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Navigate Life Texas: Resources for kids with disabilities and special needs
Navigate Life Texas: Resources for kids with disabilities and special needs
Parenting a child with a disability is a journey, not a destination. Some people have been dealing with this since their child was born. Some people have joined the journey later in their child’s life.
Categories: Family Support
Children – with and without a disability – go to school to prepare for life: continued education, employment and independent living. Do you have a vision for your child’s future? Does your child’s Individualized Education Program or IEP move your child closer or farther from that vision?
Categories: Education & Schools
When thinking about the transition to adulthood, health care is often overlooked.
Categories: Diagnosis & Health Care
Ableism in its simplest form is about the discrimination of people with disabilities.
Categories: Family Support
When our kids start school, they might need to be assessed for special education services. Sometimes this isn't needed until they've been in school a few years. The school district must identify and evaluate all children with disabilities. Once identified, they must be provided a Free Appropriate Public Education or FAPE.
Categories: Education & Schools
People with disabilities, just like people without disabilities, need friends and activities and to belong to a community.
Categories: Family Support, Transition to Adulthood
Here's how to make sure preparing for an IEP and/or ARD process will be as effective as possible.
Categories: Education & Schools
Post-secondary education is an exciting transition. It is also may take time.
Categories: Education & Schools
Here's one mom's take on why inclusion is such a hotly debated topic.
Categories: Family Support, Transition to Adulthood
Creating the future you dream of for your son or daughter doesn’t have to be scary. But it may require personal growth and advocacy.
Categories: Family Support, Transition to Adulthood