Education Resources

Assistive Technology News Portal
www.axistive.com
The web site provides new information and product reviews on assistive technology for learning disabilities.

Band-Aides and Blackboards
www.lehman.cuny.edu/faculty/jfleitas/bandaides/
This is a web site designed to help kids, teens, and adults understand about illness.
 
Cancervive
Phone: (800)-4-TO-CURE
www.cancervive.org
Cancervive is a national organization that provides support and advocacy for survivors of childhood and adult cancer. The group provides information, newsletters, books, and videos on survivor issues. Its Teacher’s Guide for Kids with Cancer is an excellent resource.

DO-IT Pals
www.washington.edu/doit/Programs/pals.html
Through the University of Washington, this is an online community of teen and young adults with learning disabilities preparing for college and careers.  The Web site is monitored.

Grahamtastic Connection
www.grahamtastic.org
Offering free computers and Internet access to children with cancer and other serious illnesses for educational purposes.

KINfolk
www.kinfolknet.org
Since 1999, KINfolk has been lending laptop computers and Internet access to children whose lives have been disrupted by disease and injury.

Learning Disabilities Association of America
Phone: (412) 341-1515
www.ldanatl.org
This association of parents of children with learning disorders and interested professionals publishes pamphlets and books and makes referrals to local chapters.

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
www.nichcy.org
(202)-884-8441
Central source for information on childhood disabilities including: IDEA, No Child Left Behind and research-based information on effective educational practices.  
A coalition of parent organizations and individuals united to serve children with special needs and their families.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Phone: (202) 205-5465
www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/index.html
The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services supports programs that assist in educating children with special needs and provides for rehabilitation of youth and adults with disabilities. It also supports research to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities.

Technical Assistance Alliance for Parent Centers (the Alliance)
Phone: 888-248-0822
www.taalliance.org
Parent Training and Information Centers (PTICs) provide training and materials to help parents understand their child’s special needs, the laws that protect and provide services to meet those needs, and their parental rights. These centers are found in every state. Call to locate the center nearest you.

Wrightslaw
www.wrightslaw.com
Provides updated and accurate information on; special education laws, education laws and advocacy for children with disabilities.