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Disabilities - Cerebral Palsy
Disabilities - Craniofacial Anomalies
Disabilities - Down Syndrome
Disabilities - Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
Disabilities - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Disabilities - Growth Disorders
Disabilities - Hearing Impairment and Deafness
Disabilities - Hydrocephalus
Disabilities - Language and Speech Disorders
Disabilities - Learning Disabilities
Disabilities - Mental Retardation
Disabilities - Muscular Dystrophy
Disabilities - Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Disabilities - Prader-Willi Syndrome
Disabilities - Rett Syndrome
Disabilities - Selective Mutism
Disabilities - Sickle Cell Disease
Disabilities - Spina Bifida
Disabilities - Tourette Syndrome
Disabilities - Visual Impairment/Blindness
Disabilities -- Heart Disorders
Disabilities -- Hyperlexia
Disabilities -- Joubert Syndrome
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Vendors
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Child Care Services
  Administration for Children & Families, Child Care Bureau
  Center for the Child Care Workforce
  Child Care Action Campaign
  Child Care Association of Illinois
  Child Care Plus+
  Council for Professional Regulation
  Day Care Action Council of Illinois
  Family Initiative: Better Child Care, Preschool and Afterschool
  Illinois Network of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (INCCRRA)
  NACCRRA Resource Exchange (NREx)
  National Child Care Association
  National Child Care Information Center
  National Network for Child Care
  National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
  PSO Illinois’ Child Care Association

Child Development and Policy
  Bright Futures
  Chapin Hall Center for Children
  Child Development and Policy
  Child Trends
  Child Welfare League of America
  Children’s Defense Fund
  Children’s Research Triangle
  ChildStats
  Civitas: Tools for Shaping Children’s Lives
  Connect for Kids
  Designs for Change
  Facts in Action, Associated Early Care & Education
  Families and Work Institute
  I Am Your Child
  Institute for Child Health Policy
  Institute for Family Centered Care
  Insure Kids Now!
  Kids Health Organization
  Kids Together
  Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning
  National Black Child Development Institute
  National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP)
  National Center for Infant and Early Childhood Health Policy
  National Council on Disability
  National Institute of Child & Human Development
  National Scientific Council on the Developing Child
  Pathways Awareness Foundation
  RAND Child Policy Project
  Research Forum on Children Families, and the New Federalism
  The Children’s Foundation
  The Clearinghouse on International Developments in Child,
  The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)
  The Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development
  The Future of Children (The David and Lucile Packard Foundation)
  Urban Institute
  Voices for America’s Children
  Voices for Illinois Children
  World Bank Early Childhood Development
  Youth and Family Policies at Columbia University

Consumer Health Information
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  FDA Consumer
  Health-E Illinois
  Healthfinder
  Kidshealth
  MayoClinic
  MEDLINEplus
  National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  National Center for Health Statistics

Culturally Appropriate Practices
  CLAS: Culturally & Linguistically Appropriate Services
  National Association on Bilingual Education

Disabilities (General)
  Alliance of Genetic Support Groups
  Association of University Centers in Disabilities (AUCD)
  Birth Defects Research for Children, Inc.
  CDC. National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
  Children’s Disabilities Information
  Developmental Delay Resources (DDR)
  DisAbility Information and Resources
  Disability Resources on the Internet
  DisabilityInfo.gov: Online Resource for Americans with Disabilities
  Easter Seals, Inc.
  Equip for Equality
  ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education
  Federal Resource Center for Special Education
  Genetic Disorders & Birth Defects Information Center
  Gentle Teaching International
  IDEC: Illinois Subdivision of the Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children
  Illinois Assistive Technology Project
  Illinois Life Span Project: Statewide Information Resource & Referral for Advocacy and Services for People with Developmental Disabilities
  Internet Disability Resources
  Internet Resource for Special Children
  National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH)
  National Center for Self-Determination
  National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
  National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDDR)
  National Lekotek Center
  National Organization of Rare Disorders (NORD)
  PACER Center: Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights
  SERC: Connecticut Special Education Resource Center
  TASH: Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps
  The ARC of Illinois
  The ARC of the United States
  United Cerebral Palsy of America

Disabilities - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  Attention Deficit Disorder Association
  CHADD: Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  MyADHD.com

