North Carolina Disability Resources
A free, plain-language guide to disability services across North Carolina. Find who to call first for early intervention, special education, Medicaid waivers, vocational rehabilitation, transition planning, employment supports, and crisis help, county by county, with Spanish-language support. Always call to confirm details, which can change.
What this guide covers
- Early intervention for children under 3 and special education (IEPs) for ages 3–21
- Medicaid waivers and home- and community-based services
- Vocational rehabilitation and supported employment
- Transition planning for students moving from school to adult life
- Guardianship, benefits, and crisis resources, including 988 and local supports
Statewide programs in North Carolina
These serve every county in North Carolina. Details change, so always call to confirm.
- Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities. University center on disabilities (UCEDD)
- Disability Rights North Carolina (877-235-4210). Protection & Advocacy: free disability rights legal help
- North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities ((919) 850-2901). State Council on Developmental Disabilities
- North Carolina Assistive Technology Program ((919) 664-1242). State assistive technology program: device loans, demos & reuse
- Exceptional Children's Assistance Center (ECAC) (704-892-1321). Parent center: free special-education help for families
Find your county in North Carolina
- Alamance County
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Anson County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Beaufort County
- Bertie County
- Bladen County
- Brunswick County
- Buncombe County
- Burke County
- Cabarrus County
- Caldwell County
- Camden County
- Carteret County
- Caswell County
- Catawba County
- Chatham County
- Cherokee County
- Chowan County
- Clay County
- Cleveland County
- Columbus County
- Craven County
- Cumberland County
- Currituck County
- Dare County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Duplin County
- Durham County
- Edgecombe County
- Forsyth County
- Franklin County
- Gaston County
- Gates County
- Graham County
- Granville County
- Greene County
- Guilford County
- Halifax County
- Harnett County
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- Hertford County
- Hoke County
- Hyde County
- Iredell County
- Jackson County
- Johnston County
- Jones County
- Lee County
- Lenoir County
- Lincoln County
- Macon County
- Madison County
- Martin County
- Mcdowell County
- Mecklenburg County
- Mitchell County
- Montgomery County
- Moore County
- Nash County
- New Hanover County
- Northampton County
- Onslow County
- Orange County
- Pamlico County
- Pasquotank County
- Pender County
- Perquimans County
- Person County
- Pitt County
- Polk County
- Randolph County
- Richmond County
- Robeson County
- Rockingham County
- Rowan County
- Rutherford County
- Sampson County
- Scotland County
- Stanly County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Swain County
- Transylvania County
- Tyrrell County
- Union County
- Vance County
- Wake County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Watauga County
- Wayne County
- Wilkes County
- Wilson County
- Yadkin County
- Yancey County
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