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LINKS
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Inclusive Education Bookmark
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Canadian Down Syndrome Society
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www.cdss.ca
Comprehensive site with links to DS groups across Canada.
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Adult Down Syndrome Centre at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
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www.advocatehealth.com/adultdown
Comprehensive medical resource providing multidisciplinary care for adults with Down syndrome with an emphasis on health promotion.
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Disability Solutions
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www.disabilitysolutions.org
Offers high quality newsletters on line Articles archived. Many DS specific topics
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Down Syndrome Height & Weight Growth Charts
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http://www.growthcharts.com/charts/DS/charts.htm
Boys and girls, ages birth to 18 years, Imperial and metric
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Down Syndrome Research Foundation
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www.dsrf.org
Comprehensive Canadian Research and resource site
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Down Syndrome Assocation of Toronto
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www.dsat.ca
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Durham Down Syndrome Association
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http://www.ddsa.ca
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Down Syndrome:
Health Issues
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www.ds-health.com
Dr. Len Leshin is a pediatrician and a parent. Extensive site - often a first stop when looking for DS information. Excellent
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National Down Syndrome Congress
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www.ndsccenter.org
A national US site with good information and links.
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National Down Syndrome Society
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www.ndss.org
Large US site.
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National Mosaic Down Syndrome Association
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www.mosaicdownsyndrome.com
Site dedicated to issues related to mosaic Down syndrome
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Regroupment Pour La Trisome 21
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www.trisomie.qc.ca
A Canadian organization that offers information, resources and a newsletter in French.
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Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group
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http://www.altonweb.com/cs/downsyndrome/index.htm
Extensive information on this US Site
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Canadian Association for Community living
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www.cacl.ca
National agency for inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in our communities. Publications, advocacy, contact information for over 420 local ACLs across Canada
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Community Works
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www.communityworks.info
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Down Syndrome Among Us
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http://www.pirchei.com/specl_ed/down/index.htm
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Julian Regehr’s Web Site
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www.mts.net/~jlregeh1/ds/
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Surbey Family Home Page
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www.geocities.com/heartland/meadows/7212/
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Little Sofia
An Album of Love
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http://members.shaw.ca/finkirv4/
This site follows the life of a little girl with Down syndrome from birth, through heart surgery and other struggles, to the present day.
Irv updates it regularly. It has helped a lot of people in a number of ways.
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The Down Syndrome WWW Page
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www.nas.com/downsyn/
Understanding the Gift of Life
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Canadian Council for exceptional children.
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http://canadian.cec.sped.org/
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Canada’s School Net
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www.schoolnet.ca
Federal government initiative to connect our schools. Links to over 5,000 teacher approved learning resources.
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Sue Buckley
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www.downsed.org
Sue Buckley’s site in England - check for NUMICON MATH SYSTEMS
The Down Syndrome Educational Trust is a registered charity, based in the UK, and a recognized leader in scientific research into the development and education of individuals with Down syndrome
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PREP (Calgary)
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www.prepprog.org/
PREP program in Calgary works exclusively with children who have Down syndrome
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Heather Raymond
Inclusive Education
Strategies for Success
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http://www.quasar.ualberta.ca/ddc/incl/raymond.html
Book by Heather Raymond which you can download. For people who continually want to examine issues around inclusion, has excellent links.
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Kathie Snow
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www.disabilityisnatural.com
Website by Kathie Snow, author of DISABILITY IS NATURAL and PEOPLE FIRST LANGUAGE
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Marsha Forest and
Jack Pearpoint
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www.inclusive-solutions.com and www.inclusion.com
Sites with information on Circle of Friends, Maps, Paths, research links and many links to other sites
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Phonic Materials
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www.learn-a-lot.com
make and take phonics materials by a Vancouver teacher. Visual...lots of good links
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Lesson Plans, games, assessment forms
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www.teachervision.com
Interesting site - all subjects, all grades, lots of documents free for downloading
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Norman Kunc
Professional Development for schools
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www.normemma.com
An inspiring site with Norman Kunc (keynote speaker at the National Down Syndrome Conference in Vancouver, 2003
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Reading Response Books
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www.robsnovelworks.ca
for Grade 3 to 8 novels, child and teacher friendly
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Novel Studies
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www.bctf.bc.ca/psas/BCTELA/ads/lit-packages.html
guides for Grade 7 to 12
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Picture cards, timetables, math grids, games, etc.
