Special Education
Resources for Special Educators and Parents

• The Advocate-- special education law and advocacy, with information about law, rights, responsibilities for parents, attorneys, advocates, educators, helping professionals.
• Barrier-Free Education--resources, tools, curriculum modifications to make courses more accessible.
• CEC Career Connections--a job bank for special ed professionals, provided by the Council for Exceptional Children.
• Condition of Education -- Statistics from the Department of Education's Condition of Education report. Click HERE for more Education Statistics from the government.
• Disabilities Accommodation in Science Education--while specific to science education, the teaching strategies listed for specific impairments will work for teachers of any discipline
• Disability Information for Students--that is, students studying to become professionals assisting people with disabilities. Links include job listings.
• Disability Access Information and Support--courtesy of Jane Jarrow, "one of the foremost researchers in the area of postsecondary education and disability."
• Family Village-- an attractive one-stop site for services and information for families with disabled children.
• Guide to Children's Literature and Disability--a guide to elementary reading level books about children with disabilities.
• Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Tourette's Syndrome
• Internet Resources for Special Children-- nice set of links for specific disabilities and conditions.
• Internet Special Education Resources
• PACER Center--that's Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights. Has over 250 documents, articles, FAQs on the law, employment strategies for people with disabilities, etc. for parents of children with disabilities.
• School Psychology Resources on the Web
• Schwab Foundation for Learning--"offers a wide range of services for parents and educators to provide information, support and resources to improve the lives of students with learning differences."
• SCI-Pilot -- a resource describing the Assistive Technology experiences of individuals with quadriplegia from their own perspective.
• SERI-- Special Education Resources on the Internet: an outstandingly well organized set of links on the disorders themselves, parents' and teachers' guides, and more.