Items of Interest

• Welcome to Holland
  A description of the experience of raising a child with a disability.
• Praise Your Child
  Ways to praise your child.
• Perfection
  Children playing with a child with a disability.
• Blue Ribbon
  Who you are is important.

Iowa Web Sites

• State of Iowa Home Page
  Links to the departments of Health, Human Services, Education, etc.
• University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
• Children's Virtual Hospital of Iowa
• Center for Disabilities and Development
  An introduction to CDD services, a calendar of statewide events with a focus on people with disabilities, basic disability information, and links to other useful sites.
• Iowa COMPASS
  Free, detailed information about local, state, and national services for Iowans with disabilities.
• IPAT/Infotech
  Information about assistive technology and AT services in Iowa, and a Used Equipment Referral Service that matches people with AT.
• Disability Resource Library
  A lending library of resources on a wide range of disability topics. They can also help you use the Internet to find the information you need.

Advocacy and Public Policy

• Children's Defense Fund
• Electronic Policy Network
  A good starting place for information and links to policy resources in health, education, etc.
• Family Voices
  A national grassroots coalition of families and friends speaking on behalf of children with special health care needs.
• MHC-NetLink Project
• National Organization on Disability
  Promotes full and equal participation of persons with disabilities in all aspects of life.
• National Parent Network on Disabilities
• Net Action
  A national, non-profit organization, shows how to use the Internet as a tool for grassroots organizing, outreach, and advocacy.
• People to People Committee on Disability
  International disability resources and information & links to United Nations disability information resources.
• Project Vote Smart
  Allows users to view voting records & provides links to sites with contact information for members of congress. Follow easy to use menu links.
• Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
  A World Wide Web Consortium (WC3) activity to make the Web formats and protocols (HTML, XML, CSS, HTTP, etc.) more accessible to people with disability (permanent or not).

Comprehensive Information Sites

• Cornucopia of Disability Information
• DisABILITY Information & Resources
• The Family Village
  A good comprehensive site to start for information & links to a variety of disability and special health care resources.
• Health Hippo
  Don't let the name fool you, this is an excellent resource for policy, regulation, legislation, insurance (COBRA, ERISA, HIPAA), managed care, Medicaid, and medical and mental health information.
• Institute for Health and Disability
  A network of programs for children and youth and their families.
• Internet Resources for Special Children (IRSC)
• Yahaoo.Society and Culture - Disabilities

Education

• AbleData
  A datbase of over 20,000 assitive technology devices.
• National Association for the Education of Young Children
• National Center for Infants, Toddlers, & Families
• National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NEC*TAC)
• Internet Resources for Special Children (IRSC)
• Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI)
• Special Needs Education Network (SNE)
• Yahoo: Education: Special Education
  
  US Department of Education Sites
• Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
• Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
• National Institute on Disability & Rehabilitation Research
• Office of Special Education Programs
• Rehabilitation Services Administration

Family/Parent Issues, Support, and Parent-to-Parent

• The Arc
  A national organization on mental retardation. Includes lots of information and links to other resources.
• Family Village Sibling Resources
• Federation for Children with Special Needs
• Illinois Fatherhood Initiative
• MUMS National Parent to Parent
• National Fathers Network (NFN)
• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
• National Parent to Parent Support and Information System
• Our Kids
• PACER Center (Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights)
• Mental Health Net
• The Self-Help Source Book
• The Sibling Support Project

This list is provided for your information and educational purposes only. Inclusion in this list is not an endorsement of any site or its content by Challenger Sports League, Inc.