Dedication to Special Education is committed to sharing resources with our community. See our partners for parent education events and resources:

Getting Started

•  Meet other parents at our monthly events, hosted by DSE parent volunteers
• Playtime (children and siblings welcome)
• Join our parent support Facebook group
• View the Roadmap to Special Education in Marin
• Explore the Matrix Parent Network and Resource Center website: Empowering families of children with special needs to successfully understand and access the systems that serve them. (Support for Families is their San Francisco-based equivalent)
• Book an In-depth consultations with a Parent Navigator on navigating resources, requesting special education evaluations, IEPs, and more!
• Look at the “Get Resources” tab on their website for more specifics
• Lost in all the acronyms and new terms? Check out the Special Education Terms to Know website, hosted by Disability Rights of California
• Resource list compiled by Lifehouse

Marin Educational Resources

• Learn about inclusive education on our resource page
• Marin County Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA)

• Continuum of School Age Special Education Programs/Services

• Marin County Office of Education (MCOE)
• Parent Workshops by MCOE

• Technology Resource Center of Marin (TRC) – TRC’s mission is to inform, evaluate, provide, and maintain appropriate Assistive Technology and Augmentative Alternative Communication (AT/AAC) tools, services, and opportunities for all students and their families in Marin County. TRC serves students with any type of disability throughout their educational experience. TRC was created and initially funded by DSE in 2001 and is now maintained by the Marin County Office of Education. View their website to schedule a consultation, make an appointment for Open Labs, or to see the TRC calendar of events

Want to get more involved? Attend a meeting

• County-wide: 
• Marin Special Education Local Plan Area Special Education Advisory Committee (SELPA SEAC)
• Marin County SELPA Operational Steering Committee (OSC)
• Mill Valley: It Takes a Village –Mill Valley PTA for students with disabilities
• Novato: Novato District Special Education Advisory Committee

Parent Support

• Meet other parents at our monthly events, hosted by DSE parent volunteers
• Playtime (children and siblings welcome)
• Parent connections (parents only)
• Join our parent support Facebook group
• SquarePeg Union, A NeuroInclusive Parent Group (all of Marin)
• Resource list including private service providers, camps, etc.
• Matrix Parent Network and Resource Center
• The Connected Parent

Disability Advocacy Groups

• United Cerebral Palsy of the North Bay (UCPNB) 
• Disability Rights California
• California Disability Resources and Advocacy Organizations – Olmstead Rights
• Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund

Young Adult Transitions

• Autistry Studios – a pre-vocational program located in Marin County that promotes the growth of independence. Ages 13+, with a wide range of diagnoses.
• Request to Join Our Private Adult Transitions Facebook Group
• Lifehouse – supporting people in Marin, Sonoma and SF with developmental disabilities across the lifespan
• Marin Center for Independent Living
• CA Transition Alliance

Sports, Camps and Activities

• Year Round Activities & Classes
• KEEN Free, non-competitive one-to-one programs of exercise, fitness and fun, led by volunteer coaches.
• PAASS – Community-based sports and recreational programs for individuals with developmental disabilities
• Novato Gymnastics Supernova Classes
• Halleck Creek Ranch (Equine Therapy)
• Rhythms Adaptive Dance Class
• Achieve Tahoe-Outdoor experiences
• Camps
• Spectrum Surf Camps (Stinson Beach)
• UCPNB-Camp Kaos 
• UCPNB-Bike and Swim Camp
• Inclusive Playgrounds
• Pioneer Park, Novato (Marin IJ article)

Additional Programs & Services

• Need help navigating public benefits? Marin Center for Independent Living
• Golden Gate Regional Center (GGRC) provides services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities in Marin county
• Apply by email to GGRC with intake form (English or Spanish): http://www.ggrc.org/services/applying-for-services
• Additional Information: 
• Introduction to Regional Center Services
• Can my child with special needs receive help from a Regional Center?
• Lanterman Act Manual from Disability Rights CA
• Need help navigating GGRC? Reach out to a Matrix Parent Advisor
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Could my child with special needs qualify for Social Security benefits? (Matrix Parent Network)
• Medi-Cal
• What is Medi-Cal? (Disability Rights CA)
• Applying for Medi-Cal (Disability Rights CA)
• Medi-Cal Waivers
• Medi-Cal’s Institutional Deeming Waiver 101 (Undivided)
• The Home and Community Based Alternatives (HCB Alternatives) Waiver (Disability Rights CA)
• In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)
• How to Apply for In-Home Supportive Services (Undivided)