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Basics
for Parents-Your Child's Evaluation
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
P.O. Box 1492
Washington, DC 20013
Phone: (800) 695-0285
E-mail: nichcy@aed.org
Web:
http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/basicpar/bp1txt.htm
(HTML)
http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/basicpar/bp1.pdf
(PDF)
Info: This publication describes the steps the school system will take
to evaluate your child to determine if he or she has a disability and is
eligible for special education. Can be requested from NICHCY, viewed
on-line or downloaded in .pdf format.
The
Beach Center on Families and Disability
The University of Kansas
Haworth Hall, Room 3136
1200 Sunnyside Avenue
Lawrence, KS 66045-7534
Phone: 785-864-7600
Fax: 785-864-7605
E-mail: beach@dole.lsi.ukans.edu
Web: http://www.beachcenter.org
Info: Articles, fact sheets, newsletters and publications on a variety
of topics available for order, viewing on-line, or download in different
formats.
Brookes
Publishing - Education
Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co. Inc.
P.O. Box 10624
Baltimore, MD 21285-0624
Phone: (800) 638-3775
Fax: (410) 337-8539
E-mail: custserv@brookespublishing.com
Web: http://www.pbrookes.com/store/
Info: Brookes publishes education resources on everything from helping
preschoolers learn to read to helping students with disabilities make the
transition from high school to adult life.
Publication topics include: preschool, elementary, middle and high-school
inclusion; K-12 teacher resources; staff development; school restructuring;
critical research; ADHD; adult education; family resources; self-determination;
learning disabilities; special education; severe/multiple disabilities;
transition; adapting curriculum; behavior; cultural issues; peer social
relationships; videos; early childhood, and other topics.
Center
for Change in Transition Services Publications
Seattle University
901 12th Ave.
P.O. Box 222000
Seattle, WA 98122-1090
Phone: (206) 296-6000
Web:
http://www.seattleu.edu/ccts/publications.asp
Info: Links to publications on
Post-school status of special education graduates, transition planning,
self-determination and miscellaneous disability-related topics.
The
Center for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center
Mail stop: CM-09
4800 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, Washington 98105
Phone: (206) 527-5735
Fax: (206) 527-5705
E-mail: info@cshcn.org
Web: http://www.cshcn.org/resources/resources.htm
Info: Publications available online or by request include: 2002
Starting Point Resource Guide; Washington State Summer Camp Directory; Child
Care and the Americans with Disabilities Act Booklet; When Your Child with
Special Needs Starts School; care organizing tools (Care Organizer and Care
Notebook); diagnosis specific fact sheets; injury prevention and other
resources.
CLAS
Publications
CLAS Early Childhood Research Institute
61 Children's Research Center
51 Gerty Drive
Champaign, IL 61820-7498
Phone: (800) 583-4135
E-mail: clas@ericps.crc.uiuc.edu
Web: http://clas.uiuc.edu/publications.html
Info: CLAS is the Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services
Early Childhood Research Institute. Articles and technical reports
available on line, and in print for a fee from CLAS. Topics include:
cross-cultural considerations in early childhood special education, conducting
child assessments, culturally and linguistically sensitive practices in motor
skills interventions for young children, moving towards cross-cultural
competence in lifelong personnel development, transition is more than a change
in services: the need for a multicultural perspective, second language
acquisition in the preschool years, hearing children with deaf parents,
sensitivity to cultural and linguistic diversity in early intervention family
information gathering, cultural considerations in helping relationships and
service utilization, Working with interpreters to plan early childhood services
with bilingual and multilingual families, cross-cultural perspectives on
approaches to parent-infant interaction intervention, cross-cultural
considerations in early childhood special education and other topics.
Consortium
for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE)
Direction Service
3411-A Willamette Street
P.O. Box 51360
Eugene, OR 97405-5122
Phone: (541) 686-5060
TTY: (541) 284-4740
Fax: (541) 686-5063
Web: http://www.directionservice.org/cadre/
Info: Articles, audio files and other information about conflict
resolution and mediation, including "Special
Education Mediation: A Guide for Parents" (PDF) available in
English, Spanish and Hmong. Information about the IDEA, and other tools
and information relating to conflict resolution and mediation.
Disability
Solutions
9220 SW Barbur Blvd.
#119-179
Portland, OR 97219
Phone: (503) 244-7662
fax: (503) 246-3869
E-mail: info@disabilitysolutions.org
Web: http://www.disabilitysolutions.org
Info: A free publication of the Enoch-Gelbard Foundation.
