Our Partners
No organization reaches
every family alone.
EDquity at the Margins partners with organizations that already hold the trust of the communities we serve. Each partnership puts free, independent IEP advocacy in front of families who might never have found us on their own.
Black in Rehab Foundation
Florida
The Black in Rehab Foundation is a Florida-based nonprofit that builds community among Black occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, assistants, and students. Through retreats, workshops, and mentorship, the foundation grows Black representation across the rehabilitation professions, the same professions that deliver many of the related services written into children's IEPs.
Visit blackinrehab.com
Sumner County Special Needs Collaborative
Sumner County, Tennessee
The Sumner County Special Needs Collaborative is a Tennessee 501(c)(3) that works to make Sumner County more livable for individuals with special needs, disabilities, or neurodivergence. The collaborative connects families to local resources through its online resource directory and the annual Regional Special Needs Expo, supports special education teams in local schools, and hosts retreats for caregivers.
Visit sumnercountyspecialneeds.org
Dunigan Law
Nashville, Tennessee
Dunigan Law is a Nashville, Tennessee firm led by Brian Dunigan and Blair Dunigan, who bring more than fifty years of combined legal experience to personal injury and special education law. Some disputes move past what advocacy alone can resolve, and special education attorneys carry those cases the rest of the way.
Visit duniganlawfirm.com
NAACP Sumner County Branch
Gallatin, Tennessee
The NAACP Sumner County Branch has advocated for justice, equality, and opportunity in Sumner County since 1968. Its work spans civil rights advocacy, community engagement, and youth and education initiatives that prepare the next generation of leaders, in the same county where we host our free parent workshops.
Visit naacpsumnercounty.orgWhy these partnerships matter
Many of the children we serve receive occupational therapy, physical therapy, or speech-language services through their IEPs. The professionals who deliver those services sit at the IEP table, and families are better served when the people across that table reflect and understand their communities.
Closer to home, Sumner County is where we host our free parent workshops, and the Collaborative's resource network reaches the same families those workshops serve. You will find us at its annual Regional Special Needs Expo.
Some of what families face is not a services question but a rights question. Partners who practice special education law and partners who have defended civil rights in this county since 1968 both widen what a family can reach when advocacy alone is not enough.
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