Special Education and Special Needs

Title: Family Village URL: http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx
Description: Family Village is a global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them services and support.
Title: LD OnLine: Learning Disabilities Information & Resources URL: http://www.ldonline.org/
Description: A very useful site with articles on various aspects of learning disabilities, as well as sections for kids and teachers.
Title: National Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities URL: http://www.nichcy.org/
Description: Information in English and Spanish on state resources, organizations, IDEA 97 (includes a training package), overheads, news, conferences, and more.

Title: The Arc of the United States - A national organization on mental retardation URL: http://thearc.org/
Description: The national organization of and for people with mental retardation and related disabilities and their families. This site contains information about membership, resources, and legislative action.
Title: The Council for Exceptional Children URL: http://www.cec.sped.org/
Description: Provides info about membership, publications and products, professional standards, career connections, public policy and legislation, and more.
Title: Special Needs Answers URL: http://www.specialneedsanswers.com/
Description: This site aims to provide information on planning for people with special needs as well as access to a network of attorneys focusing their practices on special needs planning.