Granting Agency:
National Library of Medicine
National Network of Libraries of Medicine

Time Period:
March 1, 2003 through August 31, 2004

Purpose:
The purpose of this project was to train parents of children with special health care needs to advance their skills and abilities in using the Internet for health information and resources. In partnership with the Washington State Fathers Network and Washington State Parent to Parent, the Center for Children with Special Needs at Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle developed a skills-based train-the-trainer curriculum with parent input that provided the basis for Internet training.

Resources:
Getting to Know the Internet: A guide for parents of children with special needs to using the internet and finding information online. The guide includes English and Spanish.