Services and Supports Beyond

the ClassroomBy

Kelly Von Lehmden, Parent

Don’t know who to call?

Iowa COMPASS Parent Training and Information

Center of Iowa (PTI) - ASK resource Center

Disability Resource Library (DRL) at the Center for Disabilities and Development

PEP

Iowa COMPASS Disability Information and referral

Phone support and web-based search

Product Searches Assistive devices Used equipment referral service (match

buyers and sellers)

Funding Searches

www.iowacompass.org or 1-800-779-2001

Parent Training and Information Center of Iowa

(PTI) Funded by the U.S Department of

Education that focuses on the educational needs of children with disabilities in Iowa.

No cost to families http://www.askresource.org

PTI can provide families with:

Information and training on NCLB/IDEA

Skills to effectively participate in the IEP/IFSP process

Communication strategies to help improve family and school relationships

Information on Family Support Information about their child’s

disability Information on disability rights

Disability Resource Library (DRL)

Books, software, DVDs, and videos Assistive technology Books can be mailed to your home Dedicated staff to help you

www.uihealthcare.com/cdd (Click on Disability Resource Library)

Parent Education Partnership (PEP)

Professionals who are parents of children with disabilities available to assist

IEP/IFSP preparation Connect you with resources in the

school and community PEP library

Other Services Available

Home and Community-Based Waivers Not based on income but on disability Idea is to serve individuals in their

home and community rather than institutional setting

Brian Injury, Intellectual Disability (MR), Ill and Handicapped, AIDS/HIV, Mental Health, and Physical Disability

Consumer Choices Option

www.ime.state.ia.us

Community Services

The Center for Disabilities and Development www.uihealthcare.com/cdd

ARC Family Support Groups Special Olympics Youth Leadership and Development

training Camps

What’s new?

The University of Iowa REACH Program A college program for students with learning and cognitive disabilities.

Microboardsa group of people brought

together for the benefit of an individual with a disability

What do I want you to know?

There are resources out there for parents and professionals!