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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
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Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (FERPA)
General Disability Related Sites
Government Resources for Inclusion
Legal and Legislative Research
Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA):
ADA Homepage www.ada.gov
Book Publishers for Disability Related Topics:
Attainment Company / IEP Resources
PO Box 930160
Verona, WI 53593-0160
Call toll free 800-327-4269
Not only do they produce materials for
special needs, but
they employ people with disabilities!
Brookes Publishing
P.O. Box 10624
Baltimore, MD
21285-0624
Call toll-free: 1-800-638-3775 | Fax: 410-337-8539.
Each year Brookes publishes 30 - 40 titles by leading authorities in the fields of inclusive education, developmental disabilities, early intervention, child development, learning disabilities, communication and language disorders, mental health, physical disabilities, and more.
Brookline Books
P.O Box 1047
Cambridge, MA 02238-1047
Order Now - Toll Free 1-800-666-BOOK
Future Horizons, Inc.
721 West Abram Street
Arlington, TX 76013
Telephone (800) 489-0727
Harbor House Law Press
P. O. Box 480,
Hartfield, VA 23071
Phone: (804) 758-8400 Fax: (202) 318-3239
Publishes information about special education law and advocacy.
Inclusion Press
Jack Pearpoint
24 Thome Crescent, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6H 2S5
Phone: (416) 658-5363 Fax: (416) 658-5067
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publishers of accessible professional and academic books in the social and behavioral sciences. In 2002 we will publish over 100 new books, and we welcome your comments on our books and your suggestions for new titles.
Jason & Nordic Publishers
PO Box 441
Hollidaysburg PA 16648
Phone: (814) 696-2920 Fax: (814) 696-4250
www.jasonandnordic.com
This company offers Turtle Books -- easy-to-read books that honestly talk about what it's like to be a child with a disability. Warm, colorful illustrations and simple, beautiful stories offer insights in dealing with children who have physical and mental disabilities.
Peytral
Publications, Inc.
P.O. Box 1162
Minnetonka, MN 55345
Inquiries and Customer Service -- 952-949-8707
Fax -- 952-906-9777 Orders toll free -- 1-877-PEYTRAL (739-8725)
We are an independent publisher and distributor of special education materials which promote "Success for All Learners". Whether you are looking for materials for students with special needs, at risk, or gifted and talented students, you will find top quality, practical resources at your fingertips.
Special Needs Project (SNP) World Wide
This company offers thousands of books, selected videos, audiocassettes and directories related to a variety of disability topics.
Woodbine House
6510 Bells Mill Rd.,
Bethesda, MD 20817
tel: 800/843-7323 301/897-3570 fax: 301/897-5838
Woodbine House publishes The Special-Needs Collection, sixty books on disabilities and related topics.
CT Assoc. for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities www.cacld.org
CT Birth to 3 System www.birth23.org
CT Coalition for Inclusive Education www.includeme.org
CT Dept. of Mental Retardation www.dmr.state.ct.us
CT Down Syndrome Congress www.ctdownsyndrome.org
CT Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (P&A) www.state.ct.us/opapd
CT Parent Advocacy Center (CPAC) www.cpacinc.org
CT State Department of Education www.state.ct.us/sde
SERC (Special Education Resource Center) www.ctserc.org
Smart Kids With Learning Disabilities www.SmartKidswithLD.org
SPED*NET www.spednet.org
The University of CT, A.J. Pappanikou Center for Excellence in Disabilities www.uconnced.org
Connecticut Resources: Focus on Fairfield County:
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ARI OF CONNECTICUT, INC. www.arict.org. |
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Child's Play Clinic. http://childsplay.home.att.net. |
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Department of Mental Retardation, South Region, www.dmr.state.ct.us |
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Disability Resource Center of Fairfield County, Inc. (DRC) www.drcfc.org |
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Fairfield County Autism Society contact Kim at scott.newgass@yale.edu. |
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Fairfield SEPTA Contact Wendy Anderson-Brachfeld wendya@excite.com |
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Greenwich Pizza Moms: www.geocities.com/nanette618/pizzamomsg.html |
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Greenwich Challenger Little League Baseball. contact Pat Ferris (203) 531-7198. |
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Kennedy Community Services www.thekennedycenterinc.org |
