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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 Washington State www.ldawa.org
The IDEA Partnership website - www.ideapartnership.org.
National Center on Response to Intervention website - www.rti4success.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
Dyslexia Awareness & Resource Center www.dyslexia-center.com
Hello Friend: The Ennis William Cosby Foundation www.hellofriend.org
International Dyslexia Association www.interdys.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
Greatschools www.greatschools.net/content/allArticles.page
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 for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) www.ncld.org
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY) www.nichcy.org
Nonverbal Learning Disabilities www.nldline.com, and www.nldontheweb.org
Parents Schwab Foundation for Learning www.SchwabLearning.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
AD/HD News, lots of updated information www.adhdnews.com
ADD Resources, newsletter from ADD Adult Support Group www.addresources.org
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
Educational Site created and maintained by a physician www.tamingthetriad.com
Help for ADD/ADHD www.help4adhd.org
One ADD Place www.oneaddplace.com
National Resource Center on AD/HD provides science-based information on AD/HD, operated by the CH.A.D.D. organization www.help4adhd.org
Living with ADD – support forum www.livingwithadd.com/forum
Thom Hartmann ADD information www.thomhartmann.com
My ADHD, helps parents, teachers, & health care professionals collaborate to promote children’s success www.myADHD.com
Parent and Student Information Web Sites
All Kinds of Minds parent tool kit www.allkindsofminds.org/ptk/index.aspx
Between the Lions, get wild about reading with stories, games and songs for kids www.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
GED information www.gedtest.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
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”
Math and Reading help for kids www.math-and-reading-help-for-kids.org
National Center on Learning Disabilities (NCLD) on-line parent center provides parents with tools and up-to-date information to be effective advocate for your child – www.ld.org/parents
Partnership for Learning is a statewide nonprofit that informs and mobilizes parents, educators and the community to improve our public schools www.partnership4learning.org
Pediatric Neurology, accurate information and selected links for other sites and books.
www.PediatricNeurology.com
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
RTI (Responsiveness to Intervention) explains this process of assessment and intervention for student progress in Elementary School www.nrcld.org
Seattle Schools - parents with special education students can have questions answered about programs and schools in the district www.llschoolinfo.dataweb.com
Summer Camp Directory, County Resource Lists, Employment Resources for youth with disabilities from Children’s Hospital www.cshcn.org/resources/waresources.cfm
Virtual Center on Study Skills features downloadable materials and resources which support students in improving their study skills http://npip.com/CBSS/sampler.htm
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
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, University of Washington http://depts.washington.edu/ccts
College Navigator “helps students become better, more informed consumers when choosing the college that is right for them. This site is sponsored by the US Department of Education www.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool
Colleges with Programs for LD students www.college-scholarships.com/learningdisabilities.htm
Postsecondary Innovative Technology Transition Project (Post-ITT) – Helps students, schools, and families with transition from High School to College. www.wri-edu.org/postitt
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
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/backtoschool.shtml
Help for parents, teachers, and health care professionals collaborate to promote children’s success
www.ADHD.com
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 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
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 http://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/
Center for Applied Special Technology - Opportunities for individuals with disabilities through the development of and innovative uses of technology. Innovative, technology-based educational resources and strategies based on the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/toolkits/tk_introduction.cfm?tk_id=61
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
Education Week on the Web www.edweek.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 & Legislative News www.ideapractices.org
IDEA Regulations www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/IDEA/getregs.html
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 www.LDadvocate.org
National Center to Improve Practice in special Ed www.edc.org/FSC/NCIP
No Child Left Behind, learn more about how this legislation affects your child in school
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
www.nochildleftbehind.gov; www.nclb.gov/next/parentsguide.html; www.reedmartin.com/nochildleftbehindresources.htm
Office of Special Education & Rehabilitation Services www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS
Reed Martin – Special Education Law www.reedmartin.com
Special Education information www.ed.gov
Special Education Resources in Spanish http://paidos.rediris.es/needirectorio
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - 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
US Dept. of Education, a guide to the Individualized Education Program along with other important
Washington PAVE – Information and resources about Special Education, also provides training for parents of children with Special Education issues www.washingtonpave.org
Washington Protection & Advocacy System Newsletter www.wpas-rights.org/Envoy_online.htm
Wrightslaw (by Pete and Pam Wright) www.wrightslaw.com
Your Link to Congress www.congress.org
Environmental Health Issues
Children’s Environmental Health www.healthyschools.org
Collaborative on Health & the Environment – Northwest (CHE-NW) www.chenw.org
‘Green Squad’ Website, lets kids investigate everyday health and environment hazards in their schools www.nrdc.org/greensquad
Educational Software Reviews
Technology and Learning Magazine ,software reviews – database of more than 1300 educational software reviews www.techlearning.com/review.shtml
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 educational and entertainment software packages www.thereviewzone.com
The Annual Guide to the Highest-Rated Educational Software and Multimedia – used by librarians, teachers, school administrators, students and parents.
