O.A.S.I.S. Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support
Assistive Technology Training Online Project (ATTO)
Center of Disabilities Assistive Technology Training (CSUN)
National Assistive Technology Research Institute (NATRI).
Oregon Technology Access Program
Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology Services in School Settings (QIAT)
AUTISM
Autism Living and Working (ALAW)
Autism Research Institute (ARI)
Autism Society of America (ASA)
ASA Directory of Local Chapters
Parent Support Groups serving:
● ASA Groups: Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery
Counties
● ASA Group: Lehigh County
● Sharing and Caring of Bucks County
EDUCATION – GENERAL
Pennsylvania Department of Education
PDE Includes:
Basic Education Circulars (BECS)
Pennsylvania’s Academic Standards
United States Department of Education
EDUCATION – GIFTED
American Association for Gifted Children (AAGC)
Center for Talented Youth (CTY)
National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented
Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education (PAGE)
EDUCATION – SPECIAL
The Education Law Center-PA (ELC-PA)
CEC (Council for Exceptional Children)
Internet Resource for Special Children (IRSC)
The Federal Resource Center for Special Education
National State Policy Database (NASD)
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Resources (OSERS)
PARENT EDUCATION NETWORK (PEN)
Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN)
INCLUSION
Inclusion… Or Yours, Mine, Ours
Inclusion (University of Northern Iowa)
Inclusion in Science Education for Students with Disabilities
Institute on Community Integration (University of Minnesota)
New Horizons: Inclusion of Students with Special Needs
Resources for Inclusive Education
MEDICAL
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Pediatrics (The Maryland Chapter)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The Pennsylvania Health Law Project (PHLP)
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION – To view the application necessary to apply for Medical Assistance in Pennsylvania on behalf of a disabled child, click here. Once completed, you should mail or hand deliver the application to the County Assistance Office closest to your child’s home.
Medicaid Waivers – Department of Public Welfare’s Office of Developmental Programs website.
Getting What You Need When You Need It, a guide written by Caryl A. Oberman outlining the various sources of funding for people with autism in Pennsylvania.
Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services
Search MEDLINE at the National Library of Medicine’s