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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

Hear from one of our Parent Mentors

Upcoming Events

Find an online workshop or view a recording

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
Join Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan on October 19 to learn how epilepsy may impact students in the classroom, explore strategies for partnering with schools, and discover ways to support both educational success and mental health. We'll discuss accommodations, communication with school teams, and practical approaches to creating a safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environment for students with epilepsy.Register for Epilepsy at School: Advocacy, Learning, and Mental Health at tinyurl.com/mshkyhh9 ...

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17 hours ago

Michigan Alliance for Families
Has the new school year brought up questions about your child's special education supports and services? Join us next Thursday October 1 at 6:30PM for IEP: A Closer Look. This online workshop for parents and caregivers takes a deeper dive into the key parts of the Individualized Education Program.Get a better understanding of their IEP by taking a closer look at the core areas and how they build on each other. Learn to use the IEP process to address your concerns. If you can't join us in October, this webinar is offered once a month this 26/27 school year, scheduled at different times of day to meet the needs of parents.🖨️Share-able, print-friendly flyer available here: tinyurl.com/IEPCloserLook🖥️Register here: www.michiganallianceforfamilies.org/upcoming-events/🎃Thursday October 1 at 6:30PMtinyurl.com/5n8s8bw3🦃Friday November 13 at 10AMtinyurl.com/4avrwr6z🌲Tuesday December 15 at 12PMtinyurl.com/2j7pmuuu❄️Friday January 15 at 10AMtinyurl.com/yrdzytzu💗Thursday February 18 at 7PMtinyurl.com/mtvdxn7u🪁Tuesday March 16 at 12PMtinyurl.com/33uybs8s🌦️Monday April 12 at 12PMtinyurl.com/yrxypwnc🌼Wednesday May 12 at 10AMtinyurl.com/4pt9vh2t ...

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In June, the State Board of Education formed the bipartisan Special Education Committee to identify strategies and best practices that support student success, strengthen partnerships with districts and families, and help ensure students with disabilities receive the services, supports and opportunities they deserve. Students, families, educators, advocates, school districts, service providers and community stakeholders from are invited to fill out the Michigan State Board of Education Special Education Committee Engagement Opportunities form.The form provides an opportunity to share what they want the committee to know, indicate how they would like to participate and sign up to receive information about committee meetings, listening sessions, district visits and other opportunities to engage.🔗Complete the form by October 16 tinyurl.com/SBOEcommittee ...

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2 days ago

Michigan Alliance for Families
Throughout the year, get to know our team members who use their lived experience navigating special education to support families across Michigan every day as we celebrate twenty years of special education mentoring. Say hello to Emily Lessnau, our Parent Mentor in Northern Oakland and Macomb Counties. Emily brings a bubbly personality filled with warmth, compassion, and positive energy to everything she does at Michigan Alliance for Families. She is highly organized, dependable, and a strong team player. Emily is eager to learn, unafraid to ask questions, and committed to staying informed so she can provide accurate and empowering guidance to parents. Emily strives to reduce the confusion, isolation, fear families experience and to offer the support she once wished she had herself. #maf20years ...

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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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