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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
• Department of Assistive and Rehabilitation Services - ECI
• Texas Cooperative ExtensionDaycare Options
• Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act
• Commonly Asked Questions about Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities ActDiagnosis 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. NikeIt’s A New IDEA – The Arc of Texas & Advocacy Inc.
• Dual Enrollment
• Headstart
• Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities
• State Funded PreKindergartenTherapy 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
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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