This list of resources available thanks to the Parent Project.

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Individual Education Programs (IEPs)

·   Model IEPs: Assistive Technology and the IEP,
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/technology/at-iep.html

·   Tips for Writing an Effective IEP: Guide to the IEP from the Office of Special Education
     Programs, http://www.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/iepguide/index.html

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Mobility

·   Heads Up, http://www.head-sup.com

·   Mobility International, http://www.mdi.ie/

·   Special Needs Advocate for Parents, http://www.snapinfo.org/

·   Abledata National Assistive Technology Database, http://www.abledata.com/

·   Illinois Assistive Technology Project, http://www.at4u.org/

·   Kenny Foundation, http://comnet.org/local/orgs/kenny/eq_index.html

·   Med Sell, http://www.medsell.com/

·   Missouri Assistive Technology Project, http://www.dolir.state.mo.us/matp/swapnshop.htm

·   Special Child Items for Sale Bulletin Board, http://www.specialchild.com/bbs1/index.sht

·   A Rinty for Kids, http://www.arfkids.com/

·   Disabled Children's Relief Fund, http://www.dcrf.com/

·   Abilitations, http://www2.abilitations.com/

·   Accessible Threads, http://www.accessiblethreads.com/

·   AdaptiveMall.com, http://www.adaptivemall.com/

·   Adrian 's Closet, http://www.adrianscloset.com/

·   The Boulevard, http://www.blvd.com/

·   Columbia Medical Mfg., http://www.columbiamedical.com/

·   Danmar Products, http://www.danmarproducts.com/

·   Davis Made, http://www.standingdani.com/

·   Disability and Medical Resource Mall, http://www.medmarket.com/

·   Exceptional Parent Buyer's Guide, http://www.thru.to/eparent

·   Flaghouse, http://www.flaghouse.com/

·   Freedom Designs, http://www.freedomdesigns.com/

·   Haverich Ortho Sport, http://www.haverich.com/

·   Innovative Products, http://www.iphope.com/

·   Kids in Motion, http://web.idirect.com/~puky/trike.html

·   Leckey Products, http://www.leckey.com/

·   Rehab Designs, http://www.rehabdesigns.com/

·   Rifton, http://www.rifton.com/

·   Sammons Preston, http://www.tumbleforms.com/

·   SnugSeat, http://www.snugseat.com/

·   Southpaw Enterprise, http://www.southpawenterprises.com/html/home.asp

·   Boundless Playgrounds, http://boundlessplaygrounds.org/

·   North American Riding for the Handicapped Association, http://www.narha.org/

·   Serena's Song, http://www.serenassong.com/

·   Transporting Children with Special Health Care Needs, http://www.aap.org/policy/RE9852.html

·   Liberty Motors, http://www.libertymotorco.com/

·   Freedom Motors, http://www.freedommotors.com/

·   EZ-on-Vest, http://www.ezonpro.com/

·   National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association, http://www.nmeda.org/

·   Adapting Motor Vehicles for People with Disabilities, http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/adaptive/brochure/brochure.html

·   Wheelchair Standards Information, http://www.wheelchairstandards.pitt.edu/

·   JustMobility.com, http://www.justmobility.com/

·   Mobility International USA, http://www.miusa.org/

·   Information for the Air Traveler with a Disability, http://www.dot.gov/airconsumer/horizons.htm & http://www.dot.gov/airconsumer/disabled.htm

·   Wheelchair Getaways, http://www.wheelchair-getaways.com/

·   Wheelerz, http://www.wheelerz.com/index.html

·   Wheelchair Junkie, http://www.wheelchairjunkie.com/

· Family Village : Wheelchairs, http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/at/wheelchairs.html

·   WheelchairNet, http://www.wheelchairnet.org/index2.html

·   Finding the Perfect Fit, http://www.rehabpub.com/ltrehab/232000/6.asp

·   Spin Life, http://www.spinlife.com/index.cfm

·   Theradyne, http://www.theradyne.com/

·   Pride Mobility, http://www.pridemobility.com/

·   Invacare, http://www.invacare.com/cgi-bin/imhqprd/index.jsp

·   Convaid, http://www.convaid.com/

·   Starlight, http://www.globalpowersystems.com/

·   Levo, http://www.levo.ch/

·   LifeStand, http://www.lifestand.tm.fr/

·   Permobil, http://www.permobilusa.com/

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Education

·   ToxTown, http://www.toxtown.nlm.nih.gov

·   Alliance for Technology Access, http://www.ataccess.org/

·   Apple Disability Resources, http://www.apple.com/disability/

·   Microsoft Accessibility, http://www.microsoft.com/enable/

·   Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America , http://www.resna.org/

