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Here are some links you might find helpful!
Office for Exceptional Children - Ohio Department for Exceptional Children Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities - Ohio's Parent Training Center. This is their new site! Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council - The Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council (ODDC) is a planning and advocacy body committed to community inclusion for people with developmental disabilities. Funding of Assistive Technology: The Public School's Special Education System as a Funding Source: The Cutting Edge - Created by the National Assistive Technology Advocacy Project, this handbook focuses on AT requirements under both IDEA and Section 504. Available for download. Assistive Technology Services for Students: What Are These? - Created by the Assistive Technology Funding and Systems Change Project and the US Department of Education, this handbook helps parents and schools understand the 1997 IDEA requirements for AT. Available for download The Road to Funding - Created by Prentke Romich Company, this handbook walks parents through the process of obtaining funding from a variety of sources for their child's AAC devices. Available for download. This one is great! It's a workbook parents can work through and includes sample letters and lists of all the necessary documentation in order to get AT funding. Assistive Technology in the Student's Individualized Education Program: A Handbook for Parents and School Personnel - Created by the Virginia Assistive Technology System, this handbook offers examples of high and low tech AT and funding. A Resource Guide to Assistive Technology Funding - Created by the Virginia Assistive Technology System, this handbook identifies several different sources for funding AT. Ohio Graduation Tests - Information on Ohio's graduation tests. Ohio Legal Rights - Ohio Legal Rights Service (OLRS) is an independent state agency and the federally designated Protection and Advocacy (P & A) agency and Client Assistance Program (CAP) for Ohio. The online version of what was formerly The Book can be found here. It is now called Special Education: Putting the Pieces Together. Ohio's Academic Standards Frequently Asked Questions- This ODE site is dedicated to providing teachers and families with up-to-date information about Ohio's new academic content standards. The site has easy-to-follow links for families and teachers that lead them to the resources designed to best meet their specific needs and interests. All materials are available to download and adapt to a school's specific needs and identification. OSEP - Office of Special Education Programs - Find out what's going on in Special Education. Schwab Learning - A terrific site with TONS of information. LD Online - Anything you want to know about learning disabilities. Reed Martin - Reed Martin, one of the foremost special education attorneys, hosts this site. Lash & Associates Publishing/Training Parent Training & Information Centers - a list of all the PTI's. Family & Advocate Partnership for Education Wrightslaw - Pam & Pete Wright have a great site & they also offer a newsletter with some awesome info. He's an attorney & she's a licensed social worker. Ohio Yellow Pages - Wrights Law has developed "yellow pages" where you will find different kinds of resources, from your state government to grassroots organizations and support groups. They make it easy for you to find the information you need, so they organized these resources alphabetically, as you find in the "real" Yellow Pages. Project Appleseed - It is important that we tell America's parents that the school improvement wagon train will not make it to the frontier if we leave uninvolved parents behind by the side of the trail. We must constantly reach out to extend and enlarge the family of involved parents. Lifting them up into the wagon train along the way - leaving no parent behind. Learning to Read - A report from LDOnline Reading Links - Lots of links on reading and dyslexia from LDOnline Keep Kids Learning - A website with links to help you contact legislators regarding IDEA
National Association of School Psychologists
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The Council for Learning Disabilities (CLD) is an international organization concerned about issues related to students with learning disabilities. CLD members, who represent diverse disciplines, work together to promote effective teaching and learning for students with LD and others who struggle in school. CLD members are committed to standards of excellence and innovation in educational research, practice, and policy. The National Association for the Education of African American Children with Learning Disabilities (NAEAACLD) was founded in 2000 for the purpose of increasing awareness in minority communities throughout the country about learning differences and promoting parent advocacy. The mission of the NAEAACLD is to link information and resources provided by an established network of individuals and organizations experienced in minority research and special education with parents, educators, and others responsible for providing a quality education for all students.
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