Parent Resources
General Support Resources
- 7 Communication Tips for Building Strong Partnerships
- 10 Ways to Be an Effective Advocate for Your Child at School
- At-Home Learning Resources
- Child Find, Evaluation, and ARD Supports Network (texas.gov)
- How Parents Can Be Advocates for Their Children
- Parent Advocacy Tips
- Parents Can Be Advocates
- Parent Support Organizations
- Parent’s Guide to the ARD Process – available in multiple languages
- Procedural Safeguards – available in multiple languages
- Special Education Information Center
- Transition
Inclusion
- National Institute for Urban School Improvement
- Renaissance Group
- Western Regional Research Center
Other Helpful Resources
- Advocacy Inc.
- American Diabetes Association
- Americans w/ Disabilities Act
- Bay Area Council on Drugs and Alcohol
- Booklet: A New Guide for Paraeducators, Teachers and Principals
- Council for Exceptional Children
- Crisis Intervention Center of Houston, Inc.
- Family to Family Network
- Information from The President’s Commission on Excellent in Special Education
- Office of Special Education Programs
- Texas Education Agency (TEA)
- Tourette Syndrome Association
- U.S. Department of Education
Texas Education Agency
Transition
Disability Support Resources
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Attention Deficit Disorders
- Attention Deficit Disorder Association
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders
- C.H.A.D.D. Children & Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity
Auditory Impairments
- Center for Hearing and Speech
- Hear-Say for Hearing Impaired
- Lighthouse of Houston
- Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Service
- Texas Association of Parents and Educators of the Deaf
- Texas Hands and Voices
- Texas Educational Resource Center on Deafness
- Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- National Association of the Deaf
Autism & PDD Resources
Dyslexia
Intellectual Disabilities
- The ARC of Greater Houston
- Center for the Retarded, Inc.
- Down’s Syndrome Association of Houston
- National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
Learning Disabilities
- Learning Disabilities Association
- Learning Disabilities Association of Texas
- National Center for Learning Disabilities
Other Health Impairments
Orthopedically Impairments
- Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR)
- Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA)
- Shriner’s Hospitals for Children, Houston Hospital
- United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Houston
Visual Impairments