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Free Resource Kits

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These free resource kits will include practical tips, fact sheets and resources on a variety of topics to help real parents and professionals make a difference in the lives of those they care about who have special needs. Each Resource Kit is set up on an autoresponder. That means it will come instantly to your email box when you click the request link and send me a blank email.

I hope you'll use these resources to learn more about Ideal Lives and to discover simple, practical techniques and resources you can begin using today to improve your advocacy efforts.

Please feel free to pass these Resource Kits along to others - all we ask is that you pass them along in their complete form, and maintain all copyright and contact information.

1. Summer Camp Resources
"Many parents are constantly on the look out for new summer activities for their children with special needs. If your child enjoys the fun of summer camp then this resource pack will connect you lots of terrific online resources to help you research all of the best summer camp options. It even offers a few tips on how to help your child get the most from their summer camp experience."

2. How to Build Your Own Advocacy Notebook
"Instructions to help you get and keep your advocacy information ORGANIZED so you can find what you need . . . when you need it."

3. Autism Information Sheet
"This is a simple statement explaining Autism. It's perfect for submitting to your local newspaper, school newsletter, cable television station or community organization for Autism Awareness celebrations and activities."

4. Our Inclusion Resources Top 10 List
"Our personal picks for the top 10 online inclusion resources. These sites offer terrific information to take your inclusion efforts to the next level."

5. How to Adapt & Modify Your Curriculum
"Tips and information sources to help any parent or teacher learn the "art" of adapting curriculum to meet an individual student's needs."

6. Life With Your IEP Team: Dealing with Disagreements
"This is a sample chapter from my interactive workbook, Birth of an Advocate. It offers tips and information sources to help you respond effectively when you disagree with your child's IEP team."

7. 20 Great Books for Special Kids
"I'm a firm believer that children gain tremendous benefit from reading and hearing positive messages. All of these books offer wonderful messages of acceptance and inspiration about characters with special needs."

8. 20 Disability Specific Guides for Parents & Families
"Children are not the only ones that need to hear messages of acceptance and inspiration. These parent guides offer diagnosis specific advice that is practical, parent-friendly, and available even at 2 a.m."

9. Sample our newsletter
"Every 2 weeks we send out the Ideal Lives Express, our free newsletter. It's filled with new online resources, book reviews, inspiration, and a subscriber only Q&A where we help individual subscribers find the answers they need to be better parents, teachers, and advocates. This link will let you request our most recent issue and see for youself what the Express is all about."

10. More articles by Lisa Simmons
"If you enjoyed the articles in our Free Articles area, then you will find this information pack useful. It includes a wider range of articles by Lisa that are available for your personal use or to editors and webmasters who publish special needs information online or for organization newsletters. This list changes periodically as Lisa adds new articles, so check back often or drop us an email and we'll add your name to our publisher list so that you receive new articles automatically."

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You must obtain written permission to use any content on this page. The advice contained within this web site is offered for your consideration. You, as a parent or professional, must decide whether any of the ideas presented here should be implemented in your unique situation. The staff of the Ideal Lives Project encourage all site visitors to always utilize this information in a manner that is respectful and in the best interest of their child, student or loved one.