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Useful Links

In an effort to help our clients and prospects, we want to make it easy to understand the supports and services that are available in Georgia.  If you are not familiar with how services are provided, the following web sites should be helpful:
(CLICK ON EACH LINK to go to the website)

ADVOCACY RESOURCES 
GAAtlanta Alliance on Developmental Disabilities (AADD)www.aadd.org
GAGeorgia Advocacy Officewww.thegao.org
GAGovernor's Council for Developmental Disabilitieswww.gcdd.org
GAUnlock the Waiting List Campaignwww.unlockthewaitinglists.com
Nat'lPACER -Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rightswww.pacer.org
EDUCATION RESOURCES 
GAGeorgia Department of Educationwww.doe.k12.ga.us
Nat'lNational Information Ctr for Children and Youth w/Disabilitieswww.nichcy.org
Nat'lOffice of Special Education Program (OSEP)www.osepideasthatwork.org/parentkit/
Nat'lUS Department of Educationwww.ed.gov
 EDUCATION RESOURCES – LAW 
Nat'lIDEAhttp://idea.ed.gov/
Nat'lNo Child Left Behindhttp://www.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml
Nat'lWrights Law (Legal)www.wrightslaw.com
 LEGAL RESOURCES 
Nat'lAcademy of Special Needs Plannerswww.specialneedsplanners.com
Nat'lCADRE (Legal)www.directionservice.org/cadre/
Nat'lNational Information Ctr for Children and Youth w/Disabilitieswww.nichcy.org
Nat'lSpecial Needs Alliancewww.specialneedsalliance.com
Nat'lWrights Law (Legal)www.wrightslaw.com
PARENT RESOURCES 
GAGeorgia Learning Resource Systemswww.glrs.org
GAGeorgia Parent Mentorswww.parentmentors.org
GAParents Educating Parents and Professionalswww.peppinc.org
GAParent to Parent of Georgiawww.parenttoparentofga.org
 

 

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