Who We Are
A Coalition of Parents and Professional
Organizations
The Family Resource Center on Disabilities (FRCD)
(formerly the Coordinating Council for Handicapped
Children) was a pioneer as a coalition that covered all disabilities.
FRCD was organized in 1969 by parents, professionals,
and volunteers who sought to improve services for all children with
disabilities. A new Illinois law mandating the education of all children
with disabilities by 1969 was the original impetus for their coming together
- to inform and activate parents on their newly won rights. New legislation
- P.L. 94-142 in 1975; P.L. 99-457 in 1986; P.L. 101-476 (IDEA) in 1990;
P.L.101-336 (ADA) in 1990; and P.L. 105-17, (IDEA Amendments) in 1997;
- intensified the Center's efforts to educate and train parents, professionals,
and volunteers.
In 1976, the Family Resource Center on Disabilities
(FRCD) became one of five pilot programs to operate a parent center funded
by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs
(then known as the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped). Today, there
are approximately 80 federally funded Parent Centers throughout the United
States.
Family Resource Center on Disabilities
(formerly Coordinating Council for Handicapped Children)
20 East Jackson Blvd., Room 300 * Chicago, Illinois
60064
312/939-3513 (voice)-----800/952-4199 (Illinois only, Outside Chicago Area)-----312/939-3519
(TDD)
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