Seriweb.com

Special Education Resources on the internet(SERI) is a collection of Internet Accessible information resources of interest to those involved in the fields related to Special Education. This collection exsists in order to make on-line Special Education Resources more easily and readily available in one location.

ICDRI.org(ERIC)

ERIC is an acronym for the Educational Resources Information Center. ERIC EC gathers and disseminates the professional literature, information, and resources on the education and development of individuals of all ages who have disabilities and/or who are gifted.

ASHA.org

ASHA is the professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 123,000 members and affiliates who are audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists.

NICHCY.org

NICHCY stands for the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities. We serve the nation as a central source of information on:

• disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, and youth,
• IDEA, which is the law authorizing special education,
• No Child Left Behind (as it relates to children with disabilities), and
• research-based information on effective educational practices.

NICHCY.org/idea.htm

IDEA is our nation's special education law. IDEA stands for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

The IDEA was originally enacted by Congress in 1975 to make sure that children with disabilities had the opportunity to receive a free appropriate public education, just like other children. The law has been revised many times over the years. The most recent amendments were passed by Congress in December 2004, with final regulations published in August 2006. So, in some senses, the law is very new, even as it has a long, detailed, and powerful history.