Some of Dr. Toy's Favorite Websites
- Links to Toy Companies
- Links for Kids
- Links for Parents/Grandparents
- Links for Educators
- Stores for Educators
- Links for Special Needs
- Resources for Special Needs
- Toy Museums
- Toy Events
- Toy Enthusiasts
Links for Kids
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- 123 Greetings
- Free electronic greetings for any occasion and every holiday.
- Bateman Design
- Online interactive art pages.
- Biz Kidz
- Set up an online virtual store to learn business skills while earning money.
- Book Adventure
- Young readers demonstrate their comprehension through short quizzes, and earn rewards for reading and demonstrating comprehension.
- Brainpop
- Animated movies on health, technology, and science.
- Consumption Gumption
- A game to find out whether you are a conscious consumer. From the Center for Environmental Health Sciences at MIT.
- CrankItUp (at PBS)
- Create, make, and record music.
- DoDo Land
- A fun place for 4-14 year olds to create,experience the arts, and learn about the environment.
- Don't Buy It!
- Great site from PBS offers innovative and fun ways for kids to evaluate and analyze the media messages they see.
- edbydesign
- Kids activities, math games, word scramblers.
- Education 4 Kids®
- Play drill games to better your skills and to learn
- eKIDS Internet
- The world's first and only private Internet network for kids with over 8000 points of presence (POPs) .
- Exploratorium
- San Francisco's amazing science center offers on-line resources.
- Fidgit (at PBS)
- Design and play games.
- FunBrain.com
- Games and activities for kids, quizzes for teachers and advice for parents.
- FunSchool.com
- More than 800 educational activities that are organized into grade levels, an arcade section, and a puzzle/board game section.
- G.R.I.T.S Kids Book Club
- Web site designed for discussing and learning about African American literature.
- Girland
- The computer game that's just for girls.
- Girls Scouts
- Official website of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America.
- Great Green Web Game, The
- From Union of Concerned Scientists. Shows the environmental impact of consumer choices.
- Harry Potter
- Cool HP toys and games selected by The Toy Guy.
- Homework Central
- Search any subject by grade level.
- iKnowthat.com
- Insert your own image into educational illustrations.
- Imagination Factory, The
- Creative ways to recycle by making art.
- Inkless Tales
- Presenting kids with fun stuff that teaches them; learning doesn't have to be boring. Everything on Inkless Tales has some educational purpose, but it's also rigorously tested.
- Jean Marzollo's Official Website
- New, free, interactive books by Jean Marzollo for children 4-8 and useful information about books especially I SPY
- JuniorNet
- Games, tools, galleries, email, clubs-all in a secure, ad-free environment in partnership with Ranger Rick, Reading Rainbow, Highlights, Weekly Reader, and more. Monthly fee.
- Kids for a Cleaner Environment
- Kids For A Clean Environment
- Kids' Planet
- A fun, interactive site by Defenders of Wildlife
- Kids Web
- World wide web digital library for school kids (K-12 level).
- Kidsites.org
- Directory of kid resources. Many links for parents and teachers too.
- Kiki Magazine
- Award-winning fashion magazine and creativity journal published quarterly for girls 8 and older. Kiki helps each reader develop her personal style and gain self-confidence.
- LUGNET™
- International LEGO Users Group Network
- MakeBeliefsComix
- Write and design multilingual comics to send to friends.
- Mundo Emilia
- Bilingual children’s website about a girl, Emilia, that tells her experiences through poetry in English and Spanish
- NASA
- News and information from NASA.
- Nick.com
- Nickelodeon on the Web
- PBSKIDS.org
- PBS, for kids.
- puzzles
- Puzzles of math, geometry, logic, and more at five levels.
- Ranger Rick's Kids Zone
- National Wildlife Federation's Kids Page includes several fun games, Ranger Rick's home page, and an environmental newsletter.
- Science News For Kids
- Science news and resources for 9-14 year olds.
- Scratch (at Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
- Create and share interactive stories, games, music, and art.
