Government Agencies & Resource Centers

A select listing of government agencies and centers offering information about learning disabilities and ADHD for parents, educators, adults and professionals.

DOL.gov Office of Disability Employment Services. This site has information for employers and employees on workplace accommodations as well are pre-employment and employment training services.

Ed.gov is the website of the U.S. Department of Education. This site has information for parents, students, teachers and administrators.

Institute of Education Sciences The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is an independent and non-partisan research and information arm of the U.S. Department of Education. It’s mission is to provide scientific evidence on which to ground education practice and policy and to share this information in formats that are useful and accessible to educators, parents, policymakers, researchers, and the public.

JAN (Job Accommodation Network) The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is the leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on job accommodations and disability employment issues.

National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET) coordinates national resources, offers technical assistance, and disseminates information related to secondary education and transition for youth with disabilities in order to create opportunities for youth to achieve successful futures.

Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is committed to ensuring equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation through vigorous enforcement of civil rights.

Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) is dedicated to improving results for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities ages birth through 21 by providing leadership and financial support to assist states and local districts.

Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) oversees formula and discretionary grant programs that help individuals with physical or mental disabilities to obtain employment. RSA’s major Title I formula grant program provides funds to state vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies to provide employment-related services for individuals with disabilities.

What Works Clearinghouse As an initiative of the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) was created in 2002 to be a central and trusted source of scientific evidence for what works in education.

Last updated: 1/6/2023