Resources for Inclusion in the Classroom:
We didn’t all cover over on the same ship, but we’re all in the same
boat. —Barnard Baruch
Integrating support personnel:
Therapist- speech, occupational, behavior, animal assisted, etc for being able to help
them get better over time. The school district, pediatric centers, and other types of
schools could provide these, but there are instances they are not.
Financial Support:
-Contact the school PTA asking for a donation in helping with the program.
-Raise awareness and have a fundraiser within the school.
-Ask for donations
-Money from the state
-Look into people with money to donate
--Depending on what reasons the finances need to be raised like budget cuts,
economy, more children enrolling, and other things are things schools need to
incorporate when deciding how to find financial support.
Help for the classroom/schools in the district:
The state of Arkansas has a ton of state organizations: These help children and can
help teachers see where the student is emotionally, mentally, and physically. They
all have different areas of needs that can be met when using them. There are 49 are
listed:
ADA Center
Assistive Technology
1 – State Agencies
1 – State Agencies
State: Arkansas
State: Arkansas
DBTAC – Southwest ADA Center
Arkansas Increasing Capabiliti
Independent Living Research Utilization
Network
2323 S. Shepard Boulevard, Suite 1000
26 Corporate Hill Drive
Houston , TX , 77019
Little Rock , AR , 72205
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
(800) 828-2799 (in AR)
(713) 520-0232 (V/TTY)
(501) 666-8868 (V/TTY)
dlrp@ilru.org
http://www.arkansas-ICAN.org
http://www.dlrp.org
Blind/ Visual Impairments/ Deaf-Blind
Blind/Visual Impairments
1 – State Agencies
1 – State Agencies
State: Arkansas
State: Arkansas
Educational Services for the Visually
Department of Health and Hum
Impaired
Division of Services for the Bli
Arkansas Department of Education
700 Main Street, S101
2402 Wildwood Avenue, Suite 112
P.O. Box 3237
Sherwood , AR , 72120
Little Rock , AR , 72203
(501) 835-5448
(800) 960-9270
angylnf@esvi.org
(501) 682-5463
http://www.esvi.org
(501) 682-0093 (TTY)
http://www.state.ar.us/dhs/dsb
CHIP Program
D D Council
1 – State Agencies
1 – State Agencies
State: Arkansas
State: Arkansas
(health care for low-income uninsured
Governor’s Developmental Dis
children)
Council
ARKids
Freeway Medical Tower
Division of Medical Services
5800 W. 10th, Suite 805
Arkansas Department of Human Services
Little Rock , AR , 72204
P.O. Box 1437, Slot 295
(501) 661-2589
Little Rock , AR , 72203-1437
Regina.L.Wilson@arkansas.gov
(888) 474-8275
http://www.ddcouncil.org
http://www.arkidsfirst.com/home.htm
Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Developmental Disabilities
1 – State Agencies
1 – State Agencies
State: Arkansas
State: Arkansas
Deaf ACCESS
Division of Developmental Dis
Arkansas Rehabilitation Services
Services
#26 Corporate Hill Drive
Department of Human Service
Little Rock , AR , 72205
P.O. Box 1437, Slot N501
(501) 686-9680
7th and Main Streets, 5th Floo
(501) 686-9836 (TTY)
Little Rock , AR , 72203-1437
http://www.arsinfo.org/deafaccess.html
(501) 682-8665
(501) 682-1332 (TTY)
charlie.green@arkansas.gov
http://www.arkansas.gov/dhhs/d
Early Intervention
Mediation
1 – State Agencies
1 – State Agencies
State: Arkansas
State: Arkansas
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Dispute Resolution Section of
Services
Education Unit
Department of Health & Human Services
1401 W. Capitol Avenue, Suite
P.O. Box 1437, Donaghey Plaza, North-5th
Little Rock , AR , 72201
Floor, Slot N504
(501) 682-4221
Little Rock , AR , 72203-1437
http://arksped.k12.ar.us
(800) 643-8258
(501) 682-8668
mike.mcmillan@arkansas.gov
http://www.arkansas.gov
Mental Health
Mental Health – Youth
1 – State Agencies
1 – State Agencies
State: Arkansas
State: Arkansas
Division of Behavioral Health Services
Children’s Services
4313 W. Markham Street
Division of Behavioral Health S
Little Rock , AR , 72205
4313 W. Markham Street
(501) 686-9164
Little Rock , AR , 72205
jay.bradford@arkansas.gov
(501) 686-9489
http://www.arkansas.gov/dhhs/dmhs
anne.wells@arkansas.gov
http://www.state.ar.us/dhs/dmhs
Preschool, Disabilities
Protection & Advocacy
1 – State Agencies
1 – State Agencies
State: Arkansas
State: Arkansas
Preschool Programs, Special Education Unit
Disability Rights Center
Arkansas Department of Education
