helpful resources

Individuals and parents of children with special needs can learn to advocate for themselves and their families by gathering facts about their rights.

Here is a list of web sites that address specific issues of special needs, dynamics and support, social acceptance and how to access community resources.

Help for Parents Beach Center on Families and Disability, University of Kansas: http://www.beachcenter.org
Exceptional Children's Assistance Center: http://ecac-parentcenter.org
Exceptional Parent: http://www.eparent.com/
Family Village: http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu
Federation for Children with Special Needs: http://www.fcsn.org/resource.htm
Kids on the Block-Social Acceptance: http://www.kotb.com
Time Out for Families chat room: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/timeoutforfamilies