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Exceptional Children and Youth,
Fourth Edition
Nancy Hunt, California State University, Los Angeles
Kathleen Marshall, University of South Carolina
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Web Links
Chapter Three: Families and Culture
- U.S. Office of Special Education: This site has information regarding the services for students with disabilities that have been provided since the passage of IDEA in 1975 which have led to an increased number of those students attending higher education programs. (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/IDEA/overview.html/)
- The Pacer Center: This organization provides support for families to participate in all phases of their child's education. Many of their publications are available in Spanish and Hmong, as well as English. (http://www.pacer.org/)
- The Coalition for Asian-American Children and Families: This organization advocates for social policies and programs that support Asian American children and families. (http://www.cacf.org/)
- Exceptional Parent magazine: This magazine publishes articles especially for families of children with disabilities and provides a forum for the exchange of information by families with children with rare or unusual conditions. (http://www.eparent.com/)
- Family Village: This is a web-based organization that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities. (http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx)
- Family Voices: This is an organization composed of families and others interested in children with special health care needs. (http://www.familyvoices.org/)
- Federal Interagency Coordinating Council (FICC): This is a new web site for parents and families of children with disabilities that identifies people throughout government who can help answer parents' questions about children and disability issues. See especially the "Family Stories" page. (http://www.fed-icc.org)
- The Family Center on Technology and Disability: This site offers a range of information about assistive technology used with children. (http://www.fctd.info/)
- The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities: This site has a guide, Parenting a Child with Special Needs: A Guide to Readings and Resources. (http://www.kidsource.com/NICHCY/parenting.disab.all.4.6.html)
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