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Dreamms for Kids, Inc. Assistive Technology Solutions
Description: This website provides links to organizations that can assist children with special needs to act and play like regular children. Links to sites with toys, software, assistive equipment, and recreational equipment.
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Description: This website provides information on birth defects and disabilities through fact sheets and other publications. Some of the publications are also available in Spanish.
Their work includes identifying the causes of and preventing birth defects and developmental disabilities, helping children to develop and reach their full potential, and promoting health and well-being among people of all ages with disabilities.
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
Description: The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center supports the implementation of the early childhood provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The mission is to strengthen service systems to ensure that children with disabilities (birth through five) and their families receive and benefit from high quality, culturally appropriate, and family-centered supports and services.
Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER)
Description: PACER Center is a parent training and information center for families of children and youth with all disabilities from birth through 21 years old in Minnesota.
Parents can find publications, workshops, and other resources to help make decisions about education, vocational training, employment, and other services for their children with disabilities. Some resources are available in Spanish and other languages.
– General Information –
A Family's Guide to Early Intervention in Washington State
Description: This brochure is from the Washington State Dept. of Social and Health Services and provides information on the federal law Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the supports and services available to parents. It also provides information on parent questions on development, how to access services, parental rights, and who to contact if parents have questions about how to access support and evaluations.
This information is also available in Cambodian, Chinese, Korean, Lao, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese at http://www.del.wa.gov/publications/esit/Default.aspx.
A Parent Guide to Special Education, the IEP Process and School Success
Description: This website provides parent friendly information on special education. It includes sections on special education law, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 504s, Learning Disorders, the Individualized Education Plan (IEP), parent support, and special education terms.
Description: Today, 1 in 170 American children is diagnosed with autism, 1 in 70 boys. It's important to be informed.
This website provides information on early detection, support for families and teachers, and how to get involved.
Building New Dreams: Supporting Parents’ Adaptation to Their Child With Special Needs
Author: Barnett, Douglas; Melissa Clements, Ph.D.; Melissa Kaplan-Estrin, Ph.D.; Janice Fialka
Description: Following a review of research on parent and child functioning when the child has a chronic medical condition, we present an outline of an intervention designed to promote parent and child well-being by focusing on parental adaptation to their child’s condition.
California MAP to Inclusion and Belonging
Description: This website is a project operating under the Center for Child and Family Studies at WestEd and funded by the California Department of Education's Child Development Division with a portion of the federal Child Care Development Fund Quality Improvement Allocation. The MAP Project supports the inclusion of children with disabilities and other special needs ages birth to 21 in child care, after school and community settings.
Cerebral Palsy (La Parálisis Cerebral)
Description: This fact sheet provides information for parents and teachers who are interested in learning more about cerebral palsy. Included are a definition of cerebral palsy, signs, treatment, school issues, tips for teachers and parents, resources, and organizations. Also available in PDF and in Spanish as La Parálisis Cerebral.
Description: This fact sheet provides brief information about the definition and symptoms of Cerebral Palsy. Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders that affect a person’s ability to move and keep their balance and posture as a result of an injury to parts of the brain, or as a result of a problem with development. Often the problem happens before birth or soon after being born. Cerebral palsy causes different types of disabilities in each child.
Clothing Ideas for Special Needs Children 
Author: Stone, Janis (6 more by this author)
Description: This newsbrief contains information clothing ideas for children who have special needs. Information includes fabrics, designs, functions, fasteners, shopping, and dressing independently. Also included are websites that offer clothing to fit children with special needs.
Description: This fact sheet provides information for those wanting to learn more about developmental delays. Included are a definition of developmental delays, evaluation, characteristics, resources, and organizations. The evaluation needs to look at five developmental areas. Those areas are:
Physical development (fine motor skills, gross motor skills)
Cognitive development (intellectual abilities)
Communication development (speech and language)
Social or emotional development (social skills, emotional control)
Adaptive development (self-care skills)
The results of the developmental evaluation will be used to decide if your child needs early intervention services and/or a treatment plan. Early intervention services are tailored to meet a child’s individual needs and, as such, are a very important resource to children experiencing developmental delays.
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Fact Sheet
Description: This fact sheet provides brief information about the definition and symptoms of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). DMD is a genetic disorder that causes muscles to gradually weaken over time. A person with DMD will eventually lose the ability to walk and will have problems with breathing and his or her heart. It most often affects boys and occurs among all races and
cultures. Sometimes this disorder affects other members of a person’s family, but in many cases it is new to a family.
