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Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates is an independent, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization of attorneys, advocates and parents established to improve the quality and quantity of legal assistance for parents of children with disabilities.
Ohio Legal Rights Service
The Ohio Legal Rights Service (OLRS) is an independent state agency and the federally and state designated Protection and Advocacy system and Client Assistance Program for people with disabilities in the State of Ohio. The mission of OLRS is to protect and advocate, in partnership with people with disabilities, for their human, civil and legal rights.
Ohio Protection & Advocacy Association
Ohio Protection & Advocacy Association is a private, non-profit organization. Established in 1977 to protect and advocate for person with Developmental Disabilities who reside in Ohio. Ohio Protection & Advocacy Association is concerned about Identification, Education, Job Training Vocational Placement, Socialization, Independent Living Housing, and all legally defined rights of persons with Developmental Disabilities, without regard to race, creed, color, sex, national origin, or financial status.
Special Needs Advocate for Parents (SNAP)
SNAP provides medical insurance problem solving, referrals to educational advocates and support groups, offers special needs estate planning through seminars and consultations with experts in the field and has a directory of attorneys with expertise in special needs practice.
The Arc of the United States
The Arc is the world’s largest community based organization of and for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It provides an array of services and support for families and individuals and includes over 140,000 members affiliated through more than 780 state and local chapters across the nation. The Arc is devoted to promoting and improving supports and services for all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
The Special Needs Child and Divorce: A Practical Guide ...
Pegi Price I am a divorce lawyer in St. Louis. I have been a lawyer for 23 years. I earned my law degree Family lawyers are dealing with a burgeoning number of cases involving special needs children. These families have much higher divorce rates and their cases often involve more specialized handling. To meet these demands, The Special Needs Child and Divorce by Margaret "Pegi" Price takes a practical look at what special needs are, how they are relevant in the arena of divorce, and what lawyers can do to make the system work better for these children and their families. Special needs are often determined following the categories that the public education system considers eligible for special education services, including autism, physical limitation and health impairment, emotional disturbance, learning disability, and developmental delay, among many others. The author begins by discussing what special needs are in terms of legislation and how such cases are evaluated and th ...
The U.S. Department of Justice
The U.S. Department of Justice answers questions about Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Child care services provided by State and local government agencies, such as Head Start, summer programs, and extended school day programs, must comply with title II of the ADA.
Tools for Today and Tomorrow
The Tools program does not focus on disease-specific illness but is designed for those whose child is chronically ill or has a disability. Non-medical information related to the topics of advocacy, financial issues, and legal issues and support from people who share many of the same daily challenges, are provided through workshops, biennial conferences and an extensive resource directory within the website.