Newsletter and other publications on topics including: children with Down
Syndrome, positive behavior support, home to school communication,
paraprofessionals in the classroom, assistive technology, recreation and
leisure, IEP, sign language, self-advocacy and other topics. Back issues
available for order or download. Subscriptions available free of charge.
Edlaw
Electronic Library (Downloads)
http://www.edlaw.net/publications/epubs.html
Info: An electronic library "in-progress", the Edlaw
Electronic Library currently offers texts of statutes, regulations,
administrative interpretations, judicial decisions and other pertinent materials
relating to education law (IDEA, Rehabilitation Act, etc.). Files
downloadable in Acrobat format.
Educating
Children with Autism (Online Publication)
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/index.html
Info: 2001 publication from The
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
Educational
Development Center, Inc - Special Education Publications
55 Chapel Street
Newton, MA 02458-1060
Phone: (617) 969-7100
Fax: (617) 969-3440
Web: https://secure.edc.org/publications/list.asp?118
Info: Publications to order, view on-line and/or download on a variety of
special education topics, including: Barrier Free: Serving Young
Women with Disabilities, Discover IDEA, Gender and Disability, Inclusive
Schooling, Assistive Technology, Transition Services, and other topics.
Education
Rights-IEP Briefing Paper (Online publication)
http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/otherpub/lg2txt.htm
Info: This publication provides
substantial guidance regarding the legal requirements for developing a student's
IEP. It is a verbatim reprinting of (a) federal regulations about IEPs, and (b)
Appendix A (formerly Appendix C) to the IDEA 97, which is a series of questions
and answers about federal regulations on the IEP. A publication of the National
Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
Education Rights
Publications
National Information Center for Children and Youth
with Disabilities
P.O. Box 1492
Washington, DC 20013-1492
Phone: (800) 695-0285
Fax: (202) 884-8441
E-mail: nichcy@aed.org
Web: http://www.nichcy.org/rights.htm
Info: Publications for order, on-line and download on topics
including: Accessing Programs for Infants, Toddlers and
Preschoolers; Education of Children and Youth with Special Needs--What do
the Laws Say?; IDEA Amendments of 1997; Individualized Educational
Programs; Questions and Answers about Special Education Services;
Questions and Answers about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,
Related Servics for School-Aged Children with Disabilities; Transition
Services; Least Restrictive Environment requirements of the ADA and other
topics. Some publications also available in Spanish.
Exceptional
Parent Library
120 Sylvan
Avenue Suite 10
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
Phone: (800) 535-1910
Fax: (201) 947-9376
Email: eplibrary@aol.com
Web: http://www.eplibrary.com
Info: Books,
videos, and software for parents, educators and professionals encompassing
almost fifty (50) need specific and general categories including Angelman
Syndrome, Asperger
Syndrome, Asthma, Attention
Deficit Disorder, Autism, Behavior, Brain
Injury, Cancer, Career
Development, Cerebral
Palsy, Communication, Developmental
Disabilities, Diabetes, Directories, Down Syndrome, Dyslexia, Dystonia, Early
Intervention, Eating
Disorders, Education, Epilepsy, Facial Differences, Grieving, Health and Healthcare,
Hearing
Impaired, Homeschooling, I.E.P, Inclusion, Learning
Disabilities, Mental
Retardation, Physical Disability, Potty
Learning, Prenatal Care, Religion, Sensory
Integration, Siblings, Special
Education, Special
Reports, Spina Bifida, Technology, Technology-Assisted, Tourette's
Syndrome, Toys, Travel
and Recreation, Visually
Impaired, and Wheelchairs.
F
A
Guide to the Individualized Education Program
Editorial Publications Center
U.S. Department of Education
P.O. Box 1398
Jessup, MD 20794-1398
Phone: (877) 4-ED-PUBS
TTY: (877) 576-7734 TTY
Fax: (301) 470-1244
E-mail (for alternative formats): Katie.Mincey@ed.gov
Web: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/Products/IEP_Guide/
(HTML)
Info: This guide explains the IEP process. The guide is designed to help teachers, parents, and
others involved in the education of a child with a disability to develop and
carry out an IEP. Can be ordered or viewed on-line.
Harvard Education Letter
http://www.hel-earlyed.org/
Info: An award-winning newsletter for pre K-12 teachers and
adminnistrators, the Harvard Education Letter brings together the latest
research and analysis on issues that affect school performance. Published
bimonthly at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education.
How to Talk So Schools Will Listen (PDF
68KB)
http://www.arcofkingcounty.org/guide/downloads/htt.pdf
Info: Downloadable 2-page handout advising parents about how to interact
with school staff, and the IEP team.
