 Web Sites
Web Sites Highlighted in E-News
2003 National Leadership Summit on Improving Results for Youth:
NCSET, with the support of numerous partnering agencies and organizations, hosted the National Leadership Summit on Improving Results for Youth in Washington, D.C. in September 2003, and has launched a Web site describing and summarizing the events that took place. The Summit was attended by 42 State leadership teams and resulted in the development of State priorities and action plans. These priorities are available on the Web, along with PowerPoint presentations from distinguished speakers, photos of attending teams, and more.
4-H:
4-H provides a variety of opportunities for all youth, including youth with disabilities, to become involved in, enabling them to have fun, meet new people, learn new life skills, build self-confidence, learn responsibility, and set and achieve goals. 4-H provides organized clubs, school-enrichment groups, special interest groups, individual study programs, camps, school-age childcare programs, and instructional television programs. 4-H is the youth education branch of the Cooperative Extension Service, a program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
AASA’s Resources and Best Practices for Implementing Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA):
The American Association of School Administrators (AASA) Center for Best Practices is a new online resource focused on the No Child Left Behind Act. AASA has searched the Internet and compiled useful tools, helpful resources, and proven best practices to provide visitors with a one-stop resource for ESEA implementation.
Abilities Fund:
The Abilities Fund is committed to the economic advancement of people with disabilities and devoted to the fullest expression of their entrepreneurial spirit. To that end, the Fund develops and serves three primary markets—entrepreneurs with disabilities, microenterprise development organizations, and vocational rehabilitation agencies and other disability-related organizations—by offering a range of financial products, customized training, technical assistance, policy recommendations, and linkages to resources.
AbilityHub: Assistive Technology Solutions:
Assistive Technology is for people with a disability who find operating a computer difficult, maybe even impossible. This Web site will direct them to adaptive equipment and alternative methods available for accessing technology.
ABLEDATA: Your Source for Assistive Technology Information:
ABLEDATA is a federally funded project whose primary mission is to provide information on assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment available from domestic and international sources to consumers, organizations, professionals, and caregivers within the U.S.
AbleLink Technologies: Changing Lives with Cognitive Support Technologies:
AbleLink Technologies is an assistive technology research and development firm specializing in developing assistive technology systems designed to improve the quality of life for individuals with cognitive and intellectual disabilities by enabling them to live more independent and self-determined lives. They sell a variety of software packages that can be adapted to individual needs. AbleLink also provides Web-based tools for counselors and others who provide services to people with disabilities.
AboutOurKids.org:
This Web site, operated by New York University's Child Study Center, connects parents and youth workers to critical information about child mental health and behavior.
Academy for Educational Development (AED):
AED is an independent, nonprofit organization committed to solving critical social problems in the U.S. and throughout the world. Major areas of focus include health, education, youth development, and the environment. The Web site offers symposium series and links related to these topics.
Access Living Youth Center:
On this Web site from Chicago’s Access Living center, youth with disabilities can find information by and about people who know what it’s like living life with a disability. Topics include friendship, bullying, dating and disability, online dating, your body, sexuality, living on your own, dealing with VR, getting a job, going to college, dealing with parents/guardians, advocacy, news, disability pride, disability history, and disability rights.
Accessible Book Collection: Providing Digital Text to Persons with Disabilities:
This Web site is a collection of digital copies and e-books of age-appropriate reading materials for students reading below their grade level (these are often called high interest/low reading level materials). Students are eligible to use the e-books if they have a documented disability that prevents them from reading standard print effectively, such as blindness, a visual impairment, learning disabilities, or dyslexia.
Achieve.org:
Achieve, Inc., is an independent, bipartisan, non-profit organization created by the nation's governors and corporate leaders to help states raise academic standards, improve assessments, and strengthen accountability to prepare all young people for postsecondary education, work, and citizenship.
Achievement Alliance:
The Achievement Alliance is a project of National Council of La Raza, Just for the Kids/National Center for Educational Accountability, Business Roundtable, Citizens' Commission on Civil Rights, and The Education Trust that believes that the No Child Left Behind Act represents the nation’s best hope for raising the academic performance of all students and closing achievement gaps. The Alliance’s goal is to provide accurate, nonpartisan information about student achievement. Its Web site offers publications, presentations, and fact sheets; contact information; and success stories from two schools.
ADA Watch: Advancing the Civil Rights of People with Disabilities:
A nonprofit informational online network designed to activate the disability community's grassroots in response to threats to civil rights protections for people with disabilities. The ADA Watch Web site educates and informs people with disabilities, disability advocates, members of the general public, the business community, policy makers, and the media regarding threats to civil rights protections for people with disabilities. Includes news bulletins and opportunities for people to become involved in the campaign to defend the civil rights of people with disabilities.
ADDvance: Answers to Your Questions About ADD (ADHD):
Internationally recognized authorities on ADD (ADHD) Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D. and Patricia Quinn, M.D. have completely redesigned this Web site to provide answers to questions about ADD (ADHD) to families and individuals at every stage of life.
Adolescent Health Transition Project: A resource for adolescents with special health care needs, chronic illnesses, and/or physical or developmental disabilities:
Along with specialized information for providers, parents, and young adults, this recently redesigned Web site includes a transition timeline and extensive list of transition resources and other online attractions specifically for youth with disabilities, downloadable and printable versions of the Adolescent Autonomy Checklist, and Web sites of interest to teens. Although many resources are Washington State specific, the project has worked with programs nationally to adapt this information to specific populations or states.
Advancing Literacy: A Web Site of the Carnegie Corporation of New York:
In recognition of the sparse knowledge base for teaching reading beyond third grade, the Carnegie Corporation of New York established a program called “Advancing Literacy.” The program’s Web site includes information on the state of adolescent literacy today; resources for educators; resources for families, communities, and peers; information on adolescent literacy and public policy; information on standards and assessment; and information on next steps. Site users can also search the site by topic, audience, and format.
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing:
The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing's Web site includes information for parents, professionals, deaf and hard of hearing adults, and teens with hearing loss; and links to information about Alexander Graham Bell, Association membership, programs and events, ways to take action, financial aid and scholarships, hearing loss, and Association partners and supporters. Visitors to the site can also shop the bookstore, join the Association, find a job, search a service director, donate to the Association, or ask a question.
Alliance for Excellent Education:
The mission of the Alliance for Excellent Education is to promote high school transformation to make it possible for every child to graduate prepared for postsecondary education and success in life. Its Web site offers publications, legislative updates, events, and ways to take action.
Alliance for Technology Access (ATA):
The Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) connects children and adults with disabilities to technology tools by raising public awareness and implementing programs and initiatives that provide access to conventional, assistive and information technologies, related services, and resources.
Alternative Financing Technical Assistance Project:
The Alternative Financing Technical Assistance Project is a project of the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA). Alternative Financing Programs help people with disabilities overcome financial obstacles to accessing assistive technology. The Project’s Web site provides information on state AT loan programs, Telework funding and resources, lending statistics of loan programs, success stories, resources for your state’s loan program, and links.
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE):
AACTE is a national, voluntary association of colleges and universities with undergraduate or graduate programs that prepare professional educators. The Web site features publications for educators, research about teacher education, and news and information on education issues.
American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD):
The American Association of People with Disabilities is the largest national nonprofit cross-disability member organization in the U.S., dedicated to ensuring economic self-sufficiency and political empowerment for the nearly 60 million Americans with disabilities. AAPD works with other disability organizations for the full implementation and enforcement of disability nondiscrimination laws, particularly the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Its Web site includes information on leadership development, mentoring, political participation, advocacy, job and internship opportunities, scholarships and awards, and much more.
American Association of School Administrators (AASA):
AASA is the professional organization for over 14,000 educational leaders across America and in many other countries. AASA’s mission is to support and develop effective school system leaders who are dedicated to the highest quality public education for all children. AASA's major focus is standing up for public education. Web site features information on awards and scholarships, career advice, conferences, and government information.
American Educational Research Association (AERA):
The American Educational Research Association is an international professional organization with the goal of advancing educational research and its practical application. Its Web site includes information on meetings and events, membership, divisions, publications, employment, and fellowships and grants.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA):
ASHA's mission is to ensure that all people with speech, language, and hearing disorders have access to quality services to help them communicate effectively. The Web site provides information to help users understand communication and communication disorders. It also provides a referral service for access to qualified professionals.
America's Literacy Directory:
A compendium of literacy programs available in every state and territory that strengthens the link between literacy services and job training programs allowing staff in respective programs access to the same current information.
Annenberg Institute for School Reform:
The Annenberg Institute for School Reform's Web site reflects its focus on three interrelated support areas that are critical for systemwide improvement: teaching and learning supports, system supports, and civic supports. The site includes AISR work, projects, resources, and contact information for each of these areas, as well as general resources, publications, information about the Institute, and other information and tools.
Annie E. Casey Foundation:
The Annie E. Casey Foundation's Web site provides easy access to information about the Foundation’s work, approach to philanthropy, and lessons learned about building thriving communities for vulnerable children and families. Features include an interactive “Casey Places” map; KIDS COUNT databases; and Knowledge Center. Visitors can also sign up for e-mail newsletters, download publications, and stay current on the Foundation’s latest resources and announcements.
