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Helpful Websites

[] This is the acting website for the "Midwest Council for Children with Disabilities." The MCCD is a group that was started by a bunch of small business owners in the late 90's that provides financial assistance for children who are physically challenged, developmentally challenged, or cognitively challenged. The site serves as an informational tool by listing a bit about the groups history as well as some of the events that they are planning and how to be a part of them. The site also contains a section that is centered on the kids that the group is already sponsoring and some of the newspaper articles that have been written about the aid that they have provided to these kids. The site contains a section on different equipment that they will lend out to the families of the kids they are sponsoring and also includes how you would go about receiving the equipment. Furthermore, the site contains a section on some different media events that are related to children with disabilities in order to get people more information on the subject. Most importantly, the last link of the site posts information about all of the different people who make up the organization, as well as, how to contact them if you have any questions related to having your child become sponsored. Also, this section of the site includes some of the guidelines they are looking for in choosing which children to sponsor and information about the three different branches they have that currently operate in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Ohio. The site is very easy to navigate through and does a good job of presenting the information in a very professional manner

[] This website serves as a resource site which gives information about both child abuse and children with disabilities. The site is has links that lead you to a lot of information about children with disabilities depending on what disability in particular your child might have. Another cool feature of the site is that it has a section in which they list all of the abbreviations and meanings of the different words that deal with people with disabilities that might be foreign to someone. Furthermore, the site also contains a link to some scholarly articles that deal with different clinical reports and findings from the medical community that pertain to children with disabilities. The site contains a section that has a bunch of both video and audio clips that have information on them about children with disabilities and what some parents might go through once they find out that their child has been diagnosed with a disability. The most important thing that the site offers is a Google map that locates all kinds of disability help contacts that are listed all across the United States. Once you select one of these contacts the site tells you their phone number, e-mail address, and their physical address if you need some one on one face time.

[] This site is more information based and provides you with a lot of articles and writings about controversial issues that involve children with disabilities. For example, one of the articles that was written by Karen Diamond focuses on the practice of integrating students with disabilities into preschool. The site contains an entire library or articles and reports on all kinds of different issues that deal with education and children with disabilities. After reading several of these reports, I found that none of them were really biased or one sided. The authors of all of the reports I read did a very good job of giving you all the facts about a particular issue and all the pro's and con's of either side before telling you what their stance was on the issue and why. The site also offers a section of their site where you can view all of their articles in Spanish in order to get the information to someone who might have a child with disabilities, who is in the public school system, and has trouble understanding what the special education departments mean when they put their child into a different program than the other students. The web site's layout is fairly basic but suites it for what it is trying to accomplish.

[] This site is created by the CVS Company. Its main focus is to inform the user about special grants that the company will be presenting grants in two different areas that will benefit children who have learning disabilities. The first area is in health and rehabilitation services. This sector will include supporting programs that will aid the students with disabilities in their development and work on things like speech and hearing therapies. This will also encompass helping the students become as independent as possible in their learning and give them new technology to aid them that they may not have had access to before. The second sector will focus on enabling and encouraging things like physical movement and play for children with disabilities. This sector will help in the development of these children who otherwise may not have been given the opportunity. The site then focuses on what the different application guidelines are for receiving the grant and what you might expect if your application goes through. The site also provides the user with plenty of contact information if they have any further questions regarding the subject matter.

[] This website is a resource site that offers information about different kinds of events, programs, and events that take place in different cities around the U.S. that are geared towards children with disabilities. Some of these programs include art programs that give the children with disabilities the opportunity to sing in a chorus, act out in a play, or dance in an ensemble. Some of the other groups and programs are themed through science, literature, or mathematics. The site also lists all of the contact information for these different groups, as well as, what the criteria is for becoming a member. The site also contains a news feed about new events and developments that are going on throughout the various groups organized by date. Furthermore, the site offers a tab that will allow you to make donations to the group of your choice. Also, the site contains various audio and video clips that provide you with information about various disorders. I found the site layout to be pretty simple and thought the site was very easy to navigate through.

[] This website is created by the UNICEF cooperation. This site offers the user articles that focus on students with disabilities in different parts of the world. For example, their headlining articles are about how children with learning disabilities struggle to learn in a country that might not have the resources and funding that we have in America. The authors of these articles do a very good job of not being biased in their articles and always seem to inform the reader about both sides of the issue an letting the reader decide which choose for themselves which side would be best to support. The site also has a section that talks about the different things that UNICEF is trying to do to meet the needs of children with learning disabilities in countries that are not as well off as the United States. For example, UNICEF is doing things like training health workers, social workers, welfare workers, caregivers, and supporting respite centers in an effort to aid children with learning disabilities.

