CONVENTION on the RIGHTS of PERSONS with DISABILITIES

This site lists some excellent quailities that persons with disabilities need and should know. It allows persons with disabilities to look at the laws in which protect them, so that if they need the "laws" that are right in front of them!

Please enjoy!

http://www.un.org/disabilities/convention/conventionfull.shtml

Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities

This is a great webiste for persons with disabilities who want to do vocational training. The mission of this site is to promote educational excellence for persons with disabilities, also making sure that persons with disabilites have the same rights as a person without disabilities.

The site is: http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/specialed/

NYSED

This is a site desgined for persons with disabilities, to go out into the "real world" and be able to live thier life. They offer a wide range of different services such as:

• Special Education: To serve students with special needs.
• Transition services: For students with disabilities from school to adult life
• Vocational rehabilitation: For persons with disabilities ages 16 and older
• Independent living: For persons with disabilities of ALL ages.

Here is the site to review!

http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/

Future Planning for Parents of a Child with a Disability.

This is a GREAT website for parents who have a child with a disabiliity. It goes over future plans with parents, on how to deal with children with disabilities. Some of the issues on this site pertains to are:

-Wills
- Trusts
-Guardianships.
These are some of the main points throughout this site.

http://www.cqcapd.state.ny.us/hottopics/futphot.htm

Self-Advocacy Training for High School Students with Disabilities: A Literature Review

This is a very brief overview on how students with disabilities can become self- advocates for themselves. Self-advocacy is a term that is often linked to other related concepts such as self-determination, selfesteem, empowerment, and consumerism. Self-advocacy is a important skill for persons with disabilities to obtain, in order to be successful later on in life.

Here is the link to view this site!

https://fp.auburn.edu/rse/trans_media/11_Cons_Speak_0ut/papers/Holly.pdf

A Self-Advocacy Plan for High School Students with Learning Disabilities

This is a qualitative study exam perceived effects of a self-advocacy plan for students with learning disabilities (LD) in a 4-year comprehensive high school. This study was desgined based on the information given by the processing theory. The students were in 9th and 10th grade. The study suggests that a Self-Advocacy Plan is a very effective program, which increases students' awareness of vocational and academic services to which they qualify for.

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http://ldx.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/23/8/466

Students With Disabilities in Postsecondary Education:A Profile of Preparation, Participation, and Outcomes.

This site is mainly a Statistical Analysis Report. It shows the different ways in which persons with disabilities are in postsecondary education. It is based on an analysis of four
different surveys conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics. By reading the statistical analysis report I learned a lot of informative information.
Please review this site to better your knowledge!

http://nces.ed.gov/pubs99/1999187.pdf

Preparing High School Students with Learning Disabilities for the Transition to Postsecondary Education

This is just really a neat little article for students who have a learning disabilities, and want to futher thier education after highschool. The article talks about how the students are looking to postsecondary education and training to help them achieve success in career development and eventual job placement. However, the article does talk about how some of the students are having a hard time in the postsecondary programs.

Please take a look at the article!

http://ldx.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/27/1/51

Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities

For many students they think about what thier life is going to be like after graduation.. IE going to college, earning a higher edcuation, or maybe even starting there own business. Persons with specail needs may not think of higher education. Maybe a highschool diploma is good enough for them. Well, guess what?? Persons with disabilities have the same rights to attend college and conutine there education just as someone without disabilties. It is proven that persons with disabilties are planning to continue their education in postsecondary schools.
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transition.html This website gives a lot of good information about persons with disabilities continuing there education.

Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities

I have never herd of 811 before. This is a supportive housing for persons who have disabilities, and have very little income. This is also a nonprofit organization. The purpose of 811 is to provide adults with disabilities to live independently as possible within the community. This site goes over:

1. Type of Assistance
2. Eligible Grantees
3. Eligible Customers
4. Application

Please enjoy this site as well as I did!

http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/mfh/progdesc/disab811.cfm

Supplemental Security Income for Persons with Disabilities

This is a great site for everyone to look at, not just persons with disabilities. This site reviews the the importance of financial assistance. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) this is provided by the federal government. This is a simple way to earn money however, it is in the form of a check, and to be used for food, and shelter, and other basic needs.

The website is:

http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/irca/ServArticles/supsecincome.html

Time is of the Essence.Financial Planning for Persons

Financial planning is a HUGE part of a persons life. Persons with disabilities, may see financial planning as a not such a huge factor in thier life. Financial planning can improve the quality of a persons life who has a disability. There are very many different ways to do financial planning.

