Help for Families

This section contains information to help families navigate systems and connect to resources. Links to other disability websites can be found here.

Looking for disability service providers, camps, etc? TN Disability Pathfinder can help.

You can find Flood Relief information HERE.

Flood tips, a copy of a Powerpoint presentation can be found HERE.

For information on Recovery Efforts for Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County go to their website http://www.nashville.gov/mayor/flood_more.asp.

TN Disability Pathfinder has flood recovery information here: http://kc.vanderbilt.edu/tennesseepathfinder/page.aspx?id=1113

For contact information from the Disability Law & Advocacy Center on disaster issues click HERE.

UnitedHealthcare Grants - Families struggling with the medical bills of children with special needs may get help from the UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation (UHCCF). The nonprofit offers grants of up to $5,000 for [but not limited to] speech language treatment, audiology, and hearing aids--not fully covered by health insurance. There are some age, income, and residential qualifiers. For more information, visit Children's Foundation Inc.

Effective Emergency Management: Making Improvements for Communities and People with Disabilities - The National Council on Disability (NCD) has released a report calling on federal, state and local authorities to make sweeping changes in emergency management practices for people with disabilities. Emergency Preparedness

Protocols - The Division of Intellectual Disabilities Services (DIDS) has developed protocols to guide the determination of service requests. Read the DIDS Protocols.

DD Task Force - Read the Developmental Disabilities Task Force Executive Summary.