Before we begin, it's important to give credit where credit is due. The following resources were critical in developing this course. For more information on topics related to special education, you might want to check them out!

• Exceptional Lives: Special Education in Today's Schools by Ann P. Turnbull, H. Rutherford Turnbull III, Marilyn Shank and Sean J. Smith. Published by Pearson Prentice Hall © 2004.
  
  
• Families and Advocates Partnership for Education (FAPE) is one of four projects funded by the U.S. Department of Education created to improve educational outcomes for children with disabilities. Click on www.fape.org to learn more.
  
  
• The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) is a nonprofit membership organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Systems and Client Assistance Programs (CAP) for individuals with disabilities, the largest provider of legally-based advocacy services to people with disabilities in the United States. The network provides training and technical assistance, legal support, and legislative advocacy to help create a society in which people with disabilities are afforded equality of opportunity and are able to fully participate by exercising choice and self-determination. Go to www.ndrn.org to learn more.
  
  
• National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) provides information to the nation on:
  • Disabilities in children and youth;
  • Programs and services for infants, children, and youth with disabilities;
  • IDEA 2004, the nation's special education law;
  • No Child Left Behind, the nation's general education law; and
  • Research-based information on effective practices for children with disabilities.
  Click on www.nichcy.org to learn more.
  
  
• Negotiating the Special Education Maze: A Guide for Parents and Teachers by Winifred Anderson, Stephen Chitwood, and Deidre Hayden. Published by Woodbine House © 1997.
  
  
• The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS) of the U.S. Department of Education provides information on special education in the United States to help improve results and outcomes for people with disabilities of all ages. Click on http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/index.html to learn more.