Center for Applied Special
Technology
(781) 245-2212
www.cast.org
The site offers information about uni-
versal design practices for the class-
room, and accessible curriculum and
digital technologies.

National Center on Secondary
Education and Transition
(612) 624-2097
www.ncset.org
The center helps guide students with
disabilities and their families as they
plan for life after high school.

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ERIC Clearinghouse (Educational Resources Information Center) (800) 538-3742 www.eric.ed.gov ERIC provides free access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials, including information on students with disabilities.

National Center to Improve Practice
in Special Education Through
Technology, Media and Materials
www2.edc.org/NCIP

National Dropout Prevention Center
for Students with Disabilities
(866) 745-5641
www.ndpc-sd.org
NDPC-SD provides links to telesemi-
nars and e-news.

Education

This list provides a good starting point for finding information and answers to questions pertaining to education — preschool through college — for students with disabilities. You’ll also find some information about arts, travel, internship and mentoring programs for children and youth.

Check out “Building the IEP Puzzle,” page 49, which includes more resources. Also keep in mind MDA’s booklet “A Teacher’s Guide to Neuromuscular Disease,” available in English or Spanish.

 

Education Resources Accessible Technologies for All Students (866) 267-8747 www.accessibletech4all.org Sponsored by the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), the site offers resources and publications about the use of assistive technology in grades K- 12.

Family Resource Center on
Disabilities
(312) 939-3513
www.frcd.org
FRCD provides information and refer-
ral services, transition services, and
training and outreach.

HEATH Resource Center (800) 544-3284 www.heath.gwu.edu The center’s resource papers, fact sheets, guides and directories focus on accessibility, classroom and laboratory adaptations, financial aid, independent living, postsecondary education, vocational education and more.

International DO-IT Center
www.washington.edu/doit
The site is focused on universal design
and assistive technology in education.

Learning Disabilities Association of
America
(412) 341-1515
www.ldanatl.org
National Association of Private
Special Education Centers
(202) 408-3338
www.napsec.org

National Library Service (888) 657-7323 www.loc.gov/nls NLS loans recorded and Braille books and magazines, music scores and playback equipment to people with visual or physical impairments.

 

National Longitudinal Transition Study (866) 269-7274 www.nlts2.org Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the study documents the experiences of a national sample of special education students as they move from secondary school into adult roles.

 

Youth Resources
AAPD Internship Programs
(800) 840-8844
www.aapd-dc.org
Internships in congressional offices are
offered to college students with dis-
abilities.

Association on Higher Education and
Disability
(704) 947-7779
www.ahead.org
AHEAD addresses relevant issues in
postsecondary education.

National Center for Learning
Disabilities
(888) 575-7373
www.ncld.org
The site features a parent center with
resources, guides and publications.