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Arizona Early Intervention Program (AzEIP): A statewide system of supports and services for families of children, birth to three, with disabilities or developmental delays.
Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind: Committed to education of all children and youth with hearing or vision loss.
Parent Information Network: Provides parents with information so they can actively participate in their child's special education.
Tucson Scottish Rite Child Language Center: Benefits children with speech and language disorders through specialized early intervention programs, research to improve language learning, and professional training that links research to clinical practice.

Arizona Loans for Assistive Technology (AzLAT): A statewide alternative financing program offering affordable loans to persons with disabilities for the purchase of assistive technology devices. AzLAT is targeted to persons with low and middle incomes, creating a dignified alternative to traditional lending programs.
Technology Access Center of Tucson (TACT): Provides timely, inexpensive, objective, state-of-the-art information about assistive technology.

Arizona Center for Disability Law: Advocates for the legal rights of persons with disabilities to be free from abuse, neglect and discrimination, to have access to education, health care, housing and jobs, and other services in order to maximize independence and achieve equality.
Wrightslaw: Information about special education law and advocacy for children with disabilities. Includes thousands of articles, cases, and free resources on dozens of special education topics.

FamilyConnect: For Parents of Children with Visual Impairments: A multimedia community created by the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) and the National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments (NAPVI). This site gives parents of visually impaired children a place to support each other, share stories and concerns, and link to local resources.
United States Office of Special Education Programs: 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.
Association on Higher Education and Disability: AHEAD is the premiere professional association committed to full participation of persons with disabilities in postsecondary education.

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Education Research Complete — Scholarly research and information relating to all areas of education
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