Other Resources and Links
Able Generation - Therapeutic furniture manufacturer
(800) 875-2457
www.ablegeneration.com
All Kids
(866) 255-5437
www.allkidscovered.com
American Academy of Pediatrics
(847) 434-4000
www.aap.org
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
(800) 949-4232
www.adainfo.org
Asperger's Syndrome
www.k12academics.com/aspergers.htm
Autism Network for Dietary Intervention (ANDI)
(609) 737-8985
www.autismndi.com
CAR Strategies for Language Development
(206) 310-7401
http://www.walearning.com/language/car-strategies/
Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood Education
(309) 298-1634
www.wiu.edu/thecenter
Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice
Culturally & Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS)
Early Childhood Research Institute
(800) 583-4135
http://cecp.air.org/teams/stratpart/clas.asp
Center for Inclusive Child Care
(651) 603-6265
www.inclusivechildcare.org
Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA)
(734) 647-6940
www.ciera.org
Center for Universal Design
(800) 647-6777 or (919) 515-8951
www.design.ncsu.edu/cud/
Center on Inclusion in Early Childhood
Child Care Plus+
(800) 235-4122 or (406) 243-6355
www.ccplus.org
Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
(217) 333-0689 or (615) 322-8150
www.vanderbilt.edu/csefel/
Child Care Bureau
(202) 690-6782
www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb
Child Trends
(202) 572-6000
www.childtrends.org
Children's Defense Fund
(800) 233-1200
www.childrensdefense.org
Children's Songs
www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/music.htm
Circle of Inclusion
(785) 864-0685
www.circleofinclusion.org
Committee for Children Program
(800) 634-4449 ext. 6223
www.cfchildren.org
Connect for Kids
www.connectforkids.org
Council for Exceptional Children
(888) 232-7733
www.cec.sped.org
Council for Exceptional Children (IDEA Practices)
(888) CEC-SPED
Culturally & Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS)
(877) 275-3227
http://clas.uiuc.edu
Department of Human Services Bureau of Early Intervention
(217) 781-1981
www.dhs.state.il.us/ei/
Designs for Change
(312) 236-7252
www.designsforchange.org
serves Chicago Metropolitan Area
Division for Early Childhood of the Council of Exceptional Children
(406) 543-0872
www.dec-sped.org
Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative
(877) 275-3227 or (217) 333-1386
http://ecap.crc.uiuc.edu
Early Childhood Outcomes Center (ECO)
Lists multiple phone #'s for staff.
www.fpg.unc.edu/~eco
Early Childhood Research Institute on Inclusion
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ecrii/
Epilepsy Foundation of America
(800) 332-1000
www.epilepsyfoundation.org
Equip for Equality
(800) 537-2632 or (312) 341-0022
www.equipforequality.org
Exceptional Parent Magazine
www.eparent.com
Family and Corrections Network (Prison System)
www.fcnetwork.org
Family Matters Parent Training & Information Center
(866) 436-7842
www.fmptic.org
Family Resource Center on Disabilities (FRCD)
(312) 939-3513
www.frcd.org
serves Chicago Metropolitan Area
Family Support Network (FSN) of Illinois
(309) 693-8981
www.familysupportnetwork.org
Family Villiage for Information about Specific Disabilities
Waisman Center: (608) 263-5776 or (608) 263-5910
www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/specific.htm
Family Voices
(888) 835-5669
www.familyvoices.org
Family Voices of Illinois
(866) 931-1110 or (815) 464-8247
www.familyvoices.org/states.php?state=IL
Foundation for Early Learning
(206) 525-4801
www.earlylearning.org
Gateways to Opportunity—The Illinois Early Care & Education Professional Development Network
(866) 697-8278
www.ilgateways.com
Guide to Disability Resources on the Internet for Illinois
http://www.disabilityresources.org/ILLINOIS.html
Head Start Bureau (Administration for Children, & Families)
National Training & Tech Resource Center (703) 243-0495
Early Head Start National (202) 638-1144
National Head Start Information (866) 763-6481
www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ohs
Illinois Action for Children
(312) 823-1100
www.daycareaction.org
Illinois Autism Training and Technical Assistance Project
(630) 668-7398
www.illinoisautismproject.org
Illinois Branch of the International Dyslexia Association
(630) 469-6900
www.readibida.org
Illinois Department of Human Services (EI)
(217) 782-1981
