Education for Children with Special Needs in Michigan
When you have a child with special needs, it can be difficult to obtain the special education services needed for your child to fulfill their full potential. The Arc Kent County helps parents of children with developmental disabilities attending school in Kent County. Call us if you need help understanding the IEP process and what your child's rights are under the law.
Maggie Kolk 616-459-3339 ext. 3
New Proposed Rules for Special Education in Michigan. Click link below!
The Arc Michigan's Education Committee http://www.arcmi.org/EdComm.htm provides information on special education services and activities in Michgan.
PACER Center Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights
Overviews steps to take in the education planning meeting…
- Reviewing the personal profile. The group at this point has the opportunity to make additional comments and observations.
- Review trends in the environment. Identify ongoing events that are likely to affect the focus person's life.
- Share visions for the future. Through brainstorming participants are challenged to imagine ways to increase opportunities.
- Identify obstacles and opportunities. Things that make the vision a reality.
- Identify strategies. Action steps for implementing the visions.
- Getting started. Identifying action steps that can be completed within a short time.
- Identify the need for service delivery to be more responsive to individual needs.
Great stuff for Kids:
Kids As Self Advocates
The KASA (Kids As Self Advocates) Web site has some terrific information and resources for youth and young adults with disabilities and special health care needs.
The section on health is especially useful. Issues addressed include talking to your doctor, going to college, transitioning to adulthood. This page has reports [real life stories told by youth and young adults with disabilities] and links to other organizations and agencies that can give you information about health.
The Arc Kent County 's educational advocacy services
are supported with the generous financial support of Alticor
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