Exceptional Lives: Free Personalized Guides to Help Children With Disabilities Thrive

"As a parent of a child with a disability, finding the right services for my son has always been a challenge. Most of the time I have to be much more than a mom – I have to be researcher, expert, and navigator too. It’s hard to know where to start when trying to get help....Exceptional Lives’ free online Guides are a great place to start." —Kim Corwin, How Exceptional Lives Listened to Parents and Took Action. Read full blog post here.

The Exceptional Lives website was founded by parents of children with disabilities who are also experts in the field. Their goal is to help families find services and support for their exceptional children, or adult family member, while reducing the stress and frustration that is so often part of the process.

Exceptional Lives uses a series of guides to ask parents simple questions about their family situation and then uses their answers to provide information and suggestions that are relevant to the needs of their family member.

Free online Guides include:

• How to Create an Effective IEP (Individualized Education Program)
• How to Apply for SSI (Supplemental Security Income)
• How to Navigate Guardianship
• How to Access Special Ed
• How to Optimize Your Health Insurance

Guides are developed and reviewed with experts, based on the latest research and best practices, and written in plain, easy-to-understand language.