Parent Information Center

Services & Resources

To provide the best, most up-to-date and appropriate information, referral, and support PIC is constantly becoming informed of the latest news and updates regarding the law, education, medicine, human services, rehabilitation and technology. For additional support or services not described below, please contact PIC.

We share information and support with each other and parents who are faced with disabilities and chronic illnesses so that together we can make a difference for our children.

Workshops

PIC's Outreach Parent Liaisons offer workshops around the state on rights and responsibilities under IDEA, on the IEP process and on creating better communication with the professionals who work with our children. Several disability specific workshops are also available, as are workshops on other issues such as siblings, friendship and parental self-esteem -- all focused on how these issues affect a family that is faced with disabilities.

Parent to Parent Connection

PIC maintains a database of parents who have volunteered to provide support to other parents. This list can be accessed to connect parents with other parents in a community, or who are dealing with similar disability issues. PIC also maintains contact with national and international organizations who specialize in connecting parents whose children have the same disability or condition, and with several national disability information sources. Please contact us to get the name of a parent you can connect with in your area.

Lending Library

PIC's extensive lending library of books, videos and audio tapes is available to parents and professionals. Resources on specific disabilities, education, parenting, behavior management, siblings, transition and various other disability issues are available. The only cost to those borrowing materials from the library is the return postage.

Disabilities and Disability Issues

PIC's extensive lending library of books, videos and audio tapes is available to parents and professionals. Resources on specific disabilities, education, parenting, behavior management, siblings, transition and various other disability issues are available. The only cost to those borrowing materials from the library is the return postage.

Helpful Links

• Parent Education Network www.wpen.net
• Deaf Association of Wyoming Assocation website currently unavailable
• Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center www.rrfcnetwork.org/mprrc
  A U.S Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs funded project that helps build the capacity of State Education Agencies and Lead Agencies in improving programs and services for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities.
• Parents as Teachers http://www.parentsasteachers.org
  Develops curriculum, trains, and certifies parent educators to work with parents to provide them with parenting support and information on their developing child.
• Protection & Advocacy www.wypanda.com
  Provides protection of the rights of persons with disabilities through legal based advocacy for special education and other civil rights.
• UPLIFT www.upliftwy.org
  Provides information for families of children with emotional, behavioral and mental disorders on a statewide basis.
• Wyoming Children’s Action Alliance www.wykids.com
  Provides education, advocacy and leadership that will improve and promote the well being of Wyoming’s children and families.
• Wyoming Children's Access Network http://www.c4dsi.org
  WyCAN provides educational seminars around the state on issues relating to co-parenting due to divorce or separation.
• Wyoming Department of Education www.k12.wy.us
  For a copy of the Wyoming Content and Performance Standards - State Standards http://www.k12.wy.us/SA/standards.asp
• Wyoming Developmental Disabilities Division wdh.state.wy.us/DDD/index.html
  Provides funding and guidance responsive to the needs of Wyoming people with developmental disabilities.
• Wyoming Down Syndrome Association www.wydsa.org
  Provides education, information and networking opportunities to families and caregivers of people with Down Syndrome.
• The Wyoming Healthy Marriage Initiative www.WYFAMs.org
  WHMI believes that strong and healthy marriages and families are our state's most important asset. They work to strengthen communities and families by offering marriage enrichment and parenting classes that teach the skills necessary for strong relationships.
• Wyoming Governor's Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities ddcouncil.state.wy.us
  Seeks and advocates for activities which promote self sufficiency, community involvement and educational opportunities for people with disabilities, their families and the Wyoming Community.
• Wyoming Registry of Interpreter for the Deaf www.wyrid.org
  
• Developmental Preschools The following organizations provide services for children with disabilities ages birth through five. Some of the following preschools do not have websites. Links will be updated as they become available.
• Adult Service Providers The following organizations provide services to adults with disabilities in Wyoming.

What is PHP of Wyoming, Inc.?

Parents Helping Parents of Wyoming, Inc is a private, non-profit organization founded in 1990. Governed by a board of directors, the majority who are parents or family members of children with disabilities, PHP 's mission is to help families become more active in their children’s learning and education, to serve and support children with and without disabilities through advocacy, education, and referral.