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
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
Phil Strain discusses the importance of inclusion for young children with autism. (9 minutes) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JURcWKy6e20
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