New Hampshire Branch of the International Dyslexia Association Founded in Memory of Samuel T. Orton P.O. Box 3724 ~ Concord, NH 03302 603.229.7355 ~ information@nhida.org

Advocacy Resources

New Hampshire Procedural Safeguards Handbook for Special Education

Parents Rights in Special Education - REVISED July 2005 - Developed by the NH Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education, through a collaboration with the Parent Information Center and the NH Association of Special Education Administrators

IDA Listing of Websites with Information on Legal Rights

Questions to Ask

These questions were compiled through a collaborative effort by parents, educational consultants, teachers, professors from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Charlotte, and staff from the Exceptional Children's Assistance Center. Funding for these documents was provided by The North Carolina State Improvement Project, Public Schools of North Carolina, Exceptional Children Division

• Questions Parents Can Ask about Reading Improvement
• Questions Parents Can Ask about Spelling, Writing, and Testing

Useful Websites and Organizations

• Center for Children's Advocacy, Inc.
• Children's Defense Fund Action Council
• Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA)
• Family & Advocates Partnership for Education (FAPE)
• International Dyslexia Association
• National Center for Law and Learning Disabilities
• Wrightslaw
• Yellow Pages for Kids

Legal Research

• Findlaw
• Legal Information Center
• The Edlaw Center

Thoughts About Education Advocacy

• Mistakes People Make - Advocates
• Mistakes People Make - Independent Evaluators
• Mistakes People Make - Parents
• Mistakes People Make - School Systems

Federal Government Resources

• Americans with Disabilities Act - U.S. Department of Justice
• National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
  The dissemination center is funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). It serves as a central source of information on:
  • IDEA, the nation's special education law
  • No Child Left Behind (as it relates to children with disabilities)
  • Research-based information on effective educational practices
• Office of Civil Rights - U.S. Department of Education
• Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services - U.S. Department of Education
• U.S. Department of Education - home page

This information is provided as a resource for people seeking additional information about learning disabilities and related issues. Please note that linked sites are not under the control of the New Hampshire Branch of the International Dyslexia Association and the New Hampshire Branch is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites.

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