Pennsylvania's online connection to programs for people with disabilities, their families and support providers.
Provides information on resource centers throughout the state that provide assistive technology and related services.
Provides a nurturing environment that stimulates cognitive, social and emotional development and to equip deaf and hard of hearing children with the listening and English language skills and self-confidence they need to succeed in schools with their hearing peers.
Provides accommodations and supports for students with disabilities including exam accommodations, assistive technology, captioning and interpreting services and alternative text formats.
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.
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.
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.
Assists in creating and maintaining accessible resources, programs, facilities and services so that individuals with disabilities can fully participate in the intellectual, spiritual and social life of the community.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Institute on Disabilities at Temple University is offering free leadership development training workshops for families in Pennsylvania with children in Early Intervention and pre-school programs. Session dates are: October 23-24, 2009; December 4-5, 2009; February 5-6, 2010 and April 16-17, 2010. All sessions will take place in Lancaster, PA.
Provides services to students with disabilities at the University Park Campus (Main Campus) including certifying eligibility and determining academic adjustments, accommodations and auxiliary aids. View a list of the Disability Contact Liaisons at other Penn State campuses.
Provides low-interest loans to people with disabilities and older Pennsylvanians to purchase assistive technology devices and services.
Provides effective and efficient planning, administration, monitoring and training activities aimed at increasing standards for all exceptional students.
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.
Assists Pennsylvanians with disabilities to secure
and maintain employment and independence.
Information and resources on the planning, administration, monitoring and training activities for special education programs in the state.
Offers professional development to build the capacity of local educational agencies to meet students' needs.
A free service that loans assistive technology devices to people with disabilities. It is available to Pennsylvanians of all ages and disabilities.
Strives to enhance the lives of all Pennsylvanians with disabilities through access to and acquisition of assistive technology devices and services.
Offers a wide range of reasonable accommodations to students with disabilities, including accessible residences, sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices, assistive technology, material in alternate formats (large prints, Braille, audio) and placement test accommodations.
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