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Michigan Administrative Rules for Special Education Supplemented with IDEA Federal Regulations

• Brochures

• Resources & Guides

• Educational Information

• Family Information & Support

• Michigan Alliance for Families

Brochures

• Children's Special Health Care Services
• Family Support Network

• Michigan Family-to-Family Health Information & Education Center

Resources & Guides

• A Parent’s Guide: Finding Help for Young Children with Disabilities (Birth-5)
• All You Need To Know About Me: A personal information guide from families to childcare providers
• The Arc MI Consumer & Family Guide
• Bridges4Kids Parent Resource Guide
• CDC Resources Fact Sheet: Learn the Signs. Act Early

• Emergency Information Form for Children with Special Needs

• Family Guide to Respite
• Michigan Alliance for Families Parent to Parent Resources
• MI Centers for Independent Living
• MI Department of Community Health: Community Mental Health Services Programs

Educational Information

• 10 Basic Steps in Special Education
• The Short-and-Sweet IEP Overview
• Questions and Answers About IDEA: Parent Participation
• Questions and Answers About IDEA: Purposes and Key Definitions
• No Child Left Behind (NCLB): Facts and Terms Every Parent Should Know About NCLB

Family Information & Support

• Basics for Parents: Parent to Parent Support
• Certificate of Rights
• For Grandparents
  • Grandparents
  • Who We Are and How We Can Help
  • Grandparents Dealing with the Issues
  • What Grandparents Need
  • Tips for Grandparents
  • Some Suggestions for Families
• “Grief”
• Grieving: Positive Functions of Grieving States
• Parent and Professional Collaboration
• Parent and Professional Relationship
• Parenting a Child with Special Needs
• Parents’ “Rights”
• Person Centered Planning By: Dr. Sally Burton-Hoyle
• Ten Steps to Keeping a Positive Attitude
• Welcome to Holland

Michigan Alliance for Families

• Michigan Alliance for Families: Brochure

• Michigan Alliance for Families: Information You Should Know

• The Arc Michigan

• Michigan Alliance for Families: Members and Partners

• Michigan Alliance for Families: Resources & Information

• Michigan Alliance for Families: Michigan Department of Education Statewide Projects and Initiatives, Including IDEA Mandated Activities Projects

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• Information

• Multimedia, Online Trainings, and Tools

• Research

Information

• Act Early Regional Summit Project
• ACT (American College Testing Program): Services for Students with Disabilities
• The Arc MI Consumer & Family Guide
• AtHealth
• Bridges4Kids
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Easter Seals Michigan
• Education.com (Features a large collection of articles)
• Family Guide to Respite
• Family Village
• IDEA ’04, Section 504, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and No Child Left Behind (NCLB ’01) Comparison Chart
• Job Accommodation Network
• Kennedy Krieger Institute
• Law Enforcement Awareness Network
• Medline Plus
• Michigan Family-to-Family Health Information & Education Center (F2FHIEC)
• National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
• NICHCY Connections...to Resources on IDEA 2004
• National Institutes of Health
• No Child Left Behind and IDEA-What Parents of Students With Disabilities Needs to Know
• Special Care for Special Kids: A Guide for Michigan Families
• Toward More Inclusive Classrooms and Communities-Paula Kluth
• WebMD

Multimedia, Online Trainings, and Tools

• Learning Opportunities

• Medline Plus: Interactive Health Tutorials

• NICHCY's Building the Legacy: A Training Curriculum on IDEA 2004

• Online Trainings

• Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network

• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Tutorial

• WebMD Videos A-Z

Research

• National Institutes of Health
• National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
• NICHCY Research-Based Resources on Specific Disabilities

Language & Culture

• Consumer Health Information in Many Languages

• NIH Multicultural Resources for Health Information

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• Children

• Teenagers

• Parents

• Kids' Quest
• KidsHealth for Kids

Teenagers

• TeensHealth

Parents

• Family Village
• KidsHealth for Parents
• Michigan Family-to-Family Health Information & Education Center (F2FHIEC)
• Parent to Parent USA

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• Local
• State
• National

Local

• Arc MI Chapters
• Bridges4Kids: Where to Find Help For a Child in Michigan
• Great Start: What's Happening in Your County
• Macomb-Oakland Regional Center, Inc: Resource Links
• MedlinePlus: Go Local-MI Map
• Michigan 211
• Skillman Foundation

State

• Bridges4Kids: Michigan Resources
• Children’s Hospital of Michigan
• Early On® Michigan 2007 Resources for Infants and Toddlers
• Easter Seals Michigan
• Everyone Together
• Judson Center
• Macomb-Oakland Regional Center, Inc.: Resource Links-Local, State, & National
• MI Association of Community Mental Health Boards: Service Directory
• MI Association of United Ways
• MI CEN Links: State and National
• MI Department of Community Health: Birth Defects and Genetic Conditions: Resources for MI Families and Professionals
• MI Department of Community Health: Informational Brochures
• MI Department of Education, Disability Resources
• MI Department of Education: Michigan Merit Examination
• MI Department of Education: Michigan Merit High School Graduation Requirements
• MI Department of Education: Statewide Projects and Initiatives
• MI Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood Education and Family Services Resources
• MI Department of Education, Office of Special Education & Early Intervention Services
• MI Directory of Service Providers for Infants, Toddlers, and Students with Disabilities
• MI Disability Rights Coalition
• Michigan Family-to-Family Health Information & Education Center (F2FHIEC)
• MI Genetics Connection-Support Group Directory
• MI’s Integrated Technology Supports
• Michigan Transition Services Association
• NICHCY’s MI State Resources
• Parent to Parent of Southwest Michigan
• Sparrow Pediatric Rehabilitation
• University of Michigan Health System: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Adapted Collaborative Strategies for Evaluating Students’ Strengths (ACSESS)
• University of Michigan Mott Children’s Hospital
• Wrightslaw: MI Yellow Pages for Kids

National

• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Centers for Disease Control
• Disabilityinfo.gov
• Easter Seals
• Easter Seals Disability Services
• Empowering Our Children
• Exceptional Parent
• Family Village
• Family Village: An Internet Guide…Useful Web sites for Parents of Children with Special Health Care Needs
• Medline Plus
• National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
• NICHCY’s Resources on IDEA 2004
• The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC)
• National Institutes of Health
• National Rehabilitation Information Center
• The Network on Employment (formerly: Association for Persons in Supported Employment)
• TASH: Equity, Opportunity and Inclusion for People with Disabilities since 1975
• Technical Assistance and Dissemination Centers
• U.S. Department of Education: My Child's Special Needs-Disabilities Resources
• U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs’ IDEA

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