Government Resources, Law, and Policies

ADA Home Page
www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
This site provides information on the Americans with Disabilities Act which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, programs, and services provided by state and local governments, goods and services provided by private companies, and in commercial facilities.

IDEA Data
www.ideadata.org
This site provides the most recent state reported data collected by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs.

IDEA Partnership Practices
www.ideapractices.org
This site provides information to assist professionals in implementing recent changes to IDEA.

School Grants!
www.schoolgrants.org
This is one of the easiest to read grants announcement pages. There is also a way to search RFPs offered by the Mississippi Dept. of Ed.

Mississippi's Bill Status System
billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/html/mainmenu.htm
Browse reports on state legislative events for the Mississippi State House and Senate online, including legislative calendars, committee schedules, lists of measures, and more.

U.S. Department of Education
www.ed.gov
This site can be accessed to obtain information regarding policies, legislation, research, grants and contracts. There is even a link specifically for critical issues in early intervention!

Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/index.html
The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) is dedicated to improving results for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities ages birth through 21 by providing leadership and financial support to assist states and local districts.