American Association on Mental Retardation

www.aamr.org

This site offers news and notes on-line, a "bookstore", abstracts and a membership sign up. There is also a calendar of related events/conferences.

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Association for Persons in Supported Employment

This site offers information about supported employment, state chapters of APSE, membership, news, conferences, and products and resources.

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ARC of the United States

This site has government reports updated bi-monthly and the Capital Insider. It gives information on what’s new with the ARC, a discussion board, and links to state and local homepages.

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Autism Society of America

7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 650
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-0881
(800) 3AUTISM
http://www.autism-society.org/

Provides information about policies and conferences and IDEA. Also provides local sources, literature, information on organizations, advocate articles, and research. Lost of information given and easy to navigate.

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Brain Injury Association (BIA)

1776 Mass Avenue NW Suite 100
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 296-6443
http://www.biausa.org

Provides information about Defense and Veterans Head Injury Program, costs and causes of TBI, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation-specifically medical and community based rehabilitation. Provides news and views articles, books, tapes, and audio resources. Also provides a page for kids to explain TBI from a kids perspective.

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CHADD

Provides book recommendations. Can subscribe to their magazine. Provides legislative information, news releases, fact sheets, and links.

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Council for Exceptional Children

www.cec.sped.org

This site provides information on CEC training and events, membership, publications and products, IDEA partnerships, career connections and more. This site is quite extensive and offers connections to databases for resources in special education.

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Division on Career Development and Transition

http://www.dcdt.org

Provides information regarding legislation affecting individuals with disabilities and links to other resources (such as databases and employment/job resources). Primarily aids in finding legislation information.

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Down Syndrome

http://www.downsyndrome.com

Home page offers links to national organizations, comprehensive web sites, international sites. However, there is not much to choose from under the US National and comprehensive sites.

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Institute on Community Inclusion
Institute for Community Inclusion/UCE
Children's Hospital
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
Voice:(617) 355-6506
Fax: (617) 739-5853
TTY: (617) 355-6956
Email: ici@tch.harvard.edu

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Institute for Community Inclusion/UCE
University of Massachusetts Boston
GCOE, 100 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, Massachusetts 02125-3393
Voice: (617) 287-7645
Fax: (617) 287-7664
TTY: (617) 287-7597
http://www.communityinclusion.org

The Institute for Community Inclusion offers training, clinical, evaluative and employment services, conducts research and provides technical assistance to promote inclusion of people with disabilities in a wide range of communities. This site has a great deal of products and literature that can be accessed via the website or purchased.

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Learning Disabilities Association (LDA) of the United States

Provides an informational and referral network and resource index that describes types of resources offered. Information about assistive technology, IEPs, IDEA, transition, violence in schools, speech and language disorders, teachers and the law provided. Provide fact sheets.

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National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)

This site offers 60,000 disability related records in five searchable and browsable databases. Averages around 200 new documents per month and provides other related links.

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National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities

PO Box 1492
Washington, DC 20013
(202) 884-8441
(800) 695-0285
http://www.nichcy.org/

Nichcy@aed.org

Provides information in English as well as Spanish. Gives information on Nichcy and other ways to contact them. Can search for other organizations and get information about conferences. Has information and training packages on IDEA. This site is good and easy to use.

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National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

A variety of information including resources and reviews, legal notes, family and youth information, press releases, and links to other sites.

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The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE Online)

www.acteonline.org

The Association for Career and Technical Education is the largest national education association dedicated to the advancement of education that prepares youth and adults for careers.Provides updates and information on related legistlation and lesson plans for career education for students with disabilities.

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National Down Syndrome Congress

This site provides a resource bibliography, a newsletter and convention information. It offers information for new parents and other resources. Abode is required to read some files.

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Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS)

Provides some good information on IDEA.

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Social Security Administration

http://www.ssa.gov/

This site has a very helpful section called Understanding Social Security. The site map is also helpful. It defines terms and has a section for FAQs and Top 10 services.

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TASH

Very visual and busy web page. Lots of information on specific disabilities, TASH membership and events, laws, legal rights and advocacy.

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United Cerebral Palsy Association

Good advocacy tips, information on ADA, assistive technology, employment, and parent information.

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Department of Special Education

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