·   Laureate Learning, http://www.LaureateLearning.com/

·   AbleNet, http://www.ablenetinc.com/

·   Exceptional Parent Magazine, http://www.eparent.com/

·   KidSource Online - A Guide to Children's Literature & Disability, http://www.kidsource.com/NICHCY/literature.html

·   Books by Joni Eareckson Tada, http://www.joniandfriends.org/root/products2.shtml

·   Our Kids Book List, http://www.our-kids.org/Books/okbook.htm

·   The Disability Resource, http://www.disabilityresource.com/

·   LivingSMArt, http://www.execpc.com/LivingSMArt/

·   List of Books, Videos, and other references related to SMA, http://www.fsma.org/books.shtml

·   Special Child, http://www.specialkids.com/

·   Woodbine House Books on Disability for Children and Teens, http://www.woodbinehouse.com/

·   The Princess' Wheels, http://members.aol.com/disablen2/ChildrenFable/Fairy.html

·   DisableNet Kids Stuff, http://members.aol.com/disablen2/ChildrenFable/Children.html

·   Active Teen, http://www.disabilitycentral.com/

·   Family & Advocates Partnership for Education, http://www.fape.org/

·   School Zone, http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/6097/special.html

·   Special Ed Links, http://www.geocities.com/athens/forum/7551/

·   Special Education Resources on the Internet, http://seriweb.com/

·   Parents Helping Parents, http://www.php.com/

·   CanDo.com, h ttp://www.cando.com/

·   WeMedia.com, http://www.wemedia.com/

· Family Village , http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx

·   HalfthePlanet.com, http://www.halftheplanet.com/

·   Internet Resources for Special Children, http://www.irsc.org:8080/irsc/irscmain.nsf

·   Institute on Independent Living, http://www.independentliving.org

·   Ability Forum, http://www.abilityforum.com/

·   KidPower Special Needs Link, http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Village/9021/links.html

·   KidNeeds.com, http://www.kidneeds.com/

·   Children with Disabilities, http://www.childrenwithdisabilities.ncjrs.org/

·   Health Care Financing Administration, http://www.hcfa.gov/

·   Social Security Administration, http://www.ssa.gov/

·   U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, http://www.dhhs.gov/

·   U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, http://www.hud.gov/

·   The National Information Center for Children & Youth with Disabilities, http://www.nichcy.org/

·   Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, http://www.fda.gov/cder/

·   Patient Advocate Foundation, http://www.patientadvocate.org/

·   The HMO Page, http://www.hmopage.org/

·   Evaluating Managed Care Plans for Children with Special Health Needs: A Purchaser's Tool,
http://www.hmopage.org/

·   Obtaining Quality Managed Care for Children with Disabilities or Chronic Illness: Resource and
     Research Guide, http://mchneighborhood.ichp.edu/QualityCare/default.htm

·   ALS Association, http://www.alsa.org/

·   Andrew's Buddies, http://www.andrewsbuddies.org/index2.html

·   Miracle for Madison , http://www.miracleformadison.org/

·   A Rinty for Kids, http://www.arfkids.com/

·   Disabled Children's Relief Fund, http://www.dcrf.com/

·   Dragonfly Toys, http://www.dragonflytoys.com/

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Advocacy

·   Family & Advocates Partnership for Education, http://www.fape.org/

·   Office of Special Education Programs, http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/index.html

·   School Zone, http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/6097/special.html

·   Children with Disabilities, http://www.childrenwithdisabilities.ncjrs.org/

·   Family Voices, http://www.familyvoices.org

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Medical/Research

·   Heads Up, http://www.head-sup.com

·   Medicaid Benefits Resource, http://www.kff.org/medicaidbenefits/

·   Link to Clinical Trials in DMD/BMD, http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/...