1100 N. University, Suite 201
1401 W. Capitol, Suite 450
Little Rock , AR , 72207
Little Rock , AR , 72201-2936
(800) 482-1174 (V/TTY)
(501) 682-4225
(501) 296-1775 (V/TTY)
sandra.reifeiss@arkansas.gov
panda@arkdisabilityrights.org
http://arksped.k12.ar.us
http://www.arkdisabilityrights.org
Relay Services
Special Education
1 – State Agencies
1 – State Agencies
State: Arkansas
State: Arkansas
(800) 285-1121 (V)
Arkansas Department of Educa
(800) 285-1131 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
1401 W. Capitol, Suite 450
(866) 565-9823 (Speech to Speech)
Little Rock , AR , 72201
(501) 682-4221
marcia.harding@arkansas.gov
http://arksped.k12.ar.us
Special Format Library
Special Health Care Needs
1 – State Agencies
1 – State Agencies
State: Arkansas
State: Arkansas
Library for the Blind and Physically
DDS Children’s Services
Handicapped
Department of Human Service
900 West Capitol Ave, Suite 100
P.O. Box 1437, Slot S380
Little Rock , AR , 72201-3108
Little Rock , AR , 72203-1437
(866) 660-0885 (in AR)
(800) 482-5850, ext. 22277 (in A
(501) 682-1155
(501) 682-2277
(501) 682-1002 (TTY)
http://www.arkansas.gov/dhs/ddd
nlsbooks@Library.Arkansas.gov
http://www.library.arkansas.gov/libraryForTheBlin
d/Pages/default.aspx
State Web Site
Transition Services
1 – State Agencies
1 – State Agencies
State: Arkansas
State: Arkansas
Connect with your state’s official website to
Arkansas Department of Educa
find all manner of state agencies and
Special Education
information, including how to contact your
2402 Wildwood Avenue, Suite
governor and/or your representatives in the
Sherwood , AR , 72120
Senate and House:
(501) 835-3330
http://www.alaska.gov/
bonnie.boaz@arkansas.gov
http://www.highschoolmatters.co
UCEDD
Vocational Education, Disabilit
1 – State Agencies
1 – State Agencies
State: Arkansas
State: Arkansas
Partners for Inclusive Communities
Office of Support for Special P
2001 Pershing Circle, Suite 300
Arkansas Department of Work
North Little Rock , AR , 72114-1841
#3 Capitol Mall
(800) 342-2923
Little Rock , AR , 72201-1083
(501) 682-9900
(501) 682-1535
deereglend@uams.edu
marylene.tate@arkansas.gov
http://www.uams.edu/UAP/
http://dwe.arkansas.gov
Vocational Rehabilitation
Attention Deficit Disorder
1 – State Agencies
2 – Disability-Specific Organizatio
State: Arkansas
State: Arkansas
Arkansas Rehabilitation Services
To identify an ADD group in yo
Department of Workforce Education
locality, contact one of the foll
1616 Brookwood Drive
P.O. Box 3781
Children and Adults with Atten
Little Rock , AR , 72203-3781
Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
(501) 296-1616
(CHADD)
8181 Professional P
robert.trevino@arkansas.gov
150
Landover , MD , 20785
http://www.arsinfo.org
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to req
packet)
(301) 306-7070
http://www.chadd.org
Attention Deficit Disorder
Autism
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
2 – Disability-Specific Organizatio
State: Arkansas
State: Arkansas
Attention Deficit Disorders Association –
To identify an autism group in
Southern Region
contact:
12345 Jones Road, Suite 287-7
Autism Society of America
Houston , TX , 77070
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite
(281) 897-0982
Bethesda , MD , 20814-3067
addaoffice@pda.net
(800) 328-8476
http://www.adda-sr.org
(301) 657-0881
http://www.autism-society.org
Blind/Visual Impairments
Brain Injury
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
2 – Disability-Specific Organizatio
State: Arkansas
State: Arkansas
American Foundation for the Blind
Brain Injury Association of Ark
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
P. O. Box 26236
New York , NY , 10001
Little Rock , AR , 72221-6236
(800) 232-5463
(800) 235-2443 (in AR)
(212) 502-7600
(501) 374-3585
afbinfo@afb.net
info@brainassociation.org
http://www.afb.org
http://www.brainassociation.org
Cerebral Palsy
Deaf-Blind
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
2 – Disability-Specific Organizatio
State: Arkansas
State: Arkansas
UCP of Arkansas
Arkansas Project for Children
9720 N. Rodney Parham Road
Blindness
Little Rock , AR , 72227
1401 W. Capitol, Suite 450
(800) 228-6174
Little Rock , AR , 72201-2936
(501) 224-6067
(501) 682-4222 (V/TTY)
info@ucpcark.org
http://arksped.k12.ar.us
http://www.ucpcark.org
Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Intellectual & Developmental D
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
