" The New York Institute for Special Education (NYISE) is a private, nonprofit, nonsectarian educational facility which provides quality programs for children who are blind or visually disabled, emotionally and learning disabled and preschoolers who are developmentally delayed. The school was founded in 1831 as The New York Institution for the Blind as one of the first schools in the United States to provide an educational program for children who were blind or visually impaired.
Early in the twentieth century, the name was changed to The New York Institute for the Education of the Blind to emphasize the educational character of the school. A pictorial history of the school and a major collection of disability links called the Blindness Resource Center are available at this site ..." more

" 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. This site will continually modify, update, and add additional informative links."

" Advanced Brain Technologies (ABT) develops clinically tested cognitive training products that maximize human potential by improving the foundational processing abilities of the brain."
" ABT applies over 30 years of clinical experience with advances in neuroscience, music, acoustic, and brain research, toward the production of high-quality, effective and affordable products, technologies and delivery systems."
" The Family of ABT Products include: The Listening Program®, Sound Health®, Music for Babies™, and BrainBuilder®."
" In addition to an extensive line of cognitive training products ABT offers training programs for health, therapeutic, education and music professionals. Our international network includes over 1,300 Authorized Providers offering ABT Products in 25 countries." more on ABT

" Parenting Central deals with issues related to the intellectual and emotional development of your child. The site contains authoritative resources and links to web sites containing valuable information on what parents can do to realize the potential of the developing child. Produced by the Suzuki Music Academy, remarkable ideas and information ... "

" MuSICA currently provides all issues of MuSICA Research Notes. MRN is a newsletter of analysis and commentary on the broad field of research on music and behavior, including evolution, brain mechanisms, child development, perception, learning, memory, performance, health and related topics. " more
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The author of all material is Dr. Norman M. Weinberger.

" The Mozart Effect is an inclusive term signifying the transformational powers of music in health, education, and well-being. The Mozart Effect® represents

• The use of music and the arts to improve the health of families and communities
• The general use of music to improve memory, awareness, and the integration of learning styles
• The innovative and experimental uses of music to improve listening and attention deficit disorders
• The therapeutic uses of music for mental and physical disorders and injuries
• The collective uses of music for imagery and visualization, to activate creativity, and reduce depression and anxiety

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" The MIND Institute is a community-based non-profit research organization, formed in 1998 and dedicated to brain research and to preparing students in grades K-12, regardless of cultural or socio-economic background, for success in school, work and society. The Institute has successfully transferred more than 20 years of breakthrough academic research on the brain, at the University of California, Irvine, into applied education programs for elementary school students. Student test results have demonstrated remarkable increases year to year... " more