Special Needs Guide
General Information
Americans with Disabilities Act
IDEA: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (U.S. Department of Labor)
Protecting Students with Disabilities (U.S. Department of Education)
ADD and ADHD
What is the Difference Between ADD and ADHD? (Child Mind Institute)
ADD and ADHD News (ScienceDaily)
Attention Deficit Disorder Association
Attention Deficit Disorder (Optometrists Network)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (National Institute of Mental Health)
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder? (WebMD)
ADHD: The Facts (Attention Deficit Disorder Association)
Asthma
Asthma (American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology)
Asthma (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Asthma (American Lung Association)
Asthma (Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America)
Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorder (National Institute of Mental Health)
Autism Spectrum Disorder Fact Sheet (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Autism Spectrum Disorder (MedlinePlus/U.S. National Library of Medicine)
What is Autism? (Autism Society)
Resource Guide (Autism Speaks)
Deafness
Hearing Disorders and Deafness (MedlinePlus/U.S. National Library of Medicine)
Deafness and Hearing Loss (World Health Organization)
Deafness (Encyclopedia Britannica)
The Outreach Center for Deafness and Blindness
Down Syndrome
What is Down Syndrome? (National Down Syndrome Society)
Down Syndrome Facts (National Down Syndrome Society)
Down Syndrome (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
Facts About Down Syndrome (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Dyslexia
Dyslexia (International Dyslexia Association)
Frequently Asked Questions (International Dyslexia Association)
What is Dyslexia? (The Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity)
Epilepsy
Epilepsy (Epilepsy Foundation)
Epilepsy (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Epilepsy Information Page (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Multiple Sclerosis
What is MS? (National Multiple Sclerosis Society)
Multiple Sclerosis (Mayo Clinic)
What is Multiple Sclerosis? (WebMD)
Multiple Sclerosis (MedlinePlus/U.S. National Library of Medicine)
Muscular Dystrophy
Muscular Dystrophy (Mayo Clinic)
Neuromuscular Diseases (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
Muscular Dystrophy Information Page (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Muscular Dystrophy (MedlinePlus/U.S. National Library of Medicine)
Muscular Dystrophy (TeensHealth)
Understanding Muscular Dystrophy - the Basics (WebMD)
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) in Children (Johns Hopkins Medicine)
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (Mayo Clinic)
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (WebMD)
ODD: What to Look For (Child Mind Institute)
Visually Impaired and Blindness
Central Illinois Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired
Center for the Visually Impaired
Visual Impairment (TeensHealth)
American Foundation for the Blind
Low Vision and Legal Blindness Terms and Descriptions (American Foundation for the Blind)
Blindness and Vision Loss (MedlinePlus/U.S. National Library of Medicine)
Blindness and Vision Impairment (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)