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A project of the Center on Children, Families and the Law at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln for families with children with special needs, including disabilities (such as physical, developmental or intellectual disabilities) and chronic illnesses of all types.

Guide from the U.S. Department of Education on ADHD, including diagnosis, treatment options, legal requirements and ways to improve life at school and home for children diagnosed with ADHD.

Works to improve services to children and youth with emotional and behavioral problems.

Information about Department of Education grants and funding to improve elementary and secondary schools and meet the special needs of students.

Program provides services for students who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind. Available to schools and families are a free loan library of described and captioned educational media and information related to accessible media.

DDRCs are located within research universities and/or are affiliated with major medical centers, and represent the world's largest concentration of scientific expertise in the fields of intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Lesson plans and materials designed to help teachers integrate disability studies into social studies, history, literature, and related subjects in grades 6-12. The plans and materials also can be adapted for use in postsecondary education.

Assists elementary and middle schools in improving education services for children with disabilities.

Information from the National Center for Education Statistics on elementary and secondary education.

U.S. Department of Defense's wide-ranging educational, medical and early intervention services to military family members with disabilities.

Information from the National Center for Education Statistics on inclusion of students with disabilities in general education classrooms.

Nonprofit professional organization dedicated to promoting the use of information technology in kindergarten through 12th grade classrooms.

Provides national leadership in significantly increasing the academic achievement of deaf and hard of hearing students (birth to age 21) so that they may fully benefit from the promises of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Home page of LSA, a program that supports service-learning programs in schools and community organizations.

Works to ensure that the nation's 15 million children, adolescents and adults with learning disabilities have every opportunity to succeed in school, work and life.

Contains a wealth of information about children with deaf-blindness.

Supports inclusive urban communities, schools and families to build their capacity for sustainable, successful urban education.

Comprehensive information on all dimensions of school-based and community-based service-learning.

Promotes leadership development, education, employment, independent living, health and wellness among young people with disabilities.

Answers to frequently asked questions from OSERS.

State resource sheets from the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) help you locate organizations and agencies within your state that address disability-related issues, including governors and U.S. senators, state agencies serving children and youth with disabilities, state chapters of disability organizations and parent groups and parent training and information projects.

Program offfered by the National Technical Institute for the Deaf for seventh, eighth and ninth grade deaf and hard-of-hearing African-American, Latino and Native American students.

Information from the National Center for Education Statistics regarding students with disabilities.

Tech Girlz is a week-long summer camp for deaf and hard-of-hearing girls entering 8th grade who are interested in science, technology, engineering and math.

Provides technical assistance to Parent Training and Information Centers and Community Family Centers.

Publication from the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth is designed for youth and adults working with them to learn about disability disclosure. This Workbook will help young people make informed decisions about whether or not to disclose their disability and understand how that decision may impact their education, employment and social lives.

Computer-based testing has been called the "next frontier in testing" as educators, testing companies and state departments quickly work to transform paper and pencil tests into technology-based formats.

Information from the Social Security Administration (SSA) on employment and employment-related opportunities for the one million youth under the age of 18 receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments.

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Guide from the U.S. Department of Education on ADHD, including diagnosis, treatment options, legal requirements and ways to improve life at school and home for children diagnosed with ADHD.
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Answers to frequently asked questions from OSERS.
Answers4Families: Families with Special Needs Children
A project of the Center on Children, Families and the Law at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln for families with children with special needs, including disabilities (such as physical, developmental or intellectual disabilities) and chronic illnesses of all types.
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Publication from the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth is designed for youth and adults working with them to learn about disability disclosure. This Workbook will help young people make informed decisions about whether or not to disclose their disability and understand how that decision may impact their education, employment and social lives.
Exceptional Family Members Program of the Military Assistance Program
U.S. Department of Defense's wide-ranging educational, medical and early intervention services to military family members with disabilities.