Surf these sites: A New Definition Of Disability For Children -- On August 22, 1996, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 changed the definition of disability for children under the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. AUTINET Forum Home Page -- Autinet Forum is a mailing list and selected resources for Autism and developmental disorders, primarily High-Function Autism (HFA) and Asperger''s Syndrome (AS). Aaron''s Tracheostomy Page -- Guide to home care for children with a tracheostomy. Brief FAQs, message board, mailing list and family stories. Ability OnLine -- An electronic mail system that connects young people with disabilities or chronic illness to disabled and non-disabled peers and mentors. Advocating For The Child -- A site dedicated to all of the parents and children who have to fight for what others take for granted....a free and appropriate education! May all those who visit remember their first priority - the child. Andrew Project - Resource Directory -- A listing of various organizations that deal with issues of childhood disabilities. Apraxia Kids Home Page; apraxia of speech resource -- The Apraxia Kids Home Page: A resource, discussion list for families of children with developmental apraxia of speech (verbal dyspraxia) and the professionals that care about them. Apserger''s Syndrome and Our Family -- Introduction to Asperger''s Syndrome and a personal story about how it affect our entire family. Children with Disabilities -- Collection of resources compiled by nine federal agencies and offices designed to "provide children with disabilities and their parents access to federal, state, local, and national resources." Includes links to grant and funding resources, message board for children to share experiences, and sources for research and statistical information. Children''s Literature and Disability -- This bibliography is intended to help parents and professionals identify books that are written about or include characters who have a disability. ConvoNation: The Hangout for Teens who are Sick or Disabled. -- A community of sick and disabled kids sharing experiences of disability and serious illness. Jake''s Page - Children''s Disabilities -- Homepage for Jake, a young boy with microcephaly, cerebral palsy, myoclonic and gelastic epilepsy, developmental delays, and moderate dysphasia. Links and information on disabilities affecting children, including cerebral palsy, seizures, microcephaly, and autism. KIDS TOGETHER, INC''s. -- A site about including people with disabilities into society NICHCY -- NICHCY is a national information center that provides information on disabilities and disability related issues, focusing on children and youth, birth to age 22. Resources for Parents of Blind and Visually Impaired Children -- Mailing list ( BVI-Parents ) and resources for for parents of children who are blind or visually impaired. Silver Ribbon Campaign -- A grass roots effort started by members of the Our-Kids Mailing List. Our-Kids is a mailing list for professionals, friends, and family members of children with disABILITIES of all sorts. Special Needs Kids -- Parents with special needs children have special needs themselves. They need support that usually is difficult to find. I will try to put as many links to special needs sites as I can find. The Bearable Times Kids & Teens Club -- The Children''s Hospital Network for children in the hospital or who have disabilities. The Parasail Vision Quest -- Vinny Lauwers will become the first paraplegic in the world to build his boat, sail unassisted and nonstop around the world on his yacht Vision Quest. Winners On Wheels -- WOW empowers kids in wheelchairs by encouraging personal achievement through creative learning and expanded life experiences that lead to independent living skills.
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