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Advocacy and Resources Parent Transition Information Manuals Parent Advocacy and Resource Organizations Alabama: 1. Special Education Action Committee, Inc. Marcy McFarlin 3322 South Memorial Highway, Suite 238 Huntsville, Alabama 35801 Website: http://home.hiwaay.net/~seachsv/ Email: seacofmobile@zebra.net SEAC was founded in
1983 as a nonprofit coalition of parents of children with disabilities,
concerned citizens and organizations of parents and professionals serving
Alabama's children with disabilities. SEAC
operates a parent training and information center (PTI) that is committed to the
task of helping parents of children with disabilities to become full
participants in their child's individualized education program (IEP).
Now SEAC also operates a parental assistance center (PAC) The PAC program
is designed to help parents of children in regular and special programs to
better understand their educational needs. Parents learn how to work with
educators to plan and successfully
monitor learning programs for their children.
Indiana: 1. IN*SOURCE Richard Burden 809 North Michigan Street South Bend, Indiana 46601-1036 219-234-7101 Website: www.insource.org Since
1975 IN*SOURCE has been providing parents,
families, and service providers in Indiana with the information and training
necessary to advocate for effective educational programs and appropriate
services for children and young adults with disabilities.
The
governing Board of Directors is made up of a variety of individuals, a majority
being parents or individuals with disabilities. Any interested person may
receive a quarterly newsletter, information on current early intervention and
special education issues and suggested strategies for enhancing the quality of
education and services for infants, toddlers, children and young adults with
special needs. North
Carolina: 1. ECAC Connie Hawkins P. O. Box 16 Davidson,
North Carolina 28036 704-892-1321 Website:
www.ecac-parentcenter.org Starting
out as an all volunteer agency, The Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center (ECAC)
has grown into a statewide parent
organization providing parents with
training, information for
families of children with and without disabilities. The Exceptional Children’s
Assistance Center now employees 25 full and part-time staff members many of whom
are parents of children with disabilities. ECAC’s current programs include:
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI), Parent Partners, Parent Technical
Assistance Project, First in Families, Bridging the Gap, and N. C. Family
Faculty Institute. 1.
Child Advocacy Center Cathy
Heizman 1821
Summit Road, Suite 303 Cincinnati,
Ohio 45237 513-821-2400 Email:
CADCenter@aol.com Parent Centers (Parent Training and Information Centers and Community Parent Resource Centers) work with families of children and young adults from birth to age 22 with all disabilities: physical, mental, learning, emotional, and attention deficit disorders. Parent Centers train and inform parents and professionals, help families obtain appropriate education and services for their children with disabilities, work to improve educational results for all children, resolve problems between families and schools or other agencies and connect children with disabilities to community resources that address their needs. 2. OCECD Margaret Burley Bank One Building 165 West Center Street, Suite 302 Marion, Ohio 43302-37741 740-382-5452 Website: www.taalliance.org/PTIs/regohio/ OCECD's experienced staff, many of whom have children or other family members with disabilities, are available to assist individuals or groups with such areas as: advocacy, legislation, and legal rights, identification of disabilities, early intervention for infants and preschoolers, family support systems, special education, community based services, information, referral and networking services, employment in the community, resources for professionals, and team work between persons with disabilities, their families and service providers. Tools used by OCECD to provide assistance include: one-on-one consultation, group presentations and training sessions, and numerous published materials, including a bi-monthly newsletter. OCECD also collaborates with local parent support organizations to offer information, training and support to parents of children with disabilities. South Carolina: 1. Parent Training and Resource Center Beverly McCarty C/o Family Resource Center P. O. Box 250567 Charleston, South Carolina 29425 843-876-1519 Email: mccartyb@musc.edu Parent Centers (Parent Training and Information Centers and Community Parent Resource Centers) work with families of children and young adults from birth to age 22 with all disabilities: physical, mental, learning, emotional, and attention deficit disorders. Parent Centers train and inform parents and professionals, help families obtain appropriate education and services for their children with disabilities, work to improve educational results for all children, resolve problems between families and schools or other agencies and connect children with disabilities to community resources that address their needs. 2. PRO-PARENTS Mary Eaddy 652 Bush River Plaza, Suite 218 Columbia, South Carolina 29210 803-772-5688 Website: http://www.midnet.sc.edu/proparentssc/ Parents Reaching Out to Parents of South Carolina, Inc. is a private, non-profit organization which provides information and training about education to families of children with all types of disabilities. Experienced advisors assist parents to become more aware of their rights and responsibilities through telephone counseling, workshops and written material. Parents are trained and encouraged to participate as equal partners with professionals on behalf of their children. PRO-Parents also provides materials and training to professionals in education and related fields throughout the State of South Carolina. 3.
South Carolina Parent Assistance Project Marga McKee 803-256-4670 Website: www.scchildren.org The South Carolina Parent Assistance Project seeks to provide sound
early child development information and skills to parents because we feel
parents are the first and best teachers of their children. We offer
parents the tools, skills and support they need to accomplish this goal.
We focus on parents of children between birth and five years of age, but our
services are available to parents of children at any age. This work
is accomplished through four regionally placed parent resource centers around
the state in Beaufort, Florence, Greenville and Lexington.
Each Parent
Resource Center hosts parent workshops and support groups, community outreach,
resources and referrals, and a book and toy lending library. In addition,
each regional center seeks to be responsive to the needs of its location.
The core work of each center, however, is an intensive home visitation program
using the Parents As Teachers or Parent Child Home curricula.
Each center is staffed with trained parent educators. Topics addressed by parent
resource centers include: Reading To Children, Child Development, Nutrition,
Discipline, TV and Kids, Health and Safety, Behavior, Immunization, Brain
Research, Transition into First Grade.
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