Parents and Caregivers
Resources
Accommodations
- Centers for Independent Living is a directory of CIL locations across the country. Click on your state for a listing of locations and contact information.
- Easter Seals provides services to ensure that all people with disabilities have equal opportunity to live, learn, work and play.
- Family Center on Technology and Disability supports organizations and programs that work with families of children and youth with disabilities and offers a range of information and services on assistive technology.
- Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology (FAAST) improves the quality of life for Floridians with disabilities through advocacy and awareness activities that increase the access to assistive services and technology.
- School Transportation News: Special Needs Transportation is a monthly news about special needs transportation, as well as state law information, glossary of terms and expert comments.
- TransCen, Inc. promotes the successful transition of youth with disabilities from school to work and adult life.
Education
- Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) improves educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities and students with disabilities.
- DisabilityInfo.gov aims to reduce barriers for the employment of individuals with disabilities by providing annotated links to resources, services and information available throughout the federal government and from federally-funded programs.
- Division of Vocational Rehabilitation is an employment resource for businesses and people with disabilities, with the goal of enabling them to obtain and maintain employment.
- Florida Department of Education informs parents about all educational resources available in Florida.
- National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET) offers resources on transition planning, postsecondary education, employment, community resources and much more.
- National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth) gives information and resources geared toward increasing families understanding of policy and practice issues regarding youth with disabilities in the workplace.
- SchwabLearning.org is a parent's guide to helping kids with learning difficulties by offering ways to identify your child's needs, manage issues that could arise and an abundance of resources on children with learning difficulties.
- Youth Today: The Newspaper on Youth Work provides information on issues like youth development, juvenile justice, gang and violence prevention, mentoring and job training.
Family Guides
- A Family Guide to Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy & Drug Free provides information on how to better communicate with youth, being a role model and other important issues.
- National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth gives information on youth and family issues, particularly for parents and community members.
- PACER Center expands opportunities and enhances the quality of life of children and young adults with disabilities and their families, based on the concept of parents helping parents.
- Parent Centers provide training and resources to parents to help them work with professionals to meet the educational needs of youth with disabilities.
- The Transition Center coordinates research, education and service relating to adolescents and adults, especially those with disabilities, as they make and act upon community, employment and personal/social choices.
Laws
- ADA Technical Assistance Program provides information on the ADA structure, identifies enforcing agencies and introduces language and information associated with the definition of disability.
- IRS Tax Credits includes information on tax credits regarding hiring citizens with disabilities.
- US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission provides information on statistics, training, laws, regulations and guidelines for employing citizens with disabilities.
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