-
AccessLife.com
- Provides relevant,
up-to-the-minute news and sports, travel information, peer-support,
and medical products in an all-inclusive on-line destination for
individuals in the disability community
-
Active
Living Magazine -
Active Living Magazine
Challenges Attitudes, Inspires Activity and Uplifts the Human Spirit
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Adaptive
Dancing - dance is an excellent way to improve
both physical and social well-being.
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Administration on Developmental Disabilities
-
Federal agency devoted to the needs and issues of people with
developmental disabilities and their families. Site includes program
information, related links and research results.
-
Air Care
Alliance - The Air
Care Alliance is a nationwide league of humanitarian flying
organizations dedicated to community service. This document is
intended to introduce you to us and to all the groups we list whose
activities involve public benefit flying for health care, patient
transport, and other missions of public service.
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All Kinds of Minds (Dr. Mel Levine)
-
All Kinds of Minds helps students who struggle with learning
measurably improve their success in school and life by providing
programs that integrate educational, scientific, and clinical
expertise.
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American
Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness -
AAALF's mission is to promote active lifestyles and fitness for all
individuals by facilitating the application of diverse professional
interests through knowledge expansion, information dissemination,
and collaborative efforts.
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American
Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
-
This site is designed to
serve both AACAP Members, and Parents and Families. Information is
provided as a public service to aid in the understanding and
treatment of the developmental, behavioral, and mental disorders
which affect an estimated 7 to 12 million children and adolescents
at any given time in the United States. You will find information on
child and adolescent psychiatry, fact sheets for parents and
caregivers, AACAP membership, current research, practice guidelines,
managed care information, awards and fellowship descriptions,
meeting information, and much more. Since there are no child and
adolescent psychiatrists on staff, it is neither ethical nor
responsible to give consultations for specific children and
families.
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American
Academy of Pediatrics
-
American
Medication Association
-
THE
ANGEL FLIGHT AMERICA NETWORK
- The Angel Flight America Network includes a nationwide integrated
regional network of six professionally operated, non-profit Angel
Flight Volunteer Pilot Organizations (AFVPOs). All work together to
provide "seamless" and fully coordinated medical air travel for
qualified patients and family members normally up to 900 or 1,000
miles distance. No-cost transportation is provided by volunteer
pilots flying their own aircraft just the same as when they fly
trips with their own families or business associates. There are
approximately 4,000 volunteer pilots involved in this national
network and during 1999 this network flew in excess of 6,500
patients PLUS patient family members in complete safety. All Angel
Flight America regional organizations can be reached 24/7/365 and
function solely for the benefit of patients needing travel
assistance. Referral to the correct region is best done by calling
the National Patient Travel HELPLINE at 1-800-296-1217.
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Autism
News: NEW! Updated Hourly
-
Billing for health services included in your child's individualized
educational program or individualized family service plan
-
Canine
Companions -
Canine Companions for
Independence is a non-profit organization that enhances the lives of
people with disabilities by providing highly trained assistance dogs
and ongoing support to ensure quality partnerships
-
Captioned Media Program (CMP)
-
The mission of the Captioned Media Program (CMP) is to provide all
persons who are deaf or hard of hearing awareness of and equal
access to communication and learning through the use of captioned
educational media and supportive collateral materials. The CMP also
acts as a captioning information and training center. The ultimate
goal of the CMP is to permit media to be an integral part in the
lifelong learning process for all stakeholders in the deaf and hard
of hearing community: adults, students, parents, and educators.
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Childhood & Adolescent Depression & Anxiety Tool Kit
-
This tool kit has been developed in the form of a web page. The kit
includes online health information resources focused on anxiety and
depression in children and adolescents. Below are links to resources
or PDF files included in the tool kit that can be printed and copied
for your use. The information has been arranged in the following
categories. Click on a category to "jump" to that section.
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Consortium
for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education
-
CADRE, The National Center on Dispute Resolution, is funded by the
United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs. CADRE uses advanced technology as well as traditional
means to provide technical assistance to state departments of
education on implementation of the mediation requirements under IDEA
'97. CADRE also supports parents, educators and administrators to
benefit from the full continuum of dispute resolution options that
can prevent and resolve conflict and ultimately lead to informed
partnerships that focus on results for children and youth.
