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Don't miss these must-see sites.

Guide Dogs for the Blind

www.fidelco.org
The Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation, located in Bloomfield, Connecticut, has served the blind community since 1961. This website offers a photo gallery, information on in-community training and more.

www.guidedog.org
The Guide Dog Foundation strives to be the leading resource and provider of premier services to facilitate the independence of people who are blind or visually impaired.

www.guidedogs.com
Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc., provides guide dogs and training to visually impaired individuals in the United State and Canada.

www.guidedogsofamerica.org
Guide Dogs of America is located in Sylmar, California. This website provides information on admissions and training, upcoming events and ways you can help.

www.guiding-eyes.org
Guiding Eyes for the Blind is dedicated to enriching the lives of bind and visually impaired individuals by providing them with the freedom to travel safely, thereby assuring greater independence, dignity and new horizons of opportunity.

www.leaderdog.org
Leader Dogs for the Blind.

www.padsdogs.org
Pacific Assistance Dogs Society’s website offers upcoming events, puppy pictures, online newsletters and applications for PADS dogs.

www.seeingeye.org
The Seeing Eye has been promoting independence and dignity since 1929. Located in New Jersey, they serve qualified blind individuals in the United States and Canada.

http://guidedogs.org
Located in Palmetto, Florida, Southeastern Guide Dogs, Inc., is dedicated to the loving and humane training of dogs to become eyes for visually impaired individuals.

Nonprofit Organizations

www.mdnonprofit.org
The website of the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations, a membership organization serving nonprofits. This organization provides training, technical assistance, library resources, a consultant databank and more.

Philanthropy

www.helpingmaryland.org
A project of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Maryland Chapter, this site serves to boost philanthropy in Maryland. The site offers a charity search to match your interests, on-line donation capabilities, information on volunteer opportunities and resources for nonprofit organizations.

Physical Therapy

www.apta.org
American Physical Therapy Association.

www.physicaltherapist.com
Physical Therapist Online.

www.rankinbiomed.com/PhysicalTherapy.htm
Used physical therapy equipment from Rankin Biomedical.

www.hpms.com
Supplier of physical therapy equipment.

www.ptcentral.com/resources
PTCentral – Physical Therapy Resources.

www.cme-usa.com/physical.htm
Physical therapy equipment.

Resources

http://members.home.net/ddays/blindkids.html - Resources for parents and teachers of children who are blind or visually impaired. This site offers Braille books, audiotapes, educational materials, text only games and learning tools.

www.aap.org
American Academy of Pediatrics

www.acb.org - The American Council of the Blind provides links, resources and information for people who are blind or visually impaired.

www.access-usa.com - Products and solutions for the disabled, including Braille, large print and audio descriptions.

www.afb.org - The American Foundation for the Blind is a nonprofit organization enabling blind or visually impaired people to achieve equality and access.

www.afb.org/careerconnect - Learn about a wide range of careers with the help of more than 1,500 mentors in a fully accessible database.

www.aph.org/ - The American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. promotes independence of blind and visually impaired persons by providing special media, tools and materials needed for education and life.

www.cec.sped.org - The Council for Exceptional Children.

www.co.ba.md.us - The Baltimore County Government website.

www.childtrends.org - Child Trends, Inc.

csef.air.org - Website of the Center for Special Education Finance. Devoted solely to publications and research on the funding of special education.

www.dec-sped.org - Division for Early Childhood, Council for Exceptional Children

www.dssc.org/frc
Federal Resource for Special Education (FRC)

www.digitalchef.com - Digital Chef is part of the Culinary Institute of America. Its site offers recipes and information on cooking utensils and wine.

www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP
Office of Special Education Programs.

www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/IEP_Guide
A Guide to the Individualized Education Program

www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/ - The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

www.ed.gov/offices/osers/osep - Office of Special Education Programs of the U.S. Department of Education.

www.electrichoice.com - The Pennsylvania Electric Choice Program offers a completely accessible site for people who are visually impaired. The site includes information on shopping for an electric supplier, price-to-compare information and a list of licensed suppliers.

