Know your rights, and ensure your child receives the support they need in the classroom. These Greater Baltimore and statewide and resources make navigating special education and accommodations less overwhelming.
Maryland Statewide Resources
Disability Rights Maryland
Live Q&A sessions to help parents understand their child’s special education rights, resources and guides on topics such as school discipline, transition planning, communication with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) plan team and extended school year services disabilityrightsmd.org/special-education
Division of Special Education
The Maryland State Department of Education’s hub for coordinating services for students with disabilities, including family support services, the Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program, preschool special education, autism waivers and other helpful information
Educational Resources at Fello
The Children, Youth & Their Families team helps parents through removing barriers to access community resources, understanding the IEP process and transitioning out of school. fello.org/?fello-services=children-youth-their-families-2
The Parents’ Place of Maryland
Offers individualized one-on-one support for families to navigate special education, parent trainings, resources for special education eligibility, advocacy, assistive technology, language access for families that speak English as a second language and more | ppmd.org/resources
Greater Baltimore Resources
Abilities Network Project ACT (All Children Together)
In addition to providing special education training to early childhood professionals across Baltimore, Harford and Cecil Counties, Project ACT helps families find child care programs and access scholarships. anprojectact.org
(The) Arc of Howard County
The Arc has chapters across the country that offer resources to people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. The Howard County chapter provides assistance to people who need help accessing Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) services, as well as Howard County Public School System special education transition services. archoward.org
Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Project HEAL
A myriad of special education resources relating to school discipline, bullying, home and hospital teaching, home-schooled and private school education, transition planning and more; based in Baltimore kennedykrieger.org/community/initiatives/maryland-center-developmental-disabilities/project-heal/resources-parents
Lindsay VanAsdalan also contributed to this article.
