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    Michigan Alliance for Families:

    Your free guide to special education.

    Michigan Alliance for Families provides information, support, and education for families who have children and young adults (birth to 26 years of age) who receive (or may be eligible to receive) special education services. This website can help you with finding information on special education issues as well as disability specific information.

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Special Education Resources

Answers about your child's special education program

Disability Information

Information about your child's disability

Support

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Upcoming Events

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Need help navigating the special education system? Talk to a parent who's been there.

Connect directly with one of our local parent mentors to address your family's needs. Their perspective can not only help you navigate the system, but they can also help you be more involved in your child's education. All Michigan families are able to access an extensive collection of electronic or printed resources, informational support and referrals to local community resources. To get in touch with a Michigan Alliance for Families staff member, Contact Us.

 

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Michigan Alliance for Families
Wednesday August 13 at 12PMLiving Your Life with Your SPIN with Kara Clarke, Joyce Dearhamer and Stephanie NichollsYoung adults (and their loved ones) are invited to explore ways to share your strengths, preferences, interests, and needs (SPIN). Attendees will walk away with tools to communicate their SPIN at school and in life. 👉 𝗦 Strengths: What you are good at👉 𝗣 Preferences: What you like👉 𝗜 Interests: How you spend your free time👉 𝗡 Needs: What supports allow you to be successfulOur Return to School Webinars are offered on 4 Wednesdays at noon. Join our Regional Parent Mentors for information and resources to help families with an IEP or IFSP start the school year right!One registration allows you to attend all the webinars in the series. Register at tinyurl.com/rtsw2025📅 July 30 – Picture This! Developing Your Student Snapshot📅 August 6 – Start Strong! Be IEP Ready for Back to School📅 August 13- Living Your Life with Your SPIN! (for teens and young adults!)📅 August 20 – Setting Up Your Household for SuccessFull details at www.michiganallianceforfamilies.org/rts-2025/ ... See MoreSee Less

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Parents, start this school year strong, informed, and ready to advocate! Check out these resources that can empower you to confidently review and understand your child or teen's IEP. Start now to make this year a success from the jump. You can find these questions and more resources shared during last week's Return to School webinar on being IEP ready for back to school.📄 Questions can help you to look critically at your child’s IEP. www.michiganallianceforfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Reviewing-the-IEP-Tools-Handout-En...📄 Las siguientes preguntas pueden ayudarle a analizar críticamente el IEP de su hijo. www.michiganallianceforfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Reviewing-the-IEP-Tools-Handout-Sp...💻 Start Strong! Be IEP Ready webinar recording youtu.be/Ixzow9zUAPI💻 Prepárate con el IEP y arranca el regreso a clases con fuerza video youtu.be/TmU8_CRsdPE ... See MoreSee Less

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4 days ago

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🆕📰Hot off the presses! Brand new news! 📰🆕We're excited to release our full calendar of statewide virtual learning opportunities for the 2025-2026 schoolyear. We are offering several new special education workshop topics this year, along with "IEP: A Closer Look" every month.Mark your calendars, get registered, we can't wait to learn with you!Find the full list here:www.michiganallianceforfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/25-26-MAF-Calendar.pdfRegistration for these virtual learning opportunities is open now at: www.michiganallianceforfamilies.org/upcoming-events/Watch the video announcement here youtube.com/shorts/ehuHF2TqPSg Michigan Alliance for Families provides free workshops for families of children with disabilities and those who support them. Know someone who could use this information? Please share!#michiganallianceforfamilies ... See MoreSee Less

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🥁 Drumroll please 🥁Michigan Alliance for Families provides free workshops for families of children with disabilities and those who support them. We're excited to release our full calendar of statewide virtual learning opportunities for the 2025-2026 schoolyear. We are offering several new special education workshop topics this year, along with "IEP: A Closer Look" every month.Mark your calendars, get registered, we can't wait to learn with you!Find the full list here: www.michiganallianceforfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/25-26-MAF-Calendar.pdfRegistration for these virtual learning opportunities is open now at: www.michiganallianceforfamilies.org/upcoming-events/ ... See MoreSee Less

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¿Se perdió el seminario web de la semana pasada sobre el regreso a clases con estrategias para revisar el IEP antes de que comience la escuela? La grabación en español ya está disponible en youtu.be/TmU8_CRsdPE youtu.be/TmU8_CRsdPE ... See MoreSee Less

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Funding Statement

Michigan Alliance for Families is a Michigan Department of Education IDEA Grant Funded Initiative. Michigan Alliance for Families is our state's federally funded Parent Training and Information Center. The contents of this website were developed under a grant from the US Department of Education, H328M200015. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the US Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. Project Officer, Anna Macedonia.

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