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Organizations
| Name | Website |
|---|---|
| Academic Employment Network | academploy.com |
| ALLTech TSI | alltech-tsi.org |
| ALLTech is a nationally recognized center that provides training, consultations, and technical assistance in the areas of assistive technology, specialized software, Web accessibility, and universal design in education. | |
| Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center | jan.wvu.edu/links/adalinks.htm |
| Center for Community Inclusion | ume.maine.edu/~cci |
| Maine's center for interdisciplinary education, research, and public service in disability studies. Affiliated with the University of Maine. | |
| Child Development Services (CDS) | maine.gov/education/speced/cds/index.htm |
Children Development Services (CDS) in collaboration with families, schools, local medical facilities and other agencies, provide children birth through five years old with support and services such as: case management, direct instruction, and identification of eligibility through evaluation and screenings for Early Intervention services or Special Education programs. | |
| Children's Disability List of Lists | comeunity.com/disability/speclists.html |
| A current, annotated list of mailing lists for families of children with disabilities and special needs | |
| EdRef | edref.com/ |
| Comprehensive listing of schools, colleges, and universities | |
| ERIC | eric.ed.gov/ |
| Educational Resources Information Center | |
| Federal Interagency Coordinating Council | fed-icc.org |
| Federal Resources for Educational Excellence | ed.gov/free/ |
| HEADSTART | maine.gov/dhhs/occhs/index.htm |
The Office of Child Care and Head Start is responsible for the development and improvement of child care resources across the state. | |
| Internet Resources for Special Children (IRSC) | irsc.org |
| Internet Special Education Resources | iser.com |
| Nationwide directory of professionals who serve the learning disabilities and special education communities | |
| Kids Legal Aid | kidslegalaid.org/parents/education/spec_ed_terms.htm |
Description of company here. | |
| LDOnLine | ldonline.org |
| Learning Disabilities Information & Resources | |
| Maine Administrators for Services of Children with Disabilities (MADSEC) | madsec.org |
The Maine Administrators of Services for Children with Disabilities (MADSEC) believes in the professional growth of Maine educators and in making sure that policies and practices used do not impact the quality of education for children with disabilities. | |
| Maine Consumer Information and Technology Training Exchange | mecite.doe.k12.me.us/ |
| Maine Department of Education Office of Special Services | maine.gov/education/speced/index.htm |
Maine Department of Education’s Office of Special Services seeks to support students with disabilities kindergarten through graduation in their quest to achieve Maine's Learning Results. | |
| Maine Department of Education, Division of Special Services | maine.gov/education/speced |
| Maine Department of Education, Division of Special Services, Due Process | maine.gov/education/speced/dueprocess.htm |
| Maine Department of Health and Human Services | maine.gov/dhhs |
| Maine Education Leadership Consortium | umaine.edu/mlc/ |
| Maine Educational Directories (a.k.a. The Moose Book) | maine.gov/education/speced/directors.html |
| Maine Principals' Association | mpa.cc/index.html |
| Maine School Boards Association | msmaweb.com/msba.htm |
| Maine School Management Association | msmaweb.com/ |
| Maine School Superintendents Association | msmaweb.com/mssa.htm |
| Maine Schools on the World Wide Web Brought to you by the Maine Dept. of Education | maine.gov/education/schools/index.html |
| Maine Support Network | mainesupportnetwork.org |
| Maine's Comprehensive Assessment System | maine.gov/education/mea/meacompass.htm |
| Mainely Parents | mainelyparents.org |
| Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services | ed.gov/offices/OSERS |
| Office of Special Education Programs | ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP |
| Pine Tree Society | pinetreesociety.org |
| They provide direct services programs statewide to people with disabilities. Programs include: Augmentative Communication Assistive Technology (ACAT) and The Kid's Project which provides affordable equipment to children with special needs. | |
| Response to Intervention (RTI) Action Network | rtinetwork.org |
Response to Intervention (RTI) is a multi-tiered approach to help struggling learners. Students' progress is closely monitored at each stage of intervention to determine the need for further research-based instruction and/or intervention in general education and/or special education. | |
| School Law | SchoolLaw.com |
| Web site developed by Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon, a law firm in Portland, Maine, specializing in representing school districts. Lots of information of direct interest to special educators. | |
| Serving Schools | ServingSchools.com |
| Web site developed by Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon, a law firm in Portland, Maine, specializing in representing school districts. Lots of jobs listed from across the state. | |
| Southern Maine Parents Awareness | somepa.org |
Description of company here. | |
| Student Behavior Management Resources | disciplinehelp.com/ |
| The Council for Exceptional Children | cec.sped.org |
| The Maine Parent Federation | mpf.org |
Description of company here | |
| The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center | nectac.org |
| The National Information Center for Children/Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY) | nichcy.org |
| The Technical Exploration Center (TEC) | tecmaine.org |
| The Technical Exploration Center (TEC) is an assistive technology program that lends equipment, and provides evaluations, resource materials, technical assistance and AT related training. | |