- Concord Special Education Parent Advisory Committee – Very comprehensive site with many great informative pages including: testing and evaluating, IEP development, writing measurable goals, specialized educational programs, various different types of therapies and parent education materials.
- Federation for Children with Special Needs – The Mission of the Federation for Children with Special Needs is to provide information, support, and assistance to parents of children with disabilities, their professional partners, and their communities. The FCSN hosts a variety of workshops and conferences, please see their Parent Training and Information page for details. Of special interest is their publication A Parent’s Guide to Special Education, published jointly with the Massachusetts Department of Education, and their Guide To Selecting An Advocate and Closing the IEP Deal.
- Massachusetts Association of Parent Advisory Councils – (MASSPAC) This site contains very valuable information with links to special education advocates and consultants, State and Federal Laws and Regulations, and general PAC information and guidelines.
- Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education – This website has lots of information including state special education regulations. To get to that area, use drop down menu at top right of screen to go to “Special Education,” then use menu on left hand side of screen. For direct access to just a few of the valuable pages: IEP Forms, Notices, and Documents, Laws and Related Documents, Complaints and Compliance, Parent Information.
- Wrightslaw – Special Education Law and Advocacy – This is a very comprehensive site with “accurate, up-to-date information about advocacy for children with disabilities. You will find hundreds of articles, cases, newsletters, and resources about special education law and advocacy in the Advocacy Libraries and Law Libraries.” You can also subscribe to The Special Ed Advocate, their free online newsletter or read back issues of The Special Ed Advocate in the Newsletter Archives.
- SPED Child and Teen – This site offers information on free or low-cost Massachusetts Area Special Needs workshops, seminars, family and support programs and more.
- Parent-Teacher Guide to Learning Disabilities – This resource page is provided by the Arizona Office for Americans with Disabilities and has links to resources for learning disabilities such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, dyspraxia, dysphasia, and ADHD.
- Voice Nation – This special education resource page has a comprehensive collection of links to resources and information on a variety of special education topics.
- Physician’s Information on Autism Disability – This page has a collection of links to resources and information on Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder.
- Top 100 Special Education Links – This page has a collection of links to resources and information on a wide variety of special education topics.
- A Family’s Health Guide To Learning Disabilities – An educational site with information on a variety of reading, writing, math, and general learning disabilities.
- Special Education Guide – An educational site with information on various special education topics, including identification, types of interventions, educational degrees in special education, and educational resources.
