Resources

Local Groups

• Family Support Network
• Western Highlands Network
• NC Dept of Public Instruction, Exceptional Children Division
• WNC Mental Hope
• Western Carolina Down Syndrome Alliance (WCDSA)
• Differently Abled News Network, Inc. (DANN)
• Western Alliance

Advocacy & Legal

• Wrightslaw
• Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA)
  
  
  • Coalition "Respect" PSA (English version)
  • Coalition "Respect" PSA (Spanish version)
• Reed Martin
• Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER)
• US Dept of Education
• National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
• Special Education Guide

Disabilities Specific

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

Assistive Technology

• RJ Cooper & Associates
• Partnerships in Assistive Technology, includes an AT exchange list

Inclusion

• TASH
• NAEP Inclusion Policy

Adapted Products

• Grams' Sunshine's
• Adaptions by Adrian

Housing

• See our Housing Resource listings

Recreation & Leisure

• Saddle Brook Stables
• Mountin' Hopes
• Asheville Parks and Recreation Therapeutic Recreation Program

Therapy & Alternatives

• Advanced Therapy Solutions

Transition

• National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC)
• APSE: The Network on Employment

Others of Interest

• Disability is Natural
• The Parent Side
• The Nth Degree