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- "Autism Today" - "Autism Today" is an ezine that addresses the needs of families, teachers, and caregivers of individuals diagnosed with autism.
www.autismtoday.com
- Ability Online - A safe computer haven where kids and teens with disabilities can meet and share their interests.
www.ablelink.org/public/about.htm
- About ADD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Information on every aspect of AD/HD, including diagnosis, treatment, alternative medicines, medication, practical advice, support.
add.about.com
- About Parenting Special Needs - The starting place for exploring parenting special needs, from About.com.
specialchildren.about.com
- About Special Education - A resource for parents, teachers, and students.
specialed.about.com
- About Stress in Childhood - Children experience stress just as adults do. But sometimes, its manifestations are different.
stress.about.com/library/weekly/aa011501a.htm
- Americans With Disabilities Act Information - Americans With Disabilities Act Information
www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/ghindex.html
- Child and Family Canada - Self-help for parents of children with special needs, and guidelines to help you start your own support group.
www.cfc%2Defc.ca/docs/00001112.htm
- Child Care and the ADA - Child care centers rather privately or publicly operated must conform to ADA standards in order to meet the needs of special children.
www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/chcaflyr.htm
- Children First from the National PTA - A list of links to state and local PTAs and other child advocacy organizations.
www.pta.org/ptacommunity/index.asp
- Cyndi's Special Needs Resources - Resources for parents of special-needs children. Scripture, health information and VCFS sites.
members.aol.com/cyndimom23/sn.htm
- Disabled Parents Network - A UK based organisation of disabled people who are parents or who hope to become parents, their families and allies.
www.disabledparentsnetwork.org.uk
- Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center Parents Network - Parents of developmentally delayed children who are clients of the Easter Los Angeles Regional Center.
www.elarc.net
- Educating Parents of Exceptional Children (EPEC) - Resource of information for parents with special needs children. Forum, newsletter, and links.
www.EPEConline.com
- Exceptional Parent - Magazine for parents of children or young adults with disabilities. Includes reports, forum, products links, books.
www.eparent.com
- Exceptional Resources your source for autism books and other autism resources - Exceptional Resources is a leading provider of autism books, autism videos, and other autism, asperger syndrome and related resources.
www.exceptionalresources.com
- Heads Up! - Information and helpful products for Occupational therapists, speech therapists, teachers and families with special needs children.
www.headsupnow.com
- Hints for Mothers of Many Children - Discusses general issues but also a section of disabled children and their siblings.
www.nathhan.com
- ICan Online - ICan Online is a well organized site that offers a tremendous amount of information to the disabled community.
www.icanonline.net/#
- Ideal Lives - Practical tips & web resources for special needs parents. We specialize in free resources and personlized "real life" solutions for families and the teachers & professionals who support them.
www.ideallives.com
- Impact of a Handicapped Child on the Family - From the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute and meant for teachers, but has information for parents too.
www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1982/6/82.06.08.x.html
- Kids Together, Inc. - Kids Together, Inc. is an all-volunteer non-profit 501(c)3 organization. Our goals include providing helpful information and resources to enhance the quality of life for children and adults with disabilities.
www.kidstogether.org
- Life's Crooked Path - A mother's true story about parenting a child with disabilities.
designsbytrina.com/crookedpath/path.htm
- Mothers with Attitude - Humor and help for adoptive moms, special-needs moms, any old moms at all.
www.geocities.com/Wellesley/Commons/2484
- Our Kids - Information and support for parents and caregivers of children with special needs. Links to resources and affiliated web sites.
www.our-kids.org
- Parent Pals.com - Special education website focusing on parent and professional support for special needs children. Directory of articles and links contributed by parents and professionals.
www.parentpals.com/gossamer/pages/index.html
- Parent to Parent of New Hampshire - If you are the parent of a child with temporary or long-term special challenges, you may want to speak to a parent whose child has similar needs - someone who will understand. Parent to Parent is a network of New Hampshire families willing to share experiences.
