Websites

 **Websites **

1. [] //This website gives many articles and recources for parents who have children with disabilities. The site seperates the articles by disability for easy viewing. It also includes links where parents can buy items to help thier children live an easier life.//

2. http://www.nichcy.org/Pages/Home.aspx //On the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities website, there are links for parents and teachers about the laws of children with disabilities and research-based information. This site focuses on younger children. It includes training of the IDEA curriculum for parents and teachers.//

3. [|://www.kidstogether.org/] //This site is for children and parents of children with disabilities. It focuses on involving and informing the community about problems children with disabilities incounter. It talks about the lack of technology, inproper laws, and the fact that there are two systems in the school systems- one for special education and one for general education.//

4. [|://www.specialchild.com/index.html] //This site seems to be created informally. The site gives success stories from parents, as well as horror stories from raising children with disabilities. I liked this site because it seemed to be designed to help a parent out when they simply needed to share their thoughts and meet people in the same situation.//

5. http://www.supportforfamilies.org/ //This website gives support to families who are parents of disabled children. I notice that the website includes a place for all people to apply for jobs, every race, ethnicity, gender, sexual preference, and/or disability. The main goal of this site is to inform parents and teachers in the best ways of supporting, educating, and raising children with disabilities.//

6. http://www.fndfl.org/ //This website focuses on working with people with disabilities ages birth to 26. It lists events all around Florida and the informs what is in the news that pertains to people with disabilities. It gives an extensive number of resources that would help teachers with their curriculum.//

7. http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-public/public/DisplayPage.do?parentFolderId=500 //This website is a great resource to quickly find state or local laws that involve disabilities. The site shows a map where the user can click on certain states to find information about the laws and even shows resources based on the state in which you live.//

8. http://www.bestbuddies.org/ //This website was created to pair people with disabilites with a "buddy" in the community and/or a job. I think this site would be a great resource for both teachers and parents to give children an opportunity to connect with the community.//

9. http://www.kitonline.org/?gclid=CITK9YrhjJkCFRadnAodRl8jnQ //KIT stands for Kids Included Together. The goals of this site is to increase the understanding and acceptance of children with or without disabilities. KIT trains teachers in how to form an inclusive classroom environment.//

10. http://kidshealth.org/index.html //This website is seperated into three sections: kids, parents, and teens. The kid's site gives homework help, the teen's site gives advice and the parent's site give resouces and news.//