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PDD/Asperger Syndrome Support group www.pddaspergersupportCT.org. |
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SPED*NET Special Education Network of New Canaan, Ltd. www.spednet.org. |
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SPED*NET Special Education Network of Wilton, Ltd. www.spednet.org |
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SPED*NOR of Ridgefield - contact Sheryl Knapp at sknapp44@sbcglobal.net or Traci Madeson at tmadeson@iname.com. |
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Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities www.SmartKidswithLD.org |
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STEPS of Darien YWCASTEPSDarien@aol.com. |
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St. Vincent's Special Needs Service/First Connections Family Center www.stvincentsspecialneeds.org |
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STAR - Lighting the Way, Inc., www.starinc-lightingtheway.org |
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WeCAHR www.wecahr.org |
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Weston SEPTA - contact Elayne Robertson Demby edemby@ix.netcom.com |
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Westport SEPTA myschoolonline.com/ct/westport_septa. |
Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPPA) - http://www.copaa.org
Education Law Association - http://www.educationlaw.org/
Harbor House Law Press - http://www.harborhouselaw.com/
Reed Martin - www.reedmartin.com
Wrightslaw.com - http://www.wrightslaw.com
Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (FERPA):
Statute - http://www.epic.org/privacy/education/ferpa.html
Regulations - http://www.ed.gov/offices/OM/fpco/ferparegs.html
FERPA Information Family Policy Compliance Office - http://www.ed.gov/offices/OM/fpco/
Federal Courts http://www.uscourts.gov
Federal Register http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
Government Printing Office http://www.access.gpo.gov
1. Disability is Natural: http://www.disabilityisnatural.com/store/index.html
Welcome to the Disability is Natural online store: your source for a variety of products that promote New Ways of Thinking about disability! Great outcomes are possible when we acquire new attitudes and perceptions.
2. Human Policy Press: http://thechp.syr.edu/HumanPolicyPress/
Human Policy Press is an independent press, started by the Center on Human Policy in 1974, to promote positive attitudes towards people with disabilities.
3. Music From the Heart: http://www.jeffmoyer.com
Jeff Moyer - Internationally known songsmith, performer, and writer. Music for all ages - educates, entertains, inspires and unites!
4. National Association for Down Syndrome: http://www.nads.org/pages/pnp.htm
Videos, posters, bookmarks, folders. All related to Down syndrome.
5. Nth Degree: http://www.thenthdegree.com/default.asp
A progressive, forward-thinking graphic design company geared toward issues related to the independent living movement, inclusion, diversity, and disability rights movements.
6. The Parent Side online
store: http://www.cafepress.com/theparentside
It's a campaign for inclusion and against exclusion! Find original unique
products that say it like it is, and let you tell the rest of the world! A wide
variety of items T-shirts, bumper stickers, hats, mugs and more. The perfect
gift for an individual with a disability, their familiy members or any advocate.
7. A Positive Perspective http://www.apositiveperspective.com
A Positive Perspective offers unique, upbeat designs to help you promote awareness about Down syndrome and inclusion. A variety of gift and personal items display positive messages and help create positive perspectives in others.
General Disability-Related Organizations:
NICHCY National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities http://www.nichcy.org
National Organization on Disability http://www.nod.org
National Easter Seals Society http://www.easter-seals.org/
The Center on Human Policy http://soeweb.syr.edu/thechp/
Very Special Arts http://www.vsarts.org
The ARC of the United States http://www.thearc.org
NORD National Organization for Rare Disorders http://www.rarediseases.org/
BEACH Center http://www.beachcenter.org/
Parents helping Parents http://www.php.com
Special Olympics International http://www.specialolympics.org
The National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems http://www.protectionandadvocacy.org/
Government Resources for Inclusion:
ADA Homepage www.ada.gov
ERIC (Educational Clearinghouse on Disabilities and gifted Education www.eric.ed.gov
Council for Exceptional Children www.ideapractices.org
No Child Left Behind www.nochildleftbehind.gov
Check www.ourchildrenleftbehind.com for the FULL story on NCLB!
