Speech Language Pathology Resources
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
http://www.asha.org/
Americans with Disabilities Act Documents Center
http://www.jan.wvu.edu/
Apraxia KIDS
http://www.apraxia-kids.org/
Autism Resources
http://www.autism-society.org/
Autism Society of America
http://www.autism-society.org/
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder
http://www.chadd.org/
International Dyslexia Association
http://www.interdys.org/
Learning Disabilities Association of America
http://www.ldaamerica.org/
National Institute of Health
http://www.nih.gov/
National Stuttering Association
http://www.nastutter.org/
Stuttering Foundation
http://www.stutteringhelp.org/
US Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/
Massachusetts Autism Links
Asperger’s Association of New England
http://www.aane.org
Autism Alliance of Metrowest
http://www.autismalliance.org
(Serving Middlesex West)
Autism Center of the South Shore
http://www.autismsouthshore.org
(Serving South Costal Area)
Autism Resource Center of Central MA
http://www.arccm.org
Autism Society of America (MA Chapter)
http://www.geocities.com/asamasschapter
Boston Families for Autism, Inc.
Carmen Abreu-Riley
781-302-4835
carmen.abreuriley@tillinc.org
TILL Autism Services
http://www.tillinc.org
Community Autism Resources
http://www.community-autism-resources.org
(Serving Southeastern MA, Cape Cod and the Islands)
Community Resources for People with Autism
http://www.communityresourcesforautism.org
(Serving 4 counties of Western MA)
Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism
http://www.dougflutiejrfoundation.org
Family Autism Center
http://www.sncarc.org/FAC.htm
(Serving Newton/South Norfolk)
Special Education Resources
Administrator and Teacher Resources
IRIS Center for Training Enhancements (http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/)
IES What Works Clearinghouse (http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/).
Special Education Governmental Agencies, Licensure and Policy Resources
National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education
U.S. Department of Labor – Teachers / Special Education
Career Overview – Special Education
Mass.gov
The Council for Expectional Children Public Policy Unit has put together a variety of resource documents on our Web site for you to download at your leisure. This document can also be accessed on-line at http://www.cec.sped.org/pp/resources.html
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IDEA REAUTHORIZATION
A Timeline for IDEA Reauthorization:
http://www.cec.sped.org/pp/IDEAReAuthTimeline.pdf
CEC’s Recommendations on House and Senate IDEA Bills: Comparison of House Passed Bill and Senate Bill as Reported Out of Committee Part A and B:http://www.cec.sped.org/pp/IDEA-H+Sside-by-side
CEC’s IDEA Reauthorization Update
http://www.cec.sped.org/pp/IDEAUpdate.pdf
CEC’s Preliminary Analysis of S. 1248, the Senate bill to Reauthorize IDEA:
http://www.cec.sped.org/pp/CECRecommendations_S1248.pdf
CEC’s Summary of H.R. 1350, the House-Passed bill to Reauthorize IDEA:
http://www.cec.sped.org/pp/HR1350_Summary.pdf
CEC’s Preliminary Analysis of H.R. 1350, the House bill to Reauthorize IDEA: http://www.cec.sped.org/pp/CECRecommendations_HR_1350.pdf
CEC’s IDEA Reauthorization Recommendations : http://www.cec.sped.org/gov/IDEA_reauth_4-2002.pdf
A Summary of CEC’s IDEA Reauthorization Recommendations:
http://www.cec.sped.org/pp/pp_docs/IDEArecsummaryTalkingPoints1008.doc
APPROPRIATIONS
CEC’s Fiscal Year 2003-2004 Appropriations Chart:
http://www.cec.sped.org/pp/appropchart.pdf
CEC’s IDEA Full Funding document:
http://www.cec.sped.org/pp/IDEAFullFunding.pdf
CEC’s FY 2004 Funding Recommendations for IDEA Part D:
http://www.cec.sped.org/pp/CECfy04PartDrecs.pdf
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND
CEC’s Technical Assistance Report on the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001:http://www.cec.sped.org//pp/OverviewNCLB.pdf
Side-by-Side of the NCLB Act analyzing its implications for special education:http://www.cec.sped.org/pp/NCLBside-by-side.pdf
CEC’s Response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the No Child Left Behind Act: http://www.cec.sped.org/pp/pp_docs/CEC_Resp_to_NCLBnprm1008.doc
ADDITIONAL POLICY INFORMATION
CEC’s Policy on Assessment and Accountability:
http://www.cec.sped.org/pp/Assessment-Accountability_Policy.pdf
CEC’s Position Statement on School Vouchers
http://www.cec.sped.org/gov/voucherstatement2003.pdf
CEC’s Response to the President’s Commission on Excellence in Special Education Report:
http://www.cec.sped.org/spotlight/cec_response/PresCommReport.html
And a link to the report:
http://www.ed.gov/inits/commissionsboards/whspecialeducation/
LEGISLATIVE ACTION CENTER
CEC’s Legislative Action Center :
http://www.cec.sped.org/pp/LegislativeActionCenter.pdf
PARENT ADVOCACY
Wright's Law
Parent Information at the Massachusetts Department of Education
Federation for Children with Special Needs
JOURNALS
Journal of Special Education Leadership
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