US Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/

Office of Education Technology
http://www.ed.gov/Technology/

• Resource Guide to Federal Funding For Technology in Education
  http://www.ed.gov/Technology/tec-guid.html
• Federal Resources for Educational Excellence http://www.ed.gov/free/
• E-Rate
  http://www.ed.gov/Technology/eratemenu.html

Office of Special Education Programs
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/index.html

• IDEA Practices
  http://www.ideapractices.org/
  IDEA Practices is designed to inform teachers, school administrators and related services professionals about recent changes to the nation's main special education law.
• ASPIIRE (Associations of Service Providers Implementing IDEA Reforms in Education)
  http://www.ideapractices.org/about/aspiire.php
  Project will support service providers. It will help teachers and related services professionals work toward best practices and improved outcomes.
• ILIAD (IDEA Local Implementation by Local Administrators Partnership)
  http://www.ideapractices.org/about/iliad.php
  Project is aimed at local education administrators. Through this project, administrators will receive accurate information and support regarding IDEA '97.
• Individualized Education Program (IEP)
  http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/special_education/index.html
  This section examines several key issues involved in special education services as mandated under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) as amended in 1997.

Office of Educational Research & Improvement (OERI)

• National Center for Education Statistics
  http://nces.ed.gov/
  NCES is the primary federal entity that collects and analyzes data related to education in the United States.

US Department of Labor
http://www.dol.gov/

• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
  http://www.dol.gov/oasam/regs/statutes/sec504.htm
• Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act
  http://www.section508.gov/
  Section 508 requires that electronic and information technology developed, procured, maintained, or used by the Federal government be accessible to people with disabilities. The associated Access Board has created an Electronic and Information Technology Access Advisory Committee (EITAAC) to advise it on the standards:
  • Requirements for Accessible Software Design
    http://www.section508.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Content&ID=12
  • Designing More Useable Web sites: http://trace.wisc.edu/world/web/

DisabilityInfo.gov
http://www.disabilityinfo.gov
This site provides comprehensive access to the federal government's resources and services for persons with disabilities.

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