- Shidonni
- Draw and design animals and play with imaginary backgrounds.
- Simply Storytelling
- A place for kids to write and share stores selected by the California Learning Resources Network for grades 1-6.
- Stone Soup
- A literary magazine by writers and artists 8 to 13 years old.
- The Reading Tub
- Profiles children's books (ages 0 to 13) to help families find books that meet a child's interests and abilities and bring great reading home. Features reviews by parents and kids.
- Tour of the Nine Planets
- Multimedia tour of the Solar System by Bill Arnett.
- Wake Up, World!
- A day in the life of children around the world, presented by Oxfam.
- Yahooligans
- Web guide for kids by Yahoo: Around the World, School Bell, Arts &Entertainment, Science & Nature, Computers & Games, Sports &Recreation.
- Zillions
- Consumers Reports for Kids.
- ZParadise.com
- An online paradise where kids 6 to 106 can play, learn, and feel loved. It is 100% safe, free and fun!
Links for Parents/Grandparents
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- ABC's of Parenting
- Child, infant health, women's issues; offers online weekly newsletter.
- Allexperts.com
- A free service with thousands of volunteers in many areas, who can answer your one-on-one questions for free.
- America's Foundation for Chess
- Provides young people an opportunity to develop essential life skills such as the power to think ahead, make good choices, and think analytically.
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Information for parents and families in understanding developmental, behavioral, emotional, and mental disorders .
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Information on Healthy Child Care America campaign. Parenting bookstore.
- American Baby
- Information on all stages of baby care, including pre-conception and pregnancy, as well as adoption.
- Argo Corn Starch
- Useful play clay recipe and other projects that use every day safe household cornstarch.
- Argus Clearinghouse
- Facilitates intellectual access to information resources on the Internet.
- Association of Children's Museums
- International organization of museums for children. Find a museum in your area.
- Baby Center
- Preconception, pregnancy, baby, toddler, and shopping.
- Baby Names
- Extensive source for over 25,000 baby names and their meanings. Articles on baby naming trends and discussion forums.
- Baby University
- Helping people graduate to parenthood.
- Beech Nut
- Information on baby development phases from the baby food company.
- Birthing the Future
- Focuses on what is ideal for mothers and babies, to promote their physical, psychological and spiritual well-being.
- BlueSuitMom.com
- Delievers quick tips and advice for working mothers.
- Body, Mind & Child (BAM!)
- Developed by early childhood professionals to bring the best and latest insights and knowledge directly to parents. Featuring the Parenting Radio Channel.
- BondingWithBaby.org
- Books to nurture an infant's social and emotional development and pre-reading skills.
- Boxer Learning
- Provides self-paced, graphically interesting tutorials for students.
- CafeMom
- Online community created especially for moms to swap stories and advice, share photos, and connect with friends.
- Carousel Press/Miles of Smiles
- Books for travelers. Also, travel stories about journeys all over the world.
- Chez Panisse Foundation
- Educational program that uses food to nurture, educate and empower youth and promotes edible school gardens. Offers publications and resources.
- Child Life Council
- Created to assist children who are hospitalized
- Child.com
- Covering issues, trends, and choices faced by the dynamic parents of the 21st century.
- Childhood Matters
- Useful discussions and resources, hosted by R.N Rona Renner, based on the Northern California weekly radio show on 98.1 KISS FM.
- Children's Technology Revue™
- Helps parents, children's librarians, and educators exploit the power of interactive media for children.
- Commitment To Kids
- Ford Motor Co. contest honoring individuals who have helped shape the lives of kids.
- Consumer Complaint
- File your complaints online.
- Consumer Federation of America
- Investigates child safety issues.
- Early Childhood and Parenting Collaborative
- Broad array of content and services for early childhood.
- Earth's Best
- Information on infant nutrition and organic baby food.
- e-DependentCare
- Provides dependent care options for employees.
- Family Education
- Offers parents expert advice for choosing safe and appropriate toys for their children.
