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

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