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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
Collin, Grayson, Rockwall
Thinking about the future can be scary, but it doesn’t have to be.
Categories: Transition to Adulthood
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
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
Ableism in its simplest form is about the discrimination of people with disabilities.
Categories: Family Support
Individualized Education Program (IEP) can mean different things to different people. Here are three interpretations of the acronym “IEP.”
Categories: Family Support, 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
As parents, the work of assuring our child feels safe, secure, and valued at home, school, and in the community is challenging and full of risks. In Sandra Kaufmann’s book, she shares relatable ordeals and hard decisions their family had to make for their daughter with disabilities.
Categories: Family Support
Here's how to make sure preparing for an IEP and/or ARD process will be as effective as possible.
Categories: Education & Schools
We all long for a place to call home. Here’s a look at how to get started on creating a home for your child when they are an adult.
Categories: Transition to Adulthood
Your child with a disability is entitled to the best education available. Getting that is sometimes a challenge. There are many transitions. Here are some of the things we did to build a solid plan and make our son’s educational journey a little easier.
Categories: Education & Schools