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Alphabet Soup: Disability Related Acronyms
http://www.disabilityresources.org/ABC.html
A guide to some of the more common acronyms in disability education, law, medicine, and rehabilitation.

Autism Web
http://www.autismweb.com/
This website provides a parents' guide to the diagnosis, treatment and education of children with autism.

Blind Children’s Center
http://www.blindcntr.org/about.htm
This website provides programs and services for families who have children that are blind or have a severe visual impairment. 

Cuyahoga County Board of Mental Retardation
http://www.ccbmrdd.org/index.asp
This website gives services and supports for adults who have MR.  It also describes school supports and assistive technology.

Family & Advocates Partnership in Education (FAPE)
http://fape.org
IDEA information for families.

Frontier Travel Camp, Inc.
http://www.frontiertravelcamp.com/index.htm
This site provides comprehensive information about camps that accommodate different needs and disabilities.

Glossary of Special Ed Terms
http://www.disabilityrights.org/glossary.htm
A parent's guide to SPED/Needs: A searchable glossary of terms related to special education.

Gorp Travel for people with disabilities
http://gorp.com/gorp/eclectic/disabled.htm
This website is comprehensive in its discussion about adventure travel for people with disabilities, offering information about places to go that accommodate for disabled people including all National parks with wheelchair accessible trails, forests, fishing sites, beaches, mountain hiking, sand dunes, rock climbing and more.

Internet Resources for Special Children
http://www.irsc.org:8080/irsc/irscmain.nsf
A comprehensive resource for special Ed teachers and parents of special needs children, with links to other websites covering IDEA 1997, including laws, healthcare, mental health, rehabilitation, news articles, statistics, and support assistance.

National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments
http://www.spedex.com/napvi/                                                                   
This website has an exhaustive list of links, resources, organizations, services, schools, and parent guides.

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
http://www.nichcy.org
A variety of free services, links, and resources for families of children and youth with special needs and the professionals who serve them.

ParentPals.com
http://www.parentpals.com/gossamer/pages/Special_Education_Games/index.html
This website offers an abundance of information for Special Ed students/teachers and parents including a vast area of Special Education Games which are divided up according to levels.

Parents Guide to Transition: What Happens After High School?
http://www.pluk.org/trans.html
Information regarding transition issues for parents/families and their students.

Schwab Learning
http://www.schwablearning.org/index.asp
This comprehensive website is designed for parents with children who have learning disabilities. This site offers information regarding every aspects of a child’s learning disability.

Schwablearning.org
http://www.schwablearning.org/
This website is a great site for parents of children with learning disabilities.
It offers information about learning disabilities and how to help children with their self-esteem and success, their social and emotional needs, and dealing with their behavior.

Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI)
http://seriweb.com/
A collection of links to a wide variety of special education related sites.

Special Needs Advocates for Parents (SNAP)
http://www.snapinfo.org
SNAP provides information, education, advocacy, and referrals to families with children with special needs of all ages and disabilities.

 

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