READ, READ, READ! To successfully compete for funding you must keep abreast of new research, trends, and terminology; and be aware of the federal government's changing priorities. Though a majority of education research journals are not on line, you can find reports, abstracts, bibliographies and a variety of other information. (See the resources listed below.) Read as much as possible. To keep up to date on a regular basis: Join EdInfo, a free weekly U.S. Department of Education e-mail news/information service; and Join Listserves and Newsgroups focusing on your areas of interest. On this page: Associations Clearinghouses & National Projects ERIC Federal Resources Federal/Regional Resource Centers Listserves Newsgroups Other Resources Associations and Organizations American Educational Research Association (AERA). American Psychological Association (APA) PsycNET. American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). American Council on Education (ACE). The ARC of the United States (Mental Retardation). The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CHADD). The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). Council of Graduate Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CGPCSD). International Dyslexia Association (IDA). PACER (Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights) Center. Top of Page National Disability Clearinghouses and Other National Projects The Consortium on Inclusive Schooling Practices (CISP). See their Policy and Practice Briefs and Monographs.   DB-LINK, the National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who Are Deaf-Blind. DB-LINK identifies, coordinates, and disseminates information related to children and youth who are deaf-blind. See DB-Link Publications and their Selected Bibliographies.   HEATH Resource Center, the National Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities. See their Hot Topics/Articles page and their Publications.   National Center for Rehabilitation and Vocational Education (NCRVE).   National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). NCEO offers information on assessments, accountability policy and practices, national and state data collection programs, and standards-setting for all students, including those with disabilities. See NCEO On-line Publications and NCEO Publications.   National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education Through Technology, Media and Materials (NCIP). The NCIP offers some unique resources including TEC Author On-Line. Online discussion with the authors of articles published in CEC's journal, TEACHING Exceptional Children. See their collection of resources about technology and special education at the NCIP Library.   National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System (NEC*TAS). NEC*TAS assists states and other governing jurisdictions in developing services for children with special needs, birth through 8 years, and their families. See Publications.   National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY). NICHCY is an information and referral center that provides free information on disabilities and disability-related issues focusing on education and children and youth, ages birth to 22 years. See their 1997 conference page and their NICHCY publications which includes disability fact sheets, briefing papers, bibliographies, etc.   National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC). NARIC is a library and information center on disability and rehabilitation funded since 1979 by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). NARIC collects and disseminates the results of federally funded research projects.   Transition Research Institute (TRI) and the National Transition Alliance for Youths with Disabilities Institute (NTA). Top of Page ERIC The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC). ERIC, a federally-funded national information system, provides through its 16 subject-specific clearinghouses, a variety of services and products (ERIC Clearinghouses). Services include searching the ERIC Database and a Calendar of Education-Related Conferences. ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education (ERIC EC). (Internet: ericec@inet.ed.gov). Check out ERIC EC's Digests, Fact Sheets, Minibibs. Top of Page Federal Government Resources U.S. Department of Education. The National Library of Education (NLE). Federal Libraries on the Internet. ERIC Digests. Education Department Newsletters. EDInfo: Free weekly e-mail information/news service.   Office of Civil Rights (OCR). (Overrepresentation information.) E-mail: OCR@ED.Gov   Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI). (See Research Priorities.) National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education (ECI). National Institute on the Education of At-Risk Students (ATRISK). Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed At-Risk (CRESPAR).   Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS). National Institute on Disability & Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). NIDRR Projects on the Internet. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). Eighteenth Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 1996. Seventeenth Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 1995. Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA).   U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). National Institutes of Health (NIH). National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). Current Research   Office of Civil Rights (OCR). (For U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.) Administration for Children and Families (ACF). Head Start. See Head Start Research and Evaluation homepage. Administration for Developmental Disabilities (ADD)   U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). Top of Page The Federal/Regional Resource Centers The Federal Resource Center for Special Education and the six regional resource centers collect and disseminate disability information and data. Though they primarily provide assistance to state agencies, check out their web sites for special education information. See the listing of Special Education links of each of the IDEA disability categories at the FRC. Federal Resource Center (FRC). Northeast Regional Resource Center (NERRC). Mid-South Regional Resource Center (MSRRC). South-Atlantic Regional Resource Center (SARRC). Great Lakes Area Regional Resource Center (GLARRC). Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center (MPRRC). Western Regional Resource Center (WRRC). Top of Page LISTSERVES A List Server distributes e-mail messages on specific topics to and from its members serving as a discussion forum. For general information about a list, send a "help" message to the server with no subject. To join a list, send e-mail to the listserve address, with Subscribe and Last Name, First Name in the message, leaving the subject area blank. For majordomo lists, send e-mail and write subscribe and the list name as the message. Many listserves also have an FAQ (frequently asked questions archive) with lists of references, recent research and other resources. This is a short list of some disability listserves. AERA LISTSERVs. The American Educational Research Association has a variety of listserves including a list for graduate students and minority issues. AERA Educational Research Forum on Minority Issues. Provides information on minority educational issues and funding opportunities. (To subscribe send e-mail to AERA-MI@hermes.csd.unb.ca and make the contents read as follows: SUBSCRIBE AERA-MI your-first-name your-last-name, and leave subject line blank.) AUTISM. SJU Autism and Developmental Disabilities List (listserv@sjuvm.stjohns.edu). BEHAVIOR. Behavioral/Emotional Disorders in Children (listserv@asuvm.inre.asu.edu). LD-LIST. Learning disabilities (ld-list-request@east.pima.edu). LOWVIS. Low Vision Discussion List (listserv@sjuvm.stjohns.edu). MRDEAF-L. Cognitive disabilities w/ deafness (majordomo@bga.com). spedtalk-digest. Special Education Digest. Contact: majordomo@virginia.edu and write subscribe spedtalk-digest in message. Top of Page Disability Newsgroups A newsgroup is another type of discussion system similar to listserves. It consists of a set of newsgroups with names that are classified hierarchically by subject. Articles or messages are posted to these newsgroups and broadcast across the system. Below are some disability newsgroups. alt.education.disabled alt.support.attn-deficit alt.support.learning-disab bit.listserv.autism bit.listserv.deaf-l bit.listserv.down-syn bit.listserv.dsshe-l bit.listserv.l-hcap misc.handicap k12.ed.special. K-12 education for students with disabilities and/or special needs. alt.education.research news.announce.newusers This archive describes newsgroup etiquette, how to post questions, how to create a usenet newsgroup, and other information. Top of Page Other Resource Sites Cornucopia of Disability Information. CODI serves as a community resource for consumers and professionals by providing disability information in a wide variety of areas. Areas include education, directories and databases, statistics, government documents, computer access, legal, publications, WWW, bibliographic references, aging, politics, universal design and announcements.   National Network of Regional Educational Laboratories. Links to the ten Regional Educational Laboratories, which are educational research and development organizations supported by contracts with the U.S. Education Department, Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI). The Educational Laboratories provide research-based resources and assistance to educators, policymakers, and communities.   Resources for Research on Disabilities. (University of Kansas).   Education Week on the Web.   National Council on Disability (NCD).   Yahoo's Special Education Links. Top of Page CMSE Online Graduate Funding