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www.dotolearn.com
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Learning
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www.help4teachers.com/
information and sample lessons on layered curriculum or differentiating the curriculum
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Alberta Learning Site
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www.learning.gov.ab.ca/default.asp
Check lists of skills in developmental sequence, all areas and grades - resources available for ordering
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Concepts Inc.
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www.ci-conceptsinc.com
Practical resources for educators, by educators
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The Portacom System
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www.portacom.bc.ca
Augmentive and alternative communication systems create by a Mom.
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Mayer-Johnson
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www.mayer-johnson.com
Lots of good resources to help communication
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Different Roads to Learning
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www.difflearn.com
Materials for working with Autistic children; good stuff for all
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Roeher Institute
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www.roeher.ca
Information on advocacy, inclusion, human rights.
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Golden Books
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www.goldenbooks.com
Familiar books, available everywhere. There are electronic stories on line with sound and highlighting, and a series of books for reading and writing, at levels or miles, low vocabulary, high interest and colourful.
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Sensory Resources
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www.sensoryresources.com
A U. S. site, full of good information on books, conferences, online resources and links for anyone interested in issues for children with sensory, motor development and social emotional challenges.. Sensory issues have not often been considered, yet new research is showing that many children with special needs may have sensory issues that need to be understood and addressed.
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Insight
Quebec English Schools Network
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http://www.qesnrecit.qc.ca/insight/learning/in_lrn_inclus_docs.html
Inclusive Education Site.
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Inclusive Education
Stories and Strategies for Success
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www.quasar.ualberta.ca/ddc/incl/raymond.html
Field notes and Resources on Inclusive Education
by Heather Raymond
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BCTF Education Issues
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http://www.bctf.bc.ca/education/InclusiveEd/
British Columbia Teachers / Education Issues
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The DAS Centre
Developmental Disabilities Centre
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http://www.ualberta.ca/~jpdasddc/inclusion/
Inclusive Education Resources
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Inclusive Education
Athabasca University
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http://psych.athabascau.ca
Centre for Psychology Resources
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Developmental Apraxia of Speech (DAS) or DVA (Developmental Verbal Apraxia)
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http://www.tayloredmktg.com/dyspraxia/das.shtml
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Reading & Writing Software
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www.cricksoft.com
Award winning, easy-to-use reading and writing software for children, teens and young adults.
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Coping Tools
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www.coping.org
Coping tools for parents of children with special needs.
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Disability & Development
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www.worldbank.org/disability
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Trisomy 21
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www.trisomy21online.com
Wonderful Canadian site.
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Band of Angels
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http://www.bandofangels.com
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International Index and Dictionary of Rehabilitation and Social Integration.
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www.med.univ-rennes1.fr/iidris
Site contains close to 20,000 entries and definitions in English French and Spanish
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LinguiSystems, Inc.
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Speech - Language - Learning Disabilities - Reading
www.linguisystems.com
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Guide to Inclusive Education
Province of Manitoba
Department of Education
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http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/ks4/specedu/work_together/
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Transformation Education Institute
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www.transedinstitute.org
Their mission is to promote inclusionary practices, foster respect for diversity, and facilitate cross-cultural understanding in schools and communities. By building collaborative partnerships within communities, Transformation Education Institute works to empower persons who seek strategies and programming to include everyone.
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Nova Scotia Down Syndrome Site
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http://nsdss.tripod.com/
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Greater Moncton Down Syndrome Society
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www.greatermonctondss.com
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Special Needs Planning
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http://www.specialneedsplanning.ca/
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Chris Burke
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http://www.chrisburke.org
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NSDSS
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http://nsdss.tripod.com/id6.html
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Annual Report of Disability Issues Office
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http://www.gov.mb.ca/fs/pwd/index.html
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Julian Regehr Family website
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http://web.mac.com/jregehr21/iWeb/Regehr_DS_Site/Welcome.html
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Variety Children’s Heart Centre
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http://www.vchc.ca
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SpeciaLink-the National Centre for Child Care Inclusion
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http://www.specialinkcanada.org
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Inclusive Education
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www.inclusiveeducation.ca
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SMD - Self-Help Clearinghouse
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www.smd.mb.ca
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About Learning Disabilities
(comprehensive advice on learning disabilities).
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www.aboutlearningdisabilities.co.uk/home.htm
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