1. Special Olympics, homepage of the International Special Olympics
2. Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth, regional and statewide advocacy
3. Parent Advocacy Coalition for Education Rights, Minnesota's PACER site
4. Families and Advocates Partnership for Education, not the FAPE those in special education think of, but a nifty site just the same
5. Monthly Newsletters Archive from the National Parent Information Network; it's a treasure chest of information
6. Virtual Children's Hospital has good medical and health information
7. Children's Medicine Cabinet, good, clear information from Keep Kids Healthy.com
8. KidsGrowth, health and advocacy from pediatricians; the "filing cabinet of resources" has some nifty stuff
9. Family Village, laid out as a virtual community for the disabled; maybe spread a bit thin in trying to cover all areas, but it's worth the try and makes it a good site to start from
10. CESA 7's Parents Link, Wisconsin's Cooperative Educational Service Agency #7, with a lot of good Special Education links
11. IDEA Q&A, thorough one, from Alabama's Department of Education
12. Implementing IDEA, outline of considerations
13. Wright's Law IEP Information, Wright's Law is geared to parent advocacy in Special Education
14. Wrightslaw Newsletter, this one has a lot of IEP information
15. Special Needs Alliance, a site for the parents of special needs children, and their lawyers
16. Templates for Parents' Letters to the school; good starters for what to say and how to say it
17. Record Keeping, advice on saving and filing your child's records
18. Links for Grandparents Raising Their Grandchildren, resources recommended by AARP
19. Statistics on U. S. Children from the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
20. Citizens' Alliance to Uphold Special Education, the CAUSE is to "build bridges between families and schools" with information, news, and advocacy
21. Missing Kids.com, the site of the National Center for Missing or Exploited Children
22. Parents Helping, how parents can help their children do well at school
23. Parents Helping, more on how parents can help their children do well at school
24. Good Parent-Teacher Communication, from an inservice by Sevier County's Special Education Director
25. Positive Teacher/Parent Meetings, a summary by Sevier County's Special Education Director
26. Positive Teacher/Parent Meetings, more on what parents should ask teachers
27. Positive Teacher/Parent Meetings, how to approach your child's teacher
28. List of Disability Newsgroups, a thorough collection of online mailing lists
29. Nth Degree, advocacy and attitude; private party's opinion