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People with disabilities need help with their healthcare, education, finances, and moving into adulthood. Bookmark this resource page, as this is where you’ll find links to the programs, services, and information that will help people with disabilities – and the families that care for them — get the help they need to live fulfilling lives.

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Parent & Caregivers partnering with providers At Family Network on Disabilities, we support families of children with special health care needs. As the statewide Family Health Information Center, we’re here […]

Special Education Services

Special Education Services

BLOG POST With so much to learn and understand, and so many resources available, it can feel overwhelming just trying to figure out where to start. It doesn’t have to […]

Special Needs Planning: What You Need to Know

Special Needs Planning: What You Need to Know

BLOG POST Special Needs Planning includes special needs trusts, which allow people with physical and/or mental disabilities to receive income without affecting their eligibility to receive disability benefits. As the […]

What Kinds of Disabilities Resources and Special Needs Resources Are There?

What Kinds of Disabilities Resources and Special Needs Resources Are There?

BLOG POST There are a lot of resources available to people with disabilities and their families. Our mission is to make it easy to find, understand, and connect with the […]

What Autism Resources Can I Use?

What Autism Resources Can I Use?

BLOG POST As a parent, you want to give your child the best chance to thrive and be happy. This effort may be more challenging if your child has autism, […]

Where to Find Resources for Adults With Disabilities

Where to Find Resources for Adults With Disabilities

BLOG POST Becoming an adult is more than being physically mature. It typically comes with greater independence and responsibilities. For adults with disabilities, they often require resources to help them […]

Disability Resources

Disability Resources

BLOG POST People with disabilities need help with their healthcare, education, finances, and moving into adulthood. Bookmark this resource page, as this is where you’ll find links to the programs, […]

The Rehabilitation Act: Increasing Independence

The Rehabilitation Act: Increasing Independence

BLOG POST In 1973, The Rehabilitation Act was put into place. Under this law, individuals with disabilities are defined as persons with a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits […]

FND DADVOCATES Welcome Packet

FND DADVOCATES Welcome Packet

BLOG POST Dadvocates is a network of dads that promotes the involvement of fathers in the lives of their children with disabilities. This program is intended to help provide father-to-father […]

A Primer on Special Education Acronyms & Abbreviations

A Primer on Special Education Acronyms & Abbreviations

BLOG POST Greetings, and welcome to the world of Exceptional Student Education (ESE). As you participate in the ESE process, you will encounter unfamiliar languages and acronyms. The language is […]

Transition Tool Kit for Social Recreation

Transition Tool Kit for Social Recreation

BLOG POST Moving into high school, on to college and into employment will cause your life to be quite busy. Your mind and your body can become stressed. So take […]

Checklist for Students with Disabilities Transitioning to Adult Life

Checklist for Students with Disabilities Transitioning to Adult Life

BLOG POST Florida’s Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program is committed to helping people with disabilities find meaningful careers. VR may assist with training, medical treatment, accommodations, and other services so that […]

SCOR for Children with Special Health Care Needs

SCOR for Children with Special Health Care Needs

BLOG POST The Special Care Organizational Record for Children With Special Health Care Needs (SCOR) is specifically designed as an organizing tool for parents. It is intended to help track […]

From IEP to IPE

From IEP to IPE

BLOG POST The purpose of this downloadable PDF is to help parents and families increase their understanding of the IPE process for individuals with disabilities and their families. In this […]

Understanding the Evaluation Process in Special Education

Understanding the Evaluation Process in Special Education

BLOG POST The evaluation is the cornerstone or foundation of the IEP process. The results of the evaluation will drive future decisions. FND believes that the more parents know about how […]

The Importance of Good Communication Skills

The Importance of Good Communication Skills

BLOG POST Before beginning the special education process, it may be useful to review the skills that can help you build a collaborative relationship with your school so that you […]

Accommodations & Modifications for Students with Disabilities

Accommodations & Modifications for Students with Disabilities

BLOG POST This brochure by the Florida Department of Education identifies accommodations and modifications that may be needed by students with disabilities in mainstream and specialized secondary and postsecondary career […]

Coping with Disability Related Stress

Coping with Disability Related Stress

BLOG POST Stress is a state of bodily and mental tension that affects performance. Stress has become part of our hectic everyday lives and is, indeed, a fact of life. […]

Transition Planning – A Team Effort

Transition Planning – A Team Effort

BLOG POST The completion of high school is the beginning of adult life. Entitlement in public education ends, and young people and their families are faced with many options and […]

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