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This list of websites covers general material for both vision and hearing impairment:
The Catholic Education Commission
www.cecnsw.catholic.edu.au/
The Catholic Education Commission, New South Wales administers the distribution of Commonwealth funding to both regular and special schools. Specialist consultancy is provided for congregational regular and special schools. Policy advice is provided in respect to: disability standards for schools; anti-discrimination legislation and schools.
The Centre for Genetics Education
www.genetics.com.au
An Australian website with resources, fact sheets, family
health tree, glossary, and reference list customised for families.
Child and Family WebGuide
www.cfw.tufts.edu
An excellent directory maintained by Tufts University
that evaluates, describes and provides links to hundreds of sites containing
child development research
and practical advice. Topics are selected on the basis of parent
recommendations; they cover all ages.
Children's Books about Disabilities
Children's Disability Information
www.childrensdisabilities.info
disABILITY Information and Resources
Family Village
www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx
A global community that integrates
information, resources and communication opportunities on the
Internet for people with cognitive and other disabilities,
for their families, and their support services. It includes information
on specific diagnoses, communication connections, adaptive products
and technology, adaptive recreational activities, education,
worship, health issues, disability-related media and literature,
and much more!
A guide to Children's Literature and Disability
www.kidsource.com/NICHCY/literature.html
This bibliography is intended
to help parents and professionals identify books that are written about
or include characters who have a disability.
HealthInsite
www.healthinsite.gov.au/
Developed by the Commonwealth Department
of Health and Aged Care, this site provides a gateway to up-to-date information
on important health topics
through links to partner websites and expert views.
Helping Your Child Series
www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/hyc.html
A US publication series
which aims to provide parents with the tools and information necessary to
help their children succeed in school and life.
NSW Home Modification and Maintenance Services (HMMS)
www.nswhmms.org
NSW Home Modification and Maintenance Services provides major and minor home modifications for people living in NSW who are frail aged, and people with disabilities and their carers, so they may live more independently in the community and remain living at home. The website is a good source of practical information and contacts for further information.
LD Online
www.ldonline.org
An interactive guide to learning disabilities for
parents, teachers and children.
Life to Live – A History of People with Disabilities in Australia
www.dsa.org.au/life_site/index.html
A great website with a definite
Australian flavour. Helpful for background information on education, technology,
medical advances, health, employment
and much more.
National Organisation for Rare Disorders (NORD)
www.rarediseases.org
NORD maintains a Rare Diseases database with
information on hundreds of rare syndromes, diseases and disorders. Entries
are clear and simple so
families can easily understand them. There is a charge for full
articles.
NSW Fair Trading
www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au
Your home, your car, your money audio files on NSW Fair Trading website, contains useful consumer information on shopping and refunds, avoiding scams, buying or selling your home, strata schemes, retirement villages, buying a car, credit and loans, plus what to do when things go wrong.
NSW Genetics Education Program
www.genetics.com.au
The Centre for Genetics Education is dedicated to providing current and relevant genetics information to individuals and family members affected by genetic conditions and the professionals who work with them.
Our Kids
www.our-kids.org
A good source of information for parents of children
with various disabilities. It also contains links to digests of several
disability-related listserve
groups.
Parenting Tips
Premature Baby – Premature Child
www.prematurity.org
Support website for parents of premature special
needs children.
PubMed
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez
PubMed is the US National
Library of Medicine's search service that provides free access to over 10
million citations in databases, with links to participating
online journals.
Raising Children Network
http://raisingchildren.net.au
This is a website for Australian mothers, fathers, grandparents and anyone else who has responsibility for the care of children. We aim to meet the information needs of a wide range of users, from the just curious, to those looking for assistance with particular problems or issues, or those wanting to explore the science behind modern thinking on the care of children.
Rare Genetic Diseases in Children
http://mcrcr2.med.nyu.edu/murphp01/homenew.htm
Comprehensive site that offers a searchable database, a worldwide messaging centre, a resource directory and much more.
References for Parents of Preemies
Renwick Centre Library (RIDBC)
library.newcastle.edu.au
You can search the online catalogue for
items you may wish to borrow as a parent of a child in an RIDBC program – five
items may be borrowed at one time
The Sibling Support Project
www.siblingsupport.org
An international program
dedicated to the interests of brothers and sisters of people with special
health and developmental needs.
Special Education Resources on the Internet
www.seriweb.com
A collection of information resources for those involved
in special education.
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