General Resources

accessibleGO is a travel platform for people with disabilities offering bookings, reviews and community.   We have everything you need for your travel plans under one roof including hotel, car and flight bookings, as well as a forum for connecting with other travelers with disabilities and inspirational content on accessible travel ideas. Need help finding accessible resources like equipment rental, accessible tours or accessible ground transportation?  Check out our city guides for the top 30 cities in the USA.   Note that for all bookings made with 48 hours notice, accessibleGO contacts your hotel/car/flight to ensure your accessibility requests will be met.

Atlanta Hospitality House provides short-term or long-term lodging accomodations, meals, and a caring community in a home environment for out-of-town patients and families in treatment at Atlanta area hospitals and medical facilities.

Andee’s Army is an Atlanta-based 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to funding the recovery and rehabilitation of children who have sustained brain and spinal cord injuries.

Bennett’s Place A safe and interactive environment where individuals  with special needs can develop and realize their full potential. For Gwinnett County Families.

Bert’s Big Adventure provides a magical, all-expenses-paid, five-day journey to Walt Disney World® for children with chronic and terminal illnesses and their families.

Best Buddy Program creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Several colleges participate.

Bobby Dodd Institute empowers people with differing abilities to maximize their potential by securing economic self-sufficiency, independence and inclusion within their communities.  We offer a complete community-based system of services to support parents and caregivers of children with disabilities. We connect local families with federal resources, as well as intensive hands-on support for families in crisis.

The Branch Out Initiative use nature to connect children with special needs to science, art, and recreation.  Our programs are designed to support participants with a variety of adaptive needs, including unique sensory needs, conditions such as autism or Down Syndrome, alternative forms of communication, participants with interveners, and wheelchair users in some situations.

Center for Leadership in Disability – Our mission is to translate research into sustainable community practices that contribute to independent, self-determined, inclusive, and productive lives for people with disabilities and their families.

Children’s Books: Portrayals of People with Disabilities This webpage was curated in conjunction with Mary Anne Prater, the author or co-author of seven books and dozens of academic journal articles on teaching students with developmental difficulties as well as special and general education topics, this search tool contains information and synopses of children’s and young adult literature about or having to do with people with disabilities.

ConnectAbility offers a monthly respite night, parent support groups, sibling workshops, and other educational and social events for families.  ConnectAbility currently serves families from five counties (Lumpkin, Dawson, White, Forsyth, and Hall) All events and services are free of charge for families.

Danny Did Foundation While no device has been proven to prevent epilepsy-related mortality (including SUDEP), the Danny Did Foundation is devoted to seeking out seizure detection and seizure prediction devices – as well as other technologies – that are designed to enable intervention by a caregiver. Intervention is believed to reduce the risks that accompany epilepsy. We present these products for further review and investigation by anyone connected to seizure disorders.

The DDD Foundation, Inc. – Dentistry for the Developmentally Disabled is a nonprofit dental clinic providing accessible, comprehensive dental care to patients of all ages with developmental disabilities.  Services include dental cleanings, fillings, extractions, space maintainers, anterior root canals, x-rays, sealants, partials, blood work and IV conscious sedation.  Hospital dentistry under general anesthesia is offered to those patients who cannot safely receive conscious sedation in a clinic setting.  Medicaid is accepted for patients in the Medicaid system who are categorized as disabled, SSI, blind, or who qualify for a deeming waiver.  Located in Atlanta.

ESP Extra Special People, Inc. strives to enhance the lives of children with developmental disabilities and their families by focusing on their abilities – not disabilities. ESP provides services throughout the year to residents of nine counties in Northeast Georgia.

Feeding Tube Awareness Foundation First, we would like to help other parents by sharing practical experience tube-feeding infants and children. Secondly, we would like to raise positive awareness of tube feeding so that families have the support they need.

Friendship Circle of Atlanta aims to create an environment for teens that will nurture and inspire them with meaning, purpose, and self-value; a sense of connection to and responsibility for the greater Jewish community through innovative and stimulating programs.

Fulton County Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities dedicated to improving the lives of people with disabilities, and helping to develop opportunities for everyone. Fulton operates three outpatient Training Centers that offer life-skills, therapeutic and behavioral health support services to approximately 300 consumers annually.

Georgia Advocacy Office To organize our resources and follow our values and legal mandates in ways which substantially increase the number of people who are voluntarily standing beside and for people in Georgia who have significant disabilities and mental illness.

Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities The mission of GCDD is to advance social change, public policy, and innovative practices that increase opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families to thrive where they live, learn, work, play, and worship in Georgia’s communities.

Georgia’s Hope Georgia’s Hope is a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring that all patients in Georgia have access to medical cannabis right here in our state.  Started by parents of children with seizures.

