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Ability Online Support Network
Connects young people with disabilities to disabled and non-disabled peers and mentors

Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities
A non-profit organization providing protection and advocacy services in the state of Florida

Americans with Disabilities Act
Commonly asked questions about child care centers

Autism Information
Provides information on autism treatments and therapies to parents, teachers, therapists and doctors

Autism Society of America
Supports parents, professionals and others with interest in the autism spectrum through its advocacy and research information

Autism Teaching Tools
Teaching tools for parents and professionals, practical tips for teaching special learners

Autism: Unraveling the Mystery
Article posted on CNN - 3/27/2008

Benefits for Children with Disabilities
A booklet written for the parents and caregivers of children with disabilities and adults disabled since childhood, listing possible Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits

Central Florida Parent Center Aware Project
The Central Florida Parent Center has developed a new Web site for teens and young adults with disabilities.

Circle of Inclusion
Provides links to information on inclusion

Coordinated Child Care
Includes lots of helpful information including Project Challenge, New Beginnings and Developmental Screening

Disability is Natural: A New Way of Thinking
Encourages new ways of thinking about disability and helps create a society in which all people are valued and included

Disabled Children's Relief Fund
Provides disabled children with assistance to obtain equipment focusing special attention on helping children throughout the U.S. who do not have adequate health insurance, especially the physically challenged

Disaster Preparedness for Families of Children With Special Needs
Information from the Florida Institute for Family Involvement on preparing for disasters.

Division of Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children
Promotes polices and advances evidence-based practices that support families and enhance the optimal development of young children who have or are at risk for developmental delays and disabilities

Do 2 Learn
Free areas and products for learning

Exceptional Parent Magazine
Provides information, support, ideas, encouragement and outreach for parents and families of children with disabilities, and the professionals who work with them

Facts for Media
Information on mercury and autism in children

Family Network on Disabilities of Florida
Gives links to advocacy groups by county and includes other information: Clearwater 727-523-1130

Florida Directory of Early Childhood Services
LouAnn Long, Director
1-800-654-4440
lalong@centraldirectory.org

GFCF Diet
Information on Gluten-Free, Casein-Free diets

Guide to Children's Literature and Disability
Bibliography identifying books written about or including characters with a disability

Head Covers Unlimited
Offers products for patients who are living with hair loss, including hats, wigs, and turbans and sleeping caps

Healthy Childcare
Healthy Childcare^® is a bimonthly publication for childcare programs devoted to health and safety issues. Published six times a year, each issue includes information on health, safety, medicines, staff health, health education activities, illnesses, and more; including reproducible parent information sheets and mini-posters.

Housing & Mortgages for People with Disabilities
A comprehensive guide to housing and mortgages for people with disabilities. It covers terminology, the process of buying a house, financial assistance and more.

Kids Together, Inc.
Provides information and resources for special needs children and to adults about disabilities.

Laureate Learning Systems
Have programs that train cause and effect, turn-taking, early vocabulary, syntax, cognitive concepts, auditory processing, and reading

Medicare Resources
With the advent of The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons with disabilities can be assured equal opportunity in education, employment, government service, public accommodation, communications, and transportation. Classrooms are required by law to accommodate children with physical, mental, or other disabilities. Physically or mentally impaired adults can find help with employment, re-employment, services, and education. The information and the resources are available and waiting for those who know where to seek help. Accessibility to goods and services is a human right, not a privilege.

National Center for Learning Disabilities
A place to learn, grow and share in the journey of nurturing a child with a learning disability! The goal of the Parent Center is to empower, educate and equip parents with the information and tools they need to become effective advocates for their children, both at home and at school.

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
A central source of information on: disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, and youth; IDEA (the law authorizing special education); No Child Left Behind (as it relates to children with disabilities); and research-based information on effective educational practices

National Vaccination Information Center
Non-profit educational organization advocating reformation of the mass vaccination system

Partnerships for Inclusion
Diversity in Children's Lives list

Pinellas County License Board
Has developmental checklists, tips, customer rights and responsibilities, lists of centers and homes with any violations and lots of other information

Sound Advice on Autism
To answer parents' questions about autism spectrum disorders, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) offers a collection of interviews with pediatricians, researchers and other parents.

SpecialQuest
SpecialQuest is designed to touch the "head, heart and hands" of families and professionals working together to create inclusive communities for young children with disabilities.

Speech Fun
Supplemental software for classroom and home

Support Groups for Siblings
Provides information for families of children with disabilities

Support for Parents of Blind and Visually Impaired Children
A guide to sources of information in alternative formats (braille, recorded cassettes, large print, e-texts, web audio) accessible by people with print disabilities, those with visual and physical handicaps as well as dyslexia.

Talk Autism
Shares knowledge, information and assistance

Detecting Signs of Autism Early
Detect early signs of autism. Site sponsored by Centers for Disease Control

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