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Disability Awareness : UNICEF Resources
http://teachunicef.org/explore/topic
Disability Awareness : UNICEF Resources
TeachUNICEF is a portfolio of free global education resources.
They were designed and collected by the U.S Fund for UNICEF for educators and students. TeachUNICEF resources cover grades PK-12, are interdisciplinary (social studies, science, math, English/language arts, foreign/world languages), and align with standards.
The lesson plans, stories, and multimedia cover many topics.

Top Disability Websites
http://www.topdisabilitywebsites.com/
Top Disability Websites - Free to Join or View
The Best Sites from Around the World Providing Services for the Disabled Community

Livewire
https://www.livewire.org.au/
Livewire is a safe and fun online community for kids, teens and young people (aged over 10 and under 21 years) living with a serious illness, chronic condition or disability.
Livewire is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Starlight Children’s Foundation and is supported by funding from the Australian Government under the Clever Networks Program and in-kind contributions from Starlight and Livewire partners.
Livewire is a supportive place for them to hang out, connect, share experiences, creatively express themselves and realise that they are not alone in their situation.

Special Needs (SEN) : Videos and PowerPoints
http://specialeducationneeds.blogspot.com/
The link above goes to one of the Shambles "Forest of Theme Blogs" pages that provides videos and other multimedia resources to support the topic here.
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Focus On Children's Understanding in School (F.O.C.U.S.)
https://www.focus.org.hk/
Focus On Children's Understanding in School (F.O.C.U.S.) is a Hong Kong-based non-profit organization whose mission is to promote public awareness of learning and attentional disorders.

SEN and Physical Activity
https://www.nchpad.org/
The National (USA) Center on Physical Activity and Disability
NCPAD is an information center concerned with physical activity and disability.
Our goal is to provide you with options and information to help you pursue whatever kind of activity you think you would enjoy.
The important thing is not what you do, but that you do something. Indoor or outdoor, recreational or competitive, solo or team, easy or intensive, NCPAD has the resources, contacts, and assistance you need.
SEN | sport | PE | disability

Dignity, Independence and Style
https://easyaccessclothing.com/
Stylish and functional clothing for all ages and disabilities. Encourage independence and support caregivers with stylish clothes that provide easy access to dressing

Dyslexia
https://www.dyslexia.com/
Join us as we explore the positive talents that give rise to dyslexia, and share our knowledge about the best ways for dyslexic people to learn.
Davis Dyslexia Correction provides tools to overcome problems with reading, writing, and attention focus.

Braille Bug Site
https://www.afb.org/
The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) created the Braille Bug web site to teach sighted children about braille, and to encourage literacy among all children. AFB? national nonprofit founded in 1921 and the organization to which Helen Keller devoted more than 40 years of her life?ddresses the critical issues, such as literacy, that are facing America's ten million blind or visually impaired children and adults.
Six tiny raised dots, ingeniously arranged by a fifteen-year-old boy nearly two hundred years ago, have brought literacy to thousands of people with visual disabilities worldwide. Louis Braille, the inventor of the braille code, was born on January 4, 1809, so January is celebrated as Braille Literacy Month. The Braille Bug website for children was launched in January 2002 to commemorate the achievements of this remarkable young inventor.

Attention Deficit - Hyperactivity Disorder AD HD
http://www.adders.org/
Our objective is to promote awareness to AD/HD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) and to provide information and as much free practical help as we can to those with the condition, both adults and children, their families in the UK and around the World via this website.

Misunderstood Minds SEN
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/misunderstoodminds/
The Misunderstood Minds project consists of three elements: The PBS documentary, first airing March 27, 2002; the companion Web site on PBS Online, www.pbs.org/misunderstoodminds; and the Developing Minds Multimedia Library.
Parents, teachers, and students looking for the scientific explanations behind learning differences and strategies to aid success in school can find both on the companion Web site for Misunderstood Minds.
The site includes profiles of the students in the documentary, as well as sections on Attention, Reading, Writing, and Mathematics. Interactive activities, called Experience Firsthand, are designed to give site visitors a sense of what it may be like for a student struggling with a basic skill.
SEN | special needs |

Healthlink USA
http://www.healthlinkusa.com/
Links to websites which may include treatment, cures, diagnosis, prevention, support groups, email lists, messageboards, personal stories, risk factors, statistics, research and more.
Dyspraxia | Learning Disabilities |

Dyscalculia (or dyscalcula)
https://www.ldinfo.com/dyscalculia.htm
The word "dyscalculia" means difficulty performing math calculations. In other words, it just means "math difficulty". And specifically, it means a learning disability which affects math. Sometimes confusion arises when we start dealing with the term "dyscalculia" as it relates to "special education services".

Center for the Study of Autism
https://www.autism.org/
Here are some autism and autism-related resources on the Internet.

Bristol Dyslexia Centre
http://www.dyslexiacentre.co.uk/
Our website contains information on dyslexia. There is an online questionnaire for you to test yourself, or your children, for dyslexia. We have a chatroom area where you can ask questions to the staff about any aspect of dyslexia, or just come in for a chat. We have a FAQ section that answers a lot of the most commonly asked questions about dyslexia.
Be sure to check out the Nessy freebie page, and play 'Chase the Chicken' a typical Nessy interactive game.

The National Academy for Child Development
http://www.nacd.org/
The National Academy for Child Development, is an international organization of parents and professionals dedicated to helping children and adults reach their full potential. Founded in 1979 by internationally recognized educator and lecturer Robert J. Doman, Jr., NACD designs very specific home Neurodevelopmental programs for infants, children and adults.

The Dyslexia Institute
https://dyslexiaaction.org.uk/
The Dyslexia Institute (DI) is an educational charity, founded in 1972, for the assessment and teaching of people with dyslexia and for the training of teachers. It has grown to become the only national dyslexia teaching organisation in the world.
The DI puts a high priority on research into ways of improving the effectiveness of its teaching, and on the development of teaching materials.
The DI Guild is the DI's professional body with open membership. It welcomes individuals with an interest in dyslexia.

Skill
http://www.skill.org.uk/
Skill promotes opportunities for young people and adults with any kind of disability in post-16 education, training and employment across the UK.

Special Education Law
https://www.wrightslaw.com/
Parents, advocates, educators, and attorneys come to Wrightslaw for accurate, up-to-date information about effective advocacy for children with disabilities. You'll find hundreds of articles, cases, newsletters, and other information about special educati on law and advocacy in the Wrightslaw Libraries.

Learning Disabilities Online
http://www.ldonline.org/
Designed for teachers, parents, and children, this site offers information on learning disabilities of every type, including attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); dyslexia; dysgraphia; visual and auditory processing disorders; dyscalculia; and speech & language disorders.