Welcome To South Florida Parent Center
In knowledge lies power and in unity lies strength.
About Us
We believe parents and professionals working together provide the best outcomes for their children and informed parents make the best choices for their families. It is far better to be collaborative and proactive than adversarial and reactive.
Our goal is to improve the quality of life and individual outcomes for persons with disabilities of all ages. South Florida Parent Center is a pioneer for its strong role in sharing with all parents practical disability resources and skills that they need to work collaboratively with the leaders of any school for the sake of their children. We focus on helping the following clients to navigate the disability system professionally. They are parents of children with disabilities of all ages, self-advocates, adults, elders, and people at risk with their families.
To support parents in this process, the School District of Collier County’s Exceptional Student Education (ESE) department contracts with South Florida Parent Center to assist you with training in the disability areas of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, information about parent rights, technical assistance and support with understanding identification/evaluation, and the Individual Educational Plan (IEP) and Transition process. To learn more about this organization’s mission, please contact Wilbur Hawke, Parent Liaison at (239) 417-3636 or via wilbur@sfptic.org.
Our Services
Our services include training on IDEA, information & resources through: individual assistance community collaboration & outreach. Our services are available for many people with special needs in various circumstances & situations, including: individuals with special needs, parents of children with disabilities, families, caregivers, and professionals.
Please check out the section below to start learning about some great disability educational resources to advocate for your family. Or, just navigate to the following pages: Our Workshops, Disability Resources,and Fathers Faces, etc. It is also helpful to learn the stories of courageous parents who have advocated for their kids successfully regardless of the type of obstacles (lack of disability educational resources, the denial of implementation of disability services, and the lack of professional disability advocates from many institutions, etc) they have faced a couple of decade ago. Your advocacy voice can make a huge difference in the life of your family and other families as well on a daily basis. That is true!
American Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects people with disabilities from discrimination.
Individualized Education Program
This is a written document listing, among other things, the special educational services that the child will receive.
IDEA
IDEA requires that a free appropriate public education—which includes special education and related services that qualified students must receive.
Section 504
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, is American legislation that guarantees certain rights to people with disabilities.
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Hawke's Blog
Through our blog page, you will be able to share your comments, ideas, and experiences with all of our subscribers and visitors. Therefore, your participation will make you interacting with one another to find better outcomes for your children to improve their world. So, click the button below to start whenever you can.
Honor Certificate From Central Florida Parent Center
It has been a long time helping people with disabilities in southwest Florida. The love and passion for the disability world have captivated my entirely life to support each family that has been in desperate need of a strong and effective advocacy that result into better disability resources and services for their loved ones. I thank the Central Florida Parent Center for having their courage and warm action to honor me. Click on the button below to view my honorable certificate from the Central Florida Parent Center.
My Resume
My resume will tell you a bit about my long lasting experience to advocate for people with disabilities in South West Florida and in the US. It has been a pleasure to stand for each family to find the correct disability resources and support services to improve the life of their loved ones throughout my whole career. My passion and tenacity have been strenghtening me to be a strong voice for all people with any type of disabilities to navigate the disability world through a spirit to win any interference.
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