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    Michigan Alliance for Families:

    Your free guide to special education.

    Michigan Alliance for Families provides information, support, and education for families who have children and young adults (birth to 26 years of age) who receive (or may be eligible to receive) special education services. This website can help you with finding information on special education issues as well as disability specific information.

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Special Education Resources

Answers about your child's special education program

Disability Information

Information about your child's disability

Support

Hear from one of our Parent Mentors

Upcoming Events

Find an online workshop or view a recording

Need help navigating the special education system? Talk to a parent who's been there.

Connect directly with one of our local parent mentors to address your family's needs. Their perspective can not only help you navigate the system, but they can also help you be more involved in your child's education. All Michigan families are able to access an extensive collection of electronic or printed resources, informational support and referrals to local community resources. To get in touch with a Michigan Alliance for Families staff member, Contact Us.

 

News & Updates

  • 24/25 CALENDAR RELEASED

    Check out our calendar of events for 2024/2025 schoolyear. Register to join these free online learning opportunities.

  • LRE MONITORING 

    A new LRE Monitoring Process rolls out this year to 9 ISDs and DHSS, and will include a Parent Focus Group in partnership with the Parent Advisory Committee.

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Michigan Alliance for Families

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Michigan Alliance for Families
Michigan Alliance for Families provides free information, referrals, and mentoring about special education across Michigan.💡Connect with a Parent Mentor1-800-552-4821en Español313-217-1060للغه العربيه248-963-0607📲 info@michiganallianceforfamilies.org🖥️www.michiganallianceforfamilies.org ... See MoreSee Less

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On October 17, NAMI Southwest Michigan is offering an Ask the Expert session “You Are Not Alone for Parents and Caregivers" - a guide to navigating a child’s mental health.Register today for the next NAMI Ask the Expert! On October17, NAMI’s own Dr. Christine Crawford will be joined in conversation by child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Blaise Aguirre.NAMI’s second book, “You Are Not Alone for Parents and Caregivers,” is the essential guide to navigating a child’s mental health. Written by Dr. Christine Crawford, this book includes stories of lived experiences from parent advocates and information from experts, such as Dr. Blaise Aguirre.During this Ask the Expert session, attendees will:Listen to a Q&A with Dr. AguirreLearn about Dr. Aguirre’s area of specialization, dialectical behavior therapy and other treatments for borderline personality disorder and associated conditionsHear about how and why Dr. Crawford chose to write NAMI’s second bookReserve your spot today to join this conversation between Dr. Crawford – an author, in addition to being a psychiatrist, parent, assistant professor, and NAMI’s Associate Medical Director – and Dr. Aguirre, who specializes in child and adolescent psychiatry.We welcome your participation and invite you to submit questions for our guest expert through the webinar registration form.nami-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_O_IL55CMQduZ2rVwS3OlWQ#/registration ... See MoreSee Less

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Michigan Alliance for Families

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Michigan Alliance for Families
Excited to have Special Education Mediation Services joining us on Wednesday, October 23 at 5:30pm for a free webinar: Collaborative Communication in Special Education-The Who, What, When, How of Special Education Mediation ServicesLearn more about how SEMS facilitation and mediation services can support collaborative conversations. RSVP today to save your spot. Register at tinyurl.com/kcz66w7wWhat do you do when you know you don’t agree? Call SEMS! We offer FREE dispute reolution services. Call us at 833-KIDS-1ST for assistance to resolve disagreements, manage complex meetings and improve communication. You can also look us up online www.mikids1st.org ... See MoreSee Less

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Michigan Alliance for Families

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Join us online on October 10 to take a closer look at the IEP.This webinar is for parents and caregivers to take a deeper dive into the key parts of the IEP. Time is set aside to ask your questions.If you can't join us in this month, this free, online workshop is being offered monthly in 2024, scheduled at different times of day to meet the needs of parents and caregivers.🎃 Thursday October 10 at 6:30pm- register at tinyurl.com/2p9vt7f7🦃 Friday November 8 at 12pm- register at tinyurl.com/mrx2r77j❄️ Tuesday December 17 at 9:30am- register at tinyurl.com/puup6vf6 ... See MoreSee Less

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Michigan Alliance for Families

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Space is still available for our upcoming IEP Course for parents of students with a current IEP. Registration closes October 8. Register at tinyurl.com/IEP2024FallThis series of online sessions takes over five Wednesdays at noon, starting October 23.Learn to improve the quality of your contributions to your child's IEP and effectively address concerns using the IEP process.After registration closes, a Parent Mentor will contact you to confirm your participation and provide you with access to course materials.See our full calendar at: www.michiganallianceforfamilies.org/upcoming-events/ ... See MoreSee Less

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Funding Statement

Michigan Alliance for Families is a Michigan Department of Education IDEA Grant Funded Initiative. Michigan Alliance for Families is our state's federally funded Parent Training and Information Center. The contents of this website were developed under a grant from the US Department of Education, H328M200015. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the US Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. Project Officer, David Emenheiser.

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