This webiste gives alternative ways for persons with disabilities to do financial planning!

http://www.cqcapd.state.ny.us/counsels_corner/cc81.htm

Recreation & Leisure

This site gives persons with disabilities the chance to review different sites to better thier knowledge. For more information please go to the site!


http://www.arcmass.org/CommunityServices/RecreationandLeisure/tabid/110/Default.aspx

Recreation and Leisure Skills Curricula & Resources

This site is more of a resource page for persons with disabilities. It also allows persons with disabilities to overview different sites to better their knowledge.

Enjoy this site!

http://www.tsbvi.edu/bib/recreati.htm

U.S. Paralympics

U.S paralympics is a organization that allows persons with disabilities to get involved with different sports within thier community. This website lists all of the sports that the organization has to offer. I hope you enjoy this site!

http://www.accessleisuresac.org/

Community Mobility Options: The Older Person's Interest

This is a site directly for persons with disabilities who are older. It lists some good information on how to make it a safe environment for the "elders". This site also gives different figures and scales relating to persons with disabilities who are in a higher rate of getting in a car accident.

PLEASE take a look!
http://www.aarp.org/research/housing-mobility/transportation/fs44r_com_mobility.html

Automotive Safety Issues for Persons with Disabilities

As teachers, and parents we always want the best for our students and children! NHTSA is a federal agencey to regulate the manufacture of automotive adaptive equipment. This agenecy makes sure that persons with disabilities who drive are safe behind the wheel!

if you would like more information about this site thier web address is

www.nhtsa.gov

Transportation & Mobility

(TSA) stands for Transportation Security Administration. This company is known for dealing with all types of persons with disabilities. TSA has made a huge impact in getting persons with disabilities to their destination safe and sound! TSA has encounter 70 disability-related groups and organizations to help us understand the concerns of persons with disabilities and medical conditions.

Please enjoy their website!
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/specialneeds/index.shtm

Opportunity Partners

This is a site for persons with disabilities to go on and have a opportunity to have and find a job. They have different programs and services, as well as Business Solutions.

http://www.opportunities.org/

Special Needs Resource Directory

This is a excellent source of information for everyone to review! It is a employment resource directory for persons with disabilities to find a job. It gives a extensive overview about different sites!

Enjoy!

http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org

Employment

Finding a job when you have special needs can be difficult, this is why our students need to be educated on how they have the opportunity to be like every other person and get a job. The website that I have listed gives a brief overview on how ARC gives persons with disabilities the chance to work and earn a paycheck!
Take a look!

http://www.evansvillearc.org/worksvcs/worksvcs.htm

Social Realtionships

I am not sure if this website fits the "social realtionship" area;however, I think this site states some very important information for everyone to review.

http://thechp.syr.edu/provervw.htm

Solutions

This website gives a brief overview of what social skills are. Every student not just special needs students need to have social skills within their daily life. This website also lists different books that us as educators can use within the classroom!

Enjoy http://www.solutionsnz.com/shop/Products+relating+to+topics/What+are+Social+Skills.html

Social Realtionships

If you think about it there are so many special needs students out there who are in need of social realtionships. The website that I have listed is very informative and gives a good look on how social realtionships work with students who have special needs.

http://www.state.sc.us/ddsn/pubs/work/working.htm

Transporting Children With Special Health Care Needs

Since I work in a preschool this website gave me so much information on how to transport students with special needs. This website goes over legal issues, and even gives us pictures on to make sure you are doing the right thing. overall this is just a wonderful site for every teacher/parent to look at!


http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;104/4/988

Health and Safety guidelines for schools.

This is a awesome source of information given in this website. It gives a lot of different information regarding how to serve students with special needs. This website gives us different boxes to click on, which will then lead you to a source of good information.


http://www.nationalguidelines.org/guideline.cfm?guideNum=3-03

Health and Medical Care - Support for Students with Special Needs

This is a very good website to get information from. They list how to take care of students who need care for the physical, Psychological, and Allergies. It also provides information upon their policy. At the bottom of this page it gives a few website for you to take a look at, enjoy!


http://www.globaled.us/irl/irlcb10.html

Health and Safety

Health and Safety is a huge issue for our students who have special needs. We as teachers are always concerned with how and what our students are feeling, and if the environment that our students are in is safe for them. I chose to look information up about health and safety to better my knowledge.

Budget you money

This is a fanstic website This site gives a good amount of information geared to students who have disabilities and live on thier own, It tells the students how to budget thier money wisely.

http://specialneedseducation.suite101.com/article.cfm/a_money_management_simulation

Independent Living

Here is a great website about college living experience with students who have different disabilities. It talkes about how the students attend college on thier own, and also how the students buget their own bank accounts. Last but not least it gives a good source of information about transition!

http://www.cleinc.net/independent_living_skills.aspx

Independent Living

Independent living in a huge thing for students who have special needs. When the student feels the need that they are at the age where they want to live on their own it can become a huge risk factor. However we want to treat each and every student in the most meaningful way. I have listed some great sources for everyone to look at!
Please enjoy!