Links to National Organizations
Aging Out: Issues for Young Adults with Disabilities	National Families in Action
American Academy of Pediatrics	National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Cadre - dispute resolution, including online video on mediation	National Institute on Drug Abuse
Center for Education Reform	National Institute for Urban School Improvement
Child Welfare League of America	National Mental Health Association Information Center
Children's Defense Fund	National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc. (N.O.R.D)
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)	National Parent Information Network
Family Village - Disability-Related Resources	NICHCY -  National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
Hereditary Disease Foundation	No Child Left Behind
International Leadership Association	Social Security Administration
LDOnline	TASH
Medicaid Law - Overview Guide	"Right to Special Education in NJ: A Guide for Advocates"
National Association for the Education of Young Children	Voices for America's Children
National Easter Seals Society
Parent Training Information Centers (PTIs), Resource & Advocacy Centers, & Other Non-Profits
Action Without Borders	New Jersey Self-Help Group Clearinghouse
Disability Advocacy Work With Networking (DAWWN)	Parent Advocacy Coalition on Educational Rights (PACER)
Families USA Foundation	Parent Training & Information Centers (PTI)
Family Support Center of NJ	Resource Room
Family Voices	SNAP Online: Special Needs Advocate for Parents
NJ Center for Non-Profit Organizations
Educational Resources
The US Department of Education
CDC Adolescent and School Health Information	Inclusion Press Homepage
Center for Education Statistics, U.S. DOE	National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)
Center for Social and Emotional Education	Office of Civil Rights
ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education	T.H.E. Journal
Family Education network	US Department of Education Regional Educational Laboratories
Finding Time for Teachers	What Does School Reform Mean to My Neighborhood?
Law & Legislation Resources
IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act New Jersey Special Education Code
ADA Information Center	Legal Services of New Jersey
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law	NJ Administrative Law Search
Center for Law and Education	NJDOE Code (NOT Special Education Code)
Community Health Law Project	NJ Law Network
Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in SPED (CADRE)	Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs
Dept. of Justice ADA Homepage	Pointers to FTP sites to download court decisions
Education Law Center	Rutgers Law Library Search Engine
FindLaw - Cases & Codes	Special Ed Advocate - Special Education Law
Laws & Legal Resources	Thomas Legislative Information
Law and Special Education	US Federal Courts Finder
New Jersey Resources
New Jersey Department of Education
ARC of New Jersey	League of Women Voters of NJ
Association for Children of New Jersey (ACNJ)	Mental Health Association in NJ
Association for Special Children and Families (ASCF)	NJ Association of Mental Health Agencies (NJAMHA)
CeaseFire New Jersey	NJ Association of School Administrators
Easter Seals New Jersey	NJ Department of Human Services
Educational Information and Resource Center	NJ Developmental Disabilities Council
Early Intervention	NJ Education Association
Family & Children's Service Resource Center - NJ-FACES	NJ PTA
Family Support Center of NJ	NJ Self-Help Group Clearinghouse
Infectious Diseases Society of NJ	NJ Speech-Language and Hearing Association
Jerry Davis Early Childhood Center	NJ State Resources from LDonline
Parent Support & Resources
Child Trends	Parents Helping Parents
Focus Adolescent Services: Help for Troubled Teens	Parent News
Mothers' Center of Central New Jersey	Parenting Resource Center
M.U.M.S. National Parent to Parent	Parent resource & info centers on the Special Education Network
General Disabilities Resources
Developmental Disabilities Health Alliance	Family Center on Technology and Disability
Disabled Person.com	Federation for Children with Special Needs
The Disability Connection	Internet Resources for Special Children (IRSC)
Disability Resources Monthly (DRM)	KASA-Kids As Self Advocates
Disability Statistic Center	Language Policy Research Unit (LPRU)of the Ed.Policy Studies Lab
Early literacy parent child activity materials	New Jersey Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC)
E-bility	Special Needs Family Fun
Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities	Special Needs Resources Online
Links to Specific Disabilities/Disorders (listed in Alphabetical Order) A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
Acoustic Neuroma:	AIDS Dementia:
Acoustic Neuroma Association	National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Alcohol & Drug Abuse:	Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis:
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information	The ALS Association
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Anxiety Disorders:	Ataxia and Ataxia-Telangiectasia:
Anxiety Disorders Association of America	A-T Children's Project
Panic Disorder Education Program	National Ataxia Foundation
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)/Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD):
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CHADD)
Autism, PDD, Asperger Syndrome, Developmental Disabilities:
ASPEN (Asperger Syndrome Education Network, Inc.)	Jayna's Website: tons of autism links!
