Updated:	2001-10-09 08:10:46
RIPIN encourages collaboration between families, agencies, and government institutions in order to meet the needs of disabled and special needs children through training, information and advocacy activities. RIPIN sponsors numerous school readiness programs which are available to all children, advocates for children's legal rights and works to increase children's access to health care and education. RIPIN offers an extensive library of parent training information.
Related Website:	www.ripin.org/
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Contact:	Elizabeth Priestley
	Email: tiede@ripin.org
	Phone: (401) 727-4144
Additional Information:	Rhode Island Parent Information Network (RIPIN) 175 Main Street 1st Floor Pawtucket, RI 02860 (800) 464-3399 National Parent Information Network ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Children's Research Center 51 Gerty Drive Champaign, IL 61820-7469 217-333-1386; 1-800-583-4135 (Voice/TTY) Fax: 217-333-3767 e-mail: npin@uiuc.edu
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