Links to Websites of Interest to Families

http://sig.cls.utk.edu/
STEP is a partner on the Tennessee State Improvement Grant (SIG) which
supports children with special needs and their families in the development
of language, communication, pre-literacy, and literacy skills to ensure
academic achievement. Visit this site to learn more about the TN State
Improvement Grant and for information.

http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/help/states.htm
Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities

http://www.nichcy.org
NICHCY is pleased to offer information on the IDEA, our nation's
special education law. For those who are involved with or working on
behalf of children with disabilities, the IDEA is a very important
piece of legislation. 

http://www.wrightslaw.com
Parents, advocates, educators, and attorneys come to IDEA 2004 at
Wrightslaw for reliable, accurate information about IDEA issues:
child find, eligibility, evaluations, reevaluations, high stakes
testing, IEPs, accommodations, alternate assessments, educational
placements, transition, parental rights, and more.

http://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/idea2004.html
News and information from the U.S. Department of Education, Office
of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

http://www.nectac.org
The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services has
released a series of documents that review the statutory changes in
IDEA 2004. We also offer links to summaries of changes in the law
prepared by various groups.

http://www.familiestogetherinc.org
IDEA 2004 information from Families Together, Inc.

http://www.directionservice.org/cadre/index.cfm CADRE, The National Center on Dispute Resolution, is funded by the
United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs. CADRE uses advanced technology as well as traditional
means to provide technical assistance to state departments of
education on implementation of the mediation requirements under
IDEA '97. CADRE also supports parents, educators and administrators
to benefit from the full continuum of dispute resolution options
that can prevent and resolve conflict and ultimately lead to
informed partnerships that focus on results for children and youth.

http://www.ideapartnership.org
The IDEA Partnership is dedicated to improving outcomes for students
and youth with disabilities by joining state agencies and
stakeholders through shared work and learning. 

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:h.1350.enr :
HR1350. Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of
2004 (Enrolled as Agreed to or Passed by Both House and Senate)

http://www.bridges4kids.org
A non-profit parent organization providing a comprehensive system of
information and referral for parents and professionals working with
children from birth through transition to adult life.

http://www.aph.org/index.htm
American Printing House for the Blind

http://www.nasdse.org/
The National Association of State
Directors of Special Education (NASDSE)

http://www.taalliance.org The Technical Assistance Alliance for Parent Centers is an
innovative project that supports a unified technical assistance
system for the purpose of developing, assisting and coordinating
Parent Training and Information Projects and Community Parent
Resource Centers under the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (IDEA).

http://www.ndss.org National Down Syndrome

http://www.dsagtn.org Down Syndrome Awareness Group of East Tennessee

http://www.advocacyinstitute.org
Following the recent enactment of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004), states will begin the
process of updating their special education laws and regulations to
correspond to new federal requirements. You can have a positive
impact on this important process by working to preserve some
critical aspects of IDEA lost in the recent reauthorization.

http://www.neighborhoodlaw.org/page/194648;cat_id=258
National Committee Of Parents And Advocates Organized To Protect
IDEA, 12/14/2004, By Kathleen Boundy. 


http://fape.org/index.htm
Helping Parents and Advocates Improve
Educational Results for Children with Disabilities

http://www.tndisabilitymegaconference.org

DirectoryTennessee.com
http://www.directorytennessee.com/
Directory of Tennessee offers a vast selection for finding our resource and information.

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