www.parenttoparentnh.org
- Parent Training and Information Centers by State - Programs funded by the Office of Special Education Programs in the US Department of Education to help provide training and information to meet the needs of parents of children with disabilities living in the area served by the center.
www.angelfire.com/ny/Debsimms/pti.html
- Parenting From the Heart - A twice weekly newsletter devoted to all who are touched by children with special needs.
specialchildren.about.com/gi/pages/mmail.htm
- ParentingToolbox : Your Expert Parenting Site! - Ron Huxley, Ph.D. author and psychologist offers families a wealth of parenting tools to enhance parenting and coping skills.
parentingtoolbox.com
- Parents Helping Parents - Helping children with special needs receive the love, hope, respect and services they need to achieve their full potential by strengthening their families and the professionals who serve them.
www.php.com
- Parents of a Child with Special Needs - Links to resources and information for caregivers and parents of children with special needs.
www.geocities.com/katiegirl_59
- Parents With Disabilities - Site for people with disabilities, who are thinking about becoming pregnant or adopting, and for parents with disabilities with children of all ages -- confronting issues in health care, schools, recreation and worship.
trfn.clpgh.org/star
- Parents with Disabilities Online - Information, support and products for parents who have disabilities.
www.disabledparents.net
- Partners Resource Network - Purpose is to empower parents of children and youth with disabilities in their roles as parents, decision makers, and advocates for their children.
www.partnerstx.org
- Play for All - A mother describes her efforts to encourage play between her disabled child and the siblings.
www.washingtonparent.com/articles/9804/hadley.htm
- Schwab Foundation for Learning - Services for parents and educators to provide information, support and resources to improve the lives of students with learning differences.
www.schwablearning.org
- Single Parent Central - Childcare & Children with Disabilities - An overview of the accommodations childcare centers and home-based centers must make for disabled children under the American With Disabilities Act.
www.singleparentcentral.com/childcaredisable.htm
- SNAP - SNAP wants to promote awareness and acceptance of children with special needs, especially the physically challenged.
www.snap4kids.org
- Social Workers' Perceptions of Older Parents Caring at Home for Disabled Children - Social work student paper. Includes some links.
userpages.umbc.edu/~echen1
- Special Child - Provides educational resources and emotional support to parents and care-givers of children, adolescents, and young adults with disabilities.
www.specialchild.com
- Special Families Guide - Articles and answers to questions from Robert Naseef, Ph.D. on parenting a child with a disability.
www.specialfamilies.com
- Special Needs - Support site for the disabled, chronically ill, and the people who care for them.
www.geocities.com/twi_d/index.html
- Ten Commandments of Etiquette - The Empowerment Zone offers tips for communicating with those who have special needs.
www.empowermentzone.com/etiquet.txt
- The Arc's Q&A on Child Care - Child Care Settings and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Know your rights.
thearc.org/faqs/ccqa1.html
- The Learning Disabled Child and the Home - Discusses various issues such as fathers, siblings, discpline.
www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/family/family-1.html
- The Number and Characteristics of Families with More than One Disabled Child - 1988 article citing statistics for the UK.
www.jrf.org.uk/knowledge/findings/socialcare/scr218.htm
- Tips for the Teacher - From The ADHD Owner's Manual, tips for teachers who are teaching children diagnosed with ADD/ADHD.
www.edutechsbs.com/adhd/00037.htm
- TRI Online! Parent Advocacy - A place for information and resources for parents of children with disabilities, education, transition and school-to-work issues.
www.taconicresources.net/ch01-04.htm
- Welcome to the Homepage of the Canadian Transportation Agency - The Canadian Transportation Act governs public access. From the CTA-OTC Home page.
www.cta-otc.gc.ca/index_e.html
- Westchester ARC - We serve people who have developmental disabilities and their families.
www.westchesterarc.org
- Your Brain Injury Headquarters - Brain injury resources for the injured and family members.
www.geocities.com/project_brain
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