Description: The National Center to Improve Practice has hosted this guided tour through two teachers classrooms that work with disabled children. This site will help professionals and educators to better develop curriculum that caters to children with disabilities.
Emergency Preparedness for Children with Special Needs
Description: In an emergency, we all have to plan to be self sufficient, and possibly spend several days without utilities, medical aid or communications. Preparing for an emergency is difficult for any parent, and as a parent caring for a child with special needs, you have extra things to think about.
This website provides information on what to think about as you plan for emergencies and disasters that impact children with special needs.
Description: This fact sheet provides information for those wanting to learn more about epilepsy. Included are a definition, evaluation, characteristics, resources, and organizations.
Also available in html in English at the URL http://nichcy.org/disability/specific/epilepsy and Spanish at the URL http://nichcy.org/espanol/discapacidades/especificas/epilepsia.
First Signs: Red Flags for Autism Spectrum
Description: The following red flags may indicate a child is at risk for atypical development, and is in need of an immediate evaluation.
First Signs: Sharing Concerns Parent to Physician
Description: This fact sheet outlines four important steps for sharing a concern about your child's development with a Physician.
Healthy Children (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Description: This Website provides a list of resources, publications, and links for families on a variety of safety and child development topics.
Description: This fact sheet provides brief information about the definition and symptoms of hearing loss. Hearing loss means that a person’s hearing is not at a “normal” level. Hearing loss can vary greatly among children and can be caused by many things.
Inclusion in Early Childhood Programs
Author: Byington, Teresa (9 more by this author)
Description: This fact sheet describes inclusion in early childhood programs. Inclusion is described as well as the need for inclusion in high quality programs and the benefits of inclusion both to the special needs children and to the typically developing children.
Individual Education Plan (IEP)
Description: This website provides links to information regarding individual education plans. Topics include A Student's Guide to the IEP, Developing an IEP, Documenting Changes in the IEP, Helping Students Develop Their IEP's, IEP Modifications/Adaptation/Support Checklist, Individualized Education Programs - NICHCY Briefing Paper, Sample Letter to the IEP Team, Student Profile Form, What Makes a Good Individual Education Plan for Your Child?, What should You Do When Services Aren't Being Provided?
M.A.P. (Making Access Possible) to Inclusion and Belonging
Description: This website and newsletter reflects resources, training, and support for inclusion and belonging for children and youth from ages birth to 21. Their audience is not only child care providers, but also families, those involved with early intervention, preschool, general education, special education, after school programs, and programs for youth and young adults with disabilities.
Parent Rights: Washington State Infant Toddler Early Intervention Program
Description: This brochure is from the Washington State Dept. of Social and Health Services and provides information on parents' rights under IDEA when seeking information and support regarding their infant or toddler's development. It also provides information on who to contact if parents have questions about how to access support and evaluations.
This information is also available in Cambodian, Chinese, Korean, Lao, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese at http://www.del.wa.gov/publications/esit/Default.aspx.
Description: This is the website for the PEAK Parent Center. The PEAK Parent Center is Colorado's Parent Training and Information Center. PEAK is a statewide organization of parents of children with disabilities reaching out to assist other parents and professionals. The mission of PEAK Parent Center is to ensure that children, youth, and adults with disabilities lead rich, active lives and participate as full members of their schools and communities.
Description: This brochure is from the Washington State Dept. of Social and Health Services and provides information on infant and toddler development. It also provides information on who to contact if parents have questions about their child's development. This information is also available in Cambodian, Chinese, Korean, Lao, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese at http://www.del.wa.gov/publications/esit/Default.aspx.
Recognizing Developmental Delays in Young Children
Author: Byington, Teresa (9 more by this author)
Description: This fact sheet describes developmental delays in young children. It lists specific things to look for that might indicate concerns, milestones not being reached at the approximate times in development. Brief information is included for Early Intervention Services.
Resource Collection on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs)
Description: The Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Library at Georgetown University has compiled a number of key resources on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs), which includes Web sites; fact sheets and brochures; screening, diagnosis, surveillance, intervention, and training tools; prevention-education materials (in both English and other languages), as well as other materials.
Severe and/or Multiple Disabilities
Description: This fact sheet provides information for those wanting to learn more about severe and/or multiple disabilities. Included are a definition, incidence of occurance, characteristics, medical implications, educational implications, resources, and organizations.
