North Region SELPA

• Center for Parent Information and Resources (CPIR) -- a collection of resources related to children with disabilities.
• Ed100 is a free, online course that prepares you to make a difference in your school or school district. Each lesson takes about 5 minutes, in English or in Spanish. There are lessons specific for children with learning differences.
• Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) -- legal advocacy, training, education, public policy and legislative development for people with disabilities.

• The EDGE is a publication of the California Department of Education's Special Education Division that informs parents, educators, and other service providers about special education topics, focusing on research-based practices, legislation, technical support, and current resources.  Published three times yearly.
• Families whose infants or toddlers have a developmental delay or disability or an established risk condition with a high probability of resulting in a delay may be eligible to receive an "Early Start" in California. Teams of service coordinators, healthcare providers, early intervention specialists, therapists, and parent resource specialists evaluate and assess infants or toddlers and provide appropriate early intervention and family support services for young children from birth to three years of age.
• California Autism Professional Training and Information Network Tools and resources for Families and Family Support Personnel
• California Parent Organizations: The California Department of Education (CDE), Special Education Division, works closely with federal- and-state-funded parent organizations to increase parent participation and collaboration between parents and educators to improve the educational system.
• California Dyslexia Initiative (CDI)

• Parents Helping Parents (PHP) provides services that are family-centered, i.e. focused on the family as the unit of support, not just the child.
• While San Francisco's Support for Families of Children with Disabilities offers information, education, and parent-to-parent support free of charge to families of and professionals who work with children with any kind of disability or special healthcare need living in San Francisco, you can learn about events and information that are also open to families living in other parts of the Bay Area.

Regional Center of the East Bay (RCEB) is a private, non-profit corporation providing services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities under contract with the California Department of Developmental Services.

• Access resources and support to families of children with disabilities specifically living in Alameda County through the Family Resource Navigators of Alameda County.
• Help Me Grow Alameda County is a system that collaborates with agencies, families, and providers across the county to help ensure children ages birth-5 years reach their optimal development. Click here for a resource directory and a calendar of events for families and children.
• The Developmental Disabilities Planning and Advisory Council advocates for the right of people with developmental disabilities to be assisted in the fullest development of their mental, physical and spiritual potentials, and the right to community living in the least restrictive environment.
• Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF) Upcoming Events
• Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF) Special EDition Newsletters