Disabilities - Autism
  ABA Resources for Recovery from Autism/PDD/Hyperlexia
  American Hyperlexia Association
  ANSWERS (Autism Needs Support WherEveR it Strikes)
  Ariel’s Homepage
  ASPEN: Asperger Syndrome Education Network
  Asperger Syndrome Coalition of the U.S.
  Asperger Syndrome Info
  Asperger’s Disorder Homepage
  Autism Education Network
  Autism Network for Dietary Intervention (ANDI)
  Autism One
  Autism Research Institute
  Autism Society of America
  Autism Society of Illinois
  Autism-PDD Resources Network
  Autism: An Overview and Theories on Its Causes
  Autistics.org: Resources by and for Persons on the Autistic Spectrum
  Center for the Study of Autism
  Cure Autism Now Foundation
  Division TEACCH : Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication Handicapped Children
  Exploring Autism: A Look at the Genetics of Autism
  FEAT - Families for Early Autism Treatment
  Generation Rescue
  Highohm Autism: Autism Awareness
  Indiana Resource Center for Autism (IRCA)
  Mercury and Vaccines (Thimerosal)
  National Alliance for Autism Research (NAAR)
  National Autistic Society (United Kingdom)
  O.A.S.I.S.: Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support
  Pyramid Educational Consultants (Picture Exchange Communication System)
  Sensory Resources
  The Autism Project - A project of the Illinois Departtment of Human Services
  Thimerosal in Vaccines

Disabilities - Brain Injury
  Alternative Therapies for Children with Brain Injury and Developmental Disorders

Disabilities - Cerebral Palsy
  National Brachial Plexus/Erb’s Palsy Association, Inc.
  United Cerebral Palsy Associations
  United Cerebral Palsy of Illinois

Disabilities - Craniofacial Anomalies
  AboutFace International
  AboutFace USA
  American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association and Cleft Palate Foundation
  Craniosynotosis and Positional Plagiocephaly Support, Inc.
  FACES - The National Craniofacial Association
  Heads Up Baby: How to Prevent Abnormal Head Shapes in Newborns
  Plagiocephaly.org

Disabilities - Down Syndrome
  Down Syndrome on the Internet
  Down Syndrome WWW Page
  National Association on Down Syndrome (NADS)
  National Down Syndrome Congress
  National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS)
  Riverbend Down Syndrome Support Group

Disabilities - Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
  Epilepsy Foundation

Disabilities - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
  Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit - University of Washington School of Medicine
  Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Family Research Institute
  Minnesota Organization of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
  National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (N.O.F.A.S.)

Disabilities - Growth Disorders
  Human Growth Foundation
  Little People of America
  Little People’s Research Fund
  Magic Foundation

Disabilities - Hearing Impairment and Deafness
  Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
  American Academy of Audiology
  American Society for Deaf Children
  Beginnings for Parents of Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
  Cochlear Implant Association, Inc.
  Cochlear Implant Association, Inc.
  Gallaudet University Press
  Hands & Voices
  Illinois School for the Deaf
  John Tracy Clinic: Providing Free Services Worldwide to Families of Preschool Children with Hearing Loss
  Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
  My Baby’s Hearing
  National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
  National Campaign for Hearing Health
  National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM)
  National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NICDD)
  Parent Links

Disabilities - Hydrocephalus
  Hydrocephalus Association

Disabilities - Language and Speech Disorders
  American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
  Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America (CASANA)
  United States Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Disabilities - Learning Disabilities
  Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities (CCLD)
  Learning Disabilities Association (LDA)
  Learning Disabilities Online
  National Center for Learning Disabilities

Disabilities - Mental Retardation
  American Association on Mental Retardation
  FRAXA Research Foundation (Fragile X Syndrome)

Disabilities - Muscular Dystrophy
  Muscular Dsytrophy Association
  The Society for Muscular Dystrophy Information International

Disabilities - Osteogenesis Imperfecta
  Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation

Disabilities - Prader-Willi Syndrome
  Prader-Willi Syndrome Association USA

Disabilities - Rett Syndrome
  International Rett Syndrome Association

Disabilities - Selective Mutism
  Selective Mutism Foundation, Inc.
  Selective Mutism Group - Childhood Anxiety Network

Disabilities - Sickle Cell Disease
  Information Center for Sickle Cell and Thalassemic Disorders

Disabilities - Spina Bifida
  Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (United Kingdom)
  Spina Bifida Association of America
  Spinabifida.net

Disabilities - Tourette Syndrome
  Tourette Syndrome Plus
  Tourette’s Syndrome Association

Disabilities - Visual Impairment/Blindness
  American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
  DB-LINK: The National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who Are Deaf-Blind
  Foundation Fighting Blindness
  John Tracy Clinic Correspondence Learning Program for Parents of Young Deaf-Blind Children
  Lighthouse International
  National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments
  National Association for Visually Handicapped
  National Coalition on Deaf-Blindness
  National Federation of the Blind
  National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)
  Overview on Deaf-Blindness (Fact Sheet)
  Talking the Language of the Hands to the Hands (Fact Sheet)

Disabilities -- Heart Disorders
  American Heart Association
  CHASER: Congenital Heart Anomalies - Support, Education, & Resources, Inc.

