General Resources for Special Needs

http://www.pacer.org/links/national/disability.htm#3 -- PACER Center - Parent Advocacy
Coalition for Educational Rights. Lists of organizations for specific disabilities. Links,
publications, and translated material.

http://www.wm.edu/ttac/text/links.html -- This is a Virginia state sponsored site primarily
directed at supporting those who teach children with a wide range of special needs. This
link takes you directly to a very rich library of on-line resources sorted by topics.

http://www.mooreexpressions.com/ -- Moore Expressions is a source for Home Schooling
parents to order supplies (new and used). They have great service and are very
knowledgeable about starting home schooling. They can answer general questions about
the textbooks they carry, and they can direct parents in the Tidewater VA area to support
groups. Give them a try!

http://www.irsc.org:8080/irsc/irscmain.nsf -- The main internet clearinghouse for links
related to special needs children! Start your search here! Links to internet community
chat groups.

http://www.cec.sped.org -- Excellent broad range of authoritative information relating
disabilities and education.

http://familyeducation.com -- You can find parent-recommended reading materials for
almost every major disability. Links take you right to the page where you can learn more
about the materials. Just click on this link's main page, and also try this subsidiary page.

http://www.vasc.org/erc-- This NASA-funded Educator Resource Center offers free
materials for anyone who works with children ages pre-K thru college. Contact by email at
nvollett@vasc.org.

http://www.family.org -- This is a link to Focus on the Family, and they have a link to a
recent interview with Dr. Bill Bennett, founder of the K12 curriculum for home school
children. I think his thoughts are worth sharing.

http://www.ed.gov/Programs/EROD/ -- This site is maintained by the U.S. Government, and
it is a powerful search engine to help you find links to topics in education. It works well.

http://www.helpinschool.net -- Site focused on strengthening teaching skills for the
parents of special needs parents. Practical how-to section on modifying curriculum
materials and texts, research based information in reading, spelling and more. Formerly
named HisHelpInSchool.com.

http://www.nathhan.com -- Special needs organization: clearinghouse for a wide range of
disabilities resources.

http://www.nichcy.org -- National Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities. Produces
accurate fact sheets for most exceptionalities. Has a wide variety of free or low cost
resources to download or order. Send for free resources. Especially helpful for learning
about different areas of disabilities. At the subpage
http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs1txt.htm is a "fact sheet" that is loaded with
accurate, up-to-date information.

http://www.specialednews.com -- General information on a wide range of disabilities,
current news and developments.

http://www.ldonline.org -- The information is typically written by expert professionals, and
is highly readable and up-to-date. There are links to just about every topic in special
education, so it is not limited to Learning Disabilities. Despite confusion in typing its
name (type the letter not the numeral in front of the "d"), this site has a rich source on
most areas of special needs. Practical, parent-friendly, teaching and background
information source.

http://homeschool.crosswalk.com -- General, many sources.

http://www.cldinternational.org -- This one is an international group for support of families
with children who have learning disabilities.

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