Children's Books Honored For Disability Narratives

 Tales about a girl with autism and a boy who's nonverbal are among the books being honored for portraying the disability experience alongside the famed Newbery and Caldecott Medals. Read More >

To Find Special Educators, State Looks To Bus Drivers, Clerks

Desperate for new teachers — particularly in special education — one state is pouring millions into an effort to turn existing school employees into credentialed educators. Read More;

Where to Find Resources on Specific Special Needs

The Friendship Circle Special Needs Resources blog is full of posts that tell you where to go online for information, ideas, advice, and support for parents raising children with disabilities. You can always use the search function to locate articles of interest, but we’ve gathered here some places to start for a number of specific diagnoses, as well suggestions of where to go next. ADD/ADHD Start with: 30 ADD/ADHD Resources You Should Follow on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and More! Intro: “Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood disorders and can continue through adolescence and adulthood….
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19 Special Needs News Stories from February 2017

On our Special Needs Resources Facebook page, we gather links every day to special needs news stories and blog posts of interest we’ve found around the Internet. Once a month, we’ll gather those resources together in a roundup post to help you catch things you missed, find things you meant to look at, and share the whole batch with others who need some information and inspiration. Special Needs News for February 2017   Read in browser »

You Asked. We Acted. -- Disability.gov's New "Quick Links"

 

Visitors to Disability.gov have asked for a series of “quick links” to use as a way to find the information they need faster. Many have also requested a list of toll-free numbers they can call to learn about disability-related programs and services in their own communities. In response to your requests, we have developed a new webpage of “quick links” and phone numbers so you can easily access the information and resources Disability.gov’s visitors are most often seeking. Please share this email with family members, friends and colleagues you believe may benefit from these important resources.

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For more information visit: https://www.disability.gov/disability-govs-quick-links/

Disability.gov's Guides to Information & Resources

Disability.gov links to more than 10,000 national, state and local resources.  We developed a series of guides on the topics you have told us are most important to you. Whether you’re looking for information about disability benefits, housing assistance, job training programs or financial help for families with low incomes, Disability.gov’s Guides to Information; Resources are a good place to start.   https://www.disability.gov/?s=Guides+to+Information+%26amp%3B+Resources+&submit=&fq=

Disability.gov’s Guides to Information & Resources — Get Answers to Your Questions about Disability Benefits, Housing Assistance, Long-Term Care

Disability.gov links to more than 10,000 national, state and local resources. That’s a lot of information, which is why we developed a series of guides on the topics you have told us are most important to you. Whether you’re looking for information about disability benefits, housing assistance, job training programs or financial help for families with low incomes, Disability.gov’s Guides to Information & Resources are a good place to start. Choose from among 14 guides   https://www.disability.gov/disability-govs-guides-to-information/

Special Learning’s Resource Center

Special Learning’s mission is to provide the global community with objective information, resources and tools to inform, educate and empower the community of people who help individuals with special needs live more independent and successful lives.

Our FREE resource center contains one of the most expansive and user-friendly libraries of information and tools related to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), special needs, developmental disabilities, and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).

If you have any questions or requests, email us at contact@special-learning.com. Feel free to submit your suggestions for additional topics as we regularly update and expand this resource.   http://special-learning.com/resource

Resources on Autism

 

 The American Academy of Pediatrics   http://www.medicalhomeinfo.org/about/cocwd/autism.aspx  is home for the latest information and resources on autism for health care professionals and families.  The AAP is offering many new autism resources and is featuring them in April--Autism Awareness Month.

 

Compendium of community inclusion initiatives for people w/ psychiatric disabilities

The Compendium is based on a national survey of consumer-run programs assisting consumers in reconnecting to their communities, to existing residential and vocational resources, religious and recreational organizations, civic and volunteer opportunities beyond those of mental health systems. Both consumer-run programs and more traditional mental health agencies will find examples of innovative ways to assist consumers in working with the community.

http://www.tucollaborative.org/pdfs/COMPENDIUM_of_Innovative_CI_Projects_11-29_10.pdf

State Resource Sheets

State Resource Sheets from National Dissemination Center for Children with Disability!

Lots of help identified here, which can also connect you with the local level.
http://www.nichcy.org/Pages/StateSpecificInfo.aspx

International Journal of Special Education

The International Journal of Special Education publishes original articles concerning special education. Content includes reviews of research, historical and philosophical studies, case studies and content analyses, in addition to experimental correlation studies, surveys, and reports of the effectiveness of innovative programs from an international perspective. All issues and articles are available for download free of charge.  
Visit http://www.internationaljournalofspecialeducation.com/ to search their extensive database of current past articles.

