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For Students with Disabilities


Articles, Advice, and Assistance
  • https://www.asinglemother.org/
​This resource helps connect single mothers to useful grants and government assistance programs and publishes many articles regarding the burdens of being a single mother and how to cope with it. 
  • planner.thecplawyer.com
(Free interactive planner for caregivers and parents. It makes it easy to record schedules, medications, activities and games, emergency contacts)
  • http://www.cec.sped.org
(Council for Exceptional Children provides many resources for parents of and teacher of children with exceptionalities.)
  • http://www.ecac-parentcenter.org/
(New, information packets, schedules for web-based and local seminars, parent support groups, IEP suggestions, and much more)
  • http://www.greatschools.org/special-education.topic?content=1541
(Articles, homework help, resource links, and much more for parents who have children with special needs)
  • Autism and Addiction: Coping with and Treating Your Dual Diagnosis
  • Teaching Your Child About Peers with Special Needs

Materials 
  • http://www.dotolearn.com/
("provides thousands of pages of social skills and behavioral regulation activities and guidance, learning songs and games, communication cards, academic material, and transition guides for employment and life skills.") 
  • Enable Mart​
  • Super Duper Publications

Community Involvement
  • http://shanesinspiration.org/content/view/8/14/
(Step-by-step instructions and support for getting an inclusive playground in your community)

  • IEP Help
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B7OBnshs8_1aNV95Y2JrMUJnVlE
  • See My IEP
See My IEP Homepage
  • Sensory Processing Disorder
http://www.sinetwork.org/about-sensory-processing-disorder.html​
  • Housing Guide at Expertise.com 
http://www.expertise.com/home-and-garden/home-remodeling-for-disability-and-special-needs
This is a comprehensive guide for people living with disabilities that to help make the federal grants available to seniors, veterans, and disabled people much easier to understand and take advantage of, particularly for remodeling homes for accessibility.
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Disability Specific Resources

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD)

  • ​CHADD(For Children and Adults with ADD/ADHD)
  • Enable Mart
Number 1 Site for Purchasing Assistive Technology
  • National Resource Center on ADHD
"Ask the Experts" Page grants access to many free on-demand webinars targeting specific questions about ADHD
  • Attention Deficit Disorder Association
"Information, resources and networking opportunities to help adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder lead better lives."
  • Born to Explore
"The goal of this site is to consider the many possible sources of ADD-like behaviors"
  • College Assistance Guide for People with ADHD​
  • ADD / ADHD and School: Helping Children and Teens with ADHD Succeed at School
http://www.helpguide.org/articles/add-adhd/attention-deficit-disorder-adhd-and-school.htm

  • ADHD and Learning Disabilities: School Help
http://www.additudemag.com/channel/adhd-learning-disabilities/

  • College Assistance Guide for People with ADHD
http://www.usnewsuniversitydirectory.com/articles/college-assistance-for-ADHD-students_15111.aspx#.VkPXMXYrLIV

  • The Best Software and Gadgets for ADHD Students
http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/6585.html

  • The Ultimate ADHD Apps Guide: 18 Apps to Make Managing Your ADHD Simpler
https://www.cellphonecity.com/blog/features/the-ultimate-adhd-apps-guide-18-apps-to-make-managing-your-adhd-simpler

  • Strategies to Empower, Not Control, Kids Labeled ADD/ADHD
http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/199273/chapters/Strategies-to-Empower,-Not-Control,-Kids-Labeled-ADD~ADHD.aspx

  • How Dogs Can Help People with ADD & ADHD
https://www.rover.com/blog/dogs-help-people-add-adhd/

  • ADHD and Stress: Does One Cause the Other?
http://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/guide/adhd-and-stress

  • ADHD and Addiction: What is the Risk?
https://www.discoveryplace.info/adhd-and-addiction-what-is-the-risk

  • ADHD and Coexisting Conditions: ADHD, Sleep and Sleep Disorders
http://www.help4adhd.org/en/treatment/coexisting/wwk5d
  • Creating the Optimal Environment for a Kid with ADHD

  • Suggested Classroom Interventions for Children with ADD & Learning Disabilities
  •  https://openforest.net/ADHD-related-posts/ 
​(Great ADHD/ADD Blogs)

Autism

  • ​Autism.com
(Center for the Study of Autism and provides links to other sites on Autism.)
  • Autism Speaks
(Advice, Apps, News, Research, and Support for parents and teachers.)
  • KenCrest (Bringing Ability to Life)
  • Research in Brain Functioning and Learning
Florida Resources
  • Florida Autism Center of Excellence
Number 1 Site for Purchasing Assistive Technology
  • Enable Mart
The following resources were provided to me by a volunteer-intern-extraordinaire at EducatorLabs  Allie Gleason:
  • Autism Speaks Resource Guide
http://www.autismspeaks.org/family-services/resource-guide
  • Career Assistance for People with Autism
http://www.hloom.com/career-assistance-for-people-with-autism/
  • National Center for Autism Resources & Education
https://www.disability.gov/resource/national-center-for-autism-resources-education-ncare/
  • AutismNOW Transition Planning
http://autismnow.org/in-the-classroom/transition-planning-for-students/
  • Aquatic Therapy for Children with Autism
http://www.saveonpoolsupplies.com/landing/aquatic-therapy-for-children-with-autism.aspx
  • Autism
http://healthfinder.gov/FindServices/SearchContext.aspx?topic=81
  • Anxiety and Autism Spectrum Disorders
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/anxiety-and-autism-spectrum-disorders
  • The Moment I Got My Son with Autism’s Need for Routine
https://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2014/09/16/moment-i-got-my-son-autisms-need-routine
  • The Well Travel Guide for Parents of Autism Spectrum Children
https://travelblog.expedia.ca/autism-travel-guide/
  • Nutrition for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
http://www.eatright.org/resource/health/diseases-and-conditions/autism/nutrition-for-your-child-with-autism-spectrum-disorder-asd
  • 10 Fun Activities for Children with Autism
http://www.education.com/magazine/article/10-

