Links
WI FACETS offers many services to help parents and others support and enrich the lives of children with disabilities, including information and referral, individual assistance, support groups, parent leadership development, workshops and events. We update the site often and encourage your suggestions for new links.
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Early Childhood & Birth to 3
Special Education
- Special Education Evaluation*2: Special Education Eligibility Worksheets & Guides
This webpage hosts the eligibility criteria worksheets for each disability areas designed by DPI. When school districts use eligibility criteria worksheets, the IEP team documentation of eligibility criteria more likely adequately addresses all of the required elements and results in fewer cases of inappropriate identification. - IEP Mediation and Facilitation: *6: WI Statewide Parent-Educator Initiative (WSPEI)
From the WSPEI website: "WSPEI is all about partnerships. Our goal is to help families and school districts find or create the resources that will help them build positive working relationships that lead to shared decision making and better outcomes for the student. We support the increased sharing of information among families, schools, projects, organizations, and agencies through networking meetings, conferences, person-to-person contact, and media." - *7: The Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education
CADRE's major emphasis is on encouraging the use of mediation, facilitation, and other collaborative processes as strategies for resolving disagreements between parents and schools about children's educational programs and support services. CADRE supports parents, educators, administrators, attorneys and advocates to benefit from the full continuum of dispute resolution options that can prevent and resolve conflict and ultimately lead to informed partnerships that focus on results for children and youth. - *8: Wisconsin Special Education Mediation System
WSEMS helps parents and schools work together to resolve disputes about special education through providing neutral mediators to IEP teams to facilitate helpful, productive IEP meetings. - 12: FAQ with the Office of Civil Rights
A document made in 2009 to clarify the requirements of Section 504 in the area of public elementary and secondary education - 14: Guiding Questions to Navigate Your Journey to Inclusion
An article for parents & educators listing considerations to guide conversations about inclusivity. - Bullying: 15: PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center
Resources from another Parent Training Center for parents and youth to better understand and address bullying. - 16: StopBullying.gov
An article for parents of children with special needs providing more information on what bullying looks like and what parents can do to support their child - Charter/Private School: 17: Know Your Rights: Students with Disabilities in Charter Schools
A document designed to help parents, students, and the charter school community better understand the rights of students with disabilities under Federal disability-related laws - 18: Equitable Services Requirement: Special Education for Parentally Placed Private School Students
Information on the rights of a student to receive services through IDEA in a private school - 20 Questions for Parents to Ask if Considering a Virtual School for A Special Needs Child
- LDA America - Determining Whether a Child is Eligible for Special Education Services
- Overview of Special Education: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
- IEP: Wisconsin DPI - College & Career Ready IEPs - Learning Resources
- Wisconsin DPI Special Education Bulletins
- Wisconsin School Choice for Students with Disabilities
Transition to Adulthood
- Post-Secondary Education & Training: *8: Think College Learn:
An overview of the rights of people with intellectual disabilities in accessing college, with resources on how to make college a reality for people with intellectual disabilities. - *9: Accommodations on the ACT
information from ACT.com on how to request accomodations for the ACT - 14: Self Determination/Guardianship
A webpage from Disability Rights Wisconsin outlining legal options after age 18 with relevant links to find more information - 16: Guardianship Support Center
Wisconsin-specific information and assistance on issues related to adult guardianship. - Preparing for transition with the IEP team: Transition Goals in the IEP
- Employment: Wisconsin Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Community Life
Information About Specific Disabilities
- ADDitude
- American Foundation for the Blind
- Autism Society of America
- Autism Society of Wisconsin (ASW)
- Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin
- Cerebral Palsy Group
- Children with Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD)
- Developmental Delay Resources
- Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin (DSAW)
- Epilepsy Foundation of America
- Family Connect
- Hear Wisconsin
- Hydrocephalus Association
- Learning Disabilities Association of America
- National Association of Blind Students
- National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)
- National Down Syndrome Society
- National Library for the Blind
- National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS)
- Prader-Willi Syndrome Association
- Spina Bifida Association of America (SBAA)
- Tourette Syndrome Association (TSA)
- United Cerebral Palsy
- Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities