WEB SITES

The worldwide web is a great place to get information and support.  The following are some of our favorite web sites:

LDA Web Sites

LDA of America                          www.ldaamerica.org       

LDA of Oregon State                  www.ldaor.org    

LDA of California State              www.ldaca.org

Learning Disabilities Web Sites

All Kind of Minds      www.allkindsofminds.org

Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities       www.aboutld.org

Council for Exceptional Children – Division for Learning Disabilities    www.dldcec.org

Council for Learning Disabilities          www.cldinternational.org

Hello Friend: The Ennis William Cosby Foundation       www.hellofriend.org

International Dyslexia Association         www.interdys.org

Great Schools  (was the Schwab Foundation for Learning)  www.greatschools.org

Learning Disabilities Council       www.ldcouncil.org

LD OnLine      www.ldonline.org

LD Worldwide is a multi-lingual website for everyone, including non-English speakers. A site for parents, individuals with LD, educators, researchers and clinicians with the most current information on LD, ADHD, Dyslexia, reading difficulties and more     www.ldworldwide.org

Living with LD, a special site for teens and adults with LD      www.livingwithLD.org

Misunderstood Minds        www.pbs.org/wgbh/misunderstoodminds

National Association for the Education of African American Children with Learning Disabilities  www.charityadvantage.com/aacld/HomePage.asp

National Center on Learning Disabilities (NCLD)    www.ncld.org

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

National Institutes of Mental Health        www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/learndis.htm

News and Insights about Learning Disabilities from NCLD      www.LD.org

Nonverbal Learning Disabilities     www.nlda.org

Parents of Gifted/Learning Disabled Children   www.geocities.com/Athens/1105/gtld

Sensory Processing Disorder Resource Center     www.sensory-processing-disorder.com

Sensory Integration Dysfunction – information at  www.kid-power.org and www.ldaamerica.org

Smart Kids with LD      www.smartkidswithld.org 

ADD/ADHD Web Sites

ADDA - National Attention Deficit Disorder Association       www.add.org

ADD information, links to other sites and chat area     www.add.about.com

ADDvance OnLine resource for families      www.addvance.com

ADD Resources, newsletter from ADD Adult Support Group     www.addresources.org

AD/HD News, lots of updated information            www.adhdnews.com

ADHD Web Site    www.ADHDSupport.com

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder – National Institute of Mental Health

 www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/adhdmenu.cfm

Born to explore, a site that emphasizes the positives of ADD     www.borntoexplore.org

CH.A.D.D. (Children & Adults with ADD)       www.chadd.org

Attention Research Update  on ADD from Duke University    www.helpforadd.com

My ADHD, helps parents, teachers, & health care professionals collaborate to promote children’s success      www.myADHD.com

National Resource Center on AD/HD provides science-based information on AD/HD, operated by CH.A.D.D.   www.help4adhd.org

Living with ADD  support forum     www.livingwithadd.com/forum

Parent and Student Information Web Sites

Academic Information   on-line education resource center with extensive subject guides and distance learning.  Free accurate information and resources for prospective and current students (and other researchers)   www.academicinfo.net

ADHD at School:  use this comprehensive online guide from ADDitude magazine to help your child set up classroom accommodations, build strong study skills, and learn better time-management.  To view the full contents of the guide go to    www.additudemag.com/RCLP/sub/4163.html

All Kinds of Minds parent tool kit      www.allkindsofminds.org/ptk/index.aspx

American Council on Education   for GED information   www.gedtest.org

Books without Barries  accessible books, magazines and periodicals are free for all US students with qualifying disabilities   www.bookshale.org

PBS Kids, get wild about reading with stories, games and songs for kids   http://pbskids.org

Center for the Improvement of Student Learning   clearinghouse for education research, promising practices and success stories from around the state    www.yourlearningcenter.org

Child Development Institute http://childdevelopmentinfo.com/index.htm

FAPE – Helping parents/advocates improve educational results for children with disabilities www.fape.org

Grammar Sucks      www.grammarsucks.com

Page Ahead   Page Ahead helps children realize their potential by providing them with the inspiration to read  http://www.pageahead.org

IDEA Parent Guide – a parent’s guide to the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) so you can become an informed and effective partner with the school in supporting your child’s special learning and behavioral needs – www.ld.org/IDEAguide

IEP’s made easy        www.iep4u.com   or   www.iepstudent.com

IEP & 504 Plans Legal Resources Seattle Area   resources for Seattle-area kids with LD www.developmentalweb.com/IEPs_and_504_Plans.htm

