| Local and National Resources |
| 2-1-1 |
www.win211.org
Phone: 2-1-1
2-1-1 is a telephone number that connects people with important community services and volunteer opportunities. |
| The Arc of Snohomish County |
www.arcsno.org
Phone: 425-258-2459
Address: 2500 Hewitt Ave Suite 300, Everett, WA 98201
The Arc — Advocates for the Rights of Citizens with developmental disabilities — began in Snohomish County in 1943
with a group of parents interested in obtaining programs and services. The Arc programs are designed to foster
inclusion and self-advocacy among its members with developmental disabilities. |
| Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) |
www.cec.sped.org
Phone: 703-620-3660
TTY: 1-866-915-5000
Address: 1110 North Glebe Road, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22201
Council for Exceptional Children advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards, provides continual
professional development, advocates for newly and historically underserved individuals with exceptionalities,
and helps professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice. |
| National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) |
www.nichcy.org
Phone/TTY: 1-800-695-0285
Address: P.O. Box 1492, Washington, DC 20013
NICHCY serves as a central source of information on:
- disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, and youth,
- IDEA, which is the law authorizing special education,
- No Child Left Behind (as it relates to children with disabilities), and
- research-based information on effective educational practices.
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| National Organization on Disability (NOD) |
www.nod.org
Phone: 202-293-5960
TTY: 202-293-5968
Address: 910 Sixteenth Street, N.W., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20006
NOD's mission is to expand the participation and contribution of America’s 54 million men, women and children with
disabilities in all aspects of life. |
| Parent Advocacy Coalition for Education Rights (PACER) Center |
www.pacer.org
Phone: 952-838-9000
Address: 8161 Normandale Blvd, Bloomington, MN 55437
PACER is staffed primarily by parents of children with disabilities dedicated to educating
other parents and improving the lives of families and children. |
| Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages(TESOL) |
www.tesol.org
TESOL is an all-inclusive professional organization that brings together teachers and administrators at
all educational levels with an interest in teaching English to speakers of other languages (ESOL). |
| Washington Association for Bilingual Education (WABE) |
www.wabilingualed.org
WABE is an organization that serves as a resource for bilingual and ELL educators in the state of Washington. |
| Wrightslaw |
www.wrightslaw.com
Wrightslaw has information about special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities. |
| Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities |
www.yellowpagesforkids.com
On Yellow Pages for Kids, find educational consultants, psychologists, educational diagnosticians, health care providers, academic therapists,
tutors, speech language therapists, occupational therapists, coaches, advocates, and attorneys for children
with disabilities on the Yellow Pages for Kids for your state. You will also find special education schools, learning centers, treatment programs, parent groups, respite care,
community centers, grassroots organizations, and government programs for children with disabilities. |
