Local Groups

• Family Support Network
• Western Highlands Network
• NC Dept of Public Instruction, Exceptional Children Division
  • Parent handbook
  • Policies & Procedures
  • Due process forms
  • Mediation/facilitated IEP meetings
  • Special education forms
• WNC Mental Hope
• Western Carolina Down Syndrome Alliance (WCDSA)
• Differently Abled News Network, Inc. (DANN)

Advocacy & Legal

• Wrightslaw
• Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA)
• Reed Martin
• Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER)
• US Dept of Education
• National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
• Support and Training for Exceptional Parents (STEP)
  • 2006 IDEA Regulations
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Disabilities Specific

• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
• Autism Society of America
• Learning Disabilities Online

Assistive Technology

• RJ Cooper & Associates

Inclusion

Transition

Adapted Products

• Grams' Sunshine's

Recreation & Leisure

• Saddle Brook Stables
• Mountin' Hopes

Others of Interest

• Disability is Natural
• The Parent Side
• The Ninth Degree
• Kids Against Bullying