The Arc of the United States
http://www.thearc.org/

The Georgia Arc Network
http://www.arcga.org/index.html

Down Syndrome
http://www.nas.com/downsyn//

Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta
http://www.down-syndrome-atlanta.org/

National Down Syndrome Association
http://www.ndss.org

National Fragile X Foundation
http://www.nfxf.org

Orthopedic Impairments

Information about Mobility Impairments
http://spot.pcc.edu/osd/mobinfo.htm

Muscular Dystrophy Association
http://www.mdusa.org

Strategies for Teaching Children with Motor/Orthopedic Impairments
http://www.as.wvu.edu/~scidis/motor.html

United Cerebral Palsy Association
http://www.ucpa.org

Other Health Impairments

Band-Aides and Blackboards: When Chronic Illness or Some Other Medical Problem Goes to School
http://www.faculty.fairfield.edu/fleitas/contents.html

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
http://www.pedaids.org

Epilepsy Foundation of America
http://www.efa.org

National Childhood Cancer Foundation
http://www.nccf.org

National Organization for Rare Disease (NORD)
http://www.rarediseases.org
 

Traumatic Brain Injury

The Brain Injury Association, Inc.
http://www.biausa.org

Curry School of Education Resources on Traumatic Brain Injury
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/fo/cise/ose/categories/tbi.html

The Whole Brain Atlas
http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/home.html
 

Other

American Hyperlexia Association
http://www.hyperlexiz.org

International Rett Syndrome Association
http://www.rettsyndrome.org

Angelman Syndrome Foundation
http://www.angelman.org

Williams Syndrome Association
http://www.williams-syndrome.org

Toy Catalog Listing for Children with Special Needs
http://www.nas.com/downsyn/toy.html
 
 

Assistive Technology

Abledata
http://www.abledata.com

Alliance for Technology Access
http://www.ataccess.org

Apple Disability Resources
http://www.apple.com/disability

Closing the Gap
http://www.closingthegap.com

Dreamms for Kids
http://www.dreamms.org

Georgia Project for Assistive Technology
http://www.gpat.org

Microsoft’s Accessibility Web Site
http://www.microsoft.com/enable

National Center to Improve Practice
http://www2.edc.org/NCIP

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
http://www.rfbd.org
 
 

Professional Organizations

American Academy on Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org

American Association of University Affiliated Programs for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
http://www.aauap.org

American Association on Mental Retardation
http://www.aamr.org

American Psychological Association
http://www.apa.org

American Speech-Language Hearing Association
http://www.asha.org

The Council for Exceptional Children
http://www.cec.sped.org
 
 

Resources for Parents and Families

Cornucopia of Disability Information
http://codi.buffalo.edu

Disability Resources Monthly (DRM)
http://www.disabilityresources.org

Family & Advocates Partnership in Education (FAPE)
http://www.fape.org

Family Education Network (FEN)
http://familyeducation.com

Family Friendly Fun with Special Needs
http://www.family-friendly-fun.com

Family Village
http://familyvillage.wisc.edu

Federation for Children with Special Needs
http://www.fcsn.org/home.htm

HalfthePlanet
http://www.halftheplanet.com

National Fathers Network
http://www.fathersnetword.org

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
http://www.nichcy.org

National Parent Information Network
http://www.npin.org

National Parent Network on Disabilities
http://www.npnd.org/main.htm

Parents Helping Parents
http://www.php.com

Proactive Parent
http://www.cec.sped.org/ps/code.html

The Sibling Support Project
http://www.seattlechildrens.org/sibsupp
 
 
 

Federal Laws and Regulations

CEC's IDEA Partnership (Excellent for maintaining current information and connections to other
sites)
http://www.ideapractices.org/

CEC's IDEA Practices
http://www.ideapractices.org/about/index.php

The Policy Maker Partnership for Implementing IDEA
http://www.ideapolicy.org/home.htm

Section 504 and IDEA Basic Similarities and Differences
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/legal_legislative/edlaw504.html

A User's Guide to the 1999 IDEA Regulations
http://www.c-c-d.org/userguide.html

Wrights Law
http://www.wrightslaw.com/bks/feta/feta.htm
 

IDEA Related Subjects

Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice
http://cecp.air.org/

Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice: Functional Behavioral Assessment
http://cecp.air.org/fba/default.htm
 

Federal Web Sites

OSEP: Office of Special Education Programs
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/

OSERS: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/index.html

United States Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/index.html

United States Department of Education NEWS
http://www.ed.gov/PressReleases/10-2001/10102001b.html