Special Education and Advocacy Websites
The websites below provide resources and information related to special education, legal, and advocacy information for individuals with special needs and their families.
- Acadiana Autism
- Advocacy Center
- Advocacy Center – Publications
- Advocacy Center’s Educational Rights of Children with Disabilities in Louisiana: A Guide for Parents
- Bayou Health
- Best Buddies
- Center for Missing & Exploited Children
- Cerebral Palsy Group – An online resource for anyone who has been affected by cerebral palsy, birth injuries, or brain injuries. Our team was created so we can provide answers and all types of assistance needed to help improve the quality of life for loved ones and family members with cerebral palsy.
- Children’s Special Health Services (CSHS)
- Center for Parent & Information Resources
- County Offices – County government office in the U.S.
- Department of Education
- Disability is Natural
- Down’s Syndrome Association of Acadiana
- Early Steps
- Epilepsy Foundation
- Exceptional Lives – Louisiana
- Internet Accessibility Guide
- LA Disability Talk
- LouisianaFamily to Family
- LaPTIC (Louisiana Parent Training Information Center)
- Medicaid – How To Guide on Medicaid Renewals
- National Domestic Violence Hotline
- Nationwide Runaway Hotline
- National Poison Control Center
- National Substance Abuse Helpline
- People First Language
- People First of LA
- Extra Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs
- Personal Finance Guide for People with Disabilities
- Disability.Gov
- Guide to Moving for the Disabled
- Home Safety for People with Disabilities
- Social Security Administration
- The “R” Word
Early Childhood Inclusion Websites
The following websites provide a variety of resources and information pertaining to inclusive services for young children with special needs and their families.
Resources on Early Childhood Inclusion – General
- Center for Inclusive Child Care
- Santa Clara Inclusion Collaborative – Kit for Inclusion Team Success
- CONNECT: The Center to Mobilize Early Childhood Knowledge
- Division of Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children
- Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center
- Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
- Head Start Center for Inclusion
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- National Professional Development Center on Inclusion
- SpecialQuest
Resources on Challenging Behavior and Social Emotional Supports
- Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL)
- Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Interventions for Young Children
Resources on Developmental Milestones
- Center for Disease Control – Developmental Milestones
- Learn the Signs, Act Early website – Baby Steps Video
- Developmental Milestones Checklist
- Milestone Concerns
- Free Developmental Milestones Materials
Lending Library
FHF maintains an extensive lending library of books, videos, and magazines that parents and professionals check out in library fashion.