Help Me Grow Georgia is a free, confidential, access point for healthcare referrals and follow-up services to support the well-being of children birth to 8 years old, and their families by linking them to essential services within their community. By actively listening to needs of clients, Help Me Grow liaisons work to help link them to developmental screening, day care, early learning resources and behavioral services by coordinating with child focused programs within the local community. In 2019, 3,702 callers were served through the Help Me Grow Georgia line.

Jeyaram & Associates putting into place a will or special needs trust is an important step in helping protect your family’s future. Our lawyers have special needs children and understand first-hand your every day challenges and concerns.  Guardianship, Katie Beckett Appeals and Special Needs Trusts.

Judah’s House Inc. we are dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families.  Judah’s House provides community resource information, education and advocacy services to parents of exceptional children, and vocational support services.  The idea for Judah’s House was birthed in 2010 by Sherlynn Davis M.Ed., to address a critical shortage for additional funding to pay for the needs of special needs children, respite opportunities, and educational advocacy among the disabled community in GA.

Kids Wish Network is a charitable organization dedicated to infusing hope, creating memories, and improving the quality of life for children with life-threatening conditions and those struggling with life-altering situations.

Kim Martin Attorney at Harrison, LLP  is a trusts and estates attorney whose practice focuses on estate planning for families with a special needs family member. Her areas of expertise also include guardianship, divorce settlement agreements in cases that involve a special needs child, and tax planning.

Kyle Pease Foundation Non-profit organization founded to support individuals with disabilities in sport. Scholarships, medical equipment or adaptive equipment, support of additional organizations, educational campaigns, and more are provided by this organization.

Learning Disabilities Association of Georgia Information and referral hotline for advocacy and support of families and individuals with learning disabilities.

Lekotek supports children with special needs and their families by providing accessible play, adaptive technology & toys, and information & resources to facilitate inclusion in family and community life.

Learning on the Log specializes in experiential social skills programs within sensory based recreational activities.

Lincare AAC offers highly customizable and durable augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices that empower individuals with language deficits to communicate effectively. From child to adult, we work closely with clients, the evaluation team, caregivers and families to customize systems that maximize expressive language and health-related quality of life.

Nadler Biernath created an entire law practice dedicated to the planning needs of individuals with disabilities.  

Patti’s Place Vital Pediatrics for Complex Kids Our patients are infants, toddlers, children, adolescents, and young adults ranging in age from birth to 21 years who require specialized, supportive pediatric care. A new phase of our practice includes pediatric cancer survivors who benefit from evidence-based guidance after treatment ends.

Pamela Hoppe ChFC, CASL, RICP educate parents on preparing for the long-term care, quality of life, and financial needs of the individual with special needs.

Parent to Parent provides emotional and informational support to families of children who have special needs most notably by matching parents seeking support with an experienced, trained ‘Support Parent’.

PRC-Santillo enables individuals with speech and language impairments to successfully communicate and interact in their environment.

The Rubin Center for Autism and Developmental Pediatrics is Atlanta’s holistic autism specialist that demystifies the confusion about the autism spectrum and ultimately empowers families and their children to lead successful lives. Serving: Infants born extremely premature who have recovered from their medical problems and now questions of development and learning emerge; Infants and children who have congenital anomalies or ‘syndromes’ and may not be developing as well as their siblings or peers; Children with complex medical and developmental problems who need coordination of care; School age children who are having difficulties with learning or behavior.

Skye Precious Kids provides resources to families in financial crisis who are caring for children facing life threatening diagnosis.

Sojorne is a parent support app designed to help you live your best life by coordinating tasks that rob you of time and mental space to enjoy your parenting journey.

Southside Support to provide education, training, support, and inclusion opportunities for our community and for families and individuals with special needs in the South Metro Atlanta area.

Special Needs Cobb provides families with resources, respite and residential options to give their loved one the best path to greater independence, inclusion and self-determination.

Sunshine On A Ranney Day (SOARD).   The mission of Sunshine on a Ranney Day is to create safe, fun, and uplifting dream-room makeovers for children with long-term illness.  In addition, we provide care and encouragement to the families of each child.

The LOT Financial Services completes tax returns for special needs families at a reduced rate.  They target the unique deductions and credits that apply to the special needs community to help families strengthen their financial futures for the long term.

Together We Care To provide resources to families who have children with special needs

Upgiving Village we are dedicated to promoting dignity and inclusion for veterans, seniors, and youth, regardless of disabilities. Our mission is to provide socially inclusive programs and activities that address caregiver burnout and enhance the well-being of those we serve. Through our efforts, we aim to create a community where everyone is valued, supported, and empowered to participate fully. Join us in making a positive impact and fostering a compassionate and inclusive society. Together, we can make a difference.

 We continue to update our resource page regularly.  If you know of a local resource we need listed please email [email protected]