Helpful Disability Resources

IDEA Resources

• Tennessee Parent Training and Information Center https://tnstep.info/
• Georgia Parent Training and Information Center https://www.p2pga.org/
• Wright’s Law https://www.wrightslaw.com/
• GA Department of Education https://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Special-Education-Services/Pages/default.aspx
• TN Department of Education https://www.tn.gov/education/families/student-support/special-education.html
• U.S. Department of Education/Office of Special Education Programs https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html

Transition Resources

• Postsecondary education for students with disabilities https://thinkcollege.net/
• GA Vocational Rehabilitation https://gvs.georgia.gov/
• TN Vocational Rehabilitation https://www.tn.gov/humanservices/ds/vocational-rehabilitation.html

Medicaid Waiver Resources

• Family Support Services GA: https://dbhdd.georgia.gov/be-compassionate/home-services/family-support-services
• Family Support Services TN: https://www.tn.gov/dcs/program-areas/prevention/family-support-services.html
• GA Medicaid Waiver Information: Department of Behavioral Health/ Intellectual and Developmental Disability Services https://dbhdd.georgia.gov/be-dbhdd/be-compassionate
• TN Medicaid Waiver Information: https://www.tn.gov/didd/employment-and-community-first-choices.html
• Katie Beckett Deeming Waiver Information: https://medicaid.georgia.gov/programs/all-programs/tefrakatie-beckett

Healthcare Resources

• Directory of Doctors for Disability https://docs4dd.org
• Vanderbilt Children’s Down Syndrome Clinic https://vanderbilthealth.com/locations/vanderbilt-childrens-down-syndrome-clinic
• Adult Disability Medical Health Care https://www.theadmh.org/
• Emory Down syndrome Clinic https://med.emory.edu/departments/human-genetics/patient-care/index.html
• United Healthcare Children's Foundation https://www.uhccf.org/

General Support & Information

• National Down Syndrome Congress https://www.ndsccenter.org/programs-resources/adult-siblings/
• LifeLine, Inc https://lifelinefamilies.org/
• To apply for SSI for your adult child, click Adult Disability Starter Kit (ssa.gov). You can check on the status of your child's SSI application at How to check your application status (ssa.gov)