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General
Information about Inclusion
New Horizons for Learning
http://www.newhorizons.org/spneeds/inclusion/information/schwartz3.htm
Description: Important, up-to-date literature
about early childhood inclusion
Disabilities and Giftedness
American Sign Language Fingerspelling Site
http://where.com/scott.net/asl/
-A number of tools for novices and experts to become
proficient at fingerspelling.
American Sign Language (ASL) Browser
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm
-A browser to look up videos of thousands of ASL signs.
A-Z to Deaf-Blindness
http://www.deafblind.com
-Information specific to the combination of deaf-blindness.
Disorders and Treatments (ADD)
http://adhd.mentalhelp.net/
-Defines ADD and includes symptoms, treatments, online resources,
and organizations.
Down Syndrome on the Internet
http://www.downsyndrome.com
-Information about Down Syndrome.
Hoagie's Gifted Education Page
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/
-A variety of topics concerning gifted children.
LD Online
http://www.ldonline.org/
-An interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents,
teachers, and children.
Online Asperger Syndrome Information & Support
http://www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/frame2.html
-Resources for parents, families, and teachers dealing
with children/students with Asperger Syndrome.
Teaching Students with Autism: A Guide for Educators
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/k/pecs/se/docs/autism/educate.html
-An introduction to Autism and Asperger Syndrome.
We Media: The Disability Network
http://www.wemedia.com
-An overview of rare disabilities/syndromes.
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Inclusion Resources
Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice (CECP)
http://cecp.air.org/index.htm
-CECP promotes collaboration among Federal agencies serving
children with or at risk of developing emotional disabilities.
Circle of Inclusion
http://www.circleofinclusion.org/
-A resource for useful forms and articles related to inclusion
(primarily in early childhood) for children with moderate
to severe disabilities.
Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice for Educators
of Persons with Exceptionalities
http://www.cec.sped.org/ps/code.html#1
Education World - Special Education Community
http://www.education-world.com/special_ed/
Project Participate
http://projectparticipate.org/
-Information about the inclusion of students with disabilities
into general education environments.
The What's and How To's of Inclusive Education
http://www.uni.edu/coe/inclusion/index.html
-Current inclusion issues for general and special education
teachers, as well as resources for making accommodations.
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Legislation & History
California Department of Education - Special Education
Division
http://www.cde.ca.gov/spbranch/sed/acse/acseindx.htm
Disability Social History Project
http://www.disabilityhistory.org/dshp.html
-Significant dates and other important events in the
history of people with disabilities and special education.
ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education
http://ericec.org
IDEA '97
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/IDEA/index.html
IDEA Practices
http://www.ideapractices.org
-Designed to assist teachers, school administrators, and
related service professionals implement recent changes to
IDEA '97.
Inclusion Education Resources
http://www.quasar.ualberta.ca/ddc/inclusion/intro.htm
-A handbook for elementary, middle school, and secondary
teachers.
Institute on Community Integration
http://www.ici.coled.umn.edu/ici
-Research, training, publications, resources.
Office for Civil Rights Fact Sheet: Your Rights Under
Section 504
http://www.os.dhhs.gov/ocr/504.html
People First Language
http://www.kidstogether.org/pep-1st.htm
-An overview of how to correctly use person first language.
Protection & Advocacy, Inc.
http://pai-ca.org
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Organizations
American Council of the Blind
http://www.acb.org
The Arc
http://www.thearc.org
Autism Society of America
http://www.autism-society.org
Cal-TASH
http://www.tash.org/chapters/california.htm
California Association of Gifted (CAG)
http://www.cagifted.org
California Association of Resource Specialists and Special
Educators (CARS+)
http://www.carsplus.org
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder
(CHADD)
http://www.chadd.org
Council for Disability Rights
http://www.disabilityrights.org/glossary.htm
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
http://www.cec.sped.org/
Council for Learning Disabilities (CLD)
http://www.cldinternational.org
Deaf Education Web Site and Resources
http://www.deafed.net
Greater Los Angeles Council on Deafness (GLAD)
http://www.gladinc.org
Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
http://www.ldanatl.org
National Association of the Deaf
http://www.nad.org
TASH: Equity, Opportunity, and Inclusion for Persons
with Disabilities since 1975
http://www.tash.org
United Cerebral Palsy Association
http://www.ucpa.org
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Parents/Families
Alphabet Soup: Disability Related Acronyms
http://www.disabilityresources.org/ABC.html
-A guide to some of the more common acronyms in disability
education, law, medicine, and rehabilitation.
Ben's Guide
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/index.html
-Ben’s Guide provides information and interactive
activities specifically tailored for educators, parents,
and K-12 students.
The Family Village
http://familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx
-A disability-related site with information to meet the
needs of professionals, parents, and consumers.
Family & Advocates Partnership in Education (FAPE)
http://fape.org
-IDEA information for families.
Frontier Travel Camp, Inc.
http://www.frontiertravelcamp.com/index.htm
-This site provides comprehensive information about
camps that accommodate different needs and disabilities.
http://www.frontiertravelcamp.com/index.ht
Glossary of Special Ed Terms
http://www.disabilityrights.org/glossary.htm
-A searchable glossary of terms related to special education.
Gorp Travel for people with disabilities
http://gorp.com/gorp/eclectic/disabled.htm
-This website is comprehensive in its discussion
about adventure travel for people with disabilities,
offering
information
about places to go that accommodate for disabled people
including all National parks with wheelchair accessible
trails, forests, fishing sites, beaches, mountain hiking,
sand dunes, rock climbing and more.
National Information Center for Children and Youth with
Disabilities (NICHCY)
http://www.nichcy.org
-A variety of free services, links, and resources for families
of children and youth with special needs and the professionals
who serve them.
National Parent Network on Disabilities
http://www.npnd.org/main.htm
-Advocacy information for parents.
Parents Guide to Transition: What Happens After High
School?
http://www.pluk.org/trans.html
-Information regarding transition issues for parents/families
and their students.
Sibling Support Project
http://www.seattlechildrens.org/sibsupp
-A program dedicated to the brothers and sisters of children
with disabilities.
Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI)
http://seriweb.com/
-A collection of links to a wide variety of special education
related sites.
Special Needs Advocates for Parents (SNAP)
http://www.snapinfo.org
-SNAP provides information, education, advocacy, and referrals
to families with children with special needs of all ages
and disabilities.
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Technology
ABLEDATA
http://www.abledata.com
-A searchable database of over 25,000 products for persons
with disabilities.
Apple Disability Resources
http://www.apple.com/disability
-A database of disability products for the Macintosh.
Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)
http://www.cast.org
-Sample speech recognition software and Web site accessibility
software are described.
Closing the Gap
http://closingthegap.com
-Information about the uses of computer technology for special
education and rehabilitation.
Dreamms for Kids
http://www.dreamms.org
-Articles and products for special needs.
Making Technology Work in the Inclusive Classroom
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/technology/ashton_spellcheck.html
-Describes how word processing has been shown to be an extremely
helpful tool for writers with learning disabilities.
Microsoft's Accessibility Web Site
http://www.microsoft.com/enable
-Information on technology and accessibility aids.
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