Resources

NICHCY provides free information, publications, and materials (in English and Spanish) to parents, educators, caregivers, advocates, and others in helping children and youth with disabilities become participating members of the community.

NICHCY offers information on Public Law (P.L.) 94- 142, Education of the Handicapped Act, now called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which defines "handicapped children," and has information available on State Education Departments, State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies, Offices of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Handicapped Students, State Mental Retardation! Developmental Disabilities Agencies, State Developmental Disabilities
Councils, State Mental Health Agencies, Protection and Advocacy Agency and Client Assistance Programs, Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs, and University Affiliated Programs.

NICHCY also publishes A Parent's Guide which answers all questions from parents about children with disabilities and gives guidance on how to identify problems, how to deal with problems, schools, services, and parent and child rights.

NICHCY also offers materials on Individualized Education Programs (IEP), and publishes NEWS DIGEST, a topic-specific publication on all aspects of children with disabilities which also lists resources.

For more information on NlCHCY's publications, materials, and services, contact:
NICHCY
P.O. Box 1492
Washington, DC 2013-1492
(703) 893-6061
(800) 999-5599
(703) 893-8614 TDD

Available in English and Spanish, this publication about Public Law 94-142, provides help to all children with disabilities in the United States, and provides guidance on how to access appropriate services.

From ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children,
Division of Early Childhood (DEC)
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

From ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children, Division of Early Childhood (DEC) Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

The CEC offers many publications and materials for parents, educators, and child care professionals.

The CEC publishes Exceptional Children, Teaching Exceptional Children, and other periodicals, and offers a computer search service, INFOpacket. It has materials on classroom resources, culturally diverse and bilingual subjects, managing behavior, computers in special education, and offers audio and videotapes.

The DEC promotes parent-professional collaboration in all facets of planning, designing, and implementing early childhood intervention services. They advocate policy planning and best practice in prevention and intervention that support young children with special needs and their families in integrated settings.

The ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children provides computer searches, materials, publications, and other resources on handicapped and gifted children.

For more information, contact:

ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children
Division of Early Childhood (DEC)
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
1920 Association Drive
Reston, VA 22091-1589
(703) 620-3660
(703) 264-9494 Fax

The Child Who Stutters at School: Notes to the Teacher

The Stuttering Foundation of America has numerous publications and information on speech problems for all ages. For more information, contact:

Stuttering Foundation of America
P.O. Box 11749
Memphis, TN 38111-0749
(800) 992-9392

Caring for the Little Ones:The Newsletter for Infant/Toddler Care Professionals

This monthly newsletter contains activities, suggestions for homemade toys, and practical ideas for infants and toddlers. It also contains articles and insights on working with parents. A regular column on special needs infants and toddlers is included. For information on how to subscribe to this newsletter, contact:

Karen Miller
P. 0. Box 97
Cowdrey, CO 80434
(303) 7234708
(303) 723-4576 Fax

"Educating Peter"

This Academy Award winning documentary illustrates how Peter, a child with Down Syndrome, is accepted as a full member of his third grade class. The video documents Peter's interactions with his teacher and classmates. To order, or to receive a catalog of other publications, contact:

Ambrose Videos
1290 Avenue of the Americas
Suite 2245
New York, NY 10104
(800) 526-4663
(212) 265-8041

Understanding Your Health Insurance Options: A Guide for Families Who Have Children with Special
Health Care Needs

This guide answers questions on insurance and health care for families with exceptional children, from enrollment qualifications to costs. This resource, plus many others, are available from:

Association for the Care of Children's Health
7910 Woodmont Ave., Ste. 300
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 654-6549

Reaching, Crawling, Walking Let's Get Moving

For parents of young children who are visually impaired, this booklet explains how children begin to understand space and learn how to move through it. Available in Spanish.

Contact:

Blind Children's Center
P. 0. Box 29159
Los Angeles, CA 90029
(800) 222-3566
(213) 664-2153

When You Have a Visually handicapped Child in Your Classroom: Suggestions for Teachers, 2nd Edition
by Iris Torres and Anne L. Corn

This booklet from the American Foundations for the Blind (AFB) provides information on topics for visually handicapped school children, from resources to instruction.

The AFB offers many publication and resources for the visually impaired.

For more information on these publications, also offered in Braille, and a list of other publications, contact:

AFB
15 West 16th Street
New York, NY 10011
(718) 852-9873
(800) 232-5463
(212) 620-2158 TDD

Access for All: Integrating Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Hearing Preschoolers
by Angela Bednarczyk and Maral Taylor

This manual and accompanying videotape provide facts about deaf people, their language, and culture; identifies methods for establishing formal relationships between local agencies serving deaf children and early education programs; and highlights information about environmental changes that are necessary to make early childhood programs accessible for deaf children. To order, and for a copy of their publications catalog, contact:

Gallaudet University Bookstore
800 Florida Ave., NE
Washington, DC 20002-3695
(202) 651-5380 (TDD/ Voice)

Drug Abuse Prevention for People with Disabilities

This 12-page booklet provides the reader with an overview of the issues, risk factors for people with disabilities, a set of myths and facts, and prevention strategies. For in formation on this booklet, or for information on other available publications from this organization, contact:

Resource Center on Substance Abuse, Prevention, and Disability
1331 F Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20004
(202) 783-2900 (Voice)
(202) 737-0645 TDD

Book Review

DIFFERENCES IN COMMON STRAIGHT TALK ON MENTAL RETARDATION,
DOWN SYNDROME, AND LIFE
by Marilyn Trainer

This book contains a collection of essays that speak not only to every parent of a child who is "different" but also to those who know little about people with mental retardation. The author chronicles how she and her son, Ben, live with Down syndrome and its rewards and challenges. For information on how to obtain a copy of this book, or for a copy of a publications catalog on disabilities, contact:

Woodbine House
5615 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20852
(800) 843-7323

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