We also offer General Disability Services!
Helpful Disability Resources
IDEA Resources
- Tennessee Parent Training and Information Center https://tnstep.info/
- Georgia Parent Training and Information Center https://www.p2pga.org/
- Wright’s Law https://www.wrightslaw.com/
- GA Department of Education https://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Special-Education-Services/Pages/default.aspx
- TN Department of Education https://www.tn.gov/education/families/student-support/special-education.html
- U.S. Department of Education/Office of Special Education Programs https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html
IEP Resources
- Special Education Resources https://www.teachervision.com/teaching-strategies/special-needs/iep-resources
- Georgia Parent Mentor Partnership: https://parentmentors.org/
Transition Resources
- Postsecondary education for students with disabilities https://thinkcollege.net/
- GA Vocational Rehabilitation https://gvs.georgia.gov/
- TN Vocational Rehabilitation https://www.tn.gov/humanservices/ds/vocational-rehabilitation.html
- Tennessee Student Transition: https://transitiontn.org/student/
- The Arc Georgia https://ga.thearc.org/arc-resources/education/
Medicaid/Social Security/Waiver Resources
- To apply for SSI for your adult child, click Adult Disability Starter Kit (ssa.gov). You can check on the status of your child's SSI application at How to check your application status (ssa.gov)
GEORGIA
- Family Support Services GA: https://dbhdd.georgia.gov/be-compassionate/home-services/family-support-services
- GA Medicaid Waiver Information: Department of Behavioral Health/ Intellectual and Developmental Disability Services https://dbhdd.georgia.gov/be-dbhdd/be-compassionate
- Katie Beckett Deeming Waiver Information: https://medicaid.georgia.gov/programs/all-programs/tefrakatie-beckett
TENNESSEE
- Family Support Services TN: https://www.tn.gov/dcs/program-areas/prevention/family-support-services.html
- TN ECF Choices Medicaid Waiver https://w.tn.gov/tenncare/long-term-services-supports/employment-and-community-first-choices.html
- https://www.tn.gov/content/tn/disability-and-aging.html
Healthcare Resources
- Directory of Doctors for Disability https://docs4dd.org
- Vanderbilt Children’s Down Syndrome Clinic https://vanderbilthealth.com/locations/vanderbilt-childrens-down-syndrome-clinic
- National Down Syndrome Congress https://www.ndsccenter.org/programs-resources/adult-siblings/
- Adult Disability Medical Health Care https://www.theadmh.org/
- Emory Down syndrome Clinic https://med.emory.edu/departments/human-genetics/patient-care/index.html
- United Healthcare Children's Foundation https://www.uhccf.org/
- https://adscresources.advocatehealth.com/
General Support & Information
- LifeLine, Inc https://lifelinefamilies.org/
- Home Repairs Ministry www.homerepairs.org
- Rebuild Together Atlanta www.rebuildingtogether-atlanta.org
- Habitat For Humanity www.habitatforhumanity.org
- UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation www.uhccf.org
- VisionServe Alliance https://visionservealliance.org/
- Caregiver Action Network https://www.caregiveraction.org/
Respite
- A Mothers Rest: https://www.amothersrest.org/georgiarespiteinn
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