Websites

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** History of Disabilities ** [|Museum of Disability History] This website is a virtual tour through a virtual museum all about disability history. The wings (main topics) include: Media, Medicine, Society, New York, Education, and Advocacy. Within each wing are several helpful subtopics. This website has many features, such as picture timelines, biographies with pictures, search options, articles, and plenty of links! This website is a fun and informative one. Happy navigating!

This is a word document created by me that lists and briefly explains //some// important legislation in a timeline format. This document is a micro-spec compared to the all-encompassing website before it; however, if you just want to know the names of a few of the legislations as a starting point, this document might be helpful.

** Legislation and IDEA ** [|Who Does IDEA Legislation Cover?] and [|Specific Disabilities] This first link gives a list of the 14 broad categories of disabilities under IDEA. It also has links to almost all 14 categories of disabilities on the list. The second link is actually found on the same website; however, it is an important article to have readily available without having to search for it. It has entire articles for many different disabilities. The official website name is the [|National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities.]

[|What is an IEP? (with links to articles about disabilities)] This link leads you directly to a section of this website devoted to IEPs; however, there are many more helpful pages on this website, as well. Some of them include: Autism and PDD, Delayed Speech Development, Down syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Understanding Dyslexia, What is ADHD, and more. If you [|search the site], there is bound to be at least one article to either answer some questions that you have or just give you helpful information.

[|Wrightslaw.com - FAQ about IDEA, IEPs, and inclusion] This link takes you directly to a frequently asked questions page based off of questions from the National Education Association. Many of the questions are about IEPs, inclusion, IDEA, and other legalities that impact the education of the disabled. In addition, [|this site] takes you to a page that links out to Q&A pages about LRE (least restrictive environment), and articles and case laws about LRE and inclusion. Or, you can just go [|here] for an extensive list on many other topics concerning disability and law. It really is a website chock-full of good information from a legal standpoint.

**Websites with Information on Disabilities** [|American Sign Language Video Dictionary]This website is not an information hub, but actually a video dictionary. On the right side of the screen you will see a list of words for the letter "A." If you look towards the bottom of your screen, you can click on any letter of the alphabet. This will cause the list of words on the side to change to a list of words starting with the letter that you clicked on. When you click on an individual word (and sometimes a phrase), a video will pop up with a person showing you how to sign that word. It is a great resource for family members or friends of someone who is hearing impaired. It is also a good resource for someone who just wants to learn a new language!

[|Learning Disabilities] This website has a plethora of information on learning disabilities. From my brief research, it is also the most cited site for learning disabilities on other websites. On the left sidebar, there are links to different helpful pages within this website. A little ways down is a link that says “especially for….[|parents].” This is a good starting point for this website. (There is also an area for [|kids].) If you want to look at information concerning a specific disability, there is a link on the sidebar called “[|LD Topics].” There are many more areas of this website that are very informative. These are just two easy places to start. [|Learning and Your Child (from gifted, to learning disabilities, to special education)] This website is wonderful! It contains a seemingly endless amount of information about children with disabilities and school, and about school in general. It is well organized, as well. Just look to the sidebar on the left for an easy way to navigate by topic. (There are even links that split up articles by individual grades!) All of these links in this website will lead you to many good articles. Some of the articles on my “Article” page for this website are from Education.com. [|Assistive Technology: Technology to Support Learning (with links to learning disabilities and autism)] This website is much more than just a fact page about assistive technology. I titled this link “assistive technology since this website has some very good information about assistive technology.” I also have not found a site with as many articles about assistive technology all in one place. If you search the site some more, though, you will find a surplus of information about disabilities, special education, and more. There is a main link near the top for “learning disabilities,” but, if you are looking for something else, just type a keyword into the search box in the top right corner. Just the keyword “special education” returned 401 articles from the search, so you might want to be specific for some searches.