Special Education Web Tour
This webtour is dated, many links have changed. But with patience and perseverance you'll find some good ones. Check the "Other Links" listings in the major clearinghouses below.
However, the Autism links immediately below were gathered 12/2007 by Elizabeth McAllister:
Autsim awareness has been on
the rise in recent years. Autism may not be affecting more children these days
but we are much better at recognizing the signs and diagnosing children with
autism. Below are links to autism sites to help families, educators, and those
who are autistic better understand autism, gain more knowledge, and find
colleges that offer certificates in autism.
Below are links to local Alaska organizations that can help parents of children with disabilities.
The following are links to national organizations to help families who experience autism.
http://www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger
http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer
http://www.nationalautismassociation.org/?gclid=CMOimaPuvpACFRvJYAodD3QqRA
http://www.heartspring.org/?gclid=CMe-g7TuvpACFRUmawody2n4Wg
http://www.autismspeaks.org/community/resources/index.php
http://home.ptd.net/~rjd/autism/
http://www.thehelpgroup.org/?gclid=CLXPr_PuvpACFQ8nawod2lMuXg
http://www.kylestreehouse.org/about.cfm
Below are links to help young adults who are considering college as an option.
http://www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/
http://www.free-grant-kit.com/autistic.htm
Links for certificates
http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/Autism.shtml
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/distancelearning/certificate/autism.php
http://www.umassonline.net/degrees/Autism.html
Research and Resources
http://www.education.ucsb.edu/autism/
Older links - some might be no longer active
Center for Applied Special Technology http://www.cast.org Comprehensive Resources!LD Online http://www.ldonline.org/ The interactive guide to learning disabilitfor teachers, parents and other professionalsSpecial Education Resources on the Internet http://www.hood.edu/seri/serihome.htm A collection of Special Educational resources of interest to those involved in Special Education.International Center for Persons with Disabilities http://www.icdri.org/UV - a Special Education Web Site http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/curry/dept/cise/ose/ Excellence clearinghouse of Special Education information and web resources.Lycos Education Guide: Special Education http://www.lycos.com/wguide/wire/wire_382769_49359_3_1.html These are top-rated websites in Special Education.SpEdEx-The Special Education Exchange http://www.spedex.com/ Good sites on blind and learning disabilities.Special Education Resources http://www.nhgs.tec.va.us/SpecialEd/sped_resources.html Resources for Special Education teachers. Good resources for beginning teachers.Special Ed. Resources http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/7551/ This link site has the categories broken down by disabilities.
Marc's Special Education Page http://www.halcyon.com/marcs/sped.html Contains some of the best Special Education related links.
URL's of Special Education Materials for Teachers
Educational World http://www.education-world.com/a_books/books017.shtml Information on a new book that will help teachers develop strategies tha work with special need children in the regular classroom.Teachers Net Lesson Exchange http://www.teachers.net/lessons/post/130.html This is a teacher's lesson exchange on Kids Like to Publish for Special Education students in high school.KidReach- Lesson Plan for... http://www.westga.edu/~kidreach/lessons.html A lesson plan designed fo 7-14 year old Special Education students with basic skills but can be taught at the K-4 level. The lesson plan is on a book about buffaloes.National Clearinghouse for Professions http://www.cec.sped.org/cl/9193.htm This clearinghouse is for one who is thinking about becoming a Special Education teacher in the Elementary level.The Individualized Education Plan http://www.autism-society.org/packages/IEP.html Even though this is on an autism IEP it has lots of ideas about IEP's.The Center for New Discoveries in Learning http://www.howtolearn.com/ This center shows how the most advanced learning strategies are available.
Autism and Autism-related Sites:
Autism Treatment infoTreatment Tips for Children with Autism, PDD & Asperger's Syndrome. Parents share their experience running In-Home treatment programs for their children with AutismCenter for the Study of Autism http://www.autism.com List of autism and autism related resources on the Internet.Autism Resources http://web.syr.edu/~jmwobus/autism/ A comprehensive list of links.Teaching Students with Autism: A Guide for Ed.... http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/curr_inst/Speced/hero.html A Special Education unit on teaching students with autism.Autism Resources http://www.autism-resources.com Offers information and links regarding the developmental disabilities of autism and Aspergeris Syndrome.Bridges' Main Page http://www.bridgesabatapes.com/index.html Bridges is a series of video tapes developed to help teachers, parents and other professionals establish an Applied Behavior Analysis program.Methods to Enhance Learning: An International Conferences on... http://www.autism-society.org/packages/edkids_conference.html An article on methods to enhance learning for students with autism.P.E.A.C.H.
http://www.peach.uk.com/
A resource page for parents of children with Autism.
