NATHHAN (NATional cHallenged Homeschoolers Associated Network) is a Christian, non-profit organization dedicated to providing encouragement to families with children with special needs that are homeschooling. They publish an online or hard copy quarterly newsletter. They also publish a family directory, updated each year. They have a large lending library by operated by mail.

This article gives some of the benefits of home educating a deaf child, including one-on-one attention, clear communication, and teaching methods that can be adapted to the child's educational needs and learning style.

A message board for parents who are homeschooling special needs children.

While some autistic individuals are very artistic and do most of their communicating via painting or drawing, others are less drawn to the typical art activities. For these people we have to be a little more creative and brainstorm a little to find interesting and altered ways of taking part in art. Here are a few ways to help the reluctant autistic person to delve into art.

The BVI-Education mailing list is a list for the discussion of all aspects related to the education of blind, partially sighted and deaf-blind students, as well as visually impaired students with multiple disabilities.

Homeschooling Kids With Disabilities offers information and support to people who are homeschooling children with special educational needs.

For those using Charlotte Mason homeschooling methods for special needs children. A wide range of special children are represented on our list, from learning differences to developmental delays, audio and visual processing disorders to deafness and blindness. This list is for the sharing of information related to adapting CM for special needs and for sharing the unique challenges and joys of everyday life with our kids, for support, encouragement and prayer.

Here you'll find the text of the law, along with amendments, articles, general information, and more.

A homeschooling father shares his story of discovering his son's hearing disorder and their choice to continue homeschooling.

This list is a forum for those either radically unschooling or learning how to radically unschool to discuss our "shining" children (Highly Sensitive, Out of Sync, Asperger’s traits, Explosive) and all the issues that accompany life with them--how we grow and learn ourselves thanks to our non-typical children and how unschooling frees their spirits and allows them to truly "shine."

Home-Schooled Students with Disabilities and The Reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This memo is a clarification whether students with disabilities who are home-schooled would be considered "children in private schools" for the purpose of being provided genuine opportunities for participation in publicly funded programs under IDEA. The conclusion is that a student with disabilities enrolled in a home school would have the same genuine opportunities for participation in IDEA funded programs as a student with disabilities enrolled in an accredited nonpublic school.

Video games can play a role in an autistic child's education. Here are some of the therapeutic benefits that can be derived from computer and other games.

Useful information for anyone considering homeschooling a child with Down syndrome.

Offers BRIGANCE Screening and Inventories products. Designed for use in elementary and middle schools, the CIBS-R is a valuable resource for programs serving students with special needs, and continues to be indispensable in IEP development and program planning.

Language skills usually evolve naturally in a normal family environment. But what if your child isn't taking to communication as readily as your other kids did? Maybe he isn't talking as much or understanding what he hears. There are fun ways to help kids learn the language skills that come naturally to most people.

Another Path is a comprehensive guide to homeschooling for parents who are considering homeschooling, or who have decided to homeschool, a deaf or hard of hearing child.