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Speclal Education Parent Handbook
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Parent Rights
English | Spanish |
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| Alpha Resource Center of Santa Barbara |
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A non-profit organization established in 1953 that provides services and supports for people with developmental disabilities and their families in the County of Santa Barbara, California. |
| Brochure: Autism: A Confusing Diagnosis! |
| California Department of Education, Special Education Division |
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The California Department of Education, Special Education Division, website provides all the latest information regarding state initiatives, legislation, policy, and resources. |
| California Parent Organizations |
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California agencies providing resources for families of children with disabilities. |
| California Special Education Local Plan Areas |
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The Who, What, Where, When and Why of SELPAs |
| Center for Applied Special Technology |
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This state-of-the-art site is devoted to exploring the uses of technology to support achievement for special needs learners. |
| Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice |
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This is a federally-funded resource for information on services and practices that work for children and youth with emotional or behavioral challenges. |
| Council for Exceptional Children |
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The Council for Exceptional Children is the largest professional organization devoted to children with disabilities. The website provides a wealth of information regarding IDEA, national and state conferences and workshops, federal legislation and policy issues, publications and products, career connections, and the ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education. |
| Council for Learning Disabilities |
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CLD is one of the largest professional support and advocacy organizations for learning disabilities in the country. |
| Desired Results for Children and Families |
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Free downloadable resources |
| Diagnostic Center Southern California |
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Diagnostic Center services are provided by expert, interdisciplinary teams of diagnostic professionals, including educational specialists, speech and language specialists, transition/secondary specialists, school psychologists, clinical psychologists, and pediatricians who address the unique educational needs of Northern California's most difficult-to-serve students enrolled in special education programs. |
| Federal Office of Special Education |
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The Federal Office of Special Education Programs website provides the latest information regarding national special education issues. The site includes a training kit with overheads on IDEA implementation. Information regarding federal grants and a database of over 1,200 projects funded by the department are available. |
| LD Online |
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Specialized site devoted to issues related to Learning Disabilities. Very current information, updated daily, with links to every major learning disabilities organization in the country. |
| Learning Disabilities Association of California |
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LDA-CA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit volunteer organization of parents, professionals, and adults with learning disabilities. Its purpose is to promote and support the education and general welfare of children and adults of potentially normal intelligence who manifest learning, perceptual, and/or behavioral handicaps. |
| Matrix |
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Matrix, a Parent Network and Resource Center, supports parents of children with disabilities through individual support and technical assistance, training, information, advocacy and personal contact. Matrix provides these services to families in Marin, Solano, Sonoma and Napa counties. |
| National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities |
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The National Information Center is a clearinghouse for information regarding programs for children with disabilities. Over 400 overheads regarding IDEA implementation are available for training purposes. |
| National Institute of Child Health and Human Development |
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NICHD is part of the National Institute of Health and sponsors research related to learning disabilities and other reading/literacy related issues. The site includes excellent summaries of research findings, publications for parents and professionals, and conference information. |
| Parents Helping Parents |
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PHP is a comprehensive, not-for-profit family resource center run for and by parents of children with special needs. |
| Policymaker Partnership for Implementing IDEA |
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The Policymaker Partnership is one of four linked projects funded by the United States Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs. These projects are designed to deliver a common message about the 1997 IDEA amendments to four specific audiences: policymakers, local administrators, service providers, and families and communities. Extensive information about IDEA can be found on this website. |
| Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports at the University of Oregon |
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Created by the federal Office of Special Education Programs and the University of Oregon School of Education, this site provides the latest research and practice information on Positive Behavioral Support for children and adults with disabilities. This site also contains conferences for regional professionals and parents to share thoughts, knowledge, and experiences. |
| REC Inc. |
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Recreation, Education and Community-"Everyone Deserves a Life." |
| Santa Barbara Special Needs Adaptive Programs |
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At sbSNAP! you can find and post information about events and resources for the special needs community in Santa Barbara County. |
Schwab Foundation for Learning |
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The largest learning disabilities-related support organization in California. The site is loaded with useful information. Links, documents, and more. |