ADD and ADHD Sites
ADD Warehouse http://www.addwarehouse.com/ Resources for the understanding and treatment of ADD.Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hype http://www.chadd.org/ Information on ADD and ADHD.Music Therapy: The Power of Music
http://www.enterthefreudianslip.comExamines the power of using popular music, somethingpeople already listen to, in therapy. Includes examples of therapeuticmessages in popular music as well as original music by Freudian Slip,therapeutic rock band.Spectrum Center http://www.spectrumcenter.org/ed_issues/index.html Deals with issues on ADD, ADHD, autism and Inclusion.Educational Planning http://members.aol.com/BevKPrice/HTML/web10.html Good solided original ideas from a teacher's prospective.Teachers-50 tips http://www/chadd.org/50class.htm This site provides 13 excellent resources.
Deaf and Blind Sites
The Institute for Innovative Blind Navigation http://isd.saginawK12.mi.us/~mobility/index.htm References text on how to teach mobility skills to blind children.Tips On How To Communicate and Comply Effective http://www.dpa.org.sg/VH/tips.htm How to communicate with the Deaf-Blind.Deafness/Hard of Hearing from the Mining Company http://deafness.miningco.com/ Homepage for deafness/hard of hearing.American Council of the Blind http://www.acb.org/Resources/index.html Resources and information about blindness.
Down Syndrome Sites
Meeting the Educational Needs of Children With... http://www.downsnet.org/library/books/meeting_needs/ Everything one needs to know about down syndrome from the development stage, the curriculum. educational placement, to teaching materials.Resources for Down Syndrome http://ep.open.ac.uk/wgma/Chris/UKDSinfo.html Resources for people concerned with down syndrome.The Arc's Q and A on..... http://thearc.org/faqs/down.html A one page description of down syndrome. A good resource to give to parents who have children with down syndrome.Down Syndrome: A Parent resource
http://www3.sympatico.ca/terry.edwards/Shelby.html
An Internet link for parents of children with Down SyndromeDown Syndrome: Health Issues
http://www.ds-health.com/
Essays written by Len Leshin, M.D., F.A.A.P. on Down Syndrome.Down Syn On-Line Magazine
http://home.epix.net/~mcross/down-syn.html
An On-Line magazine focusing on nutrition, therapy, and issues dealing with Down Syndrome.
Dyslexia Sites
Welcome to the Department of Psychology Home http://www.surrey.ac.uk/Psychology/WDNF/ Sites in dyslexia.The Dyslexia Center http://www.dyslexiacenter.com/ This site tells about dyslexia and the 44 characteristics of dyslexia.Working in the Classroom With Dyslexia Students http://www.simonmidgley.co.uk/support/suppindex.htm Working with dyslexia children in the classroom.International Dyslexia... http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/reading/reading-4.html A concise description of dyslexia, its possible signs and characteristics and what can be done with it.
Dyslexia http://www.mlode.com/~ra/ra8/dyslexia.htm This site is one persons explanation on dyslexia.
Learning Disabilities Sites
ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted http://www.oeo.sped.org/eric.htm ERIC clearinghouse on disabilities and gifted education. This clearinghouse has information on all disabilities.Greenwood School for Dyslexia http://www.greenwood.org/ Dyslexia. learning disabilities, and literacy resource site.LD Online:Learning Disabilities Information http://www.ldonline.org Interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers and children.Learning Disabilities Assessment and ADD/ADHD http://www.iser.com/steps.html Assessing your child in learning disabilities.The School-to-Work Outreach Project http://www.ici.coled.umn.edu/schooltowork/ Overview of a 3 yr. program to prepare students with disabilities for the workplace.Parents Inc. http://www.alaska.net/~parents/parents.html Parents is a parentship of Alaska families with disabilities which provides support, training resources and advocacy statewide. A helpful tool for teachers to direct parent to these resources.Parents Soup Educational Center http://www.parentsoup.com/edcentral/vocabulary/bsa070.html Mainstreaming the placement of disabled students in regular classes of nondisabled peers.
