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Louisiana Department of Education – Special Education Dispute Resolution

The special education complaint system is designed to ensure that all student with disabilities are provided a free appropriate public education. A complaint can be filed about any entity that provides publicly funded educational services directly to… Read More

Louisiana State Parent Teachers Association (PTA)

Address: 9151 Interline Avenue, Auite 1A
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Phone: (225) 927-7382 Fax: (225) 9279497 Website: http://www.louisianapta.org/

The Louisiana PTA is the liaison between the local PTA and National PTA, helping each to function effectively and to support and sustain the other. The LAPTA also coordinates programs statewide on behalf of children and youth, is represented on state… Read More

Louisiana Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)

Address: 201 Evans Road,, Building 1, Suite 100
Harahan, LA 70123
Phone: (504) 888-9111 Fax: (504) 8880246 Email: info@laptic.org Website: http://fhfjefferson.org/laptic

Louisiana Parent Training and Information Center provides information, referral, and assistance to parents of children with disabilities, students with disabilities, educators and other professionals through: Individual consultations by phone, Email and… Read More

Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library

Address: 813 W Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233-1436
Phone: (414) 286-3045 Fax: (414) 286-3102 Email: wtbbl@milwaukee.gov Website: https://dpi.wi.gov/talkingbooks

Part of the Talking Book Program of the Library of Congress The Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library (WTBBL) provides Braille and recorded books and playback equipment for those Wisconsin residents who for any physical reason cannot read normal… Read More

Louisiana Department of Education – Transition Services

Address: 120 North Third Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: (225) 342-3281 Website: http://transition.doe.louisiana.gov/SitePages/Home.aspx

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires that transition services be included in every student's IEP beginning at age 16 or earlier, when appropriate.  "Transition services" refers to a coordinated set of activities for a child… Read More

Wisconsin Special Education Mediation System – Burns Mediation Services

Address: PO Box 829
Madison, WI 53701-0829
Phone: 888-298-3857 Fax: 608-283-9106 Email: jane@wsems.us Website: http://www.wsems.us/mediators/

The Wisconsin Special Education Mediation System (WSEMS) has been helping parents and schools resolve disputes about special education since 1996.  The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (WDPI) contracts with the WSEMS to implement this statewide… Read More

Wisconsin Community Mental Health Services

Address: 1 W Wilson Street,, Room 850, PO Box 7851
Madison, WI 53707-7851
Phone: (608) 266-2717 Fax: (608) 2661533 Email: Joyce.Allen@wisconsin.gov Website: http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/MH_BCMH/index.htm

Bureau of Treatment, Prevention, and Recovery – Wisconsin Department of Health Services   "Website provides links to community mental health programs, conferences, training programs, and local mental health services by zipcode. Comprehensive Community… Read More

Public Libraries, DC

Address: 901 G St. N.W.
Washington,, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 727-0321 Email: mlkjrlibrary@dc.gov Website: http://www.dclibrary.org

The District of Columbia Public Library is a vibrant center of activity for residents and visitors in the nation’s capital. The library provides environments that invite reading, learning and community discussion and equips people to learn all their lives… Read More

Center for Law and Education (CLE)

Address: 1875 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 510
Washington,, DC 20009
Phone: (202) 986-3000 Fax: (202) 9866648 Email: pweckstein@cleweb.org Website: http://www.cleweb.org

As its mission, the Center for Law and Education (CLE) strives to make the right of all students to quality education a reality throughout the nation and to help enable communities to address their own public education problems effectively, with an emphasis… Read More

American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)

Address: 501 3rd Street, NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 387-1968 Fax: (202) 3872193 Email: mnygren@aaidd.org Website: http://aaidd.org/

Since 1876, the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) has been providing worldwide leadership in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities. We're a powerful community of leaders with a strong voice… Read More

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