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Child
Neurology Home Page -
The main purpose of this site is
to coordinate the available internet resources in Child Neurology,
both for professionals and patients
-
Child
Neurology Society Home Page
-
the preeminent non-profit
professional association of pediatric neurologists in the United
States, Canada, and worldwide devoted to fostering the discipline of
child neurology and promoting the optimal care and welfare of
children with neurological and neurodevelopmental disorders. These
disorders include epilepsy, cerebral palsy, mental retardation,
learning disabilities, complex metabolic diseases, nerve and muscle
diseases and a host of other highly challenging conditions.
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The Council for Exceptional Children
-
the largest international professional organization dedicated to
improving educational outcomes for individuals with
exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted. CEC
advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional
standards, provides continual professional development, advocates
for newly and historically underserved individuals with
exceptionalities, and helps professionals obtain conditions and
resources necessary for effective professional practice.
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DANA:
the site for brain information
-
Want to know what is current in brain research, immunology, or arts
education? Browse through this site for the news, read the
publications, listen to broadcasts, and keep informed.
-
Disabilities
Studies and Services Center -
The
Disabilities Studies and Services Center (DSSC) is a department of
the Academy for Educational Development
-
Disability
-
This user-friendly Web site contains links to information of
interest to people with disabilities, their families, employers,
service providers and other community members
-
Dolphin
Human Therapy -
a full-time, international
dolphin-assisted rehabilitation and treatment program for special
needs populations, located in Key Largo, Florida
-
Drymids
-
We take pride in
offering reusable protective underwear for Children with Special
Needs that are: affordable, discrete and quiet, extremely
comfortable, fashionable and functional
-
Employer Perspectives on Youth with Disabilities in the Workplace
-
Work experience for youth with
disabilities is one of the most critical factors that sets the stage
for their postsecondary employment success. Research and practice
show that youth benefit from frequent and continuous exposure to
real work environments throughout the secondary school years and
beyond. These experiences, however, occur only when employers are
available, willing, and prepared.
-
EP
Foundation for Education -
a not-for-profit corporation set
up as a result of the good works of Exceptional Parent Magazine
Publisher and CEO, Joseph Valenzano, Jr. and the Steering Committee
of the first World Congress and Exposition on Disabilities (WCD).
EPFE is dedicated to educating parents, and professionals, on all
aspects of specific disabilities and to further the knowledge in the
field of special needs. EPFE intends to bring together parents and
professionals to better serve all in the disability community. EPFE
was approved by the IRS as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in
early 2000.
-
Exceptional
Parent Magazine
-
EP’s on-line resource.
Continuing 34 award-winning years of providing information, support,
ideas, encouragement & outreach for parents and families of children
with disabilities, and the professionals who work with them.
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Fair
and Effective Discipline for All Students: Best Practice Strategies
for Educators - disciplining students
particularly those with chronic or serious behavior problems, is a
long standing challenge for educators. They must balance the
needs of the school community and those of the individual student.
At the heart of this challenge is the use of punitive versus
supportive disciplinary practices.
-
Family Center on
Technology and Disability
- (Family Center) serves
organizations and programs that work with families of children and
youth with disabilities. It offers a range of information and
services on the subject of assistive technology (AT) as well as an
extensive list of member organizations and a resource library.
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A
Family's Guide to the Child Welfare System (Requires
Adobe
Acrobat Reader 
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-
Family Friendly Fun and Life
Resource
- a variety of family topics including: family
recreation and vacations, special needs parenting and grandparenting,
pregnancy, personal stories, music therapy, medical and alternative
health care,
family friendly Internet, inspiration and spirituality,
accessible home and gardening, family health and fitness, special
diets, financial and special needs planning, family history and
genealogy, family life and relationships, special education and home
schooling,
family fun and games, disability rights, family cooking,
children's books, children and teens with disabilities, self
improvement and self defense, working at home, backyard wildlife and
pets, family celebrations, employment, arts and crafts therapy, baby
care, special needs adoption and other resources for
families with disabilities.
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Family Voices
-
Family Voices is a
national, grassroots clearinghouse for information and education
concerning the health care of children with special health needs.
-
Federal Resource
Center - (FRC) is
part of the Regional Resource and Federal Centers Network: the RRFC
Network, a national network of technical assistance projects. The
RRFC Network is composed of six Regional Resource Centers (RRCs)
that work with states, and the Federal Resource Center for Special
Education that coordinates the RRCs and is a liaison between the
Network and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
(OSERS). The ultimate beneficiaries of the RRFC's services are
infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities, and the
families and professionals who are associated with them.
-
The Federal Relay Services now
provides free Federal Video Relay Services (FedVRS,
http://www.fedvrs.us/)
for anyone who uses sign language for basic communication and who
needs video relay interpreters to make telephone calls. To use
FedVRS, you will need to have specific internet-standard video
compliant equipment and high-speed internet access.
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Freebies for Teachers, Educators and Parents
-
The purpose of this site is to provide teachers,
educators with resources to work with their students or children.
It contains resources for reading, math, science, online reference
books, special needs children information, and freebies for
teachers.
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From
Emotions To Advocacy: The Parents’ Journey -
Parenting has
always encompassed difficult periods—times when parents feel
concerned and confused—sleepless nights when they worry about how
well they are fulfilling their responsibilities to their children.
Raising a disabled child "ups the ante." Meeting the complex needs
of the child with a disability can be extraordinarily difficult,
frustrating, emotionally draining—and expensive.
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Safe Transportation of Pre-school
Children in School Buses -
School age children transported
in school buses are safer than children transported in motor
vehicles of any other type. Large school buses provide protection
because of their size and weight. Further, they must meet minimum
Federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSSs) mandating
compartmentalized seating, improved emergency exits, stronger roof
structures and fuel systems, and better bus body joint strength.
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Grants for Individuals - This compilation focuses
primarily on funding opportunities for individuals, such as
financial aid or scholarships for students, rather than funding for
nonprofit organizations.
-
Health and Aviation Charities
-links to key health and aviation charities
-
Health
Insurance Association of America -
the voice of America's health
insurers. AHIP is the national association representing nearly
1,300 member companies providing health insurance coverage to more
than 200 million Americans. Our member companies offer medical
expense insurance, long-term care insurance, disability income
insurance, dental insurance, supplemental insurance, stop-loss
insurance and reinsurance to consumers, employers, and public
purchasers.
-
"Healthy
and Ready to Work (HRTW)
National Center" serves as a national focal point for the HRSA/Maternal
and Child Health Bureau HRTW initiative. The Center's mission is to
create changes in policy, programs, and practices that will assist
or support youth with special health care needs (YSHCN) to
transition to adult health care with funding, work, and
independence. The Center provides technical assistance to strengthen
the transition role of state Title V CSHCN agencies, develops
strategies that ensure a successful health transition from pediatric
focused to adult focused care; and involves youth as full partners
in creating and sustaining change
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Horticultural
Therapy as Empowerment -
We tend to think of
horticultural therapy as an exercise in enabling those with
limitations to take part in the gardening experience. In truth the
benefits of a good therapeutic gardening program extend beyond
simply enabling to become truly empowering.
Learn more on how we can empower others in the garden.
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IDEA
- from the Office of Special Education Programs
-
The
Internet's Drug
Information Page -
the most popular, comprehensive
and up-to-date drug information resource online. Fast, easy
searching of over 24,000 approved medications.
-
Kindersite
Project - a free resource for all with 1,000s of
links to quality, graded content, games, stories and songs suitable
for children.
-
Life
and Health Insurance Education Foundation -
The Life and
Health Insurance Foundation for Education (LIFE) is a non-profit
organization dedicated to addressing the public's growing need for
information and education about life, health, disability and
long-term care insurance. LIFE also seeks to remind people of the
important role agents perform in helping families, businesses, and
individuals find the insurance products that best fit their needs.
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LIST OF
ORGANIZATIONS - PUBLIC BENEFIT FLYING -
Huge list of links!!
-
Making
Movie Theaters Accessible
- Rear Window® Captioning and DVS
Theatrical®, developed by The Media Access Group at WGBH, make theaters
accessible to audiences with disabilities. This site provides
information to consumers, industry members and others interested in
learning more about motion picture access.