Disabilities -- Hyperlexia
  American Hyperlexia Association

Disabilities -- Joubert Syndrome
  Joubert Syndrome Foundation Inc.

Early Childhood Education
  American Montessori Society
  Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)
  Association Montessori Internationale
  Center for Evidence-Based Practice: Young Children with Challenging Behavior
  Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement
  Chicago Metro Association for the Education of Young Children
  Early Childhood Education Web Guide
  Early Childhood Research and Practice
  Early Head Start Resource Center
  Free Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
  Guide to Early Childhood Degree and Certificate Programs in Illinois (PDF doc)
  Head Start Bureau
  High/Scope Educational Research Foundation
  Illinois Association for the Education of Young Children
  Illinois Early Learning Project
  Illinois Head Start Association
  Illinois Resource Center
  International Montessori Society
  National Assoc. of Early Childhood Specialists in State Depts. of Education
  National Association for Early Childhood Teacher Educators
  National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
  National Center for Early Development and Learning
  National Center for Montessori Education
  National Head Start Association
  National Head Start Training and Technical Assistance Resource Center (NRC)
  National Institute for Early Childhood Research (NIEER)
  NIEER Assessment Database
  North American Montessori Teachers’ Association (NAMTA)
  Project Approach in Early Childhood and Elementary Education
  Reggio Children
  Reggio Emilia Resources
  StarNet Region II
  StarNet Region IV
  StarNet Region V
  StarNet Region VI
  StarNet Regions I & III
  The Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood
  The Center for Early Childhood Leadership
  Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America
  World Association of Early Childhood Educators

Early Intervention Sites
  American Association for Home-Based Early Interventionists (AAHBEI)
  Assessment Instruments
  CLAS Early Childhood Research Institute
  Coaching in Natural Environments
  Council for Exceptional Children-Division of Early Childhood
  Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
  Illinois Early Intervention Resources
  International Society of Early Intervention
  National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System (NECTAS)
  Natural Resources
  TaCTICS: Therapists as Collaborative Team members for Infant/Toddler Community Services
  Zero to Three

Educational Technology
  Computer Banc

Foreign Language Sites
  Autism Research Institute - Translations of ARI articles
  Autism Society of America: Informacion General Sobre El Autismo
  CDC en Espanol
  Great Lakes ADA Center (Spanish)
  Healthfinder (Spanish)
  Healthy Roads Media
  MDA: Asociacion de la Distrofia Muscular
  MedlinePlus (Spanish)
  Mi Pediatria (SPANISH)
  NAPVI: Asociacion Nacional para Padres de Ninos con Impedimentos Visuales
  National Alliance for Hispanic Health
  Plagiofalia.com [Spanish
  Proyecto Vision: A Bilingual Web Site for Latinos with Disabilities
  U.S. Department of Education: Education Resources for Spanish Speakers
  U.S. Food and Drug Administration Spanish Language publications
  USA.gov in Spanish

Foundations
  Annie E. Casey Foundation
  Carnegie Corporation of New York
  Caroline and Sigmund Schott Foundation
  Early Childhood Education Initiatives of The Pew Charitable Trusts
  Foundation for Child Development
  Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation
  Make-A-Wish Foundation
  Ounce of Prevention Fund  
  The Foundation Center

Illinois and Federal Government Agencies
  Division of Specialized Care for Children (DSCC)
  FirstGov.gov : The U.S. Government’s Official Web Portal
  Health.gov
  Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
  Illinois Department of Human Services
  Illinois Department of Public Aid
  Illinois Department of Public Health
  Illinois Health Connect
  Illinois Kidcare
  Illinois State Telephone Directory
  Maternal and Child Health Bureau
  Maternal and Child Health Library: A Virtual Guide to MCH Information
  MyPyramid.gov
  National Center for Educational Statistics
  Prevention First, Inc.
  Social Security Online
  State of Illinois Web Site
  THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
  U.S. Census Bureau
  U.S. Department of Education
  U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
  U.S. Dept. of Education, The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
  U.S. House of Representatives. Committee on Education and the Workforce
  United States National Library of Medicine

