Special Needs

Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
SSI makes monthly payments to people who are below a certain income level with limited resources and who are age 65 or older, blind, or disabled or who have children with a disability.
To apply or ask for more information call 1-800-772-1213. - http://www.ssa.gov
The Arc of Baltimore
Operating from 9 locations throughout Baltimore, it provides support and advocacy for children and adults with developmental disabilities including residential services, job placement, vocational training, day care support, family support services, transportation, respite care, information and referrals.
7215 York Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21212
410-296-2272
- http://www.arcofbaltimore.org/home.asp
Childhood Asthma Program
Conducts home visits to assess for environmental triggers that may exacerbate the asthma, and to provide tools such as mattress covers and air filters that can lessen the problem. Any child age 0-6 residing in Baltimore City who has been diagnosed with asthma by a health care provider is eligible.
4 South Frederick Street, 3rd floor
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
410-361-9645 or 410-396-1273 - http://www.baltimorehealth.org/asthma
Families Involved Together (FIT)
FIT is an organization run by families of children with special needs. FIT parents offer support, advocacy, information and resources to other parents of children with difficult-to-manage emotional, educational, and developmental challenges.
2219 Maryland Avenue
Baltimore MD 21218-5627
(410) 235-5222
- http://www.familiesinvolved.org
The Children’s Guild
Provides special education day programs bring together a unique educational program, stimulating environments, and an integrated approach to help children with emotional disabilities learn to become successful in life.
6802 McClean Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21234
410-444-3800
- http://www.childrensguild.org
Maryland Department of Disabilities Technology Assistance Program
Offers devices and services including: aids for daily living, mobility and transportation aids, augmentative communication and speech aids, assistive listening devices, alerting devices, magnifiers, adaptive computer access devices, home modifications, work place accommodations, and recreational equipment.
One Market Center, Box 10
300 W. Lexington Street
Baltimore MD 21201-3435
(410) 333-3098 / (800) 637-4113
- http://www.mdtap.org
PACT: Helping Children with Special Needs
Serves medically-fragile, disabled and high-risk children and their families. Offers specialized childcare; physical, occupational and speech/language therapies; social work counseling; and parent support.
7000 Tudsbury Road
Baltimore, MD 21244
410-298-7000 - http://www.pact.kennedykrieger.org/
Parents' Place of Maryland, Inc.
Serves the parents of children with disabilities throughout Maryland by conducting regular parent education courses and workshops,helping parents find information,providing referrals to other individuals or organizations and promoting support groups and parent-to-parent networking.
801 Cromwell Park Drive Suite 103
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
410-768-9100
- http://www.ppmd.org/
The Access Center
Its mission is to improve educational outcomes for elementary and middle school students with disabilities. It builds the capacity of TA systems, States, districts, and schools, to help students with disabilities learn from the general education curriculum.
1000 Thomas Jefferson St., NW
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 403-5000
- http://www.k8accesscenter.org/
The Family NET Works
Online resource with disability-related information and support specific to the needs of Maryland families. - http://www.family-networks.org/index.cfm
Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI)
A collection of Internet accessible information resources for those involved in the fields related to Special Education. - http://seriweb.com/
A Guide for the Families, Providers, and Advocates of Children with Special Health Care Needs
Batlimore HealthCare Acess has developed a special guide with resources and information on everything related to children with special health care needs. To view and/or download the guide please click the link below. - Children With Special Health Care Needs Resource Guide
The League for People with Disabilities, Inc
Provides adult medical day services, employment training and placement, adult education, therapeutic rehabilitation, recreational camping and complete fulfillment services for bulk-mailing needs.
1111 E. Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore, Maryland 21239
410-323-0500
- http://www.leagueforpeople.org
ABC4LifeSuccess
This private advocacy consulting group offers educational support and guidance to children and their families; specializing in working with children and teens with ADHD, learning disabilities, emotional disabilities, Asperger's Syndrome, giftedness, autism, mental retardation, speech and language impairments, low incidence disabilities, other health impairments, and with other students who are not achieving their potential.
They also have several educational materials available,and they assist in identifying educational disabilities, educational interventions, the development of Individualized Educational Programs (IEP), 504 plans, and facilitate school placement.
11025 Lockwood Drive
Silver Spring, MD 20901
phone - 301.593.5166 - http://www.abc4lifesuccess.com