Family Resources
Family Resources
Parents benefit from meeting and sharing their stories with other parents that have children with similar disabilities. Family to Family support is one of the most valuable sources of information and resources they receive.
Please contact Michelle Alvarez below to find out more about CAYSI Casual Connection events.
Michelle Alvarez, Family Consultant
Arkansas Department of Education
Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
1401 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 450
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-682-4221
Email: Michelle.Alvarez@ade.arkansas.gov
STATE PARENTORGANIZATIONS
AR Hands & Voices
AR Hands & Voices is a comprehensive statewide group of parents and professionals that work together to benefit children and families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Northwest Arkansas Community Parent Resource Center (CPRC)
Northwest Arkansas CPRC serves families of children with disabilities ages birth through 26 in Benton, Carroll, Madison, and Washington counties. The CPRC, advocates for children in special education and emphasizes training and information for all families.
The Center for Exceptional Families
A statewide organization that assists families and individuals with all types of disabilities by providing information, support, resources, and training to maximize a child’s education experience.
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Printing House (APH) Family Connect
This website was created by the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) and the National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments (NAPVI) gives parents of visually impaired children a place to support each other, share stories and concerns, and find resources on raising their children from birth to adulthood.
Hands & Voices (H&V)
H&V is a non-profit, parent-driven national organization. H&V does not promote any specific communication choice or methodology and supports families of children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
National Center on DeafBlindness (NCDB)
NCDB and their Families Matter Resource is a leader in understanding children with deafblindness and models efforts in supporting and educating all state projects similar to CAYSI.
National Family Association for DeafBlind (NFADB)
The NFADB is the largest network of families who have children who are DeafBlind.
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