www.dhs.state.il.us/ei/index.asp
Illinois Early Intervention Clearinghouse
(866) 275-3227 or (217) 333-1386
www.eiclearinghouse.org
Illinois Early Intervention Training
(866) 509-3867 or (708) 729-0227
www.illinoiseitraining.org
Illinois Early Learning Project
(Tip sheets for parents and professionals)
(877) 275-3227
www.illinoisearlylearning.org
Illinois Families for Hands and Voices
(877) 533-5279
ilhandsandvoices.wordpress.com
Illinois Head Start Association
www.ilheadstart.org
Illinois Network Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (INCCRRA)
(800) 649-1884 or (309) 829-5327
www.inccrra.org
Illinois Resource Center
(224) 366-8525
www.thecenterweb.org/ec
Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)
Springfield Office (866) 262-6663
Chicago Office (312) 814-2200
www.isbe.net
Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE): Division of Early Childhood
(866) 262-6663 or (217) 782-4321
www.isbe.state.il.us/earlychi
Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE): Division of Special Education
(866) 262-6663 or (217) 782-4321
www.isbe.net/spec-ed
Information Center on Disabilities and Gifted Education
Council for Exceptional Children
http://ericec.org
Information on Bullying (Barbara Coloroso)
(800) 729-1588
www.kidsareworthit.com
The Institute on Disability and Human Development
www.idhd.org
Internet Resource for Special Children (IRSC)
www.irsc.org
Join Together Project Deaf Education
www.deafed.net
KidsHealth
www.kidshealth.org
Learning Disabilities Association of America
www.ldanatl.org
Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) - Chicago
(312) 744-7050
http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalEntityHomeAction.do?entityName=Disabilities&entityNameEnumValue=11
MUMS National Parent-to-Parent Network Newsletter
(877) 336-5333 (Parents Only Please)
www.netnet.net/mums
National Association for the Education of Young Children
(800) 424-2460
www.naeyc.org
National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (NACCRRA)
(703) 341-4100
www.naccrra.org
National Center for Early Development and Learning
(919) 966-7180
www.fpg.unc.edu/~ncedl
National Center for Family Literacy
(502) 584-1133
www.famlit.org
National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center
(800) 616-2242
www.nccic.org
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
(800) 695-0285
www.nichcy.org
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC)
(919) 962-2001
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System
www.nectas.unc.edu
National Head Start Association
(703) 739-0875
www.nhsa.org
National Lekotek Center
(773) 528-5766
www.lekotek.org
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
(800) 999-6673 (voicemail only) or (203) 744-0100
www.rarediseases.org
National Parent Information Center (NPIN)
http://npin.org
National Parent Network on Disabilities (NPND)
www.php.com/node/9553
National Parent to Parent Support & Information System (NPSSIS)
(800) 651-1151 (parents) or (706) 632-8822
www.iser.com/NPPSIS-GA.html
National Respite Locator Service
www.respitelocator.org/index.htm
Natural Allies—Natural Resources
www.fpg.unc.edu/~scpp/nat_allies/na_resources.cfm
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL)
Learning Point Associates: (800) 356-2735
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
(202) 245-7459
www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html
Organization for Autism Research
(703) 243-9710
www.researchautism.org
Ounce of Prevention Fund
(312) 922-3863
www.ounceofprevention.org
Our Kids
www.our-kids.org
Parents as Teachers National Center
(866) 728-4968 or (314) 432-4330
www.parentsasteachers.org
Project CHOICES
(630) 629-0551
www.projectchoices.org
Provider Connections Early Intervention Credentialing
(309) 298-2351
www.wiu.edu/ProviderConnections
Social Security Income for Children with Disabilities
(800) 772-1213
www.socialsecurity.gov
Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI)
http://seriweb.com
Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers
(888) 248-0822
www.taalliance.org
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Administration for Children & Families
www.acf.hhs.gov/
Voices for Illinois Children
(312) 456-0600
www.voices4kids.org
Wright's Law
www.wrightslaw.com
Zero to Three
(202) 638-1144
www.zerotothree.org
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