[] This website is more focused on being a help and information site. The site offers a variety of clinical articles that give the reader some background knowledge on learning disorders and how they can effect children. The site also lists a lot of tabs that focus on one particular disorder and some of the things that a young learner must overcome form each disorder. The tabs include disorders like anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, schizophrenia, and ADD. The site also offers some solutions and ideas for your child to stay healthy when having to deal with a disorder. For example, the site recommends that you make sure your child has maintained some healthy relationships with some of the people around them, get plenty of sleep, and maintain a healthy diet. The site also lists some tips for parents who are dealing with the initial news of their child being diagnosed with a learning disability. For example, the site advises that the parent keep things in perspective, be an advocate for your child, do your own research, and become your own expert.

[] This website serves as both an informational and resource site in which the sites goal is to get the user information about children and adults with learning disabilities, as well as, provide the user with a great plethora of resource pages that give anything from clinical advice all the way to contact information for different programs that pertains to aiding children and adults with learning disabilities. If you click on the "At School" tab, the site goes to a page that provides you with a great deal of information pertaining to the different rights students with learning disabilities have and some of the scenarios that have been problems in the past. The page also has a section that has to do with teachers and some of the mentalities and practices they should consider when educating a student with learning disabilities. The site also contains information that pertains to students with learning disabilities who go on the college and later into the work force. The site also contains a news page that allows you do view some articles that deal with students with learning disabilities that are in different education systems. Furthermore, there is also a tab that provides you with information on different bills that are being passed in Congress that could benefit people with learning disabilities. The site is very easy to navigate through and has a very creative yet professional layout.

[|www.ldonline.org] Claims to be the world’s leading website on learning disabilities and ADHD.

[|www.ldam.org] Are you the parent of a child with LD? Dyslexia? ADHD? LDW is here to bring hope.

[|www.helpguide.org] Helpguide's expert, ad-free articles help you take charge of your life and make healthy choices.

[|www.ncld.org] Our Mission: 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.

[|www.ldanatl.org] If you are a parent or teacher of a child with a learning disability – or have learning disabilities yourself - you are not alone. Typical learning difficulties include [|dyslexia], [|dyscalculia], and [|dysgraphia] – often complicated by associated disorders such as [|attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder]. The good news is that the Learning Disabilities Association of America is here to help.

[|www.nichcy.org] NICHCY is very pleased to offer you a wealth of information on disabilities! NICHCY stands for the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities. We serve the nation as a central source of information on: <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">· disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, and youth, <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">· IDEA, which is the law authorizing special education, <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">· No Child Left Behind (as it relates to children with disabilities), and <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">· research-based information on effective educational practices.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|http://learningdisabilities.about.com] Understanding special education programs is essential to your child's success. Learn what you need to know to support your child in special education at this website.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|www.ldinfo.com] This site is dedicated to the advancement of practical knowledge and understanding about the often mysterious world of Learning Disabilities and Emotional/Behavioral Concerns. The key word here is 'practical'!!

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[] This website provides a myriad of articles and information on children with disabilities, different types of disabilities, and special needs books. It also provides helpful information for parents and families of disabled children.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[] This website is a great resource page for parents of children with disabilities to look into it. It provides many helpful website that provide information on topics such as babies with disabilities, developmental milestone’s for your child’s first five years, national center for family literacy, etc.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[] This website provides helpful information about child development, psychology, learning, parenting, health/safety, and a media section.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[] This website provides information about the “Growing Up Newsletter”. “Growing Up” helps parents understand the changes their children go through, the kinds of problems children face, and the new experiences that mold the future. More importantly, Growing Up suggests ways for parents to deal with those situations in a supportive, understanding manner.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[] This website provides information about the Exceptional Family Resource Center (EFRC). The EFRC provides support, information and education for families of children with disabilities and the professionals who assist these families.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[] This website provides information about TeachingLD- a service of the Division for Learning Disabilities (DLD) of the Council for Exceptional Children. It provides information about students with learning disabilities.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[] This website provides a ton of helpful information and links about children with disabilities. These links provide information about disability assessment, rights of children with disabilities, camps, programs, etc.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[] This is an excellent website that provides information for parents who are just discovering that their child has a disability. It provides information about what to look for, what to do, and what they can do to help.

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