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Children With Disabilities

Researchers, for the National Center on Accelerating Student Learning (CASL), are providing educators and parents with information to make reading, writing, and mathematics instructional practices more effective in grades K-3, along with developing effective instructional interventions in reading, writing, and mathematics for children with disabilities grades K-3.
This site, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice, provides Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Regulations and Technical Assistance Materials, access to the Toll-Free ADA Information line, state and local building codes, new and proposed regulations, and other ADA resources.

This site is designed to share information, knowledge, and best practices with key audiences about the implementation of IDEA.

This site, sponsored by The National Center on Education, Disability and Juvenile Justice, provides professional development and technical assistance, research and resources in three areas of national significance: prevention of school failure and delinquency, education and special education for detained and committed youth, and transition services for youth returning to schools and communities.
This section of DisabilityInfo.gov offers information on educational programs and resources available throughout the federal government, including Individualized Education Programs; college opportunities; school-to-work transition; and tools for educators.

The Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice facilitates the production, exchange, and use of knowledge about effective practices for children with, or at risk for developing, serious emotional behavior problems and disorders.

The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability provides information about employment and youth with disabilities. Experts in disability, education, employment, and workforce development strive to ensure providers will be given the highest quality, most relevant information available.

The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities provides a central source of information on disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, and youth; IDEA, which is the law authorizing special education; No Child Left Behind, as it relates to children with disabilities; and research-based information on effective educational practices.

The publications listed on this site were developed by researchers from the National Center on Accessing the General Curriculum (NCAC) to provide support to educators interested in learning about policies and practices related to improved access to the general curriculum.

This clearinghouse is an information and a referral service that identifies, coordinates, and disseminates (at no cost) information related to children and youth who are deaf-blind (ages 0-21).

The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET) coordinates national resources, offers technical assistance, and disseminates information related to secondary education and transition for youth with disabilities in order to create opportunities for youth to achieve successful futures.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provided this site, which includes links to helpful websites about children with special health care needs.
This site provides a booklet, published by the Social Security Administration, for the parents and caregivers of children with disabilities and adults disabled since childhood. The booklet illustrates the kinds of Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits for which children with a disability might be eligible.

This clearinghouse serves personnel for children with disabilities, provides information for individuals seeking employment in the education field; data on the recruitment, preparation, and retention of educators and related services personnel.
Visit this site for a list of programs administered by the Office of Special Education Programs at the Department of Education, which supports a comprehensive array of programs and projects that improve results for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities.

The National Technical Assistance Consortium for Children and Young Adults who are Deaf-Blind provides technical assistance to families and agencies serving children and young adults who are deaf-blind (ages 0-21).

