We ended the chapter 7 lesson discussing what we think could be done to make effective policy changes for families raising children with disabilities.

Policy changes are good but so are the programs that serve these children and their families. For your assignment this week, I want you to find a program that aims to serve the needs of these families.

The goal of this assignment is to tap into your resourcefulness in researching and finding programming that might be needed by a family you work with.

At some point you may need to help a family find a program that educates or helps support them with raising a child with special needs. Ideally, I would like for you to research a program that interests you.

Report back here with the following information:

1. Program name:

2. Program location:

3. What population do they serve? (ie: children with autism, children who are hearing impaired)

4. What do they provide to children or families (how do they deliver the service, ie: camps, therapy, respite care)?

5. How do families get the services offered by the program? (ie: how do they sign up?)