Children with Disabilities
The following sites provide accurate, timely information.
- SpecialQuest
- The Hilton/Early Head Start Training Program staff, trainer consultants, and Learning Coaches, are supporting SpecialQuest participants in providing quality services to infants and toddlers with significant disabilities and their families.
www.specialquest.org
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- National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
- NICHCY is a national information center that provides information on
disabilities and disability-related issues. Their special focus is children
and youth (birth to age 22) and they provide information about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
www.nichcy.org
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- First Signs
- A comprehensive web site featuring guidelines for navigating the referral process, pointers for determining whether your child needs developmental services, and more.
www.firstsigns.org/
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- Parents Helping Parents (PHP)
- Parents Helping Parents is a parent organization that has a wealth of information and resources on disabilities. It includes a library of books and videos that can be borrowed.
www.php.com
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- Family Village
- This Web site offers library articles on specific disabilities and general disability topics. It includes a shopping area directing you to vendors selling products for individuals with disabilities. Family Village also connects families with other families through e-mail. In this way, families can share experiences and information. Overall, Family Village is a great Web site with many resources for disabilities.
www.familyvillage.wisc.edu
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- Mi Pediatra
- Mi Pediatra is a Spanish-language Web site dedicated to information on children. It also includes a discussion board for questions and opinions.
www.mipediatra.com.mx
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- Parent Soup
- This huge Web site has tips, articles, activities, and questions and answers for parents of children of all ages. It has many message boards on a wide range of topics including several on disabilities.
www.parentsoup.com
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