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Special Education News answers a need in education for in-depth, timely news related to educating students with disabilities. The Web site and newsletter are journalistic publications centered on the news of the special education field. The Web site is also designed to offer unique resources to special education professionals in one convenient place. These include places for educators and others to exchange their views, find links to important information at other sites on the Web and keep track of news and events across the country.

ISER is a directory of professionals, organizations, and schools that serve the learning disabilities and special education communities. We help parents find local special education professionals for learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder assessment, therapy, advocacy, critical teen issues, and other special needs. We also offer a directory of Special Needs State Government agencies, Special Education Professional Resources, Teacher Training / Certification Programs, and Special Needs Software and Assistive Technology

Specializes in Assistive Technology and learning products for professionals, educators or anyone working people having special needs.

AT KidSystems - Inclusive technology providing computer access and educational software to preschool children and students with special needs

Works collaboratively with families, schools and communities in order to improve opportunities for excellence in education and success in school and community life. Our special focus is children with disabilities.

National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education Through Technology, Media and Materials

NCTI National Center for Technology Innovation - Advancing Technology Innovations for all students - Assists researchers, developers and entrepreneurs in creating innovating learning tools for all students, with special focus on students with disabilities

Focuses on assistive technology for people with special needs through its bimonthly magazine, annual international conference and extensive Web site. Published six times a year, the Closing The Gap magazine highlights hardware and software products for people with special needs, and explains how this technology is being implemented in education, rehabilitation, and vocational settings around the world."

Sixteen-year-old Matthew Walzer's heartfelt letter to Nike's CEO, Mark Parker, is quickly spreading across Twitter through the hashtag campaign #NikeLetter. Walzer posted the letter on his blog Tuesday afternoon, hoping to make Parker aware of a "great need" for supportive, easily-fastened shoes for people with cerebral palsy.