US Dept of Education Office of Special Education Programs www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers
Axis Disability Rights www.normemma.com
Disability is Natural www.disabilityisnatural.com Read the article on People First Language and share it with everyone you know – especially those who write reports on your child!
Family Village www.familyvillage.wisc.edu
Families and Advocates Partnership for Education (FAPE) http://www.fape.org
Inclusion Press Homepage www.inclusion.com
Kids Together www.kidstogether.org
Kids Together - Right to Regular Education www.kidstogether.org/right-ed.htm
LD Online www.ldonline.org
Least Restrictive Environment Coalition NY - www.lrecoalition.org/02_lawsOnLRE/index.htm
LRE Cases www.uni.edu/coe/inclusion/legal
NICHCY (National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities) www.nichcy.org
Nth Degree www.thenthdegree.com Check out the full line of posters, teeshirts, totes, etc.
PACER Center: www.pacer.org
Reed Martin, Esq. www.reedmartin.com
TASH www.tash.org
The Center on Human Policy http://soeweb.syr.edu/thechp Check out their posters & tee-shirts
Universal Design for Learning: CAST www.cast.org/udl
Very Special Arts www.vsarts.org Check out their Express Diversity program!
Windows to the Universe www.windows.ucar.edu/about_windows.html science resources for diverse learners
Wrights Law www.wrightslaw.com
Legal and Legislative Research:
Legal Information
Institute, Cornell Law School http://www.law.cornell.edu/
Thomas - Legislative
Information on the Internet
http://thomas.loc.gov/
FirstGov - the U.S. government's official web portal http://www.firstgov.gov
The
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
http://bazelon.org
| ALL LAW http://www.alllaw.com |
| About.com - Law, Crime and Punishment http://law.about.com |
| American Law Sources On-Line (ALSO) http://www.lawsource.com/also |
| Council on Law in Higher Education http://www.clhe.org |
| DisabilityGov http://www.disabilityinfo.gov |
| FindLaw http://www.findlaw.com |
| First Gov http://www.firstgov.gov |
| Hieros Gamos http://www.hg.org/index.html |
| Internet Legal Resource Guide http://www.ilrg.com |
| Jurist http://www.jurist.law.pitt.edu |
| Law.com - legal news http://www.law.com |
| LawGuru http://www.lawguru.com |
| MegaLaw http://www.megalaw.com |
| MoreLaw - litigation digest and directory http://www.morelaw.com/ |
| Virtual Law Library http://www.law.indiana.edu/v-lib |
| Westlaw.com (subscription neccessary!) http://www.westlaw.com |
| West Legal Directory http://lawyers.findlaw.com |
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http://www.disabilityisnatural.com - free announcements about Disability is Natural news and specials. Highly recommended!
http://www.edbriefs.com/index.htm - The Ed.Net Briefs® is a weekly newsletter sent to subscribers via e-mail and posted to this web site. The newsletter contains a compilation of summaries of important or interesting education news stories, including the complete source citation.
http://www.ideapractices.org/ideanews/subscribe.php - IDEA Practices monthly newsletter.
http://www.ldonline.org - LD OnLine is the leading website on learning disabilities. They offer a free monthly newsletter.
http://www.reedmartin.com - Attorney Reed Martin updates on special education and Section 504 matters.
http://newsletters.findlaw.com - Wide range of newsletter selections, in all areas of law
http://www.harborhouselaw.com/newsletter.html - The Beacon is an electronic journal published quarterly by Harbor House Law Press. The Beacon publishes articles and essays for attorneys, advocates and others who are interested in special education law and practice.
http://www.wrightslaw.com/subscribe.htm - The Special Ed Advocate is a free online newsletter about special education legal and advocacy topics. Subscribers learn about new cases, special offers on books by Pete & Pam Wright, seminars, training, and other useful information about special education law and advocacy.
