Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center (ECAC) Inc.

Information updated on Wednesday, April 16th 2025, 14:13
Services
Family Resource Center
Inclusion
Online Learning - blogs, resources, webinars, apps, telehealth
Parent to Parent Support - Information, Referral, Mentoring
Transition
Workshops, In-Person Training, Classes
Established in 1983, ECAC offers a variety of projects and services designed to meet the needs of North Carolina parents, families, students, educators, and other professionals. ECAC is home to three key parent education programs:
  • NC Parent Training & Information Center (PTI),a project for parents and families with children who have disabilities or special needs and their teachers and other professionals. The PTI provides parents and families with the information and skills needed to be their child’s BEST Advocate!
  • Parent Partners, a Parent Information and Resource Center (PIRC), a project for families, students and educators in Title 1 schools, with an emphasis on providing education and information on No Child Left Behind.
  • NC Family to Family Health Information Center (HIC),a project providing information and support to families with children who have special health care needs, including information about the NC Medicaid Waiver Program, private and public health insurance, Medical Home and more!

North Carolina’s Deaf/Blind Project

A project of ECAC, in collaboration with the NC Department of Public Instruction, Exceptional Children Division and East Carolina University. The NC Deaf-Blind Project provides a variety of supports and services designed to meet the needs of families with children who have deaf-blindness, birth to 22, and those that educate them. The NC Deaf/Blind Project provides 1:1 support, education and leadership development. All Deaf/Blind Project services are free to N.C. families.
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