504 Information         www.504student.com

IRS and Taxes, educational program for students to understand taxes    www.irs.gov  (click on “Individuals” then “Students” then “Understanding Taxes”

K-12 Academics   www.k12academics.com

Kids Read, site for kids to find their favorite books, series and authors, reviews, trivia games, contests, and word search     www.kidsreads.com

Math and Reading help for kids      www.math-and-reading-help-for-kids.org

National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)  promotes public awareness and understanding of children and adults with learning disabilities  www.ncld.org

National Center for Learning Disabilities IDEA Parent Guide  provides information to help ensure your child’s rightful education  www.ncld.org/content/view/900/456084

Partnership for Learning is a statewide nonprofit that informs and mobilizes parents, educators and the community to improve our public schools www.partnership4learning.org

Program for screening preschoolers before they enter Kindergarten to determine whether they have the early literacy skills they need to become readers      www.getreadytoread.org

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D) National resource for getting school books recorded on tape   www.rfbd.org/membership.htm

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic  is now giving away, to persons with qualified learning or print disabilities, free individual memberships to download audio books.  With this membership students will not receive RFB&D titles in the mail, just free internet downloads.  www.rfbd.org/promotions.htm

RTI Action Network  features informational resources as well as opportunities to interact with top researchers and colleagues.  Implementation of RTI from preschool to secondary programs with information for administrators, teachers, specialists, and families   www.RTINetwork.org

RTI Center (National Center on Responses to Intervention) is a source of knowledge, expertise, and research for administrators, educators and parents     www.rti4sucess.org

RTI (Responsiveness to Intervention)  explains the process of assessment and intervention for student progress in Elementary School   www.nrcld.org

RTI for Washington State    description of Washington State’s Response to Intervention policy  www.k12.wa.us/specialEd/RTI.aspx

Seattle Public Library      www.spl.org

Through the Looking Glass provides the “National Center for Parents with Disabilities and their Families”.  The Center’s activities focus on priority issues facing parents with disabilities: custody and parental evaluations; family roles and personal assistance; intervention with parents.       http://lookingglass.org/ncpd/index.php

Transition & Your Adolescent with Learning Disabilities.  Moving from high school to postsecondary education training and employment  provided by the National Research Center on Learning Disabilities   www.nrcld.org

Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board   administers state’s student financial aid programs and develops strategic master plan for higher education  www.hecb.wa.gov/

Washington State Child Care Resource and Referral Network, help finding child care and money for child care     www.childcarenet.org

Washington Talking Book and Braille Library for books on tape     www.wtbbl.org

WASL Online Resource Center for Parents and Students, find out everything you need to know about the WASL     www.wasl2006.org

Transition, Colleges, Universities, Career Schools and Employment

Center for Change in Transition Services,  from the University of Washington  http://depts.washington.edu/ccts

College Navigator can help students become better, more informed consumers when choosing a college.  Sponsored by the US Department of Education   www.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool

Colleges with Programs for LD students  www.college-scholarships.com/learningdisabilities

Documentation for SAT and ACT  the necessary documentation for student testing accommodations  www.ets.org/disability

Heath Resource Center – Information on transitioning to employment or college and other post secondary issues     www.heath.gwu.edu

National Center for Fair & Open Testing   leading admissions groups urge colleges to reconsider testing requirements    www.fairtest.org

Postsecondary Innovative Technology Transition Project (Post-ITT) – Helps students, schools, and families with transition from High School to College.   http://www.postitt.org/

The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition , a transition planning resource for life after high school for students with disabilities       www.myfuturemyplan.com

The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth)       www.ncwd-youth.info

Your Employment Selections (YES) – is a job preference and career exploration program for youth and adults with disabilities.  The program provides information about community jobs, increase choice making opportunities and assist transition planning   www.yesjobsearch.com

Teacher Information Web Sites

Center for the Improvement of Student Learning   clearinghouse for education research, promising practices and success stories from around the state    www.yourlearningcenter.org

Education Week on the Web       www.edweek.org

ERIC Web site  used by librarians, teachers, school administrators, students and parents.  Unlimited access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials   www.eric.ed.gov

Find tips, lesson plans and units, activities, worksheets, songs and perms, and other resources for the first days and weeks of school from A to Z      www.atozteacherstuff.com

IDEA Partnership Community  good source of information for teachers and parents 

 www.ideapartnership.org

Life Success for students with learning disabilities: A Teacher Guide from the Frostig Center        www.ldsuccess.org/teacher_guide/index.html

