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Listed below are great sites to visit for information related to special education topics including but not limited to software.
Beyond Autism is a site by a (LOCAL) parent that has "been there, done that, and still doing it". This autism site contains over 2,700 working links to other resources and is a comprehensive source of information.
Budd and Dolores Hagen are the founders of Closing The Gap. It is through their personal experiences raising a deaf child that Closing The Gap was created in 1983. Since that time Budd and Dolores have enjoyed sharing their experiences and insights with parents and professionals around the world.

AskERICService
Mark is a personalized Internet-based service providing education information to teachers, librarians, counselors, administrators, parents, and anyone interested in education throughout the United States and the world. It began in 1992 as a project of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology and is now, with the ERIC Clearinghouse, a component of the Information Institute of Syracuse at Syracuse University.

HUNDREDS! of valuable links arranged alphabetically by category, from ACCESSIBLE/ ADAPTIVE HOUSING to VISION PROBLEMS/ THERAPIES/ ORGANIZATIONS.  A Must See!
Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI) is a collection of Internet accessible information resources of interest to those involved in the fields related to Special Education. This collection exists in order to make on-line Special Education resources more easily and readily available in one location.

Just what exactly is "Symbol Based Communciation?" and who is it designed for?  What is the rationale for picture exchange?  What are the next steps after speech begins to develop?.. These and many more questions are answered.

TinSnips is a special education resource.  It contains tools for teachers of individuals with autism spectrum disorders, related developmental disabilties, and childrem with special needs.  Quite a few of the activities are also appropriate for Pre-k and Kindergarten.
Contact Us if there are any similar links you would suggest sharing with your colleagues.