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• The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal (Spanish) (English) - Whatever you want or need from the U.S. government, it's on FirstGov.gov. You'll find a rich treasure of online information, services and resources.

Websites with info on Assistive Technology Resources, Equipment & Services:

Adaptive Environments Center, Inc. - Alliance for Technology Access - Assistive Technology Online - Center for Universal Design - Closing the Gap - DO-IT - Matching Person & Technology - National Center to Improve Practice - Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America - Tech Connections - Trace Research & Development Center - United Cerebral Palsy

Electric Mobility Corporation
1-800-718-2082
http://www.rascalinsurance.com/

One-handed Typing Software - The OAK software makes it easy for you to type with one hand on any keyboard on a Windows PC. It makes it easier by allowing you to access all the keys without having to move your hand all over the place. Whichever side you use, you can access any letter on the other side by holding down the spacebar. For more information, go to www.BigOakSoftware.com.

Also, see IEP Issues - Assistive Technology (AT)

Visit our section that is totally dedicated to Childcare at http://www.bridges4kids.org/CC.html.

Bella's List of Michigan Disability/Special Ed/Special Needs Listservs (A-Z)

Email Discussion Groups About One Hand Typing & Keyboarding

1.  If you are a professional OT, Rehab professional, or teacher e-mail: computer_solutions-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

2.  If you are a parent of child with a difference: e-mail: kids_can-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
3.  Disabled arms/hands: (If you have a limb difference) email onehanded-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

The Our-Kids Web site supports the Our-Kids Email list. Our-Kids is a "Family" of parents, caregivers and others who are working with children with physical and/or mental disabilities and delays.

Kim and Bella's List of Listservs, Resources, and Websites http://kimandbella.tripod.com

Schools K-12
Offering comprehensive reports on public, private and charter schools— elementary, middle and high schools. We make it easy to conduct a thorough investigation, critical in choosing a top school. Get your child’s academic career off to the right start with Schools K-12.
URL: http://www.schoolsk-12.com/

American Association of School Administrators
AASA, founded in 1865, is the professional organization for over 14,000 educational leaders across America and in many other countries. AASA’s mission is to support and develop effective school system leaders who are dedicated to the highest quality public education for all children. AASA's major focus is standing up for public education.
801 N. Quincy Street
Suite 700
Arlington, VA, 22203-1730
Phone: 703-528-0700
Fax: 703-841-1543
Email: webmaster@aasa.org
URL: http://www.aasa.org

Education Commission of the States
The mission of the Education Commission of the States is to help state leaders identify, develop and implement public policy for education that addresses current and future needs of a learning society.
707 17th Street
Suite 2700
Denver, CO, 80202-3427
Phone: 303-299-3600
Fax: 303-296-8332
URL: http://www.ecs.org

Educational Resources Information Center
The Educational Resources Information Center is a national information system funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences to provide access to education literature and resources.
2277 Research Boulevard
6M
Rockville, MD, 20850
Phone: (301) 519-5157
Fax: (301) 519-6760
Email: accesseric@accesseric.org 
URL: http://www.eric.ed.gov/

EducationNews.org
EducationNews.org calls itself “the Internet's leading source of education news.“
Email: editor@EducationNews.org
URL: http://www.educationnews.org

GreatSchools.net
GreatSchools.net is a nonprofit online guide to K-12 schools that provides parents with the information they need to guide their children's education.
965 Mission Street
Suite 500
San Francisco, CA, 94103
Fax: (415) 977-0704
URL: http://www.greatschools.net/

Just for Kids
Just for the Kids collects enrollment and state test data from state education departments to analyze student achievement in core academic subjects. The JFTK School Reports identify a school's potential for improvement by comparing it to other schools with equally or more disadvantaged students. This analysis identifies which schools are succeeding and which need more help. Our researchers use this information identify and investigate educational best practice.
4030-2 West Braker Lane
Austin, TX, 78759
Phone: 512.232.0770
Fax: 512.232.0777
Email: jftk@just4kids.org
URL: http://www.just4kids.org

National Center for Education Statistics
NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the U.S. and other nations.
1990 K Street, NW
Washington, DC, 20006
Phone: (202) 502-7300
Email: nceswebmaster@ed.gov
URL: http://nces.ed.gov/

National Home Education Network
The National Home Education Network exists to encourage and facilitate the vital grassroots work of state and local homeschooling organizations and individuals by providing information, fostering networking and promoting public relations on a national level. Because we believe there is strength in a diverse network of homeschoolers, we support the freedom of all individual families to choose home education and to direct such education.
P.O. Box 1652
Hobe Sound, FL, FL 33475-1652
Fax: (413) 581-1463
Email: info@nhen.org
URL: http://www.nhen.org

SchoolMatch
SchoolMatch by Public Priority Systems, Inc. is a research and database service company that collects, audits, integrates, processes and manages information about public and private elementary and secondary schools.
Phone: (614) 890-1573
Email: schools@schoolmatch.com 
URL: http://www.schoolmatch.com/

USCharterschools.org
USCharterschools.org is a resource developed by WestEd under contract with the U.S. Department of Education.
Email: uscharterschools@wested.org
URL: http://www.uscharterschools.org/

Hot List of K-12 School Sites online www.edu-cyberpg.com/Schools/default.asp, which includes a master registry of K-12 schools, organized by state and grade level.  The registry also includes sites for school districts, state and regional education organizations, state departments of education, charter schools, virtual schools, state standards and state administrators.

