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Special Education
Department

Welcome

Mission, Goals, & Objectives

Services

Personnel

Child Find/Child Serve

Acronyms

Frequently Ask Questions

Resources

Dictionary of Terms

Special Ed Forms 

Dyslexia

Contact Us

Assistive Technology

Online Resources

What's New on the Special Education in Texas Web Page!

Join the Special Education Updates ListServ!

A Guide to the ARD Process

Academic Achievement Record

Alternative Assessment, State-Developed Alternative Assessment (SDAA)

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Technical Assistance Program

Annual Federal Data Reports

ARD Decision-Making Process for the Texas Assessment Program

Assistive Technology

Assistive Technology Devices (Uniform Transfer Agreement Form)

Auditory and/or Visual Impairments (AI/VI) Memorandum of Understanding

Child Find

Commissioner's Rules for Special Education (Currently in Effect)

Commissioner's Rules for Special Education (Recently Adopted)

Complaints Management Unit/Parent Information Line

Community Resource Coordination Groups (CRCGs)

Complaint Process

Continuing Advisory Committee for Special Education

Continuous Improvement Monitoring Process, OSEP Monitoring

Correspondence

Deaf Education

DEC Reference Guide

Decentralized Functions and Projects

Directors of Special Education Programs, statewide

Due Process Hearings (Hearings Decisions)

Due Process Request Form

Dyslexia

Early Childhood Intervention (ECI)

Early Transition MOU (Draft)

Education Service Center Special Education Directors

Federal Publications

Federal Regulations (IDEA)

Funding

Hearing Decisions (Due Process Hearings)

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Rules and Side-by-Side

LDAA (Locally Determined Alternate Assessment) Reporting

Legal Framework for the Child-Centered Educational Process

Mediation Process

Medicaid Administrative Claiming Project (MAC)

Memoranda of Understanding (MOU)

Monitoring, Federal

Monitoring, State

Natural Allies

No Child Left Behind

Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)

OSEP Monitoring

Parent's Rights (Procedural Safeguards) Document

Parent Information Line (Complaints Management Unit)

Parent Training and Information Centers

Program Analysis System (PAS)/Data Analysis System (DAS)

Preschool Programs for Children with Disabilities

President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education (PCESE)

Private School Question and Answer Technical Assistance Document

Procedural Safeguards

Promising Practices

Reading and Special Education

Reading Initiative for Special Education (RISE)

Reference Guide, Monitoring

Request for Application (RFA) Information

Rules and Regulations

Sample Forms

School Health and Related Services (SHARS)

Section 504

Showcase of Promising Practices

Special Education Reading Project (SERP)

Special Education Rules & Regulations (Side-by-Side)

State Board of Education Rules for Special Education

State Board of Educator Certification (SBEC)

State-Developed Alternative Assessment (SDAA) Information Booklets

State-Developed Alternative Assessment (SDAA) Frequently Asked Questions: Allowable Accommodations

State-Developed Alternative Assessment (SDAA) Frequently Asked Questions: Alternative Assessment

State Laws for Special Education

State of the State Presentation

State Plan

Student Success Inititative

Students with Visual Impairments | TEA Forms

Teacher Certification (at the State Board of Educator Certification)

Texas Administrative Code (TAC) | Commissioner's Rules

Texas Administrative Code (TAC) | State Board of Education Rules

Texas Assistive Technology Network

Texas Continuous Improvement Process | Public Meetings

Texas Education Code: State Laws

Texas IDEA Eligibility Document

Texas Improvement Planning Report, October 2001

Texas Public Comment Report, July 2001

Texas Self-Assessment Report, December 2000

Texas Special Education Continuing Advisory Committee

Uniform Transfer Agreement Form for Assistive Technology Devices

Asperger's Syndrome:

Links & Definitions Page

Asperger's Syndrome Support Network

Asperger's Syndrome Resources

Attention Deficit & Hyperactivity Disorder:

Added Attractions - ADHD Home Site

Ch.A.D.D. - Children & Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders

ADD - Laws & Legal Rights

ADD/ADHD - Symptoms & Treatments

Autism:

Autism FAQs

ABA Resources

Autism Society of America

Center for the Study of Autism

Behavioral Disorders:

National Council on Codependence

Portland State University Resource Center

Conduct Disorders

Resources in Emotional & Behavioral Disabilities

Cerebral Palsy:

Cerebral Palsy Info Central

New Jersey's CP Library Page

General CP Information

The National Disability Sports Alliance

Down Syndrome:

