The following information comes from the Fall 1997 issue of: The Catalyst Western Center for Microcompuets in Special Education, Inc. 1259 El Camino Real, Suite 275 Mnelo Park, CA 94025 650/855-8064 thecatalyt@mail.earthlink.net http://home.earthlink.net/~thecatalyst Top Special Education Web Sites ARC Web Site http://TheArc.org/misc/dislnkin.html ARC - A National Organization on Mental Retardation http://fohnix.metronet.com/thearc/welcome.html This is an excellent starting point for special education teachers and parents interested in finding information on the Internet. This page has hotlinks compiled into the following categories: Additional Sources of Information Regarding Mental Retardation/Developmental Disability, Parenting Information and Support. Disability Resource Lists and Directories, Other National Disability Organizations, Prevention of Mental Retardation, Consulting and Commercial Disability-Related Sites, Universities and University Based Programs, Disability Service Provider, Federally Funded Projects on Mental Retardation and Related Disability Issues, Information on Disability Legislation, Federal Agencies, Organizational and Grant Resources. Cornucopia of Disability Information gopher://val-dor.cc.buffalo.edu:70/1 CODI is a gopher, intended to serve as a community resource for consumers and professionals by providing disability information in a wide variety of areas. Jerome & Deborah's BIG PAGE of Special Education Links http://www.mts.net/~jgreenco/special.html This is one of the top Special education web sites in terms of the number of links for educators and the general public. This web site has information and links to the following topics: Visual Impairment Information, Hearing Impairment nformation, Intellectual Differences Information, Behavior Disorders Information, Gifted / Talented Education Information, Assistive Technology, Books & Catalogs, Books & Catalogs & Products, Information About Other Disabilities, Miscellaneous Special Education Links, and Other Special Education Link Pages. National Center for Supercomputing Applications http://bucky.aa.uic.edu/ This center located at the University of Illinois provides excellent resources for those interested in how poople with disabilities can use the Internet and World Wide Web. It provides technology and resources appropriate for a variety of disabilities including visual, physical, cognitive and auditory. Schoolhouse Project http://www.nwrel.org/school_house/ The Schoolhouse provides comprehensive educational resources, projects, discussions, interactions, collaborations, lessons, curriculums, and standards for grades K-12. Special Education Resources http://www.webcom.com/pleasant/sarah/teach/sped.html This site not only provides links to some outstanding special education sites for educators, it also contains many current ERIC articles on a variety of topics. The topics on this page include: Special Needs, Learning Disabilities, Early Childhood, Inclusion and Other Service Delivery Options and Crisis Intervention. Teacher Resources http://www.esu3.k12.ne.us/curriculum/resourcepage.html#15 This is the web site that has it all! This is a great place to start to find information on: Curriculum, Classroom Resources, HTML Resources, and Colleges / Universities. University of Washington's Special Education Department gopher://hawking.u.washington.edu:70/11/disability-related The University provides excellent information on assistive technologies which make the Internet accessible to students and adults of all abilities. This is a great collection of special education & technology information! Web Sites for Students http://clover.cleaf.com/~asmith/student.html This site has thousands of interesting sites for students broken down by subject. It is easy to use and is filled with fun links such as: Weird and Wacky sites, Just for girls, Interacting with other Kids, and Toys. Top Curriculum Sites for the Special Education Classroom Arts and Crafts for Special People http://www.bushnet.qld.edu.au/~sarah/spec_ed/spec_ed_art.html This page has been designed to share art and craft prcojects that have been tried and tested with Special Needs students. The aim of each project is for the students to learn new skills and concepts. All pictures are of work that has been produced by the students of Mareeba Special Education Unit, who have various special needs, including visual impairment, intellectual impairment and physical impairment. Bill Nye the Science Guy http://nyelabs.kcts.org/demo/demo.html Bill Nye, the host of Public Television's popular TV program, offers up a bunch of easy-to-do experiments, using household items. Your students will love visiting this web site and conducting the fun labs! Classroom Connect GRADEs database http://www.classroom.net This is the first stop for any educator looking for effective lesson plans and resources on the Internet. There are a variety of resources for the classroom teacher including searchable lesson plan databases, a live teacher chat area, and make your own web page template! Curriculum & Instruction for Special Education - http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/curry/ciselose/ress/intstoc.html Here's a place where you can find effective teaching techniques. Students studying special education at the University of Virginia Curry School of Education have read and analyzed scores of research articles to develop the documents that you will find here. Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) http://www.aspensys.com/eric.indx.html ERIC is a national database designed to provide educators with an extensive collection of education-related lesson plans and Internet Links. It provides 14 clearinghouses dealing with various education-related issues and search engines to find the perfect online resource! LiveText http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/kl2/livetext/ This is a comprehensive K-12 Education Web index which provides resources relating to classroom use of technology and its role in school reform. Network for Improving Technology & Special Education http://www.edc.org/FSC/NCIP/ Join with education professionals trainers, technology coordinators, staff developers, university faculty, teachers, specialists, clinicians, and administrators throughout the country who share a common desire to improve the use of technology with students who have disabilities. San Francisco Exploratorium Museum http://www.exploratorium.edu This online version of the interactive museum will have your students begging for more! They will become addicted to the fascinating exhibits such as dissecting a virtual cow's eye, and watching an online tornado. Software for Special Needs http://www bushnet.qld.edu.au/~sarah/spec_ed/spec_ed_sw.html This site provides information on using software with special needs students and effective classroom strategies. Special Education Teachers Helping Teachers http://www.pacificnet.net?~mandel/SpecialEducation.html This site has a collection of lesson plans and articles written by special education teachers. Topics include: art for the physically challenged, incentive systems, behavior modification techniques, ADD background, Out of Control Jr. and Sr. High Students, Full inclusion mainstreaming. Special Education Resources on the Internet ADA Document Center http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/kinder/ Information about the Americans with Disabilities Act as well as general disability information. DO-IT Program http://www.washington.edu/doit/ Employment opportnities for persons with disabilities in the fields of science and mathematics. Developmental Disabilities Center http://gpu.srv.ualberta.ca/~ddc/INDEX.html Web site from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada providing information on developmental disabilities, including abstracts from the journal Developmental Disabilities Bulletin, and information on ICAD-L, a listserv on abuse and violence in the lives of people with developmental disabilities. Disability Resources http://disability.com You'll find Disability Resources, Products and Services. Topics include: Careers and Jobs, Children, Cognitive Developmental Disabilities, Commercial Links, Disability/Legal, Government Resources, Internet Info, Info on Medicine/Health, Non-Profits, Recreation/Entertainment / Lifestyle, and Universities / Education. Disability Info Gopher Jewels http://galaxy.einet.net/GJ/disabilities.html Disabilities Sites of Interest http://www.merrywing.com/newsites.htm Down Syndrome Home Pages http://www.nas.com/downsyn/net1.html Educating Exceptional Children Web Site gopher://ericir.syr.edu/OO/Clearinghouses/16houses/ERIC_EC/Other_Disabilities/Digest456 North Port Middle School, New York http://www.li.net/~nptmcomp/homepage.html This site describes the inclusion techniques used at this school and the four teams that include special education students. Ron MacKinnon's Educational Bookmarks http://juliet.stfx.ca/people/stu/x94emj/bookmark.html#SPECED This collection of hotlinks is an invaluable resource for educators! There are links to pages that are very helpful for teachers ranging from: Lesson Plan Banks, Education and Technology, How to make a home page, All of the academic areas, Special Education and general teacher resources. Special Education Legal Issues http://services.bunyip.com:2331/library/referenc/addlegal.html Frequently asked questions about special education and the law. Special Education Links http://cc.columbia.edu/~pjm34/special.ed.html Extensive list of links to a variety of special education resources geared more for the general public than exclusively for educators. Special Needs Education Network http://schoolnet2.carleton.ca/~kwellar/snehome.html Provides services to parents, teachers, schools and other professionals, individuals, groups and organizations involved in education of students with special needs. SSA Home Page http://www.ssa.gov/SSA_Home.html US Department of Education - Special Education Programs http://www.ed.gov/pubs/TeachersGuide/pt19i.html WebABLE http://www.webable.com/ An information repository for people with disabilities.
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