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- (LRE) Least Restrictive Environment in Placement Decisions
- 5 myths about guardianship
- A Guide to Disability Services -Rhode Island
- A Parent's Guide to Special Education
- Advocating for My Child’s Language and Disability Needs
- Basic Steps in Special Education
- Behavior Assessments Commonly Used in Education
- BH Link
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Assistive Technology
- Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities
- Google Tools and Accommodations for Differently Abled Students
- Hoja de Consejos de RIPIN - ¿Cómo Puedo Traducir Sitios Web en mi Teléfono iPhone?
- Hoja de Consejos de RIPIN - ¿Cómo Puedo Traducir Sitios Web en mi Teléfono o Computadora (Google Chrome)?
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- TechACCESS
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Behavioral Health
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Bullying
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Disability
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Discipline and Exclusion
- Disciplina escolar y los derechos de los niños con un IEP o plan 504
- FACT SHEET: Avoiding the Discriminatory Use of Student Discipline Under Section 504
- Manifestation Determination
- PBIS: What is the Family’s Role?
- Physical Restraint
- Physical Restraint - RI Regulations
- Q&A: IDEA Discipline Policy (Children with Disabilities)
- Restraint and Seclusion of Students with Disabilities
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Dispute Resolution
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Dyslexia and Reading Literacy
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Early Childhood
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Education and Schooling
- Communicating with Your Child's School
- Communicating with Your Child's School-Steps to Success
- Drivers Education for Teens and Youth
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- GED (Rhode Island)
- Homeschooling - Frequently Asked Questions
- Individual Health Plans
- McKinney-Vento Act Quick Reference
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English Language Learners (ELL)
- Advocating for My Child’s Language and Disability Needs
- Bilingual Speech Therapy
- ELL - RIDE Regulations
- ELL Parent Resources
- Help Your Child Learn to Read
- Hoja de Consejos de RIPIN - ¿Cómo Puedo Traducir Sitios Web en mi Teléfono iPhone?
- Hoja de Consejos de RIPIN - ¿Cómo Puedo Traducir Sitios Web en mi Teléfono o Computadora (Google Chrome)?
- Hoja de Consejos de RIPIN - ¿Cómo Puedo Traducir Sitios Web en mi Teléfono o Computadora?
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Evaluations
- Alternate Assessments
- Alternate Assessments - What You Need To Know
- Behavior Assessments Commonly Used in Education
- Evaluating Children for Disability
- Evaluation Rights: What Parents Need to Know
- Evaluation: What Does It Mean for Your Child?
- FBA - What is a Functional Behavioral Assessment?
- Functional Behavior Assessments - How is it used?
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For Professionals
- Articles coming soon
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IDEA Disability Category Tip Sheets
- RIPIN Tip Sheet - IDEA Category: Emotional Disturbance
- RIPIN Tip Sheet - IDEA Disability Category : Autism
- RIPIN Tip Sheet - IDEA Disability Category Deaf-Blindness
- RIPIN Tip Sheet - IDEA Disability Category: Deafness
- RIPIN Tip Sheet - IDEA Disability Category: Hearing Impairment
- RIPIN Tip Sheet - IDEA Disability Category: Intellectual Disability
- RIPIN Tip Sheet - IDEA Disability Category: Multiple Disabilities
- RIPIN Tip Sheet - IDEA Disability Category: Orthopedic Impairment
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Intensive Intervention – Educator Toolkit
- Bringing Families to the Table
- Educator Strategies to Engage Families of Students with Intensive Needs
- How Can You Support Intensive Intervention? TIPS FOR FAMILIES
- Intensive Intervention - A Practitioner's Guide for Communicating with Parents and Families
- Intensive Intervention - An Overview for Parents and Families
- Intensive Intervention: Questions Parents and Families Can Ask
- Parent-Teacher Conferences: Strategies for Principals, Teachers and Parents
- WEBINAR - How to Use Family Engagement Educator Toolkit
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Legal
- Civil Legal Resources
- Disability Rights Rhode Island (DRRI)
- Find an Education Lawyer
- Finding and Choosing a Lawyer
- Hoja de Consejos de RIPIN – Opciones de Toma de Decisiones para Adultos con Discapacidades