ArtsBridge: National Initiative on Careers in the Arts for People with Disabilities:
The mission of Artsbridge is to develop partnerships between the disability
and art communities to advance and promote the artistic abilities of people
with disabilities and to eliminate the barriers they encounter in achieving
professional status in the arts. ArtsBridge implements new initiatives that
encourage the employment, education, and training opportunities for
individuals with disabilities in the arts. ArtsBridge has also formed a
National Partners Network of disability membership organizations, disability
service providers, arts service organizations, and national arts
organizations to share information on careers in the arts for people with
disabilities.
Asperger Information: Targeting Information to Parents and Professionals:
The purpose of this Web site is to target information to parents and professionals about Asperger Syndrome with a special emphasis on bullying issues. A free newsletter, access to resources, bookstore, discussion forum, quality links, and more are provided.
Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center:
The AACC implements, evaluates, and improves assessment and accountability systems so that states and districts can reach the No Child Left Behind goal of academic proficiency for all students. It is operated by WestEd in partnership with National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST). Its Web site includes information about special populations.
Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE):
ACTE is the largest national education association dedicated to the advancement of education that prepares youth and adults for careers. This Web site offers information about the history, mission, and structure of ACTE, as well as details on their annual awards program, public policy, and other useful resources.
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD):
The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)'s Web site contains many helpful resources for educators. Its homepage currently features resources for “Starting the New School Year Right.”
Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD):
The Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD) is an international, multicultural organization of professionals committed to full participation in higher education for persons with disabilities. The Association is a vital resource, promoting excellence through education, communication and training. The Web site offers information on membership, publications, conferences, and legal issues.
Attention Deficit Disorder Resources:
Attention Deficit Disorder Resources is a national non-profit organization that helps people with ADD or ADHD achieve their full potential through education, support and networking opportunities. Its Web site includes reading material, resources, events, learning opportunities, and a monthly listserv.
Autism Awareness Centre Inc.:
The Autism Awareness Centre, a Canadian organization, provides information, education, and resources to families and professionals who live and work with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Its Web site includes information and news about autism, where to find help in your area (including in the U.S.), a calendar of upcoming autism-related events, an autism RSS feed, and more.
Autism Information Center:
This online information center, hosted by the Center for Disease Control's (CDC) National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, focuses on the activities of federal and federally funded programs and the resources produced by these programs. It includes: information about autism spectrum disorders; activities of the CDC and other federal agencies; state activities funded by the CDC; education, services, and research resources; and activities to help children use the Internet to learn more about autism spectrum disorders.
Autism Resources on NICHCY Web Site:
The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) has a new Autism "suite" of Web pages that includes five separate topic pages devoted to five separate disorders under the umbrella category of Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Rett Syndrome, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDDNOS).
Autism Source: #1 in Autism Information:
An enhanced version of Autism Society of America’s (ASA) online searchable directory is now available to parents and professionals. New features include the ability to search by keyword and zip code, as well as to search listings by category: ASA chapters, camps and recreation, consultants, day schools, dentists, government agencies, information and support, legal/advocacy, medical and diagnostic, physicians, psychologists, related services, research, service providers, and training. In addition, organizations with listings can now update their information directly, rather than submit changes through ASA.
Autism Today: Everything You Need to Know About Autism:
The online source for Autism and Asperger's Syndrome resources and information. Geared to provide the most efficient and effective tools and resources available to individuals with Autism, parents, teachers, and community members, it includes articles, news updates, opportunities for discussion, a showcase of creative talent, and much more. Sign the Autism Today guest book and receive a free monthly newsletter, which provides the latest news, resources, articles, documentaries, and treatments available.
Back to School, Moving Forward: What No Child Left Behind Means for America's Families:
The U.S. Department of Education has developed a new Web site to share information about what the Bush Administration's 2001 "No Child Left Behind Act" means for states, families, educators, and communities. Includes policy information on the state, local, and family levels, an introduction from President Bush, and detailed information about the Act's impact on testing, accountability, and more. A wonderful resource for understanding the most sweeping reform of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
Beach Center on Disability:
The Beach Center on Disability at the University of Kansas works to make a significant and sustainable difference in the quality of life of families and individuals affected by disability and those closely involved with them.
Best Evidence Encyclopedia:
The Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education at Johns Hopkins University has created this Web site to present reliable, unbiased information on high-quality evaluations of educational programs. It includes brief, readable “educator’s summaries” of research on educational programs, using symbols à la Consumer Reports, as well as full-text reviews on each topic. Topics include elementary mathematics; comprehensive school reform (elementary, secondary, and Borman); education service providers; technology in reading and math; and reading for English Language Learners.
BoardBuzz: NSBA's Daily Weblog:
BoardBuzz, the National School Board Association’s (NSBA’s) new Web log, provides timely education news and analysis. (Web logs, or "blogs," are regularly updated Web sites that deliver news, commentary, and analysis quickly and efficiently, with links to deeper reading.) BoardBuzz is updated every weekday by 11 a.m by a team of NSBA advocacy, policy, and communications professionals who are plugged into the association's nationwide network of supporters for public education and school board leadership. BoardBuzz is an important online source for what's happening in public education, in Congress, in states, and inside schools, school districts, and school board rooms nationwide.
Bookshare.org:
Special education teachers across the country use Bookshare.org to legally purchase copyrighted material for students with visual impairments. The digital service enables students to download titles which can then be listened to with text-to-speech software, viewed with magnifying screen readers, or uploaded into Braille readers. People with visual or other print disabilities can also legally share scanned books through the site.
Building the Legacy Training Curriculum on IDEA 2004:
This Web site from the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) includes 19 modules from its Building the Legacy Training Curriculum on IDEA 2004. Each module includes a PowerPoint presentation to use in training sessions, discussions of IDEA for trainers, and handouts for audience participants. The modules are available for download, use, and sharing.
Bureau of Education & Research:
The Bureau of Education & Research provides staff development training for professional educators in the U.S. and Canada, including seminars, conferences, video-based online courses, video training, and audio seminars. It offers on-site training on disruptive students, struggling readers/writers, differentiated instruction, Aspergers/autism, co-teaching, inclusion, and speech therapy.
Campaign for Youth: Coming Together for Our Nation’s Youth:
The Campaign for Youth aims to focus attention on the needs of youth who are out of work, out of school, and out of the mainstream. It advocates for expanded opportunities and supports to prepare youth for their future roles as workers, parents, civic leaders, and engaged community members. Its members believe that youth should have the opportunity for a safe, healthy, successful passage to adulthood. They are committed to elevating awareness of the challenges facing youth, advancing policy and program solutions that work to reconnect and expand opportunities for them, and creating a constituency for making solutions happen.
Career Voyages:
CareerVoyages.gov is designed to provide information on high growth, in-demand occupations along with the skills and education needed to attain those jobs. The site includes information on occupations experiencing growth; the skills and education required for these occupations; and training and education available to prepare for these occupations. It targets four groups: students, career changers, parents, and career advisors. CareerVoyages.gov is a collaborative effort between the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education.
Career Voyages:
Career Voyages, collaboration between the U.S. Departments of Labor and Education, provides information on high-growth, in-demand occupations and identifies the skills and education needed for those jobs, with basic labor market information such as wage and employment trends as well as occupation descriptions and career videos for in-demand occupations. In addition, Career Voyages works directly with industry associations, providing direct access to their career exploration information, videos, education opportunities, scholarships, and other industry-specific resources.
Caring Communities for Children in Foster Care:
This Web site highlights strategies and best practices to increase comprehensive health care services for children in foster care. Includes strategies usable by foster parents and caseworkers in advocating for the healthcare and service needs of youth in foster care, as well as local and national resources for foster youth, foster families, and providers. Foster parents and service providers will benefit from a series of issue briefs and tips for raising awareness and foster collaborative relationships with multiple service providers. Directed by the Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC).
Catalyst Center: Improving financing of care for children and youth with special health care needs:
The Catalyst Center is a national center dedicated to improving health care insurance and financing for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN), funded by the Division of Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. The Center partners with a broad range of stakeholders to expand health insurance coverage of CYSHCN across the country; close the gaps faced by underinsured families; develop and disseminate innovative financing strategies at the community, state, and national levels; and enhance knowledge and collaboration among key stakeholder groups around financing issues.
CCSSO Secondary School Redesign Web Portal:
The Council of Chief State School Officers launched the Secondary School Redesign Web Portal in 2008. The Web site provides a collection of existing resources, tools, and practices produced by state education agencies and others to bolster and inform secondary school redesign initiatives.
Center for Adolescent and Family Studies:
Advances the understanding of the psychological, biological, and social features of normal adolescence. The Center serves as a resource of timely information and engages in the generation of original research about adolescent transition. This site includes information about upcoming events, an adolescence directory online, Web sites for parents, practical advice for teachers that want to enhance the social/emotional growth of their students, a teacher’s guide to the Internet, and more.
Center for an Accessible Society: Disability Issues Information for Journalists:
A national organization designed to focus public attention on disability and independent living issues by disseminating information developed through the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) funded research to promote independent living. The Web site contains a wealth of information on different disability-related topics as well as links to more information and an E-news letter.
Center for Disability and Special Needs Preparedness:
This site has a wide variety of resources and links to assist local emergency planning organizations in planning for individuals who need specialized communications, transportation, and medical supports.
Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice (CECP):
Their mission: "Improving services for children and youth with emotional and behavioral problems; helping communities create schools that promote emotional well-being, effective instruction, and safe learning; and supporting effective collaboration at a local, state, and national level." The CECP Web site contains information in specific issue areas, including cultural competence, juvenile justice, school violence prevention and intervention, and more.
Center for Health and Health Care in Schools (CHHCS):
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools (CHHCS) is a nonpartisan policy and program resource center located at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. CHHCS builds on a 20-year history of testing strategies to strengthen health care delivery systems for children and adolescents. For the past decade, with support from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Center staff and consultants have worked with institutional leaders, state officials and clinical providers to maximize outcomes for children through more effective health programming in schools. The Web site offers information on policy and programming, publications, dental health, and mental health.
Center for Implementing Technology in Education (CITEd):
CITEd’s Web site includes content for teachers, administrators, technology coordinators, and professional development coordinators; a Learn Center, Action Center, and Research Center; and a database of products that support math or reading. Users can also request technical assistance from CITEd.
Center for Research on Learning:
Focuses on research, product development, professional development, and dissemination to respond to numerous educational challenges and to get solutions into the hands of educators and learners.
Center for Self-Determination:
The Center for Self-Determination is a highly interactive working collaborative of individuals and organizations committed to the principles of self-determination. The purpose of the collaborative is to change the nature of the support and service system for individuals with disabilities, using the principles of self-determination to help all persons create the lives they want, connected to and with their communities.
Center for Special Education Finance (CSEF):
The mission of the Center for Special Education Finance (CSEF) is to address fiscal policy questions related to the delivery and support of special education throughout the U.S. and disseminate up-to-date information to stakeholders at all levels. The CSEF offers publications on policy, state finance, and other related publications.
Center for Universal Design in Education:
The Center for Universal Design in Education (UDE) develops and collects Web-based resources to help educators apply universal design to all aspects of the educational experience: instruction, student services, information technology, and physical spaces. Its Web site includes information on universal design in general and at the elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels; links to projects, exhibits, and conferences on universal design; information on resources and training; and more. UDE is a project of DO-IT, University of Washington.
Center for Universal Design: Environments and Products for All People:
The Center for Universal Design at North Carolina State University is a national research, information, and technical assistance center that evaluates, develops, and promotes universal design in housing, public and commercial facilities, and related products. Its Web site includes information about the Center, including its products, services, education, training, and publications, as well as information about universal design.
Character Education and Civic Engagement Technical Assistance Center:
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools recently unveiled its new Web site for the Character Education and Civic Engagement Technical Assistance Center (CETAC), or CETAC Online. CETAC provides state program administrators, local educators, and the public with information on character education and civic engagement, as well as strategies that support academic goals and other reform efforts. This center will also provide support and information for and about schools involved in character education and civic engagement across the country.
Character Education Partnership (CEP):
A nonpartisan coalition of organizations and individuals supporting the idea that core ethical values such as respect, responsibility, and honesty can be a model for consensus and a model for youth. The site contains information on principles of effective character education, national schools of character, a resource center, publications, a newsletter, assessment, and more.
Check & Connect: A Model for Promoting Students' Engagement with School:
Check & Connect, a dropout prevention model developed by researchers at the Institute on Community Integration, was recently accepted into the What Works Clearinghouse as an evidence-based intervention (see http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/reports/dropout/check_conn/). The Check & Connect Web site provides information about the model, projects implementing the model, publications and presentations of project staff, and information on program impact.
Child Development Institute:
This Web site from the Child Development Institute contains information on child development, parenting, family life, teenagers, learning, health & safety, child psychology, and mental health including ADHD.
Clearinghouse on Expanding and Sustaining Youth Programs and Policies:
This online clearinghouse, a joint project of The Finance Project and the Forum for Youth Investment, contains information and resources for supporting and sustaining youth programs and initiatives. It is designed to help users learn about data, tools, policies, practices, financing strategies, coordination efforts, and technical assistance resources developed by organizations to improve the lives of youth.
Coalition of Essential Schools (CES):
The CES mission is to create and sustain equitable, intellectually vibrant, personalized schools and to make such schools the norm of American public education. Its Web site provides information about its Network, Small Schools Project, Common Principles, Fall Forum, and ChangeLab, links to resources and its newsletter and store, and more.
CodeTalk:
Code Talk from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Native American Programs, is a federal interagency Native American Web site which delivers electronic info from government agencies and other organizations to Native American communities.
Coglink: Personalized Email Designed for Simplicity of Use:
Coglink is an email program designed for use by individuals with brain injury or cognitive disabilities. This program helps the user build a community of email partners. The email software is personalized to include only the people the user wants to exchange email with. Those who send spam and viruses are excluded. With Coglink, email messages are sent in a few steps, with no hidden windows or distracting pop-up screens. Coglink includes a free training program that helps users learn basic mouse, keyboarding, and emailing skills. Cost for use: $10/month.
College Access Marketing:
The Pathways to College Network has launched the College Access Marketing Web site. The site is designed to help schools, programs, community groups, organizations, and states use marketing techniques to help increase college participation. It includes a multimedia gallery of examples of marketing products and campaign planning materials.
College Navigator:
College Navigator provides information about nearly 7,000 postsecondary institutions in the U.S., including programs offered, retention and graduation rates, price, aid available, degrees awarded, campus safety, accreditation, degrees offered, institution type, selectivity, distance from home, school size, institutional mission, extended learning opportunities for adults, and intercollegiate athletics programs offered. Users can also compare up to four institutions in one view, and maintain a list of favorite institutions from different searches; save their sessions and receive an e-mail with a link taking them back to where they left off; and export search results to easily-used formats, such as Excel.
College Readiness for All: A Practitioners’ Toolbox:
The Pathways to College Network has created a systematic, research-based resource to help schools and college outreach programs increase the number of students preparing for postsecondary education. The toolbox helps educators learn about what works from research and examples, assess their present situations and plan change, access resources for implementing their plans, and monitor progress toward achieving their goal of college-ready high school graduates.
Committee on Research in Education (CORE):
The Committee on Research in Education (CORE) is an interdisciplinary panel of scholars and educators who sponsored a five-part workshop series in 2003 that engaged leading national and international experts on issues pertinent to the quality of scientific education research and its use in improving schools. On this Web site you can access speaker bios and presentations as well as transcripts of formal remarks, moderated discussions, and Q&A sessions with audience members.
Common Core of Data (CCD): Information on Schools in the U.S.:
The National Center for Education Statistics is a comprehensive, annual, national statistical database of information concerning all public elementary and secondary schools (approximately 95,000) and school districts (approximately 17,000). The Public School and District locators allow users to retrieve information on public schools and districts. Data includes address information and basic information on students, staff, finance and 2000 Census data. Additionally, the "Build a Table" tool enables users to create customized tables of public school data for states, counties, districts and schools using data from multiple years.
Communities In Schools: Helping Kids Stay in School and Prepare for Life:
This Web site highlights community resources and connections with schools. CIS champions the connection of needed community resources with schools to help young people successfully learn, stay in school, and prepare for life.
Community Builders: Teens Turning Places Around:
Given the proper encouragement, young people can contribute to revitalizing public spaces. This Web site profiles individual youth projects and a host of organizations that help teens accomplish their visions. The Web site also includes tip sheets with strategies to help adults and young people with and without disabilities to build positive environments for young adults. Launched by the Project for Public Spaces.
Community Youth Development Journal:
CYD Journal promotes youth and adults working together in partnership to create just, safe, and healthy communities by building leadership and influencing public policy. CYD Journal is published quarterly by the Institute for Just Communities (IJC) and the Institute for Sustainable Development, Heller School of Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University. CYD Journal is produced in collaboration with the National Association of Extension 4-H Agents (NAE4-HA) and The Forum for Youth Investment. CYD Journal is the leading publication for youth and community workers, educators, administrators, researchers, policymakers, and other practitioners committed to the development of young people and communities. Visit this Web site to view all past CYD issues, to subscribe, and more.
Computers for Youth:
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, foundations and corporations provide help to non-profit organizations that place computers and Internet access in the homes of low-income families.
Connect for Kids:
Offers a place on the Internet for parents, grandparents, educators, policymakers, and other adults who want to become more active citizens. Users can connect with volunteer opportunities across the country and find links to youth-related organizations, foundations, and more! An award-winning multimedia project of the Benton Foundation.
Connecting to Success: Mentoring Through Technology to Promote Student Achievement:
Connecting to Success a project of the Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota, is an electronic mentoring program designed to promote successful transition of youth with disabilities to adult life. Electronic mentoring, also called e-mentoring, uses a combination of e-mail and face-to-face meetings to facilitate mentoring relationships between young people and caring adults. This Web site provides information about the program, e-mentoring, participant benefits, a training manual, related research and links, and information on becoming an affiliate.
ConnSENSE Bulletin: Resources for Learning with Technology:
A comprehensive Web site with resources related to assistive technology for individuals with disabilities. The site includes articles, legislative updates, job openings, software reviews, and more. Users can also sign up for the ConnSense Letter, a free electronic newsletter distributed five times a year with information on the latest assistive technologies in the field.
Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE):
The Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education Web site offers a database of dispute resolution activity in special education. Users can browser or search topics, moving from broad to more narrow process descriptors and program details. At the process level, users will find broad categories that mirror a theoretical five-stage model of conflict: capacity building and prevention, early dispute assistance, conflict resolution, formal procedural safeguards, and legal review.
CopeCareDeal: A Mental Health Site for Teens:
This Web site from the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands (with support from the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania) provides information and tools to help teens cope and deal with their own mental health issues and care for friends and loved ones with mental health issues.
Correctional Education Library:
The Office on Vocational and Adult Education provides an online library on correctional education issues. The library contains a number of online articles on this topic.
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC):
The Council for Exceptional Children has redesigned its Web site and added three sections: News & Issues, CEC Communities (including Caucuses, Discussion Forums & Lists, Leadership, Special Interest Divisions, State & Provincial Affiliates, and Students), and Teaching & Learning Center. The Teaching & Learning Center section includes information on accreditation and licensure, current topics in special education, exceptionality, evidence-based practice, financial aid, instructional strategies, professional role, professional practice, professional standards, subject areas, and support for teachers.
Council of the Great City Schools: The Nation's Voice for Urban Education:
The Council of the Great City Schools is a coalition of 60 of the nation's largest urban public school systems. It works to promote urban education through legislation, research, media relations, instruction, management, technology, and other special projects designed to improve the quality of urban education. The Council serves as the national voice for urban educators to provide ways to share promising practices and address common concerns.
Creature Discomforts: Changing the Way People See Disability:
This “claymation” ad campaign from Leonard Cheshire Disability aims to change the way people think about, and respond to, disability. It’s a series of animations based on the experiences of real disabled people.
C-SPANclassroom.org:
C-SPAN, the cable television network that covers Capitol Hill events, created C-SPANclassroom.org for middle and high school civics and government teachers. The site provides free access to lesson plans, standards-based video content, and primary source materials aimed at helping students understand the federal government.
Culturally Competent Practice:
The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) launched a new Culturally Competent Practice Web site to assist psychologists, educators, and parents in their efforts to enhance mental health and educational competence of all children.
DB-Link: The National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness:
The Web site of the National Information Clearinghouse on Children who are Deaf-Blind provides “information to nurture, empower, and instruct children who are deaf-blind,” including information about deaf-blindness, news and announcements, publications, research, and people and programs.
Described and Captioned Media Program:
The Described and Captioned Media Program 1) seeks to ensure that students who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind have the opportunity to achieve academically; 2) advocates for accessible media and the establishment and maintenance of quality captioning and video description by service providers; 3) maintains a collection of free-loan described and captioned educational media; 4) furnishes a clearinghouse of information and research about accessible media; 5) acts as a gateway to Web resources related to accessibility; and 6) explores and adapts new media and technologies helpful in obtaining and using available information.
Developmental Disabilities Database (DDD):
The purpose of this site is to provide a public resource of documents, Web site links, and videos originally developed by the Mailman Center for online training of health care professionals. Eight main categories are offered; assistive technology, early care and education/child care, early intervention, education-school age, employment, services and supports, health care, and adults with developmental disabilities.
Directory of Consumer-Driven Services:
The Directory of Consumer-Driven Services is a project of the National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse. It provides consumers, researchers, administrators, and service providers with information on national and local consumer-driven programs. The Director includes resources in the following categories: advocacy, clubhouse, community education, crisis prevention/respite, drop-in center, employment, housing, peer case management, peer companion, peer counseling, recovery education, recreation/arts, support group, and technical assistance.
Disability is Natural:
This Web site strives to change the current thinking about people with disabilities. The site proclaims that disabilities are natural, just like gender and ethnicity. The creators of the Web site strive to get rid of descriptors such as “mentally handicapped” and other words that focus on the condition rather than the person. There is a book available for purchase as well as articles and other resources.
DisAbility Online:
DisAbility Online is the home page for the Department of Labor/Employment & Training Administration's Division of Disability and Workforce Programs (DDWP). DDWP develops and implements disability policy and program initiatives related to the workforce system, including a cross-agency collaboration to address structural barriers to employment for individuals with disabilities. DDWP supports the New Freedom Initiative to improve career and employment outcomes for people with disabilities through innovative skill training and systems change grant activities.
Disability Resources Monthly (DRM) Guide to Disability Resources on the Internet:
An online clearinghouse of information about books, pamphlets, magazines, newsletters, videos, databases, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, telephone hotlines, and online services that provide free, inexpensive or hard-to-find information to help people with disabilities live independently. Updated weekly, with featured topics, Web sites, and states' innovative programs and projects.
Disability Rights and Independent Living Movement:
This Web site of UC Berkeley’s Bancroft Library contains a rich collection of primary sources exploring the social and political history of the disability rights movement from the 1960s to the present, including oral histories with audio and video clips and archival papers.
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF): Advocating for disability civil rights since 1979:
The leading national law and policy center in disability civil rights. This site provides time-sensitive alerts on policy and legislation, a parent advocacy discussion forum, legal cases, publications, newsletters, and more. Produced by the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF).
Disability Social History Project:
The Disability Social History Project is a community history project. This is an opportunity for people with disabilities to reclaim their history and determine how they want to define themselves and their struggles. The Web site features links on art and culture, disability studies, people with disabilities, and history information on specific disabilities.
Disability Statistics: Online Resource for U.S. Disability Statistics:
The DisabilityStatistics.org Web site condenses several data sources into a single, user-friendly, accessible, Internet resource. It also provides essential background information on key issues related to disability statistics.
Disability Studies for Teachers:
This Web site, from the Center on Human Policy at Syracuse University, contains lesson plans and materials designed to help teachers integrate disability studies into social studies, history, literature, and related subjects in grades 6-12. The lesson plans and materials also can be adapted for use in postsecondary education. Lesson plans and essays on "disability studies" examine disability as a social, cultural, and political phenomenon. Among the topics: a history of deaf education, efforts to reform poorhouses in the 1840s and 1850s, P.T. Barnum and "freak shows," conscientious objectors during World War II who exposed horrific conditions at state institutions, and an introduction to disability studies.
DisabilityNation: An Audio Magazine by and for People with Disabilities:
DisabilityNation is an audio magazine by and for people with disabilities. It highlights people working, participating in sports and recreation, and other activities, including married couples, singles, children and adults, politicians, and couch potatoes who happen to be people with disabilities. You will hear conversations about life, not necessarily about disability.
DisabilityPreparedness.gov . . . for the safety and security of Americans with disabilities:
This Web site from the Federal government provides practical information to help people with and without disabilities prepare for emergencies. It also provides information for their family members and service providers, as well as for emergency planners and first responders.
Discover Camp: Considerations for Sending Your Child with a Disability to Camp for the First Time:
The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability and the National Center on Accessibility have created the Discover Camp Web site as a resource for parents of children with disabilities selecting a camp for their child for the first time. Site sections include Preparing for Camp, FAQs for Camps, Mailbag, After Camp, and Resources, as well as information about the project, site accessibility, and Letters from Camp.
Diversity World: Disability and Employment:
The Disability and Employment section of the Diversity World Web site includes many helpful links for job seekers with disabilities and employers, including links to affiliation groups for professionals with disabilities,
information on job accommodations and access technology, information on career development for people with disabilities, information on people with disabilities as customers, job development and placement resources, information on legal issues in the employment of people with disabilities, information on recruiting employees with disabilities, and more. Diversity World also offers a free monthly newsletter on disability and employment issues and resources, and an online store featuring books and videos on employment and disability topics.
DiversityData.org: Metropolitan Quality of Life Data:
Diversitydata.org, a Web site from the Harvard School of Public Health, allows visitors to explore how metropolitan areas throughout the U.S. perform on a diverse range of social measures. Available data relevant to education include: proportion of the population that is foreign born, non-English language spoken at home, child poverty rate, composition of public school enrollment by race/ethnicity, poverty rate of school where average primary school student attends by race/ethnicity, and segregation of the population.
Division on Career Development and Transition, Council for Exceptional Children:
The Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT), a division of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), is a membership organization for persons and families interested in career and vocational issues for students with disabilities. DCDT has evolved into a powerful force in the youth development field through its high quality publications, its active participation in policy development and implementation, its provision of effective national and regional conferences and its interdisciplinary approach to issues affecting children, youth, and adults of all exceptionalities.
Doing What Works:
Doing What Works (DWW), a U.S. Department of Education Web site, aims to help educators adopt research-based educational techniques. Much of its content is based on IES’ What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) (http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/). DWW provides examples of possible ways educators might apply those research findings. DWW currently contains content on English Language Learners. Information on Cognition & Learning, Early Childhood Education, High School Reform, Literacy, Math & Science, and School Restructuring is forthcoming.
DO-IT: Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology:
DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology) serves to increase the participation of individuals with disabilities in challenging academic programs and careers. This site includes many programs for helping students with disabilities in transition, and for equipping faculty to support them.
Early College High School Initiative:
This Web site from Jobs for the Future’s Early College High School Initiative contains an overview of and FAQ about early college high schools, publications, information on the Initiative’s Partners & Sponsors, information on over 130 early college high schools, and links to media coverage of the Initiative.
