HELPFUL LINKS FOR INFORMATION:

 All resources are available to borrow from the parent mentor library. Contact 653-1296 to request an item. Delivery or pickup can be arranged. Also - check out the Hudson Library. Numerous resources have been purchased through fundraising efforts on disability and special education issues.

 www.cec.sped.org
Council for Exceptional Children

www.ocali.org
Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence 

www.ode.state.oh.us/exceptionalchildren

www.schwablearning.org
Learning Disabilites information, interventions, and strategies

www.myADHD.com
ADHD information, resources and supportive strategies and intervention ideas

www.namiohio.org 
Mental Health NAMI Ohio

 

www.Family education network
www.fen.rsc01.com
 

 www.seriweb.com  
Special Education Resources Internet-Provides many sites to link

www.ncd.gov  
National Council on Disability

www.ctredpol.org  
Center
for Education Policy

www.schoolpsychology.net  
Provides many informational sites

www.aacap.org  
America Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

www.cyfernet.org  
Children, Youth and Families Education and Research Network

www.familyvillage.wisc.edu  
Waisman Center at U. of Wisconsin, excellent site

www.ddc.ohio.gov  
Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council

www.autism-society.org   

www.autismohio.org

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dd/ddautism.htm

TRANSITION
http://cybersummit.org/transitions/layout.asp

http://ntacyt.fmhi.usf.edu/publications/what-we-learned.pdf
On The Move; Helping young Adults with Serious Mental Heath Needs Transition to Adulthood

www.griffinhammis.com  
Self Employment and Social Security Work Incentives for Person's with Disabilities

For Post Secondary Options for Students with Disabilities:

Book- Self Advocacy for Students With Learning Disabilties: Making it HAppen in College and Beyond by Henry Reiff, Dean of Studetn Academics and Life at McDaniel College
To order: www.nprinc.com/spec_edu/mihi.htm

Civil Rights of Students with Disabilties pamphlet
To order: www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/hq5269.html

College Preparation: A research paper on Multiple Pathways citing the research on providing students a vocational track coupling strong academics with a carer training background .
www.idea.gseis.ucla.edu/publications/mp/reports/pdfs/mp02_OakesandSaunders.pdf

Internet resources for college bound teens with disabilities :
DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology) program from the University of Washington
www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Academics/cprep.html

INFORMATION TO SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTERS AND RECEIVE EMAILS:

Solon Blue Ribbon Consortium - email jsynden@adelphia.net - Solon Blue Ribbon Consortium is a collaborative that provides opportunities for social activities for kids with special needs

Connect With Play newsletter from Hattie Larlham - contact Elizabeth Yoder-Balla [Elizabeth.Yoder-Balla@hattielarlham.org]

Councel for Exceptional Children has a newsbrief that they generate 3x/week filled with areas of interest on numerous topics around the country. Contact: CEC@Smartbrief.com

 Disability Scoop Newsletter Provides information on various disabilites and offers resources  and articles of interest     (Info@disabilityscoop.com)

Education Weekly newsletter updates on legislative and articles related to education - Edweek.org

ASA-Net - Autism Society of America's e- newsletter

Dyslexia E-Newsetter - www.brightSolutions.US

NICHCY - National Dissemination Center for Children With Disabilities
Assessment and Accommodations is available online at:
http://research.nichcy.org/accommodations1.asp

http://www.toolsfortoday.org/
The mission of the Tools for Today and Tomorrow program is to improve life's journey for children with chronic illnesses or disabilities by providing information and support to the people who care for them.

ADAPTIVE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.mytwinsburg.com
click on Adaptive Recreation

Special Ed/Advocacy
Parent Mentors of Ohio
thelinkto.com/parentmentor/

Mental Health/Mood Disorders
Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation Child Bipolar Questionnaire bpchildresearch.org/cbq/cbq_survey.cfm

Mental Health/Products & Services
Mind Reading: An Interactive Guide to Emotions
jkp.com/min dreading/

Special Education/Alternative Education
Ohio Distance & Electronic Learning Academy
ohdela.com/

Mental Health/government/national
National mental health awareness campaign
nostigma.org

Mental Health/govt/national
School Mental Health Services in the United States
projectforum.org/docs/ SchoolMentalHealthServicesintheUS.pdf

www.steppingstonesmentalhealth.com

 

 

SPECIAL NEEDS FINANCIAL PLANNING:

 

www.specialneedsanswers.com
financial planning information for children with special needs

www.ssa.gov/work/ServiceProviders/BPAO/Directory.htm  
Social Security Administration Grant Supported Benefits Planning Assistance and Outreach Program

 

TECHNOLOGY:
 

www.eschoolnews.com
Information on school technology news, products, events and more
 

JUVENILE JUSTICE:

The National Center on Education, Disability and Juvenile Justice

http://edjj.org/ -- EDJJ examines the overrepresentation of youth with disabilities at-risk for contact with the courts or already involved in the juvenile delinquency system.  We provide professional development and technical assistance, conduct research and disseminate resources in three areas of national significance: prevention of school failure and delinquency, education and special education.

       Dignity in Schools

http://www.dignityinschools.org/youth -- The Dignity in Schools Campaign (DCS) began as a project of the Education Subcommittee of the Children’s Right Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association in collaboration with stakeholders from across the country.  We are now a coalition of over 40 individuals and organizations.  Our aim is to challenge the systemic problem of pushout in our nation’s schools and provide concrete alternatives to a culture of removal and punishment.

    Alternative Schools and Pushout: A Research and Advocacy Guide

     http://www.dignityinschools.org/DSC_Alternative_Schools_Guide.pdf -- A Collaborative Publication
    of the Dignity in Schools Campaign, Fall 2007.  This guide was developed after the DSC held a tele- 
    conference call in May 2007 on alternative schools and pushout.  It includes summaries of research on
    alternative schools, an advocacy checklist of steps to take when a child is referred to an alternative      
    school, and legal strategies for challenging alternative schools that are not ensuring the right to quality
     education for students.

    School to Jailhouse Action Kit

    http://www.advancementproject.org/ourwork/opportunity-to-learn/schoolhouse-to-
    jailhouse/resources.php
-- The Schoolhouse to Jailhouse action kit is aimed at helping advocates
   organize campaigns against the over use of zero tolerance school discipline and the growing reliance on
   police and juvenile courts as disciplinarians.  This action kit provides guidance on how to dissect the

   schoolhouse to jailhouse track by: Collecting information and data about school discipline and policies    

   and practices and Analyzing and organizing the data.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 


 

 

 SUPPORT GROUPS:               

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
www.DBSAlliance.org/info/onlinesupport.html.
Local chapter is in Akron

Autism Society of America
County -wide Autism Support Group
Contact Michelle Cahoon 330-64403130 or Gail Love 330-644-7150

High Hopes: Brain Injury Support Group
For more information on this free group, call 330-628-7425 or 330-673-8347

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
www.myadhd.com

Support Group
for family and friends of person with eating disorders
2nd and 4th Mondays 6:30 - 8:00 P.M.
Akron General Medical Center
Facilitaotr: Julie Norman, RD
More information call 330-666-5004


 

 

 

 


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