Information for Parents on Rights and Safeguards Under Part C of IDEA: Examples of on-line materials from various states

These are examples from various states and may not be inclusive. If your state has similar resources, please contact Joicey Hurth (joicey_hurth@unc.edu) to add your URL to our list.

Alaska

• Child & Family Rights Brochure (PDF: 77kb) - October 2001
  A booklet describing rights given to children and families under Alaska State law
• Family Rights Statement (PDF: 106kb) - March 2002
  State statute, regulations and federal law set requirements for the identification of eligible children, service delivery, quality assurance, and the confidentiality of all records, data and identifying information received by DHSS and your family's local EI/ILP. The information in this PDF is a brief explanation of your protections according to state and federal laws.

Arizona

• Procedural Safeguards for Families
• Procedural Safeguards Rights

California

• Parents' Rights Information
• Brochures
  Provide an Introduction to the Early Start Program and Parents' Rights. The parents' rights brochures are available in English, Spanish, Chinese and Vietnamese.

Connecticut

• Birth to Three System
  This website provides a good overall orientation to the EI system.
• Especially for Families: Parental Rights
  Mediation brochures are available in English and Spanish, but some information specific to CT is included. Staying In Charge brochures in 7 languages describe federal regulations on rights and safeguards under Part C. Languages include: English, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, French, Haitian Creole and Vietnamese.

Georgia

• Notice of Infant/Toddler and Family Rights Under BABIES CAN'T WAIT - Revised June 2004
  Approved by OSEP as meeting the requirements of the law.

Iowa

• Early Access Procedural Safeguards Manual for Parents (PDF: 301kb) - May 2006

Maryland

• Welcome and Overview to Infant and Toddler program
• Infants & Toddlers - Preschool Brochures
• Parents Rights and Responsibilities in the Early Intervention System (PDF: 168kb) - March 2004
• Mediation in the Early Intervention System (PDF: 87kb) - March 2004
• Impartial Complaint Resolution Procedures in the Early Intervention System (PDF: 75kb) - March 2004

Missouri

• Practice Manual: Procedural Safeguards/Parental Rights (PDF: 67kb) - March 2003
• Parental Rights Brochure (PDF: 36kb) March 2005

Nevada

• Parent Handbook (PDF: 579kb) - April 2005

New Jersey

• Procedural Safeguards Guidelines (PDF: 294kb) - April 2003
• Family Rights (PDF: 363kb) - June 2003

New York

• A Parent's Guide For Children With Special Needs - Birth to Age Three
  Includes rights and safeguards

Rhode Island

• EI Family Rights and Responsibilities (PDF: 347kb) - December 2005

Texas

• ECI Handbooks
  Available in English, Spanish and Vietnamese. These booklets guide families through the steps to early childhood intervention services and inform them about their rights.

Virginia

• Notice of Child and Family Rights in the Infant and Toddler Connection of Part C Early Intervention System
  Documents on family rights in English and Spanish are available on the Information for Families page, which includes a variety of parent-friendly information resources on VA's Infants and Toddlers Connection.

Washington

• Parent Rights Brochure (PDF: 378kb) - Amended in 1998
  This document was developed to provide parents with an overview of their rights and procedural safeguards under IDEA, Part C. The brochure is available through the local public awareness contact and is handed out as a summary when FRCs and service providers verbally explain parent rights to a parent/family in Washington State. These materials are available in PDF format * in English, Cambodian, Chinese, Korean, Lao, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese.
• A Family's Guide to Early Intervention in Washington State (PDF: 936kb) - Amended in 1998
  This booklet was developed to provide parents and families with a more in-depth description of early intervention services and their rights under IDEA, Part C. These materials are available in PDF format * in English, Cambodian, Chinese, Korean, Lao, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese.
• The Mediation Brochure (PDF: 247kb) - n.d.
  This brochure explains the who, what, where, when and why process of mediation services available in the state. When parents and providers of early intervention services disgree about any matter relating to the identification, evaluation, or provision of services for an infant or toddler (birth to three) mediation is offered as an option for families under IDEA, Part C. English, Spanish, Cambodian, Chinese, Korean, Lao, Russian, Vietnamese.

Wisconsin

• Families are the Foundation of Wisconsin's Birth to 3 Program: A guide for families on Wisconsin's early intervention program
  Includes rights and safeguards