Providing support and information to families of children with disabilities, chronic illness and other special health care needs
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Providing support and information to families of children with disabilities, chronic illness and other special health care needs |
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Services for Parent Group Facilitators Site Map |
If you find mistakes or would like to recommend a resource to be added to these lists, |
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Advocacy, Inc. |
The federally funded "watchdog" to protect and advocate for the legal rights of people with disabilities in Texas. May be able to assist you with legal problems if it falls within their set priorities. Have helped parents with school issues when a precedent can be set to help others in the state. Has a great parent-friendly guide to Special Education. |
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The Arc of Texas |
The Arc advances public policies, provides training programs, and builds a statewide network of advocates. Has a great parent-friendly guide to Special Education. |
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Partners in Policymaking
Advocacy Course On-line www.partnersinpolicymaking. |
Popular advocacy course via the Internet - includes trainings on advocacy for local, state, and federal issues on disabilities, employment, transition, etc. |
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Disability Policy Consortium www.dpctexas.org/ |
An independent group of advocacy organizations that promotes progressive public policy for Texans with disabilities in education, employment, healthcare and managed care, housing, long-term services and transportation. Action alerts and job bank. |
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| Coalition of Texans with Disabilities www.cotwd.org; cotwd@cotwd.org 512-478-3366 |
Works on cross-disability issues to impact policy, disability rights issues, and practice in our state; provides newsletter and conference. | ||
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Texas Center for Disability Studies
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Serves as a catalyst at the University level so that people developmental, and other disabilities, are fully included in all levels of their communities and in control of their lives. Web-based courses available on disability studies. Community inclusion projects, person & family centered planning, family support, and self determination projects, assistive technology and other special projects. |
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Texas Autism Advocacy |
An Internet list designed to enhance the work of other autism related groups and organizations, parents and professionals - to better connect everyone across Texas. A comprehensive all inclusiver internet list for exchanging and learning about all areas of autism - diet, supplements, treatments, educational strategies, legislation, etc. | ||
Family Voices - Texas |
Grassroots network of parents and professionals who advocate on health care for children and youth with special health care needs. |
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Texas TASH |
State and international association of people with disabilities, their family members, other advocates, and professionals fighting for a society in which inclusion of all people in all aspects of society is the norm. |
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Alliance of Genetic Support Groups |
Partnership of support groups and professionals to address communication, service delivery and advocacy issues around genetic disorders. | ||
The Arc of the US |
National organization of and for people with mental retardation and related disabilities and their families. |
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| If you find mistakes or would like to recommend a resource to be added to these lists, please email Laura@txp2p.org with the correct information or resources. | |||
Last Updated: December 1, 2008 |
Find out about parent to parent programs in other states or to find out how to start a parent to parent program in your state, go to Parent to Parent USA! www.p2pusa.org |
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