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CAUSE - Changing Lives One Child at a Time
http://www.causeonline.org
In 1970, several consumer and provider organizations interested in special
education formed the Citizens Committee for Mandatory Special Education. The
committee drafted the Mandatory Special Education Law (Public Act 198) and
worked to achieve its passage in 1971. In 1975, several of these same
organizations founded CAUSE, and in the years since, additional groups have
joined the alliance.
Connects
http://www.connects.org.uk
Connects is a world-wide, interactive, personalized forum for the sharing of
information by people whose lives are affected by mental health problems and/or
learning disabilities. This includes people with mental health problems or
learning disabilities, their parents, friends, educators and therapists, as well
as researchers, legislators and volunteers. The site contains information about
organizations, websites, events and
news events concerned with mental health or learning disabilities. We currently
have more than 6000 resources listed.
Foundation
for People with Learning Disabilities
http://www.learningdisabilities.org.uk
Our website has been designed to provide information about issues which
affect the lives of people with learning disabilities and the work of the
Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities. It is a gateway to other
resources on learning disabilities, both here in the United Kingdom and
overseas. Our website is the largest site on learning disability issues in the
United Kingdom.
The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities is a United Kingdom based
organization which aims to
improve the quality of life for people with learning disabilities by conducting
research and sharing the findings with other people.
Inclusion: MESH Manual for Inclusive Schools
http://www.newhorizons.org/spneeds/inclusion/front_inclusion.htm
This manual provides guidelines for the development of inclusive schools
developed by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia,
Washington.
Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act 1997
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/Policy/IDEA/
 The
final IDEA revised regulations are out. One of the things promised was a set of
model forms for IEPs, etc. The link for these is:
http://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/idea2004.html#tools
LD OnLine: Learning Disabilities Resources
http://www.ldonline.org/index.html
Learning
Disability Association of America
http://www.ldanatl.org
This site is dedicated to supporting children and adults with learning
disabilities and their families. Also included on this site is a list of
medications approved for ADHD treatment by the National Institute of Health.
National
Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)
http://www.ld.org
NCLD seeks to raise public awareness and understanding, furnish national
information and referrals, and arrange educational programs and legislative
advocacy.
NICHCY - The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
http://NICHCY.org
Selective Mutism Org
http://www.selectivemutism.org
This site is for anyone who knows a child who selectively does not speak in
certain settings. There are 6,500 pages of information to help educate anyone
interested in learning more about this treatable childhood anxiety disorder.
"SHOW
YOUR SPARK! Your smarts! Your way!"
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Smart
Kids with Learning Disabilities, Inc.
http://www.smartkidswithld.org
Smart Kids is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing support to
parents of children with learning disabilities and/or attention deficit
disorders.
Special Education Resources on the Internet
http://seriweb.com
Collection of internet accessible information related to special education.
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