Websites

[] This website is a great resource for parents with children who have disabilities and special needs. They have a link to a special needs store where you can find products and services. They even have articles on all the different types of children's disabilities and special needs. They have book reviews for special needs book. They even have a vast directory of disability support mailing lists and forums.
 * Websites ** Find at least 8 Websites that focus on children with disabilities and their family or children with disabilities from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (review the Website and add to your wiki). Prepare a summary of each website.
 * Children's Disabilities Information**

[] This website is very similar to the previous website above. This is another great website for articles and resources for parents who need help. They even have an article about how to get financial assistance for low weight preemies that are in NICU. This website has articles on adoption in general, adoption of a special needs child, growth and feeding issues, allergies, asthma, and cleft palate. I really like how they even have articles about advocacy and IEPs, especially since parents entering their child into school for the first time may not understand what an IEP is.  [] This is an amazing sight to learn about the blind and for blind people. This website includes: General information about blindness, A Philosophy of Blindness, Alternative Techniques (how blind people do things), Education and Rehabilitation, Employment, Civil Rights, Who Are The Blind Who Lead The Blind, Organizations OF the Blind, Organizations FOR the Blind, How you can help the blind, Companies specializing in products for the blind, and medical information.
 * Come Unity**
 * The Blind Net**

[|www.downsyndromedolls.com] This website is for a company who makes dolls for children with Down Syndrome. They make the dolls have the same features as children with Down Syndrome for a better understanding of themselves. They adjust the ears(small ears set low on head with a fold at the top), mouth(small mouth), tongue(protruding tongue), fingers(shortened fingers), eyes(almond shaped eyes), hands(horizontal crease in palm of hand), toes(gap between 1st and 2nd toe), head(flattened back of head), and nose(flattened bridge across nose).
 * Down Syndrome Dolls**

[] This website is the one to go to for anything having to do with learning disabilities. This website tells you the basics of both learning disorders and ADHD. They have a question and answer page to answer any questions that might come up. They have a page that is specific for LD topics and resources to help you out. They even have a page where you can learn more information on the IDEA 2004 law, which is a very important law to special education. They have pages especially for educators, parents, and kids.
 * LD Online**

[] This website shares information about teaching children with disabilities. I find this website very informational because it breaks down all of the terms commonly used when talking about children/adults with disabilities. It explains how there are some people that are educable, trainable, or just completely dependent. It even breaks it down on adjustment to use with each level of retardation. The website even explains how some children gets these disabilities.
 * Essortment**

[] This website is great for gaining information about learning disabilities. This is a great resource for parents, students, and educators; they even have sections called Parent Center and Educator Center. This website also has Learning Disabilities basics. There is also links to find topics depending on the age of the student. They have Early Learning(Pre-K), Grades K-8, and Grades 9-12. I love how you can choose your text size to read the website, which is important for certain disabilities. They also have a link to keep up on issues going on on Capitol Hill dealing with learning disabilities.
 * National Center for Learning Disabilities**

[] This website gives guide for parents and educators based on success attributes that they learned from over 20 years of research. these innovative guides for parents and teachers offer new tools to help foster the development of these success attributes. Understanding and nuturing these key factors - called "success attributes" - can aid in a child's development and ability to overcome LD. Each of the six success attributes - self-awareness, proactivity, perseverance, goal-setting, support systems, and emotional coping strategies - has been shown to lead to successful life outcomes for children with LD. The Educators guide even includes lesson plans and activities to use with your students.
 * Life Success for Children with Learning Disabilities**