Community Based Organizations

San Francisco

Special Education Glossary & Community Resources

The linked folder contains a glossary of helpful terms in Special Education, as well as a list of city, state, nonprofit, and community organizations with resources and services to promote inclusion in our community and serve children and adults with disabilities. Translations provided in Chinese, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.

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Community Based Organizations

The organizations listed here provide support, advocacy and training to families of students with disabilities

Support for Families of Children with Disabilities

The purpose of Support for Families is to ensure that families of children with any kind of disability or special health care need, and the providers who serve them, have the knowledge and support to make informed choices to enhance children's development
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Golden Gate Regional Center

Golden Gate Regional Center provides services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities in Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo counties
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SF Dept of Disability and Aging

San Francisco’s Department of Disability and Aging Services (DAS) and our community partners collaborate to help older adults and adults with disabilities have access to food, home care, social engagement and other essential support in response to COVID19
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Family Voices of California

Family Voices is a national family-led organization of families and friends of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) and disabilities.
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Children's Health Council

Education and mental health resources for children, teens and young adults
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California School for the Deaf

California School for the Deaf in Fremont provides workshops to families with Deaf and Hard of Hearing children.
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SF Public Library: FOG Readers Program

FOG (Free Orton-Gillingham) Readers is a new program provided by San Francisco Public Library to help struggling readers in grades 1-4.
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AASCEND

Unites adults of all ages on the autism spectrum, their families and friends, academics and professionals in the autism field unite as a community in AASCEND. Our members sit down at the table as peers to support one another and work together to achieve A
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Tourette Association of America

Provides help and hope to those affected by Tourette Syndrome, Tic Disorders and associated conditions through awareness, research, and support
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Useful Special Education Websites

This page was last updated on January 8, 2024