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- Connecticut Parent
Advocacy Center - The CT Parent Advocacy Center, Inc. (CPAC) is
a statewide nonprofit organization that offers information and support
to families of children with any disability or chronic illness, age
birth through 21.
- Disability Information for Students
- International disability news, jobs, discussion, resources. A site
designed for students and professionals supporting individuals with
disabilities.
- Education A Must Inc. Educational
Advocates - Educational advocates for education for the special
needs child located in New Hampshire and Northern Massachusetts.
- Family Village
- Information about ways of dealing with disabilities and everyday life.
- Family
Village -- Regional Resources in the United States - Information,
resources, communication opportunities for persons with disabilities.
- Federation for Children with Special
Needs - A center for parents and parent organizations to work together
on behalf of children with special needs and their families. (Massachusetts)
- iep guide -
IEP guide and special education email support group
- Independent Panel for Special Education
Advice (IPSEA) - Independent Panel for Special Education Advice:
free advice to parents of children with special educational needs (United
Kingdom)
- IT and Special
Educational Needs - Short factsheet about how IT can provide access
to learning and support for learning.
- Knox
County Educational Service Center - A parent mentor program (Knox
County, Ohio)
- Learn
Parent Advocacy - Learn how to be an effective advocate for a child
with disabilities. Many articles for self help.
- Massachusetts Association of Special
Education Parent Advisory Councils - Massachusetts Association of
Special Education Parent Advisory Councils, an umbrella organization
linking parent-run councils in most Massachusetts cities and towns.
Includes a mail list for parents and special education advocates.
- National Center for Learning Disabilities
- Nationwide listing of schools, summer programs, assessment and treatment
centers, and parent support groups that serve individuals with learning
disabilities (LD) and their families.
- The Northwestern Illinois Association
- A not-for-profit Special Education Cooperative serving children with
special needs ages birth-21 years. (Northwestern Illinois)
- Parent Advisory
Committee Page - (Eaton County, Michigan)
- Parent
Mentor Program of Washington County, Ohio - Help parents navigate
the special education maze.
- Parent to Parent of New Hampshire
- Support and referrals for New Hamphire parents of special needs children.
- Parent to Parent of Vermont
- An organization of parents in Vermont offering support & information
to parents of children diagnosed as having a disability or special health
care need.
- Parents Helping Parents
- A multi-faceted, comprehensive Parent Directed Family Resource Center
for children with any kind of special need (mental, physical, emotional,
or learning disabilities whether due to birth defects, illness, vehicular,
sports, or other accidents, such as near drowning.) (Northern California
and USA)
- Parents, Inc. - Families
of children with disabilities. Special education articles, financial
aid for students with disabilities, bulletin board, library, and resources.
Alaska.
- Parents Let's Unite for
Kids, Montana - PLUK is a private, non-profit parent organization
serving families and individuals with disabilities of any age in the
state of Montana with information, support, training and assistance.
- Parents Together;
NC - (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
- Parents United Together
- The mission of Parents United Together is to provide parents and professionals
with information relating to children with disabilities and to encourage
them to become active in activities and events which impact our children's
well-being and lives. (Mississippi)
- PURE- Parents United for Responsible
Education - (Chicago, Illinois)
- Special
Education in New Jersey - A message board for parents of special
education students in New Jersey
- Special Educator's
Web Pages - Special education resources and links for teachers and
students, by an education professional. (Las Vegas, Nevada)
- The Technical Assistance Alliance
for Parent Centers - Their mission is: "To provide training and
information to meet the needs of parents of children with disabilities
living in the area served by the center." Parent Training and Information
(PTI) programs are funded by the Office of Special Education Programs
in the U.S. Dept of Ed. To locate a PTI program near you, click on the
Parent Center Directory circle. It is a listing of parent centers serving
families of children and youth with disabilities around the country.
Included in the directory are links to other parent centers' web sites.
- The Unofficial Apollo-Ridge
Open Forum - The purpose of this Web Site is to provide a forum
for the parents and students of the Apollo-Ridge School District, Armstrong
County, Pennsylvania, who find themselves in a stalemate when dealing
with the school's administration.
- Welcome to DevelopmentalDisaility.org
- We are a resource for valuable information on Developmental Disabilities,
sponsored by the Social Work Program at the Metropolitan State College
of Denver. We provide training, curricular information, and other general
information on Developmental Disabilities. We have two award winning
Videos available that provide valuable insight for anyone who needs
to know issues involved with parents with a developmental disability,
or what it's truly like to raise a child with a disability.
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