Inclusion
Press
24 Thome Crescent
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6H 2S5
Phone: (416) 658-5363
Fax: (416) 658-5067
E-mail: info@inclusion.com
Web: http://www.inclusion.com
Info: Inclusion Press creates person centered resource
materials for training events, public schools, high schools, community colleges,
universities, human service agencies, health organizations, government agencies,
families, First Nations organizations - nationally and internationally.
Title: IDEA Parent Guide
Date: July 2006
Publisher: National
Center for Learning Disabilities
Summary: NCLD has created this Parent Guide to the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to help parents become an informed and
effective partner with school personnel in supporting shildren's special
learning and behavioral needs. This publication includes information about:
how the federal law generally works in most states; what the law requires to
determine whether your child has a learning disability; what is new to IDEA
since Congress last updated the law in 2004; what questions you should ask and
what information you should prepare in order to be a full and active advocate
for your child; and what resources are available to you.
Format:
PDF 984KB
Institute
for Community Inclusion - Publications
Children's Hospital
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
Phone: (617) 355-6506
TTY: (617) 355-6956
Fax: (617) 739-5853
Email: ici@tch.harvard.edu
Web: http://www.communityinclusion.org/publications/
Info: The Institute for Community Inclusion supports the rights of
children and adults with disabilities to participate in all aspects of the
community. Research, employment assistance, clinical services, support for
education, and more; list of publications on-line. Publications
include topics such as: education and transition; person-centered
planning; health care and families; employment; organizational change; ADA;
Social Security; Welfare Reform; Youth at Risk; recreation and other
topics.
The Journal of Early Intervention
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~jei/
Info: An official publication of the International Division for Early
Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). Available
on-line.
Literature on Dispute Resolution in
Special Education Annotated Bibliography Database
http://www.directionservice.org/cadre/raisesearch.cfm
Info: This developing and searchable database contains literature
(research-based and policy/practice) related to dispute resolution in special
education. A complete list of articles appears below listed in order of date of
publication. You can re-sort the articles by clicking on the Title, Author or
Date link at the top of each column, as well as limit the search by choosing
from the topics in the table below. For more information about an individual
article, click on the title of the article. Links to full-text articles are
available for some of the resources.
Love
and Learning
P.O. Box 4088
Dearborn, MI 48126
Phone: (313) 581 8436
E-mail: kotlin@ameritech.net
Web: http://www.loveandlearning.com
Info: Joe and Susan Kotlinski put together materials (video tapes, audio
tapes, books and computer programs) for helping infants and toddlers with
language and reading development. They originally developed, and used
successfully, these materials for their daughter (born with Down Syndrome).
Meeting the Needs of Youth with
Disabilities: Handbook on Supplemental Security Income Work Incentives and
Transition Students
http://ici2.coled.umn.edu/ntn/pub/hdbk/default.html
(HTML)
Info: Guide to the benefits of SSI
work incentives for students with disabilities in transition, and how school
personnel and others can assist students and parents in applying for SSI
benefits and work incentives.
N
National
Center on Secondary Education and Transition - Publications
Institute on Community Integration
University of Minnesota
6 Pattee Hall
150 Pillsbury Drive SE
Minneapolis MN 55455
Phone: (612) 624-2097
Fax: (612) 624-9344
E-mail: ncset@umn.edu
Web:
http://www.ncset.org/publications
Info: The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET)
coordinates national resources, offers technical assistance, and disseminates
information related to secondary education and transition for youth with
disabilities in order to create opportunities for youth to achieve successful
futures. NCSET publishesa number of briefs, including: Policy Updates:
summarizing recent laws and federal regulations (Youth with Disabilities and the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998, IDEA 1997: Implications for Secondary
Education and Transition Services); Parent Briefs: promoting effective parent
involvement in secondary education and transition Research (Supplemental
Security Income - Your Right to Appeal; Age of Majority: Preparing Your Child
for Making Good Choices; Supplemental Security Income: A Bridge to Work; IDEA
1997 Transition Issues: The IEP for Transition Aged Students; Supplemental
Security Income: So You Have Decided to Apply); Research to Practice Briefs:
improving secondary education and transition services through research (Teaching
for Understanding; DO-IT: Helping Students with Disabilities Transition to
College and Careers; High Schools with Authentic and Inclusive Learning
Practices; Self-Determination: Supporting Successful Transition; Improving Word
Identification Skills; Tapping Employment Opportunities for Youth with
Disabilities by Engaging Effectively with Employers; Information Briefs:
addressing trends and developments in secondary education and transition
(Work-Based Learning and Future Employment for Youth: A Guide for Parents and
Guardians; Communit Resource Mapping: A strategy for Promoting Successful
Transition for Youth with Disabilities; Addreessing the Transition Needs of
Youth with Disabilites Through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) System; What
is Quality Education? Perspectives from Two Students and a Parent; Integrating
Service Systems at the Point of Transition for Youth with Significant
Disabilities: A Model that Works; Bridging the Digitla Divide in Post-Secondary
Education: Technology Access for Youth with Disabilities;
Issue Briefs: examining current challenges in secondary education and transition
(Bullying and Teasing of Youth with Disabilities: Creating Positive School
Environments for Effective Inclusion; Quality Work-Based Learning and Postschool
Employment Success; Collaboration Between General and Special Education: Making
it Work; Creating Mentoring Opportunities for Youth with Disabilities;
Connecting Employers, Schools and Youth Through Intermediaries; Students with
Disabilities Who Drop Out of School; Accomodations for STudents with
Disabilities in High School;NLTS2 Data Briefs: reports from the National
Longitudinal Transition Study (Youth Employment; Who are Secondary Students in
Special Education Today?; What Works Data Briefs: reports from the What Works
Transition Research Synthesis Project. Also available - My Future My Plan: A
Transition Planing Resource for Life After High School, developed by State of
the Art, Inc. in collaboration with NCSET.
