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This group provides parents with one-on-one and group support, peer mentoring, and other training and assistance to help them care for a child with special needs.

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First 5 Contra Costa | Making the First 5 years count

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The Care Parent Network provides parents with one-on-one and group support, peer mentoring, and other training and assistance to help them care for a child with special needs.

Last year, over 371 families of children with special needs received one-on-one and group support, mentoring, and assistance navigating the disability service system. As a result, parents improved their ability to care for their child.

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Children with Special Needs | First 5 Contra Costa

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The Care Parent Network provides parents with one-on-one and group support, peer mentoring, and other training and assistance to help them care for a child with special needs. Last year, over 371 families of children with special needs received one-on-one and group support, mentoring, and assistance navigating the disability service system.

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Richmond's Early Childhood Mental Health Program

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Richmond's Early Childhood Mental Health Program

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This organization helps support mental health in adults to make this world a better and more just place for young children to grow up happy and healthy.

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This organization is to assist people with disabilities in using assistive technologies.

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The center for accessible technology has been working to make the digital world available to everyone since 1983.

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This activism group pursues their goal to influence meaningful change in support of the Autism community.

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Autism Society Creating connections for the Autism community to live fully.

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We create connections, empowering everyone in the Autism community with the resources needed to live fully.

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Regional Center in the East Bay is one of the most well-known groups in the area. RCEB works in partnership with many individuals and agencies to plan and coordinate services and supports for people with developmental disabilities, family members and community leaders in the Alameda and Contra Costa counties.

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The Department of Developmental Services (DDS) is now accepting applications from community-based organizations (CBOs) and regional centers (RCs) for SAE grant funds available in 2022-23. More information

On August 31, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a State of Emergency for The State of California, as a result of a significant heat wave affecting California that started on [...]

Issue The Regional Center of the East Bay (RCEB) is requesting a 637 waiver to the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) for an Alternative Services Delivery to waive California Code [...]

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This resource can help you support children with autism by providing different sensory and visual tools.

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Special Ed Curriculum, Visual Supports & More: National Autism Resources

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Shop our online store for the visual supports, sensory tools, social skills curriculum you need for your students with autism.

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East Bay Paratransit is a public transit service for people who have a disability or a disabling health condition that prevents them from using buses or BART trains.

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Call East Bay Paratransit at (510) 287-5000 to make a trip reservation anytime between 8 am and 5 pm, any day of the week. Reservations are taken up to seven days in advance. However, to schedule a ride for tomorrow, call the reservation in no later than 5 pm today. Reservations for same day trips are not accepted.

To make your reservation, the Customer Service Agent will need:

1. The pick up street address and city

2. The drop off street address and city

3. Your phone number

4. The time you want to be picked up or the time you need to be at your drop off location.

The Customer Service Agent will then provide you with a 30 minute pick up window indicating when your van will arrive.

Please remember that this is a "shared ride" service. That means riders share the vehicle with other paratransit riders.

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Call East Bay Paratransit at (510) 287-5000 to make a trip reservation anytime between 8 am and 5 pm, any day of the week. Reservations are taken up to seven days in advance. However, to schedule a ride for tomorrow, call the reservation in no later than 5 pm today.

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Residential & Educational Services – East Bay

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Residential & Educational Services – East Bay

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At RES Success, we work to build independence, confidence, and self-worth in our participants and to support each individual that we serve in building the life that they desire

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This website lists the different programs and services offered through DHCS for individuals in California.

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​​​Find out about the different programs and services offered through DHCS for individuals and stakeholders. Find out how a physician can enroll you in Medi-Cal, how to receive free health screenings, and family planning services. Get help for children in foster care, children with special medical conditions and seniors needing personal care.

List of all Programs and Services ​​

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​​​Find out about the different programs and services offered through DHCS for individuals and stakeholders. Find out how a physician can enroll you in Medi-Cal, how to receive free health screenings, and family planning services. Get help for children in foster care, children with special medical conditions and seniors needing personal care.

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This website outlines different laws and other guidance to help support parents of students with disabilities.

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Overview

Legislation, regulations, guidance, and other policy documents can be found here for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), and other topics.

Please note that in the U.S., the federal role in education is limited. Because of the Tenth Amendment, most education policy is decided at the state and local levels. So, if you have a question about a policy or issue, you may want to check with the relevant organization in your state or school district.

Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended

FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)

IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)

WIOA (Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act)

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended through P.L. 114-95

Regulations and Rulemaking

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This government department is a person-centered service system made up of a network of community agencies that provide high quality, outcome-based and equitable services.

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CA Department of Developmental Services - Agency through which the State of California provides services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities.

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Vision:

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities experience respect for their culture and language preferences, their choices, beliefs, values, needs, and goals, from a person-centered service system made up of a network of community agencies that provide high quality, outcome-based and equitable services.

