You can locate general information concerning special education through the following federal and national resources, such current legislation and policies.

• ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education (ERIC) -- http://ericec.org/digests/prodfly.html
  -- Search ERIC Digests - http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/index/
• The Federal Resource Center for Special Education -- http://www.dssc.org/frc/
• National Council on Disability -- http://www.ncd.gov/
• National Information Center for Handicapped Children and Youth (NICHCY) -- http://www.kidsource.com/NICHCY/index.html

  - Index -- http://www.nichcy.org/index.html

  - Alphabetical List of Publications -- http://www.nichcy.org/publist.htm

  - Directory of Organizations -- http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/newsdig/nd22txt.htm

  - Publications -- http://www.nichcy.org/pubs1.htm

• National Institutes of Health -- http://www.nih.gov/
• National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (OSERS) -- http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/NIDRR/
• The U. S Department of Education -- http://www.ed.gov/index.html