Resources for Parents
Resources for Parents
Resources for Parents
- AAIDD (formerly AAMR): American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- American Association of People with Disabilities
- ARC-Association of Retarded Citizens
- CEC: Council for Exceptional Children
- Down Syndrome Foundation of Florida
- ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center
- Family Network on Disabilities
- FDLRS Action/FIN Resource Center
- FIN: Florida Inclusion Network
- ISAAC: International Society for Augmentative & Alternative Communication
- Sibling Support Project
- The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps TASH
- The Family Cafe
- Think College
InD Rule
FLDOE Rule 6A-6.03011 effective January 4, 2009 combines eligibility categories of educable mentally handicapped, trainable mentally handicapped and profoundly mentally handicapped into the single category of "Intellectual Disabilities." Read the entire rule revision here
Information:
Understanding the Florida Standards Alternate Assessments Reports
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Grace in the Ordinary
A great blog written by a parent about her son with Down Syndrome and his interest in Macbeth. -
Parents: Click here to download your FREE copy of Learning Opportunities For Your Child Through Alternate Assessments
A U.S. Department of Education booklet which will introduce parents to the "big ideas" contained in school improvement efforts under NCLB and IDEA, and provide information you need to help ensure your child can benefit from these efforts.