IN THE NEWS: 

Special Education Group Gives Back:

Making a Special Effort to Meet Special Needs: Article about Bellingham SEPAC in Milford Daily News on Sunday, February 11, 2007 




IMPORTANT LINKS

Federation for Children with Special Needs

MASSPAC

Concord SEPAC
 




General Learning Disability Resources:

Software available from Bellingham Schools:

Learning Disabilities Association of America

National Center for Learning Disabilities





 



The ABC's of Special Education

ABA: Applied Behavioral Analysis
ADL: Activities of Daily Living
APE: Adapted Physical Education
ASD: Autism Spectrum Disorder
DESE: Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
DDS: Department of Developmental Services
EI: Early Intervention
FAPE: Free and Appropriate Public Education
FBA: Functional Behavioral Assessment
IDEA: Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
IEE: Independent Educational Evaluation
IEP: Individualized Educational Program
IFSP: Individual Family Service Plan
LD: Learning Disabled
LEP: Limited English Proficiency
LRE: Least Restrictive Environment
MCAS: Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System
MCAS-ALT: Alternative MCAS Assessment (Portfolios)
NCLB: No Child Left Behind
OT: Occupational Therapy
PAC: Parent Advisory Council
PT: Physical Therapy
SI: Sensory Integration
Sped: Special Education
Sp/L: Speech and Language


Specific Disabilities:


ADD/ADHD

Anxiety Disorder

Autism:          
               
Autism Society

Aspergers

Autism.org

yellowpagesforkids 
bridges4kids 
arccm 
autism alliance 

Behavioral 

Bipolar Disorder & Mental Illness


The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
http://www.nichcy.org/
Additional information and resources about the special education and IEP process and involving students in the development of their IEPs.

The Companion Website for links to the National Center on Accessing the General Curriculum
http://www.cast.org/NCAC
Additional information related to helping your students access the general education curriculum.

Nonverbal Learning Disorders Association
http://www.nlda.org/
NLDline
http://www.nldline.com/
NLD on the Web
http://www.nldontheweb.org/
Additional information and resources about students with nonverbal learning disabilities.

LD OnLine
http://www.ldonline.org/
The Learning Disabilities Association of America
http://www.ldanatl.org/
National Center for Learning Disabilities
http://www.ncld.org/
The Division of Learning Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children
http://www.dldcec.org/
TeachingLD
http://www.teachingld.org/

The National Mental Health Association
http://www.nmha.org/
The Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders
http://www.ccbd.net/
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
http://www.nami.org/
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
http://www.afsp.org/
Additional information and resources on depression, suicide, students with emotional and behavioral disorders, and other mental health issues.

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
http://www.add.org
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
http://www.chadd.org
Additional information and resources about students with ADD.

The American Association on Mental Retardation
http://www.aamr.org/
The Association for Retarded Citizens
http://www.thearc.org/
The National Down Syndrome Association
http://www.ndss.org/
The National Fragile X Foundation
http://www.nfxf.org/

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
http://www.asha.org/
The Stuttering Foundation of America
http://www.stutteringhelp.org/
National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/
Additional information and resources about students with speech and language disorders.

The United Cerebral Palsy Association
http://www.ucpa.org/
Additional information and resources about students with cerebral palsy.

The Spina Bifida Association
http://www.sbaa.org/
The UAB Spain Rehabilitation Center
http://www.spinalcord.uab.edu/
Additional information and resources about students with Spina Bifida and other spinal cord injuries.

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
http://www.aafa.org/
The Allergy and Asthma Network-Mothers of Asthmatics
http://www.aanma.org/
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
http://www.aaaai.org/
The American Lung Association
http://www.lungusa.org/
Additional information and resources about students with respiratory conditions.

Tourette Syndrome Plus
www.tourettesyndrome.net
Additional information and resources about students with TS.

The American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org/
The Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International
http://www.jdfcure.org/
Additional information and resources about students with diabetes.

The Epilepsy Foundation of America
http://www.efa.org/
Additional information and resources about students with seizure disorders.

The American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/
The Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
http://www.candlelighters.org/
The National Children's Cancer Society
http://www.children-cancer.org/
Additional information and resources about students treated for cancer.

Grief Net
http://www.rivendell.org/
Additional information and resources including links to other websites dealing with the grieving process.

The American Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org/
The Muscular Dystrophy Association
http://www.mdausa.org/
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
http://www.cff.org/
The National Organization of Rare Disorders
http://www.pcnet.com/~orphan/
Additional information and resources about students who are medically fragile.

The Brain Injury Association
http://www.biausa.org/
The National Resource Center for Traumatic Brain Injury
http://www.neuro.pmr.vcu.edu/
Additional information and resources about students with brain injuries.

The Autism Society of America
http://www.autism-society.org
Autism Resources
http://www.autism-resources.com/
The Asperger Coaltion of the United States
http://www.asperger.org/
The International Rett Syndrome Association
http://www.rettsyndrome.org/
Additional information and resources about students with autism spectrum disorders.

The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps
http://www.tash.org/
Additional information and resources about students with multiple and severe disabilities.

The National Association of the Deaf
http://www.nad.org/
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/
The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf
http://www.agbell.org/
Additional information and resources about teaching students with hearing disabilities.

The American Foundation for the Blind
http://www.afb.org/
The National Federation of the Blind
http://www.nfb.org/
The National Association of the Visually Handicapped
http://www.navh.org/
Project Salute (Successful Adaptations for Learning to Use Touch Effectively
http://www.projectsalute.net/
Additional information and resources about teaching students with visual disabilities.