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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 Five: Children with Mental Retardation
- The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University: Visit this site to learn more about the issue of overrepresentation of minority populations in special education. (http://www.civilrightsproject.harvard.edu)
- The FAS Community Resource Center: Visit this site to learn more about FAS, and to read many personal stories of lives touched by FAS. (http://www.come-over.to/FAS/)
- "My thoughts on being a birth mom to an alcohol-affected child": Read this site to hear one mother's perspective. (http://members.aol.com/AlphaMom33/birthmom.html)
- Choosing Naia: Visit this site to view a picture diary of the Fairchild family. (http://www.beacon.org/naia/)
- The ARC: This site is a great place to learn more about the role you can play as an advocate for individuals with mental retardation. The web site for The ARC (formerly Association for Retarded Citizens) features an "Action Alert" and has a direct link to an "Action Center" for people interested in advocacy in action. (http://www.thearc.org/)
- American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR): This site provides extensive information and resources about mental retardation, including research, books, policy, events, and a wide range of other services. (http://www.aamr.org)
- National Down Syndrome Society: This site has information, news, and research related to Down Syndrome. (http://www.ndss.org)
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