General Information

Autism Society of America
Family Village
Family Village Community Center - Wisconsin Resources
Learning Disabilities Association of America
The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill 
LD Resources
Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative
Closing the Gap
Closing The Gap, Inc. is an organization that focuses on computer technology for people with special needs through its bi-monthly newspaper, annual international conference and extensive web site. 

Division of Public Instruction (DPI) Websites

Wisconsin DPI Special Education Team
This site takes you to the home page of the Special Education Team for the Department of Public Instruction. The site lists DPI publications such as the Information Update Bulletins, as well as information regarding IDEA complaints and state special education initiatives.

Wisconsin DPI Alternate Assessment Information
This site takes you to the Department of Public Instruction site that provides the Wisconsin Alternate Assessment (WAA) instrument that is used for students with disabilities. The site contains the bulletin that shows guidelines, an alternate assessment checklist, rating scale, and a guide for teachers. It also contains a brochure for parents. Finally, it has a downloadable power point presentation that can be used for training purposes.

Local Agencies

Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities
Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy
The ARC-Dane County
Wisconsin FACETS
FamilySupport and Resource Center
Waisman Center
Dane County Human Services
Rainbow Project
Integrated Development Services
Wisconsin Family Ties
Prevent Child Abuse (The Exchange Center)
Family Enhancement
Mental Health Center of Dane County
UJIMA
Wisconsin Early Autism Project
United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Dane County
Parental Stress Center
Madison Area Down Syndrome Society
CESA 2
This Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA) serves 75 school districts throughout Wisconsin. The CESAs provide leadership and coordination of services for these school district.  This site will provide access to programs and instructional services that the CESA offers as well as much other useful information.
LINK - Dane County
This site takes you to the LINK which is a coalition of Dane County agencies and programs for children with developmental disabilities and their families. The purpose of LINK is to provide a regularly scheduled forum for members to work together to promote coordinated service for children and families, collaborative systems planning, and sharing of information.
 

Other MMSD Web Sites

Electronic Library - Special Education Links
This site takes you to the MMSD world wide web site that contains professional links for special educators

Electronic Library - Educational Resources
This site takes you to the MMSD world wide web site containing many educational links, including government resources, on-line education journals, and additional professional links for educators.

Autism
This link takes you to the MMSD world wide web site containing eligibility criteria for autism, autism links, training information and request for service forms.

Hospital School
This link takes you to the MMSD world wide web site containing information about the UW Hospital special education program, including staff information and student work sample

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