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Education

IDEA Practices. "This site answers your questions about IDEA, keeps you informed about IDEAs that work, and supports your efforts to helpp all children learn, progress, and realize their dreams." http://www.ideapractices.org/

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

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY). Central source of information on: disabilities in infants, toddlers, children and youth; IDEA; No Child Left Behind Act; research-based information on effective educational practices. From their web site you can access a listing of disabilitiy organizations in each state. http://www.nichcy.org

A Guide to the Individualized Education Program prepared by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services U.S. Department of Education (OSEP). http://www.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/iepguide/index.html

National Academy Press. Educating Children with Autism. Prepared by the The Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. The appearance of the web page may fool you but this is an actual document split into chapters.
http://search.nap.edu/books/0309072697/html/

Autism Program Quality Indicators. New York State's self-review and quality improvement guide for schools and programs serving students with autism spectrum disorders. http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/specialed/autism/apqi.htm

Parents, advocates, educators, and attorneys visit the Wrightslaw web site for accurate, up-to-date information about effective advocacy for children with disabilities. http://www.wrightslaw.com/

Center for Effective Collaboration & Practice http://cecp.air.org includes great deal of information on functional behavioral assessment.

Center for Evidence-Based Practice: Young Children with Challenging Behavior to raise awareness and implementation of positive, evidence-based practices and to build an enhanced and more accessible database to support those practices.
http://challengingbehavior.fmhi.usf.edu/index.html

I.P.U.T (Informed Parents United Together) Advocating for Universal Education and Full Inclusion! IPUT is Non-For Profit Advocacy Organization and Web Community Dedicated to Systems Change! "All Children, All Together, All The Time!" "Equal Access, Equal Treatment!" http://iput.org/default.aspx

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