Advancing the legal rights
of persons with disabilities
across the South

NATIONAL LINKS

[ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education]- includes publications, conference calendar, discussion groups and information on research priorities.

[Exceptional Parent Magazine] - a magazine for families and professionals.

[Families and Advocates for Partnerships in Education] - (FAPE) - IDEA information and promising educational practices

[Family to Family Network] - provide training for parents of children with disabilities working through the public education system and also administer the Partners in Policymaking Program.

[Guide to IEP development] - from the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).

[ISER - Internet Special Education Resources] - a nationwide directory that helps parents find local special education professionals and resources to help with assessment of learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder, therapy, advocacy, and other special needs.

[National Parent Network on Disabilities] - the mission of the National Parent Network on Disabilities (NPND) is to provide a presence and national voice for ALL families of children, youth and adults with disabilities.

[NCD Report: "Back to School on Civil Rights"] - a report by the National Council on Disability on federal enforcement and monitoring of the implementation of IDEA nationwide, including Texas.

[NICHCY] - (National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities)NICHCY provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals.

[Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)] - The Office of Special Education Programs is one of the components of the U.S. Department of Education (ED). OSEP's mission and organization focus on the free appropriate public education of children and youth with disabilities from birth through age 21.

[Partners Resource Network, the PATH Project ] - a nonprofit agency serving Texas as the statewide Parent Training and Information Center. Through PATH and other projects, Partners provides services across the state of Texas to parents of infants, toddlers, children, and youth with all types of disabilities. Partners can also provide information to parents moving to Texas.

[School-To-Work Outreach Program for Students with Disabilities] - an overview, fact sheet, profiles of various programs, links to related sites.

[SERI - Special Education Resources on the Internet] - Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI) is a collection of Internet accessible information resources of interest to those involved in the fields related to Special Education. This collection exists in order to make on-line Special Education resources more easily and readily available in one location.

[TEA] (Texas Education Agency) Division of Special Education Home Page.

[TEA Due Process Hearing Decisions]

[TEA Special Education Rules]

[Texas Compliance Monitoring System - an alternative] - an alternative - five national experts offer a model of state education agencies to use in monitoring school district compliance with the IDEA. This became the model recommended to the Court by Advocacy, Inc. in its lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency, Angel G. v. TEA.

[Texas Special Education Resource Center] - Information site especially designed for Texas parents.

[Wrights Law] - A website for parents, attorneys, educators and others needing up-to-date information on special education law and advocacy. Also offer a free online newsletter.