LaPTIC advocates that parents can and should become effective partners with professionals in the planning and implementing of appropriate programs.  The program is committed to helping parents of children with disabilities to become full participants in their children's educational process.  All parent facilitators with the program are also parents of children with disabilities.

The Exceptional Times- our quarterly newsletter which provides various information relating to special education issues. 

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Articles

• Working the Working Parent Into PTA - pdf 153 KB
• Using Person First Language for Disabilities is About Dignity.pdf - pdf 28.4 KB
• Reducing Student and Teacher Dropout Rates in Louisiana - pdf 1.74 MB

Forms

All About Me - pdf 796.96 KB

Request for Special Education Formal Complaint Investigation - pdf 81kb

 

Videos

Introduction to Special Education by Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction

 

Resources

A Good Idea for Louisiana 2009: A Guide for Parents and Students About Special Education Services - pdf 5.92 MB

 

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) is a central source of information on: disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, and youth, IDEA, which is the law authorizing special education, No Child Left Behind (as it relates to children with disabilities), and research-based information on effective educational practices.

NICHCY also compiles disability-related resources in each state and creates State Resource Sheets. This handy resource sheet will help you locate organizations and agencies within your state that address disability-related issues, including:

- State agencies serving children and youth with disabilities
1. - State chapters of disability organizations and parent groups
2. - Parent training and information projects
4. And much more, including the official State Web site, Governors and U.S. Senators, and other useful associations and organizations.

To see state resource sheets, go to: http://www.nichcy.org/Pages/StateSpecificInfo.aspx

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This project is supported by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent the position of the U.S. Department of Education.