Important Links Regarding Special Education

Click on a category to find more resources (websites and phone numbers) of organizations that seek to help students and parents with special needs.

1. General/Informational Sites
2. Educational Resources
3. A-Z Disabilities
4. Support Groups, (telephone numbers)
5. Recreation
6. Reading Zone

General/Informational Sites

LD ONLINE
Smart Kids with LD
Learning Disabilities Association of America
iCAN!
National Association of Parents with Children in Special Education
iep4u
National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities
The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
Nonverbal Learning Disorder
A Parent's Guide to Helping Kids with Learning Differences
National Center for Learning Disabilities
Parent to Parent
Children's Defense Fund
Health Finder
New England Journal of Medicine
National Organization on Disability
Parents Helping Parents
Special Olympics International
Internet Resources for Special Children
The Council for Exceptional Children
Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support
American Occupational Therapy Association
About Our Kids
About Our Kids (Anxiety Disorders)
Starbright
Sensory Integrative Dysfunction in Young Children
Sensory Resources

Educational Resources

State Education Department
Teacher Center
Special Education Resources on the Internet
A Parent's Guide to Special Ed/Special Needs
Special Education in Plain Language
SchwabLearning: A Parent's Guide for Helping Students with Learning Differences
Special Child: For Parents and Caregivers of Children with Special Needs
Community Resource Database of Long Island
The US Department of Education
The National Association of State Boards of Education
Educational Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education (ERIC)

A-Z Disabilities

Autism Speaks
Autisim Digest Magazine
Cody Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities
The Autism Society of America Home Page
Advocates for Individuals with High Functioning Autism
NIMH-Autism
Autism Link
Autism Today
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Home Page

Epilepsy Foundation-Leading the Fight Against Seizure Disorders
Dyslexia Online

Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
Muscular Dystrophy Association
National Down's Syndrome Society
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)

Support Groups (Telephone numbers)

Wrightslaw
Reed Martin
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund

Big Brother/Big Sister

516-731-7880
Long Island Advocacy Center 516-248-2222
Parent to Parent of NYS 631-493-1716

Recreation

Rolling Thunder Special Needs Program  
Bart J. Ruggiere Adaptive Sports Center www.BartCenter.com or joehurley@adephia.net 
GAP Program, Town of Oyster Bay 516-797-7900
Nassau/Suffolk Services for Autism 516-933-4700 Ext. 13
Special Olympics 516-292-1111 Ext. 608
PAL Special Needs Unit 516-674-9870
Horse Ability (Horse Therapy) 631-367-1646
Pal-O-Mine (Horse Therapy) 631-427-6105
Camp Helen Keller 631-424-0022
Camp Loyaltown, AHRC 516-293-1111 Ext. 608
Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck 631-878-1070

Reading Zone