www.eparent.com/toys - Toys for children with disabilities.

www.ericeece.org - ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary ans Early Childhood Education

www.fpg.unc.edu - National Center for Early Development and Learning

www.hki.org - Helen Keller International works to prevent blindness, restore sight and rehabilitate the blind.

www.ideapractices.org - Answers questions about the "Individuals with Disabilities Educational Act" (IDEA).

www.marylandinfo.com - MarylandInfo.com search engine

www.mommytips.com - Resource Center of Moms provides tips and articles.

www.msde.state.md.us - The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) website provides information on state education programs, education reform in Maryland, contact information for local school systems and state personnel, links to other education sites, and much more.

www.naeyc.org - National Association for the Education of Young Children

www.naccrra.net - National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies

www.nasde.org
National Association of State Directors of Special Education

www.ncd.gov - Website of the President's National Commission on Disability. Posts publications on broad disability issues, including the recent report "Back to School on Civil Rights."

nces.ed.gov - Website of the National Center for Education Statistics. Contains education related statistics.

www.nectas.unc.edu - The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System includes information and resources about federal programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families.

www.nfb.org - The National Federation of the Blind promotes security, equality and opportunity for those who are blind or visually impaired. Information can found on their site about braille, diabetes, guide dogs and current legislation affecting those who are blind.

www.nichcy.org
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities

www.npin.org -- The National Parent Information Network includes extensive articles on parenting, listservs and links to more than 100 sites on education, health and safety, family issues and interests, and parenting and development of children from infancy to adolescence.

www.parentsplace.com - The Parents Place is a forum for parents to participate in chat groups on a weekly basis.

www.patnc.org - The Parents As Teachers organization

www.Perkins.org - Perkins School for the Blind is Watertown, MA.

www.php.com - Parents Helping Parents is a resource center run for and by parents of children with special needs

www.rti.org - Early Childhood Resource Center at the Research Triangle Institute

www.stnonline.com/stn
School Transportation News

www.spedex.com/napvi - The National Association for Parents of the Visually Impaired is a support group and resource for parents.

www.techlearning.com - Tech Learning serves educators with ideas, tools and resources for integrating technology into the K-12 school, classroom and curriculum.

www.tendercare4kids.com - Tender Care for the Child with Special Needs provides products, personal stories and Ask-a-Therpist column.

www.thefamilyworks.org - the Family Works organization

www.webable.com - WebABLE is one-stop shopping for disability-related resources.

www.wemedia.com - Wemedia is a new portal for people with disabilities.

www.dors.state.md.us
Maryland Rehabilitation Center, headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

www.lighthouse.org
The Lighthouse National Center for Vision and Child Development, headquartered in New York, NY.

Schools for the Blind

www.obs.org
Overbrook School for the Blind in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

www.tsbvi.edu
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Austin, Texas.

http://isb.butler.edu
Indiana School for the Blind.

www.spedschools.com/schools/perkins.html
Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts.

http://asbhome.k12.ar.us
Arkansas School for the Blind in Little Rock, Arkansas.

www.msb.k12.mo.us
Missouri School for the Blind.

www.kssb.net
Kansas State School for the Blind in Kansas City, Kansas.

www.osb.k12.ok.us
Oklahoma School for the Blind in Muskogee, Oklahoma.

www.fsdb.k12.fl.us
Florida School for the Deaf and Blind in St. Augustine, Florida.

www.wpsbc.org
Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

www.wssb.org
Washington State School for the Blind.

www.scsdb.k12.sc.us
South Carolina School for the Deaf & Blind

www.hadley-school.org/ - The Hadley School for the Blind offers over 90 at-home education courses to eligible students free of charge.

www.nyise.org/ - The New York Institute for Special Education, founded in 1831, is a private, nonprofit school providing programs to children who are blind or visually impaired, emotionally and learning disabled and preschoolers who are developmentally delayed.

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