The Parent Resource Center of the Fairfax County Public Schools promotes parent awareness of the services provided by the Fairfax County Public Schools for children with learning challenges, special needs, and disabilities and their families. The Center encourages parent participation in the educational decision-making process and provides seminars, training programs, and information to foster the parent/professional partnership.
The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness established CAP in 1990 as the centrally funded reasonable accommodations program for employees with disabilities in the DoD.
"The WRP is a recruitment and referral program that connects federal and private sector employers nationwide with highly motivated college students and recent graduates with disabilities who are eager to prove their abilities in the workplace through summer or permanent jobs."
"The Education Directory for Children With Special Needs
The Education Directory for Children With Special Needs provides military families with children with special needs the information they need to make informed assignment decisions and easier transitions.
The directory consists of two components:
The Early Intervention Directory focusing on early intervention services for children birth through 3 years old
The School-Age Directory focusing on education services for children with special needs, 3 through 21 years old
Both provide tools and resources to help with the transition to a new location. The Early Intervention Directory summarizes national and state level early intervention trends and includes descriptions of local early intervention service providers. The School-Age Directory summarizes national and state level trends for special education and includes descriptions of individual school districts"
"How is life different for adults who have siblings with developmental disabilities, many who have assumed - or will assume - primary caregiving responsibilities for their brother or sister with disabilities?"
"The Sibling Support Project is a national effort dedicated to the life-long concerns of brothers and sisters of people who have special health, developmental, or mental health concerns."
"The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law ensuring services to children with disabilities throughout the nation. IDEA governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education and related services to more than 6.5 million eligible infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities.
Infants and toddlers with disabilities (birth-2) and their families receive early intervention services under IDEA Part C. Children and youth (ages 3-21) receive special education and related services under IDEA Part B."
Essential living expenses; Bereavement assistance; Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury outreach; Morale boosting recreation events
Military children's events
Hospital outreach, assisting military families during their most trying times"
"The HQMC Casualty Section implements, executes and manages the Casualty Assistance Program. Our main goal is to provide immediate casualty assistance to Marine Corps families with compassion, dignity and honor. "
"The Society provides financial assistance and education, as well as other programs and services, to members of the United States Navy and Marine Corps, their eligible family members, widows, and survivors. The Society also receives and manages donated funds to administer these programs and services."
"Parents, educators, advocates, and attorneys come to Wrightslaw for accurate, reliable information about special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities. "
"May Institute's Centers for Autism Spectrum Disorders is dedicated to meeting the immediate and pressing need for services for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in military and civilian families. We serve all branches of the military - Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard - at installations across the country."