What are 21st Century Skills for Education? a blog that defines this widely used term and shows visual models and lists of what new foci are needed.
Books Without Barriers - How to get the books, texbooks, magazines, publications, and other reading materials your child wants and needs in the format he/she can use.
The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY) -
PACER - PACER Center provides technical assistance and training to the federally-funded parent training and information centers in each state.
The National Parent Network on Disabilities (NPND) - The NPND was established to provide a presence and national voice for parents of children, youth, and adults with special needs.
The National Center to Improve Practice (NCIP) - The NCIP promotes the effective use of technology for students with sensory, cognitive and social/emotional disabilities.
Through the Looking Glass - Through the Looking Glass an international leader on disability and family issues is sponsoring and international conference on parents with disabilites and their families.
Our-Kids - Our-kids is a support group for parents, care givers and others who are working with children with physical and/or mental disabilities and delays.
Parents Helping Parents web site. - The NCIP promotes the effective use of technology for students with sensory, cognitive and social/emotional disabilities.
Family Village - Family Village a global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with mental retardation and other disabilities, their families, and those that provide them services and supports.
Jump-Station - An Internet jump-station to sources of information on rare genetic diseases affecting children.
Parent Pals - Ameri-Corp Speech and Hearing has developed a gifted and special education web-site for parents called Parent Pals.
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CHADD) -
National Easter Seals Society (NESS) -
The Assistive Technology Funding and Systems Change Project - Provides up-to-date information on the latest laws, regulation, and policy develpments related to funding assistive technology.
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Information on severe emotional distrubance and/or behavior disorders.
The Children's Medical Center - Multimedia tutorials for children and their families.
Special Education Law - Basic legal information of use to special educators, parents and their advisors in meeting federal and state requirements for the education of students with disabilities.
- Maintained for an informal society of individuals, parents, and friends involved with the world of down Syndrome. Contains pictures and short narrative profiles of Down Syndrome children.
Raising Minds - Support for Parents