People+With+Disabilities+Websites,+Videos,+Other+Research

People With Disabilities Websites, Videos, Other Research



[|**Benefits for Children with Disabilities**] This is a really great web page that provides information on government Social Security programs for children and families with disabilities. It tells you the rights and features you may be entitled to under the Social Security umbrella of programs.It provides a lot of useful information, while still being brief enough in it's descriptions as to not overwhelm the viewer. One of the best features of this page is the 1-800 number it provides so that you can ask any questions you have and get any help you might need. Another great feature of this website is that at the bottom of the page, there is a link you can click on to enlarge the text, if the website is too small for someone to read.

[|**Children's Disability Information**] This site covers the gammit of special needs that children can face. It also includes tips for parents and family members of children with disabilities. It has a lot of information although the homepage is a little overwhelming, once you start to surf through, you begin to realize what a valuable resource it really is. It doesn't have any obvious accommodations, but some of the linked sites do. It is mostly a compilation of information on various special needs and advice for their parents.

__**What About Me? Brothers and Sisters of Children with Disabilities**__ Available at the ASU Library
 * The Kennedy Institute ; produced by Educational Research Department, The Education Center of Sheppard Pratt ** **-** Portland, OR : Educational Productions, c1988

This is a wonderful video that is about the siblings of children with disabilities. Although this isn't strictly our topic, I feel it is a very important issue within our topic. This video was created by the Kennedy Center and is introduced by Eunice Kennedy Shriver. It is about 30 mins. in length, and is therefore, appropriate as an introduction to this topic in many different ways. It can be used in the classroom as a discussion opener or as information for a discussion that has already begun about people with disabilities, as a resource for parents, or as a wonderful research opportunity.

This video is about the siblings of disabled children. The children interviewed in this program come from different walks of life and are all incredibly thoughtful and articulate, espeacially Julie (who's twin sister Jana was born with Cerebral Palsy). The video was made in the late 80's, so the clothes, cars, and hair styles aren't exactly what today's kids are used to, but the message is still as pertinent and needed as ever. The video discusses the frustration, mis-placed responsibility, and, also, the joys of having a disabled sibling. Many of the children are happy to help their families and siblings, but wish that there was more time for them to be kids. Often, they try to include their disabled siblings in their activites and get frustrated when the disabled sibling seems to be unable to do things they should be capable of. Though the video focuses on two main families, a disabled siblings discussion group is featured. This discussion group may offer ideas as to how to appraoch children who have siblings with disabilities.


 * Although I highly recommend this video, there is one point I feel I should include here. Most of the disabled children memtioned were born disabled. One child, Sean, is disabled due to an automobile accident. Sean's brother was with him at the time of the accident and discribes his brother being hit and drug by a car. He talks about "pink stuff" coming out of him. This section is in the middle of the tape and may be a little graffic for some viewers. No photos are shown.

Submitted by Amanda Phifer



This site offer parents information and help with coping with autism. It offers a list of warning signs, definitions, diet and supplements, autism bookstores, teaching methods and much more.
 * [|**Help for Parents of Children with Autism**]

 [|**How to be Involved with the Education of a Child who is Deaf**] This site provides parents and teachers resources to help a child who is deaf. There are links to site that provide computer software, books in sign language and videos. There are also other pages on this site to help parents like how to learn sign language and other forms of help available.**

Submitted by Jennifer Swanson 

    [|**Special Parents Information Network**] "Supporting Families who have Children with Special Needs" is the goal for this orginization. The SPIN organization offers on and offline resources as well as a parent support group for children with special needs.  [|**US Department of Education - Disabilities**] This website is a great reference guide for parents who have special needs children. The site offers informatin on all types of disabilities, and also provides you with a listing of resources and services for children with disabilities.

Submitted by Meredith Huffman

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">[|**Exceptional Children Division**] <span style="font-size: 70%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-size: 160%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">"The mission of the Exceptional Children Division is to assure that students with disabilities and those who are academically or intellectually gifted develop mentally, physically, emotionally, and vocationally through the provision of an appropriate individualized education in the least restrictive environment." <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">This is from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Here, educators and parents can find access to statewide forms for Special Education. Educators can refer parents to know their rights with the //Procedural Safeguards: Handbook on Parents' Right//. All can view the strategic plan for Reading literacy or research-based interventions and eligibility for Special Education, gain access to reports of Local Educational Agencies (LEAs). <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> [|**National Federation of the Blind (NFB)**] The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight. The real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of information that exist. If a blind person has proper training and opportunity, blindness can be reduced to a physical nuisance. **
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