The Special Education Yellow Pages

by Pierangelo, Roger; Crane, Rochelle

• ISBN13: 9780130203090
• ISBN10: 0130203092
• Edition: Spiral
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-07-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

Appropriate as a supplement in any Special Education course. This book is a complete resource guide for finding information on organizations, specific disabilities, websites, professional organizations, books, materials, laws and legal issues, federal agencies, university libraries, transportation issues, computer and technology resources, free materials, employment issues, and much more. Alphabetized like the telephone yellow pages, this invaluable resource was developed to keep special educators, general teachers, parents, and students with disabilities abreast of current information about their situation. Never again will educators, parents, or students worry about who to ask for information!

Table of Contents

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)	1	(1)
Adaptive Behavior Assessment Measures	2	(1)
Advocacy	3	(4)
Albinism and Hypopigmentation	7	(1)
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)	8	(1)
Angelman Syndrome	8	(1)
Anorexia Nervosa and Bulemia	9	(1)
Anxiety Disorders	10	(1)
Aphasia	10	(1)
Apraxia	11	(1)
Arthritis	11	(1)
Asperger's Disorder	12	(1)
Assistive Technology Websites	13	(4)
Asthma	17	(1)
Ataxia	18	(1)
Attention Deficit Disorder	19	(1)
Attention Deficit Disorder Websites	20	(1)
Autism	21	(2)
Autism Websites	23	(1)
Bilingual Tests	24	(1)
Brain Injury	25	(1)
Brain Tumor	26	(1)
Cancer	27	(1)
Cardiac	28	(1)
Central Auditory Processing Disorder	29	(1)
Cerebral Palsy	29	(1)
Child Abuse Resources	30	(1)
Chronic Pain	31	(1)
Classroom Management Websites	32	(1)
Clearinghouses	33	(8)
College Guides for the Disabled	41	(1)
Colitis and Crohn's Disease	42	(1)
Communication Disorders	43	(1)
Communication Disorders: Professional Organizations	44	(1)
Communication Disorders Websites	44	(1)
Comprehensive Achievement Assessment Measures	45	(2)
Comprehensive Perceptual Assessment Measures	47	(2)
Conduct Disorders	49	(1)
Curriculum Resource Finders	49	(1)
Cystic Fibrosis	49	(1)
Deaf-Blind	50	(1)
Depression	51	(1)
Diabetes	52	(1)
Distance Education	52	(1)
Down Syndrome	53	(1)
Drug and Alcohol Abuse and Prevention	53	(1)
Early Childhood	54	(2)
Early Childhood Assessment Measures	56	(3)
Early Childhood and Elementary Websites	59	(1)
Eating Disorders Websites	59	(1)
Educational Software Publishers Directory	60	(1)
Employment Resources for the Disabled	60	(1)
Epilepsy	60	(1)
Estate Planning for the Disabled	61	(1)
Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva	61	(1)
Fragile X Syndrome	62	(1)
Free Materials for Educators Websites	63	(1)
Gifted and Talented	63	(1)
Gifted Websites	64	(1)
Government Agencies: Federal	65	(16)
Hearing Impaired	81	(3)
Hearing Impaired Assessment Measures	84	(2)
Hearing Impaired Professional Organizations	86	(1)
Human Growth	87	(1)
Hydrocephalus	88	(1)
Hyperlexia	89	(1)
Inclusion Resources	89	(1)
Independent Adult Living Centers	90	(1)
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Information	91	(1)
Intelligence Tests	92	(3)
Journals	95	(2)
Learning Disabilities	97	(2)
Learning Disabilities: Professional Organizations	99	(1)
Learning Disabilities Websites	99	(1)
Legal Resources	100	(2)
Leukemia	102	(1)
Lowe's Syndrome	103	(1)
Lupus	103	(1)
Magazines/Newspapers on Disabilities	104	(2)
Math Assessment Measures	106	(1)
Medical Professional Associations	107	(1)
Mental Health	108	(2)
Mental Health: Professional Organizations	110	(1)
Mental Health Websites	111	(1)
Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities	111	(3)
Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities Websites	114	(1)
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity	114	(2)
Muscular Dystrophy	116	(1)
Multiple Sclerosis	117	(1)
Neurofibromatosis	117	(2)
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder	119	(1)
Occupational Therapy Assessment Measures	120	(1)
Occupational Therapy: Professional Organizations	121	(1)
Organizations: General Disabilities	122	(5)
Osteogenesis Imperfecta	127	(1)
Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia Websites	127	(1)
Parent Resources	128	(4)
Perceptual Assessment Measures	132	(2)
Phobias	134	(1)
Physical Disabilities	135	(1)
Physical Therapy Professional Organizations	135	(1)
Post-Secondary Education Resources	135	(2)
Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome	137	(1)
Prader-Willi Syndrome Organizations	137	(1)
Private School Placement for Exceptional Children	138	(1)
Professional Educational Organizations: General	138	(3)
Publishers and Distributors of Special Education Curriculum Materials, Professional Books, and Media Materials	141	(20)
Rare Disorders	161	(1)
Reading Assessment Measures	162	(4)
Resource Room	166	(1)
Rett Syndrome	166	(1)
Section 504	167	(1)
Sexuality and Disability	168	(1)
Short Stature	168	(1)
Social Maturity Scales	169	(1)
Speech/Language Assessment Measures	170	(3)
Spelling Assessment Measures	173	(1)
Spina Bifida	173	(1)
Spinal Cord Injury	174	(1)
Spinal Muscular Atrophy	175	(1)
State Education Agencies	175	(1)
Statistics on Disabilities	176	(1)
Stuttering	177	(1)
Suicide Prevention Resources	178	(1)
Summer Camps and Recreational Information	178	(2)
General
Disability Specific
Websites
Teacher Guides and Directories	180	(1)
Tinnitus	181	(1)
Tourette's Syndrome	181	(1)
Transition Resources	182	(3)
Traumatic Brain Injury	185	(1)
Travelers with Disabilities Resources	185	(1)
Tuberous Sclerosis	186	(1)
Turner Syndrome	187	(1)
University-Based Information Sites	188	(2)
Visually Impaired	190	(4)
Visually Impaired: Websites	194	(1)
Websites: All Disabilities	195	(3)
Williams Syndrome	198	(1)
Writing Assessment Measures	199	(2)
Appedix A: Disability Books	201	(6)
Index	207