Center for Parent Information and Resources (CPIR)

The Center for Parent Information and Resources (CPIR), produced under the US Department of Education Office of Special Education, serves as a central resource of information and products to the community of Parent Training Information (PTI) Centers and the Community Parent Resource Centers (CPRCs), so that they can focus their efforts on serving families of children with disabilities. The site provides resources by topic area, some in English and Spanish and when available, by state.

• Resources Especially for Child Care Providers and Preschools June 2017
• About Specific Disabilities June 2017
• Babies and Toddlers Oct 2017
• New to Disability?
• For Professionals New to Disability
• 10 Basic Steps in Special Education (age 3 to 21)

• Additional Resources from CPIR
  • Trauma Informed Resource Collection Dec 2018
  • Tools That Empower Spanish Speaking Families
  • Index to Resources in Spanish for English speakers and link to the index that is entirely in Spanish
  • A Resource Collection on Positive Behavior Supports, Functional Behavioral Assessment, and School Discipline Nov 2017
    Welcome to this collection of resources on positive behavior supports and discipline of children with disabilities. The collection has been developed by a team of Parent Centers, specifically for the Parent Center network to use in their work supporting and empowering parents and families of children with disabilities.
  • Rare Disorders: Disability Fact Sheet Published: June 2017
    Roughly 7,000 rare diseases/disorders have been identified as affecting the human race. Because they are rare, it can be a real challenge for a person to be accurately diagnosed. Finding effective treatments, especially medicine, can also be a challenge—and for the same reason. Rareness.

    If you have a rare disease, know someone who does, or work with people who might, here’s a core of resources we hope are helpful.

    • Organizations addressing rare disorders
    • Genetics and genetic disorders
    • The Human Genome project
    • Laws you may not have heard of
    • Orphan drugs
    • The undiagnosed condition
  • Parent Technical Assistance Centers
    Parent centers work to improve educational outcomes for children and youth with all disabilities (emotional, learning, mental, and physical). There are ten parent centers in California.
  • Fact Sheet on the Rights of Immigrant Children
  • NICHCY’s New Home Sept 2014
    September 30, 2014 was NICHCY’s last day after more than 20 years of service. Happily, most of NICHCY’s resources will stay in their new home at the Center for Parent Information and Resources.
  • Developing culturally Responsive Approaches to Serving Diverse Populations: A Resource Guide for Community-Based Organizations Mar 2017
    This 30-page resource guide, produced by the National Research Center on Hispanic Children and Families, identifies easily accessible resources on cultural competency that CBOs can use to become more responsive to the needs of their targeted populations, and to help attract funds to support their important work.