Resources for Families, Teachers & Professionals

Documents

Access to Assets, a project of the World Institute on Disability (WID), works to bridge the gap between the asset building and disability communities through a range of services.

PARENTING IDEAS FROM ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES - a review of the book, Reflections from a Different Journey: What Adults with Disabilities Wish All Parents Knew

Information and Resources about Taxes per the Americans with Disabilities Act

Links

Basic information on the Individualized Education Program and how it can address a child's needs

How to design an IEP for planning a student's transition

Resources For Families

1. Family Support Network of North Carolina
   http://www.fsnnc.org/
   
2. Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center
   www.ecac-parentcenter.org
3. Center for Self-Determination
   www.self-determination.com
4. Social Security Disability Starter Kits
   www.ssa.gov/disability/disability_starter_kits.htm
5. CFED’s IDA Network
   www.idanetwork.org
6. Law, Health Policy, and Disability Center of the University of Iowa
   Disability.law.uiowa.edu
7. One-Stop Toolkit
   www.onestoptoolkit.org
8. Training Resource Network, Inc.
   www.trninc.com/trn-store  (search for all items in the Self Determination category)

Resources for Teachers and Professionals

1. NCB Development Corporation  
   www.mastermymoney.org
2. US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
   www.eeoc.org
3. Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center
   www.ecac-parentcenter.org
4. National Center for Secondary Education Transition
   www.ncset.org
5. The New America Foundation’s Asset Building
   www.assetbuilding.org
6. CFED’s IDA Network
   www.idanetwork.org
7. Law, Health Policy, and Disability Center of the University of Iowa
   Disability.law.uiowa.edu
8. One-Stop Toolkit
   www.onestoptoolkit.org
9. The World Institute on Disability
   www.wid.org
10. Social Security Disability Starter Kits
    www.ssa.gov/disability/disability_starter_kits.htm