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The Beach Center on Families & Disability The Beach Center works in the areas of parent to parent mutual support, fathers, friendships, empowerment, transition planning, family-centered service delivery, family support policy, and abuse and neglect of children with disabilities. Website
The Behavior Cage Behavior problems! Living or working with kids who have severe disabilities is a challenge. And then, as if there wasn?t already enough on your plate, suddenly you?re dealing with behaviors. Take the brief presentations found here and use them as starting points. Working with someone who has both a disability and behavioral issues can be very complex. Remedies can take months to achieve. Problems can be rooted in emotional, social, physical, and/or mental areas. Autism definitely falls into this arena also. Website
The Center for Disability Studies in Literacy, Language & Learning (The Center) at University of Northern Iowa The Center for Disability Studies in Literacy, Language & Learning (The Center) at UNI directly responds to a history of exclusion, segregation and limited participation in literacy and language for young children, students and individuals with disabilities. The Center’s research demonstrates and documents that all people, including those considered to have the most severe developmental disabilities, can be full participants in their families, schools, and communities. Website
The Center for Siblings The mission of The Center for Siblings is to "help siblings of people with disabilities feel seen, supported, and empowered -- with a focus on providing early intervention for young siblings."  Their work focuses on:providing multimedia resources and education for parents, relatives, service providers, and siblings themselvesspreading awareness of sibling issues throughout the general populationproviding programming to support young siblings, particularly through a lens of artistic expression. Website
The Communication Matrix The Communication Matrix is an assessment tool designed primarily for speech-language pathologists and educators to use for assessing and documenting the expressive communication skills of children who have severe or multiple disabilities, including children with sensory, motor and cognitive impairments. This tool is designed to pinpoint exactly how an individual is communicating and to provide a framework for determining logical communication goals. The material includes three instructional video guides: 1) Introduction; 2) Completing the Matrix; and 3) Understanding Results. The online Communication Matrix is designed for parents and professionals to assess early communicators who may not use speech and may be used as a resource in professional training of speech language pathologists and educators. Website
The Early Childhood Outcomes Center The ECO Center seeks to promote the development and implementation of child and family outcome measures for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with disabilities. These measures can be used in local, state, and national accountability systems. Activities The ECO Center actively pursues our goals by... * Collaborating with stakeholders and other groups concerned with outcomes measurement. * Researching issues related to the development and implementation of outcome measures. * Providing technical assistance to support states in developing and implementing outcome measurement systems. Website
The Future of Children The Future of Children is published twice annually to share information on major issues related to children's well-being. The journal is free and available on the web and can be ordered. Past issues have covered topics such as, Unintentional Injuries in Childhood, Domestic Violence and Children, When School is Out, Protecting Children from Abuse and Neglect, Financing Child Care, Special Education for Children with Disabilities, and long-term Outcomes of Early Childhood Programs. Website
The Importance of Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and their Families The Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities Program (Part C) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was created in 1986 to enhance the development of infants and toddlers with disabilities, minimize potential developmental delay, and reduce educational costs to our society by minimizing the need for special education services as children with disabilities reach school age. This fact sheet provides a brief overview of the Part C program and quick facts from the research on early brain development, the importance of intervening early, the benefits of early intervention, and current unmet needs. It is meant to be used as a tool to communicate with policymakers, pediatricians, families, and community leaders about the importance of high quality services for infants and toddlers with or at risk for developmental delays and their families. Document
The Inclusion in Child Care Project by the Center for Inclusive Child Care: An Evaluation Report The Center for Inclusive Child Care was funded by the Minnesota Department of Education to increase access to high quality information and trainings on best practices in the inclusion of children with disabilities. Right now in Minnesota, this need is especially great in the more remote areas of the state and with families and early care and education professionals who have a linguistic barrier that prevents them from accessing the necessary training and services. Already posed to provide high quality trainings through a Train the Trainer model, the Center for Inclusive Child Care (CICC) focused on improving the delivery system for their services and developing innovative techniques for reaching these audiences. Document
The International Dyslexia Association The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, scientific, and educational organization dedicated to the study and treatment of the learning disability, dyslexia. We are the oldest such organization in the U.S. that serves individuals with dyslexia, their families, and professionals in the field. IDA focuses its resources in four major areas: information and referral services, research, advocacy and direct services to professionals in the field of learning disabilities. Our peer-reviewed journal, "Annals of Dyslexia," is mailed annually to members. (View the table of contents from the 2000 issue.) Our subject-related "Perspectives" newsletters are distributed to members quarterly (past topics have included: teacher training, legal issues, parent issues, etc.) (View the article "Social and Emotional Problems Related to Dyslexia" from the Spring 1994 issue of "Perspectives.") Other topic-related publications are available for purchase by the public. (Check out the publications in our Online Store.) "Fact Sheets" are topic-related publications that are free to the public and can be found in the "About Dyslexia - More Infomation" sections of this web site. (View "Dyslexia Basics.") In addition, we fund research on neurological, educational and developmental issues as they relate to dyslexia. We advocate for the rights of individuals with dyslexia both through the legal and Federal legislative systems. And based upon models in place in our Orange County, CA and New Jersey branches, we are developing programs to provide services (testing, tutoring, remedial instruction, etc.) throughout our branch network directly to individuals with dyslexia. Website
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