Description: This website provides links to information regarding special education plans. Topics include Adaptive Physical Education, Individual Education Plan (IEP), Administration, Laws, Assistive Technology, Occupational Therapy, Behavior Management, Organization, Child Psychology, Professional Literature on Special Education, Conductive Education, Physical Therapy, Disabilities, Special Education Books, Disability Statistics, Special Education Law, Early Intervention, Speech/Language, Inclusion, Support
Description: This fact sheet provides information for parents and others wanting to learn more about spina bifida. Included are a definition, incidence of occurrence, characteristics, educational implications, resources, and organizations. Also available in Spanish at http://nichcy.org/espanol/discapacidades/especificas/espinabifida.
Steps for Adapting Materials for Use by All Children
Author: Haugen, Kirsten
Description: This chart provides information on how to modify or adapt materials and toys to meet the needs of children with special needs. It includes ideas of things that would work for all children and how to adapt toys and materials you have to accommodate all children's abilities.
Talking to Parents about Autism: Action Kit
Description: Today, 1 in 150 American children is diagnosed with autism. As an early childhood educator, you may be the first to notice when a child is not meeting typical developmental milestones. When this happens, you need to talk to the parents and urge them to have their child screened.
Now there are materials available to help you prepare for this important conversation. The Talking to Parents About Autism Action Kit contains the tools you need to initiate this critical dialogue. Having this conversation with parents can make all the difference in a child's life!
Talking with Parents When You Have Concerns About a Child in Your Care
Description: This PowerPoint™ and accompanying article is designed to provide a framework for caregivers (anyone providing child care or out-of-school care for children) when they have concerns that a child in their care might have a developmental delay, disability, or significant behavior problem; when preparing to share concerns with a child’s parents or family members (anyone raising the child); or in understanding different ways family members will receive and act on an expressed concern.
Also includes participant handouts and trainer notes.
Description: This publication discusses parent's feelings when a child is born or becomes disabled. It also includes other resources that will benefit the parents and their child.
The Impact of Childhood Disability: The Parent's Struggle
Author: Moses, Ken
Description: This article is discusses how to work with and help parents who have a child with a disability. It clearly explains all the states a family goes through as they deal with the reality that their child has a disability. The states are explained and suggestions on how you can provide support are included.
"As disability bluntly shatters the dreams, parents face a complicated, draining, challenging, frightening, and consuming task. They must raise the child they have, while letting go of the child they dreamed of. They must go on with their lives, cope with their child as he or she is now, let go of the lost dreams, and generate new dreams. To do all this, the parent must experience the process of grieving."
Also available in pdf at http://www.centerhearingandspeech.org/sites/default/files/Ken%20Moses--Grief%20Article.pdf.
Description: This fact sheet provides brief information about the definition and symptoms of vision loss. Vision loss means that a person’s eyesight is not corrected to a “normal” level. Vision loss can vary greatly among children and can be caused by many things.
Vision loss can be caused by damage to the eye itself, by the eye being shaped incorrectly, or even by a problem in the brain. Babies can be born unable to see, and vision loss can occur anytime during a person’s life.
When Your Child With Special Needs Goes to School
Description: Your child deserves appropriate care at school. Working with your child’s care team can help your child stay healthy at school. Your child’s care team may include your child’s doctor, school nurse, principal, teacher and others. Plan ahead with them before your child goes to school. Don’t be afraid to ask questions or share ideas to get the help your child needs.
This website provides information for parents to think about when planning the transition to school. It includes printables of emergency forms, contacts forms, and care notebooks.
– Professional Development –
Foundations of Autism Spectrum Disorders Online Course
Description: The National Professional Development Center on ASD has developed foundational information on Autism Spectrum Disorders including recommended and evidence-based practices for early identification and diagnosis, as well as for intervention and education. This information was originally developed in 2008 as an online course.
They are making the content of this course available to increase knowledge about Autism Spectrum Disorders and the challenges individuals with ASD encounter. The content of the course is foundational and is divided among the following eight sessions. Content material for each session can be downloaded as narrative readings and/or PowerPoint presentations with notes.
Promoting Use of Evidence-Based Practices for Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Author: Hatton, Deborah; Sam Odom
Description: This is a pdf of a powerpoint that was presented at the Council for Exceptional Children conference in 2010.
This presentation provides statistics about the increases in the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder in the United States. Resources are provided to assist in the training of practitioners.
Author: Odom, Sam; Ann Cox
Description: This is a pdf of a powerpoint that was presented at the Office of Special Education Program conference in 2010.
Explanations of evidence-based research (EBP), the process used to identify EBP, critera necessary to be considered EBP, examples of EBP, age appropriatenss of each practice, assessment tools, etc. are provided.
