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Special Education Toolkit: Resources

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Tools for Families

: The Autism Friend Finder Program is a unique system that will allow visitors to submit basic contact information through a web-based portal. The data is then shared with anyone residing within a 35-mile radius of their postal zip code. The information will allow individuals facing similar challenges to connect with others in their community.

Check out these resources to improve inclusion for deaf and hard of hearing students. 

: Reviews several technologies and advocate groups available to students who face various disabilities and includes tips and resources to help students transition from college to career.

: A guide offering key strategies, resources, scholarships & more for deaf and hard of hearing students entering higher education.

: The IDA Dyslexia Handbook offers valuable information throughout a child’s life, through to adulthood, about dyslexia and provides information on assessments effective teaching approaches, self-advocacy ideas, and a vast array of resources.

How Myths About Learning Disabilities Rob Many of Their Potential to Succeed and Contribute in School and in the Workplace: This white paper details how learning disabilities rob many of their potential to succeed and contribute in school and in the workplace.

:Provides an analysis of state seclusion and restraint laws and policies.

: This booklet assists early childhood general educators, early childhood special educators, related service providers, parents, administrators and others in understanding what IDEA now requires for young children with disabilities ages birth through five years old and their families. 

: A free library service available to U.S. residents and citizens living abroad whose low vision, blindness or physical handicap makes it difficult to read a standard printed page.

: This guide aims to help parents understand the flexibility provided in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and advocate for better education for their children.

: The National Association for School Psychologists has prepared this helpful guide for parents wanting to know more about RTI.

: Connecting teachers to strategies that help students with special needs successfully access the general education curriculum.

(OSEP): Provides extensive information on IDEA.

: Provides information to consider when developing policies on the use of restraint and seclusion.

: Provides accurate, reliable information about special education law, education law and advocacy for children with disabilities.

: Special needs children can face challenges when it comes to toilet training and the role parents play in the process is invaluable. This guide provides great tips for families.

Locating Special Education Services in Your State

The : Provides parents with information about special education resources and disabilities, including links to helpful resources.

and : PTIs and CPRCs help parents of children with disabilities to gain the knowledge and skills they need to be advocates for their children. The link will help you locate one in your state.

National Organizations







(CADRE)

(CEC)




(NASP)
(NPIN)
(NCLD)







(DOE)
(HHS)
(OSERS)