Aspergers Syndrome Resources	National Association of Developmental Disabilities Councils
Autism Resources Web	The PDD Palace Home Page
Autism Society of America	www.talkautism.org
B
Batten's Disease:	Behcet's Disease:
Batten's Disease Support and Research Association	American Behcet's Disease Association, Inc.
Blindness/Vision Impairment:	Brain Tumor:
National Eye Institute	American Brain Tumor Association
The Lighthouse	The Brain Tumor Society
	National Cancer Institute
	Pituitary Tumor Network Association
C
Cerebral Palsy:
United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc./United Cerebral Palsy Research and Education Foundation
D
Deafness:	Depression/Manic Depression:
Boys Town National Research Hospital	National Institute of Mental Health
	National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Dizziness:	Ntl. Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
Vestibular Disorders Association
	Down Syndrome:
Dyslexia:	National Down Syndrome Society
Dyslexia: The Gift. Information and Resources for Dyslexia	Bringing Up Down Syndrome
The International Dyslexia Association (IDA)
	Dystonia:
	Dystonia Medical Research Foundation
E	F
Epilepsy:
The Epilepsy Foundation of NJ
The Epilepsy Foundation of America
G	H
Gaucher's Disease:	Huntington's Disease:
National Gaucher Foundation	Huntington's Disease Society of America
Guillain-Barre Syndrome:	Hydrocephalus:
Guillain-Barre Syndrome Foundation International	Hydrocephalus Association
I - J - K
L
Learning Disabilities:
Learning Disabilities Association of America	LD OnLine
National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)	Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Division for Learning Disabilities (DLD)	Council for Learning Disabilities (CLD)
Ability Online Support Network: Peers & Mentors	Schwab Learning
Leukodystrophy:
United Leukodystrophy Foundation
M
Mental Retardation:	Moebius Syndrome:
The Arc	Moebius Syndrome Foundation
Multiple Sclerosis:	Muscular Dystrophy:
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, Inc.	Muscular Dystrophy Association
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Myasthenia Gravis:	Myositis:
Myasthenia Gravis Foundation	Myositis Association of America, Inc.
N
Neurofibromatosis:	Nonverbal Learning Disorder
National Neurofibromatosis Foundation	http://www.nldline.com
Neurofibromatosis, Inc.
O	P
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD):	Prader-Willi Syndrome:
OC Foundation	Prader-Willi Syndrome Association
Q	R
	Rett Syndrome:
	International Rett Syndrome Association (RSA)
S
Schizophrenia:	Sjogren's Syndrome:
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill	Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation, Inc.
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia
	Spasmodic Torticollis:
Sleep Disorders:	National Spasmodic Torticollis Association, Inc.
Narcolepsy and Sleep Disorders
Society of Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms	Spinal Muscular Atrophy:
	Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Spina Bifida:
Spina Bifida Association of America	Sturge-Weber Disease:
Children with Spina Bifida: A Resource Page for Parents	The Sturge-Weber Foundation
T	U
Trauma:
Think First Foundation
V	W
Von Hippel-Lindau Disease:	Williams Syndrome:
Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome Family Alliance	Williams Syndrome Association
X - Y - Z

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