Good-bye NICHCY! But Why?

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For decades the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) has been a go-to website for families and educators seeking information about how to find support for young students and students with disabilities. My website is a work in progress and when I went to add NICHCY to the section on Special Education, I learned to my shock and dismay, NICHCY had been shut down as of  September 30, 2013.

Parents and teachers, the resources and information will be available for a year from that date. The sections on the website include the following: Disabilities, Babies and Toddlers, Children (2-22), Disability & Education, Laws and Research and a section for those who speak Spanish.

I am uncomfortable when groups who provide valuable information for children and children with disabilities go under. If anyone knows please inform me. I wonder why the U.S. Department of Education quit funding this important group providing resources and research. In the meantime, go to the site while it is still available and make use of their information http://nichcy.org/.

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