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All Kids Count
All Kids Count offers parents, parent leaders, professionals, and other interested parties guidelines for participating in discussions about policies and practices related to inclusion of students with disabilities in large-scale assessments. The book includes a state-by-state report and executive summary of assessment policies and practices, and overview of policy issues, a glossary, a list of accommodations pulled from states' policies, a PEER Information Brief on assessment, and contact information for state Departments of Education and Parent Centers on Disability. (100 pages. 1998. $20.00)
Barrier-Free Education
This site contains resources for the inclusion of students with disabilities into math and science education.
Center for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
The Center is supported by a grant from the Office of Special Education Programs, with additional funding provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Programs, with additional funding provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Safe and Drug Free Schools Program. Categories on the Web site include What is PBIS?, PBIS & the Law, Functional Assessment, Classroom Support.
Circle of Inclusion
This website is for early childhood service providers and families of young children offering demonstrations of and information about the effective practices of inclusive education for children birth through age eight.
Communicating Effectively With Your Child's School
An Information Sheet Developed by the National Down Syndrome Society
Complete Guide to Successfully Home Schooling the Child with Learning Differences
By Leonore Colacion Hayes
Prima Publishing
This book addresses the challenges and joys of home schooling children with special needs with disorders ranging from ADD to Autism as well as those with other learning disabilities. Includes an extensive list of both public and private resources.
Do No Harm
Do No Harm focuses on the needs and rights of students with learning disabilities with regard to high-stakes standardized tests. Section II analyzes the nature of learning disabilities and how the design of many standardized tests discriminate against students with those disabilities.
El Manual de Padres
El Manual de Padres explica sobre los derechos de los padres y de los niños en educación especial garantizados por el Capítulo 766, la ley de educación especial de Massachusetts, y La Educación para Indivíduos con Impedimentos (IDEA), la ley federal de educación. El propósito del Manual es ayudar a las familias y abogados a obtener la mejor educación posible para los niños con necesidades especiales. (100 pages. 1996. $25.00)
El Nido de la Familia (The Family Nest) "Tip Sheet" from the National Parent Teach Association (PTA)
en Español | in English
A reproducible tip sheet listing 10 ways parents can be involved in their children's education.
Glossary of Special Education Terms
A glossary of terms often used in special education legislation, publications and conversations.
How to Advocate for Your Special Needs Child
Article from PTA Today offering overview on the education rights of special needs children. Special Note: In order to obtain a copy of "A Parent's Guide: The Educational Rights of Students with Disabilities" contact your local school, local school district, or your state education department. This booklet is free to parents.
Inclusion Press is a small independent press striving to produce readable, accessible, user-friendly books and resources about full inclusion in school, work, and community.
Inherently Equal: An Inclusion Action Guide for Families and Educators
Inherently Equal, the companion publication to Purposeful Integration, is designed to be a practical resource for people advocating for and working to support the successful inclusion of students with disabilities in general education. (31 pages. 1997. $15.00)
Least Restrictive Environment, An Advocacy Manual
This publication is a resource from MCIE and is designed to help parents and advocates enforce each student's right to an education in the Least Restrictive Environment. Call MCIE (410) 859-5400 for information on obtaining a copy.
Maryland State Department of Education Transition Guide
Maryland State Department of Education Guide to Transition-Large Print Version
The New Language of Toys: Teaching Communication Skills to Children With Special Needs
by Joan E. Heller Miller, Sue Schwartz, PhD
The New Language Of Toys is a how-to guide for parents, teachers, and care-givers about using everyday toys (both store-bought and home-made) to develop communication skills in children with disabilities and making playtime a fun, exciting and educational experience.
The Parent Manual
The Parent Manual outlines parents' and children's' rights in special education as guaranteed by Chapter 766, the Massachusetts special education law, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the federal special education law. The Manual's purpose is to help parents and advocates obtain the best education possible for children with special needs. (75 pages. 1996. $25.00)
Purposeful Integration…Inherently Equal
Purposeful Integration covers integration, mainstreaming, and least restrictive environment. It gives an overview of the history of segregation and the passage of Public Law 94-142 - the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, now known as IDEA, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. This volume emphasizes how all children can benefit from integration and provides strategies for parents to facilitate integration. (55 pages. 1987. $8.00)
Quick Guides for Inclusion
Equally effective as an entry-level guidebook for those with little or no background in inclusion or as a concise summary of practices for seasoned professionals, Quick-Guides to Inclusion series offers user-friendly tools for every educational team member - from teachers and administrators to related services personnel and parents. Available from Brookes Publishing.
School Law in Maryland: Educational Rights of Children with Special Needs
This pamphlet is published as a public service by the Maryland State Bar Association. It explains who is eligible for special education services and the process used for determining whether a child is eligible, placement issues, the Individualized Education Plan, section 504, and suspension and expulsion of children with special education needs. Call 410-685-7878 or 800-492-1964 ext. 223 for more information.
Special Education Rights… And Wrongs
This handbook is a free publication distributed by the Maryland Disability Law Center (MDLC). Special Education Rights… And Wrongs is a handbook to help parents understand their rights under the law when schools are resisting or failing to provide an education setting in the least restrictive environment. The handbook is designed to give parents the tools they need to protect their rights. To obtain a copy call (410) 234-2791.
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