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Provides specialized education services for students.
Early childhood special education offers evaluations to families at no cost in the areas of infant and toddler assessment, developmental skills, speech and language, hearing and vision, and fine and gross motor skills.

Early development services coordination provides a central point of contact for families with children, birth to three years, with disabilities or developmental delays. A service coordinator is assigned to each family to ensure they get the help they need as they are linked with developmental evaluations through the schools, Nebraska Health and Human Services programs, health resources, parent-to-parent support, etc.

Services in the natural environment provided for children birth to age three in a location where the child normally is or where the child' parents would like him/her to be; staff work with parents as their coach, helping them to become their child's teacher.

Community based services for children ages three to five are provided in community preschools, child care centers, or wherever the child spends his/her day. A team approach is used to develop speech and language, expand vocabulary, and refine gross and fine motor skills as well as emphasizing socialization.

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Special Education
Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Eye Screening
Hearing Screening
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays

Educational Support Services to public and nonpublic schools including school improvement, special education, and media. Special Education Services include:

-- Speech

-- Vision

-- Hearing

-- Psychological and Occupational Therapy

-- Physical Therapy

-- Social Work

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Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Educational Testing
Special Education
Children's Services are provided to people under the age of 21. Supports may include residential services, supported/intermittent, host home, day services, transitional services, special education or early intervention.

Children's Extensive Services focus on supporting families by providing respite care and community connector services to children living within their family home.

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Group Homes for Children and Youth With Disabilities
Special Education
Children's In Home Respite Care
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Children's Out of Home Respite Care

Provides individualized instruction and services to meet the diverse needs of students with disabilities.
Disability areas for special education include intellectual disability, multiple disabilities, emotional disability, specific learning disability, autism, hearing impairment including deafness, vision impairment including blindness, deaf or blind, speech-language impairment, traumatic brain injury, other health impairment, orthopedic impairment, and developmental delay.

Helps families navigate the special education system through education, advocacy, and legal assistance.

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Special Education
Education Advocacy Groups

Offers to help local districts provide a meaningful, free, appropriate education for students who have special needs.


Provides a wide variety of services to member schools, including professional development opportunities, digital learning and internet services, and student supports for individuals with special needs.

The Early Development Network service coordination is a free service for families and children ages birth to three who have developmental delays, difficulties with speech and language, health issues, fine and gross motor difficulties, behavior issues, need to access community resources, and other concerns.

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School Districts
Special Education
Early Childhood Education
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays

Special Education services provided by specialists and resource teams to children and young adults from birth to 21. Specialists include social workers, psychologists, autism specialists, behavioral strategists, physical educational specialists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, and special education teachers/consultants. Resource Teams include academic strategists, assisted technology strategists, brain injury teams, challenging behavior teams, and transitioning teams. Early
Access provided to children under age 5.

Generally serves people residing within the boundaries of the district. No economic restrictions. Ages 5 to 21 years for grades kindergarten through 12th. K-12 students living in contiguous districts may apply for open enrollment to any Des Moines School.

Visit website to find school locations and contact information.

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Special Education
Alternative Education
School Districts
Public Schools
Children's Services are provided to people under the age of 21. Supports may include residential services, supported/intermittent, host home, day services, transitional services, special education or early intervention.

Children's Extensive Services focus on supporting families by providing respite care and community connector services to children living within their family home.

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Group Homes for Children and Youth With Disabilities
Special Education
Children's In Home Respite Care
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
The Early ACCESS program for children birth to age 3 provides evaluations to identify children with special needs. Children ages birth to 3 years old with special needs are connected to early intervention services. In addition, Early Childhood Special Education services are available for children ages 3 to 5 who are identified as needing special education services.

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Early Identification Programs
Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays

Provides special education services to students with learning, language, social, and behavioral challenges. Uses a multisensory academic and behavioral program in a positive, nurturing environment that is conducive to learning while also being warm, inviting, and stimulating.

The School District Office provides the administration of the public school services for all students in the school district. Services include: Child-find services which assess pre-school children to identify any developmental concerns as well as the child's readiness for kindergarten; Early intervention services for pre-school children (beginning at 3 years old) with identified developmental delays providing special preschool services, therapies, or other needed supports for the child; Creating, with the parents, an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for children with special education needs and ensuring that the services required by the plan are provided for the student; and Student counseling services, including counseling and guidance for all students in the district in the areas of personal, social academic, and career concerns. The school district also provides a Homeless Liaison, who coordinates the necessary services and support for any student in the district who is homeless (this includes providing transportation to and from school as well as other support that may be needed by the student).

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Early Identification Programs
School Districts
Homeless School Transition Programs
Student Counseling Services
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Works with member districts and special education cooperatives to provide specialized services for children with special needs. School districts supply teachers, classrooms, and core educational resources, while NIA offers additional support and related services. This partnership aims to create an inclusive learning environment tailored to each student's needs.

Provides staff who will help provide information, training and/or assistance to youth with significant disabilities, post high school, and individuals with disabilities living in nursing facilities with attention to deflection of people with significant disabilities at risk of entering institutions, so they may remain living in the community.

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Personal Care
Special Education
Nursing Home Transition Financing Programs

Offers special education services to children with disabilities ages 3 through graduation or through age 22. Students are identified through a full and individual evaluation and individualized education plan conference process. Students are referred through their school for social, emotional, and academic problems which significantly interfere with the student's progress in school. Prior to the evaluation and placement, a parent must be involved and give consent. Children may not be evaluated or placed without this parental permission. Children may be referred by the child's parent, teacher, or other individual who knows the child and his/her difficulties. Direct referrals by individuals outside the school building should contact the building principal. School psychologists, social workers, speech pathologists, and other relate.

Contracting service agency for area school districts needing special education services.

Legal entity joint agreement serving 14 local school districts in the Illinois counties of Rock Island, Henry, and Mercer. District encompasses approximately 1600 square miles and has a public, private, and parochial school-age population of approximately 38,000.

Provides specialized education services for students.
Provides an educational program for children and youth ages 12-21 with intellectual disabilities. The program stresses self-help skills, communication skills, socialization skills, functional academics, and vocational skills. Referrals for school enrollment come from the student's special education program. Ruby Van Meter also has a Related Arts program that provides education in the areas of Physical Education, Music, Work Experience, Home Living Skills and Swimming.

Provides both practical and social/emotional help to older adults adjusting to vision loss.


Content (online, large print, braille and audio) is available free of charge to anyone with a visual impairment and to those who support them.


Library of learning content ranges from tips and techniques for everyday living with low vision to an extensive range of instruction on assistive technology and braille.

Early Development Network service coordination, a free service for families and children ages birth to three who have developmental delays, difficulties with speech and language, health issues, fine and gross motor difficulties, behavior issues, need to access community resources, and other concerns.

Provides a wide variety of services to member schools, including professional development opportunities, digital learning and internet services, and student supports for individuals with special needs.

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Special Education
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Early Childhood Education
School Districts

Services include:

- Speech and Language Therapy.

- Inclusive Child Care (0-6 years old).

- Inclusive Child Care (6-18 years old).

- Social Skills Camp.

- Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).

- Social Skills Supports.

- Autism Resource Room: Open to general public by appointment.

Provides education assistance to area schools in areas of early intervention, special education, career awareness, math and science coalition, computer instruction/training, curriculum development, and nursing services.

Early Intervention Program serves infants and toddlers (birth-3 years) with disabilities. Services include screening, testing, referral, services, coordination of services, and implementation of Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP).

Offers autism support and training for parents, caregivers, teachers, therapists, grandparents, or anyone that is affected by autism.

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Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Disease/Disability Information
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Special Education