Online Care Notebook - Use this resource to create an online binder for school and medical information. Many Health Summary forms can be downloaded as well.
OCALI (Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence) is offering a webstream session on the third Thursday of each month for families of children with disabilities. All sessions will be archived for your convenience. Go to the OCALI Family Center website for complete details and to view archived sessions. See the "OCALI Third Thursday" flyer for more information.
Raising a family can be tough! Check out the new statewide RedTreeHouse website. This website has parent information, resource material from hundreds of organization, a list of agencies and organizations throughout the state, and a statewide calendar of workshops, webinars and conferences. As an added feature, the website will send you updates about new website information (on topics you select), the first of every month.
Need assistance and do not know where to turn to find help? Montgomery County Human Services has issued a "No Wrong Door" reference guide. Click here for more information and to view the reference guide online.
The Resiliency Ohio website promotes mental wellness for all youth and their families. The website was created by Resiliency Leadership Ohio, with support from the Center for Innovative Practices, the Ohio Federation for Children's Mental Health and the Ohio Department of Mental Health.
National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)
Ohio Department of Education
Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities
Understood
Special Ed Connection - Request free e-News
Find What Works! - The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) reviews the existing research on different programs, products, practices, and policies in education.
The Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council has published a Handbook for Guardianship & Estate Planning.
The Disability Foundation has information about setting up Trusts for children with Special Needs.
Your Money, Your Goals is a set of financial empowerment materials for organizations that help people meet their financial goals by increasing their knowledge, skills, and resources. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) provides these materials FREE of charge either via downloads from the website or by ordering printed copies from the CFPB.
Book Share provides accessible electronic books and materials to individuals with legally qualifying disabilities. Free student memberships are currently funded by an award from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). Follow this link for membership information: www.bookshare.org/
LearningAlly, formally RFB&D(Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic) offers free recorded books for students with a certified Print Disability. Follow this link for free individual membership information: www.learningally.org/
Dyslexia Help at the University of Michigan: dyslexiahelp.umich.edu/
Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity
Dr. Rick Lavoie: www.ricklavoie.com/
Dr. Russell Barkley (ADHD): russellbarkley.org
ADHD Online Lectures: http://adhdlectures.com/
Dr. Thomas E. Brown (ADHD): www.drthomasebrown.com/
Dr. Philip DeMio (Autism): www.drdemio.com/
4C For Children: www.4cforchildren.org/
Family Voices: www.familyvoicesohio.org/Home_Page.html
Miami Valley Regional Center: sst10.org/
One Place for Special Needs: www.oneplaceforspecialneeds.com/
Miami Valley Down Syndrome Association: http://www.mvdsa.org/
Guide to Living with Sensory Overload: https://householdquotes.co.uk/sensory-overload/
Sensory Activities for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders, written by Purdue Global's professor in early childhood, Dr. Lisa Wright. https://www.purdueglobal.edu/blog/psychology/sensory-activities-children-autism/
Special Education Law
Ohio Dept. of Education Operating Standards & Guidance
Ohio Operating Standards 2014
Lawriter - Chapter 3301-51 Education of Students w/Special Needs
Wrightslaw
Autism
Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI): http://www.ocali.org/
Ohio's Interagency Work Group on Autism (IWGA): www.iwg-autism.org/
Association for Science in Autism Treatment: www.asatonline.org/
National Autism Center (NAC) Resources for Families: http://www.nationalautismcenter.org/resources/for-...
Sesame Street Autism Resources for Parents: http://autism.sesamestreet.org/
CDC Autism Links: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/links.html
Accommodation Resources for Students with ASD: http://www.washington.edu/doit/accommodation-resou...
Teaching Tips from Temple Grandin: https://www.iidc.indiana.edu/?pageId=601
Operation Autism for Military Families: http://operationautism.org/
Estate Planning for Parents of a Child with ASD: https://www.justgreatlawyers.com/estate-planning-f...
Tips for Shopping with Loved Ones with Sensory Issues: https://www.retailmenot.com/blog/sensory-overload-...
Spectrum Careers - Job Seekers with Autism: https://www.thespectrumcareers.com/
The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) and the Office of Autism Research Coordination (OARC) have released the IACC Strategic Plan for ASD Research.
Working with Children with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities through a Telehealth Modality resource:
https://onlinegrad.pepperdine.edu/blog/children-autism-developmental-disabilities-telehealth-modality/
Mental Health
NAMI Montgomery County
Vision Impairments
Cincinnati Association for the Blind & Vision Impaired - CA.BVI
Hadley Institute for the Blind & Vision Impaired
Teaching Students With Vision Impairments