PADDA is a community-parent resource center based in Newport News, Virginia. Our goal is to improve the quality of life and educational results for all children with disabilities through high expectations from our children and from those who educate them; working to ensure equal protection to children under the law;
research and advocacy for proven methods of learning and teaching; training to make parents strong advocates through education and participation

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• FEDERAL RESOURCES
  
  

• ORGANIZATIONAL RESOURCES
  
  

• PARENT RESOURCES
  
  

• SCHOLARSHIPS (ADD ONLY)
  
  

• TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES
  
  

• MISCELLANEOUS RESOURCES
  
  

• LOCAL VIRGINIA SEARCH ENGINES

  • Go Hampton Roads

  • Hampton Roads.com

  • Digital City Hampton Roads
    

  LOCAL VIRGINIA AGENCIES

  • Virginia Commission on Youth   (NEW !)

FEDERAL RESOURCES

• Parents Guide to the Internet from the U.S. Dept. of Education
  
  
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) - U.S. Dept. of Education
  

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ORGANIZATION RESOURCES

• The Arc (a national organization mental retardation)

• Attention Deficit Disorder Information

• Council for Exceptional Children

• Autism Resources

• CH.A.D.D. - Attention Deficit Disorder

• Child Amputee Home Page and I-CAN

• Deaf World Web includes Deaf CyberKids forum

• Down Syndrome Resources

• Family Network Contact Newsletter includes information on federal agencies, state and local resources, and other information useful to families   (link added 8/01/2000)

• International Dyslexia Association

• LD Online - learning disabilities site

• League for the Hard of Hearing

• The KidsWish Foundation

• The National Federation of the Blind

• National Mental Health Association

• Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC)

• PACER Center (Minnesota)

• Quota International

• United Cerebral Palsy
  

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SCHOLARSHIPS

• ADD Scholarships  Warning...this site features three or four popup ads that will appear the minute you click on the site.   Every page you click on in this site will produce multiple popup ads.  

PARENT RESOURCES

• Active Parenting Publishers

• The Beach Center on Families and Disability

• Family.com - Disney's family center

• Family Education Network

• Family Network on Disabilities of Florida

• Family Village - A Global Community of Disability Related Information

• Federal Education Statutes and Regulations--A listing of IDEA, Section 504, and FERPA with full text of each

• National Fathers' Network - for fathers of children with special needs.

• Help for the Family with the Special Child

• Indiana Parent Information Network

• KidSource Online

• NPND - The National Parent Network on Disabilities

• NICHCY - The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities

• Our Kids

• Parenting Q&A

• Parents Exchange

• Parents Helping Parents

• Parents Place - reading room, shopping, live chats and more!

• PATH Project

• Sibling Support Project

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TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES

• Accessible Alaska Adventures

• Amigo Mobility Center

• Apple's Disability Solutions

• AZ Tech

• CAST - Center for Applied Special Technology

• Cooking Made Easy - Cookbook designed for people with developmental disabilities

• Discover Technology- pen pals, technology resources and links

• DRAGnet - inexpensive recycled computers for individuals and families with disabilities

• Dragonfly Toy Company toys for children with special needs

• DREAMMS for Kids, Inc.

• The Inclusion Press

• LAB Resources

• Microsoft Accessibility Support

• NCSA Mosaic Access Page Computer and Internet access information for people with disabilities

• NCIP - National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education Through Technology, Media and Materials

• Pursuit assistive technology, accommodation and transition information

• The Trace Center

• The Voucher System - positive support program for children with disabilities

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MISCELLANEOUS RESOURCES