Statute - http://ericec.org/sect504.html
Regulations - http://www.ed.gov/offices/OCR/regs/34cfr104.htm
Main OCR site - http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html
ADD Attention Deficit Disorder:
CHADD Children and Adults with ADD http://www.chadd.org
Angelman Syndrome Foundation http://www.angelman.org
Asperger’s Disorder Homepage http://www.aspergers.com
Asthma:
Food Allergy Network http://www.foodallergy.org/
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology http://www.aaaai.org
Autism Society of America http://www.autism-society.org
Autism Research Institute http://www.autism.com/ari/
Blindness/Vision Impairment:
American Council of the Blind http://www.acb.org
Guiding Eyes for the Blind http://www.guiding-eyes.org
National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov
The Low Vision Gateway http://www.lowvision.org
Brain Injury Association http://www.biausa.org
Cerebral Palsy:
United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc. http://www.ucpa.org
Cleft Palette: Smiles http://www.cleft.org
Deafness/Hearing Impaired:
National Information Center on Deafness http://ClercCenter.gallaudet.edu
The Deaf Resource Library http://www.deaflibrary.org
Diabetes: American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org
Dyslexia: The International Dyslexia Society http://www.interdys.org
Down Syndrome:
National Down Syndrome Society http://www.ndss.org/
National Down Syndrome Congress http://www.ndsccenter.org
Epilepsy Foundation of America http://www.efa.org
Fragile X Syndrome: National Fragile X Foundation http://www.nfxf.org
Health Issues:
Health Finder http://www.healthfinder.gov
Department of Health and Human Services http://www.os.dhhs.gov
Hydrocephalus Association http://www.HydroAssoc.org
Invisible Disabilities Homepage http://www.shore.net/~dmoisan/invisible_disability.html
Learning Disabilities:
NCLD National Center for Learning Disabilities http://www.ncld.org
LD online http://www.ldonline.org
Mental Illness:
Knowledge Exchange Network http://www.mentalhealth.org
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill http://www.nami.org
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry http://www.aacap.org
Mental Retardation:
AAMR American Association on Mental Retardation http://www.aamr.org
Nonverbal Learning Disabilities:
The Nonverbal Learning Disorders Association http://www.nlda.org/
NLDline http://nldline.com
Prader – Willi Syndrome Association http//:www.pwsausa.org
Respiratory Issues:
American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org
Your Lung Health http://www.yourlunghealth.org
Rett Syndrome: International Rett Syndrome Association http//:www.rettsyndrome.org/
Sensory Integration Resource Center http://www.sinetwork.org
Speech and Language Delay:
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association http://www.asha.org
Spina Bifida:
Spina Bifida Association of America http://www.sbaa.org
Spinal Cord Injury:
National Spinal Cord Injury Association http://www.spinalcord.org
United Spinal Association (formerly the Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Assoc) http://www.unitedspinal.org
Stuttering: National Center on Stuttering http://www.stuttering.com
CT Tourette Syndrome Association http://www.tsact.org/
Williams Syndrome: Williams Syndrome Association http://www.williams-syndrome.org
Association for Test Publishers: http://www.testpublishers.org
Dumont / Willis: http://alpha.fdu.edu/psychology
Educational Testing Resources: http://www.ets.org
Sattler text books: http://www.sattlerpublisher.com/
Stamford-Binet 5 information: http://www.riverpub.com/products/clinical/sbis5/resource.html
Western Psychological Services: http://www.wpspublish.com
Woodcock Johnson III information: http://www.riverpub.com/products/clinical/wj3/home.html