-
Medical Flight Assistance
- list of placed to gain assistance
-
Medicare and Prescription Drugs
-
Medicare currently provides critical health care for about 5 million
Americans with disabilities. However, one of the most important
health benefits for people with disabilities – prescription drugs –
is not covered by Medicare. Lack of coverage for medications can
have grave health consequences for people with chronic conditions
and diseases. It also limits their ability to live independently and
return to work since drugs have become essential to improving
functioning.
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MERCY MEDICAL
AIRLIFT (MMA) (MERCY
MEDICAL AIRLIFT (MMA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to
serving people in situations of compelling human need through the
provision of charitable air transportation. MMA is totally supported
through charitable giving and the services of volunteer pilots and
office assistants. MMA's mission is to facilitate a charitable means
of long distance medical air transport for all medically indigent,
low-income and financially vulnerable patients in our society
thereby ensuring equal access to distant specialized medical
treatment or to appropriate facilities and settings for continuing
care.)
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MUMS National Parent-to-Parent
-
MUMS is a national
Parent-to-Parent organization for parents or care providers of a
child with any disability, rare or not so rare disorder, chromosomal
abnormality or health condition.
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The National Center for Learning Disabilities
-
The National Cristina Foundation
- provides computer technology and solutions to give
people with disabilities, students at risk and economically
disadvantaged persons the opportunity, through training, to lead
more independent and productive lives.
-
National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth
- (NCWD/Y) is a national technical assistance center designed to
assist the workforce development community to address the issues
affecting the employment of people with disabilities. NCWD/Y is
charged with assisting state and local workforce development systems
to integrate youth with disabilities into their service strategies.
NCWD/Y strives to ensure that youth with disabilities are provided
full access to high quality services in integrated settings, in
order to maximize their opportunities for employment and independent
living.
-
National
Council on Disability -
The
National Council on Disability (NCD) is an independent federal
agency making recommendations to the President and Congress to
enhance the quality of life for all Americans with disabilities and
their families. NCD is composed of 15 members appointed by the
President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. In its 1986 report
Toward Independence, NCD first proposed that Congress should
enact a civil rights law for people with disabilities. In 1990, the
Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law.
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National
Disability Sports Alliance -
The National Disability Sports
Alliance (NDSA) is the National Coordinating Body for competitive
sports for individuals with cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injuries
and survivors of stroke. NDSA was originally formed as the United
States Cerebral Palsy Athletic Association (USCPAA) in 1987. NDSA
also provides programming for other physically disabling conditions
such as muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis
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National
Family Caregivers Association -
The National Family Caregivers
Association (NFCA) supports, empowers, educates, and speaks up for
the more than 50 million Americans who care for a chronically ill,
aged, or disabled loved one. NFCA reaches across the boundaries of
different diagnoses, different relationships and different life
stages to address the common needs and concerns of all family
caregivers.
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National Fathers Network
- our mission is to celebrate and support fathers and
families raising children with special health care needs and
developmental disabilities.
-
National
Patient Travel Center
-This web site is a service of the National Patient Travel Center -
the facility housing all the programs of Mercy Medical Airlift - a
national charity. The Center is in Virginia Beach, Virginia and
provides a variety of services to those seeking a way to travel
long-distances for specialized medical evaluation, diagnosis and
treatment.
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National Information
Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
-(NICHCY) is a national information and referral center that
provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues.
NICHCY's audience is families, educators, and other professionals.
NICHCY's special focus is children and youth (birth to age 22).
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National
Service Dogs -
National Service Dogs (NSD) is a
non-profit Registered Charity specializing in breeding, training and
placing Labrador and Golden Retrievers with children who have
autism. NSD also provides service dogs for individuals with physical
and visual challenges.
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Newmobility.com
-
the Web site for New Mobility Magazine and the leading online
resource for Disability Culture and Lifestyle. Newmobility.com is a
tremendous research and communication tool for anyone with an
interest in disability issues. And note that almost all our site is
accessible without having to log in.
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North
Central Regional Resource Center (NCRRC)
-
The North Central Regional
Resource Center is one of six Regional Resource Centers (RRCs)
funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special
Education Programs (OSEP). RRCs assist state education agencies
in the systemic improvement of education programs, practices,
and policies that impact infants, toddlers, children, and youth
with disabilities and their families. An important role of an
RRC is to identify and broker integrated solutions through
ongoing state needs assessment, consultation, information
dissemination, and technical assistance activities.
