Helpful Links for Parents
General information:
Michigan Department of Education – Office of Special Education:
http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6530_6598---,00.html
Washtenaw Intermediate School District – Special Education:
http://washtenawisd.org/departments/special-education
Washtenaw County Tutor List:
http://www.washtenawlda.org/washtenaw-lda-tutor-list.html
Center for Parent Information and Resources:
http://www.parentcenterhub.org
Disability Factsheets:
http://www.parentcenterhub.org/specific-disabilities/
https://www.communityinclusion.org/onestop/section5.pdf (PDF)
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs352/en/
Information for Children who have:
Learning Disabilities (LD):
http://www.ldonline.org/parents
http://ldaofmichigan.org
http://www.learningally.org/Parents/ParentHome.aspx
ADHD (OHI):
http://www.chadd.org
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd-the-basics/index.shtml
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd/index.shtml
https://add.org/adhd-facts/
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD):
http://www.autism-society.org
http://www.judsoncenter.org
http://www.emich.edu/acc/
Speech and Language Impairments (SLI):
http://www.asha.org/public/
Emotional Impairment (EI)
http://www.judsoncenter.org/behavioral-health
http://www.pbis.org/family
Hearing Impairment (HI):
http://listeningandspokenlanguage.org
http://nad.org
Visual Impairment (VI):
http://www.learningally.org/Parents/ParentHome.aspx
http://www.aph.org
Legal Information in Special Education
https://www.naset.org/specialedlaw01.0.html