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Materials for Teachers and School Personnel

Office of Special Education and Rehab Services
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/index.html
 
NICHCY is now the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). The site contains material useful in discharge packets for guiding families as they learn about the law and about access to programs for kids.
http://www.nichcy.org/
 
National Database of Educational Resources on Traumatic Brain Injury
 
George Washington School hosts an educational clearinghouse on postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities. Support from the U.S. Department of Education enables the clearinghouse to serve as an information exchange about educational support services, policies, procedures, adaptations, and opportunities at American campuses, vocational-technical schools, and other postsecondary training entities.
http://gsehd.gwu.edu/
 
Council for Exceptional Children
 
Exceptional Educational Services – Especially for children with Acquired Brain Injury includes power point presentation and article on how to assess children with mild brain injury.
 
Project Brain from the Traumatic Brain Injury Program in Tennessee
http://health.state.tn.us/TBI/index.htm#project
 
Family and Advocates Partnership for Education – includes info on IDEA and laws
 
School Psychology Resources Online
 
Technical Assistance Alliance for Parent Centers – useful publications to print
 
Rhode Island TBI Resource Center, excellent source for students, teachers
http://www.providence.edu/