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General Advocacy Resources
Tips for Effective Activism from SpeakOut.comTop ten advocacy tips from SpeakOut.com, the place to go to make a difference.
The Advocacy Guru
Free tipsheets, tutorials and newsletters from a Washington lobbyist and former congressional aide.
Policy Resources
Congress.orgNonpartisan news and information website devoted to encouraging civic participation.
Thomas
Federal legislative information freely available via the Internet. Check bill status, roll call votes, floor actions and more.
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation Federal Policy Guide
Guide to public policy work with and on behalf of individuals with intellectual, developmental and other disabilities and their families.
Media Resources
Communications Consortium Media CenterTips on placing op-eds and letters to the editor, assembling a press kit, setting up a blog, and more.
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Advocacy Guide
Statistics and Data Resources
State of Learning DisabilitiesComprehensive report on the status of children, adolescents, and adults with learning disabilities (LD) in the United States by the National Center for Learning Disabilities.
Office of Special Education Programs at the U.S. Department of Education Products and Publications
Annual reports on the implementation of IDEA.
IDEA Data Website
Provides public access to the most recent data about children with disabilities served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
National Center for Education Statistics
Provides statistics related to education including annual reports such as the Condition of Education and the Digest of Education Statistics.
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