Specific Learning Disability:
Family
Disability
Resources
In order to qualify for services in Special Education,
a student must qualify under one of 13 categories of
disabilities listed by the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA). This is not the only place to
receive services through. Listed are some resources
that can supplement your students learning at school
in regards to their disability.
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism Speaks: https://autismspeaks.org/
The National Autism Center:
http://www.nationalautismcenter.org/
Autism Navigator:
http://www.autismnavigator.com/recources-and-
tools/
Understood for Learning and Attention Issues:
https://www.understood.org/en/tools/through-your-
childs-eyes
Learning Disabilities Associate of America:
https://idaamaerica.org/
Visual Impairment:
American Printing House for the Blind:
http://www.aph.org/
Perkins School for the Blind: http://www.perkins.org
Speech or Language Impairment
Project IDEAL: http://www.projectidealonline.org
American Speech-Language-Hearing AssociationL
https://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/childsa
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Orthopedic Impairment
United Cerebral Palsy: http://upc.org/
Spina Bifida Association:
http://spinabifitaassociation.org
Intellectual Disability
Best Buddies: https://www.bestbuddies.org/
The ARC: http://www.thearc.org/
The American Association on Intellectual and
Developmental Disabilities: http://aaidd.org/
Hearing Impairment
The American Society for Deaf Children:
Http://deafchildren.org/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/hearingloss/index.html