links
Some of the information you will find most helpful is already on the Web, and we’ve provided links to many of these sites in this section.
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Specific Exceptionalities |
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General Sites
National:
American Public Human Services Association
www.aphsa.org
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
www.sped.org
Council for Learning Disabilities
www.cldinternational.org
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc.
www.dredf.org
Exceptional Parent Magazine (EP)
www.eparent.com
Federation for Children with Special Needs
www.fcsn.org
Foundation for Exceptional Children
www.cec.sped.org
National Center for Youth with Disabilities
www.peds.umn.edu/centers/ihd
National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials
www.nchrtm.okstate.edu
National Information and Clearinghouse for Children and Youth with Disabilities
www.nichcy.org
National Organization on Disability
www.nod.org
National Transition Alliance for Youth with Disabilities
www.dssc.org
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS
RESNA Association for the Advancement of Rehabilitation Technology
www.resna.org
TASH—Disability Advocacy Worldwide
www.tash.org
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Florida:
Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities
www.advocacycenter.org
Children’s Defense Fund
www.childrensdefense.org
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
www.ffcec.org
Family Care Council of Florida (Northeast Florida District)
www.fccflorida.org/resources/district4/d4rescnty.htm
Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology (FAAST)
www.faast.org
Florida Center for Children and Youth
www.FloridaKids.com
Florida Department of Health Children's Medical Services
www.myflorida.com/cms
Florida Directory of Early Childhood Services/Central Directory
www.centraldirectory.org
Family Network on Disabilities of Florida
www.fndfl.org
Jacksonville Children's Commission
www.jaxkids.org
Statewide Human Rights Advocacy Committee
www.state.fl.us/cf_web/hrac
TASH-Florida Chapter
www.tash.org/chapters/florida.htm
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Specific Exceptionalities
National:
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf
www.agbell.org
American Association on Mental Retardation
www.AAMR.org
American Council for the Blind
www.acb.org
American Foundation for the Blind
www.afb.org
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
www.asha.org
Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC)
www.thearc.org
Autism Society of America
www.autism-society.org
Children with Attention Deficit Disorders
www.chadd.org
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
www.cff.org
Epilepsy Foundation of America
www.epilepsyfoundation.org
International Dyslexia Association
www.interdys.org
Job Opportunities for the Blind
www.nfb.org
John Tracy Clinic
(children under six with hearing impairments)
www.johntracyclinic.org
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
clearccenter.gallaudet.edu
Learning Disabilities Association of America
www.Idanatl.org
www.ldaamerica.org
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
www.nami.org
National Association for Gifted Children
www.NAGC.org
National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments
www.spedex.com/NAPVI
National Association for the Visually Handicapped (NAVH)
www.navh.org
National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
www.nad.policy.net
National Center on Employment of the Deaf
www.rit.edu/NTID/CO/CE
National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS)
www.ndss.org
National Easter Seal Society
www.easter-seals.org
National Industries for the Severely Handicapped
nish.org
National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who Are Deaf-Blind
www.tr.wou.edu/dblink
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association
www.pswausa.org
Spina Bifida Association of America
www.sbaa.org
United Cerebral Palsy
www.ucp.org
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Florida:
Association for Retarded Citizens—Florida
www.ARCFlorida.org
Autism Society of Florida
www.autismfl.com
Brain Injury Association of Florida
www.biaf.org
Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
www.FLasha.org
www.state.fl.us/cf_web/ds
Florida Department of Children and Families Developmental Services
(children with autism, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, mental retardation, or Prader-Willi Syndrome)
www.state.fl.us/cf_web/ds
Florida Department of Labor and Employment Security Division of Blind Services
www.state.fl.us.dbs
Florida Developmental Disabilities Council
fddc.org
Florida Easter Seal Society
www.fl.easter-seals.org
Florida Families of Children with Visual Impairments (FFCVI)
www.ffcvi.org
Learning Disabilities Association of Florida
www.ldafl.org
Prader-Willi Florida Association
www.pwsusa.org
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D)
rfbd-florida.org
Tourette Syndrome Association—Florida Chapter
www.tsa-fl.org
United Cerebral Palsy of Florida
www.ucpflorida.org
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Education
National:
American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
www.albany.edu/aaace
Association on Higher Education and Disability
www.ahead.org
Families and Advocates Partnerships for Education(FAPE)
www.pacer.org
Federal Resource Center for Special Education
www.dssc.org/frc/about.htm
National Center on Education, Disability, and Juvenile Justice
www.edjj.org
National Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with
Disabilities (HEATH)
www.heath-resource-center.org
Office of Special Education Programs
www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP
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Florida:
Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student
Services - Publication Clearinghouse
www.firn.edu/doe/bin00014/toc-indx.htm
Duval County Public Schools
www.duvalschools.org
Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System (FDLRS) – a support system for Exceptional Student Education serving Clay, Duval, and Nassau Counties (commonly known as “Fiddlers”).
www.duvalschools.org/fdlrs
Family Network on Disabilities – includes:
- Parent Education Network (PEN), which provides free help and information
- Parent to Parent of Florida, connecting parents in similar situations
- Person to Person of Florida, connecting adult self-advocates
- PLACES, a curriculum addressing the concerns of aging parents of adults with special needs
www.fndflf.org
Florida Department of Education Bureau of Instructional Support and Community Services
www.firn.edu/doe/commhome
Instructional Support and Community Services Clearinghouse/Information Center -www.firn.edu/doe
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Transition
National:
American Vocational Association Special Needs Division
www.acteonline.org
Association for Persons in Supported Employment
www.apse.org
ARC's Self-Determination Program
www.thearc.org/sdet/sdet.html
Career Planning and Adult Development Network
www.careertrainer.com
Disability Resources
(information for independent living)
www.disabilityresources.org
Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT)
www.cec.sped.org
ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education
ericacve.org
Job Accommodation Network
www.jan.wvu.edu
Job Opportunities for the Blind
www.nfb.org
Mainstream, Inc.
www.mainstream.org
National Business and Disability Council
www.business-disability.com/home.asp
National Center on Employment of the Deaf
www.rit.edu/NTID/CO/CE
National Transition Network
www.ici.coled.umn.edu/ntn
Supported Employment InfoLines
www.trninc.com
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Florida:
Able Trust (Florida Governor's Alliance for the Employment of Citizens with Disabilities)
www.abletrust.org
Florida Department of Labor and Employment Security Division of Blind Services
www.state.fl.us.dbs
Occupational Access and Opportunity Commission (OAOC)
www.firn.edu/doe/workfore
School-to-Work ON-LINE
www.flstw.fsu.edu
The Transition Center
www.thetransitioncenter.org
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