::Links::
California Parent Training and Information Centers
Disabilities Rights Education and
Defense Fund (Berkeley)
Exceptional Parents Unlimited (Fresno)
MATRIX (Marin, Napa, Solano and Sonoma Counties)
Parents
Helping Parents (Santa Clara)
Rowell Family Empowerment of Northern California (Paradise)
Support for
Families of Children with
Disabilities (San Francisco)
Parent Training and Information Centers Outside California
Refer to the Technical
Assistance ALLIANCE to find a Parent Training and Information
Center in your area.
California Community Parent Resource Centers
Chinese Parents Association
for the Disabled (San Gabriel - Chinese)
Disabilities Rights Education and Defense Fund (Berkeley)
Fiesta Educativa (Los Angeles - Spanish)
Loving Your Disabled Child (Los Angeles)
Rowell Family Empowerment of Northern California (Redding)
Vietnamese Parents with Disabled Children Association (Stanton)
State and Federal Government Resources
California Dept. of Education, Special Education Division: A
great resource on state laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
Office for Civil Rights: Ensuring equal access to education and promoting educational excellence throughout the nation through vigorous enforcement of civil rights.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services: Information and resources related to special education.
U.S. Dept. of Education: Information and resources for different audiences, including parents and teachers, as well as links to local boards of education, vocational rehabilitation and adult education.
Resources for Specific Disabilities
ADDvance: Answers to your questions about ADD/ADHD
Attention Deficit Disorder Association: Adult ADD resources, help, information and support
Autism Society of America: The voice of the autism community
CHADD: Children and adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Dyspraxia USA: General information and resources for coping with dyspraxia
LD OnLine: The world's leading website on learning disabilities and ADHD
LDA: Learning Disabilities Association of America
NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness
National Organization for Rare Disorders: A federation dedicated to helping people with rare diseases
Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center: A community resource for people with hearing and other disabilities
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic: The nation's educational library for those with print disabilities
Schwab Learning: A Parent's Guide to Helping Kids with Learning Difficulties
Special Friends Online: The number one online community for people with learning disabilities, their parents, carers, and volunteers.
TACA: Talk About Curing Autism
Traumatic Brain Injury Center: Spinal Cord Injury Resources
Legal and Education Resources
Exceptional Parent Magazine: Resources for parents of
children with disabilities and special health care needs
IDEAPractices: Questions and answers about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Family Voices: Speaking on behalf of children and youth with special health care needs
Inclusion Research Institute: Publishes a weekly report of events important to individuals with disabilities
National Council on Disabilities: Independent federal agency advising the government on disability issues
National Disability Rights Network: Provides legally-based advocacy services to people with disabilities
National Health Law Center: A national public interest law firm seeking to improve health care
NICHCY: National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
NICHD: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
PACER Center: Parent Advocacy Coalition for Education Rights
Special Child: For Parents of Children with Disabilities
SERI: Special Education Resources on the Internet
Assistive Technology
Alliance for Technology
Access: A network of community-based resource centers,
developers and
vendors dedicated to providing information and support services to
children and adults with disabilities and increasing their use of
standard, assistive and information technologies.
Assistive Technology Institute: A conference on Assistive Technology provided the Orange County Dept. of Education, in conjunction with TASK and the Assistive Technology Exchange Center.
AT Network: Dedicated to expanding the accessibility of tools, resources and technology that will help increase independence, improve personal productivity and enhance the quality of life for all Californians.
AT Kratter and Company: Technology for people with visual and reading disabilities.
AbleNet: Practical products and creative solutions for teaching children with disabilities.
AlphaSmart: A portable writing tool. Information can be easily transferred to any computer or printed directly to most printers.
Axistive.com: Assistive technology news portal.
Edmark Special Needs Education Products: Hardware and software designed to include, challenge and engage all children.
Family Center on Technology and Disability: Offers a range of information and services on the subject of assistive technology.
IntelliTools: Hardware and software giving students with special needs comprehensive access to learning. Also provides professional development for a growing number of teachers, parents and specialists.
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic: Materials for all people who cannot effectively read standard print because of a visual, perceptual or other physical disability.