National Council on Disability (Organization - Governmental)
NCD's overall purpose is to promote policies, programs, practices, and procedures that guarantee equal opportunity for all individuals with disabilities, regardless of the nature or severity of the...
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Loving Your Disabled Child (Organization - Private, Non-Profit)
To provide parents and families of childrent with disabilities emotional, educational, and spiritual support.
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Parents of Watts (Organization - Governmental)
Parent Centers (Parent Training and Information Centers and Community Parent Resource Centers) work with families of children and young adults from birth to age 22 with all disabilities: physical,...
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Special Education Action Committee (Organization - Private, Non-Profit)
SEAC was founded in 1983 as a nonprofit coalition of parents of children with disabilities, concerned citizens and organizations of parents and professionals serving Alabama's children with...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Maryland Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (MBIDA) (Program)
The Maryland Branch of The International Dyslexia Association believes that all individuals have the right to achieve their full potential and that individual learning abilities can be strengthened....
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Family T.I.E.S. Network (Online - Parent)
"Family T.I.E.S. Network assists families: To discover information about their child's abilities and potential. To access and use educational, community, and medical resources. To become...
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Elle Furlong, J.D. LL.M. (Program)
Special Education Advocate, Developing IEP's, Obtaining optimal services: speech therapy, OT, Behavior Modification, Educating parents about the IDEA process.
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Advocating for Ourselves (Program)
Advocating For Ourselves is a training and technical assistance project designed to support empowerment of families and individuals with disabilities to become more informed and acquire the necessary...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/programs/advocating_ourselves/index.html
Lesley A. Morrissey, ESQ (Program)
Legal representation for children with special needs, IEP meetings, mediation and due process hearings
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
The University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (Program)
The mission of the GUCCHD-UCEDD is to promote self-determination, productivity, independence and inclusion of individuals with developmental and other disabilities across the life span, and in all...
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)