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DisabilityInfo.gov	DisabilityInfo.gov is the federal government's one-stop Web site for people with disabilities, their families, employers, veterans and service members, workforce professionals and many others. A collaborative effort among twenty-two federal agencies, DisabilityInfo.gov connects people with disabilities to the information and resources they need to actively participate in the workforce and in their communities.
North Carolinians for Home Education	NCHE's Primary Purposes: To protect the freedom to educate children at home To provide encouragement and support to families choosing home education for their children To promote home education as an excellent educational alternative
National Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)	The OSEP-funded National Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavior and Intervention Supports was established to address the behavioral and discipline systems needed for successful learning and social development of students. The Center provides capacity-building information and technical support about behavioral systems to assist states and districts in the design of effective schools.
Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice	It is the mission of the Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice to support and promote a reoriented national preparedness to foster the development and the adjustment of children with or at risk of developing serious emotional disturbance. To achieve that goal, the Center is dedicated to a policy of collaboration at Federal, state, and local levels that contributes to and facilitates the production, exchange, and use of knowledge about effective practices.
Support Works	Providing help finding or forming support groups and researching medical information
The Exceptional Children's Assistance Center	ECAC is a private non-profit parent organization committed to improving the lives and education of ALL children through a special emphasis on children with disabilities.
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities	We are the center that provides information to the nation on: disabilities in children and youth; programs and services for infants, children, and youth with disabilities; IDEA, the nation's special education law; No Child Left Behind, the nation's general education law; and research-based information on effective practices for children with disabilities.
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US Department of Education	ED was created in 1980 by combining offices from several federal agencies. ED's mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access. • Establishing policies on federal financial aid for education, and distributing as well as monitoring those funds. • Collecting data on America's schools and disseminating research. • Focusing national attention on key educational issues. • Prohibiting discrimination and ensuring equal access to education.
Gifts NC	GIFTSNC is a place where parents in North Carolina who homeschool one or more children with physical, developmental, medical, communication or learning challenges could find other families with similar challenges.

This information was last updated on: 12/27/2007