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Links for Inclusive Education

http://www.beachcenter.org/education_and_training/ 
The Beach Center on Disability is an affiliate of the Life Span Institute and the Department of Special Education at the University of Kansas. The site provides Information and resources on topics including access to the general curriculum, positive behavior support, and technology.

http://iod.unh.edu/beyondaccess/index.shtml 
Beyond Access is a federally funded Model Demonstration project designed to promote learning of general education curriculum content by students with significant disabilities. Resources include a Best Practices document and a curriculum unit planner.

http://www.centerforcsri.org 
The Center for Comprehensive School Reform site contains a variety of resources including research briefs, webcasts, and publications on the topic of school reform.

http://www.essentialschools.org 
The Coalition of Essential Schools provides information for restructuring at the high school level.

http://www.newhorizons.org/trans/hanninen.htm 
The New Horizons site’s Transforming Education section has many print resources. This is a direct link to an article on systems change by Gail E. Hanninen.

http://www.mcie.org
The Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education offers training and technical assistance to increase the capacity of school inclusive practices. They also provide advocacy services to families seeking neighborhood school general education placements for their children with disabilities.

http://www.nsba.org
The National School Board Association has developed a tool kit for change. It consists of modules containing information and forms to help schools understand and move through the change process.

http://olms.cte.jhu.edu/olms/output/page.php?id=19 
Moving Forward with Technology is a comprehensive site with information and tools for developing student plans for using assistive technology to access the curriculum.

http://www.uni.edu/coe/inclusion/ 
The Department of Special Education at the University of Northern Iowa website helps provide some answers about how inclusive education can be accomplished. Information on the philosophy of inclusive education, legal requirements, and teaching strategies is included.

http://www.urbanschools.org
The National Urban Schools website promotes inclusive urban schools. The professional development section provides a series of modules for administrators and teachers to help in this process.

http://www.cast.org

Canadian Association for Community Living – a comprehensive site that provides information among other topics, information regarding inclusive education in Canada

Consortium on Inclusive Schooling Practices represents a collaborative effort to build the capacity of state and local education agencies to serve children and youth with and without disabilities in school and community settings.

Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) An organization of attorneys, advocates and parents established to improve the quality and quantity of legal assistance for parents of children with disabilities.

Disability Rights and Education and Defense Fund
Founded in 1979 by people with disabilities and parents of children with disabilities, the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc. (DREDF) is a national law and policy center dedicated to protecting and advancing the civil rights of people with disabilities through legislation, litigation, advocacy, technical assistance, and education and training of attorneys, advocates, persons with disabilities, and parents of children with disabilities.

Family & Advocates Partnership for Education
Aims to inform and educate families and advocates about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997 and promising practices.

The IEP: A Synthesis of Current Literature Since 1997 - This review discusses significant changes to and available literature on the laws of the education of students with disabilities since 1997. (Kim Moherek Sopko, National Association of State Directors of Special Education, February 2003)

IEP Meeting Preparation Pop-Up Tool Feeling disenfranchised? Tired of showing up at your child's IEP and leaving dazed, confused, and frustrated? Or feeling like every time you make a suggestion you hit a brick wall? Visit this site and click on the boxes below to find responses you can use to common "hurdle talk" - words and attitudes that keep the IEP meeting from being successful - as you are advocating for your child's needs. Become empowered, learn the laws and understand your rights to advocate for a communication driven education for your child!

Inclusion.com – This site is the home for Inclusion Press, Inclusion Network, and the Marsha Forest Centre

Inclusion International is a grassroots human rights organisation of families, self-advocates and committed citizens, dedicated to the protection and promotion of the rights of persons with intellectual disabilities. Inclusion International has identified four key issue areas to guide an agenda for inclusion. These issue areas are inclusive education, children and families, poverty reduction, and values and ethics. 

Inclusion - Produced by the Renaissance Group This web site is designed for general education teachers, special education teachers, parents, and school staff to help provide some answers about how inclusive education can be accomplished. Resources for making accommodations are included as well as links to other web sites and resource lists for learning more about inclusive education.

Michael Giangreco's Home Page Home page of a professor interested in including children with special needs in general education schools and classrooms. This page has links to sites regarding paraeducator support, articles regarding inclusion and curriculum planning

National Institute for Urban School Improvement  - A belief that underpins the National Institute's mission is that it is essential for educators to enlarge their perspective to encompass all children, all curricular reforms, all teaching reforms, all support personnel, all policies, and all strategies for student assessment, in order to ensure the rights of excluded learners.

The Library, created by the National Institute for Urban School Improvement, is a searchable online database intended to help bridge the gap between research and practice in the overlapping fields of urban education and inclusive schooling. The Library contains annotated references to the full range of research and information related to these areas. In addition to books and journal articles, the Library contains descriptions of videos, position papers, project reports, program descriptions, and a variety of other media.

National Center on Educational Restructuring and Inclusion (NCERI) 
The National Center on Educational Restructuring and Inclusion has been established to promote and support educational programs where all students are served effectively in inclusive settings.

OSEP Discretionary Grants and Contracts Database located on the Eric Clearing House. The pattern clearly shows that OSEP is awarding grants for best practice and model programs that focus on inclusive system reform and capacity building.

PACER Center  - non-profit organization for families of children and adults with disabilities. The site includes newsletters, articles and legislative information.

Peak Parent Center
PEAK Parent Center is Colorado's Parent Training and Information Center. PEAK is a statewide organization of parents of children with disabilities reaching out to assist other parents and professionals. PEAK is a national leader in inclusive education resources and conferences.

Power of 2
Power of 2 is a comprehensive website with resources, training, and more on team-teaching as an approach to facilitate the successful inclusion of children with disabilities in the regular education classroom.

The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET) coordinates national resources, offers technical assistance, and disseminates information related to secondary education and transition for youth with disabilities in order to create opportunities for youth to achieve successful futures.

"Our School Doesn't Offer Inclusion" and Other Legal Blunders Paula Kluth, Richard A. Villa and Jacqueline S. Thousand
http://www.kidstogether.org/noinclusion.htm 
This article explores common misunderstandings about schools' legal responsibilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act have slowed implementation of the law. School authorities who understand the law can provide a better education for all students.

Related Educational Services – This site was developed and is maintained by TASH Member Beverley Rainforth, Chair of the TASH Related Services Committee.

The Roeher Institute is a leading policy-research and development organization. Its mission is to generate knowledge, information and skills to secure the inclusion, citizenship, human rights and equality of people with intellectual and other disabilities. A Canadian perspective is at the forefront of The Institute's work. The site contains research, publications, and resources.

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
The main objective of UNESCO is to contribute to peace and security in the world by promoting collaboration among nations through education, science, culture and communication in order to further universal respect for justice, for the rule of law and for the human rights and fundamental freedoms which are affirmed for the peoples of the world, without distinction of race, sex, language or religion, by the Charter of the United Nations.

University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability
The Institute on Disability's mission is to promote the full inclusion of people with disabilities into their communities. New Hampshire is at the forefront of % of children included with peers without disabilities, and UNH programs and resources are nationally renowned.

Whole Schooling Consortium Site Resources for effective practice, including a list of model inclusive schools in various states.

Wrightslaw : Parents, advocates, educators, and attorneys come to Wrightslaw for accurate, up-to-date information about effective advocacy for children with disabilities.