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North Star Foundation -
At North Star, our clients are
children whose challenges range from autism to serious medical
conditions to grief over the loss of a parent. All these children
have family members who are similarly affected and whose needs are
factored into our services.
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OSEP's Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Resource
-
1) This resource guide designed
for families and educators provides information on how attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is identified and treated. The resource
includes sections on legal requirements, treatment options and helpful
hints on how to improve the quality. 2) The report, designed for
teachers, other school staff, and families, describes an overall
strategy for successfully instructing students with ADHD. Suggestions of
research-based academic instruction, behavioral interventions and
classroom accommodations are provided
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Paraeducators Self-Study Program
-
This Web site is being created to explore an alternative method for
providing paraeducators with a basic introductory training program.
-
Paraeducator
Training Project: Supporting Students with
Challenging Behaviors
- 4 units - Understanding Student Behavior;
Gathering Information About Challenging Behavior; Preventing
Challenging Behavior and Teaching Replacement Behaviors; Responding
to Challenging Behavior
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Pacer Center
- The mission of PACER Center is to expand
opportunities and enhance the quality of life of children and young
adults with disabilities and their families, based on the concept of
parents helping parents.
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Partner's In Policy Making
- There are countless resources available to advocates looking for
advice, facts and figures and other information. Here are a few
sites and resources you might find helpful. The list is organized
alphabetically by general topic and is by no means inclusive! Use
the list as a starting point and add your own favorites!
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A
Parent's Guide to No Child Left Behind
-- No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
covers all states, school districts, and schools that accept Title 1
federal grants. Title 1 grants provide funding for remedial education
programs for poor and disadvantaged children in public schools, and in
some private programs. NCLB applies differently to Title 1 schools than
to schools that do not receive Title 1 grants. However, one way or
another, this law covers all public schools in all states.
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Punishment
at school: How to protect your child -
Your son comes home from school
with a red welt on his arm. When you ask what happened, he says that
his teacher grabbed him hard, until it hurt. How can this be? you
wonder. Your son doesn't usually lie, but the idea that an adult
would harm him at school seems so horrendous, you can't believe it
actually happened
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Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
-
The Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc., (RID) is a national
membership organization of professionals who provide sign language
interpreting/transliterating services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
persons.
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Respite Locator
-
"Safe
Passage: Voices from the Middle School" -
Court TV and FamilyEducation.com
have teamed up to bring you this school safety resource page. Read
our tips and take the quiz!
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Schwab Foundation for Learning
-
Schwab Learning provides free information, resources,
publications and support to parents of children who struggle
with learning and to kids themselves through two websites and
Outreach and Community Services.
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School
Transportation News
-
Service Dog Placements for Children with Autism -
Creating
a service dog placement for a child with autism differs from
creating placements between service dogs and physically challenged
adults. From puppy hood on, the philosophy of training the dog and
the timetable for placement has to be tailored to the unique needs
of the child and move in tandem with the dog's natural development
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Service Animal Information
-
The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and the
National Association of Attorneys General have formed a Disability
Rights Task Force to promote and protect the rights of individuals
with disabilities. We have found that many businesses across the
country have prohibited individuals with disabilities who use
service animals from entering their premises, in many instances
because of ignorance or confusion about the animal's appropriate
use. This document provides specific information about the legal
requirements regarding individuals with disabilities who use service
animals.
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Service Dog Tasks for Psychiatric Service Dogs
-
According to the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), a service
animal must be individually trained to do work or tasks of benefit
to a disabled individual in order to be legally elevated from pet
status to service animal status. The following list identifies a
number of tasks a service dog could be trained to do that would
serve to mitigate a disabling condition classified as a psychiatric
disability. In particular, the tasks were developed for those who
become disabled by Panic Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (
PTSD), or Depression, conditions attributed to a brain chemistry
malfunction.
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Smart Kids with LD
-
Loaded with info on how to help [children] thrive, from getting the
right diagnosis to determining when to look beyond the school for
help, and more.
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Social Security
Administration Disability Starter Kits
-
The Disability
Starter Kit will help you get ready for your disability interview or
online application. Kits are available for adults and for children
under age 18.
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Speech
Therapy Resources -
Speaking
of Speech.com is an interactive forum for
speech/language pathologists and teachers to improve communication
skills in our schools
-
Special
Education News for Educators -
answers a need in education for
in-depth, timely news related to educating students with
disabilities. The Web site and newsletter are journalistic
publications centered on the news of the special education field.