- Legal Support - RI Department of Education (RIDE)
- Pro Bono Volunteer Law Program
- Rhode Island Education Lawyers
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Math Strategies – Parent Toolkit
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Military
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MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports
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National Agencies
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RIPIN Tip Sheets
- Hoja de Consejos de RIPIN – Opciones de Toma de Decisiones para Adultos con Discapacidades
- RIPIN Tip Sheet - Addressing Bullying
- RIPIN Tip Sheet - Collaborative Language for Schools and Parents
- RIPIN Tip Sheet - Decision-Making Options for Adults with Disabilities
- RIPIN Tip Sheet - IEP Eligibility in Rhode Island
- RIPIN Tip Sheet - Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
- RIPIN Tip Sheet - Prior Written Notice
- RIPIN Tip Sheet - The Special Education Referral Process
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Section 504/ADA
- Accommodations - ADA Testing
- ADA & Back to School
- Charter Schools and Section 504
- Difference Between IEPs and 504 Plans
- Disciplina escolar y los derechos de los niños con un IEP o plan 504
- Facilitated IEP/504 Meetings
- FACT SHEET: Avoiding the Discriminatory Use of Student Discipline Under Section 504
- FAPE (Section 504)
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Self-Advocacy
- A Guide to Disability Services -Rhode Island
- Advocates in Action
- Hoja de Consejos de RIPIN – ¿Cómo Debo Prepararme para mi Próxima Reunión?
- Legislative Self Advocacy
- Parent Concerns (Birth to Age 21)
- Parent Guide to Help Students Prepare for Life and Work
- RIPIN Tip Sheet - Collaborative Language for Schools and Parents
- RIPIN Tip Sheet- How Should I Prepare For My Upcoming Meeting?
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Social Emotional Learning
- BIP - What is a Behavior Intervention Plan?
- Discussing Behavioral Problems with Teachers
- Emotional Crisis Hotline - Kids' Link RI
- Emotional Support Via IEP or 504 Plan
- Getting Your Child Emotional Support at School
- Healthy Transitions Coping Cards
- Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
- RI Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
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Special Education
- (LRE) Least Restrictive Environment in Placement Decisions
- A Parent's Guide to Special Education
- Acronyms
- Basic Steps in Special Education
- Changing School Districts with an IEP
- Communicating with Your Child's School
- Communicating with Your Child's School-Steps to Success
- Difference Between IEPs and 504 Plans
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Special Education Local Advisory Committees (SELAC) Toolkit
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State Agencies
- Cedar Family Center
- Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Development Disabilities & Hospitals (BHDDH)
- Developmental Disabilities (DD)
- Disability Rights Rhode Island (DRRI)
- Executive Office of Health and Human Service
- Office of Rehabilitation Services (ORS)
- Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities at RIC
- Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE)
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Support Groups
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Transition - Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
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Transition to Adulthood (Employment Toolkit)
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Transition to Adulthood (For Students with Disabilities)
- 5 myths about guardianship
- A Guide to Disability Services -Rhode Island
- Age of Majority / Transfer of Rights
- BHDDH - Behavioral Health Guide for Young Adults
- Dare to Dream Leadership Program
- DRRI Center for Supported Decision-Making (SDM)
- Employment- What Parents Can Do
- Healthy Transitions Coping Cards
- Camps - Rhode Island
- Family Voices Resource Guide (English)
- Family Voices RI Support Groups Guide 2019
- Foster Care Transition Toolkit
- Guía de recursos de Family Voices
- RI Coordinated Entry System (CES)/ Regional Access Points (RAPs)
- SNAP Resources
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Basic Needs
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Family Supports
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Guides
- Family Voices Resource Guide (English)
- Family Voices RI Support Groups Guide 2019
- Guía de recursos de Family Voices
- Hoja de Consejos de RIPIN - ¿Cómo Puedo Traducir Sitios Web en mi Teléfono iPhone?
