Learn about the disability:
The surrogate parent will also need to learn about the child's disability area(s). One resource is PACER's book Disability Awareness: A Guidebook for Families and Educators (2001). This book discusses disabilities and contains information and resources for 20 different disability areas. The resources include books for children, books for adults, videos, and national organizations. Districts or parents may purchase this book from PACER Center. In addition, PACER's web site contains links to many other disability agencies and groups (www.pacer.org).