Resources
Here you will find links to outside sites of interest.
For Families
General Information
Nebraska Department of Education - Office of Special Education
https://www.education.ne.gov/sped/
Nebraska Department of Education - Dispute Resolution Process
https://cdn.education.ne.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Dispute-Resolution-Process-1-1024x715.png
How to File a Due Process Petition with the Nebraska Department of Education
https://cdn.education.ne.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Due-Process-Request-NE-Disability-Rights-How-to-File-a-Due-Process-Guide-6.14.19.pdf
Flowchart of the State Complaint Process
https://cdn.education.ne.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/State-Complaint-Process-Flowchart.pdf
US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights - Complaint Process FAQ
https://www.ed.gov/laws-and-policy/civil-rights-laws/file-complaint/questions-and-answers-ocrs-complaint-process
PTI Nebraska (Parent Training and Information)
https://pti-nebraska.org
PTI Nebraska - State of Nebraska Information, Referral and Advocacy Resource
https://pti-nebraska.org/state...
Nebraska Department of Education - Parent Rights and Family Information in Special Education
https://www.education.ne.gov/sped/parent-information/
Nebraska Department of Education - Eligibility Guidelines
https://www.education.ne.gov/sped/eligibility-guidelines/
IDEA Part B - Parents' Rights in Special Education
https://cdn.education.ne.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Parent-Rights-for-Special-Education-3-21.pdf
IDEA Parte B - Derechos de los padres en el sistema de educación especial
https://cdn.education.ne.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/NE-Parental-Rights_Spanish-2012-2018.pdf
Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
https://www.copaa.org
Disability Rights Nebraska
https://www.disabilityrightsnebraska.org
Connected Roots Care Center, Omaha
https://crccomaha.org
Disability and Special Education Acronyms
http://www.parentcenterhub.org/repository/acronyms
US Department of Education - Know Your Rights
https://www.ed.gov/laws-and-policy/civil-rights-laws
Phoenix Academy Omaha
https://phoenixacademyomaha.org
University of Nebraska Medical Center - Munroe Meyer Institute
https://www.unmc.edu/mmi
Disability-Specific Resources
ADHD:
- US Department of Education - Know Your Rights: Students with ADHD
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/dcl-know-rights-201607-504.pdf - US Department of Education - Resource Guide on Students with ADHD
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-201607-504-adhd.pdf
Autism Resources:
- Nebraska Department of Education - Eligibility Guidelines Autism
https://www.education.ne.gov/sped/eligibility-guidelines/ - Nebraska Autism Spectrum Disorders Network
https://www.unl.edu/asdnetwork/home - Autism Action Partnership
https://autismaction.org - Milos Connection - Resources for Families
https://milosconnection.org - Sensory-friendly Home Modifications
https://www.bigrentz.com/blog/sensory-friendly-home-modifications-autism-sensory-processing-disorder - Autism Society Nebraska
https://autismnebraska.org
Deaf Blindness:
- https://www.education.ne.gov/sped/eligibility-guidelines/
- https://nedeafblind.unl.edu/
http://www.icanconnect.org
Deaf or Hard of Hearing:
Down Syndrome Resources:
Developmental Delay:
Emotional Disturbance:
Intellectual Disability:
Multiple Disabilities:
Orthopedic Impairment:
Other Health Impairment:
Specific Learning Disabilities:
Speech Language Impairment:
Traumatic Brain Injury:
- https://braininjury.nebraska.gov/resources/state-local-resources
- https://www.education.ne.gov/sped/eligibility-guidelines/
Visual Impairment:
For Communities
Links to National Organizations
American Arbitration Association for Dispute Resolution Services
American Psychological Association
The Arc of the United States
Autism Speaks
Brain Injury Association of NYS
Braille Works
Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE)
Council of Chief State School Officers
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc.
Learning Disabilities Association of America
Mental Health America
National Association of the Deaf
National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)
Office of Civil Rights (OCR)
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
PACER Center
Parent Education Resources
Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports
Source America
Special Education Network
Special Olympics
TASH
US Department of Education (DOE)
US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
For Attorneys
General Information
https://www.education.ne.gov/sped/eligibility-guidelines/
https://www.education.ne.gov/sped/disability-specific-programs/
https://www.education.ne.gov/sped/dispute-resolution/
https://www.education.ne.gov/nderule/special-education-program-standards/
https://www.education.ne.gov/nderule/special-education-appeals/
https://www.wrightslaw.com
https://perryzirkel.com
https://www.copaa.org
https://www.ed.gov/about/ed-offices/ocr
https://www.ed.gov/about/ed-offices/osers