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Children
and Adults with Attention Deficit
Disorder (CH.A.D.D.)
Through
family support and advocacy, public
and professional education, and
encouragement of scientific research,
CH.A.D.D. works to ensure that those
with ADD reach their inherent potential.
Local chapters hold regular meetings
providing support and information.
Council
for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Division
for Learning Disabilities (DLD)
A
non-profit membership organization
with 17 specialized divisions. DLD
is the division dedicated to learning
disabilities. Provides free information
and holds conferences.
Educational
Resources Information Center (ERIC)
Information
Clearinghouse funded by the U.S.
Dept. of Education and hosted by
the Council for Exceptional Children.
Learning
Disabilities Association of America
(LDA)
The
LDA national office has a resource
center of over 500 publications
for sale; it also operates a film
rental service. Call the national
headquarters to receive a free information
packet.
National
Association of Private Schools for
Exceptional Children (NAPSEC)
Provides
referral service for persons interested
in private special education placements.
Offers publications and sponsors
annual conferences.
National
Parent Network on Disabilities (NPND)
Membership
organization open to all agencies,
organizations, parent centers, parent
groups, professionals, and individuals
concerned with the quality of life
for people with disabilities. Provides
weekly email newsletter with legislative
news and more!
National
Center for Learning Disabilities
(NCLD)
NCLD
seeks to raise public awareness
and understanding, furnish national
information and referrals, and arrange
educational programs and legislative
advocacy. NCLD provides educational
tools to heighten understanding
of learning disabilities, including
the annual publications called "Their
World," quarterly newsletters,
informative articles, specific state-by-state
resource listings and informative
videos regarding learning disabilities.
National
Information Center for Children
and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
NICHCY
is an information clearinghouse
that provides free information on
disabilities and related issues,
focusing on children and youth (birth
to age 25). Free services include
personal responses, referrals, technical
assistance, and information searches.
National
Institute for Child Health and Human
Development (NICHD)
National
Institutes of Health (NIH)
NICHD
provides reviews of literature and
information related to NICHD research.
International
Dyslexia Association
(formerly
The Orton Dyslexia Society)
email:
info@interdys.org
The
Society has 42 branches across the
country which offer informational
meetings and support groups. Referrals
are made for persons seeking resources;
in addition, the Society publishes
journals and publications regarding
dyslexia.
Schwab
Learning
email:webmaster@schwablearning.org
Schwab Learning, a program area
of the Charles and Helen Schwab
Foundation, is dedicated to helping
kids with learning differences be
successful in learning and life.
The Schwab Learning web site at
www.schwablearning.org
provides reliable, research-based
information and guidance. Developed
especially for parents of children
who are newly identified as having
a learning difference, it is designed
to be a parent's "guide"
through the new and unfamiliar landscape
of LD.HeadsUp!
Reading Project (National Head
Start Association): National Teacher
Training Course to enhance children's
reading skills. This is a distance-learning
college course broadcast through
the National Head Start Association's
HeadsUp! direct satellite Network.
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