- 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.
- Greater Massachusetts Special-Needs Events – Disability-specific workshops, seminars, family and support programs and more.
