Laureate recommends these useful web sites.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
ASHA is the professional, scientific, and credentialing association for
more than 123,000 members and affiliates who are audiologists, speech-language
pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. Read more
about ASHA.
American
Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
The ASHFoundation is a charitable organization that supports the advancement
of knowledge in this field and seeks to improve the lives of people with
speech, language, or hearing disorders.
The
Arc
Arc is a national organization on intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Assistive
Technology Industry Association
The mission of ATIA is to serve as the collective voice of the Assistive
Technology industry so that the best products and services are delivered
to people with disabilities.
The
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
ASCD is a community of educators, advocating sound policies
and sharing best practices to achieve the success of each learner.
Closing
The Gap -
Computer Technology in Special Education and Rehabilitation
A bi-monthly newspaper full of product information and articles by leading
experts, detailing the successfull implementation of assistive technology
at home, work, and in educational settings.
ConnSENSE
Bulletin
This site is dedicated to bringing you practical resources on assistive
technology that will help individuals with disabilities.
Council for Exceptional
Children
The Council for Exceptional
Children (CEC) is the largest international professional
organization dedicated to improving educational
outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities,
students with disabilities, and/or the gifted.
Different Roads
to Learning
Here's an on-line catalog specializing in learning materials and playthings
for children with developmental delays and challenges.
MacArthur Communication
Development Inventories
The MacArthur-Bates Communicative
Development Inventories are parent report forms for assessing
language and communication skills in infants and young children.
Minnesota Department
of Human Services
http://www.dhs.state.mn.us
The Minnesota Department of Human
Services helps people meet their basic needs by providing
or administering health care coverage, economic assistance,
and a variety of services for children, people with disabilities
and older Minnesotans.
National Center for
Voice and Speech
The National Center for Voice and
Speech (NCVS) shall conduct research, disseminate information,
educate special populations, and provide clinical service
in the area of voice and speech.
National
Parent Network on Disabilities (NPND)
The National Parent Network on Disabilities (NPND) was
established to provide a presence and national voice
for parents of children, youth, and adults with special
needs.
The National Student
Speech Language Hearing Association
The National Student Speech Language
Hearing Association (NSSLHA) is a pre-professional membership
association for students interested in the study of communication
sciences and disorders.
Parent Project
Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD)
Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) is
the largest nonprofit organization in the United States focused entirely
on Duchenne muscular dystrophy. No other organization lobbies the government
more aggressively to increase funding for Duchenne. PPMD strives to
improve the treatment, quality of life, and long-term outlook for all
individuals affected by DMD through research, advocacy, education,
and compassion.
Resources
for Speech-Language Pathologists
Speech-LanguagePathologist.org is
a community organization and website portal dedicated to
the sharing of resources and information about the field
of speech-language pathology.
Speech Language
Pathology Open Website Directory Project
The SLP/AUD Open Directory
Project Is a link directory that is managed by
Speech Language Pathologists (you can participate).
It's goal is to create a source for all possible
links relating to Speech Language Pathology and
Audiology. The site can be found at www.slpwebsites.com
and www.audwebsites.com, an alternate URL for
the same site.
Waisman
Center
University of Wisconsin-Madison
This is a useful and varied Web site. Be sure to visit the Cognitive
and Developmental Disabilities sections.