- Family Education Network
- Offers resources for parents produced by Pearson Education with featured articles by Dr. Toy.
- Family Support America
- Promotes the principles of family support to strengthen and support families
- Family Travel Forum
- Largest, independent, family-supported web site dedicated to travel with kids.
- Family.com
- Disney's site includes: activities, baby, e-cards, entertainment, food, health, learning, parenting, pets, shopping, travel.
- FamilyEdge
- Provides a fun and individualized learning environment for kids (3-10 yrs.) plus feedback, useful recommendations and resources for the adults.
- FamilyFun
- Online magazine for parents and kids about all the great things families can do together.
- FamilyPC
- Magazine for parents who are raising the first generation of digital kids.
- FamilyTLC
- Parenting resources for all ages with many topics of interest including games.
- Feeling Good Cards
- The playful card game that everyone wins.
- fineArt Forum
- Art and technology resource directory.
- FunBrain.com
- Games and activities for kids, quizzes for teachers and advice for parents.
- Fun Attic
- Unique games, physical education lesson plans, and activities for all levels of play, including the disabled.
- Good Guide
- The world's largest and most reliable source of information on the health, environmental, and social impacts of the products in your home.
- G.R.I.T.S Kids Book Club
- Web site designed for discussing and learning about African American literature.
- Gerber
- Information on baby development phases from the baby food company.
- Grand Magazine
- E-Newsletter loaded with fun activities to do with the grandkids, travel tips, gift ideas, recipes, expert advice and much more/
- Grandparents at About.com
- How to have a positive impact on your grandchildren's lives while having fun!
- GrandparentsMagazine.net
- Contains activities, reviews, coloring pages, gift ideas and more!
- GreatDad
- It provides advice for fathers on parenting, dad care, pregnancy care, adoption, child care, and raising kids and teens.
- GreatSchools.net
- A nonprofit educational Web site improving K-12 education by inspiring parental involvement; helps parents choose schools, support learning, and improve community schools.
- Healthy Child Healthy World
- Dedicated to protecting the health and well being of children from harmful environmental exposures.
- HealthyKids
- News about childrens health with advice from Dr. Alan Greene
- Home Education Magazine
- Homeschooling information and resource page, online newsletter, discussion boards, networking list.
- I Am Your Child Campaign
- Communicates the importance of the first three years of life.
- Inspired Parenting
- Provides information and inspiration for everyone interested in working with children: grandparents, parents, caregivers, teachers, and others; focusing on late toddlerhood through elementary school.
- iVillage
- The internet for women.
- Jean Marzollo's Official Website
- New, free, interactive books by Jean Marzollo for children 4-8 and useful information about books especially I SPY.
- KaBOOM!
- Nonprofit organization that helps communities fund playgrounds
- Keepkidshealthy.com
- Pediatrician's guide to your children's health and safety
- Kidnexions
- A software savings program to teach their children the value of saving money
- KidsDadsMoms.com
- Helps parents, families and educators build brighter, happier kids and solve their developmental puzzles
- KidsHealth
- Provides doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence.
- KidSource.com
- Focuses on kids health and education related issues.
- KidsPrivacy.org
- Parent's guide to children's privacy online.
- KinderStart.com
- the Web's largest index-directory of information about parenting, pregnancy, child development, health, education, learning activities.
- Lila Guide
- survival guide for new and expectant parents for San Francisco and Bay Area.
- Lion and Lamb Project
- Promotes non-violent values and products.
- Luisa's Nature
- Life through the eyes of a baby.
- Million Minute Family Challenge
- Encouraging people to spend quality time together playing games.
- Mom Central
- Smart solutions for busy moms. Website of parenting guru, Stacey DeBroff.
- MOMdotCOM.net
- Strives to be The Internet Guide for Moms who wish to earn and save money the scam-free, new-fashion way! "MOMdotCOM.net - We KNOW Frugal"
- Movie Mom
- Nell Minow has been reviewing movies as The Movie Mom since 1995. She writes about movies, television, the Internet, and parenting and reviews movies each week for Beliefnet and 20 radio stations across the US and Canada.
