The Internet offers important educational and resource information and interactive opportunities for teachers and parents of children with disabilities in rural areas. In this paper, Internet locations for teachers are highlighted and include multipurpose sites, sites for special education teachers, general disability sites, and sites related to specific disabilities. Parental education sites related to learning about disabilities, home coping strategies, finding special education information and organizations, legal issues and IEP processes are provided. Rural special educators can use the Internet information and interactive opportunities to further their knowledge as well as to assist parents of children with disabilities in learning more about disabilities, organizations, and resources for families. It is hoped that rural special educators can empower parents to use Internet services themselves to better understand their child's disability and the resources available.
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The ARC. (No date). The Arc's Q&A's and other fact sheets [On-line]. Available Internet: http://thearc.org/qaindex.html [1999, June 10].
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The ARC. (No date). HIV/AIDS and mental retardation [On-line]. Available Internet: http://thearc.org/faqs/Hiv.html [1999, June 10].
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