Knowledge: children
See Also:
- health → child health → special needs
- health → medicine → medical specialties → pediatrics
- reference → education → special education
- regional → europe → united kingdom → society and culture → disability → children
Links
- Ability OnLine
http://www.ablelink.org/public/default.htm - An email system that connects young people with disabilities or chronic illness to disabled and non-disabled peers and mentors. Links to many related sites.
- Division of Early Childhood (DEC)
http://www.dec-sped.org/ - A nonprofit organization advocating for individuals who work with or on behalf of children with special needs, birth through age eight, and their families.
- Kids Together, Inc.
http://www.kidstogether.org/ - Information and resources to enhance the quality of life for children and adults with disabilities, and communities as a whole.
- NICHCY
http://www.nichcy.org/ - National information center that provides information on disabilities and disability related issues. Children and youth, birth to age 22, are the focus.
- Occupational Therapy Kids
http://www.geocities.com/stinaOTR/ - Internet resources for parents and teachers of children with special needs.
- The Bearable Times Kids and Teens Club
http://www.bearabletimes.org/ - The Children's Hospital Network for children in the hospital or who have disabilities.
- Winners On Wheels
http://www.wowusa.com/ - Empowers kids in wheelchairs by encouraging personal achievement through creative learning and expanded life experiences that lead to independent living skills.
- Official Sports for Kids Foundation Web Site
http://www.sportsforkids.org/ - Dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for physically and emotionally challenged children throughout the United States and Canada.
- Special Needs Kids
http://thunder.prohosting.com/~shreela/Special/Kids.html - Support for children and parents with disabilities.
- Ed Chapman's Speech and Developmental Delays Page
http://edchapman.tripod.com/ParentLinks.html - Information such as developmental milestones, acronyms, links, and mailing lists for parents on speech delays and developmental delays.
- Personal Ponies
http://www.personalponies.org/ - A unique non-profit organization dedicated to providing children with special needs with a Miniature Shetland Pony to love and care for completely without charge.
- Children's Literature and Disability
http://nichcy.org/pubs/bibliog/bib5txt.htm - Bibliography to help parents and professionals identify books that are written about or include characters who have a disability.
- Disabled Children's Relief Fund
http://www.dcrf.com/ - A non-profit organization that offers modest awards for assistive devices, rehabilitative services, arts and humanities projects, or for efforts to bolster compliance with existing laws for the benefit of children with disabilities..
- Shane's Inspiration
http://www.shanesinspiration.org - Building Boundless Playgrounds for children of all abilities on the West Coast of the United States. Lists existing playgrounds and those in development, services and resources for children and their families.
- Helping Hands Foundation
http://www.helpinghandsgroup.org/ - A not-for-profit support group for parents of children with upper limb differences.
- Games for Disabled Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts
http://www.inquiry.net/outdoor/games/disabled/ - Categorized as suitable for deaf, blind, bedridden, mobility-impaired, and developmentally disabled children.
- First Network Online
http://1stnetwork.tripod.com/firstnetworkonline/ - Internet forum for parents, teachers, and service providers who care for and about children with disabilities. Provides information, support, resources and links.
- On the Other Hand
http://www.ontheotherhand.org/ - For families with children with hand anomalies. Created by an occupational therapist.
- Research into support needs of parents with disabled babies
http://www.shef.ac.uk/inclusive-education/disabledbabies/links.htm - Outlines a research project examining the support needs and services available to parents of disabled babies. Information about the ongoing research, associated information and links to support services.
- Children With Special Needs
http://www.childrenwithspecialneeds.com/ - A site for parent of children with special needs including, but not limited to autism, adhd, microcephaly, cerebral palsy, and epilepsy.
- Face 2 Face Network
http://www.face2facenetwork.org.uk/ - A UK network of trained volunteer befrienders who can help parents come to terms with the news that their child has a disability.
- The Able Crew
http://www.theablecrew.org/ - Fun activities and information about disabilities to teach awareness and help children build self-esteem. Includes puzzles, games, coloring books and illusions.
- Action For Kids
http://www.actionforkids.org/ - Services provided include specialist mobility equipment, family support, work experience, employment training, and independence training.
- MySpecialChild
http://myspecialchild.com - Online Magazine for parents and carers of children with special needs.
- Special Needs - Special Kids
http://members.tripod.com/~imaware/index.html - Promoting the awareness of children with special needs of all kinds, and providing support and education resources for their families, and those who support them.
- Center for Special Needs Populations
http://www.csnp.ohio-state.edu/ - Promoting organizational change and community development through technical assistance, consultation, policy analysis, evaluation, training, and dissemination.
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