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Website Assignment: I have chosen the policy area addressed from the outline of disciplining students with disabilities. The following websites were used: [|www.ed-center.com/special_education_advocate]

This website allows a browser to search the following areas of interest: - Advocate service area -Educational Therapy -Math & Science Tutoring -Privacy Policy -Resources & links - Example Documents -Pricing -Contact page

This particular website gives the brower a wealth of insighful information on the following resources: -What is a special education advocate? -What does a Special Education Advocate do? -How does a parent get started with a Special Education Advocate? -Who do Special Education Advocates help?

The topics are very insightful and gives the browers a starting point in trying to research their area of interest.

A second area of interest from the list above that was helpful to me was the "example document" search. This page allowed the brower to clink on the link of a sample document that he/she may be interested in and able to download on a pdf file. Such samples include...an example of a letter to request records, an example of a request for a particular assessment, and a compliance complaint letter. This site is great for teachers, parents, students, and administrators due to the adaptability!

The second website chosen is has to do with a professional organization site. The URL is [|www.awsa.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=84] The site opens with frequently asked questions related to the disciple of Special Education Students. The site focuses on administrators and their constant demand in making decisions about students with special needs. The site has been developed in a bulletin formats addressing complicated rules related to the behavioral needs of students with disabilities and disciplining those students when the need arises. The webpage has a link where adminstrators can browse. The link has an exhausted listing in the table of content that deals with IDEA in encouraging the use of proactive measures to prevent discipline problems. It gives details on how an IEP must be adhered to and the use of a positive behavioral interventions are used in support of promoting appropriate behaviors. It also includes the importance of the balance of IDEA to permit school officials to maintain a safe learning enviornment for all students, while also including protections to prevent the inappropriate exclusion of children with disabilities. The site also requires membership. It offers professional development ideas in creating a seasoned teacher that is well rounded and able to effect change in all students. It offers a career center, information/resources and corporate support. This site is ideal in strenthening ones professional goals and building a repetoire of ideas and knowlege-base.

The final website has to do with governement. I chose the federal government and how it relates to the discipline of students with special needs/ disabilities. The URL www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/idea2004.html

The site has a subtitle of ED.gov U.S. Department of Education. There is a search engine that the browser can use to find a wealth of facts as they relate to the federal government and special education in the United States. The subtitles include Policy as it relates to other subtopics like... -general -adult education -civil rights -elementary and secondary education -grants and contracts -higher education -research and statistics -special education & rehabilitative services (legislation, regulations, and policy guidance) -vocational education -etc. I used the search engine to find information on "discipline of students with special needs" and the following headlines surfaced: -The Civil Rights of Students with Hidden Disabilities and Section -PDF - A new era: revitalizing special education for children -word document; change from a "culture of compliance" to a culture of resuts -How to help: Talk with teachers to rsolve problems---helping--

What is great about this site as well is that the topics are arranged or sorted by date (most current to least) or by relevance!

The three websites are in showing its differences is obvious in that they are used and designed for its own prospective purposes whether government, professional or advocacy. The comparative function of all three is that they provide the browser with a variety of information that is applicable to a myraid of settings and situations.