Disability Related nonProfits

American Academy of Pediatrics: (Contains information re: children’s health)

The ARC of the US: (Contains information re: advocacy for people with retardation)

Autism Society of America: (Contains general information about austism and its treatment)

CADRE:  (Contains information re: special education mediation)

Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies:(Contains information re: serving students with behavioral disabilities)

Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice:(Contains information re: improving services to children and youth with emotional and behavioral problems)

Center for Law and Education: (Contains articles on special education and other education related topics)

Civil Rights Project at UCLA: (Contains information re: the relationship between race and special education, the impact of high stakes testing, discipline and other topics)

Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities Education Task Force: (Contains public policy/govt. information)

Council for Exceptional Children: (Contains information re: providers of related services and other professionals)

Council of Parent Advocates and Attorneys: (An organization of public and privately funded advocates and attorneys who represent students with disabilities)

Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc: Founded in 1979 by people with disabilities and parents of children with disabilities, the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc. (DREDF) is a national law and policy center dedicated to protecting and advancing the civil rights of people with disabilities through legislation,litigation, advocacy, technical assistance, and education and training of attorneys, advocates, persons with disabilities, and parents of children withdisabilities.”

Education Trust: (Contains information on govt. education programs for low income students)

Education Weekly on the Web:  (A mainstream education publication with public policy information)

Family & Advocates Partnership for Education (FAPE), of the PACER Center: (Federally funded project related to parent advocacy)

Fair Test: (“The national center for fair and open testing.”)

IDEAPartners:  (These multi-disciplinary initiatives of the Council for Exceptional Children are funded by OSEP. The site contains links to the IDEA and its regulations and provides a wealth of information about the law).

Internet Resources for Special Children: (Self-explanatory)

Learning Disabilities Online: (Contains basic information about learning disabilities)

Mothers from Hell:  (An organization of parents of students with disabilities that dispenses useful advocacy advice with humor.)

National Assn’ of School Psychologists: (Contains useful information about alternatives to suspension and expulsion)

National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education Through Technology, Media and Materials

National Center for Youth Law: (Contains legally oriented articles on funding for children’s health and other issues)

National Center for Youth Law’s litigation docket Includes: Abuse, Neglect, & Foster Care, Government Programs for Poor Children, Child and Adolescent Health, Housing for Families with Children, Criminalization

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs:(Contains   resources on school and community juvenile violence prevention)

Special Education Resources on the Internet

TASH:  (An organization which represents people with severe disabilities)

United Cerebral Palsy: “For 50 years, UCP (a.k.a. United Cerebral Palsy) has been committed to change and progress for persons with disabilities.”

Wright’s Law (A website maintained by a private education attorney/social worker team. Contains legal advocacy information)