Adoption: A Family Choice
People of Every Stripe is a fantastic business site, where you can order dolls of all colors, shapes, sizes, and handicaps. There are accessories such as wheelchairs, walkers, prosthetic limbs, etc. You can even have one custom made (you choose the skin, eyes, & hair color, hair style, etc. for an extra $10.00). Check this site out, it is well worth it!! 
Geocities Disability CommunitySeveral Geocities sites have linked together to form this "community." Lots of great sites dealing with both children and adult disability issues.
Medical Information
Pedinfo: An Index of the Pediatric Internet. For anyone interested in child health. Lots of information on subjects such as: allergy, child advocacy, craniofacial surgery, drug abuse, growth, immunizations, etc.
Kids Health
This site has a multitude of information about health of kids and teens, such as: growth, food & fitness, childhood infections, immunizations, lab tests, medical & surgical conditions, & latest treatments. There are sections especially for kids, parents and professionals.
The National Library of Medicine (a part of the
National Institute of Health), just opened up the most
extensive collection of published medical information on the
World Wide Web. I actually found 333 pieces about Amniotic Band
Syndrome!!
International Adoption Clinic
This site is especially important for people adopting from foreign countries. There is lots of medical information about things like: infectious disease, development, nutrition, opthalmology, psychology, cardiology, etc.
Medications, from the Internet Mental Health
Site. Get information on medications such as Tegretol & benadryl,
with topics such as Indications, Warnings, Dosage, Research, etc.
General: Parent Support
National Parent to Parent Support & Information System, Inc.Linking parents of children with special health care needs & rare disorders.
Convomania "Illness. Disability. Teens. Attitudes." Convomania is an exciting, supportive site for children who are sick or have a disability. It was put together by Apple Computer (and to think I use a PC mostly, my Mac is the old LCII). They say, "Convomania is a place where it is OK to be not OK...where kids with serious illness &/or disability are making friends, telling jokes, & offering support to one another. They're also changing the world."
There is also Convo-parents with areas to: chat, discuss issues relating to their children, email lists, and sites for parenting, health care, cancer, advocacy, spiritual support, government services, and technology (Mac related of course...makes me think I better save up for a Power Mac?).
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Septo-optic Dysplasia Support Group "Special Parents sharing Special Children." Also has links to some other "disability" sites. |
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The National Fathers' Network Newsletter. This publication is focused on fathers of children with chronic illnes or developmental disability. |
Family Village is for parents and others who have a child who has a disability. There are pages dealing with sports such as Special Olympics, medical/dental info., art therapy, education (inclucsion, IEP's, etc. and several other topics.
This is the Family Education
Network. Many articles for parents who have children with and without handicaps. Articles cover special needs, diseases, education, family learning, Health & Safety, Activities, etc.
Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI). This is a very, very long list of sites dealing with a variety of subjects, such as: Special Needs & Technology, Discussion Groups, Behavior Disorders, Autism, Gifted & Talented, Legal & Law Resources, Inclusion, etc.
Homeschooling Zone
This is another list of many resources for "Special Education" students.
Advocacy In Education. Explains Special
Education: Surrogate Parents, Eligibility Criteria, Related
Services, Steps to take, Parent Rights, IEP, Behavior
Intervention, etc.
Blindness
Support, information, education, Braille info, etc.
Attachment Disorders
just a listing of some sites with information on AD
"Inclusion: School as a Caring Comminity." This is an excellant, online book on Inclusive Education. There are lots and lots of informative, interesting information on inclusion, such as: interviews with teachers, resources, even an area for feedback.
"Inclusive Education-Stories & Strategies for Success. You will find all sorts of information (& encouragement) about inclusion, including: a principal's perspective, a students perspective, lesson Plans, info on MAPS, Multi-level Instruction, and a place to learn about a "Circle of Friends."
"Developmental Disabilities Centre." This is another wonderful site on inclusion (you can tell I believe in inclusion). There is info on topics like: Human Ethics, Training Materials (Assessment, Inclusion, & Violence & Abuse), etc.
This is not a website, but information on
a great newsletter for people who are homeschooling their
"special needs" children. The latest issue had articles about:
Adoption and NATHAN, Christian Speical Needs Groups, Healthy
Eating, Putting Together an I.E.P.-Ideal Educational Plan, Is
Your Child Properly Socialized:, My House is a Mess!!, etc. It
had 56 pages altogether!! And...it only costs $25.00 a year,
but they will happily accept more!
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