Directory & Key Resources

CPIR serves as a central resource of information and products to the community of Parent Training Information (PTI) Centers and the Community Parent Resource Centers (CPRCs), so that they can focus their efforts on serving families of children with disabilities.  The website includes a resource section in English and Spanish.

The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is a professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for students with exceptionalities. Its website focuses on special education issues.

The Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) homepage of the Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health provides access to data gathered through the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN). The survey provides information about CYSHCN in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

This site contains a long, long list of links, covering practically every disability-related subject imaginable. Quite comprehensive and well worth a visit, it does require some patience to sift through its vast holdings.

This is the web version of Exceptional Parent Magazine, which has been an ongoing resource for families with children with any disability for many years.

Making Access Possible (MAP) is a statewide system of support, training and resources that gives all families and providers barrier-free access to inclusive child care.