APD - APD Cares
The Agency for Persons with Disabilities
(APD) supports persons with developmental
disabilities in living, learning, and working in
their communities. APD works in partnership
with local communities and private providers
to assist people who have developmental disabilities
and their families. Register with APD
as soon as possible! It can take years to get
services but you’ll be glad you did not delay.
apd.myflorida.com
Children’s Medical Services (CMS)
CMS implements a collection of programs
for eligible children with special needs. Each
one of their programs and services are familycentered
and designed to help children with a
variety of conditions and needs. Families and
caregivers can also receive support to develop
the skills and confidence they need to help
their children learn and develop. Early Steps is
Florida’s early intervention system that offers
services to eligible infants and toddlers (birth
to thirty-six months) with significant delays
or a condition likely to result in a developmental
delay. cms-kids.com
City of Tampa
The City of Tampa is fully committed to providing
equitable access to the City’s programs
and services. Resources, programs and information
include: Americans with Disabilities
Act Notice and Grievance Procedure, Mayor’s
Alliance for Persons with Disabilities, Autism
Friendly Tampa, Special Needs Registry,
Therapeutic Recreation Program and more.
www.tampagov.net/accessibility/home
Children’s Board of Hillsborough County
The Children’s Board of Hillsborough County
invests in partnerships and quality programs
to support the success of all children and
families. childrensboard.org
Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and
Technology (FAAST)
Serves Floridians with disabilities by providing
free access to information, referral services,
educational programs, and publications in
accessible formats on topics such as disability
rights, laws, and policies. They also provide
assistive technology (AT) device loans as well
as funding opportunities for AT. faast.org
Florida Developmental Disabilities Council
(FDDC), this service was established to help
plan individual and family-centered supports
for persons with disabilities in Florida. The
Council also guides the development and
administration of services for people with
developmental disabilities by planning and
funding research, innovations, and programs
designed to improve the quality of their lives.
fddc.org
Florida Diagnostic & Learning Resources
System (FDLRS)
A statewide organization providing
diagnostic, instructional, and technology
support services to district exceptional education
programs and families of students with
disabilities. Service centers include 19
centers that directly serve school districts
in the areas of Child Find, Parent Services,
Human Resource Development (HRD), and
Technology. In addition, the FDLRS Net-
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