National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standards (NIMAS)  when publishers create instructional materials that correspond to the NIMAS standard, these materials can easily be converted into accessible formats for students with disabilities.  NIMAS will help to ensure that students with disabilities have access to high quality instructional materials, in appropriate accessible formats, at the same time as other students,   visit  http://nimas.cast.org/

National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC) funded through 2010 by OSEP to assist States in building their capacity to support and improve transition planning services and outcomes for youth with disabilities – www.nsttac.org

Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory  provides educators with top quality professional development, technical assistance and research services   www.nwrel.org

Teaching LD, for teachers who work with LD students       www.TeachingLD.org

Virtual Field Trip  provides an alternative form of presenting information.  Students can go on virtual field trips without leaving the classroom       www.field-guides.com

Washington Alliance formed partnership of 12 school districts in the Puget Sound area dedicated to improve student performance and achievement through training for school personnel      www.allianceforbetterschools.org

Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board   administers state’s student financial aid programs and develops strategic master plan for higher education    www.hecb.wa.gov/

Education, Special Education, Government and Advocacy Sites

Americans with Disabilities Act   (ADA) Home Page     www.ada.gov

Educational Service District (Puget Sound ESD)       www.psesd.org

ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)   www.eric.ed.gov

FAPE – The Families and Advocates Partnership for Education - project helps families and advocates improve educational results for children with disabilities         www.fape.org

IDEA Regulations   a one-stop shop for resources relating to IDEA and its regulations 

  http://idea.ed.gov

Internet Special Education Resources   www.iser.com

Job Accommodation Network (JAN)  not a job placement service, but an international consulting service that provides information about job accommodations and the employability of people with disabilities.  JAN is a free service that provides information on how to accommodate specific functional limitations, with database of more 16,000 specific accommodations   www.jan.wvu.edu

Legislative email alerts  and many other resources sponsored by the National Center for Learning Disabilities       http://www.ncld.org/on-capitol-hill

National Center to improve practice in Special Education     http://www2.edc.org/FSC/

OSPI (Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction in WA)  to find Special Education Link and the Rules and Regulations for the State of Washington;  scroll down to State Regs/Federal, click on that and scroll down to State WAC 392-172 Information, open and find Rules and Regs.      www.k12.wa.us             

Office of Special Education & Rehabilitation Services    www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS

Pacer Center   champions for children with disabilities, information on Special Education issues   www.pacer.org

Special Education information  everything you want to know about Special Ed.   

www.ed.gov

Supplemental Security Income (SSI)   - Social Security On-line  extra money for child’s medical care if the child has a disability          www.ssa.gov

The Federal Resource Center for Special Education    www.dssc.org/frc

Washington PAVE  –  Information and resources about Special Education, also provides training for parents of children with Special Education issues         www.washingtonpave.org

Washington PAVE/STOMP  a national parent center serving military families and U.S. military installations    www.stompproject.org

Washington Protection & Advocacy System Newsletter   www.wpas-rights.org/

Wrightslaw (by Pete and Pam Wright) good advice on Special Education issues

 www.wrightslaw.com    

Your Link to Congress    www.congress.org

Environmental Health Issues

Children’s Environmental Health     www.healthyschools.org

Children’s Health and Environmental Coalition (CHEC)      www.checnet.org

Collaborative on Health & the Environment – Northwest (CHE-NW)   www.chenw.org

United States Health and Human Services,  Environmental Issues for kids   www.dhhs.gov/Kids

 ‘Green Squad’ Website, lets kids investigate everyday health and environment hazards in their schools       www.nrdc.org/greensquad

Protecting your child , the toxic chemicals website   www.healthycar.org

Clearinghouse on environmental toxins research and legislation on children’s products

www.healthytoy.org

Educational Software Reviews

Assistive Technology  The mission of this organization is to provide access to information on assistive technology (AT) devices and services as well as other community resources for people with disabilities and the general public.   www.assistivetech.net

Technology and Learning Magazine ,software reviews – database of more than 1300 educational software reviews        www.techlearning.com

Childrens Software Revue reviews - 3000 reviews of both educational and entertainment titles      www.childrenssoftware.com

The Review Zone – a writer/parent has published numerous reviews of books, educational and entertainment software        www.thereviewzone.com

Assistive Technology

Inspiration Softwear   a unique site provides students with a tool for brainstorming and outlining.  Ordering information and an on-line trial are provided   www.inspiration.com

Washington Assistive Technology Act Program (WATAP). Help in finding and using equipment to assist with academics or work              www.watap.org

Assistive Technology in Education      www.at-advocacy.phillynews.com