DisabilityInfo.gov: Education: State & Local Resources: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania's online connection to programs for people with disabilities, their families and support providers.

A list of resources for Pennsylvania students with disabilities and their families in the area of higher education. Includes information on general resources, legal resources, financial aid resources, and technology for special needs.

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Non profit organization provides free bilingual English and Spanish training, technical assistance and individual assistance to parents of infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities and to professionals who work with children.

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A not-for-profit, nonsectarian social service agency that provides a broad range of employment, education, training, health and rehabilitation programs and services to people in the Philadelphia area.

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Provides training, information and technical assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and accessible information technology (IT) to businesses, consumers, schools and government agencies within the Mid-Atlantic Region (Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, DC).

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A two-week program that gives special education high school students from the Philadelphia area the opportunity to gain valuable job and life skills and improve academic goals by serving as camp counselors.

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Provides training and information for parents and friends of children with disabilities, educators, health care, community service providers and advocates in Western and Central Pennsylvania.

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Web site of Pennsylvania's statewide Parent Training and Information Center contains information designed to support Pennsylvania parents of children with special needs, including information on special education, legal issues and transportation.

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Provides low-interest loans to people with disabilities and older Pennsylvanians to purchase assistive technology devices and services.

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Provides information on resource centers throughout the state that provide assistive technology and related services.

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Provides effective and efficient planning, administration, monitoring and training activities aimed at increasing standards for all exceptional students.

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A guide to benefits, supports and services for families raising children with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities in Pennsylvania. Document is in Word format.

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Information and resources on the planning, administration, monitoring and training activities for special education programs in the state.

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Offers professional development to build the capacity of local educational agencies to meet students' needs.

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A free service that loans assistive technology devices to people with disabilities. It is available to Pennsylvanians of all ages and disabilities.

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Strives to enhance the lives of all Pennsylvanians with disabilities through access to and acquisition of assistive technology devices and services.

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Assists Pennsylvanians with disabilities to secure and maintain employment and independence.

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The Postsecondary Education Programs Network (PEPNet) provides resources, information, in-service training, and technical assistance for postsecondary institutions to improve existing services or to establish new services for students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

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