Recommended Links

General Disability Information
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
ADA Homepage
US Department of Justice
Hotline: (800) 949-4232

www.ada.gov



Office for Civil Rights
(202) 205-5413
Ensures equal access to education and enforces civil rights. To file a formal civil rights complaint (a Section 504 education complaint), contact this office or the regional office servicing your area.

www.hhs.gov/ocr



Comprehensive Regional Assistance Centers
(800) USA-LEARN; (800) 437-0833 (TTY) Sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Education; 15 comprehensive centers are part of an emerging network of organizations that support and assist states, districts, and schools in meeting the needs of children served under the Improving America’s Schools Act (1994).

www.nlada.org



National State Policy Database
Contains special education regulations for 30 states; to access information on the site enter search terms on the main page. This site may be under development.

www.projectforum.org



National Organization on Disability
Includes but is not limited to: Technology and disability organizations and programs, transportation, political participation and disability organization information, resources on specific disabilities, myths and facts about the Americans with Disabilities Act, assistive equipment exchange programs by state, interfaith directory of religious leaders with disabilities, progress under the New Freedom Initiative.

www.nod.org



National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
NICHCY: National Center for Children with Disabilities serves the nation as an accurate, central source for information on disabilities. Some of our resource information includes: disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, and youth, IDEA (the law authorizing special education), No Child Left Behind (as it relates to children with disabilities), and research-based information on effective educational practices.

www.nichcy.org



Government Offices
Social Security Online — The Official Web site of the U.S.
This is the homepage for the Social Security Administration

www.socialsecurity.gov



Rehabilitation Services Administration
(202) 205-5482
RSA guides programs that help those with physical or mental disabilities to be hired by providing counseling, health services, job training, and other supports.


Office for Civil Rights
(202) 205-5413
Ensures equal access to education and enforces civil rights. To file a formal civil rights complaint (a Section 504 education complaint), contact this office or the regional office servicing your area.


Education
Department of Education
(800) USA-LEARN
Department administers more than 200 programs involving education.


Office of Educational Research and Improvement
(202) 219-1385
Provides support for educational research and statistics and offers a variety of services. Its agencies include the National Center for Educational Statistics; the National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education; the National Institute on the Education of “At Risk” Students; the National Institute on Student Achievement, Curriculum, and Assessment.


Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services
(202) 205-5465
Supports programs that help in educating children with special needs and also supports research. OSERS includes the Office of Special Education Programs, Rehabilitation Services Administration, and the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.
Hotline: (800) 949-4232


Office of Special Education Programs
(202) 205-5507
The OESP administers programs relating to education of all children, youth, and adults with disabilities through age 22.


Wrightslaw.com
Nationally recognized leader for special education, information advocacy, and educational meetings

www.wrightslaw.com