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General Information
Services and Referrals through School District
Arizona, as well as other states, provides special education and related services, at no cost to the parent, designed to meet the needs of children with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) and/or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
If you suspect that your child has a developmental concern (especially a toddler or preschooler birth to 6 years of age), consider doing the following:
| contact your pediatrician |
| contact your local school to initiate a Child Find Referral Form |
| Inquire about AzEIP (kids birth-3 years) |
| Inquire about developmental preschool screenings & developmental preschools |
| Inquire about state/federal financial aide (DDD/ALTCS)...see below |
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Inquire about Head Start (federally funded program for lower income families, primarily 4 year olds) headstart@ce.dvusd.org (email) http://www.headstartinfo.org or www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/hsb/index.htm |
Deer Valley Unified School District (DVUSD) #602-467-6130 http://www.dvusd.org Search for keywords as "Child Find, screenings, exceptional students"
The Arizona Department of Education (locate your school for screening and program information) #602-364-4015 http://www.ade.state.az.us/
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Does your child qualify for the 504 Plan?
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State & Federal Financial Aide
Arizona Early Intervention Program (AzEIP) provides free evaluations for children (birth - 3 years) if there are concerns about development. If your child is determined to be "at risk" or has "1 of 4 formal diagnosis" your child will be referred to DDD (below).
Initiate an online referral or call/ visit website:
#602-532-9960 www.de.state.az.us/azeip
Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) state funded services
( birth-3 years) should have received a referral from AzEIP
(age 3 & older) parents will have to provide their own screenings (from school or privately) to determine if child is eligible for services
Initiate an online referral or call/visit website
#602-277-8784 www.de.state.az.us/ddd
(look under eligibility & making a referral.)
You may also want to read their Navigating the System. This is an excellent guidebook explaining systems & processes & where to go for more information regarding special services !!!
DDD will then refer your child to Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS) to see if eligible for Federal assistance through Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS). For children under the age of 18, long term care is not based on parents income!
#602-417-7000 (Phoenix) ALTCS
#1-800-962-6690 (Statewide) ALTCS
#602-417-4000 AHCCCS
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It is helpful to be approved by both DDD & ALTCS ....make sure to apply to both agencies!!!____________________________________________________
The application process may be overwhelming because of all the paperwork involved. Contact me, and I will be more than happy to guide you through the process. There are many tips that I can share with you...be sure to visit this page on my website.
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Arthritis
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is present in our own community!
