The Resources section of our web site is full of informative links to resources for our members.
General Information Sites
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- Continuum of Special Education Services
- Learning Disabilities Online
- NAPCSE – National Association of Parents With Children in Special Education
- LDA – Learning Disabilities Association of America
- NICHCY – National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
- NLD – Non Verbal Learning Disorder
- Schwab Learning – Parents guide to helping children with learning disabilities
- Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities
- Parent to Parent
- NOD – National Organization on Disability
- Special Olympics
- The Council for Exceptional Children
- The Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support
- Sensory Processing
- The Prompt Institute
- NY Sex Offenders Registry
- Wrightslaw
- NCLD – National Center for Learning Disabilities
- All Kinds of Minds
- National Center for Learning Disabilities
- New York State Developmental Disabilities Council
- Advocates for Children (also has Spanish translated documents
- IncludeNYC (has Spanish translated documents)
- PACER (Spanish and English)
- Parent Center Hub (part of OSEP) Spanish Glossary
- Parent Center Hub
- https://www.cerebralpalsyguide.com/
College Information Sites
- Think College
- AHEADD:Achieving Higher Education with Autism/Developmental Disabilities
- Adelphi Office of Disability Support
- ACCESS VR
Local Resources
- Port Washington School District
- Port Washington Public Library
- School Safety Hotline
- Port Washington Educational Foundation
- Parent Resource Center
Autism/Asperger’s
- Autism Digest Magazine
- Autism Support Network
- Autism Spectrum Newsletter
- Autism United
- Cody Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities
- Autism Society of America
- Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism Association
- North Shore Autism Circle
- Autism Today
- The Elija Foundation
- Achieving in Higher Education with Autism/Developmental Disabilities
- NY State Website to Assist Adults and Children on Autism Spectrum
- Autism after 16
Other Learning Disabilities
- Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- ADD Warehouse
- CHADD Long Island
- Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island
- International Dyslexia Association
- Long Island Dyslexia Association
- National Down Syndrome Society
- National Institute of Mental Health
- ADDitude Magazine
- Tourette’s Syndrome Association
- Resource for Girls with ADD
- Sensory Processing
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- College of Optometrists in Vision Development
Government Sites/Regulations
- New York State Education Department
- Special Education Quality Assurance 631-952-3352 (for questions about regulations)
- Special Education in Plain Language
- Early Intervention Age 0-3
- Community Resource Database of Long Island
- US Department of Education – Info on IDEA
- Part 200 and 201 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education
- ACCESS VR Office of Vocational and Educations Services for Individuals with Disabilities
- Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD)
- Office of Special Education (Feds)
- Guidance Letters from OSEP
- NYSED Diploma Options
- Dignity for All Students Act (anti bullying)
- NYS TEACHS- NYS Technical Assistance and Education Assistance for Homeless Students (McKinney Vento Act)
Gifted and Talented
- National Association for Gifted Children
- Hoagies’ Gifted Education Organization
- Long Island Twice Exceptional Children
- AGATE of Port Washington
- AGATE New York State
- Uniquely Gifted
- The Council for Exceptional Children
Advocacy
- Wrightslaw
- Long Island Advocacy Center
- Parent to Parent Long Island
- Long Island Parent Center
- Early Childhood Direction Center
- ACCESS VR
- American with Disabilities
- Learning Disabilities Online
- IDEA Partnership
- Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
- Downs Syndrome Advocacy
- Nassau Region PTA
- NY State PTA
- PHP – Parents Helping Parents
- Long Island Family Support Services Advisory Council
- Accommodations (PACER Center)
Speech and Language
- The Prompt Institute
- National Institute on Deafness and Hearing
- Apraxia-KIDS
- Long Island Speech-Language Association
- Kornreich Technology Center
- NYSSLHA – New York State Speech Language Hearing Association
- Stuttering Foundation of America
Educational Sites/Products
- Quialanguage
- Edhelper
- Starfall
- National Institute for Literacy
- Brain Connection
- Scientific Learning
- Earobics
- GameGoo
- Wilson Language Training
- TouchMath
- Pocket Full of Therapy
- Educators Publishing Service
- SuperDuper Publications
- Fact Monster from Information Please
- Math Playground
- The Center for Applied Learning Strategies
- The What Works Clearinghouse
- Brainpop
- Florida Center for Reading Research
- Center for Instruction
- ReallyGoodStuff
- How to Study
- Creating routines
- Pro Ed Educational Supplies
- Handwriting without Tears
- Brain Gym
- FastForward
ADHD
- CHADD – Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder
- ADDitude Magazine
- Resource for Girls with ADD
Mental Health
- Nassau County Guide to Mental Health
- NAMI
- Northwell Health Whole Teen Healing
- Mental Health Association 516-489-2322
- Cohen’s Children’s Pediatric Behavioral Health Urgent Care 917-480-4495
- The Derner Hempstead Child Clinic
- North Shore Family and Guidance
- Hispanic Counseling Center 516-538-2613
- Nassau County Mental Health