RESOURCES
22nd Annual Early Start Symposium Materials
- Wired Kids: How Technology Impacts Early Child Development, by Cari Ebert, MS, CCC-SLP
21st Annual Early Start Symposium Materials
- A copy of The Power of Play presentation by Cari Ebert , MS, CCC-SLP is available to be borrowed from FRN's library. Contact FRN staff for more information.
Resources from Previous Symposiums
Fire Safety
A Fire Safety Message from the Stockton Fire Department
The primary concern of the Stockton Fire Department is safety for everyone, including our children with special needs. The Stockton Fire Department has a special procedure that is intended to provide an extra measure of safety for individuals with special needs. Parents are encouraged to complete and submit a Residential Premise History. This form will provide added information and security for field units who may need to respond to an emergency or other call from your home, in identifying and/or assisting you or your child. It is essential that the location of your child with special needs is known by the first responding unit so they can concentrate their life saving efforts on the area that can make the biggest impact and resolution of the emergency.
To complete your Residential Premise History these steps must be taken:
- Go to the Stockton Fire Department Web site: http://www.stocktongov.com/fire
- Under the Fire Prevention section, click the Educational Material link.
- Scroll down to the 5th link under Fire Safety for Adults – Fire and Safety for People with Disabilities. Click on the link.
- Print and fill out in its entirety, the sixth link in that section, Residential Premise History Form.
- Mail residential Premise History Form to:
City Hall/Stockton Fire Department
425 N. El Dorado Street
Stockton, CA 95203
This information will expire in one year from entry date.
FIRE SAFETY INFORMATION FOR FAMILIES RESIDING OUTSIDE OF STOCKTON
Families are encouraged to contact their local fire department to see if they have a Residential Premise History form. If they don't have a form, but are interested in having that same type of information on file, you can download FRN's Residential Premise History form and submit it to your fire department. FRN created this form with input from fire officials.
Project Safety Resources
Below is a compilation of websites that address safety issues for people with developmental and other special needs. This information is also downloadable as a .pdf document here.
- Autism
- Autism Awareness Training for First Responders:
http://prevent-educate.org/ - Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Special Needs Subject Response Guide for Police Officers:
http://ddq74coujkv1i.cloudfront.net/autismguideforCO.pdf - Information on keeping children with autism safe:
- Information for parents who have children who wander:
http://www.autismspeaks.org/wandering-resources - Resources on topics including safety and first responders:
http://www.autismriskmanagement.com/ - Preventing Wandering: Resources for Parents and First Responders
http://www.autismspeaks.org/wandering-resources#tips
- Autism Awareness Training for First Responders:
- Disaster Preparedness
- Emergency Information Form for Children with Special Health Care Needs:
http://www.acep.org/content.aspx?id=26276 - Emergency Preparedness Guide-“The Take and Go Emergency Book”:
http://new.dhh.louisiana.gov/assets/docs/OCDD/publications/EmergencyPreparednessTheTakeandGoEmergencyBook.pdf - Family Voices info: Disasters and Emergencies: Keeping Children and Youth Safe:
http://www.familyvoices.org/work/caring?id=0004 - FEMA booklet on disaster preparedness for people with special needs:
http://www.redcross.org/images/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m4240199_A4497.pdf - FEMA Manual for first responders and evacuation procedures for persons with disabilities:
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/FA-235-508.pdf - Information on Emergency Preparedness:
http://kc.vanderbilt.edu/kennedy_files/EmergencyPreparednessBibliography.pdf
- Emergency Information Form for Children with Special Health Care Needs:
- First Responders
- First Responders Tool Kit:
https://www.firefightersvsautism.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/BigRedSafetyToolkit-FR.pdf - Interacting with Law Enforcement – A Guide for Persons with Disabilities:
http://www.disabilityrightsnc.org/sites/default/files/Interacting%20with%20Law%20Enforcement.pdf - Tips for First Responders booklet:
http://cdd.unm.edu/products/tips3rdedition.pdf - Understanding Disabilities – A MUST for Law Enforcement:
http://www.disabilityawarenesstraining.org/ - Victims with Disabilities: Collaborative, Multidisciplinary First Response – Techniques for First Responders Called to Help Crime Victims Who Have Disabilities (Dept. of Justice):
http://www.ovc.gov/publications/infores/pdftxt/VwD_FirstResponse.pdf
- First Responders Tool Kit:
- Mental Health
- Each Mind Matters - California's Mental Health Movement, Disability Rights CA:
http://www.disabilityrightsca.org/pubs/CM5101.pdf - REACH for Mental Health Awareness:
http://www.reachformentalhealth.com/
- Each Mind Matters - California's Mental Health Movement, Disability Rights CA:
- Missing Special Needs Children
- Information on missing children with special needs:
http://www.missingkids.com/en_US/publications/SpecialNeeds_Addendum.pdf
- Information on missing children with special needs:
- Safety
- Department of Developmental Services Safety Net – Helping Californians with Developmental Disabilities Stay Safe and Healthy:
http://www.ddssafety.net/ - Disability Statistics:
http://www.disabledinaction.org/census_stats.html - Disabled World:
http://www.disabled-world.com/
- Department of Developmental Services Safety Net – Helping Californians with Developmental Disabilities Stay Safe and Healthy:
Recreational Opportunities in Our Area
Resources for Infants and Toddlers
This page contains links listed by county within Family Resource Network's service area.
Sibling Support Project
Transition to Adult Services - Checklists
- Transition from Special Education to Adult Services Checklist
- Suggested Steps for Investigation of Adult Service Options
Early Start Resource Guide
Building Bridges - Transition from the Early Start Program
- Building Bridges: Transitioning from Early Start into the Preschool Years (book) - English version
- Building Bridges: Transitioning from Early Start into the Preschool Years (book) - Spanish version