Cerebral Palsy

  • ​http://www.oprah.com/own-rollin-with-zach/Rollin-With-Zach
  • (Zach is a young man with Cerebral Palsy who has created his own travel show that plays on OWN.)
  • http://www.ucpn.org/
  • (United Cerebral Palsy includes information, projects, links, research, and discussion groups.)
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • "Covers all aspects of cerebral palsy. And all of the information is thoroughly researched and cited."
  • http://www.cerebralpalsyguide.com
  • Cerebral Palsy Guide extends free resources to children and families who are affected by cerebral palsy.
  • http://www.oprah.com/own-rollin-with-zach/Rollin-With-Zach
  • (Zach is a young man with Cerebral Palsy who has created his own travel show that plays on OWN.)
  • http://www.ucpn.org/
  • (United Cerebral Palsy includes information, projects, links, research, and discussion groups.)
    Number 1 Site for Purchasing Assistive Technology
  • Enable Mart
  •  cordbloodbanking.com 
  • "This site provides the latest up-to-date information and free resources for expecting parents. There have been over 35,000 cord blood transplants thanks to donors worldwide. With more awareness we can increase this number and further save the lives of children suffering from cancers, blood disorders and many other serious disorders and disabilities including cerebral palsy."
  •  CerebralPalsySymptoms.com
  •  https://cerebralpalsygroup.com/
  • Free educational information and support to those who have been affected by cerebral palsy


Intellectual Disabilities

  • http://www.thearc.org/
(For Children and Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD)
  • http://www.bridgeschool.org/
(Bridgeschool ensures that children with speech difficulties and physical disabilities are able to achieve full participation in their respective communities  also includes information on outreach programs.)
  • http://www.closingthegap.com/
(Closing the Gap provides computer technology for persons who are involved in special education or rehabilitation.)
  • Enable Mart
Number 1 Site for Purchasing Assistive Technology
  • Mommy Speech Therapy
Blog created by a speech pathologist offering tips and techniques that are presented at a basic level to get you started in the right direction in helping your child with his/her speech.

  • Super Star Speech
"The Super Star Speech  materials have been designed by a speech-language-pathologist to assist parents in helping their children achieve developmentally appropriate speech and to provide some of the necessary resources to do speech therapy at home. "

Learning Disabilities

  • 20 Useful Apps for Kids with Dyslexia and Learning Disabilities in 2022 (wizcase.com)
  • http://www.ldonline.org/
(Learning Disabilities on-line provides many resources for persons who work with students with learning disabilities.)
  • http://www.rti4success.org/
  • http://www.rtinetwork.org/?gclid=CL-Jxa-rp7ICFQs5nAodOmcAQw
  • National Center for Learning Disabilities
"online guide to essential information about learning disabilities, early literacy and learning resources, support for adolescents and adults with learning disabilities, public policy and advocacy tools"
  • National Institute for Literacy
"federal agency, provides leadership on literacy issues, including the improvement of reading instruction for children, youth, and adults"
  • International Dyslexia Association
"non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals with dyslexia, their families and the communities that support them"
  • ​http://www.apa.org/education/k12/brain-function.aspx?item=6
Number 1 Site for Purchasing Assistive Technology
  • Enable Mart
  • Touch-Type Read and Spell
Touch-type Read and Spell (TTRS) is a multi-sensory course that teaches touch-typing skills in ways that also help kids improve their reading and spelling.
  • ​ http://www.certstaff.com/classes/computer-accessibility-guide-disabled-users.html , has some helpful information and resources about computer accessibility.

Speech/Language Disorders

  • http://www.bridgeschool.org/
(Bridgeschool ensures that children with speech difficulties and physical disabilities are able to achieve full participation in their respective communities  also includes information on outreach programs.)
  • http://www.closingthegap.com/
(Closing the Gap provides computer technology for persons who are involved in special education or rehabilitation.)
  • Enable Mart
Number 1 Site for Purchasing Assistive Technology
  • Mommy Speech Therapy
Blog created by a speech pathologist offering tips and techniques that are presented at a basic level to get you started in the right direction in helping your child with his/her speech.

  • Super Star Speech
"The Super Star Speech  materials have been designed by a speech-language-pathologist to assist parents in helping their children achieve developmentally appropriate speech and to provide some of the necessary resources to do speech therapy at home. "

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