Visión:

Las personas con discapacidades intelectuales y del desarrollo serán respetadas por sus preferencias culturales y lingüísticas, sus decisiones, creencias, valores, necesidades y metas, apoyados por un sistema de servicios centrado en las personas formado por una red de agencias comunitarias que brindan servicios de alta calidad con resultados y servicios equitativos.

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State of California & Department of Developmental Services

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CA Council on Developmental Disabilities

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CA Council on Developmental Disabilities

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This California Council ensures that people with developmental disabilities and their families receive the services and supports they need.

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SCDD | State Council on Developmental Disabilities

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This organizations assists older adults, people with disabilities and families to maximize self-sufficiency, safety, health and independence.

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Mission Statement

We assist older adults, people with disabilities and families to maximize self-sufficiency, safety, health and independence. We serve with compassion and respect for the dignity and self-determination of all adults and families.

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Mission Statement We assist older adults, people with disabilities and families to maximize self-sufficiency, safety, health and independence. We serve with compassion and respect for the dignity and self-determination of all adults and families.

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This organization works to enhance the individual's independence and maximize the quality of life.

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Service Categories

At Dungarvin, we are committed to our mission of "Respecting and Responding to the Choices of People in Need of Supports". Because each individual we support is unique, we strive to provide services that are tailored to each person's own hopes, dreams, goals and needs. Many people need some assistance to live full and productive lives. Even when the person lives with family members, there can be a need for additional support, such as taking the person out into the community or providing assistance with daily personal and household tasks. Dungarvin is a company that specializes in these types of support services.

Choose a core service from the left to learn more about the type of support services that Dungarvin offers.

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Disability Benefits 101 gives you tools and information on employment, health coverage, and benefits.

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Disability Benefits 101 gives you tools and information on employment, health coverage, and benefits. You can plan ahead and learn how work and benefits go together.

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This group based in California focuses on protecting and advancing the rights of individuals with disabilities across California for more than 40 years.

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DRC is a nonprofit agency. We are the largest disability rights group in the nation. Federal law established us to protect and advocate for the rights of people with disabilities. We are the protection and advocacy agency for California.

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This organization puts on sporting events, games and competitions, inclusive health seminars, leadership workshops and more to help support those with disabilities.

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In every corner of the earth, Special Olympics is changing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. These stories come from all around the world

50 Game Changers ESPN and Special Olympics have teamed up on a year-long storytelling initiative telling the stories of game changers and game changing moments toward inclusion. Check back each week for a new story of inclusion.

Stories of Inclusion Special Olympics and over 5 Million of our athletes are leading the charge for full inclusion of people with Intellectual Disabilities (ID). The movement is rooted in the spirit of our founder, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who took a rebellious stand against the injustices faced by people with Intellectual Disabilities in 1968. Today, the fight for inclusion is more relevant than ever. People of all ages, races, genders, cultures, backgrounds, and abilities continue to face discrimination, ignorance, and disparagement. Just as Eunice Kennedy Shriver did 50 years ago, Special Olympics is setting a stake in the ground to create change and, this time, our athletes are leading the way.

Stay In Touch

See inspiring stories, photos and videos in our Special Olympics monthly newsletter.

Make a Difference

Please donate and help us get one more athlete onto the playing field.

About Us

Through the power of sports, people with intellectual disabilities discover new strengths and abilities, skills and success. Our athletes inspire people in their communities and elsewhere to open their hearts to a wider world of human talents and potential.

The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.

From a backyard summer camp for people with intellectual disabilities to a global movement, Special Olympics has been changing lives and attitudes since 1968.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of Special Olympics, was a pioneer in the worldwide struggle for rights and acceptance for people with intellectual disabilities.

Leadership Teams Special Olympics is led by a senior management team with broad corporate and nonprofit experience. Seven regional offices around the world are headed up by managing directors who support the ongoing growth and development of programs in their regions. In addition, Special Olympics has a Global Athlete Leadership Council which features an Athlete Leader from each of the seven regions and provides feedback, guidance, and ideas to the Special Olympics International Board of Directors and Leadership Team.

About Intellectual Disabilities Children and adults with intellectual disabilities inspire us every day at Special Olympics events around the world. But what are intellectual disabilities?

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The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

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If you have behavioral, emotional or mental health concerns that effect every aspect of your life, Amen Clinics can help find a solution that works for your unique situation.

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Amen Clinics can help whether you have behavioral, emotional or mental concerns that affect every aspect of your life. Learn more.

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This group provides in-home respite care for people with developmental disabilities that have been found eligible for Regional Center Services or other funding sources.

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This group provides counseling services and their team members work with you to create an individualized plan and connect you to other tools and services.

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Developmental Disabilities Services in the Bay Area | La Familia

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We work with families to provide bilingual and culturally sensitive developmental disabilities services that can make their lives easier.