Early Intervention & Special Education in the different States

• State Resources
  NICHCY compiles disability-related resources in each state, and creates State Resource Sheets. This handy resource sheet will help you locate organizations and agencies within your state that address disability-related issues, including:
  Governors and U.S. Senators State agencies serving children and youth with disabilities State chapters of disability organizations, and parent groups Parent training, and information projects
• Educational Resources by Area
• Family Voices - State Information
• First Signs - Referral Process: Taking Action
• Collaborative Early Intervention National Training e-Resource (CENTe-R)
  For Professionals serving families with infants and toddlers who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing
• NECTAC
  (National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center)
• Profiles of State Monitoring Systems - 2001
• SAS Output
  DATA;Number and Type of Personnel Employed and Contracted to Provide Early Intervention Services to Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and Their Families, December 1, 1999
• Special education News; State by State

Arizona

• Arizona Center For Disability Law
• Arizona Department of Education; Exceptional Student Services
• Arizona Early Intervention Program
• http://www.raisingspecialkids.com/rsk/
  Parent Training and Information centers

Alabama

• Alabama Department of Education
• Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services (ADRS)

California

• California Resources
  including local resources of Santa Clara County

Connecticut

• United Way of Connecticut Birth to Three Home Page

Florida

• MyFlorida.com - A+ Plan Academic Execellence Council - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
• Children's Medical Services (CMS) program

Georgia

• Parent to Parent
  emotional support to parents of children with special needs. statewide service and there is no fee involved. maintains a central directory of early intervention services. This is a statewide information and referral source for agencies and individuals providing services to preschool children.
• Parents educating parents and professionals for all children
  The Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) for the entire state of Georgia (their resource pages contain good parent info!!)
• Babies Can't Wait (BCW)
  (also look in the special needs section for children's medical services, and hi-risk infant follow up) ( look at other Resources for some links)
• Georgia Federation of the Council for Exceptional Children

Indiana

• First Steps
  Indiana's Early Intervention System for Infants, Toddlers and their Families.

Louisiana

• Louisiana EarlySteps
• Louisiana Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
• Louisiana Citizens for Action Now
• Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council

Maryland

• Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program and Preschool Services

Massachusets

• Special Education Web Page of the Massachusetts Department of Education
• Early Intervention (EI) in Massachusetts
  Massachusetts Department of Public Health; Division for Special Health Needs
• Family TIES (Together In Enhancing Support) of Massachusetts
  statewide information and parent-to-parent support project for families of children with special needs and chronic illness. It is administered by parent coordinators housed in each of the six regional offices of the Massachusetts' Department of Public Health.
• Federation for Children with Special Needs
• Special Education Publications/Documents
• Early Intervention Training Center
  ongoing support, training and other professional development activities for families receiving early intervention services, early intervention personnel, and other associated early childhood personnel.

Mississippi

• First Steps: Early Intervention Program
• Mississippi Department of Mental Health
• North Mississippi Regional Center
• Mississippi Special Education News and Links

Missouri

• First Steps: Early Intervention Program

New Jersey

• Birth to day before Third Birthday
• Age 3-21
  Office of Special Education of NJ Department of Education
• Possible funding for all ages
• Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN)

New York

• Early Intervention
  Contact information
• Early Intervention Program
  a parent's guide, clinical practice guidelines, developmental checklist, regulations

North Carolina

• Division of Child Development
  of the NC Department of Health and Human Services
• Early Intervention in North Carolina
• Family Support Network of North Carolina
• North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Ohio

• Help me grow
  Early Intervention Services
• Department of Education

Oklahoma

• SoonerStart

Oregon

• Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education

Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN)
• Preschool Early Intervention Program
  Through the Pennsylvania Department of Education

South Carolina

• BabyNet
  South Carolina's Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers
• Children with Special ealth Care Needs (CSHCN) Programs
• Family connections of South Carolina
  Bringing Special Families Together
  check out their free email newsletter, to read what is going on in the organization
• State Regulations
  Office of Exceptional Children of the South Carolina State Department of Education
• Firast Steps
  Getting children ready for school

Texas

• Early Childhood Intervention

Utah

• BabyWatch Early Intervention Program
• utahkids
  Utah Parents of Special Needs Children
• Utah Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN)
• Assessing Behavior in Learning Environments (ABLE)

Virginia

• Infant & Toddler Connection of Virginia
• Virginia Institute for Developmental DisabilitiesCommunity Resources
• The Arc of Virginia
  Early Intervention Family Involvement Project