- Mr. Dad
- Guiding men through fatherhood, every step of the way.
- National Association of Family Child Care
- Assists family child care associations and provider accreditation.
- National Council on Family Relations
- National organization for family counselors with referrals and resources.
- National Domestic Violence Hotline
- Crisis intervention, information about domestic violence and referrals to local service providers.
- National Institute for Play
- The National Institute for Play unlocks the human potential through play in all stages of life using science to discover all that play has to teach us about transforming our world.
- National Parenting Center
- Guidance from renowned child-rearing authorities.
- National Safe Kids Campaign
- First and only national organization dedicated solely to the prevention of unintentional childhood injury
- Netmom
- 100 Hot Sites for Families and information on ordering books, such as The Internet Kids and Family Yellow Pages.
- NewBaby.com
- Online video destination resource site and community where moms can find and share information.
- New Hampshire Parent Resource
- Directs parents to hard-to-find professionals, services, shops and entertainment in New Hampshire.
- Nick Jr.
- Quality online activities and information for parents of preschoolers
- Northwest Baby and Child Newspaper
- Dedicated to the needs of parents and parents-to-be.
- Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
- Provides research and development assistance in delivering equitable, high-quality educational programs.
- Old Schoolhouse Magazine, The
- Magazine for the vast and diverse homeschooling community; found in Borders Bookstores, Barnes and Noble, Amazon.com and Hastings.
- Oppenheim Toy Portfolio
- An independent consumer review of children's media.
- Parent Center
- News, tips, activities, and features sorted by child's age.
- Parent News
- Online parenting newsletter includes homework, assistance, family facts, resources, articles.
- Parent Soup
- iVillage.com network, library, experts, fun & games, education central, parenting communities.
- Parent To Parent
- Weekly article written by Jodie Lynn, nationally syndicated columnist, author, and parent educator.
- Parent's Guide to Children's Media
- Locates, reviews, and honors children's learning materials.
- The Parent's Journal
- Diverse parenting topics and interviews from experts.
- Parental Media Guide
- Consolidated information on parental advisory systems for entertainment products.
- Parenthood.com
- The online portion of United Parenting Publications, committed to helping families grow; interactive tools for parents and expectant parents.
- Parenting Counts
- Providing parents, caregivers, and early learning professionals with information they can trust, understand, and use in their daily interactions with children.
- Parenting Publications of America (PPA)
- Network of over 100 parenting magazines. Search for information on local publications.
- ParentKidsRight
- A common sense approach to parenting.
- Parenting & Family
- Part of About.com, the Human Internet network with over 700 sites, each run by a professional guide: sites include Babies & Toddlers, Family Life & Parenting, K-6, Multiples, Adolescents.
- Parenting For One Magazine
- Offers resources for single parents including recipes, articles on stretching a dollar, activities, and more.
- Parenting Project, The
- A nonprofit resource network that promotes and facilitates parenting education for children and teens.
- Parenting.com
- Experts, tools, community, polls, contests, with a focus on pregnancy, baby and toddler.
- Parents Without Partners
- Offers single parents an environment for support, friendship, and the exchange of parenting techniques.
- Parents' Choice Foundation
- Provides parents with information to participate wisely in their children's learning.
- parents.com
- Information on children cross-referenced by age.
- ParentsPlace.com
- Share the adventure of parenting!
- Play To Learn - Learn To Play
- Web site for a book that examines the relationship between playing and learning.
- Playing for Keeps!
- National not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting healthy, constructive, non-violent play for all children..
- Practical Parenting
- Web site with tips on a variety of parenting topics...from toilet training to dealing with divorce.
- PTA Central
- Educational information website, focusing on parental involvement in schools.
- The Reading Tub
- Profiles children's books (ages 0 to 13) to help families find books that meet a child's interests and abilities and bring great reading home. Features reviews by parents and kids.
- SafeChild.net
- Comprehensive child safety site.
