Special Education Websites
The Arc
http://www.thearc.org/
“ The Arc of the United States works to include all children and adults
with cognitive, intellectual, and developmental disabilities in every community.”
Autism Society of America
http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer
CEC’s Division for Early Childhood
http://www.dec-sped.org/
Information and resources regarding special education in early education
Children and Adults with ADD
http://www.chadd.org/
Links to research, press releases, membership, and support
Council for Exceptional Children
http://www.cec.sped.org/
“ The Voice and Vision of Special Education”
Disabilities Bibliography of Children’s Books for Exceptional Children
http://www.pfcec.org/pf9000.htm
Scroll to bottom of page
Families for Early Autism Treatment
http://www.feat.org/
The International Dyslexia Association
http://www.interdys.org/index.htm
Find information on conferences, press releases, dyslexia FAQs, and communities
Learning Disabilities Association of America
http://www.ldanatl.org/
News, spotlights, conferences, and news briefs
Learning Disabilities Online
http://www.ldonline.org/
Highlights, News, and Resources
LD and ADDHD resources
http://www.familyeducation.com/channel/0,2916,23,00.html
LD Pride
http://www.ldpride.net/learningstyles.MI.htm
A great overview of different learning styles and multiple intelligences.
National Association for Special Education Teachers
http://www.naset.org
A national membership organization dedicated to rendering all possible support and assistance to those preparing to teach.
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
http://www.nichcy.org/
“ Dissemination Center is part of a broad Federal effort to improve results
for children with disabilities. We're funded by the Office of Special Education
Programs (OSEP) at the U.S. Department of Education to connect you with the resources
you need in your efforts on behalf of infants, toddlers, children, and youth
who have disabilities.”
National Institute of Mental Health
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/adhd.cfm
Information on different disorders and their symptoms, treatments, and diagnosis
NC Division for Exceptional Children
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ec/
Site includes Areas of Exceptionality, Behavioral Support, Special Programs,
and Publications
NC Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/lbph/lbph.htm
Basic information on the library and contact info
Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic
http://www.rfbd.org/
A library of audio books for readers with disabilities
Special Education and Disabilities—links to multiple resources
http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/area/9
Special Education Inclusion
http://www.weac.org/resource/june96/speced.htm
“ While recognizing that there are no simple answers, this paper attempts
to give an overview of the concept of inclusion and offers a set of recommendations
that can help to ensure that we meet the needs of all students.”
Special Education Resources on the Internet
http://www.seriweb.com/
“ A collection of Internet accessible information resources of interest
to those involved in the fields related to Special Education”
Strategies for Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities
http://www.as.wvu.edu/~scidis/learning.html
An article that gives a general overview of guidelines to follow when teaching
students with disabilities
Students with Special Needs
http://www.newhorizons.org/spneeds/front_spneeds.html
Links to ADD/ADHD, autism, gifted learners, ELL, and Washington’s State
Improvement Plan
Teaching LD
http://www.teachingld.org/
“ DLD is the largest international professional organization focused on
learning disabilities. The purpose of TeachingLD is to provide trustworthy and
up-to-date resources about teaching students with learning disabilities.”
Teaching Special Kids
http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr139.shtml
An article that lists and describes different useful internet resources
Understanding Learning Disabilities
http://www.teachingld.org/understanding/default.htm
Understanding the IEP Process
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/iep/understanding_iep_process.html
Provides several example IEP forms to use as guidelines and how to communicate
with parents regarding IEP’s and IEP meetings
Welcome to Wrightslaw!
http://www.wrightslaw.com/
Contains many links concerning the current special education laws and guidelines
that all parents and teachers of special education students should know