DISABILITY ACCESS: Empowering Tribal Members with Disabilities & Their Families
Provided by Spirit Lake Consulting, Inc.
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES All children with mental retardation qualify for special education services. These are discussed in detail in our workshops for families with children in elementary school, and our workshop on youth and young adults. He may be able to receive other special services, such as summer school and after-school programs. EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES go by many names. Head Start, Early Head Start, Early Childhood Tracking and Even Start are four common programs. It is very likely that your child from birth through age five will qualify for some type of early childhood program. These programs may provide speech therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy or other services. They almost always offer parent education, to help you teach your child language and help with other important developmental tasks.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Depending on the family income, many children and young adults qualify for Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Click here to go to the Social Security Administration website for people with disabilities. |
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