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Special Education Initiative | Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission

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

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Early Childhood Program | North Platte Public Schools

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 | Wabash and Ohio Valley Special Education District

Provides special education services and resources to the students, parents, teachers, and administrators of the district.

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Preschool and After School Care | Falls City Public Schools

Preschool and special needs education for children age 3-4 years and for children 5 years old, if their birthday falls after July 31st.  After school program for children, K-2nd grade.

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Educational Services | Educational Service Unit 3

Preschool services for children with disabilities aged 0 through 5 years.

School services for children with disabilities ages 6 through 21.

Service coordination for families of children with disabilities ages 0 through 3 years.

Consultation regarding Traumatic Brain Injury, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Assistive Technology, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Deaf/Blind, Planning Region 3.

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Distance Education and Support | Hadley

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.

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Secondary Transitional Experience Program | Rural Champaign County Special Education Cooperative

Offers a state-wide program for students with disabilities at each school in Champaign County. Services include employers, teachers, parents, and vocational coordinators work as a team to help students become productive members of society. Students receive training in employability skills that increases job retention. 

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Special Education Center | Lighted Way Association

Provides a school for students with developmental disabilities due to physical and intellectual disabilities. The students are instructed by certified special education teachers and assisted by paraprofessionals. Also offers a variety of therapies such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, music therapy and more.

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Education Services | Sioux City Community School District

Educational programs typical of a pre-k through 12 public school system, including comprehensive services for eligible students who may have handicapping conditions.  Special education services for students with verified disabilities, ages 0 through 21 years.

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Transition Services | Access 2 Independence of the Eastern Iowa Corridor

Assists High-school age youth with disabilities with their transition into college and/or the workforce. Also assist consumers with disabilities in their efforts to transition from a nursing home or state institution to a less restrictive living environment that is able to meet their daily needs within their community of choice.

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Special Education Services | Champaign Unit #4 Special Education Department

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. 

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Special Education | Central Rivers Area Education Agency- Cedar Falls Office

Offers support to local schools by providing Educational Services, Informational and Technology, and Special Education.

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Gifted and Talented | Grant Wood Area Education Agency

Provides support and links for gifted education in area schools.

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Children's Services | Mosaic

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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Education Advocacy Services | Iowa Department of Education

Provides consultant service, technical assistance, staff development, program development, and information regarding special education programs and services in Iowa. Special education instructional programs and support services are provided by the Area Education Agencies (AEAs) and Local Education Agencies (LEAs) to Iowa's children with disabilities in accordance with state and federal rules and regulations. "Children with disabilities" includes those having mental disabilities, hearing impairments including deafness, speech or language impairments, visual impairments including blindness, behavior disorders, physical disabilities, autism, traumatic brain injury, other health impairments, learning disabilities, deaf-blindness, or multiple disabilities, and who because of those impairments need special education and related services. Families suspecting their child may be in need of special education should contact the superintendent of the Local Education Agency in which the child resides or the regions AEA director of special education.

MEDIATION services are available through the Bureau to assist in resolving disagreements between families and school personnel regarding special education services provided to the child.

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Special Education Services | Des Moines Public Schools

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.

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Children's Services | Mosaic

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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Special Education Services | Specialized Education Services

Provides specialized education services for students.

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Education Services | Lincoln Public Schools

Curriculum and Instruction offers gifted education, K-12 curriculum, work experience programs, mentoring programs, and summer youth employment opportunities.

Lunch and breakfast program provides a free or reduced price breakfast and lunch to financially-eligible students. Applications are available at a child's school or the district office.

Special Education provides education for students with disabilities from birth to graduation and/or age 21 including special classes; resource programs; speech, physical and occupational therapy; audiologist services; work study counselors; and liaison personnel.  Services are provided for students with hearing impairments, behavior disorders, mental handicaps (mild, moderate and severe/profound), home-bound, learning disabilities, orthopedic impairments, speech/language impairments, visual handicaps, and other health impairments.

Student Parent Program assists high school age students who are parents or prospective parents to stay in school and graduate; establish good health practices for themselves and their children; learn and use quality parenting skills; learn to balance responsibilities of school, children, and personal development; and develop career and life plans.  The program is available in every Lincoln high school and middle school.  Student/parent teams usually involve a school nurse, counselor and teacher; day care for infants is provided at Lincoln Northeast, and for infants and toddlers at Lincoln High School through learning centers that work with young children while the parents are in school.

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Special Education Services | Tri-County Special Education Association

Provides administrative, psychological, social work, and supervisory services. Services include comprehensive social development assessments of children with learning disabilities or behavioral problems and determine the most appropriate educational placement for them. They consult with teachers and parents to assist them in carrying out the individualized programs and will refer to other community agencies when appropriate. 

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Special Education Classes/Centers | Vermilion Association for Special Education

Provides comprehensive prevention and intervention services to enable students with diverse needs to achieve their maximum learning potential through collaboration with, and support to the families, district personnel, and community agencies. Services include adapted physical education program, audiology services, deaf and hard of hearing program, occupational therapy, physical therapy, school psychological services, school social work services, speech therapy services, visual impairment services, and early childhood program.

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Transition Services | Soyland Access to Independent Living

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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Children's Services | Mosaic

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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Special Education Services | Tri-County Special Education Association

Provides administrative, psychological, social work, and supervisory services. Services include comprehensive social development assessments of children with learning disabilities or behavioral problems and determine the most appropriate educational placement for them. They consult with teachers and parents to assist them in carrying out the individualized programs and will refer to other community agencies when appropriate. 

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Special Education Services | Green Hills Area Education Agency

Special education services for students with all type of disabilities ages birth to 21.

Specialists in speech pathology, hearing, vision, physical, and occupational therapies.

Professional development for all levels of staff within both public and private schools specializing in math, reading, science, and early childhood curriculum areas.

School and community planning and addressing long-range goals for schools.

Provides training in many school climate issues around bullying, discipline, and addressing at risk factors.

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