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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
The A Look Ahead (ALA) Conference Series is a collaboration between four non-profit organizations - The Arc of DFW (Dallas Fort Worth) Area, The Self-Determination Group, First United Methodist Church of Arlington, and Families for Effective Autism Treatment North Texas. It was established in 2015 and is held four times per year.
Categories: Transition to Adulthood
Helping your child find a job that they love takes time and research. It is so worth it.
Categories: Transition to Adulthood
You are your child’s best advocate. Prepare for the IEP meeting and advocate for your child as an empowered parent.
Categories: Education & Schools
It’s time for your child’s ARD meeting. This is an emotional time for many families. Here are some Ideas for being prepared.
Categories: Education & Schools
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