Also see our Special Education and Education links.
ABCs of IEPs
Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program
Box 870395
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0395
Phone: 205-348-4928 (V.TTY)
Toll-free: 800-826-1675 in-state only
Fax: 205-348-3909
Email: adap@law.ua.edu
http://www.adap.net/abcs.pdf
Information, preparation, and checklists.
After School Alabama
Addie Wilder
Program for Rural Services and Research
P.O. Box 870372
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0372
Phone: (205) 348-2166
Email:
awilder@pacers.org
http://www.afterschool.state.al.us/index.html
Find after school programs by county and type.
Alabama Adult Literacy Resource Center
P.O. Box 30201
Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
Phone: (334)242-8182
Fax: (334)242-2236
E-Mail:
macaluso@sdenet.alsde.edu
Alternative Sentencing, Corrections Education, English as a
Second Language, Family Literacy, Homeless Literacy, Job
Opportunities and Basic Skills, Special Programs, Tests of
General Education Development (GED), Welfare Reform (JOBS)
Classes, Workplace Education.
Alabama Alternate Adult High School Diploma
http://www.alsde.edu/general/alternate_adult_diploma.pdf
An alternate route to graduation in which a diploma is
issued for a small percentage of students who pass the
required course credits and take and pass the Test of
General Educational Development (GED Test).
Alabama College System
401 Adams Avenue
Suite 290
Montgomery, Alabama 36104
Phone: 334-242-2900
Fax: 334-242-2888
Email:
mailto:dpe@acs.cc.al.us
http://www.acs.cc.al.us
Two-year colleges, customized and short-term training,
technical training, and ACT WorkKeys.
Alabama Commission on Higher Education Student
Aid
http://www.ache.state.al.us/financia.htm
Directory of colleges and universities, financial aid, and
information on enrollment, tuition, and fees.
Alabama Consumer Information System
http://209.192.62.235/alcrs/default.asp
Find training programs approved by Alabama's Workforce
Investment Board.
Alabama Department of Education Special Education
Publications
http://www.alsde.edu/html/sections/documents.asp?section=65&footer=sections
Print out forms, manuals, and resource lists.
Alabama Early Intervention System
1-800-543-3098
http://www.rehab.state.al.us/intervention.html
Access, support, and appropriate services for families who
have children younger than the age of 3 with special needs
and/or developmental delays.
Alabama Homeschooling by HEART
http://www.educationalfreedom.com/heart/
Legal information, cover schools, support groups, mailing
list, calendar, homeschooling resources.
Alabama Industrial Development Training
One Technology Court
Montgomery, Alabama 36116-3200
Phone: 334-242-4158
Fax: 334-242-0299
TDD: 334-280-4475
http://www.aidt.edu
Job training and job listings for industry.
Alabama Libraries
http://www.libdex.com/country/USA-Alabama.html
Links to academic, specialized, and public libraries.
Alabama Public Television Learning
Alabama Public Television
2112 11th Ave South, Suite 400
Birmingham, AL 35205Local: (205) 328-8756
Toll-Free: (800) 239-5233
Fax: (205) 251-2192
http://www.aptv.org/Learning/index.asp
College telecourses and classroom programs.
Alabama Regional Library for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped
Email:
fzaleski@apls.state.al.us
http://www.apls.state.al.us/webpages/services/services.html#BPH
Lends books in cassette or braille to persons unable to use
standard print material due a visual or physical disability.
Alabama Special Education Services
Mabrey Whetstone, Coordinator
Phone: (334) 242-8114
Email: speced@alsde.edu
http://www.alsde.edu/html/sections/section_detail.asp?section=65&footer=sections
Alabama Administrative Code, transition, forms, legal and
discipline, monitoring, and statistics.
Alabama Virtual Library
http://www.avl.lib.al.us
Online access to essential library and information
resources.
Alabama Works
15 Technology Court
Montgomery, AL 36116-3200
Toll-free Telephone: 1-866-855-1916
Telephone: 334-280-4449
FAX: 334-280-4478
Email:
info@alabamaworks.org
http://www.alabamaworks.org/
Skills training program for Alabama residents with limited
education and work experience. Scholarships available.
Electronic Campus
Southern Regional Education Board
592 10th St. N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 875-9211
Email: mailto:info@sreb.org
http://www.electroniccampus.org
Find distance learning courses from accredited colleges and
universities in Southern states.
Literacy Council of Central Alabama
2301 First Avenue North, Suite 102
Birmingham, AL 35203
205-326-1925
1-888-448-READ (7323)
Referrals to literacy or adult education programs.
Project Drive
Dr. Robin Lanzi
Rlanzi@uab.edu
Telephone: (205) 934-3171
Fax: (205) 975-6330
http://www.circ.uab.edu/Pdrive/index.html
Helps adolescents with mild mental retardation and special
education needs obtain their driver's permit and license.
Modified driver's manual.
Special Education in Alabama: A Right, Not a
Favor
Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program
Box 870395
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0395
Phone: 205-348-4928 (V.TTY)
Toll-free: 800-826-1675 in-state only
Fax: 205-348-3909
Email: adap@law.ua.edu
http://www.adap.net/rnf.pdf
Explains how the special education process is supposed to
work in Alabama, defines some of the terms and concepts
involved in the education of children with disabilities, and
answers some of the questions that parents may have about
legal rights. Describes some of the important provisions of
the law for younger children and encourages parents to
advocate on behalf of children with disabilities, no matter
what their age
