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Bridges4Kids'
Top 12 National Websites for Parents & Professionals Working
With Children Who Have Disabilities
Jackie D. Igafo-Te’o, Bridges4Kids, October 19, 2005
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This is a list
of our top 12 favorite websites that would relate to almost any
disability, and has content related to disability, education
and/or parenting those with disabilities. These are the places
that we turn for information first.
We consider these websites to be the most
content-rich websites out there today.
1)
Bridges4Kids
http://www.bridges4kids.org
The Bridges4Kids
site provides a comprehensive source of information for parents
and professionals looking for help for kids with disabilities,
special needs, or who are at-risk. Over 21,000 hand-picked links
are provided to other sites and are broken down by category
throughout the site.
2) National Dissemination Center for Children with
Disabilities
http://www.nichcy.org/
A central source of information on disabilities in infants,
toddlers, children, and youth, IDEA, which is the law
authorizing special education, No Child Left Behind (as it
relates to children with disabilities), and research-based
information on effective educational practices.
3) The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
http://www.eric.ed.gov/
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), sponsored by
the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department
of Education, produces the world’s premier database of journal
and non-journal education literature. The ERIC online system
provides the public with a centralized ERIC Web site for
searching the ERIC bibliographic database of more than 1.1
million citations going back to 1966.
4) EdPubs
Online Ordering System for the Department of Education
Publications
http://www.edpubs.org/webstore/Content/search.asp
This system is intended to help you identify and order U.S.
Department of Education products. All publications are provided
at no cost to the general public by the U.S. Department of
Education.
5) WrightsLaw
http://www.wrightslaw.com
Parents, advocates, educators, and attorneys come to Wrightslaw
for accurate, up-to-date information about special education law
and advocacy for children with disabilities. You will find
articles, cases, newsletters, and resources about dozens of
topics in the Advocacy Libraries and Law Libraries.
6) National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities (NCBDDD)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/
Also see NCBDDD's health topics A- Z at
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/search.htm or search their
downloadable publications database at
http://www2.cdc.gov/ncbddd/pubs/KeywordSearch.asp
7) Medline Plus
http://medlineplus.gov/
MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health
questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information
from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other
government agencies and health-related organizations.
Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included in MedlinePlus and
give easy access to medical journal articles. MedlinePlus also
has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical
encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health
news.
8) The Council For Exceptional Children (CEC)
http://www.cec.sped.org/
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest
international professional organization dedicated to improving
educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities,
students with disabilities, and/or the gifted.
9) KidsHealth
http://www.kidshealth.org/
KidsHealth is the largest and most visited site on the Web
providing doctor-approved health information about children from
before birth through adolescence.
10) DisabilityInfo.gov
http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/
This user-friendly Web site contains links to information of
interest to people with disabilities, their families, employers,
service providers and other community members.
11) Project Participate
http://www.projectparticipate.org/
Project Participate provides families, educators, administrators
and therapists with simple strategies to increase the active
participation of students with disabilities in school programs.
12) About.com: Example - About Autism Spectrum Disorders
http://autism.about.com/
About.com is your guide to just about any topic you can imagine.
For example, here is their information page on Autism Spectrum
Disorders, including the latest information and resources - all
in one place on the web.
Honorable Mention: Learning
Disabilities Association of America
www.ldaamerica.org
Since 1963, LDA
has provided support to people with learning disabilities, their
parents, teachers and other professionals. At the national,
state and local levels, LDA provides cutting edge information on
learning disabilities, practical solutions, and a comprehensive
network of resources. These services make the Learning
Disabilities Association of America the leading resource for
information on learning disabilities.
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