Resources
Connecticut Resources:
CT Assoc. for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities www.cacld.org
CT Birth to 3 System www.birth23.org
CT Coalition for Inclusive Education www.includeme.org
CT Dept. of Developmental Services http://www.ct.gov/DDS
CT Down Syndrome Congress www.ctdownsyndrome.org
CT Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (P&A) www.state.ct.us/opapd
CT Parent Advocacy Center (CPAC) www.cpacinc.org
CT State Department of Education www.state.ct.us/sde
SERC (Special Education Resource Center) www.ctserc.org
Smart Kids With Learning Disabilities www.SmartKidswithLD.org
SPED*NET New Canaan www.spednet.org
Connecticut Resources: Focus on Fairfield County:
Abilis (formerly Greenwich Arc) www.abilis.us
ARI OF CONNECTICUT, INC. www.arict.org.
CACLD www.cacld.org
Child's Play Clinic http://childsplay.home.att.net.
CT Dept. of Developmental Services http://www.ct.gov/DDS
Disability Resource Center of Fairfield County, Inc. (DRC) www.drcfc.org
Fairfield County Autism Society contact Kim at scott.newgass@yale.edu.
Fairfield SEPTA Contact Wendy Anderson-Brachfeld wendya@excite.com
Greenwich Pizza Moms: www.geocities.com/nanette618/pizzamomsg.html
Greenwich Challenger Little League Baseball. contact Pat Ferris (203) 531-7198.
Kennedy Community Services www.thekennedycenterinc.org
PDD/Asperger Syndrome Support group www.pddaspergersupportCT.org.
Pizza Moms www.geocities.com/nanette618/pizzamoms.html
SCOPES www.scopesnetwork.org
SPED*NET Special Education Network of New Canaan, Ltd. www.spednet.org.
SPED*NET Special Education Network of Wilton, Ltd. www.spednetwilton.org
Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities www.SmartKidswithLD.org
STEPS of Darien YWCASTEPSDarien@aol.com.
St. Vincent's Special Needs Service/First Connections Family Center www.stvincentsspecialneeds.org
STAR - Lighting the Way, Inc., www.starinc-lightingtheway.org
WeCAHR www.wecahr.org
Westport SEPTA myschoolonline.com/ct/westport_septa.
Education Law Sites:
Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPPA) http://www.copaa.org
Education Law Association - http://www.educationlaw.org/
Harbor House Law Press - http://www.harborhouselaw.com/
Wrightslaw.com - http://www.wrightslaw.com
Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (FERPA):
Statute - http://www.epic.org/privacy/education/ferpa.html
Regulations - http://www.ed.gov/offices/OM/fpco/ferparegs.html
FERPA Information Family Policy Compliance Office - http://www.ed.gov/offices/OM/fpco/
Government Resources:
ADA Homepage www.ada.gov
ERIC (Educational Clearinghouse on Disabilities and gifted Education www.eric.ed.gov
Council for Exceptional Children www.ideapractices.org
No Child Left Behind www.nochildleftbehind.gov
Check www.ourchildrenleftbehind.com for the FULL story on NCLB!
US Dept of Education Office of Special Education Programs www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers
Inclusion Resources:
Axis Disability Rights www.normemma.com
Disability is Natural www.disabilityisnatural.com Read the article on People First Language and share it with everyone you know – especially those who write reports on your child!
Family Village www.familyvillage.wisc.edu
Families and Advocates Partnership for Education (FAPE) http://www.fape.org
Inclusion Press Homepage www.inclusion.com
Kids Together www.kidstogether.org
LD Online www.ldonline.org
NICHCY (National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities) www.nichcy.org
Nth Degree www.thenthdegree.com Check out the full line of posters, teeshirts, totes, etc.
PACER Center: www.pacer.org
TASH www.tash.org
The Center on Human Policy http://soeweb.syr.edu/thechp Check out their posters & tee-shirts
Universal Design for Learning: CAST www.cast.org/udl
Very Special Arts www.vsarts.org Check out their Express Diversity program!
Windows to the Universe www.windows.ucar.edu/about_windows.html science resources for diverse learners
Wrights Law www.wrightslaw.com
Legal and Legislative Research:
Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School http://www.law.cornell.edu/
Thomas - Legislative Information on the Internet http://thomas.loc.gov/
FirstGov - the U.S. government's official web portal http://www.firstgov.gov
The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law http://bazelon.org
Legal Search Engines:
ALL LAW http://www.alllaw.com
About.com - Law, Crime and Punishment http://law.about.com
American Law Sources On-Line (ALSO) http://www.lawsource.com/also
Council on Law in Higher Education http://www.clhe.org
DisabilityGov http://www.disabilityinfo.gov
FindLaw http://www.findlaw.com
First Gov http://www.firstgov.gov
Hieros Gamos http://www.hg.org/index.html
Internet Legal Resource Guide http://www.ilrg.com
Jurist http://www.jurist.law.pitt.edu
Law.com - legal news http://www.law.com
LawGuru http://www.lawguru.com
MegaLaw http://www.megalaw.com
MoreLaw - litigation digest and directory http://www.morelaw.com/
Virtual Law Library http://www.law.indiana.edu/v-lib
Westlaw.com (subscription neccessary!) http://www.westlaw.com
West Legal Directory http://lawyers.findlaw.com