Easter Seals Project ACTION (Accessible Community Transportation In Our Nation):
Easter Seals Project ACTION is a research and demonstration project dedicated to improving access to public transportation for people with disabilities by promoting cooperation between the transportation industry and the disability community. The Project is funded through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transportation Administration. Its Web site includes information on technical assistance, training and conferences, resources, projects and funding, and frequently asked questions.
e-Buddies:
Supports young people with and without developmental disabilities to create e-mail friendships across the country and world. Through the site, e-Buddies agree to e-mail each other at least once a week for one full year. e-Buddies is one of five friendship programs created by Best Buddies International, a nonprofit organization that works to enhance the lives of people with mental retardation. The site also includes a frequently asked questions section, training and internships, news articles, and tool kits for special education teachers and volunteers.
ED Pubs: Order Free U.S. Department of Education Publications:
The ED Pubs Web site allows visitors to identify and order U.S. Department of Education products. All publications are provided at no cost to the general public by the U.S. Department of Education. ED Pubs offers more than 6,000 titles. Items include brochures, CD–ROMs, grant applications, newsletters, posters, research reports, videotapes, and financial aid products.
Education World:
Education World is a resource that includes: a search engine for educational Web sites only, a place where educators can find information without searching the entire Internet; original content, including lesson plans, practical information for educators, information on how to integrate technology in the classroom, and articles written by education experts; site reviews; daily features and columns; teacher and principal profiles; Wire Side Chats with the important names in education; and employment listings.
Educators National Science Standards and Lesson Bank:
The Space Foundation has developed a bank of free, downloadable science lesson plans for grades preK-12. The lesson plans, which were designed by practicing teachers, meet national science standards.
Edutopia: Information and Inspiration for Innovative Teaching in K-12 Schools:
The mission of the George Lucas Educational Foundation is to celebrate and encourage innovation in schools. Its Web site, edutopia.org, includes detailed articles, in-depth case studies, research summaries, instructional modules, short documentary segments, expert interviews, and links to hundreds of relevant resources.
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC): Resources for K-12 Math and Science Educators:
ENC Online is visited by thousands of educators daily. It includes access to the largest catalog of math and science resources (books, CDs, videos, kits, tapes, and more) in the nation. In addition, the site offers the full text of ENC’s quarterly magazine and links to other publications and national and state standards. The site also links teachers to Web sites offering a wealth of instructional resources for K-12 classrooms.
e-Lead: Providing information about how to provide better professional development for principals:
e-Lead is a Web site designed to provide easy-to-read, easy-to-access information on the professional development of school leaders through professional development programming, a searchable database of quality programs, and an annotated leadership library. An initiative of the Laboratory for Student Success and the Institute for Educational Leadership.
Employer Assistance & Recruiting Network (EARN):
The Employer Assistance & Recruiting Network (EARN) is a national toll-free telephone and electronic information referral service designed to assist employers in locating and recruiting qualified workers with disabilities. EARN streamlines the hiring process by matching job postings with job-ready candidates with disabilities. EARN, which is a service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy, can also provide technical assistance on general disability employment-related issues. Call toll-free 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. at 1-866-Earn Now (1-866-327-6669).
Entry Point!:
Entry Point!, a program of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), is offering outstanding internship opportunities for students with disabilities in science, engineering, mathematics, and computer science. This Web site features an opportunity to meet current and former Entry Point! interns, a Roadmaps and Rampways chronicle of the journeys of three dozen students who have participated in the program, application information, and more.
EP Bookstore:
The Exceptional Parent Bookstore offers disability-related books and videos. It also offers specialized monographs on topics such as Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy, Movement Disorders, and more.
ERIC: Education Resources Information Center:
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education, produces the world's premier database of journal and non-journal education literature. The new ERIC online system, released September 1, 2004, provides the public with a centralized ERIC Web site for searching the ERIC bibliographic database of more than 1.1 million citations going back to 1966. Effective October 1, more than 107,000 full-text non-journal documents (issued 1993-2004), previously available through fee-based services only, will be available for free.
Evaluation Group, Institute on Community Integration:
The Evaluation Group at the Institute on Community Integration is a cadre of specialists offering evaluation services to programs and organizations that serve people with disabilities and other special needs, including schools, state and local education agencies, human service agencies, and workforce development agencies. Its Web site provides information about its services and approach, staff, and past projects, as well as contact information.
Evidence-Based Education “Help Desk”:
The Evidence-Based Education Help Desk, established by the What Works Clearinghouse of the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences, provides federal, state, and local education officials, researchers, program providers, and educators with practical, easy-to-use tools to 1) advance rigorous evaluations of educational interventions (i.e., programs, products, practices, and policies), and 2) identify and implement evidence-based interventions.
Exceptional Nurse:
ExceptionalNurse.com is a nonprofit 501(c)3 resource network committed to inclusion of more people with disabilities in the nursing profession. By sharing information and resources, ExceptionalNurse.com hopes to facilitate inclusion of students with disabilities in nursing education programs and foster resilience and continued practice for nurses who are, or become, disabled. This Web site is maintained by Donna Maheady, Ed.D., ARNP, an advocate for nurses and nursing students with disabilities.
Exceptional Vacations, LLC:
Exceptional Vacations is an organization based out of South Florida that provides all-inclusive, supervised vacations for individuals with developmental disabilities. They ensure a safe environment that promotes integration, socialization, friendship, and fun. They also work as a travel agency for individuals, families, or agencies with special needs.
Faculty Room:
The Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology (DO-IT) program at the University of Washington is currently marketing The Faculty Room Web site, a comprehensive online resource for faculty, staff, and administrators who work with students with disabilities in postsecondary education. Detailed information available on the Web site includes: Academic accommodations for students with disabilities; Universal design of instruction; Computer technology and web accessibility; Legal rights and responsibilities; and Resources.
Families and Work Institute:
Families and Work Institute (FWI) is a nonprofit center for research that provides data to inform decision-making on the changing workforce, changing family, and changing community. Its Web site provides links to its work-life research, publications and other resources, events, and more.
Family Caregiver Alliance: National Center on Caregiving:
Family Caregiver Alliance was the first community-based nonprofit organization in the country to address the needs of families and friends providing long-term care at home. FCA offers programs at national, state and local levels to support and sustain caregivers.
Family Center on Technology and Disability (FCTD):
The Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) created the FCTD to provide information about assistive technologies to organizations that work with the families of children with disabilities. There are currently more than 900 organizations in the FCTD Knowledge Network.
Family Education Network:
This site was created by parents for parents, and provides homework help, parenting tips, and expert advice on various topics related to parenting. Launched in September, 2000, the company's mission is to be an online consumer network of the world's best learning and information resources, personalized to help parents, teachers, and students of all ages take control of their learning and make it part of their everyday lives.
Family Guide: Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy & Drug Free:
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has updated its “Family Guide: Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy & Drug Free” Web site. The site's primary audience is adults who influence the lives of children ages 7-18, including parents, foster parents, grandparents, extended family members, guardians, and mentors. New features include video vignettes that demonstrate ways to talk with children about substance use, activities for parents/caregivers and their children, a media newsroom, treatment resources, and links to other SAMHSA programs.
Family Involvement Network of Educators (FINE):
Launched by Harvard's Family Research Project, FINE is a national network of over 2,000 people who are interested in promoting strong partnerships among educators, families, and communities. FINE believes that engaging families and communities in education is essential to achieve high-performing schools and successful students. FINE's Web site features monthly announcements of current ideas and new resources; research, evaluation, and training tools; program models and perspectives on family involvement; and a member insight and opinion section.
Family Village: A Global Community of Disability-Related Resources:
This site is a global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them services and support.
Federal Resource Center for Special Education:
The Federal Resource Center (FRC) supports a nationwide technical assistance network to respond to the needs of students with disabilities, especially students from under-represented populations. Through its work with the RRCs and the technical assistance networks, the FRC provides a national perspective for establishing technical assistance activities within and across regions by identifying and synthesizing emerging issues and trends. The Web site offers information on conferences, federal resources, publications, and technical assistance.
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE): Teaching and Learning Resources from Federal Agencies:
This Web site from the U.S. Department of Education is a clearinghouse of teaching and learning resources from federal agencies in the following subject areas: Arts & Music, Health & Physical Education, History & Social Studies, Language Arts, Math, and Science.
Federal Student Aid FAFSA4caster:
FAFSA4caster provides college-bound students and their families an early estimate of eligibility for federal student aid. The FAFSA4caster Web site also provides information on the financial aid process; the various types of federal student aid; and other sources of aid, such as grants and scholarships. When users are ready to actually apply for aid, they can easily transition from FAFSA4caster to FAFSA on the Web—much of the information that they entered in the FAFSA4caster will populate their FAFSA on the Web application.
Financial Aid Center from Career OneStop:
The Financial Aid Center from the Department of Labor’s Career OneStop site can help you find out how to finance your lifelong learning and training to advance in your career. The site offers national resources and provides links to help users answer the following questions: What Are My Education/Training Goals? How Much Will It Cost? and Where Can I Find Money?
First in the Family: Advice About College:
This Web site from What Kids Can Do features straight-up, practical advice from first-generation students who have made it to college, including videos and other testimonials. The site also includes facts, tips, planning checklists, and other resources.
