Special Needs Children
Information for parents of special needs children – education, resources, outreach, and support – can be found through these organizations. Information for children with disabilities, regardless of type of disability.
Organizations
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Access and Ability advocates and provides support services for all people with disabilities. Their focus is on special needs children and those learning the English language.
To provide the opportunity for individuals with disabilities to gain confidence and dignity through participation in sports, recreation and related educational programs.
Family Village State Parent Training & Information Centers
Special education and early intervention resources - parent training & information centers - nationwide.
Family Voices is an organization that advocates for better health care services for children. They also provide information to parents with children with disabilities. The information on health care is vast and complicated. Family voices helps simplify policies and provides services such as writing appeal letters on behalf of families.
Including All Kids advocates for the inclusion of kids of all abilities in youth programs and organizations.
KASA is dedicated to teaching youth with disabilities how to advocate for themselves.
Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation
MEAF gives grants to organizations throught the U.S. that are dedicated to the inclusion in the community of young people of disabilities.
National Center on Secondary Education and Transition
The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET) coordinates national resources, offers technical assistance, and disseminates information related to secondary education and transition for youth with disabilities in order to create opportunities for youth to achieve successful futures.
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
We are the center that provides information to the nation on: disabilities in children and youth; programs and services for infants, children, and youth with disabilities; IDEA, the nation's special education law; No Child Left Behind, the nation's general education law; and research-based information on effective practices for children with disabilities.
National Youth Leadership Network
NYLN's goal is to encourage youth with disabilities to advocate for themselves and others in the disability community.
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