Special Education

  General

Federal Resource Center for Special Education
This site has a wealth of resources for teachers on a wide-variety of special education topics.

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
You'll find research, factsheets, web links, IDEA information, and lots more at this site. Check out the A-Z Topics section for Web resources and fact sheets on an extensive range of special education topics.

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
News, legislation, fact sheets for families on a wide variety of topics, journal articles, and more.

School Psychology Resources Online
Information on learning disabilities, ADHD, gifted, autism, adolescence, parenting, psychological assessment, classroom management, special education, k-12, mental health, reading, research, and more.

The Family Village
This directory is dedicated to disability-related resources. You will find chats, links, and lots more!  Check out the library for links to specific disabilities.

Ed.gov
Resources on disabilities and special needs from the U.S. Department of Education.

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  Autism/Aspergers

Autism Center
Resources and support for parents.

Autism Network International
Self-help and advocacy organization for autistic people.

Autism Society of North Carolina
A basic overview of autism as well as autism resources.

Autism Resources
Index of online information and resources on  Autism and Asperger's
Syndrome.

Autism Society of America
News, research, resources, information and more.

Center for the Study of Autism
Information about autism for parents and professionals.  Site contains articles on a wide variety of issues.

National Alliance for Autism Research (NAAR) 
This organization is dedicated to finding the causes, prevention, effective treatment and, ultimately, cure of the autism. The site features legislative news, links, research information and funding information.

NIMH - Autism
Online publication  from the National Institute of Mental Health the gives an overview of autism.

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  Learning Disabilities

American Hyperlexia Association
General information about hyperlexia, including contacts, listservs, materials, and links.

Articles on Learning Disabilities
Collection of rated online articles on learning disabilities.

The Foreign Language Teachers' Guide to Learning Disabilities
Collection of links and resources on learning disabilities wit a focus on resources that would be useful to foreign language teachers.

Guide to Learning Disabilities for the ESL Classroom Practitioner
Online article.

LD Online
This interactive guide to learning disabilities is designed for parents, teachers, and children.It features facts and information, bulletin boards, chat rooms, and a Kids Zone with student work, activities, contests and, more.

LD Resources
This site contains a variety of resources for the learning disabilities community including articles, and links.

Learning Disabilities Association of America
This site contains organizational information as well as fact sheets, state resources, fact sheets, news, and a resource list.

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  Developmental Disabilities

The American Association on Mental Retardation
Organizational information as well as links and news.

The Arc Homepage
Organizational information, news, a discussion board, research and advocacy news, and links to other resources.

Best Buddies
The mission of Best Buddies is to enhance the lives of people with mental retardation by providing opportunities for socialization and employment.

Down Syndrome Quarterly
Interdisciplinary journal devoted to advancing the state of knowledge on Down syndrome and will cover all areas of medical, behavioral, and social scientific research. It is published in March, June, September, and December and is distributed by subscription to individuals, organizations, and libraries.

Down Syndrome WWW Page
Collection of links and resources on Down Syndrome.

Mental Retardation Research Center at UCLA
Information about research, and training.

The National Down Syndrome Society
Established in 1979 to increase public awareness about Down syndrome, this organization assists families in addressing the needs of children born with this genetic condition; and sponsors a scientific research. The site contains organizational information and links to other resources.

President's Committee on Mental Retardation (PCMR)
Federal advisory committee, established by presidential executive order to advise the President of the United States and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on issues concerning citizens with mental retardation, and coordinate activities between different federal agencies and assess the impact of their policies upon the lives of citizens with mental retardation and their families.

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  Visual Impairment

National Library Service for Blind/Physically Handicapped (NLS)
NLS administers a free library program of braille and recorded materials circulated to eligible borrowers through a network of cooperating libraries. This site contains information about the service and its resources.

American Council of the Blind
General information about the Council, including recent issues of  monthly publication, The Braille Forum.

American Foundation for the Blind
Organizational information, news, research, online articles, and more.

Blindness Resource Center
Collection of links to online resources including software and technology, eye diseases and visual conditions, libraries, news, E-texts, research, news, and organizations. 

The National Federation of the Blind
Information and resources including legislation, news, and research.

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  Hearing Impairment

ASL Browser
Online American Sign Language (ASL) browser where you can look up video of thousands of ASL signs and learn interesting things about them. You'll need the Quicktime plug-in!

National Association of the Deaf
News, legislation, resources, support, research and more.

National Information Center on Deafness
Resources and information on hearing impairment and communication.

The Deaf Resource Library
Online collection of reference materials 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. 

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Loads of resources for kids, parents and teachers, including health info, research, news and more.

HandSpeak
Online dictionary that has video images of American Sign Language.

Gallaudet University Home Page 
Home page for one of the leading Universities for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
Professional organization for interpreters. 

ASL Fingerspelling Fonts
Downloadable fingerspelling fonts.

Captioned Media Program
This service from the U.S. Department of Education has over 4,000 educational and general-interest open-captioned titles available for loan.

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  Behavioral/Psychological Disorders

The Pendulum Pages
Information source for bipolar disorders (manic-depression) and other mood disorders. 

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  ADD/ADHD

ADD Resources
Collection of ADD and ADHD articles and resources.

Attention Deficit Disorder Information for Parents
This site from Janet Z. Giler, Ph.D., a family therapist in California, gives parents an overview of ADD, ADHD and Learning Disabilities.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Online publication from the National Institute of Mental Health that looks at symptoms, treatment, and services.

Attention Deficit Disorder
Collection of online articles.

C.H.A.D.D.- Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder
Online fact sheets, organizational information, online articles, and local chapter information.

Family Village ADD/ADHD Links
Directory of resources and links for ADD and ADHD.

National ADD Association
News, research, links, resources, and articles. 

One ADD Place
Newsletters, papers & articles, references, products, education, professional organizations, seminars, workshops, ADD symptom checklist, and more.

U.S. Surgeon General Report
An overview of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder from the U.S. Surgeon General.

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  Inclusion

Inclusive Education Web Site
Whether you're familiar with inclusive education or have little idea what the term means, this web site is designed to help you learn more about it. The site includes answers to frequently asked question on inclusion, basic guidelines for teaching in an inclusive classroom, and resources for learning more about inclusive education. This site is produced by the Renaissance Group, a consortium of universities noted for their teacher education programs and working to reform teacher education.

Inclusion Press Home Page
Inclusion Press produces books and resources about full inclusion in school, work, and community. The site includes the company's product line as well as information  about inclusion.

Circle of Inclusion
This site offers demonstrations of and information about the effective practices of inclusive educational programs for children from birth through age eight.

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  Speech

Speech-Language Pathologist
Job classifieds, chats, links and lots more.

Carol's Speech and Language Disorders Professional Resources
Listing of speech and language resources on the web.

Carol Bowen's Page
Resources, activities and articles.

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  Gifted and Talented

Duke University Talent Identification Program
Sponsors educational enrichment programs for students in grades 7 through 11.

ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and  Gifted Education
Frequently asked questions (FAQs), digests, fact sheets, minibibliographies,  listservs, and links to other resources.

GT World
On-line support community for parents of Gifted and Talented children. 

Gifted Children
This site includes a wealth of resources for parents and teachers including news, resources, links, a center where teachers can share ideas and resources, a parent center, chat rooms, and message boards.

Gifted Development Center
Information about identification, assessment, counseling, learning styles, programs, presentations, and resources for gifted children and adults.

Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth
Information about the talent identification programs at Johns Hopkins University.

National Association for Gifted Children
Organizational information, parent resources, and news.

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