·   MedLine Plus, http://medlineplus.gov

·   ClinicalTrials.gov, http://clinicaltrials.gov

·   PubMed, http://pubmed.gov

·   National Library of Medicine, http://www.nlm.nih.gov

·   Respiratory physician list for muscular dystrophy patients, http://www.pitt.edu/~finder/respdocMD.html

·   Distrofia Muscular, http://www.distrofiamuscular.net/news.htm

·   CenterWatch, http://www.dfsg.org.uk

·   LD Online, http://www.ldonline.com/

·   Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), http://ods.od.nih.gov/

·   Your Child's IEP, http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/iep/iep_guidance.html

·   The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, http://www.hhmi.org/

·   Beginners Guide to Molecular Biology, http://www.iacr.bbsrc.ac.uk/notebook/courses/guide/

·   Gene Tests, http://www.genetests.org/

·   HospitalWeb, http://neuro-www.mgh.harvard.edu/hospitalweb.shtml

·   RxList, http://www.rxlist.com/

· Boston Research and Training Center in Rehabilitation and Childhood Trauma, http://www.nemc.org/home/

·   TASC Network, http://www.tascnetwork.net/

·   Progressive Medical, http://www.progressivemedicalinc.com/products.htm

·   International Ventilator Users Network, http://www.post-polio.org/

·   Respiratory Care Online, http://www.rcjournal.com/

·   Millennium Health Care Inc., http://www.millennium-respiratory.com/mhc/

·   J.H. Emerson, http://www.jhemerson.com/

·   Respiratory on the Web, http://www.xmission.com/~gastown/herpmed/respi.htm

·   Percussion Corp, http://www.medspecialties.com/pages/percussionaire.html

·   American Biosystems, http://www.abivest.com/

·   The CPAP Store, http://www.owt.com/conjo/

·   SleepNet, http://www.sleep-net.com/

·   Scoliosis Research Society, http://srs.org/

·   Scoliosis World, http://www.scoliosis-world.com/

·   Search PubMed, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed

·   Neuroscience on the Internet, http://www.neuroguide.com/

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Emotional

·   New Book: Moonrise Written by: Penny Wolfson . St. Martin 's Press, March 2003

·   DMD Pioneers, http://www.geocities.com/wolfgang_nj/dmdpioneers/

·   Hope for Muscular Dystrophy Community, http://groups.msn.com/HopeforMD

·   Crooked Rainbows, www.crookedrainbows.com

· Family Village , http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx

·   Children with Disabilities, http://www.childrenwithdisabilities.ncjrs.org/

·   The Compassionate Friends, http://www.compassionatefriends.org/

·   A Rinty for Kids, http://www.arfkids.com/

·   Parenting the Child with Disabilities, http://www.satcom.net/mariposa/to_parents.htm

·   Band-aides and Blackboards, http://www.faculty.fairfield.edu/fleitas/contents.html

·   National Parent Network on Disabilities, http://www.npnd.org/

·   The Sibling Support Project, http://www.seattlechildrens.org/parents/sibsupp.htm

·   Halloween Costumes, http://www.bridgeschool.org/about/about_halloween.html

·   Special Families, http://www.specialfamilies.com/

·   On a roll with Greg Smith, http://www.broadcast.com/shows/onaroll/

·   theStatus.com, http://www.thestatus.com/

·   Innoculate Personal Edition, https://www1.my-etrust.com/services/ipe_support.cfm

·   Free Translation, http://www.freetranslation.com

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MD Community

· National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/partners.htm

· United States , http://www.mdausa.org/

·   Muscular Dystrophy Family Foundation (not associated with MDA), http://www.mdff.org/

·   Disabled Children's Relief Fund, http://www.dcrf.com/

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International Affiliates

· Italy , http://www.parentproject.org/Italia

· Netherlands , http://duchenne.plant.nl/nieuw/index.html

· UK : Duchenne Family Support Group, http://www.dfsg.org.uk

· Canada , http://www.mdac.ca/

·   European Alliance of Muscular Dystrophy Associations, http://www.sonnet.co.uk/eamda/

· Ireland , http://www.mdi.ie/