RESOURCES FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS


The Mt. Lebanon Public Library maintains a collection of books, pamphlets, videos, and other materials, and a WEB resource directory for parents of children and young adults with special needs such as attention deficit disorder, autism, cerebral palsy, DOWN syndrome, learning disabilities, visual impairments, giftedness, and others. This clearinghouse, a collaboration of the Mt. Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon School District, Mt. Lebanon PTA Council, and members of the community enables parents, teachers, and other interested adults to locate information on educational, social, and other aspects of caring for youth with special needs.
The collection is housed in the Children's Department of the Mt. Lebanon Public Library.
The library staff is happy to provide guidance in locating
and using information and welcomes suggestions at any time.

This WEB RESOURCE DIRECTORY was compiled by Holly Shields, Andrea Ketchum,
Audrey Zelanko, Mark McNutt, and John Riegart.

EDUCATION


Abledata
Able.net
Adaptive Computer Systems
Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, Child and Family Studies Program, CFSP
Assistive Technology Web Report

Center on Information Technology Accommodation
Closing The Gap
Council for Exceptional Children
Early Intervention Technical Assistance, E.I.T.A.
Educational Resources Information Center, ERIC
Federal Resource Center for Special Education
Inclusion Press
Interwork Institute
Institute on Community Integration/
KidSource OnLine
Learning Disabilities Association
National Academy for Child Development(NACD)
National Association for the Education of Young Children, NAEYC

National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education, NCIP
National Center on Accessibility
National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials, NCRTM
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System, NEC*TAS
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities, NICHCY
National Rehabilitation Information Center, NARIC
Office of Special Education Programs:Technical Assistance and Dissemination Projects
Resources for Students with Disabilities Considering Careers in Science/Engineering/Math
Special Education Resources on the Internet
The West Virginia Rehabilitation Research and Training Center
United States Department of Education
Vermont Computer and Assistive Technology Services
Virtual Assistive Technology Center
Web66:International WWW School Registry


FAMILY


Family Education Network
Family Village
Houghton Mifflin Interactive Network
Humongous Entertainment
MECC on the Internet
Parent to Parent of Pennsylvania
SibNet (listserv for adult brothers and sisters of people with special needs)
TASH
The Alliance of Genetic Support Groups
The Beach Center on Families and Disability
The Center for Creative Play
The Foster Parent Home Page, FPHP
The Sibling Support Project
Three Rivers Center for Independent Living
Trish & John's Resources for Parents with Disabilities
Welcome to family internet
Welcome to Parent-to-Parent Internet of PA (support group listserv)


LEGAL


ADA and Disability Information
Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center
Edlaw, Inc.
Education Law Center-PA
National Institute on Life Planning for Persons with Disabilities
The Office of Disability, Social Security Disability
The United States Senate
U.S. Department of Justice, Americans with Disabilities Act
U.S. House of Representatives


MEDICAL/ THERAPIES


American Association For Pediatric Ophthalmology And Strabismus
Emory University Health Sciences Center Library
Eyenet (American Academy of Opthalmology)
Healthfinder--a gateway consumer health info. from the United States gov.
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
MedWeb:Disabilities National Association for Music Therapy
National Institutes of Health
National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc., NORD
Neurosciences on the Internet
New England Journal of Medicine On-Line
Occupational Therapy Internet World
Rare Genetic Diseases in Children
Sensory Integration International
Special Equestrian Riding Therapy, Inc.
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children (NLM)University of Minnesota Pediatric Centers, Policies, and Societies
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Virtual Hospital
Welcome to the AMA Health Insight


SPECIFIC EXCEPTIONALITIES/DISABILITIES


Acoustic Neuroma Association
Alpha 1 National Association
American Cancer Society
American Diabetes Association
American Hyperlexia Association
American Share Foundation-Transplantation & American Sleep Apnea Association
Asperger's Disorder Homepage
Asperger Info: O.A.S.I.S. On-Line AS Info. & Support
Ataxia-Telangiectasia (A-T) Children's ProjectAtaxia-Telangiectasia (A-T) Children's Project
Autism Society of America
Batten Disease Support and Research Association
CFIDS Association of America
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disord
Children with Aids Project
Chronic Granulomatous Disease
Comprehensive Williams Syndrome Home Page
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation, Inc.
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Dandy-Walker Syndrome, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Deaf-Blind-LINK
Down Syndrome WWW Page
Epilepsy Foundation of America
Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorder (FOD) Network
Food Allergy Network
Group B Strep Association
Human Growth Foundation
HHT Foundation International, Inc.
International Center for Fabry Disease
International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD)
Leukemia Society of America
Lupus Foundation of America
Macular Degeneration Foundation
Moebius Syndrome Foundation
MSUD Family Support Group
Muscular Dystrophy Association
National Adrenal Diseases Foundation
National Aphasia Association
National Ataxia Foundation
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association
National Center For Stuttering
National Easter Seal Society
National Hemophilia Foundation
National Information Center on Deafness, Gallaudet University
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, The Library of Congress
National Lymphedema Network
National Marfan Foundation
National Mental Health Association
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
National Neurofibromatosis Foundation
National Organization for Albinism and Hypoplgmentation (NOAH)
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation, Inc.
Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education
Pituitary Tumor Network Association
PKU
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association
Rasmussen's Encephalitis Support Network
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association of America
Shwachman Syndrome Support
Sotos Syndrome Support Association
Spina Bifida Association of America
Sturge-Weber Foundation
Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome (SADS)
Support Organization for Trisomy 18, 13, and other Related Disorders
The ARC of the United States
The Myelin Project
The United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation
Tourette Syndrome
United Cerebral Palsy
United Scleroderma Foundation
Vestibular Disorders Association (VEDA)
Wegener's Granulomatosis Support Group, Inc. (WGSG
Williams Syndrome Association
Wolf-Hirschhorn (4P-) Syndrome
X-Linked Myotubular Myopathy Resource Group

GENERAL


Access Unlimited-Vehicle Modifications For People With Disabilities
Chrysler Conversions
Cornucopia of Disability Information
Designing an Accessible Web
Internet Resources for Special Children (IRSC)
Mainstream-Magazine of the Able-Disable
RJ Cooper & Associates Special Needs
Solutions @ disability.com
The Center For Universal Design
The Disability Connection
Three Rivers FREE-NET, Local Non-Profit Organizations and Government Agencies
Travel for Special Kinds of People:Disabled Travelers
Windstar Specifications, Features & Options
Yahoo!-Business and Economy:Companies:Computers:Software:Educational:Children
Yahoo!-Society and Culture:Disabilities
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