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Legal Resources:
American Civil Liberties Union: http://www.aclu.org
Center for Law & Education: www.cleweb.org/
Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) An independent, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization of attorneys, advocates and parents established to improve the quality and quantity of legal assistance for parents of children with disabilities. http://www.copaa.net
EDLAW: http://www.edlaw.net/service/specialaw.html
Inclusion - Legal Requirements and What They Mean to Educators ... a student with a mental and physical disability to succeed in a primary grade ... Circuit Court co ncluded that the inclusion efforts were sufficient with staff ... http://www.uni.edu/coe/inclusion/legal/ - More results from http://www.uni.edu
Legislative/Litigative Milestones on the Road to Inclusion http://www.people.memphis.edu/~coe_rise/Inclusionhist.html
Reed Martin Special Education Law: http://www.reedmartin.com/
Wrights Law: www.wrightslaw.com/
Advocate Resources:
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board Guidelines for aircraft boarding chairs: http://www.eskimo.com/~jlubin/disabled/gov/t10.htm
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) - The Daily Apple http://www.thedailyapple.com/target/cs/article/cs/100550.html
The Arc: http://www.thearc.org
Children's Literature and Disability: http://nichcy.org/pubs/bibliog/bib5txt.htm
Disability-Specific National/International Organizations: http://www.makoa.org/org.htm
Disabilities Studies and Services Center (DSSC): http://www.dssc.org
IDEA Inclusion Project: www.etsu.edu/idea/
Job-Development.com Providing job development services/workshops and assisting persons with barriers to employment, in addition to ADA consulting. http://www.job-development.com
Justice For All E-Mail Network: http://www.jfanow.org
LD Resources: http://www.ldresources.com
Long Term Care: http://www.efmoody.com/longterm/longtermoverview.html
NICHCY - The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities - www.nichcy.org/
Norman Kunc: www.normemma.com/
NAPPE: www.etsu.edu/idea/nappe/
National Center for Learning Disabilities: http://www.ncld.org
National health interview Survey on Disability from The Arc: http://www.thearc.org/related-links.htm
ParentPatch: Special Needs: http://www.parentpatch.com/SpecialNeeds
Service Dogs: http://www.k9web.com/dog-faqs/service.html
TASH: This site carries more articles on topics such as inclusion, facilitated communication, supported living, self advocacy, positive behavioral practices Description: An international association of people with disabilities, their family members, other advocates, and professionals. www.tash.org/
Tuberous Sclerosis Fact Sheet Developed by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS): http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/pubs/tuberous_sclerosis.htm
Tourette's Syndrome: www.tourettesyndrome.net/index.htm
Governmental Resources:
Family Involvement in Children's Education Successful Local Approaches An Idea Book: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/FamInvolve/
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health
Step By Step: A Guide For Parents - www.state.tn.us/education/sestep.htm
Tennessee Publications Division (Rules & Regulations): www.state.tn.us/sos/rules/rules.htm
Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities: http://www.state.tn.us/cdd/index.htm
US Department of Education: www.ed.gov/
US Department of Education Grants: http://www.ed.gov/topics/topicsTier2.jsp?top=Grants+%26+Contracts&type=T&subtop=Finding+%26+applying
BACK to Nappe Network of Advocates for Promising Practices in Education: www.etsu.edu/idea/nappe
Supplemental resources:
Reasonable Accommodations for People with Psychiatric Disabilities: An On-line Resource for Employers and Educators http://www.bu.edu/cpr/reasaccom/index.html
Accommodations for Students with Disabilities in High School By Martha Thurlow http://www.ncset.org/publications/viewdesc.asp?id=247
Fast Facts for Faculty: information briefs designed to help instructors improve the climate and quality of education for students with disabilities. http://www.osu.edu/grants/dpg/fastfact/index.html
Academic Accommodations for Students with Psychiatric Disabilities by Alfred Souma, Nancy Rickerson and Sheryl Burgstahler http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Academics/psych.html
Making Accommodations: The Legal World of Students with Disabilities by Paul D. Grossman http://www.adagreatlakes.org/adanews/accomodations.htm
OSEP's Training Package on IDEA http://www.nichcy.org/ideatrai.htm
Office for Civil Rights' Disability Discrimination Resources (http://www.ed.gov/ocr/disability.html)
Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD) http://www.ahead.org
General Information about Disabilities from Nichcy: Disabilities That Qualify Infants, Toddlers, Children, and Youth for Services under the IDEA http://www.nichcy.org/ideapubs.asp#gr3
Emotional Disturbance (NICHY Fact Sheet 5, December 2001) http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs5txt.htm
Guidelines for Documentation of Psychiatric Disabilities in Adolescents and Adults Office of Disability Policy, Educational Testing Service. (July 2001) http://www.ets.org/disability/psyplcy.html
Link to TN teacher licensing https://www.k-12.state.tn.us/tcertinf/
State of TN Education site this has a dropdown box and generates list in areas of interest, such as legal, grants, special ed, other state agency links, and so on. This specific one has the TN Legislature, 6th Circuit etc. http://www.k-12.state.tn.us/weblinks/showmeresource.asp
U.S. Supreme Court Collection to search decisions by topic both current and historic. http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/topiclist.html