Special Education Websites by Christie Wilmore

Council for Exceptional Children

wilmorc01 — 2025-01-20 21:36:54 UTC

The CEC is one of the top organizations in special education that provides reputable research, publications, advocacy information, and professional development for special education teachers.

Autism Speaks

wilmorc01 — 2025-01-20 21:46:59 UTC

Autism Speaks is a number one website with reliable, extensive information on autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including diagnosis, treatment options, research updates, family support. They spend 90% of their funding on research, advocacy, programs and services.

Learning A-Z

wilmorc01 — 2025-01-21 01:18:10 UTC

Learning A-Z is a company that makes teaching more effective through empowering educators with appropriate and inexpensive resources that make teaching easier all while meeting students where they are at for personalized learning.

Pearson Assessment - Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-V)

wilmorc01 — 2025-01-23 14:35:23 UTC

Pearson offers an intelligence test, the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, which is designed to measure intellectual ability (full scale IQ score) and 5 cognitive domains that impact them (Verbal Comprehension Index, Visual Spatial Index, Fluid Reasoning Index, Working Memory Index, and Processing Speed Index). It can be taken at 6 years old and takes about an hour. There is one designed for preschool as well as adults. It can be administered with paper and pencil or digitally. This test can also be found in Spanish!

The Arc

wilmorc01 — 2025-01-23 15:13:38 UTC

They fight to ensure that the laws concerning the disabled are enforced because they feel that everyone has a right to pursue their potential. They have been active for over 70 years and they actively support full inclusion in the communities.

For Educators - Assistive Technology Industry Association

wilmorc01 — 2025-02-05 13:01:29 UTC

ATIA strives to be the leading voice in the assistive technology industry. They provide enhanced benefits and opportunities to people with disabilities. Assistive technology is any item, piece of equipment, software program, or product system that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of persons with disabilities. ATIA offers a very broad range of AT.

AT can be high-tech: special-purpose computers.
AT can be low-tech: communication boards made of cardboard or fuzzy felt.
AT can be hardware: prosthetics, mounting systems, and positioning devices.
AT can be computer hardware: special switches, keyboards, and pointing devices.
AT can be computer software: screen readers and communication programs.
AT can be inclusive or specialized learning materials and curriculum aids.
AT can be specialized curricular software.
AT can be much more—electronic devices, wheelchairs, walkers, braces, educational software, power lifts, pencil holders, eye-gaze and head trackers, and much more.

The Center for Parent Information & Resources (CPIR) - FOR PARENT CENTERS & TO FIND LOCAL PARENT CENTER

wilmorc01 — 2025-02-05 13:23:52 UTC

The parent center hub is full of valuable information and products specifically designed for the network of Parent Centers serving families of children with disabilities. On the hub, a parent can find a local parent center, but all the materials found on the CPIR Hub have been created and archived for Parent Centers around the country to help them provide support and services to the families they serve.

Exceptional Parents Unlimited - For Families

wilmorc01 — 2025-02-05 14:22:23 UTC

EPU strives to help struggling parents turn into exceptional parents for their children. They offer family centered services for early learning and intervention as well as educational support for parents with pertinent information such as the 504b law, how to advocate for their child, developmental milestones, IEP's, and more.

American Society for Deaf Children

wilmorc01 — 2025-02-05 16:44:26 UTC

Since 1967, ASDC has supported parents of children who are Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing. They believe that deafness is not a disability, but language deprivation is. It is their mission to ensure that every Deaf child can learn sign language from the very start. The American Society for Deaf Children (ASDC) empowers families with deaf* and hard-of-hearing children by embracing full language and communication access in inclusive environments through mentoring, advocacy, resources, and collaborative networks. You can learn ASL by attending workshops, and webinars.

National Education Association - Supporting Educators with Literacy Instruction

wilmorc01 — 2025-02-05 17:15:19 UTC

NEA offers robust literacy support by providing teaching resources, literacy support at home, literacy resources for multilingual learners, and literacy support for students' learning differences. NEA also supports Social Emotional Learning.