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Resources: Online Resources
Law
Wrightslaw, special education law and advocacy - www.wrightslaw.com
FindLaw, search for lawyers who specialize in education - www.lawyers.findlaw.com
U.S. Department of Education, search for Federal law regarding disabilities - www.ed.gov
State Education Department, NY laws for students with disabilities - www.vesid.nysed.gov
LD Resources
Funderstanding, great site with a lot of information about education with a focus on learning disabilities - www.funderstanding.com
National Center for Learning Disabilities, great references and resources - www.ncld.org
Roads to Learning, hosted by Americas Library Association - www.ala.org/ala/olos/outreachresource/roadstolearning/roadslearninglearning.htm
Jeff Freed's home page, Jeff was my tutor and was very influential in my academic development - www.jeffreyfreed.com
Federal Resource Center for Special Education - www.dssc.org/frc/
LD Online - Great for teachers, parents, and children - www.ldonline.org
U.S. Dept. of Ed, Office of Special Ed. - www.nichcy.org/
National Association of School Psychologists - www.nasponline.org/index2.html
Center for Educational Innovation-Public Education Association, great site for alternatives to mainstream education - www.cei-pea.org
Krause Curriculum Development Library, good resource of LD and inclusion curriculum - www.kcdlonline.com
Inclusion
Circle of Inclusion, good site for teachers and parents establishing inclusive early childhood education settings - www.circleofinclusion.org
Inclusion.com, learn about inclusion and resources for inclusion - www.inclusion.com
CSIE's home page, UK's national inclusion webpage - www.inclusion.uwe.ac.uk/csie/csiehome.htm
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