The following links were gathered by Leslie Griffith:
Early Childhood Special Education ResourcesDisabilities and the Law
IDEA 1997
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/IDEA/index.html
The Individual with Disabilities Education Act – the law passed in1997.IDEA LAW 1997
http://www.ideapractices.org/lawandregs.htm
The Individual with Disabilities Education Act – the law passed in1997Federal Resource Center for Special Education
http://www.dssc.org/frc/index.htm
Supports local education agencies in improving their services to children with disabilities.
Infant Learning Programs and Early Childhood Special Education
National Center for Early Development
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~NCEDL/index.htm"
Research at the National Center for Early Development & Learning (NCEDL), focuses on enhancing the cognitive, social and emotional development of children from birth through age eight."Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities
(Part C of IDEA)
http://www.nectas.unc.edu/PartC/PartC.html
Supports local education agencies in improving their services to children with disabilities.Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
http://www.eed.state.ak.us/
Resources, directories, and publications are available for educators and families.Early Development
http://www.eed.state.ak.us/EarlyDev/
Provides information on referral and resources throughout the state of Alaska.Early Childhood Intervention (ECI)
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/ECI/about.html
Encourages collaboration with families, schools, and communities to help children with disabilities.Space Coast Early Intervention Center
http://www.scbn.com/sceic.htm
A therapeutic center for children from 18 months to 5 years of age in Melbourne, Florida.Ed Chapman’s Speech and Developmental Page
http://members.tripod.com/%7eedchapman/ParentLinks.html
Information on speech and developmental milestones.Developmental Delay
http://www.thecnr.com/dvlpd.htm
Information on developmental delays.Developmental Delay and Cerebral Palsy
http://dem0nmac.mgh.harvard.edu/forum/CerebralPalsyF/3.28.9810.49PMdevelopmentaldel
An article written by Samantha Folse about her son with cerebral palsy.National Network for Child Care
http://www.nncc.org/Diversity/spec.delays.html
Caring for Children with Special Needs: Developmental Delays
Birth Defects
International Institute for Birth Defects
http://www.cleft.net/
Cleft palate research information.Directory of Genetic Support Groups
http://members.aol.com/dnacutter/sgroup.htm
Support groups are listed alphabetically.
Advocacy
Special Education Advocacy Tip of the Week
http://www.reedmartin.com/advocacytipoftheweek.html
Reed Martin, J.D., writes the article weekly, providing useful information.Parents Helping Parents
http://www.php.com/
Information and resources for parents with children with special needs.Council for Disability Rights
http://www.disabilityrights.org/
Information concerns the rights for the children and adults with disabilities.The Legal Files
http://www.specialchild.com/legal.html
Special Education terminology for parents.
Parent Information Sites
P.A.R.E.N.T.S., Inc.
http://www.parentsinc.org/
Provides a newsletter, calendar of events, lending library, and information on links to other agencies.Special Education Service Agency (SESA)
http://www.sesa.org/Assistive Technology Library of Alaska
http://www.alaska.net/~atla/
Provides information, and sells a variety of assistive devices.Special Child
http://www.specialchild.com/
Provides links for parents who have children with disabilities.Internet Special Education Resources
http://www.iser.com/
A Learning Disabilities Professional DirectoryPHP
http://www.php.com/es.htm
A family resource center.
Health Care
Family Voices
http://www.familyvoices.org/st/alaska.html
Alaska health care systems and links.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
FAS – State of Alaska
http://hss.state.ak.us/fas/challang.html
Alaska’s number one preventable birth defect.National Organization for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
http://www.nofas.org/
An organization committed to the elimination of FAS.Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Family Resource Institute
http://www.accessone.com/~delindam/
A non-profit organization committed to the prevention of FAS.
Cerebral Palsy
Mayoclinic
http://mayohealth.org/mayo/9902/htm/preemies.htm
Premature babies – understanding health risks.Comeunity
http://www.comeunity.com/disability/cerebral_palsy/hemiplegia.html
Milestones and activities for your toddler with cerebral palsy
Learning Material Resources
Childhood Learning Center
http://www.difflearn.com/
Learning Materials for children with developmental delays.
Universities with ECI Endorsements
Utah State University
http://www.cecsep.usu.edu/program.htm
Endorsement coursework offered through distance delivery.University of Alaska Anchorage
http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/
Masters degree or endorsement offered through distance delivery