- Assistive Technology – (which
is considered a “related service” under
a child’s IEP
- Independent Living
and Transitioning Students
- Insurance Questions
- Websites about Specific
Disabilities
- Disability Awareness and
Inclusion
- Social Skills and Children
with Special Needs
- Behavior
Information on Specific Disabilities
Disability Resources Website – www.disabilityresources.org
The Internet is filled with information to help people
with disabilities live independently - but how can you
find it? Traditional search engines may be too broad
and indiscriminate; lists of links may be too small,
too specialized, or too unreliable. Disability Resources,
inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization established
to promote and improve awareness, availability and accessibility
of information that can help people with disabilities
live, learn, love, work and play independently Disability
Resources combs the web regularly to find the best resources
available. They review each site, and then organize
them by topic or disability.
The Disability Resources
Website WebWatcher features hundreds of topics and disabilities,
each on a separate
page. Each topic or disability page includes links to
the best web sites, documents, databases, and other
informational materials of national or international
interest. Go to the index at http://www.disabilityresources.org/DRMwwwINDEX.html
and enter the name of the disability you would like
information about.
List of Illinois Resources for
information about Specific Disabilities http://www.disabilityresources.org/ILLINOIS.html
Please let me know of other disabilities that are not
included on this list and information that we can provide
parents.
Pathways Awareness Foundation: www.pathwaysawareness.org
Pathways provide answers for parents about early intervention:
Here’s an excerpt from their website:
Direct Where Can I Turn? I Need More Answers
As parents, we strive to assure the best for our baby’s
development. We encourage you to learn early movement
expectations and talk to your pediatrician about your
concerns even if it is not a regular scheduled appointment.
Early detection is the best prevention. Pathways is
providing you with some commonly asked questions about
where to go for help, what to ask, and ways in which
you, yourself, can improve your child’s development.
Please call our parent answered toll-free number at
1-800-955-2445 if you have any questions. We are here
to help. We have been there.
If you are a parent or medical
professional who wants information about early detection
and intervention for
physical differences or would like more information
about our Open Hearts Open Minds Open Doors Program,
write to:
Pathways Awareness Foundation
150 N. Michigan Ave. Suite 2100
Chicago, IL 60601
Toll-free National Information Line: 1-800-955-2445
(or 1-800-955-CHILD)
Or email us at : friends@pathwaysawareness.org Disability-Related
Organizations, Associations and Foundations-
A copious list alphabetically of many organizations
relating to Disabilities.
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/cedir/orglist.html
The Illinois
Provider Directory for Children with Special Health
Care Needs & Their Families http://216.119.75.232/icaap/
The Illinois Provider Directory for Children with Special
Health Care Needs & their Families
was a collaborative effort among many interested parties
and organizations that serve and care for Illinois children
with disabilities. The combined efforts of the Illinois
Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (ICAAP),
the Division of Specialized Care for Children (DSCC),
and the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians (IAFP)
helped to make the directory a reality. Many other organizations
and individuals have helped to enrich and expand the
directory and to help ensure that the directory becomes
a meaningful resource for Illinois families and providers.
Everyone involved in this project is motivated by the
common goal of establishing a single source for locating
information about providers who care for children with
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