NISEC, along with the Parent Network, continually seeks out resources that may offer additional information to help support and guide parents of students with special needs. Educational resource links are also provided to aid teachers and other NISEC staff members in their pursuit to provide quality education and related services to exceptional children. Links are changed from time to time as new sites of interest become available.

Activities

• Purdue University / Indiana 4-H: Find out what 4-H can offer children with special needs.
• Hammond YMCA
• Southlake YMCA
• YMCA: Locate a YMCA in your area.
• Donna Brum Dancers: Discover Ballet/Jazz Class for Children with Special Needs (Ages 7-12)

Educational

• COVOH, Inc.: Council of Volunteers and Organizations for Hoosiers with Disabilities
• CADRE: Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education
• DOE: Division of Exceptional Learners Task Force on Autism Spectrum Disorders
• National Center for Learning Disabilities: The power to hope, to learn, and to succeed.
• Purdue University Calumet: Intense Intervention Licensure Program is now admitting applicants for the Spring 2008 Semester. More Information...

Financial

• Family Involvement Fund:

  Effective October 1, 2007, INSOURCE will not be administering the Family Involvement Fund (FIF).  Parents interested in applying for funds should contact Cathy Beard at the Early Childhood Center, 2853 East 10th Street, Bloomington, IN  47408 for more information. She can also be reached by telephone at (800) 825-4733 or (812) 855-6508 or via email at fif@indiana.edu.

• SSA: Social Security Administration

Resources

• InSource: Indiana Resource Center for Families with Special Needs
• Family to Family: Linking Indiana families to people, information, and resources within their own communities.
• Our Kids: Devoted to raising special kids with special needs.
• ASK: About Special Kids
• Safe Escape: Learn about free adapted evacuation products for patients of the Riley Hospital for Children
• The Arc Network: A statewide resource for people with developmental disabilities and their families
• Center for Possibilities: Free support services to families raising children with disabilities living in Lake County, Indiana.