The Web site is also designed to offer unique resources to special
education professionals in one convenient place. These include
places for educators and others to exchange their views, find links
to important information at other sites on the Web and keep track of
news and events across the country.
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Special
education student receives failing grade,
ineligible for athletic competition. Isn’t
this illegal?
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Special
& Gifted Education Resource Center -
Special education
teachers work with children and youths who have a variety of
disabilities. Most special education teachers instruct students at
the elementary, middle, and secondary school level, although some
teachers work with infants and toddlers. Using the Individualized
Education Plan as a working plan, special education teachers design
and modify instruction to meet a student’s special needs. Teachers
also work with students who have other special instructional needs,
including the gifted and talented.
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Special Child
-
Special Child is provided by The
Resource Foundation for Children with Challenges (RFCC), a nonprofit
charity organization. The RFCC relies solely on contributions from
private and public organizations, as well as individuals like you,
to fund its operations.
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Starkey Hearing Foundation's
-
provide
hearing aids to those persons around the world who cannot afford to
buy them. We provide approximately 10,000 domestically and
approximately 10,000 internationally per year. If you have someone
who needs a hearing aid, please let us know and we'd be happy to
help.
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STOMP
(Specialized
Training of Military Parents) -
With a population of 1.5 million active duty military
members, each day around the globe, there are an estimated 540,000
active duty sponsors each caring for a family member with special
medical or educational needs. STOMP is the only National Parent
Training and Information Center for military families providing
support and advice to military parents without regard of the type of
medical condition their child has.
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Teaching
Strategies and Techniques
-
Teaching
the Person With Autism HOW to DRIVE
-
While driving on
my way to an appointment I was cut in front of three times. I
steered clear of a car that was edging over my way to avoid an
accident. I saw a near miss when a car ran a stop sign. I pulled
over for a siren but cars passed me who didn't bother to follow that
law and I had cars honk at me for going the posted speed limit in a
school zone. Were all of those drivers autistic? I'm sure not. Were
any of those drivers autistic? I certainly doubt it. What those
drivers did not do involved language: predicting, sequencing,
following directions, problem solving, and turn taking
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Technical Assistance Alliance for Parent Centers -
The Technical
Assistance Alliance for Parent Centers is an innovative project that
supports a unified technical assistance system for the purpose of
developing, assisting and coordinating Parent Training and
Information Projects and Community Parent Resource Centers under the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This project is
funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs and consists of 1 national center
and 6 regional centers. The project is funded to
strengthen the connections to the larger technical assistance
network and fortify partnerships between parent centers and state
education systems at regional and national levels.
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That Darn Tic: A
Newsletter By and for Kids with Tourettes Syndrome
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Top
10 Homework
Helpers for Parents -
It's that time again! Soon kids
will be heading home with piles of work. Help your child get off to
a winning start with her studies by following these homework tips
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Transporting
Students with Special Needs -
School buses transport the
nation’s most important resource, its youth. Parents and caregivers
are asked every day to entrust their children to school bus
operators. While the safety record of school buses is remarkable,
there is no such thing as safe enough for a caregiver. This module
focuses on the transportation of the student with special needs and
the equipment that these students may require.
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Understanding
Medicaid Home and Community Services: A Primer -
Medicaid is the
major public payer of long-term services and supports for millions
of low-income Americans. When Medicaid was first enacted, payment
for long-term services was made solely to institutions such as
nursing homes. In the following decades, people with disabilities of
all ages and their advocates played a significant role in the
evolution of the Medicaid program. They asked for the resources they
needed to live independently and the government responded. Medicaid
now pays for a comprehensive range of home and community services
that provide alternatives to unnecessary institutional care.
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U.S.
Department of Labor -
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Visual Strategies
- Some children find the world to be too chaotic, and
expectations and demands they cannot understand may confuse them.
Verbal instructions and explanations are often not adequate to
provide the information a child needs in order to comprehend. Just
as we adults may prefer to write down and refer to lists as we shop
or prepare to work, children often need the support of having
information presented in visual form. Some children learn best
through what they see, and using visual strategies at home and in
the classroom builds on this strength.
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