ForEmployers.com:
ForEmployers.com helps businesses tap into a growing workforce that has emerged as a result of rapid and innovative developments in technology—a workforce that includes people with disabilities. Site topics include hiring, accommodations and technology, legal resources, demographics and diversity, and success stories.
Funworks: For Careers You Never Knew Existed:
This Web site helps youth ages 11-15 explore ways to link their interests to exciting future careers. It offers online resources about careers in science, technology, engineering, and math. Funworks stands out with its vibrant colors, graphics and photos, interactive games, quizzes, and more. It was created by the Gender, Diversity, and Technology Institute at Education Development Center.
Gates to Adventure! Transition to Post Secondary Training for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students:
Gates to Adventure is a Web site that provides youth who are deaf and hard of hearing a way to plan for their future. Information for students, job rehabilitation program participants, vocational rehabilitation clients, teachers, school counselors, vocational rehabilitation specialists, and parents is provided.
Genetics Home Reference: Your Guide to Understanding Genetic Conditions:
This Web site from the National Institutes of Health includes extensive information on genetic conditions, genes, and chromosomes, as well as tools including a handbook, glossary, and information on how to find a genetics professional in your area.
Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development (UCEDD):
The Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development (University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities) has enhanced its Web site. It now includes: an “In My Own Words” page of stories written by people with developmental disabilities from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and their families about their life experiences, available in both English and Spanish; a “Health Articles” page with downloadable fact sheets; a Legislative Updates page; and many new resources, publications, and links.
GiveKidsGoodSchools.org:
The Public Education Network recently launched the Give Kids Good Schools Campaign, a five-year national effort to build a constituency of six million people who are committed to the goal of quality public education. The campaign encourages individuals to learn, vote, and act on behalf of quality public education through its Web site. The site also includes information on Give Kids Good Schools Week (October 16-22, 2006) and ways to make your voice heard and contribute to the campaign.
Global Access News Disabled Travel Network: Accessible Travel for Wheelchair Users & Mobility-Impaired People:
Provides a number of resources for the global traveler with a disability. Features such as travel guides of accessible destinations and accommodations, an accessible trip planner, and a regularly-updated "feature trip" help travelers to coordinate their vacation plans based on first-hand reports from fellow travelers. The free Global Access Travel E-Zine offers monthly reports on new get-away destinations, innovations in recreational technology (including accessible sailing adventures), and more.
Global Youth Action Network:
The Global Youth Action Network (GYAN) is a youth-led organization that unites the efforts of young people working to improve our world. The Network connects many thousands of organizations in over 190 countries and a growing membership is now helping to shape the future direction of GYAN. GYAN works to: facilitate youth participation and intergenerational partnership in global decision-making; support collaboration among diverse youth organizations; and provide tools, resources, and recognition for positive youth action.
Google Accessible Web Search for People with Visual Impairments:
Accessible Search is a Google Labs product designed to identify and prioritize Web search results that are more easily usable by blind and visually impaired users. Regular Google search helps you find a set of documents that is most relevant to your tasks. Accessible Search goes one step further by helping you find the most accessible pages in that result set. Google Accessible Search examines the HTML markup on a Web page and favors pages that degrade gracefully—pages with few visual distractions and pages that are likely to render well with images turned off.
Google for Educators:
Google, the popular search engine, has created a Web site just for educators. It includes a teacher’s guide to Google products, including basic information about each tool, examples of how educators are using them, and lesson ideas. The site also includes lesson plans and videos from Discovery Education focused on Google Earth and Google SketchUp. Users can also subscribe to the Google Teachers’ Newsletter.
GovBenefits.gov: Your Benefits Connection:
This Web site is a screening tool to help potentially eligible benefit recipients or providers find government benefits that they may be eligible to receive. Although it is not a full listing of all federal assistance programs, the Web site's purpose is to provide a list of benefits potential recipients may be eligible to receive and then to provide information about how to apply for those programs. GovBenefits is the first part of the President's e-government initiative to be launched.
GoVoter.org: National Technical Assistance Center for Voting and Cognitive Access:
A collaboration of eight national organizations have come together to develop a tool that states can use to comply with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) and make voting accessible to all voters and potential voters in the state. It will be one place to go, nationwide, for anyone (including people with disabilities) to get information that will assist them to register and vote. The Web site is still under construction but information is offered about the project and how you can participate.
Health, Mental Health, and Safety Guidelines for Schools:
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services developed the Health, Mental Health, and Safety Guidelines for Schools to assist those who influence the health and safety of students and school staff. The guidelines recognize that while the primary mission of schools is to educate students, schools are also responsible for students’ health and safety while they are at school. The guidelines were developed with input from more than 300 professionals representing more than 30 national organizations.
HealthCareCoach.com: Helping you take control of your health care:
National Health Law Program (NHeLP) has officially launched this site, which is dedicated to helping consumers get the most out of their health care. HealthCareCoach.com features hundreds of articles with information about everything from keeping health care costs down and coping with emergencies to dealing with denied claims and what people can do when they lose coverage.
Healthy & Ready to Work:
The Healthy & Ready to Work initiative promotes a comprehensive system of family-centered, culturally competent, community-based care for children with special health care needs who are approaching adulthood and may need assistance in making the transition from pediatric to adult health care and to postsecondary education and/or employment.
Healthy & Ready to Work National Resource Center:
For the first time in this country, there is a generation of youth with special healthcare needs, chronic health conditions, and disabilities who have survived beyond their diagnosis/prognosis. These youth must optimize their health potential by understanding their health needs, becoming involved in their healthcare decision-making, and transitioning smoothly from child-centered to adult-oriented systems of care. In response to these issues, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau has funded model Healthy & Ready to Work state programs focused on children and youth with special healthcare needs. This Web site provides related information and connections to health and transition experts.
HEATH Resource Center: Online Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities:
HEATH is the national clearinghouse on postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities. Information exchange, products and articles about educational support services, policies, procedures, adaptations, and opportunities are available.
High Schools That Work (HSTW):
HSTW is the largest and oldest of the Southern Regional Education Board's seven school-improvement initiatives for high school and middle grades leaders and teachers. More than 1,100 HSTW sites in 27 states are using the HSTW framework of goals and key practices to raise student achievement. All of these initiatives are joined in their goal to prepare students for careers and further education by improving curriculum and instruction in high schools and middle grades.
Hire DisAbility Solutions Career Site:
Monster.com, a leading global online careers and recruitment resource, and Hire Disability Solutions, LLC, which brings together top companies and job seekers with disabilities, have created a co-branded career resource section on HireDS.com’s site. This joint initiative makes Monster job search tools, career content, and resume posting capabilities more accessible to individuals with disabilities.
Hispanos Unidos para Niños Excepcionales:
Hispanos Unidos para Niños Excepcionales (HUNE) empowers parents of exceptional children to obtain a free and appropriate quality education for their children and other children with disabilities. Two especially helpful features of its Web site (which is available in both English and Spanish versions) are: 1) a page for parents about the evaluation process, and 2) links to sample letters and forms.
Homeless & Service Providers to the Homeless:
The Department of Labor (DOL) has launched a Web site to help the homeless. It provides links to DOL's homeless programs, as well as other governmental and non-governmental homeless programs.
IBM Human Ability and Accessibility Center:
The IBM Accessibility Center was created in 2000 to apply research technologies to solve problems experienced by people with disabilities. In 2002, the Accessibility Center team expanded its focus to include access to information by virtually anyone under virtually any circumstances. IBM Accessibility Centers are located in the U.S., Europe, and Japan.
IDEA Partnership:
The IDEA Partnership is dedicated to improving outcomes for students and youth with disabilities by joining state agencies and stakeholders through shared work and learning. Members include more than 55 national organizations, as well as technical assistance providers and state and local organizations and agencies. Its Web site provides information about the Partnership, news, resources, a topics database, links, and more.
IDEAdata.org: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Data:
This Web site from Westat provides public access to the most recent data about children with disabilities served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). These data are collected annually by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs in accordance with Section 618 of IDEA. They are provided on this Web site in the form of tables produced for the Annual Reports to Congress (see http://www.ed.gov/about/reports/annual/osep/).
Idealist.org: Action Without Borders:
Provides nuts and bolts policies and procedures, useful definitions and articles, examples of schools that have successfully integrated community service or service learning into their curricula, classroom activities that can accompany student volunteering, online volunteer matching organizations, and information about how to find a volunteer center in your community.
iEARN: International Education and Resource Network:
iEARN, the International Education and Resource Network, is the world’s largest non-profit global network encouraging teachers and youth to use the Internet and other new technologies to collaborate on projects that both enhance learning and make a difference in the world. It collects and distributes classroom cultural-exchange projects, and also sponsors international-exchange programs, student photo contests, and conferences on topics such as interactive learning, social bridge building, and technology integration.
IncludingAllKids.org: Beyond Participation:
IncludingAllKids.org was created by Easter Seals, with funding from the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF), to assist youth organizations in actively engaging youth of all abilities. The site includes materials to help users make the case for inclusion, answer questions about inclusion, understand the laws regarding inclusion, improve recruitment of people of all abilities, evaluate their organization’s inclusion, and draw on best practices in inclusion.
Independence Program on Employment and Disability:
Sponsored by Cornell University, this site is designed to help anyone who wants to understand disability employment policy. There is a policy tutorial regarding legislative acts, agencies and programs, tax polices, and current research projects that affect the employment of people with disabilities.
