MASSAPEQUA SCHOOL DISTRICT HOME PAGE
Legal Links

• Wrights Law :Legal information about Special Education and Weekly Newsletter, a lot of our members have found this to be very helpful
• Education Law Education Law.net
• New York Civil Liberty Union :The NYCLU, the New York State affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union, is a statewide organization dedicated to the protection and enhancement of New Yorkers' civil liberties as enumerated in the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution and the Constitution of the State of New York
• Frequently Asked Questions about section 504:For those student's who don't qualify for an IEP but still receive services

Region and State Links

• NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION
• New York State PTA®:  A link to the home page of the New York State PTA®
• Nassau County PTA®: A link to the Nassau Region PTA® web site

National Links

• PTA® National Web Site  The official web site of our National PTA®
• National Center on Educational Outcomes: provides national leadership in the participation of students with disabilities in national and state assessments, standards-setting efforts, and graduation requirements
• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
• Federal Resource Center for Special Education

School Links

• Massapequa School District Home Page: there are links to all of the schools in the district along with contact information
• Massapequa PTA Council :is the organizational body for all of the Parent Teacher Associations of the 9 school buildings in the Massapequa School District.
• CONCORD SPECIAL EDUCATION PAC : Concord Special Education
• CALUMET COUNTY CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION BOARD  : An excellent site from Wisconsin.

Autism Links

• Autism Law: Your Child's Legal Rights to a Special Education
• Dan Marino's Childnett: A first-of-its-kind internet web channel
  dedicated to autism and other neurological disorders. There are many full video's here from different conferences and from different experts around the country. It's like going to a conference without leaving home. I would only recommend it to people with a fast internet connection.
• The Cody Center for Autism : is at Stony Brook University. Now part of the Department of Pediatrics with services geared toward the unique problems faced by those living with Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Tony Attwood  : has worked all over the world for years studying and detailing Asperger Syndrome
• O.A.S.I.S.  : Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support
• AUTISM SOCIETY : The Autism Society of America
• The David Center :  THE DAVID CENTER is a not-for-profit organization serving families of children with autistic spectrum disorders on Long Island
• AHA/AS/PDD  The Advocates for Individuals with High Functioning Autism,  Asperger's Syndrome and other  Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Corp.
• Autism Speaks  Autism Speaks home page 

• Davis Dyslexia Association International :
• The Levinson Medical Center :The Levinson Medical Center for Learning Disabilities
• Dyslexia Online  : An Online Magazine Offering New Perspectives on Dyslexia
• Schwab Learning  : A Dyslexia Web Site

Down Syndrome

• National Down Syndrome Society : Comprehensive Information Source for Down Syndrome
• National Association for Down Syndrome: Provides counseling and support for parents of newly diagnosed infants with Down syndrome

Epilepsy

Transition Links

 There is a transition planning guide for Nassau County written by 'Families for Families' available for download here

• Special Education Program at Western Michigan University:  Paula D. Kohler, Ph.D. is a professor in the Special Education Program at Western Michigan University and previously a senior research associate with the Transition Research Institute at the University of Illinois.

• Taxonomy for Transition Programming: A PDF outline of a transition plan.

• National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC)! To assist states to build capacity to support and improve transition planning, services, and outcomes for youth with disabilities.

• http://www.ldonline.org/indepth/transition

• http://www.fln.vcu.edu/ld/ld.html#College

• http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/disabled.phtml

• http://www.ric.edu/uap/publications/CollegeGuide.pdf

• http://www.ncset.org/publications/viewdesc.asp?id=208

• http://www.ribghe.org/col-prep.htm

• http://www.teachingld.org/pdf/teaching_how-tos/navigating.pdf

• http://www.the-disability-site.com/s/college_disability_student

Parent Links

• LI-TECA : Long Island -Twice Exceptional  Children s Advocacy
• PARENT TO PARENT : Parent to Parent of Long Island
• Reed Martin  :Educational resource where parents, advocates, attorneys and school personnel can come for  information
• SOCIAL STORIES : To help those facing a new social situation, along with how to write a social story
• BRIDGES FOR KIDS  A non-profit parent organization providing a comprehensive system of information and referral for parents of children from birth through transition to adult life.
• AEGUS:  AEGUS, The Association for the Education of Gifted Underachieving Students, serves as an advocate for this special population.
• SNAP  :Special Needs Awareness Project
• Council for Exceptional Children The largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted.
• Global overview of Educational terms: It is a condensation (from a book) produced by the Texas Education Consumers Association for their web site. This glossary of terms is more Global overview of Educational terms rather than specific to Special Education. We frequently hear these terms used fluently at PTA® and Special Ed PTA® meetings and especially at School Board meetings. I hope this glossary will help you in navigating the world of education.