Illinois Early Intervention System Connections
  Bureau of Early Intervention, DHS
  Early Intervention Central Billing Office
  Early Intervention Technical Assistance and Monitoring Program
  Hearing and Vision Connections
  Illinois Early Intervention Training
  Provider Connections
  The Global Early Intervention Network

Inclusive Education
  Inclusion Daily Express
  Inclusion Network
  Inclusion Press
  National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education Through Technology, Media and Materials
  National Head Start Disabilities Services Training Center
  Paula Kluth: Toward More Inclusive Classrooms and Communities
  Project CHOICES

Internet Searching for Beginners
  Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial
  Search Engine Watch

Law and Legislation
  About - Special Education
  IDEA Practices
  Illinois Special Ed: Dedicated to Helping the Parents of Illinois Special Education Children
  Our Children Left Behind  (Devoted to IDEA reauthorization issues)
  Special Education Law- Reed Martin
  Specialedmoms.com
  Wright’s Law

Parenting
  ComeUnity: Adoption Parenting Support
  Grandparents Raising Grandchildren-Illinois
  National Center on Fathers and Families (NCOFF)
  National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI)
  National Fathers’ Network (NFN)
  National Latino Fatherhood and Family Institute (NLFFI)
  National Parenting Education Network
  National Practitioners Network for Fathers and Families, Inc. (NPNFF)
  Parent Soup
  Parent-to-Parent: Resources for Parents of Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers
  Parents as Teachers National Center
  Parents Place
  The Natural Child Project

Parenting-Children with Disabilities
  Beach Center on Families & Disability
  Consumer Involvement Fund Program
  Educating Parents of Extra-special Children (EPEC)
  Exceptional Parent
  Family Education Network
  Family Resource Center on Disabilities
  Family Village
  MUMS : National Parent to Parent
  National Center for Fathering
  National Parent Network on Disabilities (NPND)
  NPIN Illinois
  Parent and Educator Partnership
  Parentpals.com: Special Education Resources
  Premature Baby-Premature Child: Premie Parent Support for Premie Special Needs
  Project SPIES for Parents and Caregivers of Preschool Children with Disabilities
  Sibling Support Project
  Tools for Parents of Children with Special Needs

Pediatrics
  Doc for Tots
  Healthy Roads Media

Personnel Preparation Programs
  Erikson Institute

Professional Organizations/Associations
  American Academy of Pediatrics
  American Occupational Therapy Association
  American Physical Therapy Association
  American Psychological Association
  American Public Health Association
  Council for Exceptional Children
  Illinois Association for Infant Mental Health
  Illinois Physical Therapy Association
  Illinois Public Health Association
  National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE)
  The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

Therapy
  APTA Section on Pediatrics
  Pediatric Physical Therapy
  PT Central (Physical Therapy Information)

Vendors
  A.D.D. WareHouse
  Aquarius Productions, Inc.
  Attainment Company, Inc.
  Beyond Play: Early Intervention Products
  BooksMD.com: The Healthcare Professional’s Internet Bookstore
  Boys Town Press
  Brookes Publishing
  Child Development Media, Inc.
  Comforty Media Concepts
  Different Roads to Learning: For Children, Families and Professionals Working with Autism Spectrum
  Discount School Supply
  Discrete Trial Trainer
  Disorders
  Educational Productions
  Exceptional Parent Library: The Special Needs Bookstore
  Fanlight Productions
  Filmakers Library
  Films for the Humanities & Sciences
  James Stanfield Publishing Company
  Lakeshore Learning Materials
  Learner Managed Designs, Inc.
  Magna Systems
  Meridian Education Corporation
  National Academy Press
  National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials
  National Professional Resources, Inc.
  PBS Video
  Program Development Associates
  Research Press
  Riverside Publishing
  Special Minds: Resources for Special Needs & Learning Differences
  Speech Bin
  Starship Specialty Press (Educational materials about children and youth with autism, Asperger syndrome and related developmental disabilities)
  The Psychological Corporation
  Therapeutic Resources.com
  Western Psychological Services

Web Reference Libraries
  Internet Public Library
  LibrarySpot
  United States National Library of Education
  United States National Library of Medicine