- Hoja de Consejos de RIPIN - ¿Cómo Puedo Traducir Sitios Web en mi Teléfono o Computadora (Google Chrome)?
- Hoja de Consejos de RIPIN - ¿Cómo Puedo Traducir Sitios Web en mi Teléfono o Computadora?
- Link With Your Community Guide
- RI Family Guide
- Concussion Resources
- Health and Human Services (Adults)
- Health and Human Services (Elders)
- Health and Human Services (Families with Children)
- Health and Human Services (People with Special Needs)
- Health and Wellness
- Non-MAGI Medicaid Income & Deeming
- SNAP Resources
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Health and Human Services
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Health and Wellness
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Portal
- Access to Coverage for Immigrants
- Affordable Health Insurance for Immigrants (English)
- Appeal Writing Guide - Medical Necessity
- Healthcare - What You Should Do
- Medicaid - Key Documents and Contacts for Advocates
- Mental Health Parity
- QHP - Coverage & Benefits
- RI Health Insurance Consumer Support
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Commercial Coverage
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Dual Eligibles
- Balance Billing Protections for Dual Eligibles and Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries
- Integrated Care Initiative - Eligibility and Enrollment
- Integrated Care Initiative - Key Documents
- Integrated Care Initiative – Continuity of Care
- Medicare Coverage of Skilled Therapy and Nursing Care
- Neighborhood INTEGRITY - Over the Counter Drugs Formulary List
- Non-MAGI Medicaid Income & Deeming
- Ombudsman Training - Appeals for Duals
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Getting Started
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HSRI Qualified Health Plans (Individual Market)
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Immigrant Access
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MAGI Medicaid
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Medicare
- Appeal Writing Guide - Medical Necessity
- Balance Billing Protections for Dual Eligibles and Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries
- Integrated Care Initiative - Key Documents
- Integrated Care Initiative – Continuity of Care
- Medicaid - Key Documents and Contacts for Advocates
- Medicare Basics & Resources
- Medicare Coverage of Skilled Therapy and Nursing Care
- Ombudsman Training - Intro & Enrollment (9/2016)
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Non-MAGI Medicaid
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Uninsured
- Articles coming soon
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Education
- A Guide to Disability Services -Rhode Island
- Drivers Education for Teens and Youth
- Mental Health in College-NAMI
- RIPIN Tip Sheet- How Should I Prepare For My Upcoming Meeting?
- SAT/PSAT - When to Request Accommodations
- Supporting Transgender Youth In School
- Video: Dyslexia and the Brain
- Video: Inside a dyslexia evaluation
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Employment
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Empowerment/Self-Advocacy
- A Guide to Disability Services -Rhode Island
- Advocates in Action
- Dare to Dream Leadership Program
- Discrimination Protection - Office of Civil Rights
- DRRI Center for Supported Decision-Making (SDM)
- Hoja de Consejos de RIPIN – Opciones de Toma de Decisiones para Adultos con Discapacidades
- How To Build Resilience
- How to Vote and Your Rights
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Health
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Independent Living
- 5 Mitos Sobre la Tutela
- Affordable Health Insurance for Immigrants (Spanish)
- BIP - ¿Qué es un Plan de Intervención del Comportamiento?
- Cartões de enfrentamento de transições saudáveis
- Comunicándose con la Escuela a Través de Cartas
- Consejos Claves Sobre EL Programa IEP Para Padres de Familia: Generalidades del IEP
- Defienda los derechos lingüísticos y de accesibilidad de su hijo/a
- Departamento de Salud del Comportamiento, Discapacidades del Desarrollo y Hospitales (BHDDH)
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Acoso y agresion
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Agencias nacionales
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Agencies estatales
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Apoyo a la Familas
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Aprendizaje a Distancia
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Coronavirus - Recursos para Padres
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Discapacidad
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Educación
- Cartões de enfrentamento de transições saudáveis
- Escuela Elemental
- Escuela Intermedia y Superior
- Hoja de Consejos de RIPIN – ¿Cómo Debo Prepararme para mi Próxima Reunión?
