Resource List for Providers in PA

Name / Description / Website / Phone
PaTTAN / PA Training and Technical Assistance Network / pattan.net
Education Law Center / Legal Advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring access by Pennsylvania’s children to a quality public education. / elc-pa.org
PA Consult Line / Help for families and advocates of children with special needs about Special Education Regulations; School Related Concerns; Procedural Safeguards. / 1-800-879-2301 (Voice/TTY/TDD)
PA Office for Dispute Resolution / Coordinates and manages Pennsylvania’s special education mediation and due process system. Also provides help with procedural safeguards to parents, advocates, school districts and intermediate units. / 1-800-222-3353 or 1-800-992-4334
TTY-1-800-654-5984
PA Secondary Transition Guide / Continually updated this site provides youth, young adults, parents and professionals with resources to facilitate progress towards post-secondary goals related to education, employment and community living. / secondarytransition.org
PA Health Law Project / Helping people in need to get the health care they deserve / phlp.org
PA Bar Association / Ask for an attorney in your area who specializes in Special Education Law. / pabar.org
Disability Rights Pennsylvania / Protects and advocates for rights of people with disabilities so that they may live the lives they choose, free from abuse, neglect, discrimination and segregation. / disabilityrightspa.org
Family to Family (F2F)
Peal Center / Parent Education Advocacy and Leadership Center(PEAL) is the parent training and information center for PA / pealcenter.org
Parent to Parent / Linking families of children and adults with disabilities or special needs / parentoparent.org
ARC of Pennsylvania / Promotes the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lives. / thearcpa.org
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) / Early Reach Initiative: The Early Reach Initiative is an outreach service through OVR to enhance current services for youth with disabilities. The purpose is to collaborate with local education agencies to ensure youth with disabilities have knowledge of and are able to access available services and supports to successfully transition into adult life. / 800-922-4017
814-371-7340
Special Kids Network (SKN) / SKN, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Elks Home Service Program, helps children and youth with special health care needs and disabilities get the services and support they require in order to thrive in their community and develop to their fullest potential. / gotoskn.state.pa.us / 800-986-4550
HUNE / Hispanos Unidos para Ninos Excepcionales – Hispanics united for exceptional children. Is a CPRC – Community Parent Resource Center for Spanish speaking families in PA. / huneinc.org

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