The following is a list of web sites that offer information and ideas on how to successfully include all children:
State Department of Education
SERC - The Special Education Resource Center offers information for families and professionals as well as professional development training and workshops.
The Arc of Connecticut is an advocacy organization committed to protecting the rights of people with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities and to promoting opportunities for their full inclusion in the life of their communities.
Michael Giangreco is a research professor at The University of Vermont (UVM) whose professional interests focus on how to plan, adapt, coordinate, implement, and evaluate educational programs and services for students with disabilities who are included in general education classrooms.
This website offers ideas and activities for school staff on how to promote inclusion in schools.
Project Participate provides families, educators, administrators and therapists with simple strategies to increase the active participation of students with disabilities in school programs.
http://www.easter-seals.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ntl_ability_library
Easter Seals and the American Library Association (ALA) developed the AccessAbility @ your library reading initiative for people of all ages. This website includes a list of ALA recommended books for all ages featuring characters with disabilities.
Administration for Children and Families has recently put out a new book viewable at this address, called The 2004 Report to the President -- A Charge we Have to Keep. This book focuses on people who have intellectual disabilities.
www.tash.org
TASH is an international association of people with disabilities, their family members, other advocates and professionals fighting for a society in which inclusion of all people in all aspects of society is the norm.
The Division for Early Childhood, an organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with disabilities.
National Association for the Education of Young Children, promoting excellence in early childhood education.
The Center on Inclusion in Early Childhood. Our mission is to share knowledge, foster skills, and encourage attitudes that promote inclusion as a ore component of excellence in early childhood.
The Circle of Inclusion Web Site is for early childhood service providers and families of young children. It offers demonstrations of and information about the effective practices of inclusive educational programs for children from birth through age eight.
The Internet is a great resource for children to learn, interact and broaden their horizons. It also mirrors real life. Some items may be objectionable for a child. Software products are available that help keep the Internet "safe" by blocking Web sites and newsgroups containing inappropriate materials. It is important to remember that parental-control programs are helpful, but they do only part of the job. Parents serious about protecting their children on-line can begin by discussing the Internet's rewards and risks and frequently monitoring the child's Internet activities. For more information on parental controls and family centered internet use, visit http://www.worldvillage.com/ or http://www.safetysurf.com/
