General Special Education

General Special Education Links and Resources (Cognitive, emotional, orthopedic or behavioral disabilities)

• Arizona Education Association: www.arizonaea.org/frame.html. Links to special and gifted ed. Also exceptional student services.

• Parent Information Network: A division of Arizona Department of Education Exceptional Student Services: www.ade.az.gov/ess/pinspals. Provides parents with information so they can actively participate in their child’s special education.

• Enhancing Arizona’s Parent Network (EAPN): www.ade.az.gov/ess/eapn. Collaborative effort of parent groups, organizations and agencies that believe that all children with special needs and their families should have access to information, support and training.

• LATCH School. In operation since 1980. Students range in age from three to twenty one. Campuses in Northwest Phoenix (Main campus and Preschool and Learning Center), East/Southeast Valley and South Phoenix. www.latchschool.org.

• Raising Special Kids: www.raisingspecialkids.org.