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Questions Your Child Will Want You to Ask:  Is there someone you can talk to that will understand your concerns and feelings?  Are you telling loved ones or friends about your concerns for me and my health/development?  How do you respond to others’ concerns about me?  How do you make sure your concerns about me are being acknowledged?  Do you know other parents who have been in a similar situation or had similar concerns?  Do you know how to connect with other parents?  Are you taking time to enjoy being my parent?  Are you trying to find a balance between your needs, the family’s needs and mine? Are you taking a friend or other parent to my IEP meetings?  Have you joined the school PTA?  What are my family rights and my rights regarding education?  Do you know about procedural safeguards and what it means for me and for you as an advocate?  Do you know where you can get help from educational and/or health advocates?

Self Advocacy
Kids as Self Advocates CT KASA, 860-418-8709  – www.fvkasa.org/  (national website)

The Connecticut Family Support Network (CTFSN) exists to help families raising children with disabilities and special health care needs.  www.ctfsn.org  phone:  877-376-2329
   
Parents Opening Doors (Latino Family Supports) Group teaches Hispanic parents how to advocate for special education services for their school-aged children with disabilities.  860-297-4391

 

AFCAMP-Trains parents of children with disabilities from every school district in Hartford to become advocates within their schools, and assists them with training other parents to become advocates.860-297-4358  http://csfaa.org/resources_support_groups.html

 

Parent to Parent of CT (PATH)- is a network of families providing informational and emotional support to others who have a child with developmental or health related needs. http://www.pathct.org

 

Find the Community System Collaborative That Serves You https://portal.ct.gov/DCF/Behavioral-Health-Partnership/Care-Coordination

Network of Care– This website will help link families with groups who are concerned about the mental health of people with disabilities.  www.connecticut.networkofcare.org/mh/services/subcategory.aspx?tax=TD-1600.3100-180&cid=15541

 

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) -is a law ensuring educational services to children with disabilities throughout the nation. This website provides useful information about how IDEA ensures that  states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education and related services to eligible infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities http://idea.ed.gov

 

Parent’s Guide to Special Education –this document provides information for parents, guardians and other family members about laws, regulations, and policies affecting special education programs and services. https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SDE/Special-Education/Parents_Guide_SE.pdf

 

The "IEP Guide - Page by Page" is an easy to read review of the Individual Education Program (IEP) document, presented to you in a page by page format.  This resource may help one better understand each page of the IEP and prepare for a successful Planning and Placement Team meeting (PPT).

 

State Department of Education-  IEP Manual and Forms
https://portal.ct.gov/SDE/Special-Education/Planning-and-Placement-Team-PPT-Process-and-Individualized-Education-Program-IEP-Forms/Documents

 

When School Refuse Services/Due Process- http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/dp.index.htm

 

Right to Obtain an Independent Evaluation http://nichcy.org/schoolage/parental-rights/iee

 

Procedural Safeguards - A handbook created by the State Department of Education on Procedural Safeguard information. 

https://portal.ct.gov/SDE/Special-Education/Special-Education-Legal-and-Due-Process

 

State Department of Education—SDE Complaint Resolution Document https://portal.ct.gov/SDE/Performance/Data-Collection-Help-Sites/Due-Process-Hearing-Requests-Resolution-Meetings-Help-Site/Documentation

 

 

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