Law Office of Nora A. Belanger, LLC

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Connecticut Resources:

CT Assoc. for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities  www.cacld.org

CT Birth to 3 System   www.birth23.org

CT Coalition for Inclusive Education  www.includeme.org

CT Dept. of Developmental Services http://www.ct.gov/DDS

CT Down Syndrome Congress  www.ctdownsyndrome.org

CT Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (P&A) www.state.ct.us/opapd

CT Parent Advocacy Center (CPAC)  www.cpacinc.org

CT State Department of Education   www.state.ct.us/sde

SERC (Special Education Resource Center)  www.ctserc.org

Smart Kids With Learning Disabilities  www.SmartKidswithLD.org

SPED*NET New Canaan  www.spednet.org

The University of CT, A.J. Pappanikou Center for Excellence in Disabilities  www.uconnced.org

Connecticut Resources: Focus on Fairfield County:

 

Education Law Sites:

 

Council of  Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPPA) - http://www.copaa.org

Education Law Association - http://www.educationlaw.org/

Harbor House Law Press - http://www.harborhouselaw.com/

Reed Martin - www.reedmartin.com

Wrightslaw.com - http://www.wrightslaw.com

Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (FERPA):

Statute - http://www.epic.org/privacy/education/ferpa.html

Regulations - http://www.ed.gov/offices/OM/fpco/ferparegs.html

FERPA Information Family Policy Compliance Office - http://www.ed.gov/offices/OM/fpco/

 

 

Government Resources:

ADA Homepage  www.ada.gov

ERIC (Educational Clearinghouse on Disabilities and   gifted Education www.eric.ed.gov

Council for Exceptional Children  www.ideapractices.org 

No Child Left Behind www.nochildleftbehind.gov

     Check www.ourchildrenleftbehind.com for the FULL story on NCLB!

US Dept of Education Office of Special Education Programs www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers   

Inclusion Resources:

Axis Disability Rights   www.normemma.com

Disability is Natural  www.disabilityisnatural.com  Read  the article on People First Language and share it with everyone you know – especially those who write reports on your child!

Family Village   www.familyvillage.wisc.edu

Families and Advocates Partnership for Education (FAPE)    http://www.fape.org

Inclusion Press Homepage   www.inclusion.com

Kids Together www.kidstogether.org

LD Online  www.ldonline.org

NICHCY (National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities)  www.nichcy.org

Nth Degree www.thenthdegree.com Check out the full line of posters, teeshirts, totes, etc.

PACER Center: www.pacer.org

TASH  www.tash.org

The Center on Human Policy  http://soeweb.syr.edu/thechp  Check out their posters & tee-shirts

Universal Design for Learning: CAST  www.cast.org/udl

Very Special Arts    www.vsarts.org   Check out their Express Diversity program!

Windows to the Universe www.windows.ucar.edu/about_windows.html  science resources for diverse learners                          

Wrights Law  www.wrightslaw.com

Legal and Legislative Research:

Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School  http://www.law.cornell.edu/
Thomas - Legislative Information on the Internet  http://thomas.loc.gov/

FirstGov - the U.S. government's official web portal   http://www.firstgov.gov

The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law   http://bazelon.org
 

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Law Office of Nora A. Belanger, LLC. Special Education and Disability Rights Lawyer. Attorney Belanger is a Connecticut attorney who is located in Fairfield County and practices in towns throughout Connecticut. Attorney Belanger is available for consultations on Special Education issues, Section 504 , and ADA violations. She is available to attend IEP meetings, Mediation, Manifestation Determination meetings, Section 504 meetings, Due Process Hearings and Federal litigation.