Cole's Corner

Down Syndrome Parent's Resource

Down Syndrome Home Page

Down Syndrome Information Sheet

Dyslexia:

Dyslexia Online

Academy of Orton

Dyslexia Information Guide

"Dyslexia, My Life" Parents' Guide

Dyslexia Online Magazine

Great Britain Dyslexia Association

Eating Disorders:

Eating Disorder Referral Organization

Epilepsy:

American Epilepsy Society

Temple University School of Medicine

Epilepsy Foundation of America

Fragile X Syndrome:

Fragile X Syndrome Information

Southern California Fragile X Association

Fragile X Research Foundation

Hearing Impaired/Deaf:

Better Hearing Institute

League for the Hard of Hearing

The Mining Company Deafness Home Page

The National Captioning Institute

Hyperlexia:

Candadian Hyperlexia Association

Hyperlexia Parent's Page

American Hyperlexia Association

Learning Disabilities:

LD Association of America

LD Resources

HEAL - University of Pennsylvania

LD Association of Canada

LD Online Store

Learning Disabilities Home Page

University of Georgia LD Training Center

Mental Retardation:

Introduction to Mental Retardation

American Association on Mental Retardation

The ARC of the United States

Genetics & Mental Retardation

Phenylketonuria:

PKU Home Page UK

PKU General Information

PKU Support Information

PKU Home Page

Spina Bifida:

Children With Spina Bifida

The Sandollar Home Page

The Spina Bifida Association of Nova Scotia

Spina Bifida Scottish Association

Tourette's Syndrome:

Health Resource Directory

The Tourette's Syndrome Online

Tourette's Syndrome Help Page

Turner's Syndrome:

UK Child Growth Foundation

Turner's Syndrome Society of the US

Turner's Syndrome Society: Texas

Visual Impairments/Blindness:

National Federation of the Blind

Blindness Resource Center

American Foundation for the Blind

American Council of the Blind

William's Syndrome:

William's Syndrome Links Site

Fact Page for William's Syndrome

Support Organizations & Resources for People with Developmental Disabilities:

Med Support International

National Rehabilitation Information Center

Assitive Technology: Ability Hub

National Parent Network on Disabilities

Make a Wish Foundation

National Easter Seals Society

Council for Disability Rights

Special Education Legislation:

The Law and Special Education

Public Law 94-142 (1975): Education for All Handicapped Children Act

Public Law 101-476 (1990): Individuals with Disabilities Education Act - 1995 Ammendments

Legislative Updates

Family Guides for Toddlers & Pre-School

Guide to Special Ed Law

Special Education for Early Childhood:

Parents Guide for Pre-School Children with Disabilities

Early Childhood Educator's Sites

Early Childhood "ERIC"

National Association for Education the Young

NEC*TAS Publications

Special Needs Software:

Apple Computer: The Disability Connection

IBM Special Needs Software

National Library Service for the Developmentally Disabled

ABA Materials

Virtual Technology Center: Providing Software for People With Disabilities

Super School Software

Special Needs Technology:

Technology Assistance: New York State

Lab Resources Home Page: Technology for Special Needs

The Dreamms for Kids Site

Beyond Sight: Super Store for the Blind/Visually Impaired

Inclusion:

Circle of Inclusion

Consortium on Inclusion

Inclusive Education Web Site

Special Education Inclusion

Inclusion Home Page

Special Education/Gifted & Talented Mailing Lists:

Listservs on Special/Gifted Education

Electronic Journals & E-mail Lists

Listservs for Children with Behavioral & Emotional Disorders

Special Education Schools:

Briarwood School

Delaware Valley Friends School

Eagle Hill School

Calvin Academy

The Judge Rotenberg Educational Center

East Court School

GOW School for LD/Dyslexia

Hampshire Country School

Hill Top Prep School

The Kildonan School

The Landmark School

Spring Ridge Academy

LD Resources - College Planning Page

Transition Resources for LD Students

Program for the Advancement of Learning

Kid Source Online

Individualized Educational Programs:

Canadian Ministry of Education

Implementing the IEP

IEP Writing Software Support

Semantic-Pragmatic Disorder Web Page

Programs & Services for Special Education - U. S. Department of Education:

U.S. Dept. of Education Home Page

Special Education Programs: OSERS

Technology, Materials & The Media

Camps for Students with Developmental Disabilities:

Kids Camps for Special Needs

Special Summer Camps & Programs

Arthritis Foundation - Summer Camps Listings

American Camping Association

Recreation, Travel & Athletics for Special Education Students:

Paralympic Games Home Page

Special Olympics

U.S. Cerebral Palsy Athletic Association