- Sealed With a Kiss
- Sends camp or travel care packages filled with age appropriate games and toys!
- Sesame Workshop
- Developing innovative and engaging educational content for television, radio, books, magazines, interactive media and outreach.
- Smithsonian Institution
- Access to Smithsonian libraries and other museum resources.
- Stand for Children
- National, nonpartisan membership organization building a voice strong enough to give all children the opportunity to grow up healthy, educated, and safe.
- Stop Commercial Exploitation of Childhood (SCEC)
- A national coalition to counter harmful effects of marketing to children.
- Super Granny Website
- Website describes her books, articles, and oral history interviewing about child, adult, and family development.
- Super Granny Blog
- Sally Wendkos Olds, the author of Super Granny, blogs about topics of interest to grandmothers everywhere.
- Therapy In Action
- Therapy center providing quality services for children and adolescents with special needs, and their families.
- Tips for Parenting in a Commercial Culture
- Positive tips and actions to help parents raise healthy children in this highly commercial culture.
- Touch the Future
- Publications inspired by the work of Joseph Chilton Pearce, author of The Magical Child and Crack In The Cosmic Egg.
- Toy Industry Association (TIA™)
- News and information on toys and safety issues.
- Toy Shop
- Complete marketplace and news source for buyers and sellers of toys, action figures, Hot Wheels, Barbie, character toys and more.
- Toys for Tots
- U.S. Marines' annual toy collection and distribution campaigns
- Toysafety.net (National Association of State Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs))
- Lists potentially hazardous toys and consumer tips
- TRUCE (Teachers Resisting Unhealthy Children's Entertainment)
- Organization of early childhood professionals that works to promote a positive play environment for children
- Tulsa Kids
- Focuses on issues, concerns and needs of parents of prenatal through adolescent children.
- TV-free America
- Resources to encourage participation in the TV-Turnoff Network.
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Resources to keep American families safe.
- VeryBestBaby.com
- Pregnancy and other information for parents from Nestle Carnation Infant Nutrition
- Women.com
- Where women are going...health, career, cars, family, fashion, entertainment.
- World Peace Clowns
- Dedicated to charitable humor missions worldwide, helping children and the elderly. Clown gear and resources for everyone.
- YoungWidowsandWidowers.com
- For young widows and widowers. Includes information on what to do next, honoring your loved ones, and starting over.
- Zero to Three
- Promotes healthy development of babies and toddlers.
- Zeum
- San Francisco, California's premiere hands-on art and technology center.
- Zwaggle
- A site for parents where they can recycle kids toys and gear without cash through a point system.
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- Allexperts.com
- A free service with thousands of volunteers in many areas, who can answer your one-on-one questions for free.
- Alliance for Technology Access
- Resources for connecting children and adults with disabilities to technology tools.
- America's Foundation for Chess
- Provides young people an opportunity to develop essential life skills such as the power to think ahead, make good choices, and think analytically
- American Association for the Child's Right to Play (IPA/USA)
- Protecting, preserving, and promoting, play as a fundamental right for all humans.
- Arts Edge
- Books to nurture an infant's social and emotional development and pre-reading skills.
- Body, Mind & Child (BAM!)
- Developed by early childhood professionals to bring the best and latest insights and knowledge directly to parents. Featuring the Parenting Radio Channel.
- BondingWithBaby.org
- Books to nurture an infant's social and emotional development and pre-reading skills.
- CampRena.com
- Resources for building recreation programs that both entertain and educate. Includes camp songs and games, as well as arts & crafts and science & nature activities.
- CareerPals
- Career-related curriculum for elementary schools.
- Carousel Press/Miles of Smiles
- Books for travelers. Also, travel stories about journeys all over the world.
- Center for Children and Technology
- Non-profit research and design organization that addresses the issue of technology and learning.
- Chez Panisse Foundation
- Educational program that uses food to nurture, educate and empower youth and promotes edible school gardens. Offers publications and resources.
- Children's Technology Revue™
- Helps parents, children's librarians, and educators exploit the power of interactive media for children.