Annual disability Statistics Compendium

The Annual Disability Statistics Compendium 2009 is the first of what is intended to be an annual publication of statistics on people with disabilities and government programs that serve this population. This Compendium is the initial product of the Hunter College Rehabilitation Research & Training Center on Disability Statics & Demographics. The Compendium is updated annually and gives State by State Data. It is posted under "Download". http://www.rehabnetwork.org/">http://www.rehabnetwork.org/

My Web Resource Recommendations

I am aware of a variety of websites that provide excellent information on disabilities & disability issues. Hopefully you are aware of all of most of these.

Families & Advocates Partnership for Education (FAPE) www.fape.org
Wrightslaw - www.wrightslaw.com Written by attorneys for parents.

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities www.nichcy.org
Family Center on Technology & Disability www.fctd.info

Learning Disability Resources www.ldonline.org. World’s leading site on LD & ADHD
National Center for Learning Disabilities http://www.ncld.org

Special Ed Resources on the Internet (SERI) http://seriweb.com

National Resource Center of ADHD - http://www.help4adhd.org/
International Association on Dyslexia - http://www.interdys.org/

International Resources

Looking for resources in multiple languages on developmental conditions? If you're interested, the CDRC Multilingual Web Resource will welcome your visit. The link below will connect you with websites in a variety of languages, to provide information regarding developmental conditions, as well as local, national, & international resources for families. Multilingual info on many different disabilities is available (e.g., ataxia, ADD, autism, & those are just the As) as well as info on issues (e.g., child behavior, education and intervention, law & policy). It is CDRC's hope that this tool will also provide some means for clinicians to provide "take-home" information to the families they serve. Have a look-see at:http://www.ohsu.edu/oidd/LEND/multilingual_resources/index.html

OSEP National Paren Center Conference Materials

PowerPoint presentations & other materials from conference presentations made at "High Expectations, Endless Possibilities," the 2009 OSEP National Parent Center Conference are available online at The Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers web site. A number of conference sessions focused on issues of importance to transition-age youth & their families including the recent reauthorization of the Higher Education Opportunities Act & higher education opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities; rehabilitation services transition resources & opportunities; foster care youth & education; seclusion & restraint; parent leadership strategies; & strategies which promote parent-professional partnerships. View at: http://www.taalliance.org/conferences/2009/agenda.asp

Disability Resource

DisabilityInfo.gov is now Disability.gov. The redesigned site includes new social media tools that will enable you to more easily share, organize & receive important disability-related information, as well as suggest new resources to add to Disability.gov. Visit How to Use this Site for an overview of what Disability.gov now offers.

For more information read the press release about the launch of the new Disability.gov: http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/odep/ODEP20090834.htm

Multilingual Resource

I found this information about a website with links to other websites in a variety of languages, to provide information regarding developmental conditions, as well as local, national, & international resources for families. "It is our hope that this tool will provide some means for clinicians to provide "take-home" information to the families we serve. In the future, we would like to see this site expanded with more websites to make this as useful as possible. If you have suggestions, recommendations, or revisions for the sites, please contact: Nicole Valdivia Nava, vargascl@ohsu.edu, LEND Training Program Assistant, 503-494-2734" http://www.ohsu.edu/oidd/LEND/multilingual_resources/index.html

Serving Needs of Individuals in their Community

The Center for Community Leadership assists states, counties, cities, territories, Native American Tribes, & public & private organizations to successfully serve the needs of children & adults, especially those with disabilities, in their homes, schools & communities. http://www.centerforcommunityleadership.com/

New Disability Employment Resource

ODEP just released its new Four-Step Reference Guide, a comprehensive, portable, & easy to understand guide for employers who are looking to recruit, hire, & retain employees with disabilities. The online version of this valuable resource, covers topics such as Incentives & ROI, Recruiting, Interviewing & Hiring, & also provides a wealth of links & other resources.

The Guide is available in PDF format at http://www.dol.gov/odep/documents/Flip%20Guide_FINAL_3%2030_508%20compliant2.pdf . The print version of Diversifying Your Workforce, A Four-Step Reference Guide to Recruiting, Hiring & Retaining Employees with Disabilities will be available later this year.