Your central “Hub” of information and products created for the network of Parent Centers serving families of children with disabilities

All the materials found on the CPIR Hub have been created and archived for Parent Centers around the country to help them provide support and services to the families they serve. The CPIR employs a user-centered process, gathering the perspectives of our experienced audience—Parent Center staff members and other experts—every step of the way, to create products and services that increase Parent Centers’ knowledge and capacity in specific domains.

Our goal is to help the millions of parents whose children, ages 3–20, are struggling with learning and attention issues. We want to empower them to understand their children’s issues and relate to their experiences. With this knowledge, parents can make effective choices that propel their children from simply coping to truly thriving .Understood is a group of 15 non-profit organizations combining efforts to provide information to parents. 

Transforming our community one person, one business at a time through advocacy, education, and conversation. We are focused on bringing to light the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities, and working together to improve their lives. Using a model of peer mentorship, we are training the young people of our community to advocate for and serve those in need. As our clients and peers form real friendships, our community will become more inclusive and disability-friendly. Inclusion Connections’ vision is to bring real and lasting change in the hearts and minds of our community. 

Building a Life is a guide for families of young adults with disabilities who are transitioning into adult life. Building a Life can help you help young adults move toward independence. The information on this site will assist with decisions ranging from where young adults can live, to how they will make a living, manage their own health and more. 

Committed to providing a safe, nurturing, and fun environment to foster learning, exploration and safe sensory experiences. Through our nonprofit My Brother Rocks, The Spectrum Foundation, we provide social skills groups and activities for children across the spectrum. 

The Charting the LifeCourse Framework was created by families to help individuals and families of all abilities and all ages develop a vision for a good life. The core belief of LifeCourse is that all people have the right to live, love, work, play and pursue their life aspirations in their community. To request a LifeCourse toolkit or to find a workshop.

The Beach Center on Disability focuses research, training, and advocacy on promoting abilities of people of all ages who experience disability in order to assure a self-determined, goal-driven, and self-selected quality of life within communities where everyone lives. The Beach Center is one of 15 centers within Life Span Institute.