General Resources, Organizations & Associations 

• • • A Parent’s Guide to Special Education

    • CSEF – CSEF (Center for Special Education Finance)

    • Federation for Children with Special Needs –

    • Early Intervention Parent Leadership Project –

    • Interactive Guide to Learning Disabilities

    • Learning Disabilities Association of America 

    • Mass Association of Special Education Parent Advisory Councils (MASSPAC) 

    • National Association of Parents with Children in Special Education – 

    • National Center for Learning Disabilities 

    • National Council on Disability 

    • National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) 

    • National Organization of Rare Disorders, Inc. 

    • New England INDEX Information on Disabilities Exchange – 

    • Parents Learning About Children’s Education 

    • Going to College – Resources for teens with disabilities

    • Parent Professional Advocacy League (PAL) – – PAL is the statewide chapter of the Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health. PAL provides support, education, and advocacy around issues related to children’s mental health.

    • Back To School Mental Health-Check out an article about how to support your child's mental health at the beginning of the year. 

    • National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities – – NICHCY is the national information and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals. Its special focus is children and youth (birth to age 22).

    • Partners for Youth with Disabilities,– Adult mentors for children and young adults with disabilities, including learning disabilities.

    • The Family Village – A global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with mental retardation and other disabilities, their families, and those that provide them services and supports. – 

    • Fathers Network – is to celebrate and support fathers and families raising children with special health care needs and developmental disabilities.

    • Kids on Wheels a community of young wheelchair users with section for parents and kids. There is a kid to kid advise section and examples of ‘roll’ models They have a magazine that comes out four times per year 

    • Easter Seals Massachusetts – Their services include AT (assistive technology) Demonstration and Loan Regional Center, AT Loan Program, Camp, Disability Resource Information, Great Hires, Job Training and Employment , Rehabilitation and Therapy Services, Youth Leadership

    • Charles River Center is a nonprofit social service agency that has been providing advocacy and a variety of services to children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families since 1956.

    • Disability Resources – is a virtual library of information about web sites serving the disability community.

Disclaimer:  Sudbury SEPAC does not take responsibility for the information from or services provided by these resources.