons for poor school and work
performance. The standard tests frequently fail to identify all the reasons for problems because
they look at only part of the puzzle.
Irlen Syndrome, also known as, Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome (SSS) is a type of visual perceptual problem. It is not an optical problem.
It is a problem with how the nervous system encodes and decodes visual
information. Academic and work performance, behavior,
attention, ability to sit still and concentration can be affected. Individuals with this problem see the printed page differently, although
they may not realize that
they do. Having Irlen Syndrome keeps many people from reading effectively, efficiently, or even at all. Until
now, it has baffled educators and medical scientists because it is undetected by standard visual, educational
and medical tests.
Individuals with Irlen Syndrome see the printed page differently from those with normal vision and must constantly adapt to distortions
appearing on the printed page. They may be slow or inefficient readers, exhibit
poor comprehension, suffer from strain, fatigue or
headaches. It can affect their attention-span, energy-level, motivation, handwriting, depth-perception and, ultimately, self-esteem. Irlen
syndrome sufferers may be
labeled as underachievers with behavioural, attitudinal, or motivational problems. It is a complex and
variable condition sometimes found to co-exist with other learning-disabilities.
Vision-National Association for Visually Handicapped
Make your first stop the Low Vision Aids Department. From MAGNIFIERS to WRITING AIDS, personal items and more we've got the
things to make your life a lot easier. Make yourself at home and
visit our Reading Room. Inside the Articles Depot take out articles, many
of which have been written by our Medical Advisory Board members on leading eye conditions -- their causes and treatment modalities.
You can also
peruse and order our free navh UPDATE, a four times a year newsletter loaded with information to assist you in dealing
]with low vision.
We've selected Links that we know will help you find an answer to a questions, connect you to adaptive technology or provide software
solutions. And just for fun -- take our Eye-Q-Test. You'll be surprised.
Vision-Optomteric Extension Program Foundation
The OEP is an international, non-profit organization dedicated to the gathering and dissemination of information on Vision.
Vision-P.A.V.E.
P.A.V.E.® was founded by parents and teachers with children in their homes and classrooms who had suffered the effects of
undiagnosed vision problems. After years of searching for answers to
their children's learning problems, their children were finally
diagnosed and successfully treated by a Developmental/Behavioral Optometrist through a form of treatment called VISION THERAPY !
Vision--The American Optometric Association
The American Optometric Association is the premiere authority in the optometric industry. With more than 32,000 members in 6,600 U.S.
and foreign communities, the AOA leads the way in its
mission of improving the quality and availability of eye and vision care everywhere.
Founded in 1898, the AOA is a federation of state, student and armed forces optometric associations. Through these affiliations, the AOA
serves members consisting of optometrists, students of optometry, paraoptometric
assistants and technicians.
Together, the AOA and its affiliates work to provide the public with quality vision and eye care. Through offices in St. Louis, Missouri,
and metropolitan Washington, D.C., the AOA:
Sets professional standards, helping its members conduct patient care efficiently and
effectively lobbies government and other organizations on behalf of the optometric profession. Provides research and education
leadership
Vision-The Indiana University College of Optometry
Mission Statement
The mission of the Indiana University School of Optometry is to protect, advance, and promote the vision, eye care, and health of
people worldwide by preparing individuals for careers in optometry, the ophthalmic
industry, and vision science and advancing
knowledge through teaching, research, and service.
Vision-The New York Institute for Special Education
This school serves children who are blind or visually impaired.
Vision-Vision and Learning
Does your child or someone you know have difficulty learning? Perhaps you know a very bright child who never works up to their
potential or who you feel may not be applying himself/herself
enough. Different methods have been tried, even extra tutoring, but they
still fall further behind. Meanwhile, that bright child is becoming more frustrated, losing self-esteem and may already be feeling a sense
of
failure.
Chances are, they may have a vision related learning problem.
Vision-Vision Therapy Stories
Success stories.
Washington Assistive Technology Alliance(WATA)
WATA is supported by a grant from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) (#H224A020001 -- funded
through the University of Washington, Center on Human
Development and Disability. Kurt Johnson is Principal Investigator). The
contents of this website were developed under a grant from the Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily
represent the
policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal government.
We Hold These Truths to be Self-Evident
This 3-part online activity is designed to help educators (i.e. new and experienced teachers, principals, counselors, other school leaders)
explore the following questions:
How do we ensure that all students are given equitable rights and
responsibilities within our school community?
What principles of democracy are most critical in decisions about classroom and school-wide subject matter and policies?
How does the school environment in which one presently works reflect a strong value of democratic principles?
In Parts 1 and 2 of We Hold These Truths to be Self-Evident, users will be exploring specific websites and responding to questions. In
Part 3, the culminating activity, users are asked to expand upon their own ideas
more fully. No site exploration is required in Part 3.
Within each Part, the WebQuest developers have suggested ways to group users. We know, however, that all of you will come to this
with different numbers of users
and varying time constraints. For these reasons, this WebQuest is flexible. Use it in ways that best meet
your needs.
Western Regional Resource Center (WRRC)
Supports Region 6 State Education Agencies in their task of ensuring quality programs and services for children with disabilities and
their families. WRRC support is intended to improve the
policies, programs, and practices in each SEA. Selected web site addresses
(URLs) and a brief description of the service offered at each site are listed. Each site contains multiple "clickable" locations that will get
you to other sources. For example, the Disability-Related Resources WEB Site can access EDLAW, Federal legislation, U.S. Department
of Education, and so forth. While you will find that it is fun to "surf" the WEB, it is
also equally reassuring that a bookmark set at
Disability-Related Resources may be all that's required for your particular information needs. These addresses, their links, and the
links from WRRC's home page offer you a
new, fast, and colorful resource for information searches.
Williams Syndrome
Williams syndrome is a rare genetic condition (estimated to occur in 1/20,000 births) which causes medical and developmental problems.
Wiredscholar
Online resource for "going to college" information for students, parents and guidance professionals.
WordSmart
WordSmart Vocabulary (SAT Series)
This program will provide a student with the knowledge to significantly improve SAT or ACT scores. Wordsmart guarantees an
increase of 200 points on the Critical Reading and Writing sections of the New SAT or an
increase of 4 points on the English and
Reading sections of the ACT.
WordSmart Advances vocabulary with the most effective learning tool on the market. Studies prove
that vocabulary is the single greatest indicator of success—both personal and professional. It is also the foundation for
future learning,
and long-term knowledge! WordSmart significantly enhances and improves conversational skills, grades, and confidence.
