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National Professional Development Center on Inclusion The National Professional Development Center on Inclusion (NPDCI) is working with states to ensure that early childhood teachers are prepared to educate and care for young children with disabilities in settings with their typically developing peers. By bringing together the leaders within a state who provide professional development related to inclusion to groups as diverse as child care providers, Head Start teachers, pre-kindergarten teachers, preschool disability specialists, higher education students, and family members. Website
Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI) serves families, educators, and professionals working with students with autism and low-incidence disabilities, including autism spectrum disorders, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairments, other health impairments, and traumatic brain injuries. Website
Ombudsman for Mental Health & Mental Retardation The Ombudsman for Mental Health & Mental Retardation website has local agencies and resources that help people with mental illness or retardation make sure they are getting the treatments and services they are entitled to. Regional advocate contact information and e-mail questions and consultations are available. Any policy, resource or legislation issues affecting people or families dealing with mental health issues or developmental disabilities will be addressed here in this Minnesotan forum. Website
OSEP Policy Letter Regarding the Extended Part C Option of the IDEA The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) has published a new policy letter (May 9, 2016) regarding the option to make Part C early intervention services available to children aged three and older under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and clarifying that there is nothing in the IDEA or its implementing regulations that addresses whether an individualized education program (IEP) must be developed before a parent chooses Part C early intervention services or chooses Part B services for their child beyond the age of three. Document
PACER Center - KITE Project KITE, developed at PACER Center in Minneapolis MN, is a federally funded project designed to train parents and teachers to more effectively include young children with disabilities in their homes and classrooms through the use of assistive technology. The KITE model of training works with teams of teachers and support groups. Technical assistance, support and materials are available through the program. Nationwide training is available. Website
PACER Center Early Childhood E-News The Early Childhood E-Newsletter us a publication of the PACER Center. It is a resource for parents of children with disabilities and the professionals who work with them. Website
PACER Centr's Project for Fams. Of Children W/ EBD This site is housed by Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER), its projects intent is to train parents as advocates for themselves and their children in utilizing all the resources available for children and families working with Behavioral and Emotional Disabilities. It offers individual assistance for parent advocates over the phone and in person and it offers a 160 page, self-produced, free book about educational planning for a child with E/BD's. Handouts, articles, other publications available and a host of other resources are connected through PACER's homepage. Website
Partners in Policymaking Partners in Policymaking was created in Minnesota by the Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities in 1987. Partners is an innovative, competency based leadership training program for adults with developmental disabilities and parents of young children with disabilities. The purpose of the program is twofold: To teach best practices in disability, and to teach the competencies of influencing and communication Website
Partnership for People with Disabilities The Partnership for People with Disabilities, formerly known as the Virginia Institute for Developmental Disabilities (VIDD), is recognized by the federal Administration on Developmental Disabilities as a university center for excellence in developmental disabilities. Founded in 1985 under the leadership of Dr. Howard Garner with fewer than five staff at Virginia Commonwealth University, today the Partnership is proud to operate more than 20 federal and state programs, staffed by more than 100 professionals and students supporting individuals with disabilities and their families. The Partnership maintains an interdisciplinary approach to all of its activities, which allows it to explore a wide spectrum of professional services and community interests as it seeks to expand opportunities to individuals with disabilities. Among our most important partners in our efforts to create communities where all people live, work, and play together with choices and independence, are numerous disability service providers, K-12 schools and school divisions, universities and colleges, professional organizations, state and local agencies. Together, we are able to accomplish what no one agency or individual could ever hope to accomplish alone. No history of the Partnership would be complete without a special tribute to our advisory group members, advocacy groups, parents and parent organizations, individuals and families, who provide the basis and the energy for this exciting journey toward self-determination and community inclusion for persons with disabilities. Website
Pediatric Psychiatry Pamphlets These pamphlets are written by Dr. Jim Chandler, a pediatric psychiatrist in Nova Scotia, Canada. The pamphlets describe the diagnosis and common treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder Hyperactivity Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Social Phobia, Panic Disorder, Obsessive-compulsive Disorder, Tourette's and Tic Disorders, and Learning Disabilities. Website
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