CEN - Center for Educational Networking (State Improvement Grant) http://www.michigansig.org/ - A good resource for users to find products, news, and events. Users can also submit an event to be posted on our site and subscribe to electronic versions of our publications, Newsline and Investing in Our Students, as well as Access Mattes, a newsletter we produce for Michigan's Assistive Technology Resource.

Hotmath.org is a free website with tutorial explanations for the actual homework problems assigned from leading US math textbooks, algebra through calculus.
 

Parents for Public Schools is a national organization of community-based chapters working to strengthen public schools through broad-based enrollment.  Invigorated by a diverse membership, our proactive involvement helps public schools attract all families in a community by making sure all schools effectively serve all children.  We believe that quality public education is vital to our democracy and to America's future.

New and Improved Discover IDEA CD-ROM 2002 - This CD is designed as a research and training tool for administrators, professors and students in higher education, families, advocates, policy makers and service providers who strive for quality education for all children.  Contents of the CD include the IDEA Statute (PL105-17) and No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the reauthorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA); indexed Final Regulations; hundreds of print-ready policy and practices documents; overheads and fact sheets; links to related laws (Rehab Act, Headstart, ADA, FERPA); and contact information for federally funded technical assistance projects.  This CD is now available at the IDEAPractices Website.

 

	Office of Special Education Program (OSEP) - http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/index.htm
	Office of Civil Rights - http://www.ed.gov/offices/OCR
	National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET) - http://www.ici.umn.edu/ncset/
	Technical Assistance Partnership - http://www.air.org/tapartnership/

Employment

National Collaborative on Workforce & Disability - Over eighty organizations offer a variety of relevant resources and information useful to those interested in workforce development and youth.

Visit our section on Job Opportunities & Resources - click here.

Health Journals for Parents of Kids with Special Needs - "When my daughter was diagnosed, I created a health journal to help organize all of her medical information. Soon, the clinic asked me to make 40 more for the other parents." The Little Acorn now offers many versions of this book which have been customized to fit specific disabilities. Visit the website for more details or to order. Available items (New products added often - see website for current offerings): "Juggling Autism" Starter Kit, "Juggling Cystic Fibrosis” Starter Kit, "Juggling Down Syndrome” Starter Kit, "Juggling Cerebral Palsy" Starter Kit, "Juggling Asthma" Starter Kit, "Juggling Diabetes" Starter Kit, "Healthy Kids” Starter Kit, "A Woman's Health Journal", and "The Courage Book”

Family Voices of North Dakota, Inc. - A grassroots network assisting families of children with special health care needs.

MEDLINE is the NLM's premier bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences.  MEDLINE contains bibliographic citations and author abstracts from more than 4,600 biomedical journals published in the United States and 70 other countries. The file contains over 11 million citations dating back to the mid-1960's. Coverage is worldwide, but most records are from English-language sources or have English abstracts. Citations prior to the mid-1960s can be found in NLM's OLDMEDLINE database.

PubMed, available via the NCBI Entrez retrieval system, was developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), located at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).  Entrez is the text based search and retrieval system used at NCBI for all major databases including PubMed, Nucleotide, and Protein Sequences, Protein Structures, Complete Genomes, Taxonomy, OMIM and many others.  PubMed was designed to provide access to citations from biomedical literature.  Subsequently, a linking feature LinkOut, was added to provide access to full-text articles at journal web sites, and other related web resources. PubMed also provides access and links to the other Entrez molecular biology databases.

Health Finder - As a health care consumer today, you are faced with many decisions concerning doctors, prescriptions, hospitals, long term care, health insurance, and medical privacy.  We've brought together some of the best information on the Internet to help you make these important choices for yourself and your family.  For background on health care providers, ratings of hospitals and nursing homes, guides to health insurance, how to report fraud or make a complaint, and privacy issues, just choose a starting point when visiting their home page.

National Patient Travel Center Rare Disease Conference Travel Assistance - Mercy Medical Airlift provides a transportation service to help families attend rare disease conferences.  The World Congress on Disabilities/Coalition for PKU & Allied Disorders conference is listed with Mercy Medical Airlift as a rare disease conference and they may be able to assist families with free transportation to the convention. Mercy Medical Airlift can usually arrange transportation in general aviation aircraft (Angel Flight) to anyone living within approximately 1,000 miles of conference site at no cost.  For more information, contact Mercy Medical Airlift, National Patient Travel Center, 4620 Haygood Rd., Suite 1, Virginia Beach, VA 23455

Visit our section that is totally dedicated to Kids and Youth at http://www.bridges4kids.org/Kids-Teens.html.

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