Reliable information and support for kids with disabilities; includes many
resources - government programs, grassroots organizations, and parent
support groups. Also includes evaluators, educational consultants, academic
tutors, advocates, attorneys, and others who help parents get services for
their children.
http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com
An information and referral center that provides information on disabilities
and disability-related issues. Children and youth with disabilities (birth
to age 22) are the special focus. Terrific web site --- on-line
publications and many other resources are availabe for FREE. Also, personal
responses to questions, information searches, and technical assistance to
parent and professional groups are available.
http://www.nichcy.org
A list of over 200 Internet sites related to Down Syndrome
http://www.ds-health.com/ds_sites.htm
The Association for Children with Down Syndrome
http://www.acds.org/
National Association for Down Syndrome
http://www.nads.org/
Texas Education Agency Special Education Web Page --- information about ARD
meetings and other interesting things
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/
Information on learning disabilities, attention deficit, hyperactivity, etc.
http://www.LDOnLine.org
The Special Ed Advocate is a free online newsletter about special education
legal and advocacy issues, cases, and tactics and strategies. Subscribers
receive "alerts" about new cases, events, and special offers on Wrightslaw
books.
http://www.wrightslaw.com/subscribe.htm
DIAL (Developing Independent Adult Living) --- A Support Group for families
of young people who will need special help & support in adulthood. The
families presently represented in the group have secondary school age
children with various special needs, including: autism, brain injury, mental
retardation, etc. --- The organization is working to provide appropriate
housing and assistance for people with special needs.
Marty Ringler, President
Fort Worth, TX
USA
Phone: 1 (817) 921-0033
E-mail: martyringler@aol.com
martyringler@aol.com
Connect for Kids helps adults make their communities better places for
families and children. An alternative news source on the Web, Connect for
Kids provides solutions-oriented coverage of critical issues for children
and families. Their goal is to go far beyond the personal stories that
dominate family coverage in most news outlets by bringing together
meaningful information, success stories and ideas for action.
http://www.connectforkids.org
Green Oaks School is a Christian-based independent school in Arlington,
Texas for children with Down syndrome and related developmental delays,
serving children from ages 5 to 17 with mild to moderate mental impairment.
The primary focus is to teach academics at the ability and interest levels
of the students, while enriching the whole child . . . academically,
socially, and spiritually.
http://www.greenoaksschool.org
Down Syndrome Partnership of Tarrant County
http://www.dsptc.org
Martha Kate Downey's web site ---
*Public speaker, author, educator for and about autism and the more general
special needs population (but mainly just Mom)
*Director on the Board of Directors for North Texas SNAP, Inc (Special Needs
Assistance Partners)
*Coach for Special Olympics Texas
http://www.mkdowney.com/index.html
Sensory Integration Challenge --- non-profit organization promoting
awareness of sensory integration dysfunction
http://www.sichallenge.org
North Texas SNAP (Special Needs Assistance Partners)
The SNAP membership is composed of individuals with cognitive disabilities
(Members), their families (Family Members), and a group of friends, teachers
and other people in the community (Affiliate Members).
http://www.ntxsnap.org
The National Institute on Developmental Delays, 1900 West MacArthur Drive,
Shawnee, Oklahoma, is a national resource center with a global outlook that
strives to help children with developmental delays and their families. Their
services extend to children, not only in the USA, but also across
geographical boundaries --- �Service for All Children�.
http://www.nidd.org/
International Mosaic Down Syndrome Association
http://www.imdsa.com
Little Giant Steps --- Jan Bedell, owner of Little Giant Steps, assists
parents with techniques to help their children who suffer with learning
difficulties. She uses specific neurodevelopment techniques that treat the
root cause instead of just offering coping and compensating skills.
http://www.littlegiantsteps.net/
Texas Parent to Parent --- provides support and information for families of
children with disabilities, chronic illness, and other special needs
http://www.main.org/txp2p/index.html
Artsonia --- web site with children's artwork from all around the world ---
view artwork from KinderFrogs' TODDLER CLASS --- updated monthly
http://www.artsonia.com
ECCE is the abbreviation of the English name "European Co-operation in
Anthroposophical Curative Education and Social Therapy". This association
was set up in 1992 in the Netherlands with the aim of representing persons
with special needs and looking after their interests on a European level and
doing this out of anthroposophy. Since then parents and professional
organizations from almost all countries in Europe have become members. ECCE
works with other established organizations on projects which aim to
integrate people with special needs into society. ECCE member-organizations
provide a wide range of facilities, including education, work, residential
care, support of families, home help, and out-patient services. Therapies,
such as medical care and treatment, physiotherapy and several forms of art
therapy are used.
http://www.ecce.eu/index.htm
Interactive building lessons on a variety of structures
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/index.html
Fun art activities, contests, etc.
http://www.crayola.com/
NAEYC --- National Association for the Education of Young Children
http://www.naeyc.org/
Macey's web page
http://www.maceyandlily.com
Modern Art Museum of Ft.Worth
http://www.mamfw.org
Kimbell Art Museum
http://www.kimbellart.org
Amon Carter Museum
http://www.cartermuseum.org
National Gallery of Art for Kids --- scroll down and click on the 'Family
Activities' for great interactive art activities!
http://www.nga.gov/kids/kids.htm
The Institute for Child Development at TCU --- A major goal of the ICD is
the training of students, professionals and parents. Training opportunities
are presented in several different formats and venues including: Speaking
Engagements, On Campus Workshops, Off Campus Trainings, TCU
Classes/Programs, Video/DVDs, Books, Articles, and Manuals.
http://www.child.tcu.edu
Parents, educators, advocates, and attorneys come to Wrightslaw for accurate,
reliable information about special education law, education law, and advocacy
for children with disabilities. Begin your search for information in the
Advocacy Libraries and Law Libraries. You will find thousands of articles,
cases, and free resources about dozens of topics.
http://www.wrightslaw.com
The National Institute of Art and Disabilities (NIAD) provides an art program
that promotes creativity, independence, dignity, and community integration
for people with developmental and other disabilities.
http://www.niadart.org
Hope University is a fine-arts facility for adults with developmental
disabilities. Our mission is "train the talent and diminish the disability"
through creative-arts therapy. Students in our school are immersed in full-
time arts education, including visual arts, music, dance, drama, and
storytelling.
http://www.hopeu.com
VSA (Very Special Arts) is an international nonprofit organization founded in
1974 by Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith. VSA arts is creating a society where
people with disabilities can learn through, participate in, and enjoy the
arts. Nearly five million people with disabilities participate in VSA arts
programs every year through a network of affiliates nationwide and in over 60
countries worldwide. VISION of an inclusive society; STRENGTH in shared
resources; ARTISTIC expression that unites us all.
http://www.vsarts.org
Texas State Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities. Here you will
find resources and information on disabilities.
http://www.governor.state.tx.us/disabilities