Educational Services of America

Tax Benefit Information for Parents with Children with Learning and Attention Problems

Educational Testing Service website (Praxis, Pathwise, etc)

For more than 20 years, the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning has studied problems in education and worked to place solutions that make a difference in the hands of educators and learners.

The Disabilities Studies and Services Center (DSSC) is a department of the Academy for Educational Development (AED).

The International Reading Association seeks to promote high levels of literacy for all by improving the quality of reading instruction through studying the reading process and teaching techniques; serving as a clearinghouse for the dissemination of reading research through conferences, journals, and other publications; and actively encouraging the lifetime reading habit.

ADDA’s mission is to help people with ADD lead happier, more successful lives through education, research, and public advocacy.

The interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and children – LD OnLine is a service of The Learning Project at WETA, Washington, D.C., in association with The Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities.

CHADD is the national non-profit organization representing children and adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD).

This organization is the only national disability network organization concerned with all disabilities, all age groups and all disability issues.

CEC is the primary association for teachers and those in higher education. This page provides access to the latest research, books, journals in the field. If you are a special education teacher or a student training to become a teacher and would like to join CEC, their homepage provides the means to do this.

f you aren’t sure if there is an association for a specific disability area, go to this site. It provides the current membership list of organizations and associations for the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD). Best thing about this site is that it is pretty comprehensive and e-mail addresses are provided for most of the associations/organizations.

NICHCY stands for the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities. We serve the nation as a central source of information on:

• disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, and youth,
• IDEA, which is the law authorizing special education,
• No Child Left Behind (as it relates to children with disabilities), and
• research-based information on effective educational practices.

Office for Civil Rights, entitled “Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities�

National Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities

AHEAD is the premiere professional association committed to full participation of persons with disabilities in postsecondary education.

the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with special needs

“to help mental health patients and their families understand how and why medications can be used as part of the treatment of mental health problems�

The AACAP developed Facts for Families to provide concise and up-to-date information on issues that affect children, teenagers, and their families.

Site for Kids with Learning Problems

NLDA is a non-profit corporation dedicated to research, education, and advocacy for nonverbal learning disorders.

Since 1963, LDA has provided support to people with learning disabilities, their parents, teachers and other professionals.

Cure Autism Now (CAN) is an organization of parents, clinicians and leading scientists committed to accelerating the pace of biomedical research in autism through raising money for research projects, education and outreach.

Asperger’s Disorder Homepage

National Alliance for Autism Research seeks to aggressively fund global biomedical research accelerating the discovery of the causes, prevention, effective treatments and cure for autism spectrum disorders and to educate the public on the critical role research plays in achieving these goals.

Offering information and links regarding the developmental disabilities autism and Asperger’s Syndrome.

The Autism Society of America, the voice of the autism community.

The National Resource Center on AD/HD: A Program of CHADD, funded through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.