| Bookshare | bookshare.org | 650-352-0198 | Bookshare is a large accessible ebook library for people with qualifying print disabilities. Students can read books in audio, highlighted text, braille, or enlarged formats, giving children with visual, physical, or reading disabilities more independent access to textbooks, assignments, and recreational reading. |
| CADRE – Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education | cadreworks.org | 541-686-5060 | CADRE helps families and schools understand mediation, facilitation, complaints, due process, and other ways to resolve special-education conflict. Its family guides, videos, and communication resources can help parents prepare for difficult conversations and choose a dispute-resolution process before disagreements become more adversarial. |
| Center for Parent Information and Resources | parentcenterhub.org | 973-642-8100 | CPIR maintains a national library of plain-language information about IDEA, IEPs, early intervention, transition, related services, behavior, discipline, and family rights. Its state directory helps families find the federally funded Parent Training and Information Center or Community Parent Resource Center serving their area. |
| Child Neurology Foundation – School and IEP Resources | childneurologyfoundation.org | 859-551-4977 | The Child Neurology Foundation helps families affected by neurological conditions navigate care, school, and community systems. Its education resources explain IEPs, 504 plans, school health needs, transition, and advocacy considerations for children whose seizures, mobility, communication, fatigue, or medical treatments affect learning. |
| CHOA School Program | choa.org | 404-785-5437 | CHOA’s school-support services help hospitalized children remain connected to learning and prepare for a successful return to school. Staff can coordinate with a child’s school, support assignments during hospitalization, educate school personnel about medical needs, and help families think through accommodations after treatment or a major change in health. |
| Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates | copaa.org | 844-426-7224 | COPAA is a national organization of special-education attorneys, advocates, parents, and professionals. Families can use its directory to locate trained help, learn what an educational advocate does, and access webinars and resources focused on protecting the legal and civil rights of students with disabilities. |
| Georgia Advocacy Office | thegao.org | 404-885-1234 / 800-537-2329 | The Georgia Advocacy Office provides disability-rights information, referrals, and selected advocacy. Families may contact the office when they believe disability discrimination, exclusion, inappropriate placement, denial of supports, or another systemic problem is preventing a child from receiving equal access to education. |
| Georgia Hospital/Homebound Services | gadoe.org | Contact the child’s school district | Hospital/Homebound services are intended to maintain educational continuity when a medical or psychiatric condition temporarily prevents a student from attending school. The state page explains the framework, while the child’s district determines documentation, instructional arrangements, and how services coordinate with an IEP or 504 plan. |
| Georgia IDEA Ombudsman | gadoe.org | 404-656-3963 | The IDEA Ombudsman provides neutral, confidential, informal assistance to Georgia parents, students, and educators who have questions or concerns about special education. The ombudsman can explain processes, clarify communication, identify options for resolving conflict, and direct families to formal complaint or dispute-resolution procedures when necessary. |
| Georgia Parent Mentor Partnership | gadoe.org | Use district directory | The Parent Mentor Partnership places experienced parents of children with disabilities within participating Georgia school districts. Mentors help families understand local processes, prepare for meetings, identify community resources, communicate with educators, and build a more collaborative relationship with the school team. |
| Health Law Partnership (HeLP) | healthlawpartnership.org | 404-785-2005 | HeLP provides free legal assistance to qualifying CHOA families and can address education problems that affect a child’s health and stability. Attorneys may help with special-education evaluations, services, school attendance related to illness, disability benefits, housing, and other legal barriers through a coordinated medical-legal approach. |
| Learning Ally | learningally.org | 800-221-4792 | Learning Ally provides human-narrated audiobooks and reading support for students with dyslexia, visual impairment, and other print disabilities. Families and schools can use its accessible library and reading tools to help students access grade-level books, build comprehension, and participate more independently in class. |
| National Center for Learning Disabilities | ncld.org | 301-966-2234 | NCLD provides research-based information and advocacy for students with learning and attention challenges. Families can use its guides to understand evaluations, accommodations, special education, transition, and common learning disabilities while also following policy developments that affect access to educational support. |
| PACER Center | pacer.org | 952-838-9000 | PACER offers national resources on special education, assistive technology, bullying prevention, transition, mental health, and family advocacy. Although based in Minnesota, many publications, workshops, and technology resources are available nationwide and give parents practical tools for participating in school decisions. |
| Parent to Parent of Georgia – Education Advocacy | p2pga.org | 770-451-5484 / 800-229-2038 | As Georgia’s Parent Training and Information Center, Parent to Parent teaches families how to participate effectively in evaluations, eligibility meetings, IEPs, 504 plans, placement decisions, transition planning, and dispute resolution. Staff can also help families locate educational advocates, attorneys, and disability-specific resources when a school issue becomes difficult. |
| The Arc@School | thearcatschool.org | 202-534-3700 | The Arc@School helps families and educators understand the special-education rights of students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Training and resources address evaluation, IEP development, placement, inclusion, behavior, dispute resolution, and how parents can become informed members of the educational team. |
| Understood | understood.org | Use website contact form | Understood provides practical resources for families of children who learn and think differently. Articles, videos, templates, and expert guidance cover learning disabilities, ADHD, school accommodations, evaluations, IEPs, behavior, executive function, emotional well-being, and strategies caregivers can use at home and in school meetings. |
| Wrightslaw | wrightslaw.com | Use website contact resources | Wrightslaw offers extensive parent-friendly information about special-education law, advocacy, evaluations, IEPs, discipline, transition, and dispute resolution. Its articles, books, newsletters, and training materials help caregivers learn the language of IDEA and prepare organized, evidence-based requests for the school team. |