Independent Living Research Utilization:
Independent Living Research Utilization is a national center for information, training, research, and technical assistance in independent living. Its goal is to expand the body of knowledge in independent living and to improve utilization of results of research programs and demonstration projects in this field. It is a program of The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR).
Informacion General Sobre el Autismo:
The Autism Society of America recently announced the launch of a Spanish-language section on its award-winning Web site, responding to the ever-growing need of the Hispanic community for bilingual information on autism spectrum disorders.
Information for Educators from DisabilityInfo.Gov:
This section of DisabilityInfo.gov offers information on educational programs and resources available throughout the federal government, including Individualized Education Programs, college opportunities, school-to-work transition, and tools for educators.
Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans:
On October 12, 2001, President George W. Bush signed Executive Order 13230 to establish the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. The Commission is charged with strengthening the nation's capacity to provide high quality education while increasing opportunities for Hispanic American participation in federal education programs. The Initiative serves as a resource for information relating to the closing of the educational achievement gap of Hispanic Americans.
Institute for Child Health Policy:
The mission of the Institute for Child Health Policy at the University of Florida is to research, evaluate, formulate, and advance health policies, programs, and systems that promote the health and well-being of children and youth. The Institute’s goals include advancing scientific knowledge necessary to promote health and improve health care outcomes and delivery; evaluating systems of care for children and youth, including the organization and financing of health care; supporting the formulation and implementation of health policies and programs that promote the health and well-being of children and youth, especially those with special health care needs; and serving local, state, and national communities through innovative research, evaluation, and consultation.
Interactive Autism Network:
The Kennedy Krieger Institute has launched a national online autism registry, the Interactive Autism Network (IAN). IAN is designed to promote autism research by linking researchers and families. Anyone affected by an Autism Spectrum Disorder can join IAN’s online community to stay informed about autism research, provide feedback, share information, and become part of a national research effort.
Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR):
The government's Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR) has created a new Web site to ensure that federal research efforts meet the needs of Americans who have disabilities. Individuals may offer their ideas about access to technology, education, employment, community life, health care, and other issues.
Intercultural Development Research Association:
The Intercultural Development Research Association is an independent, private non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening public schools to work for all children. IDRA fulfills its mission through professional development, research and evaluation, policy and leadership development, and programs and materials development. Its Web site includes information about attrition and dropout rates, including the Coca-Cola Valued Youth dropout prevention Program.
International Inclusive Education Research Lab:
The International Inclusive Education Research Lab is a global network of researchers committed to facilitating the implementation of inclusive education in local communities throughout the world. Its Web site includes an annotated bibliography on international comparative inclusive education, links to recent issues of its e-News, and information about the project.
Intervention Central:
Intervention Central offers free tools and resources to help school staff and parents promote positive classroom behaviors and foster effective learning for all students. The site was created by a school psychologist and school administrator. It includes information on academic and behavioral intervention strategies, publications on effective teaching practices, and tools that streamline classroom assessment and intervention.
Job Accommodation Network: Accommodation Ideas:
The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) publications provide job accommodation ideas for individuals with many disabilities including Attention Deficit Disorder, Bi-Polar Disorder, brain injury, latex allergies, psychiatric disabilities, and developmental disabilities such as Aspergers Syndrome and Autism.
JobLines: Professional Employment Opportunities in Supported Employment:
Are you looking to hire qualified and experience staff or looking for a new job? A quick way to reach the disability provider community is through JobLines. Web site features job postings from around the country.
Juvenile Justice Evaluation Center Online:
The site is a tool designed to assist juvenile justice practitioners, policymakers, and state agency administrators with the assessment and evaluation of programs and initiatives. It provides resources such as statistical data and instruments designed to measure program effectiveness.
K-20 Technology Solutions Center from eSchool News:
The K-20 Technology Solutions Center from eSchool News provides information about education technology providers (browse by keyword, company name, or product category) and products. In addition, users can review relevant research briefs, case studies, and white papers related to educational technology and learn how and where to get funding.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators:
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators from discoveryschool.com is a categorized list of Web sites for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It includes links to sites on more than 20 subjects, links to search engines and subject directories, and links to teacher helpers, among other resources.
Kids As Self Advocates (KASA):
A national grassroots network of young people, committed to empowering other youth to advocate for themselves and others through better knowledge of disability and special health care needs and rights. The site is maintained by youth and includes news updates, links to other resources and Web sites, bulletin boards, and opportunities for young people with disabilities to be paid for written submissions to any feature on the site.
Knowledge Loom: Educators Sharing and Learning Together:
Developed and maintained by Educational Alliance at Brown University, this Web site enables educators to become part of an active online teaching and learning community. Visitors to the site will have the opportunity to: review research that identifies best practices related to various themes, view stories about the practices in real schools/districts, learn to replicate the success of these practices in your own organization, and participate in online events and discussions.
Kurzweil Educational Systems, Inc.:
Kurzweil Educational Systems, Inc., is a developer of reading technology for people with learning difficulties and those who are blind or visually impaired.
Law, Health Policy, & Disability Center:
The Law, Health Policy, and Disability Center is a leader in law, technology, education, and research, focused on improving the quality of life for persons with disabilities. Based at the University of Iowa College of Law, with a satellite office in Washington, DC, the Center concentrates on public policy and its impact on persons with disabilities, with an emphasis on self-determination and self-sufficiency. The Center helps expand, improve, and modify disability policy and other more general policies in order to improve the employment status of Americans with disabilities and increase their independence.
LD OnLine:
A service of The Learning Project at WETA in association with the Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities, LD OnLine is a comprehensive web site that includes basic and in-depth information about learning disabilities, articles, research findings, political news, audio clips of learning disabilities experts, bulletin boards, "Ask the Expert," a comprehensive listing of national and state organizations and agencies, an LD Calendar, personal essays, a newsletter, and more.
Learn and Serve America:
Learn and Serve America, a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, has revamped its Web site. The site provides information about Learn and Serve America and its programs; information for individuals and organizations; and news, updates, and events.
Learning Disabilities Association of America:
The Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) is a non-profit grassroots organization whose members are individuals with learning disabilities, their families, and the professionals who work with them. LDA strives to advance the education and general welfare of children and adults with learning disabilities.
Learning First Alliance: Strengthening public schools for every child:
The Learning First Alliance is a permanent partnership of 12 leading educational associations that have come together to improve student learning in America's public elementary and secondary schools. This Web site includes news and policy updates, publications, job and internship opportunities, and serves as a forum to share success stories and encourage collaboration. An excellent Web resource for people at all levels of the education system.
Learning to Give: An Action of the Heart, A Project for the Mind:
This Web site teaches the importance of voluntary action for the common good in a democratic society. It offers lesson plans, activities, and resources to educate youth about the power of philanthropy (sharing time, talent, and treasure) to help empower young people to make a difference in their school, their community, and their world.
Manitas por Autismo: Alianza Hispana Red de Apoyo y Mas:
This Web site, created by families for families, provides information in Spanish about Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). It is sponsored by COSAC, the CDC, and NICHCY.
Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities:
The Marriott Foundation's Bridges project is a transitional school-to-work program for youth with disabilities. It provides students who are preparing to leave high school with job training and work experience that will enhance their employment potential. They also help employers gain access to a valuable source of employees and assist them in working effectively with them. The project operates at four sites across the U.S.
Medicaid Benefits: Online Database:
This online database provides access to information on Medicaid benefits in the 50 states, DC, and the U.S. territories about benefits covered by each state, for what populations the benefits are available, and the limitations, co-payments and payment rules that apply to the benefits. Published by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured.
Mental Health Topics: Treatment and Recovery:
Individuals who suffer from serious mental illness can recover and lead meaningful, productive lives. On this Web page, you can learn about events related to care and treatment of mental illness; get publications on alternative approaches to mental health care, choosing a therapist, and more; and find referrals to other treatment and recovery links.
Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium: Creating Quality Education for All Students:
Assists school systems and other educational organizations to create learning environments free of race, gender, class, ethnic, and culture biases so that students of all backgrounds will have equal opportunities to flourish. Includes topics and issues, equity tools, educational profiles, and more.
Mind Your Own Business:
Mind Your Own Business is a Web site for youth entrepreneurs created by the U.S. Small Business Administration and Junior Achievement. The site walks users through five easy steps of business ownership, whether they’ve just had a brainstorm for their first business venture or they’ve been at it a few years.
MindOH! Cyberbullying, Bullying, School Violence Prevention Tips and Tools, and Conversation Starters:
MindOH! has created free online tools for parents and teachers to help prevent cyberbullying, including family activity sheets, worksheets for kids, tips for cyberbullying prevention, school lesson plans, and more. Registration required (free) to download PDFs.
Misunderstood Minds:
This Web site is a companion to the PBS special on learning differences and disabilities. Visitors to the site can explore stories from the show and find information and resources for parents.
MySummerCamps.com:
My Summer Camps is a comprehensive, easy to use summer camps directory which includes listings for 289 special needs camps in the following categories: asthma, autism, blood disorder, burn, cancer, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, developmental disabilities, diabetes, epilepsy, hearing impaired, HIV and AIDS, learning disabilities and ADHD, mainstreaming, mental retardation, muscular dystrophy, physical disabilities, speech impaired, spina bifida, substance abuse, Tourette’s syndrome, visually impaired, and other disabilities.
