Student Support Services Division

Special Education Department

Resources and Information

Speech Pathology

Audiology

Hearing Loss

  • Deaf World Web
    Find information on Schools for the Deaf, TTY Relay phone number list, ASL Dictionary Online, College and Career Programs, Aids Hotline, Deaf-Blind Resources and more.
  • National Information Center on Deafness
    This is a centralized source of accurate, up-to-date, objective information on topics dealing with deafness and hearing loss.
  • Center for Hearing Loss in Children
    Information on hearing loss and hearing aids for families who have a deaf child.

Learning Disabilities

  • Learning Disabilities Association
    This Association's purpose is to advance the education and general welfare of children and adults of normal or potentially normal intelligence who manifest disabilities of a perceptual, conceptual, or coordinative nature.
  • LD Online
    An interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and children.
  • LD Resources
    Among numerous other resources, this site has a list of colleges and universities with programs for students with learning disabilities.

Parents Resources

  • Family Village
    Integrates information, resources and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with mental retardation and other disabilities, their families, and those that provide services and supports.
  • Our Kids
    Devotes a page to parents who are raising kids with special needs.
  • Parents Helping Parents
    Offers support for parents with children with any kind of special need.
  • The Family Internet Directory Online (FIDO)
    Looking for a fun, educational, family-safe web site with over 500 approved links? FIDO is you link to family fun and information.

Miscellaneous

  • National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
    NICHCY is the national information and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals. Their special focus is children and youth (birth to age 22)
  • California Department of Education, Low Incidence Directory
    Contains a resource directory, in the process of being updated, of nonprofit agencies, organizations and individuals, and a public school directory of programs and services for each low incidence disability area.
  • Center for Applied Special Technology
    Expands opportunities for individuals with disabilities through innovative computer technology, research and product development.
  • Council for Exceptional Children
    Advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards, provides continual professional development, advocates for newly and historically underserved individuals with exceptionalities, and helps professions obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice.
  • Special Education Resources on the Internet
    Makes on-line special education resources more easily and readily available in one location.
  • The Special Interest Group: Special Education and Disabilities resources in San Diego
    Provides a central source of complete information to users of Special Education services or Disability Resources in San Diego County.
  • Americans With Disabilities Act Document Center
    This website contains copies of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, ADA regulations, technical assistance manuals, and links to other Internet sources of information concerning disability issues.
  • American School Directory
    The Internet Guide to all 106,000 K-12 schools, with location maps, alumni directories, etc. Browse through 2,500,000 pages of useful content.
  • Apple Computer Disability Resources
    A resource for assistive technologies, universal access, on-line chats and a software library.

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