There are many, many resources on the Internet about special education and learning disabilities. These links are provided for informational purposes only.  I am not responsible for the content or accuracy of the materials on these websites.


Division of Special Education
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
DESE administers the Due Process Hearings. It also writes and gets the approval of the U.S. Department of Education for the state plan which outlines Missouri’s procedures for implementing IDEA.  
http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/Compliance/specedlawsregs.html For detailed information about special education in Missouri, go to:
http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/Compliance/

Illinois State Board of Education
This site includes information about Illinois Due Process Hearings and how to register complaints.
http://www.isbe.state.il.us/spec-ed/

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
U.S. Department of Education
This site offers information about the federal government’s special education programs, services and laws.
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/index.html?src=mr

Office of Civil Rights (OCR)
U.S. Department of Education
OCR takes, and tries to resolve, complaints about discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability in public and private programs that receive Federal funds from the U.S. Department of Education. These include most schools and colleges and some other entities such as vocational rehabilitation agencies and libraries.  If your child does not have an IEP but does have a 504 Plan, one option is to file a complaint about the school through OCR.  There are regional offices throughout the U.S. and the office closest to you will handle the complaint. 
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/complaintintro.html

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
Based in the U.S. Department of Education, CFR is the recordof general and permanent rules of the Federal government. It consists of 50 titles covering broad topics subject to Federal regulation. Each volume is updated every calendar year and issued on a quarterly basis.
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html

Learning Disabilities Association (LDA)
LDA is a national organization that provides information, services and advocacy at both the national and state level. This link is to the national website.
http://www.ldonline.org/

Wright’s Law
This site is run by Pete Wright, an attorney in Virginia, and Pamela Darr Wright, a social worker and advocate.  They offer lots of information here. 
http://www.wrightslaw.com/
I especially recommend “Tests and Measurements for the Parent, Teacher, Advocate & Attorney.”
http://www.wrightslaw.com/advoc/articles/tests_measurements.html

School Behavior
This site is maintained by a PhD-level specialist in New York State.  I like it because if discusses “neurobehavioral disorders—the “hidden disabilities that can impair a student's academic, behavioral, and social-emotional functioning” that can effect classroom behavior. It includes information about doing a functional behavioral assessment.
http://www.schoolbehavior.com/index.htm

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
ASHA is the professional, scientific, and credentialing association for members and affiliates who are audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists.  This site has information about Speech-Language services but some information is limited to members of the association.
http://www.asha.org/default.htm

The Bipolar Child
This site includes information about a book on bipolar children and a sample IEP.
http://www.bipolarchild.com/

Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation
The Foundation’s webpage offers a comprehensive treatment of educational issues for bipolar children.
http://www.bpchildresearch.org/edu_forums/issues.html

Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Intended primarily for educators and employers, this site provides information about reasonable accommodations for people with psychiatric disabilities. It also offers additional links.
http://www.bu.edu/cpr/reasaccom/

Disabilities Books
This is a seller and publisher who specializes in books of interest to parents of children with disabilities, family members, and professionals who serve children and their families.
http://www.disabilitiesbooks.com/catalog.htm