- Claudia's Kids Anatomical Fabric Dolls
- Teaching templates match the dolls colorful organ panels to help locate each organ and explain its function.
- CLN
- Assists K-12 teachers integrate technology into their classrooms.
- Earlychildhood.com
- Professional resource for teachers and parents.
- Education Resource Organizations Directory
- Helps to identify and contact organizations providing information and assistance on a broad range of education-related topics..
- Education World
- Complete online resource for educators.
- EducationUpdate.com
- Covers a broad range of topics, all relating to education..
- Fenichel.com
- Research from psychologists, information for parents, and teaching tools for educators and counselors.
- FunBrain.com
- Games and activities for kids, quizzes for teachers and advice for parents.
- G.R.I.T.S Kids Book Club
- Web site designed for discussing and learning about African American literature.
- George Lucas Educational Foundation, The
- Disseminates media on most innovative models of K-12 teaching and learning in the Digital Age.
- Good Guide
- The world's largest and most reliable source of information on the health, environmental, and social impacts of the products in your home.
- GreatSchools.net
- A nonprofit educational Web site improving K-12 education by inspiring parental involvement; helps parents choose schools, support learning, and improve community schools.
- Healthy Child Healthy World
- Dedicated to protecting the health and well being of children from harmful environmental exposures.
- Helen Webber
- Workshops on art and design for teachers.
- Homework Central
- Find classroom, career, and professional Web sites from among thousands of hand-picked Internet links, including 14,000 lesson plans arranged by grade and subject.
- Inspired Parenting
- Provides information and inspiration for everyone interested in working with children: grandparents, parents, caregivers, teachers, and others; focusing on late toddlerhood through elementary school.
- IPA/USA: American Association for the Child's Right to Play
- Protecting, preserving, and promoting, play as a fundamental right for all humans.
- Jean Marzollo's Official Website
- New, free, interactive books by Jean Marzollo for children 4-8 and useful information about books especially I SPY.
- KidsDadsMoms.com
- Helps parents, families and educators build brighter, happier kids and solve their developmental puzzles
- Linda M. Levine, Ed.D.
- Researcher in play behavior of young children who is involved in a teacher preparation program in education of the deaf/hard of hearing.
- Million Minute Family Challenge
- Encouraging people to spend quality time together playing games.
- Moving and Learning
- Children need to move for the sake of their physical selves, and also for social, emotional and cognitive development. Learn how to promote fitness, self-esteem, self-confidence, learning, and a lot more without specialized knowledge, fancy equipment, or a lot of money.
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- Organization of early childhood educators and others dedicated to improving the quality of programs for children from birth through third grade.
- National Association of Youth Museums
- Locate children's museums and more.
- National Gardening Association
- A nonprofit leader in plant-based education, serving a national audience with timely materials designed to foster an appreciation for the benefits of gardening.
- National Institute for Learning Development
- Trains educators in special techniques to help children who struggle to learn.
- National Institute for Play
- The National Institute for Play unlocks the human potential through play in all stages of life using science to discover all that play has to teach us about transforming our world.
- Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
- Provides research and development assistance in delivering equitable, high-quality educational programs.
- NSSEA
- National School Supply & Equipment Association
- Old Schoolhouse Magazine, The
- Magazine for the vast and diverse homeschooling community; found in Borders Bookstores, Barnes and Noble, Amazon.com and Hastings.
- Panasonic Kid Witness News Online
- Students research, write, act in, produce, direct and edit a variety of videos which bring to life subjects they are learning about in school.
- Parenting Counts
- Providing parents, caregivers, and early learning professionals with information they can trust, understand, and use in their daily interactions with children.
- Stop Commercial Exploitation of Childhood (SCEC)
- A national coalition to counter harmful effects of marketing to children.
- Teachers Resisting Unhealthy Children's Entertainment
- Promotes healthy play and encourages limiting children's overexposure to electronic media.
- Toy Manufacturers Association
- News and information on toys and safety issues.
