Inclusion/Disability Awareness
In addition to thousands of worksheets, graphic organizers, assessment forms, quizzes, games, and activities, TeacherVision offers teacher-tested (and approved!) classroom management tools, lesson plans, bulletin board ideas, whiteboard-compatible digital books, and hundreds of supplementary videos.
Since 1990 the National Youth Network (initially known as the Western Youth Network) has been helping parents and professionals alike in providing education and information regarding programs and services for underachieving youth. Over the years NYN has literally helped thousands of families find the most appropriate information and intervention options to meet their special needs. There are many types of summer camps throughout the United States. Parents can choose anything from special education summer camps, to wilderness summer camps, to academic summer camps.
An Asthma Treatment Plan for use in schools and afterschool programs created by The Pediatric/Adult Ashtma Coalition of New Jersey.
Provides resources for people with disabilities created by People with Disabilities related to self advocacy, goal setting and disability rights. Mainly for San Diego, CA area.
The Center for Inclusive Child Care is run by Concordia University in Minnesota. CICC offers many free on line info modules and self study programs to support inclusion on a variety of topics. Continuing Education Credits are available at a nominal fee.
Connecting to Success (CTS) is an innovative model for mentoring that connects young people with disabilities to caring adults in the community. In this model, the primary communication between mentor and mentee is through e-mail with occasional face-to-face meetings incorporated into the program. CTS was developed by the National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET) at the University of Minnesota. The goal of CTS is to help youth develop social competence, academic motivation, career awareness, and improved reading and writing skills.
The Disability History Museum aims to provide all site visitors, people with and without disabilities, researchers, teachers and students, with a wide array of tools to help deepen their understanding of human variation and difference, and to expand appreciation of how vital to our common life the experiences of people with disabilities have always been.
Disability is Natural is operated by Kathie Snow a parent, author and speaker. The website has wonderful information including an extensive list of internet resources.
The Emerging Leaders Web site highlights internship and leadership development opportunities for students with disabilities.
A simple guide to disability etiquette.
ERIC-the Education Resources Information Center provides an online digital library of educational resources and information. Internet based bibliographic full text database of education research and information.
For over 16 years Kids Included Together has been helping organizations engage youth with and without disabilities through encouragement and practical strategies for inclusion. KIT hosts the National Training Center on Inclusion, has a series of YouTube videos, an E-newsletter on inclusion and a national conference.