Behavior Home Page, Kentucky Welcome The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) and the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling at UK (SERC) collaborated on this Web page on student behavior for many years. The purpose is to provide a format that allows school personnel, parents, and other professionals to gain access to information, to share effective practices, and to receive ongoing consultation and technical assistance concerning the full range of behavior problems and challenges displayed by children and youth in school and community settings, as well as other behavioral issues that may affect their success in school. Best Buddies International Speaking out for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - VOR
Discipline Help: You Can Handle Them All YSPP Youth Suicide Prevention Program: teen suicide, teenage suicide, suicide statistics The National Dropout Prevention Centers Portal National Research Center on Learning Disabilities (NRCLD) Home Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy State Resources for Parents of Children and Youth with Disabilities PDF Version (328 KB) - get Acrobat Reader Parents of youth with disabilities have unique opportunities to promote their successful transition to postsecondary education, employment, and full adult participation in society. Parents can provide the foundation for young people to become self-determined, learn decision-making skills, and gain access to resources. Provide information, Answer questions, Recommend resources, Empower youth and young adults with disabilities, Network, Train, and Support one another. Parents are most effective when they have up-to-date information, communication, and community resources. Disability-Specific Organizations American Foundation for the Blind 800-232-5463 www.afb.org/ The Arc of Washington State Advocates for the rights of citizens with developmental disabilities. 888-754-8798 www.arcwa.org/ Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) 253-759-5085 www.add.org/ Autism Society of America 800-328-8476 www.autism-society.org/ 877-824-1766 www.braininjurywa.org
SERI - Special Education Resources on the Internet
The ARC is an organization that works for and advocates for all people that have developmental disorders. They have multiple chapters that serve local areas. Each of those chapters offer a wide array of services. Services include, information and referral services, individual advocacy, self-advocacy initiatives, residential support, family support, employment programs, leisure and recreational programs. (comment by Emily) by dbardwell Mar 23