Toys R Us Toy Guide

This guide has different toys that are more useful for special needs children.  There are toys for the development of skills: auditory, creativity, fine motor, gross motor, language, self-esteem, social skills, tactile, thinking, and visual.  This complimentary, one-of-a-kind resource speaks to a child’s individual needs and offers qualified toys recommendations based on research from the…

Career Readiness Certificate in Tennessee (CRC)

Career readiness Certificates are the key to attracting employers who are looking for specific skills when hiring.  Give yourself an edge over other applicants and improve your opportunities. Job skills are assessed in three areas:  Applied Math, Reading for Informtion,   Read more…

Tennessee Disability Coalition

The Tennessee Disability Coalition is an alliance of organizations and individuals joined to promote the full and equal participation of people with disabilities in all aspects of life. The Coalition and its member organizations represent Tennesseans of every age, economic background, political persuasion and disability. Some are disability-specific groups like the Autism Society of Middle…

Vanderbilt University Supporting Families with Disabilities

Vanderbilt University helps families with disabilities and children with siblings with disabilities.  They provide information on positive aspects, challenging aspects, questions about the child with a disability, questions about one’s parents, read more…

ARCC–Applied Resources of Chattooga County

Mission Statement: The Arc of Chattooga County promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion and participation into the community throughout their lifetimes What began as a grassroots effort of family and friends of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, The Arc of Chattooga…

North Georgia Healthcare Center

Senior Zone is a program designed to enrich the lives of adults age 50 and over through activities and social interaction, as well as educational opportunities in the areas of health, nutrition, fitness and other topics geared toward senior adults. There is an annual membership.  At NGHCC we believe there is a formula for “aging” well. …

Vista Points

Welcome to Vista Points,  Inc., a non-profit resource center dedicated to raising awareness about Special Needs Trusts. Vista Points provides trustee services for three types of Special Needs Trusts: first party or self-settled trusts, third party trusts and pooled trusts. Through community outreach activities and educational programs, Vista Points promotes the advantages of Special Needs…

Parent and Family engagement

Parent and Family Engagement is an ongoing process that increases active participation , communication, and collaboration between parents, schools, and communities with the goal of educating the whole child to ensure student achievement and success.  This is through Title 1 to enable all children to stay in school without having many absences.   Read more…

Project Search

The Project SEARCH High School Transition Program is a unique, business led, one year school-to-work program that takes place entirely at the workplace. Total workplace immersion facilitates a seamless combination of classroom instruction, career exploration, and hands-on training through worksite rotations.  The goal for each student participant is competitive employment.  Read more…

Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency

VR operates five integrated and interdependent statutory programs that share a primary goal–to help people with disabilities to become fully productive members of society by achieving independence and meaningful employment.    If eligible, VR could work for you–discuss the imact of your disability on your ability to work, develop a work plan, outlining responsibilities and services…