- Hoja de Consejos de RIPIN – Opciones de Toma de Decisiones para Adultos con Discapacidades
- IDENTIFICAR LA DISLEXIA
- Información de la disciplina escolar
- Los Derechos Educativos de la Familia y la Ley de Privacidad (FERPA)
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Educación especial
- BIP - ¿Qué es un Plan de Intervención del Comportamiento?
- Cartões de enfrentamento de transições saudáveis
- Comunicándose con la Escuela a Través de Cartas
- Comunicándose con la Escuela a Través de Cartas
- Consejos Claves Sobre EL Programa IEP Para Padres de Familia: Generalidades del IEP
- Consideración de LRE en las Decisiones de Colocación
- Considerando la Tecnología de Asistencia
- Derechos “Stay Put”: Qué son y cómo funcionan
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Educación Temprana
- Brightstars RI -Un programa de Aprendizaje Temprano
- Cedar Centro Familiar
- Garantias Procesales y Financiamiento de Intervención Temprana de Rhode Island
- Head Start De Rhode Island
- Hoja Informativa de Kids Connect
- Hoja Informativa de Terapia de Análisis Conductual Aplicado
- Hoja Informativa del Programa de Intervención Temprana
- Hoja Informativa del Programa de Relevo
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Estudiantes Multilingües
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Evaluaciones
- Derechos legales en el proceso de evaluación: Lo que necesita saber
- Entender las evaluaciones
- Evaluación: ¿Qué significa para su hijo?
- Evaluaciones privadas versus evaluaciones en la escuela: ventajas y desventajas
- Evaluaciones privadas: Qué necesita saber
- IDENTIFICAR LA DISLEXIA
- La Evaluación Gratuita de Niños
- Pasos básicos en la educación especial
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Hojas de Consejos
- Hoja de Consejos de RIPIN - ¿Cómo Puedo Traducir Sitios Web en mi Teléfono iPhone?
- Hoja de Consejos de RIPIN - ¿Cómo Puedo Traducir Sitios Web en mi Teléfono o Computadora (Google Chrome)?
- Hoja de Consejos de RIPIN - ¿Cómo Puedo Traducir Sitios Web en mi Teléfono o Computadora?
- Hoja de Consejos de RIPIN – ¿Cómo Debo Prepararme para mi Próxima Reunión?
- Hoja de Consejos de RIPIN – Opciones de Toma de Decisiones para Adultos con Discapacidades
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Intervención Intensiva - Kit de herramientas para padres
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Sección 504/Ley para Estadounidenses con Discapacidades (ADA)
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Tecnología de asistencia
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Transición a la adultez (para estudiantes con discapacidades)
- 5 Mitos Sobre la Tutela
- Cómo obtener un documento notarizado
- Como solicitar ayuda - DDRI (Seleccione el idioma español en la opción que se encuentra arriba a la derecha)
- Directivas Avanzadas-Poder Notarial
- Guía práctica para la toma de decisiones con apoyo de Rhode Island
- Hoja de Consejos de RIPIN – Opciones de Toma de Decisiones para Adultos con Discapacidades
- Planificación Futura: Donde Empezar
- ssa.gov/es-Como administrar sus beneficios-Seguro Social
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Transición a la Edad Adulta (Individuos con Discapacidades del Desarrollo)
- 5 Mitos Sobre la Tutela
- Departamento de Salud del Comportamiento, Discapacidades del Desarrollo y Hospitales (BHDDH)
- Hoja de Consejos de RIPIN – Opciones de Toma de Decisiones para Adultos con Discapacidades
- PROCESO DE SERVICIOS PARA ADULTOS DE BHDDH - División de Discapacidades del Desarrollo
- SOLICITUD BHDDH PARA SERVICIOS DD
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Transición a la Edad Adulta (Recursos de Empleo)
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Necesidades Básicas
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