Abilities Network is a Developmental Disabilities Administration Family Support Services provider.

Rolling access funds available July 1, 2003. Agency will help families complete application process for funding, and will locate and coordinate respite care.

The Arc is the largest volunteer organization solely devoted to improving the welfare of all children and adults with mental retardation and their families. The Arc also collaborates with other agencies to meet the needs of people with mental retardation.
The Arc is a grassroots organization formed in 1950 by a small group of parents and other concerned individuals. Today there are 160,000 members and over 1,400 state and local chapters across the nation.

Our mission is to provide funding and guidance responsive to the needs of people with disabilities to live, work, enjoy, and learn in Wyoming communities with their families, friends, and chosen support service and support providers.

The Parent Information Center (PIC), a project of Parents Helping Parents of Wyoming Inc., opened in August, 1991 as one of the nationwide network of nonprofit, Parent Training and Information Centers (PTI's) funded by the United States Department of Education. Our first responsibility is to inform and educate parents about special education law and the rights and responsibilities they and their child have under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The main goals and purposes of PIC are to help families better understand education issues as they relate to their child's disability, and to provide support and encouragement to parents as they face their child's journey through life.

Protection and Advocacy Organization

The Arc of Laramie County is committed to securing the opportunity for persons with developmental disabilities the right to choose and realize their goals of where and how they learn, live, work, and play. It is also committed to reducing the incidence and limiting the consequence of developmental disabilities through education, research, advocacy, and the support of families, friends, and the community.

The Arc is the largest volunteer organization solely devoted to improving the welfare of all children and adults with mental retardation and their families. The Arc also collaborates with other agencies to meet the needs of people with mental retardation.

The Arc is the largest volunteer organization solely devoted to improving the welfare of all children and adults with mental retardation and their families. The Arc also collaborates with other agencies to meet the needs of people with mental retardation.

The Arc is a grassroots organization formed in 1950 by a small group of parents and other concerned individuals. Today there are 160,000 members and over 1,400 state and local chapters across the nation.

The Arc is the largest volunteer organization solely devoted to improving the welfare of all children and adults with mental retardation and their families. The Arc also collaborates with other agencies to meet the needs of people with mental retardation.

State Developmental Disabilities Planning Councils are organizations that are appointed by each state's governor. Their members often include people with developmental disabilities, parents, guardians, non-governmental service providers, and representatives from state agencies that provide services for people with developmental disabilities and their families. The Councils provide advocacy and information for developmentally disabled individuals, their families, and the professionals who work with them.

UPLIFT provides support, education, advocacy, information and referral services for parents, family and the community,
focusing on the emotional, behavioral, mental and learning disabilities of children and youth.

VSA arts of Wyoming creates opportunities for persons with disabilities through education and employment in the Arts. We are a non-profit organization, affiliated with the VSA arts International network. Our mission is to include all children, youth and adults with physical, emotional, intellectual and social challenges in integrated settings and improve their learning, employment and life skills.

A government agency. The goal of the Council is to increase the independence, productivity, inclusion and integration into the community of people with developmental disabilities through systemic change, capacity building and advocacy activities. The Council has attempted to meet this goal through a two-pronged advocacy approach, our State Plan and our Grant Program.

The Protection and Advocacy (P&A) System are congressionally mandated, legally-based disability rights agencies. P&A agencies have the authority to provide legal representation and other advocacy services, under all federal and state laws, to all people with disabilities (based on a system of priorities for services). All P&As maintain a presence in facilities that care for people with disabilities, where they monitor, investigate and attempt to remedy adverse conditions. These agencies also devote considerable resources to ensuring full access to inclusive educational programs, financial entitlements, health care, accessible housing and productive employment opportunities.