Orange County Public Schools

Resources for Parents

AAIDD (formerly AAMR): American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

American Association of People with Disabilities

ARC-Association of Retarded Citizens

CEC: Council for Exceptional Children

Down Syndrome Foundation of Florida

ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center

Family Network on Disabilities

FDLRS Action/FIN Resource Center

FIN: Florida Inclusion Network

ISAAC: International Society for Augmentative & Alternative Communication

Sibling Support Project

The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps TASH

The Family Cafe

Think College

InD Rule

FLDOE Rule 6A-6.03011 effective January 4, 2009 combines eligibility categories of educable mentally handicapped, trainable mentally handicapped and profoundly mentally handicapped into the single category of "Intellectual Disabilities." Read the entire rule revision here

Information:

Understanding the Florida Standards Alternate Assessments Reports 

• Understanding the FSAA Reports

Interesting Reading:

Grace in the Ordinary
A great blog written by a parent about her son with Down Syndrome and his interest in Macbeth.

No Child Left Behind

Parents: Click here to download your FREE copy of Learning Opportunities For Your Child Through Alternate Assessments

A U.S. Department of Education booklet which will introduce parents to the "big ideas" contained in school improvement efforts under NCLB and IDEA, and provide information you need to help ensure your child can benefit from these efforts.