Resources and Links for Families

General Advocacy

• Illinois State Board of Education: Parent Guide to Choosing an Advocate

• Illinois Life Span

• Wrightslaw.com
  

• LDOnline

• What Works Clearninghouse

• Harrisburg Project Private Facility Search (ISBE)

Transition and Employment

• The Federation for Children with Special Needs: Transition Information

• US Dept of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook

• The Campaign for Disability Employment

• AbilityLinks

Legal Resources/Special Education Attorneys Serving Families in Illinois

• Clancy and Associates

• Hansen and Cleary

• Law Firm of Mike Kiser

• Steven Glink

• Whitted and Takiff Law

Support Groups

• Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)

• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Professional Organizations

• Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA)

• Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)

• Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

• National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET)

• Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA)

Blogs

• Mothers from Hell

Twice Exceptional Links

• Twice Exceptional Newsletter (2E)

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Executive Functioning Resources

• Dawson & Guare 

• Harvard Center for the Developing Child

• Study Guides and Strategies

Great Books Supporting Disability Needs

Foundations, Programs, and Organizations We Love!

• Ross K MacNeill Foundation

• Fusion Academy-Oakbrook

• Brooke Whitted Center

• The Evanosky Foundation

• Ralph’s World

• Marianjoy Foundation