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Clearinghouses, Research, and Technical Assistance

Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)
HEATH Resource Center (National Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities)
National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Inc. (NASDSE)
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH)
National Center for Learning Disabilities
National Center for Research in Vocational Education (NCRVE)
National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
The National Longitudinal Transition Study by SRI International
National Network of Regional Educational Laboratories
NARIC (National Rehabilitation Information Center)
PACER (Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights) Center
Research and Training Center on Independent Living, University of Kansas
YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities

ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)

Access ERIC
ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education
ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education
ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation

 

Federal

Access America for People with Disabilities
Administration on Developmental Disabilities
IDEA Practices
NIDDR(National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitative Research)
OSEP(Office of Special Education Programs)
OSEP Model Transition Project Web Sites
OSERS(Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services)
Presidential Task Force on the Employment of Adults with Disabilities, Dept. of Labor
Rehabilitation Services Administration
School-to-Work Internet Gateway
Social Security Administration-Disability Information
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Labor
Youth Opportunity Movement

Federal Regional Resource  Network:

Federal Resource Center for Special Education
Northeast Regional Resource Center
Mid-South Regional Resource Center
Southeast Regional Resource Center (SERRC)
Great Lakes Area Regional Resource Center
Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center
Western Regional Resource Center

 

Illinois

Department of Special Education, University of Illinois
Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)
 

Legislative Information

ADA(Americans with Disabilities Act)
Carl D. Perkins Vocational-Technical Education Act of 1998 - (P.L. 105-332)
Federal Register
HEA(Higher Education Amendments of 1998) - (P.L. 105-244)
IDEA(Individuals with Disabilities Act Amendments of 1997) (P.L. 105-17)
Updates on IDEA
Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 (P.L. 103-382)
The Policymaker Partnership for Implementation of IDEA (PMP) at NASDSE
Rehabilitation Act
School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 (P.L. 103-239)
Thomas - Legislative Information on the Internet 
Workforce Investment Act (P.L. 105-220)    and Gateway to Information on the Workforce Investment Act

Professional Organizations

AHEAD (Association on Higher Education and Disability)
American Association on Mental Retardation
APSE (Association for Persons in Supported Employment)
AVA(American Vocational Association)
CARF - The Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission
The Council for Exceptional Children
Division on Career Development and Transition( DCDT), CEC
National Association of Vocational Education Special Needs Personnel (NAVESNP)  and The Journal for 
        Vocational Special Needs Education
National Rehabilitation Association
Phi Delta Kappa International
TASH


Updated 01/29/02

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