Webster's Bridge materials, programs and services for Special Needs students, parents, siblings and educators at the New Canaan Library

Technology Center	Children's Room

Assistive Technology:

Computers with Touchscreen technology
Big Key keyboards
Ergonomic mouse, and easy to handle trackballs
Adjustible height tables
Ergonomic chairs
Software: Word Q, Sammy's Science House, Teen Tunes Plus,
Switch Software for Preschool, and for Teens

Library Collections: books, cds, dvds
New items added every month

for Children	Autism
for Siblings	Learning Disabilites
for Parents	Down Syndrome
for Educators

Sped*Net: Special Education network of New Canaan Gift to the Library Summer 2009
of dvds dealing with persons with special needs or people living with them. Click here for a list.

Programs

new 2010 Programs funded by the Domino Family and the Office of Policy and Management, State of Connecticut

Special Needs Financial Planning
Part 2: Sibling Workshop
Wed. April 28, 2010
6 pm
Register online

with Attorney James Funnell Jr., Principal--Hermenze & Marcantonio LLC, Special Needs and Estate Planning, Probate

and Certified Financial Planner Kevin McAvoy, Center for Special Needs Planning, Barnum Financial Group, WICC Radio Personality - "Smart Money"

Sibling support & Advocacy
Protecting sibling caregivers from emotional and finacial drains
Powers of Attorney
Guardianship & Conservatorship
Fixing disqualitfying inheritance or financial windfalls

Links to useful websites:

Down Syndrome:

CT Down Syndrome Congress NADS:
National Association for Downs Syndrome

A Positive Perspective

Medline Plus: Down Syndrome

Autism:

CT Autism Spectrum Resource Center

Autism Society of America

Autism Fact Sheet

Autism Spectrum Disorders: National Institute of Mental Health

Autism Blog

Autism Speaks

Learning Disabilities:

CT Association for Children with Learning Disabilities

Learning Disabilities Association of America

Learning Disabilities Association of Connecticut

National Center for Learning Disabilities

Medline Plus on Learning Disabilities

Learning Disabilities Online

General:

Special Education Department, New Canaan Public Schools

KidPower & Family Support

Council for Exceptional Children

SPED*NET (Special Education Network of New Canaan)

Arc of Connecticut

Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center

A.J. Pappanikou Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Services

Disability is Natural

Inclusion (means with, not just in)

Wrights Law and advocacy

Finding Rewarding Work

Housing and Mortgages for People with Disabilities

Government Resources:

American Disabilites Act Homepage

US Dept. of Education Office of Special Education Programs

No Child Left Behind

CT State Department of Education: Bureau of Special Education

Connecticut Special Education Resource Center (SERC)

U.S. Department of Justice Americans with Disabilities Act

Online Magazines:

Ragged Edge

New Mobility

Reach Out