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Your State Education Agency                                                            Update 07.14.11

Your Regional Education Service Center

The Special Education Process:

What To Know, Who To Call Special Education Step-By-Step ARD Agenda  (Simple ARD Agenda) Portfolios Communication With People at School Creating Family/School Partnerships

Community Services:

Family Supports – What are they? How do I access them? Family Resource Guide – Created by UT Texas Center on Disability Studies Department of Aging & Disability Services Interest List Information – CBA, CLASS, MDCP, HCS, DBMD Department Of Aging & Disability Services – How To Apply for Services Texas Health & Human Services Commission – Medicaid, CHIP, Family Services, Food Stamps, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Department of Assistive and Rehabilitation Services - ECI Department of Rehabilitation Services – Blind Services, Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services, Rehabilitation Services Dept. of State Health Services Community Mental Health – Find services Social Security – How to Qualify & Apply; “Blue Book” Listing of Childhood Disabilities Texas Agrilife Extension

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Americans with Disabilities Act – Government website

Assistive Technology

Texas Assistive Technology Network (ESC 4) Texas Technology Access Program – Short Term Loans, Demonstration Centers, Computer Access Demonstration Centers ESC 4 Universal Design Wikispace Learning Intervention

Autism

Texas Statewide Leadership on Autism (ESC 13) – Links to Conference, TARGET Manual, Trainings, etc. Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services – Autism program for ages 3-8

Behavior

Center for Social & Emotional Foundations for Early Learning - Promoting Social and Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children – Training modules, Role Play, Videos

Blindness or Vision Impairments

Region 11 Education Service Center Statewide Leadership for Blind and Visually Impaired Educating Students with Visual Impairments in Texas: Guidelines and Standards (pdf) Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (Downloadable Braille Materials, Instructional Strategies & Tools, Assessments, Goals & Objectives,etc.) Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services – Services for Blind and Visually Impaired

Daycare Options

Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act Commonly Asked Questions about Child Care Centers and the Americans  with Disabilities Act

Deaf Services

Education Resource Center on Deafness Region 10 Education Service Center Statewide Leadership on Deaf and Hard of Hearing Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services – Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Deaf Blindness

Texas DeafBlind Project (Downloadable Braille Materials, Instructional Strategies & Tools, Assessments, Goals & Objectives,etc.)

Diagnosis vs. Disability Label – Defining Eligibility

Guidance on the Commissioner’s Rules related to Eligibility (TAC 89.1040)

Early Childhood Intervention

NICHCY – Overview of Early Intervention

Evaluation - Overview

Pre-Referral/Response to Intervention Referral Process Evaluation Procedures Eligibility, Independent Evaluations NICHCY Intro. To Evaluation and Initial Evaluation Training Modules 9 & 10 Reevaluation Process

The Future Is Coming – Believe it, Or Not!

What is Transition? Preparing to Transition to Preschool Key Elements of Early Childhood Transition (checklist) Self Advocacy Self Determination Person Centered Planning Guardianship and Alternatives to Guardianship A Parent Perspective – Scarlett O’Hara vs. Nik

Guide to the ARD Process

Individualized Family Service Plan

NICHCY – Writing the IFSP

Inclusion

Why Inclusion Begins In Kindergarten Or Earlier (pdf)

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) – Overview

2012 IDEA Manual– The Arc of Texas & Disability Rights Texas

Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

LRE Question & Answers – Access to the General Curriculum (ESC 20) Preschool LRE – Access to the General Curriculum (ESC 20) NICHCY – LRE Decision Making Training Module 15

Positive Behavior Supports

Positive Behavior Supports (pdf) from Texas Autism Resource Guide Technical Assistance Center on Social/Emotional Intervention – PBS OSEP Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavior Intervention & Supports

Preschool Curriculum

Preschool Options

Dual Enrollment Headstart Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities State Funded PreKindergarten

Procedural Safeguards

NICHCY Introduction to Procedural Safeguards Training Module 17

Social And Relationship Skills

Social Skills Assessment (pdf) from the Texas Autism Resource Guide NICHCY Evidence for Education Social Skills Developmental Assets social competencies from Search Institute

Therapy Services in Schools

Training Resources

Statewide Parent Training & Information Center Other Parent Resources Partners in Policymaking E-Learning Courses by MN Gov. Council on Developmental Disabilities Partners in Time – History of society’s treatment of people with disabilities Partners in Education – Understand the benefits of special education and inclusion Making Your Case – How to communicate with public officials Partners in Employment – How to write resume, participate in interview, plan career Partners In Living – Self determination, family support & community living