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ORGANIZATIONS
The Alliance Project Links Page
A large list of disability resources on the web, subdivided
into sections for easy browsing.
http://www.taalliance.org/
Circle of Inclusion
www.circleofinclusion.org
Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
www.copaa.net
Family Center on Technology and Disability
The Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) created
the Family Center on Technology and Disability (FCTD) to provide information
about assistive technologies to organizations that work with the families of
children with disabilities. Online you can access monthly newsletters, online
discussions, and other resources as they are produced. Through the membership
database you can search for organizations by state, target disability(ies)
and type of organization. The AT database provides reviews of books, articles,
studies, and other resources that address a wide array of technologies and
disabilities.
www.fctd.info
Get Ready to Read
An Early Literacy screening initiative started by NCLD for parents, educators,
helathcare professionals and advocates.
www.getreadytoread.org
Individuals with Disabilities
Act (IDEA)
(Federal Special Education Law)
www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/IDEA/regs.html
Nonverbal Learning Disorders
NLD is a neurological disorder which originates in the right hemisphere of the
brain. Reception of nonverbal or performance-based information governed by
this hemisphere is impaired in varying degrees, causing problems with visual-spatial,
intuitive, organizational, evaluative, and holistic processing functions.
www.nlda.org
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
On January 8, 2002, President Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act
of 2001. The Act is the most sweeping reform of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act (ESEA) since ESEA was enacted in 1965. It redefines the federal
role in K-12 education and will help close the achievement gap between disadvantaged
and minority students and their peers.
www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/esea
National Center for Improvred
Practice in Special Education through Technology, Materials,
and Media:
Working with state and local education
agencies across the country, including many major cities,
the center provides technical assistance, designs intensive
professional development programs that improve teaching
and assessment, enhances the leadership capacity of district
and school administrators, engages families in their
children's education, and assists with community-building
efforts.
www.edc.org/fsc/ncip
CHADD is the national organization representing
the interests of Children and Adults with Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder. It has chapters throughout the
U.S., and an active national office located in Washington,
D.C. Its website has various resources related to ADHD,
to CHADD and to IDEA. Matt Cohen is the President-Elect
of CHADD.
http://www.chadd.org/
The Council of Parents Attorneys and Advocates is
a two year old organization which has brought together
attorneys and advocates who represent parents in disputes
with school districts. Its website provides access to various
advocacy information, as well as listing information about
its annual conference. Matt Cohen is on the board of COPAA.
http://www.copaa.net/
PACER is a Minnesota Parent Training
and Information Center, short for Parent Advocacy Center
for Educational Rights, which has been designated by the
U.S. Department of Education to provide technical assistance
to the other Parent Training Centers around the U.S. Its
website has lots of information on IDEA '97 and on special
education advocacy.
http://www.pacer.org/
ADDA is the Attention Deficit Disorder
Association. It provides support groups and resource information
focussed on, though not limited to the needs of adults
with Attention Deficit Disorder.
http://www.add.org/
Project Choices is a technical support
project funded by the Illinois State Board of Education
to provide assistance to parents and schools interested
in implementing inclusive educational practices within
their schools.
www.projectchoices.org
Eplilepsy Foundation of America has a
website with information on epilpesy and the activities
of the organization.
http://www.efa.org/
LD Online provides excellent, up to the
day, information on research, legislation, cases, conferences
and other practical information on learning disabilities
and other disability related material.
http://www.ldonline.org/
TASH is the The Association for Persons
with Severe Handicaps. It is composed of persons with severe
disabilities, their family members, and professionals who
work with them.
http://www.tash.org/
United Cerebral Palsey is located at:
http://www.ucpa.org/
NASDSE is the National Association of
State Directors of Special Edcuation. They have many resources
on their list, access to up-to-date information on legislative
developments in Washington, various position papers and
resources, including a download site for the new IDEA Regulations.
http://www.nasdse.org/
The Association for Mental Retardation is
a nationwide group, including consumers and professionals,
that is recognized for setting the standards for diagnosing
mental retardation and for providing appropriate planning
and services for persons with mental retardation.
http://www.aamr.org/
NICHCY is a national disability information
clearinghouse. It has succinct, readable articles on all
major disabilities and on various aspects of parent advocacy,
including excellent summaries of parents' rights under
the special education laws.
http://www.nichcy.org/
Acronyms used in the field of Special
Education:
http://uniquelygifted.org/acronyms.htm
Dr. Leslie Packer’s web site on Tourette Syndrome
has a lot of useful information on it:
http://www.tourettesyndrome.net/sitemap.htm
The following links provide access to legal resources
which will be of use to anyone doing special education
advocacy. Several relate to federal law, while others relate
specifically to New York law. Individuals in states other
than New York can likely find similar materials in their
states by contacting their State Education Agency, also
known as State Board of Education, Department of Public
Instruction or the like.
FEDERAL RESOURCES
The United States Department of Education has a website,
which provides access to a variety of legal resources,
announcements on departmental initiatives, interpretive
materials and so on. It can be found at:
www.ed.gov/
The federal special education law, the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1401 Et. Seq.,
can be found at:
www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/IDEA/the_law.html
The federal regulations interpreting the IDEA can be found
at:
www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/IDEA/regs.html
The Code of Federal Regulations, which contains all federal
regulations, can be found at:
www.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/cfrassemble.cgi?title=199934 NEW
YORK RESOURCES
The New York State Vocational and Educational Services
for Individuals with Disabilities:
http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/
The New York State Board of Education web site can
be found at:
http://www.nysed.gov/
New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental
Disabilities. OMRDD's Mission is to coordinate
and provide services for people with developmental
disabilities and their families and to conduct research
into the causes and prevention of developmental disabilities:
http://www.omr.state.ny.us/index.jsp
REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION Pursuant
to Sections 207, 3214, 4403, 4404 and 4410 of the Education
Law PART 200 --STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:
http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/specialed/publications/lawsandregs/part200.htm
REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION Pursuant
to Sections 207, 3214, 4403, 4404 and 4410 of the Education
Law PART 201 - PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS
FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINE:
http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/specialed/publications/lawsandregs/part201.htm
The New York State Board of Education list of approved
private schools on Long Island can be found at:
http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/specialed/privateschools/853li.htm
Parent to Parent of New York State connects and supports
parents of children with disabilities:
http://www.parenttoparentnys.org/
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