National
Early Childhood Technical Assistance System (NECTAS) Publications
137 East Franklin Street, Suite 500
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-3628
Phone: (919) 962-2001
TTY: (877) 574-3194
Fax: (919) 966-7463
E-mail: nectas@unc.edu
Web: http://www.nectac.org/pubs/pubslist1.asp
Info: NECTAS is a national technical assistance consortium working to
support states, jurisdictions, and others to improve services and results for
young children with disabilities and their families. Publications
available for order, viewing on-line or download include information on topics
including: serving young children with autism, assuring the family's role
on the early intervention team-explaining rights and safeguards, eligibility
policies for infant/toddler and preschool early childhood special education
programs, conflict management and problem solving in early intervention, use of
paraprofessionals, cultural diversity, early identification of children with
special needs, funding, inclusion, service coordination, managed care and other
topics.
Office
of Special Education Programs Products and Publications
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Ave., S.W.
Washington, DC 20202
Phone: (202) 205-5507
Web: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/Products/comppubs.html
Info: From the United States Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs (OSEP). Publications for order or download on topics
including: Children with ADD/ADHD Topic Brief; Discipline for Children
with Disabilities; Assessments; Educating Children with Autism; Graduation
with a Regular Diploma; A Guide to the Individualized Education Program; IDEA 97
General Overview Questions and Answers; Mediation; Use of Transportation in Part
B; Private Schools; Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports; Public
Charter Schools; Social Skills; Technology for Students with Disabilities, the Washington
Administrative Code (WAC) 392-172 and Federal IDEA, and
other topics.
OSPI
Special
Education Publications and Related Resources
(Washington State)
Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
Special Education
Web: http://www.k12.wa.us/specialed/document.asp
Info: On-line,
downloadable and publications and reports by request on a variety of
special education and inclusion topics, including: Special Education and
the Law, Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in Special Education: Mediation, Citizen
Complaints and Due Process, Attention Deficit Disorder, Discipline Procedures
under IDEA, Evaluation and Assessment of Children Who Are Linguistically and
Culturally Diverse, Procedural Safeguards, Family Educator Guide, State Forms for Special Education,
and other topics. Some information available in languages other than
English, including Cambodian, Korean, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese.
Videos available on request include "Special Education in Washington
State: It's the Right Thing to Do!" and " Exploring ADHD as a
Health Impairment". Phone or e-mail to request videos or printed
materials.
Parent
Educational Advocacy and Training Center Publications
PEATC
6320 Augusta Drive, # 1200
Springfield, VA 22150
Phone/TTY: (703) 923-0010
Fax: (703) 823-0030
E-mail: partners@peatc.org
Web: http://www.peatc.org/pubs.htm
Info: In conjunction with its training programs, the Parent
Educational Advocacy Training Center has developed several publications,
training packages and a videotape of interest to parents and professionals.
Topics include early intervention services, special education, transition from
school to employment and community life, mediation, how to talk so schools will
listen and other topics. Publications
available for order, some available for download. Publications include Beginning With Families: A Parent's Guide to Early
Intervention; Beginning With Families: A Guide For Resource Centers; Shared Decisions: Problem-Solving and Mediation in Early Intervention;
Taking Charge: A Parents' Guide to Health Care for Children with Special Needs; Unlocking the Door: A Parent's Guide to Inclusion;
Understanding Special Education: The Video; Keys to Inclusion; Partnerships for School Personnel Training in Traumatic Brain Injury;
Understanding Early Intervention Services: An Introductory Workshop; ADA: Pathway for Change;
NEXT STEPS: The Transition Series; Managed Care Maze: What About the Children?
and other publications.