– Programming Resource –
A New Approach to Early Intervention: Virtual Home Visits
Description: This newsletter features a discussion with Sue Thain Olsen and Amy Henningson of the Utah State University's Center for Persons with Disabilities (CPD). CPD is doing research on the benefits and challenges of providing early intervention services to families in remote rural areas via virtual home visits. Their research is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Steppingstones of Technology Innovation for Children with Disabilities program.
The article provides information on how the program has evolved and the challenges they encountered. The benefits of the program are also included.
Caring for Children With Special Needs: Physical Differences and Impairments
Author: Greenstein, Doreen (13 more by this author)
Description: This fact sheet for child care providers discusses how caregivers can create an environment where children with impairments and physical differences can be included in their program. References are listed for those wanting additional information.
EZ AT 2: Simple Assistive Technology Ideas for Children Ages Birth to Three
Description: This is a guide for increasing young children’s participation in daily activities and routines using assistive technology. It offers direction for making a wide range of devices and products that promote best practices for home and classroom learning.
EZ AT: Assistive Technology Activities for Children Ages 3-8 with Disabilities is available at http://www.pacer.org/stc/pubs/ezat.pdf.
EZ AT: Assistive Technology Activities for Children Ages 3-8 with Disabilities
Description: This is a guide for increasing young children’s participation in daily activities and routines using assistive technology. It offers direction for making a wide range of devices and products that promote best practices for home and classroom learning.
EZ AT 2: Simple Assistive Technology Ideas for Children Ages is available at http://www.pacer.org/stc/pubs/EZ-AT-book-2011-final.pdf.
Description: The Growing Ideas Tipsheets are a compilation of resources designed to guide inclusive early childhood practices. This page contains link to tipsheets, virtual tool kits, and other selected resources on specific inclusion topics.
Some of the topics covered are developmentally appropriate practice, inclusive early childhood education, universal design, assessment, daily transitions, and word play day. The virtual tool kit contains professional development activities for staff.
Author: Dworkin, Paul; Joanna Bogin; Marijane Carey; Kareena Duplessis; Lisa Hoingfield; Rebecca Hernandez; Marcia Hughes
Description: The Commonwealth Fund has released a new online manual, How to Develop a Statewide System to Link Families with Community Resources (2010), which offers guidance for exploring, creating, and/or enhancing an easily accessible system for connecting children with or at risk for developmental or behavioral problems with community resources. The material is based on Connecticut's Help Me Grow initiative.
Inclusion Works! Creating Child Care Programs That Promote Belonging for Children with Special Needs
Author: Brault, Linda (1 more by this author)
Description: Inclusion Works! is a publication of the California Department of Education Child Development Division. The focus is on “creating child care programs that promote belonging for children with special needs.” In the book you’ll find strategies for inclusion and real life examples of those strategies for children ages birth to 12 included in various programs and settings.
Author: Brault, Linda (1 more by this author)
Description: This website includes resources to use for presenting Inclusion Works! Creating Child Care Programs That Promote Belonging for Children with Special Needs from the CA Dept of Education.
Building on research and the experience of years of effective implementation, this handbook contains stories and examples, as well as background information and resources that support strategies for successful inclusion. Suggestions for ways to adapt the environment are provided, along with examples of inclusive strategies. A glossary and appendixes make this handbook a practical tool for care providers.
A link is available to download or order the handbook.
Description: The Web site for the Let's Play! Projects provides information on the use of assistive technology to bring more play to the lives of children with disabilities. Visit the resource library with downloadable materials or get specific assistive technology product information.
Meeting Learning Challenges: Working With Children Who Have Developmental Delays
Author: Greenspan, Stanley
Description: Stanley I. Greenspan, MD, writes this article for Scholastic to support teachers and caregivers who work with young children who have learning challenges. He provides general suggestions and specific ideas for different types/causes of delays.
North Carolina Technical Assistance Preschool Project
Description: This project was formerly called the Partnerships for Inclusion is based in North Carolina. The project provides training and consultations to support the inclusion of young children with disabilities. This Web site provides information about PFI services, products, training, people, and funders.
SpecialQuest Multimedia Training Library
Description: The SpecialQuest Multimedia Training Library supports the inclusion of young children with disabilities birth–five and their families, in early care and education settings. The SpecialQuest materials and approach have been used with over 5,000 participants nationwide, refined over the past ten years, and have been shown to create and sustain change. SpecialQuest Birth-Five provides these materials at no cost with funding from the Office of Head Start. May be used as professional development or inservice training for staff.
Materials include short videos, training scripts and handouts, and other materials for both early childhood programs and home visitation programs. Some are available in Spanish and other languages.
Description: This publication discusses parent's feelings when a child is born or becomes disabled. It also includes other resources that will benefit the parents and their child.