This guide from the National Children’s Defense Fund may prove valuable to grandparents raising grandchildren with disabilities as it discusses Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Individualize Education Programs (IEPs), and Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs), how to protect the legal rights of your grandchildren and more. It also includes answers to frequently asked questions for example: I’m afraid if I tell the Head Start program about my grandchild’s disability that they will not accept her in the program. What should I do?
Learn more by the viewing the guide here. [PDF, 430KB]
