Parent Resources

COPAA
The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc. (COPAA) is an independent, nonprofit membership organization of attorneys, advocates, parents and related professionals.

Wrightslaw
Information about special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities.

Advocates for Children
Advocates for Children of New York works on behalf of children who are at greatest risk for school-based discrimination and/or academic failure due to poverty, disability, race, ethnicity, immigrant or English Language Learner status, homelessness, or involvement in the foster care or juvenile justice systems.

New York State Education Department
New York State Education Department website: offers regulations, some Commissioner of Education Decisions, State Review Office Decisions, NYSED press releases.

Office for Civil Rights
Press releases and publications from the United States Office of Civil Rights, information about the enforcement of civil rights.

US Department of Education
United States Department of Education website: press releases, research materials, laws, and regulations.

Autism Speaks 
Autism science and advocacy organization, focused on funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments, and a cure for autism; increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders.

LD Online
Comprehensive website providing information on learning disabilities.