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Parent Training and Information Centers
Other Parent Training Resources
Your Regional Education Service Center
The Special Education Process:
- What To Know, Who To Call
- Special Education Step-By-Step
- 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 Cooperative Extension
Daycare Options
- Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Commonly Asked Questions about Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act
Diagnosis vs. Disability Label – Defining Eligibility
- Guidance on the Commissioner’s Rules related to Eligibility (TAC 89.1040)
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
It’s A New IDEA– The Arc of Texas & Advocacy Inc.
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
• LRE Q&A Document by Access to the General Curriculum (ESC 20)
• NICHCY – LRE Decision Making Training Module 15
- Dual Enrollment
- Headstart
- Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities
- State Funded PreKindergarten
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
Updated 12/12/08
Texas Project FIRST is an activity of the Texas Continuing Improvement Process (TCIP) under the auspices of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and Region 9 Education Service Center, and is focused on helping to fulfill the goals of TEA and the Parent Training Committee
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