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Rights IOWA : Disability
Rights IOWA aims to defend and promote the human and legal rights of Iowans who
have disabilities and mental illness. We promote safety, opportunity, access,
and self-determination for all Iowans through a program of: self-advocacy
education, information, and referral; non-legal advocacy; and legal and systems
advocacy.
- Iowa Department of Education: Special
education involves specially designed instruction tailored to the unique needs
of each child, and is provided at no cost to parents. The federal
law Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) ensures
services to children with disabilities throughout the nation.
- ASK Resource Center: ASK (Access for
Special Kids) Resource Center is a parent training, information, and advocacy
center for families of children with special needs across the state of Iowa.
ASK is a family-driven 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
- (RAP) Iowa Regional Autism Assistance Program: The
Iowa Regional Autism Assistance Program (RAP) provides community-based clinical
consultation, multidisciplinary care planning recommendations, and family to
family support for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their
families. Click here to download the RAP
Referral Form.
- Early ACCESS (IDEA/Part C): Early
intervention is a system of services that helps infants and toddlers with or at
risk for developmental delays or disabilities. Early intervention focuses on
helping the caregivers of eligible infants and toddlers learn how to support
their child learn the basic and brand-new skills that typically develop during
the first three years of life, such as: physical (reaching,
rolling, crawling, and walking); cognitive (thinking,
learning, solving problems); communication (talking,
listening, understanding); social/emotional (playing,
feeling secure and happy); and self-help (eating,
dressing).
