Special Education General Information
Educational Resources
- BEE: Best Evidence Encyclopedia -Center for Data Driven Reform in Education -Johns Hopkins University
- Coming to Terms with a Disability
- Creating
A Vision
- Disability
Definitions
- Disability
Resources
- Free
and Appropriate Public Education-FAPE
- IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- MA Government Agencies
- MA Organizations
- No Child Left Behind-NCLB
- State Eligibility Requirements for Specific Learning Disabilities
- Testing and
Independent Evaluations (IEE)
- The MCAS
- Transition
Ages 15 to 22
- Transportation
- What
is a 504 Plan? and What is the 504 process?
- What is an IEP? What is the IEP process?
Guidance
- Advocate vs. Attorney
- Parent
Do's and Don'ts
- Parent Rights Brochure
- Popular
vs. Effective
- Suggestions
For Parents
Due Process
- Advisory Opinion
- Hearings
- Hearing Rules 2008
- Massachusetts School District Legal Expenses
- Mediation
- Mediation vs. Hearing
Parent Training
- Trainings and Workshops
- Parent Coaching (Group and Individual)
- Wright's Law
Parent Support Resources in Massachusetts
- Brockton Area Multi Services
- Child Development and Education Inc.
- Concord SEPAC
- Department of Developmental Services
- Department of Mental Health
- Family Ties of Massachusetts
- Family Voices Massachusetts
- The Federation for Children with Special Needs
- Massachusetts Coalition for Parental Involvement in Education
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DOE)
- MASSPAC
- Massachusetts State PIRC
- NICHY
- Special Education Advisory Councils Statewide
- SpedWATCH
- The Truth About Sped
Self Help
- De-Stress Strategies For Parents
- Evaluators
- Home
Work Resources
- Media
and Children
- Medical
Resources
- Parenting Resources
- Recommended
Reading
- Residential
Resources
- Summer
Camps
- Therapy
- Tips To Help Your Child Succeed
Out of District Alternative Placements
- Inclusion: Pros and Cons
- Private Schools (766 approved)
- Collaborative Schools (766 approved)
- Out of State Schools