www.ascd.org/services/newoth/intro98.html
Assistive Technology
Washington Assistive Technology Foundation, funding for assistive technology www.watf.org
Washington Assistive Technology Alliance (WATA). Help in finding and using equipment to assist with academics or work www.wata.org
Assistive Technology in Education www.at-advocacy.phillynews.com
Special Education Technology Center, State Needs Project through Superintendent of Public Instruction, focus on school-aged individuals/needs www.cwu.edu/~setc
Literacy Sites
International Reading Association www.reading.org
Literacy-Source - offers free literacy services in the Fremont area for adults www.literacy-source.org
Literacy Network of Washington (Literacy Now) – click on box with Literacy Network of Washington for directory of literacy services. www.tchonline.org
Literacy Organization is gateway to electronic resources and tools for international youth and adult literacy communities www.literacy.org
National Institute for Literacy - develops publications for families and educators of learners across the life span. www.nifl.gov/
Other Disabilities
American council for the Blind www.acb.org
American Association of People with Disabilities, the largest cross-disability membership organization for the disabled in the nation. www.aapd-dc.org
Apraxia Kids www.apraxia-Kids.org
ASHA American Speech/Language/Hearing Association www.asha.org
Aspergers – Seattle area community of individuals, friends, and family members whose lives are touched by Aspergers www.aspergersnw.tripid.com
Autism/ADD Resources www.aitresources.com
Autism Society of Washington www.autismsocietyofwa.org/links
Web community designed for individuals with Aspergers/Autism/ADD and other PDD’s
www.wrongplanet.net
Autism Web Site for Spanish-Speaking Families www.manitasporautismo.com
Brain Injury Association www.biausa.org
Center for Development & Learning www.cdl.org
Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation www.cabf.org
Conduct Disorders www.conductdisorders.com
Facts for Families about Psychiatric Disorders Affecting Children & Adolescents (includes Spanish & French translations) www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam
Families for Early Autism Treatment www.feat.org/FEATNews
Patient Centered Guided News. Information on Autism, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette Syndrome www.patientcenters.com/news/ASD_LJ_review
Sensory Processing Disorder Resource Center www.sensory-processing-disorder.com
Tourette’s Syndrome Association www.tsa-usa.org
Free Tutorial on Searching the Web - If you can’t find what you need from our Web Site listing and you want to search the Internet but need some brushing up on your Web skills, this is the site for you. www.sc.edu/beaufort/library/bones.html
K-12 Academics
It is the largest of its kind on the Internet.
A National Education & Disability Resource web site with a community based approach. The site serves as a great resource for Teachers, Parents, Students, Professionals & District Officials in the K-12 Education system with extensive information on various topics in education and disabilities. We are within the top 100,000 websites in the United States and had over 2 million unique visitors in 2006. On a personal note, this site is a lifetime achievement for myself. I was diagnosed with A.D.D. as a kid and have overcome great odds in life to become the success that I am. This website is a passion of mine to help give back to those in life who are struggling.
Chris Glavin
