HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR PARENTS & FAMILIES
College Planning Resources for Students with IEPs/504s:
Lists/Databases:
COLLEGE AUTISM SPECTRUM
https://collegeautismspectrum.com/collegeprograms/
ThinkCollege
https://thinkcollege.net/college-search
Best Value Schools
https://www.bestvalueschools.com/rankings/students-with-learning-disabilities/
Petersons
https://www.petersons.com/blog/20-great-colleges-for-students-with-learning-disabilities/
College Consensus
https://www.collegeconsensus.com/rankings/best-colleges-for-students-with-learning-disabilities
Top College Consultants
https://www.topcollegeconsultants.com/autism-in-college/
Transition/differences between high school and college:
Child Mind Institute- College Programs
https://childmind.org/care/groups-and-programs/#college
Center on Technology and Disability
https://studentdocs.ucr.edu/sdrc/uc-riverside_student-disability-resource-center_differences-between-high-school-and-college-for-students-with-disabilities.pdf
Learning Disabilities Association of America
https://ldaamerica.org/lda_today/modifications-vs-accommodations-high-school-vs-college/
Think College
https://www.umass.edu/disability/sites/default/files/pdf/attachment_d_diff_between_hs_college_.pdf
Preparation for College:
National Technical Assistance Center on Transition
https://transitionta.org/topics/postsecondary-education/
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College Planning Resources 2021 New
Form ED621 – Referral to Spec. Ed.
Special Education “Back to Basics” Presentation
Dyslexia & SRBI Presentation
Help Your Child – and Yourself – Conquer Stress & Anxiety
Darien Library Booklist – Books for Branching Out
Darien Public School Special Education Information
FEDERAL
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Individualized Education Program (IEP)
No Child Left Behind
Department of Health & Human Services
STATE
CT Birth to Three System
CPAC (CT Parent Advocacy Center)
Planning & Placement Team
PPT Process
A Family Guide: Connecticut’s Framework to Response to Intervention
A Seven-Step Process to Creating Standards Based IEPs
Helpful CT Resources for Families (2008)
PPT Checklist
Students with Disabilities and Parental Choice in Connecticut (2003)
A Parent’s Guide To Special Education in Connecticut
ESY Topic Brief
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
National Council on Disability
National Easter Seals Society
National Organization for Rare Disorders
National Organization on Disability
PACER CENTER, Champions for children with disabilities
Parents helping Parents
People First Language
Special Olympics International
Very Special Arts
SPECIFIC DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Autism Society of America
Brain Injury Association
CHADD Children and Adults with ADD
Council for Exceptional Children
Council for Learning Disabilities
Hydrocephalus Association
International Dyslexia Association
Learning Disabilities Association of America
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
National Center for Learning Disabilities
National Center on Stuttering
National Down Syndrome Society
The Epilepsy Foundation of America
United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc.
Cerebral Palsy Guide
Cerebral Palsy Group
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
Connecticut State Department of Education
Inclusion Press Homepage
National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)
National Parent Network on Disabilities (NPND)
US Department of Education
LOCAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS BY DISABILITY
Autism
CT Autism Spectrum Resource Center
CT FEAT (Families for Effective Treatment of Autism)
Autism Society of Connecticut
Learning Disabilities
SmartKids with Learning Disabilities
CACLD (CT Association for Children with Learning Disabilities)
LDACT (Learning Disabilities Association of Connecticut)
Down Syndrome
CT Down Syndrome Congress
Tourette Syndrome
CT Tourette Syndrome Association
Hearing Impairment
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
Assistive Technology
Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of America
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
Technology for Reading & Writing Disabilities
DARIEN RESOURCES & ORGANIZATIONS
Darien Depot (Darien Teen Center)
Darien Library
Darien Little League (Challenger Division)
Darien YMCA (special needs programs available in aquatics, sports & fitness, enrichment/clubs & life skills)
Darien YWCA (Parent Awareness)
Darien Summer School
SPEDucated. Contact admin@speducatedparents.org to be added to their email list.
STEP of Darien (Support for our Town’s Exceptional People)
Town of Darien Parks & Recreation
FAIRFIELD COUNTY RESOURCES
Abilis
Fairfield County Board of Developmental Disabilities
SpedNet Special Education Network of New Canaan
SpedNet Wilton
SpedNet Greenwich
We Belong- Inclusion in Fairfield County (IFC)
STAR
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