2 – Disability-Specific Organizatio
State: Arkansas
State: Arkansas
Arkansas Association for Hearing Impaired
The Arc of Arkansas
Children
2004 S. Main Street
P.O. Box 2007
Little Rock , AR , 72206-1597
Benton , AR , 72018-2007
(501) 375-7770
aahic@aristotle.net
shitt@arcark.org
http://aahic.org
http://www.arcark.org
Learning Disabilities
Mental Health
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
2 – Disability-Specific Organizatio
State: Arkansas
State: Arkansas
Learning Disabilities Association of Arkansas
Mental Health America in Nort
7509 Cantrell Road, Suite 103C
Arkansas
Little Rock , AR , 72207
P.O. Box 4714
(501) 666-8777
Fayetteville , AR , 72702
ldaa@sbcglobal.net
(479) 571-3024
http://www.ldaarkansas.org
marymartin7@gmail.com
http://www.mhanwa.org
Mental Health
Mental Health
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
2 – Disability-Specific Organizatio
State: Arkansas
State: Arkansas
NAMI Arkansas
Arkansas Family and Youth As
712 W. 3rd Street, Suite 200
Network (FYAN)
Little Rock , AR , 72201
2001 Pershing Circle, Suite 30
(800) 844-0381
North Little Rock , AR , 72114
(501) 661-1548
(800) 342-2923
nami-ar@nami.org
(501) 682-9900
http://ar.nami.org/
http://www.arfyan.org
Special Health Care Needs
Tourette Syndrome
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
2 – Disability-Specific Organizatio
State: Arkansas
State: Arkansas
Family Voices of Arkansas, Region 6
Tourette Syndrome Associatio
110 Louise Street
Regional Office
N. Little Rock , AR , 72118
(Serving Alabama, Arkansas, K
(501) 753-3163
Louisiana, Mississippi, North C
refarley@juno.com
Tennessee and West Virginia)
http://www.familyvoices.org
423 Summertrees Drive
Auburn , AL , 36832
(334) 502-0055
tsamidsouth@bellsouth.net
http://tsa-
usa.org/TSANatlLocal/Chapters/M
Community Parent Resource Center
Parent Teacher Association (P
3 – Organizations for Parents
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Arkansas
State: Arkansas
Northwest Arkansas Community Parent
Arkansas Congress of Parents
Center
P.O. Box 1015
6836 Isaac’s Orchard Rd
North Little Rock , AR , 72115
Springdale , AR , 72762
(501) 753-5247
(800) 748-9768
arpta_office@yahoo.com
(479) 927-4100
http://www.arkansaspta.org
cprc@supports.org
http://www.supports.org/cprc
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Parent Training and Informatio
3 – Organizations for Parents
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Arkansas
State: Arkansas
Arkansas Disability Coalition
Arkansas Disability
1123 S. University Avenue, Suite 225
Coalition1702 Stone Square Su
Little Rock , AR , 72204-1605
Jonesboro , AR , 72401
(800) 223-1330 (V/TTY)
(866) 691-2784
(501) 614-7020 (V/TTY)
(870) 336-2784
http://www.adcpti.org/pti.php
http://www.adcpti.org/pti.php
Partners in Policymaking
Independent Living
3 – Organizations for Parents
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Arkansas
State: Arkansas
Partners in Policymaking
To find the contact information
Arkansas Governor’s Developmental
Statewide
Disabilities Council
Independent Living Council (S
Freeway Medical Tower
state, contact:
5800 W. 10th Street, Suite 805
Independent Living Research U
Little Rock , AR , 72204
Project
(800) 285-1131 (TTY)
The Institute for Rehabilitation
(501) 280-4608
2323 South Sheppard, Suite 10
brenda.mercer@arkansas.gov
Houston , TX , 77019
http://www.ddcouncil.org
(713) 520-0232 (V);
(713) 520-5136 (TTY)
ilru@ilru.org
http://www.ilru.org
Independent Living
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Arkansas
State: Arkansas
To find the contact information for centers
PEACE – Parents Educating Ar
for
Children with Epilepsy
independent living (CILs) in your state,
P.O. Box 224
contact:
Vilonia , AR , 72173
National Council on Independent Living
(501) 852-8448 (work)
1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor
(501) 470-5185 (cell)
Washington , DC , 20036
TinaAlexander@peaceinark.com
(202) 207-0334 (V)
http://www.peaceinark.com
(202) 207-0340 (TTY)
ncil@ncil.org
http://www.ncil.org
Other
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Arkansas
State: Arkansas
Easter Seals Arkansas
DDS Children’s Services
3920 Woodland Heights Road
Title V, Children with Special H
Little Rock , AR , 72212
Needs
(501) 227-3600
Parent Advisory Council, Inc.
info@ar.easterseals.com
P.O. Box 1437, S380
http://ar.easterseals.com
Little Rock , AR , 72203-1437
(501) 682-1461
Refarley@juno.com