Q - R
Special
Needs Project - America's Disability Bookstore
324 State Street, Suite H
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone: (800) 333-6867
Fax: (805) 962-5087
Web: http://www.specialneeds.com
Info: Special Needs Project is a place to get child development textbooks,
books about Aspergers Syndrome, autism, and other disabilities. Located in Santa
Barbara, California, SNP serves families, professionals, agencies and schools
worldwide.
The
Student Guide to Financial Aid
Federal Student Aid Information Center
P.O. Box 84
Washington, DC 20044
Phone: (800) 433-3243
TTY: (800) 730-8913
Web: http://www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFA/StudentGuide/
Info: The Student Guide is a resource on student financial aid from
the U.S. Department of Education. Grants, loans, and work-study are the three
major forms of student financial aid available through the Department's Student
Financial Assistance office. Updated each award year, The Student Guide tells
you about the programs and how to apply for them. Available on-line (HTML
or download in PDF format) in English and Spanish.
T
Title: Tool Kit for Hispanic
Families
Date: 2005
Publisher:
United
States Department of Education
Summary: This toolkit will show the family what to expect from schools,
teachers and their child, at all ages and grade levels. It explains how to help
the child through school, what resources are available, and what the family and
their community can do to help a child learn.
Format:
PDF 739KB (English)
PDF 1.3 MB (Spanish)
Transition
Guide for Washington State (downloadable in PDF and Word format)
http://depts.washington.edu/~transctr/trans_guide.htm
Info: Report
on Washington transition services includes: Transition-What the Law Says;
Post-School Outcomes and Performance Indicators; Gathering Information;
Curricular Options for Successful Transition; IEP's for Secondary
Students; Transition Partnerships with Families; and Transition Planning and
Interagency Cooperation; Transition Service Needs, Self-Determination,
Functional Evaluations; and form templates.
Transition
and Post-School Outcomes for Youth with Disabilities: Closing the Gaps to
Post-Secondary Education and Employment (online)
http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/transition_11-1-00.html
Info: November 2000 report from the
National Council on Disability, Social Security Administration.
VAST Network Library
PO Box 8391
Huntsville, AL 35808
E-mail: aaop@vastnetwork.org
Web:
http://vastnetwork.org/library/library.htm
Info: Publications include a newsletter for home schooling families with special needs,
book and curriculum reviews, federal laws, and miscellaneous articles relating
to home schooling.
Washington Administrative Code (WAC) - See: OSPI Special Education Publications and Related Resources
Washington
Learning Systems
2212 Queen Anne Ave N
Box 726
Seattle, Wa 98109
Phone: (206) 310-7401
Fax: (206) 283-9243
Email: mmaddox@walearning.com
Web: http://www.walearning.com
Info: Provides evidence-based education materials (print publications, talking
books and videos) that help teachers, families, and children find joy and
learning in the early childhood years.
Washington
PAVE Publications
6316 South 12th St.
Tacoma, WA 98645
Phone: (253) 565-2266
Fax: (253) 566-8052
E-mail: wapave@washingtonpave.com
Web:
http://www.washingtonpave.org/res/freeres.asp
Info: Publications for order (some available at no cost) on special
education and other parent support topics.
Washington
Protection and Advocacy System (WPAS)
180 West Dayton, Suite 102
Edmonds, WA 98020
*Phone: (425) 776-1199 or in Washington State: (800) 562-2702
TTY: (425) 776-1648 or in Washington State: (800) 905-0209
Fax: (425) 776-0601
E-mail: wpas@wpas-rights.org
Web: http://www.wpas-rights.org
Info: Publications related to special education available on-line or by
request on topics including: physical education for children with
disabilities, IEP checklist for parents, independent education evaluations,
preparing for an IEP meeting, resources for parents of special education
students, special education mediation, special education - summer school
programs and other topics.
Wrightslaw
- Articles and Reports (on-line)
Web: http://www.wrightslaw.com/advoc/articles/iep_guidance.html
Info: Articles and publications for order, to view on-line and download on
special education related topics including: advocacy, assessments,
ADD/ADHD, Autism, damages, discrimination, due process, early childhood,
eligibility, free appropriate public education (FAPE), high stakes tests, IDEA,
IEP, inclusion, least restrictive environment (LRE), mediation, confidentiality,
private schools, placement, related services, retaliation, Section 504, the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), transition and other topics.
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