Special Education Resources for Families

US Dept of Ed Intro to Digital Accessibility

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has released a video series covering a variety of topics on digital access in education, including how people with disabilities use technology, applicable Federal regulations, and identifying and remediating barriers to access. We invite you to explore some of these introductory resources!

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Digital Accessibility: Three Points About the Law

Learn about two Federal civil rights laws relevant to digital accessibility in the educational context: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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How Some People with Disabilities Use Technology

Meet some students and parents with disabilities and learn how they interact with and use technology.

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SF Kids Collaborative Family Resources

Map to early start services, complex medical needs resource list, a transition to adult services planning tool, and more!

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Support for Families Workshops and Support Groups

We ensure that families, professionals and the community have access to knowledge they need about specific disabilities, navigating systems, current research, best practices for care, laws and regulations for family centered care and inclusion.

Hand in Hand Parenting

Parenting in the time of Coronavirus. Resources, Support Calls, Practical Tools to Help at Your House Now

Ross Greene - Lives in the Balance

Lives in the Balance is the non-profit organization founded by child psychologist Dr. Ross Greene, originator of the empirically supported Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) approach to parenting.

Dr. Dan Siegel Mindsight Institute

The Mindsight Institute provides a scientifically grounded, integrated view of human development to promote the growth of healthy minds.

Types of Learning & Thinking Differences

Understood.org provides well researched articles about many different types of learning and thinking differences.

Additude - Inside the ADHD Brain

Comprehensive guide to parenting a child with ADHD - everything you need to know about oppositional defiance, positive parenting, school and learning challenges, health and wellbeing, social skills, executive functions, treatment & more.

This page was last updated on August 19, 2025