Special Education Web Resources

Attention Deficit Disorders with or without Hyperactivity (AD/HD) 

Autism Spectrum

Cognitive Challenges

Disability-Oriented Sites

Food Allergies

Genetic Diseases

Inclusion

Jewish Special Education Programs and Agencies

Learning Disabilities

Mental Health Challenges

Professional Organizations

Sensory Challenges

Special Education In Israel

Special Needs and Technology Resources

Teacher Resources

Tourette Syndrome

What Judaism Says About Special Needs

Attention Deficit Disorders with or without Hyperactivity (AD/HD)

• CHADD: Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
www.chadd.org


• Attention Deficit Disorder Association
  www.add.org

Autism Spectrum

• Tony Atwood’s Guide for Parents, Professionals, People with Asperger’s Syndrome, and their Partners
  www.tonyatwood.com


• Autism Society of America
  www.autism-society.org/site


• Autism Speaks
  www.autismspeaks.org


• Online Asperger’s Syndrome Information and Support
  www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger

Cognitive Challenges

• The Arc
  www.thearc.org


• National Down Syndrome Society
  www.ndss.org


• National Down Syndrome Congress
  www.ndsccenter.org

Disability-Oriented Sites

• Disability Info.gov
  www.disabilityinfo.gov


• National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
  nichcy.org


• American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
  www.aapd.com


• National Council for Support of Disability Issues
  www.ncsd.org

Food Allergies

• Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America—New England Chapter
  See listings of local educational programs and support groups
  www.asthmaandallergies.org


• Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
  www.foodallergy.org


• Massachusetts Department of Education
  State guidelines for “Managing Life-Threatening Food Allergies in Schools”
  www.doe.mass.edu/cnp/resources.html

Genetic Diseases

• Victor Outreach and Screening Program for Ashkenazi Jewish Genetic Diseases
  www.tuftsmedicalcenter.org/OurServices/SpecialServicesandCenters

Inclusion

• Special Education Inclusion
  www.weac.org/resource/june96/speced.htm


• Institute for Community Inclusion
  www.communityinclusion.org


• Jewish Community Guide to Inclusion of People with Disabilities
  www.jfcsmpls.org/inclusionresources.html

Jewish Special Education Programs and Agencies

• Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education: Noteworthy Practices in Jewish Day School Education, Volume IV
  www.peje.org/docs/20060526_peje_note_practice_diverse_learners.pdf


• Congregation M’Kor Shalom—New Jersey
  Caring community committee providing services and programs to those with special needs.
  www.mkorshalom.org/caringcommunity.html


• Council for Jewish Special Needs—Phoenix
  www.cjsn.org/Home.asp


• Board of Jewish Education in New York
  www.bjeny.org/94.asp?dept=Special%20Education


• Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education—Philadelphia
  www.acaje.org


• TAGLIT and Yachad, The National Jewish Council for Disabilities
  Birthright 10-day trip to Israel for individuals with special needs.
  www.njcd.org/index.php/njcd/about/C1144


• Partnership for Jewish Life and Learning—Washington, DC
  www.pjll.org


• Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Boston
  www.bje.org


• Gateways: Access to Jewish Education
  www.jgateways.org


• Hiddensparks
  www.hiddensparks.org


• Matan
  matankids.org

Learning Disabilities

• International Dyslexia Association
  www.interdys.org


• Learning Disabilities Association of America
  www.ldanatl.org


• Learning Disabilities Website
  For parents, teachers, and other professionals.
  www.ldonline.org


• National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)
  www.ncld.org

Mental Health Challenges

• Anxiety Disorders Association of America
  www.adaa.org


• Obsessive Compulsive Foundation
  www.ocfoundation.org


• Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
  www.bpkids.org


• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
  www.nami.org


• National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association
  Information on mood disorders, support groups and resources
  www.ndmda.org


• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/index.shtml

Professional Organizations

• The Council of Exceptional Children
  www.cec.sped.org//Am/Template.cfm?Section=Home


• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
  www.ascd.org


• National Organization on Disabilities
  Check out their religion section
  www.nod.org


• JESNA
  www.jesna.org/our-work/special-needs

Sensory Challenges

• American Council of the Blind
  www.acb.org


• Blindness Resource Center
  www.nyise.org/blind.htm


• Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
  www.rfbd.org


• National Association for the Deaf
  www.nad.org


• American Sign Language Dictionary
  commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb


• Jewish Deaf Community Center
  www.jdcc.org/site


• Jewish Braille Institute Library: Free Talking Library
  www.jbilibrary.org


• Jewish Blind and Disabled
  www.jbd.org


• National Federation of the Blind
  www.nfb.org

Special Education In Israel

• Mercaz Harmony: International Center for Inclusion
  www.mercazharmony.org

Special Needs and Technology Resources

• Tool Box for Educators: Technology for Mild Disabilities
  www.ed.sc.edu/caw/toolboxvendors.html


• Web Toolboxes for Educators: Software & Assistive Technology
  www.ed.sc.edu/caw/toolboxat.html


• Closing the Gap
  www.closingthegap.com


• CAST
  www.cast.org

Teacher Resources

• Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators
  Lesson plans and teaching tools
  school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide


• Exceptional Parent Magazine
  Information, support, ideas, encouragement and outreach for parents and families of children with disabilities and professionals who work with them.
  www.eparent.com


• Web Quest
  Inquiry-oriented activity where information used by learners is drawn from the web.
  webquest.org/index.php


• Massachusetts Department of Special Education
  www.doe.mass.edu/sped


• Educator’s Reference Desk on Special Education
  www.eduref.org


• Wrightslaw: Law and Advocacy
  wrightslaw.com

Tourette Syndrome

• Tourette Syndrome Association
  www.tsa-usa.org

What Judaism Says About Special Needs

• Orthodox: Yachad, The National Jewish Council for Disabilities
  www.njcd.org
  
  
• Reform Movement
  urj.org/jfc/lehiyot


• United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
  Listing of resources, materials and organizations
  uscj.org/Accessibility7508.html
  
  
• The Jewish Reconstructionist Federation
  www.jrf.org/showres&rid=142-18k