The State of Virginia and Peninsula Public Schools have
comprehensive services and programs in Special
Education.
Personnel arriving with children who have special
education needs should contact the Special Education Department of the
applicable school district for information on enrollment procedures and
available support services. In addition, the Exceptional Family
Member Program (EFMP) is designed to identify family members with long-term
health care, psychological, or special education needs. An EFMP
regional representative is at the Naval Medical Center,
Portsmouth. For more information about EFMP benefits and questions
concerning enrollment, speak with your Command EFM POC or the Fleet and Family
Support Center's Information and Referral specialist.
People With
Attentional and Developmental Disabilities Association (PADDA).
PADDA is a
community-parent resource center based in Newport News, Virginia. Our goal is to
improve the quality of life and educational results for all children with
disabilities through high expectations from our children and from those who
educate them; working to ensure equal protection to children under the law;
research and advocacy for proven methods of learning and teaching; training to
make parents strong advocates through education and
participation. The PADDA is mandated to: Investigate
incidents of abuse and neglect, follow up on reports of such incidents, and
investigate if there is probable cause to believe that such incidents have
occurred; and have access to all client records when given permission by the
client or the client's representative authorization, and have access records
without permission when there is probable cause that abuse or neglect is
involved.
Virginians with Disabilities.
Mission
Statement: To enrich the lives of Virginians with disabilities by
providing a VOICE for their concerns.
Vision of communities that welcome
people with disabilities
Outreach to individuals, families and advocates
Innovation through grant projects and sponsored programs
Collaboration
with providers of disability services
Education of policymakers on
disability issues
Virginia Board for People with Disabilities.
Our
mission is to build a powerful voice for children and to inspire the people of
Virginia to act on their behalf.
Personnel arriving with an Exceptional
Family Member should contact the EFMP Coordinator upon arrival. The
office is located at the Branch Medical Clinic.
Eligible family members
are military dependents, affected by physical, emotional, or educational
conditions, who reside with the sponsor and are enrolled in
DEERS.
Applications are available at the local branch medical clinics,
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Command EFMP Point of contact (POC), or any
Fleet and Family Support Center. Or see contacts/ links for
information on how to down load DD Form 2792, the EFMP Enrollment Form.