National Alliance for Secondary Education and Transition (NASET):
NASET, a voluntary coalition of 40 national organizations, now has a Web site! NASET was established to identify what youth need in order to achieve successful participation in postsecondary education and training, civic engagement, meaningful employment and adult life. NASET's first task was to develop National Standards and Quality Indicators to help school systems and communities identify what all youth need. Users will also find supporting evidence and research for the standards and indicators as well a Self-Assessment Tool and a Priority-Setting Tool for program improvement.
National Arts and Disability Center:
The National Arts and Disability Center (NADC) is the national information dissemination, technical assistance, and referral center in the field of the arts and disability. The NADC is dedicated to promoting the full inclusion of children and adults with disabilities into the visual-, performing-, media, and literary-arts communities. The NADC is a project of the University of California, at Los Angeles (UCLA), Tarjan Center for Developmental Disabilities.
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP): The Nation’s Report Card:
This Web site from the National Center for Education Statistics is devoted to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America’s students know and can do in various subject areas. Since 1969, assessments have been conducted periodically in reading, mathematics, science, writing, U.S. history, civics, geography, and the arts.
National Association of Parents with Children in Special Education:
The National Association of Parents with Children in Special Education (NAPCSE) is committed to helping parents stay abreast of current issues that are shaping the field of special education and affecting the lives and futures of their children in special education. NAPSCE’s Web site offers information on disability and exceptional children, information on special education and the law, resources, information on transition services, and the opportunity to communicate with experts in the field of special education.
National Association of Private Special Education Centers (NAPSEC):
NAPSEC is a non-profit association whose mission is to represent private special education centers and their leaders. Its Web site includes information about the Association and its services; programs, resources, and services for its members; resources for parents; and the Association’s annual conference.
National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET):
The National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET) is a national membership organization dedicated to lending all possible support and assistance to those preparing for or teaching in the field of special education. Its Web site includes a career center, links to resources and publications (including a suite of transition planning resources), news in the field of special education, information on its Special Educator e-Journal, and membership information.
National Association of State Directors of Special Education:
The National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) is dedicated to improving educational services and outcomes while ensuring a balance of procedural guarantees for our children and youth with disabilities and their families. This Web site provides information on NASDSE projects, publications, events, government relations, resource links, and state-by-state directory.
National Association of State Head Injury Administrators:
The National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA) assists state governments in promoting partnerships and building systems to meet the needs of individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their families. In March 2006, NASHIA launched an expanded Web site with new products and services for the TBI community, including an enhanced store and Resource Center and Policy Information sections.
National Association of State Medicaid Directors:
The National Association of State Medicaid Directors keeps track of waiver programs. Their Web site contains all sorts of information, data, and statistics, including data on children enrolled in MR/DD 1915c waivers by state, age, and program.
National At-Risk Education Network:
The National At-Risk Education Network (NAREN) is a 501(c)(3) non-sectarian professional educational membership organization dedicated to both promoting the success of at-risk youth in school and life, and supporting the educators who work on their behalf.
National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems (NCCRESt):
NCCRESt, a project funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs, provides technical assistance and professional development to close the achievement gap between students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and their peers, and reduce inappropriate referrals to special education. The project targets improvements in culturally responsive practices, early intervention, literacy, and positive behavioral supports. The Web site provides links and resources regarding culturally responsive educational systems.
National Center for Learning Disabilities:
The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) works to ensure that the nation's 15 million children, adolescence, and adults with learning disabilities have every opportunity to succeed in school, work, and life. Its Web site provides information to parents, professionals, and individuals with learning disabilities, promotes research and programs to foster effective learning, and advocates for policies to protect and strengthen educational rights and opportunities. The site includes an information zone, resources for people living with learning disabilities, and resources for writing legislatures to learn about the latest policy news.
National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing:
The UCLA Center for the Study of Evaluation at UCLA’s Graduate School of Education and Information and the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) work to improve the quality of education and learning in the U.S. by pioneering the development of scientifically-based evaluation and testing techniques and by promoting the accurate use of data, test scores, and technology for improved accountability and decision-making. This Web site provides reports, overheads, policy briefs, a parents page, a teachers page, and an “ask the experts” page that can help answer accountability or testing questions.
National Center for Special Education Personnel & Related Service Providers:
The National Center for Special Education Personnel and Related Service Providers at the National Association of State Directors of Special Education recently launched a new Web site and information center designed to help people who work with states, local school districts, Part C, and personnel preparation programs. Information available on the site includes research regarding successful initiatives addressing recruitment, preparation and retention of special educators and early intervention and related service providers; a database of special education, early intervention, and related service personnel preparation programs; and a financial aid page.
National Center for Technology Innovation:
The National Center for Technology Innovation (NCTI), funded by the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), seeks to advance learning opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Its Web site includes information on the following topics: accessibility, assistive technology, collaboration, commercialization, design, developing a research agenda, the digital divide, disability, education, evaluation, evidence, grant-writing, implementation, leadership, marketing, research, technology transfer, and universal design.
National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR):
Established in 1995, the NCDDR performs research, technical assistance, and demonstration activities focusing on the dissemination and utilization of disability research funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). The Web site provides publications on disability research information in areas such as: assistive technology, community integration, employment, and much more.
National Center for the Study of Postsecondary Educational Supports:
The vision of the National Center is to move beyond what has and has not worked in the past, towards a new system of educational supports for people with disabilities in the 21st century. The Center has developed a brand new Web site that includes supportive and related information on conferences, institutes, products, an E-News feature, links, and much more.
National Center on Accessing the General Curriculum:
Sponsored by the Center for Applied Special Technology, this association provides a vision of how new curricula, teaching practices, and policies can be woven together to create practical approaches for improved access to the general curriculum by students with disabilities.
National Center on Education, Disability, and Juvenile Justice (EDJJ):
A collaborative research, training, technical assistance, and dissemination program focused on developing more effective responses to the needs of youth with disabilities in or those at-risk for involvement with the Juvenile Justice System.
National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO):
NCEO researches, provides technical assistance, and engages in extensive dissemination activities on the participation of youth with disabilities in national, state, and district assessments, standards-setting efforts, and graduation requirements. Visitors can link directly to state information on accommodations, accountability, alternate assessments, graduation requirements, out-of-level testing policies, participation information, and aggregated state reports.
National Center on Physical Activity and Disability:
The mission of the National Center on Physical Activity and Disability (NCPAD) is to promote the substantial health benefits that can be gained from participating in regular physical activity. This site provides information and resources that enable people with disabilities to become as physically active as they choose to be.
National Center on Severe and Sensory Disabilities (NCSSD):
The National Center on Severe and Sensory Disabilities (NCSSD) is a resource center for information, training, and technical assistance for families and educators of more than 1 million school children who are deaf and hard-of-hearing, visually impaired, or who have severe disabilities. Its Web site includes sections on research, resources, technology, and news, as well as information about NCSSD and links to its newsletter and Pop-Up IEP resource.
National Center on Student Progress Monitoring:
The National Center on Student Progress Monitoring is a national technical assistance and dissemination center dedicated to the implementation of scientifically-based student progress monitoring for grades K-5. Its integrated program of services strives to raise knowledge and awareness by communicating the techniques and benefits of student progress monitoring; providing implementation support for using proven progress monitoring practices; and encouraging ongoing information sharing through advanced web services, regional meetings, and a national conference.
National Center on Workforce and Disability/Adult (NCWD/Adult):
NCWD has launched a new-and-improved Web site. Consult the Quick Directory for over 130 articles on workforce and disability issues – designing access for all, policy analysis, helping customers find jobs – or learn more about NCWD training and consultation services.
National Center to Improve the Tools of Educators (NCITE):
NCITE's purpose is to advance the quality and effectiveness of technology, media, and materials for individuals with disabilities. NCITE creates a marketplace demand for the selection and appropriate use of research-based technology, media, and materials (TMM).
National Child Welfare Resource Center for Youth Development:
The National Child Welfare Resource Center for Youth Development at the University of Oklahoma, through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Children’s Bureau, provides training and technical assistance to publicly administered and supported child welfare agencies. Its Web site includes links to news, publications, programs, resources, state fact pages, a discussion board, and the Center’s mailing list.
National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education (NCPIE):
NCPIE is a coalition of major education, community, public service, and advocacy organizations working to create meaningful family-school partnerships in every school in America. As a result of these partnerships students do better in school and in life, parents become empowered, teacher morale improves, schools get better, and communities grow stronger.
National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth):
The site contains useful information and resources for youth with disabilities and their families, service providers and other front line workers, administrators, policy makers, and employers. The content is developed by NCWD/Youth partners, who have expertise in disability, education, employment, and workforce development issues.
National Consortium for Health Systems Development:
The National Consortium for Health Systems Development (NCHSD) is a technical assistance partnership providing flexible, tailored technical assistance to states developing comprehensive health and employment service systems for people with disabilities who want to work. Its Web site is a resource for states that are developing employment systems for people with disabilities, providing a library, resource exchange, and grants information. It offers a wide variety of information about what is happening at the state level around health-related employment supports for workers with |
