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List of Disability Topics

• Asperger's Syndrome

• Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders (AD/HD)

• Autism Spectrum Disorders

• Cerebral Palsy

• Cognitive Impairments

• Deaf-Blindness

• Down Syndrome

• Early Childhood Developmental Delay and Inclusion

• Emotional Impairments

• Epilepsy/Seizure Disorders

• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

• Hearing Impairments

• Learning Disabilities

• Other Health Impairments

• Physical Impairments

• Severe Multiple Impairments

• Speech and Language Impairments

• Visual Impairments

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• Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)
• Individualized Education Program (IEP)
• Procedural Safeguards
  • Translations of Selected OSE/EIS Documents
  • Michigan Updated Procedural Safeguards Notice and sample forms
    • Revocation PS Language 1.27.09.pdf
    • Revocation Request Form Draft 1.27.09.pdf
    • Revocation Notice Form Draft 1.27.09.pdf
    • May 09-ProceduralSafeguardsNotice_229222_7.pdf
• Inclusion
• Positive Behavior Supports (PBS)
  • School-wide Positive Behavior Support Implementation Guide
  • Michigan's Integrated Behavior and Learning Support Initiative (MiBLSi)
  • Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS)
  • Beach Center PBS
• Person Centered Plan (PCP)
• Transition to High School and Beyond
  • Transition Individualized Education Program (IEP) 101
  • Transition to Community Life

List of Sample Letters

• Beginning the Letter Writing Process
  • Wrightslaw: The Art of Writing Letters
  • Wrightslaw: 12 Rules for Writing Great Letters
  • Wrightslaw: Paper Trails, Letter Writing & Documentation
  • STOMP: Communication (with Sample Letters)
• Sample Letters
  • Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service, Inc. (MPAS) Sample Letters from MPAS Special Education: An Advocate’s Manual
  • STOMP: Communication (with Sample Letters)
  • NICHCY: Communicating with Your Child’s School Through Letter Writing with Sample Letters (Note: this is from 2002 before IDEA was reauthorized)
    • LDOnline: NICHCY article in different format
  • RespectABILITY Law Center (over 50 Sample Letters)
  • Student Advocacy Center
  • Wrightslaw
    • Wrightslaw: Concern about School’s Plan to Retain
    • Wrightslaw: Request for Due Process
      • Letter to the Stranger: Joe James
      • Letter to the Stranger: James Brody

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• Michigan Parent Resources
• Childcare, Respite, Personal Assistants
• Resource Directories
• Disability Culture, Living with Disabilities and Disability Rights
• Information on Technical Assistance Centers
• Multicultural
• Parent Support

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• Michigan Assistance Referral Service
• Federal Government Benefits
• The Children with Special Needs Fund
• Family Support Subsidy
• Consumer and Family Guide
• Michigan Assistance Programs
• Michigan Free and Low Cost Health Care
• Information on Health & Prescription Assistance
  • Overview of Health Care Coverage in Michigan
  • Health Care Coverage in Michigan
  • Michigan Community Mental Health – Developmental Disabilities
  • Health Care Coverage for Persons with Disabilities in Michigan
  • Michigan Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program

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• State Resources
  • Children's Special Health Care Services
  • How Can I Get Free or Low Cost Health Care for Me & My Family?
  • Michigan Parent Resources – Health and Wellness
  • Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH)
  • MDCH – Mental Health
  • MDCH – Pregnant Women, Children & Families
  • MedlinePlus: Go Local-MI Map
  • Michigan Community Mental Health – Developmental Disabilities
  • Michigan Free and Low Cost Health Care
  • Free and Low Cost Health Care Coverage Available to Michigan Adults, Children, Pregnant Women and Families
  • Family-to-Family Health Information and Education Center (F2FHIEC)
  • Training.mihealth.org offers Internet-based information and education resources for Michigan's healthcare providers and consumers.
• National Resources
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH) – Health Information
  • National Institutes of Health – Institutes, Centers, and Offices
  • Medline Plus
  • Family Village Library and Family Village Hospital
  • HealthFinder.gov

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