Numbers to Call for Assistance
Special Education Consultline
is a program of the Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education, used by parents or parent support organizations to answer questions about school-related concerns, special education, and the complaint system. It is designed to be a one-stop servce for parents concerning special education services and programs.
Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania, 800-692-7443 Voice, 877-375-7139 TTY,
www.drnpa.org, whose mission is to advance, protect and advocate for the human, civil, and legal rights fo Pennsylvanians with disabilities.
For information and support to parents of children with disabilities, contact the following Pennsylvania, federally-funded projects through the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP):
Parent Education & Advocacy Leadership (PEAL) Center
866-950-1040, V/TTY
The Mentor Parent Program, Inc.
888-447-1431 or 814-226-4151
Hispanos Unidos para Ninos Excepcionales (HUNE), Inc.
215-425-6203 Voice
Mission Empower
855-825-0788 or 814-825-0788