- TRUCE (Teachers Resisting Unhealthy Children's Entertainment)
- Organization of early childhood professionals that works to promote a positive play environment for children
- Wellspring, The
- Site focusing on the belief that the foundations of wellness are determined by how we are conceived, born, and nurtured as infants and children.
- Yahoo on Education
- Extensive references on curriculum guides, subjects and schools.
- You Can Be Strong and Healthy
- Nutrition and fitness program developed by Centrum® Kids™ and Scholastic Inc.
Links for Special Needs
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- Able Play
- Adapted toys, and toys for children with disabilities are AblePlay rated according to four disability categories.
- ADDHelpline
- Provides information and support on ADD/ADHD.
- Alliance for Technology Access
- Resources for connecting children and adults with disabilities to technology tools.
- Attention Deficit Disorder Recommended Resources
- Link list of ADDS resources
- Autism Asperger Publishing Company (AAPC)
- An independent publisher specializing in books, videos, and interactive products on autism spectrum disorders.
- Ben's Game
- A free computer game created written by 11 year old Ben Duskin for other kids with cancer. Hosted by the Make-A-Wish Foundation and available in 9 languages.
- Beyond Play
- Products for children with special needs.
- blind kids
- Toy recommendations from parents of blind children.
- Bookshare.org
- Bookshare is the world’s largest online accessible library for individuals with print disabilities, such as blindness, low vision, a physical disability, or a reading disability that makes it difficult or impossible to read standard print. Bookshare is operated by Benetech, a Palo Alto, CA nonprofit technology development organization. In October 2007, Bookshare received a $32 million award from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to offer free memberships to all U.S. students with qualified print disabilities. Bookshare also offers memberships to individuals in the U.S. and around the world for a nominal fee. The library has tens of thousands of books including fiction, non-fiction, textbooks, educational reading, newspapers and magazines, plus two free software applications that read digital content.
- Boundless Playgrounds
- Helps communities develop fully integrated universally accessible playgrounds
- Center for Accesible Technology
- Provides strategies for mainstreaming special needs children into elementary schools.
- ChildRC.com
- Offering hope and support to caregivers as they cope with the challenges of raising a special needs child.
- Communication Crossroads
- Serving children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), Asperger's Syndrome, and related social learning disabilities (PDD-NOS, NLD, etc.).
- Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism
- Aiding financially disadvantaged families care for their children with autism; funding autism education and research.
- edbydesign
- Resources for special needs.
- LD OnLine
- Discusses learning disabilities for parents, teachers and other professionals special needs.
- National Center for Stuttering
- Organization for research and treatment of stuttering in children.
- National Federation of the Blind
- The voice of the nation's blind.
- National Lekotek Center
- Resources for parents of children with disabilities.
- Nisonger Center Toy & Technology Library
- A non-profit resource for Central Ohio children with special needs, their families and professionals who serve them. The library's mission is to enhance development and play skills of children with special needs, and to provide support and resources regarding computer technology, interactive play and adapted toys.
- Nothing About Us Without Us
- Developing innovative technologies for, by and with disabled persons for parents of children with disabilities.
- Parenting
- Part of About, the Human Internet: Families with Special Needs site run by a professional guide.
- RJ Cooper & Associates, Inc.
- Special software and hardware for very special needs
- ROPARD
- The Association for Retinopathy of Prematurity and Related Diseases.
- SchwabLearning.org
- Useful information and practical strategies for helping kids with learning differences.
- SparkTop.org
- Provides children with information about learning problems, and helps children recognize their strengths and creativity. Connects them to other kids who also struggle with learning.
- Tetsuda
- The nation’s first essential network for caregivers. Community, information, and invaluable tools – making it easier for caregivers to help each other.
- Tourette's Syndrome Plus
- Information on Tourette's Syndrome, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Executive Dysfunction, juvenile Bipolar Disorder, autism spectrum disorders, 'rage attacks,' and more.
- Toys for Special Children
- Learning and assistive devices to help people with disabling conditions.
