Who are IPUL?

Staff

Angela Lindig

Executive Director

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(208) 342-5884 Ext. 102

Sarah Tueller

Program Coordinator /
Parent Education Coordinator

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(208) 342-5884 Ext. 103

Joe Gonzalez

Parent Education Coordinator

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(208) 342-5884, Ext. 109

Alex McGowan

Parent Education Coordinator

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(208) 342-5884, Ext. 108

Heather Kirk Skinner

Arts Coordinator /
Parent Education Trainer

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(208) 342-5884, Ext. 106

Rosario Beagarie

Parent Education Coordinator

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(208) 342-5884, Ext. 106

Candace Garman

Bookkeeper

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(208) 342-5884, Ext. 101

Bill Nuttycombe

IT Specialist

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(208) 342-5884, Ext 105

2020 - Board of Directors

Who IPUL Serves

Who do we serve?

Idaho Parents Unlimited works with parents, family members, and caregivers of children and youth with disabilities and special health care needs and the professionals who are a part of their lives. While our office is in Boise, we work statewide using technology, and we frequently travel to all regions of the state throughout the year. We assist families who have children of any diagnosis from birth to age 26.

Who are Children and Youth with Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs?

Children and youth who have or are at increased risk for chronic, physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional conditions and who also require health, education, and related services beyond that required by children generally (http://familyvoices.org/ncfpp/f2fs/). To keep things simple, Children and Youth with Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs will be referred to by using the acronym CYSHCN.

• 68% have 2 or more health conditions
• 45.5% have health conditions that affect their daily activities
• 37.5% require specialized medical care
• 33.2% require mental health care
• 47.2% needed mental/behavioral health care but did not receive it (2)
• 12% of Idaho’s student population receive special education services

In Idaho, there are approximately 34,000 children ages 3-21 receiving special education services. Furthermore, an approximate 4,500 students receive services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (access accommodations). (NCLD) https://www.ncld.org/identifying-struggling-students

This does not account for infants, toddlers, or students who may be homeschooled or in private school settings. It is estimated that one in five children are living with a disability or special health care need.

Idaho Parents Unlimited provides assistance and training to approximately 5,000 families and professionals each year. Our services are always at no cost to families and are available to anyone who seeks them.

Contact IPUL

For assistance, the best method is via our webform or our intake line.  

By Webform: Ask Idaho Parents Unlimited a Question
By Phone:  (208) 342-5884  (Intake line) 
Toll free:    (800) 242-IPUL (4785)
By Fax:       (208) 342-1408
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Office Location/Mailing Address

Idaho Parents Unlimited's Social Media Policy

Idaho Parents Unlimited has an online presence on several different platforms.  You can find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.   While we post things on these services, we don't constantly monitor them for private messages.   Facebook specifically has been unreliable in notifying us about private messages, due to having more than one page administrator.  Therefore, if you send a message to our FB inbox, you will receive an automatic reply directing you to our website intake form or phone number.  We prefer to use our systems that are designed to provide appropriate assistance. 

We have policies regarding staff and their personal Facebook pages as well as other social media sites - including personal cell phones (text messaging). Frequently, our staff are tagged in posts on groups and expected to respond (or they feel obligated) after regular business hours. They also receive private instant messages via this technology as well.

Our company policy is that all staff have been instructed to respond to work-related messages only during our regular business hours (Monday-Friday; 9:00-5:00) or during their individually scheduled hours when they are each working using company equipment and resources only.  If you contact employees with their personal messaging accounts, they are instructed to not respond, other than to direct you to our official channels.  

The best way to ask us for help is via our intake inbox, available on our website at the link that says "Contact Idaho Parents Unlimited - (Ask Us a Question Here)" or by calling our phone line at (208) 342-5884 and leaving a message on our intake line. 

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Our Ethics & Principles

Our Ethical Standards

Idaho Parents Unlimited adheres to the Ethical Standards for Human Services Professionals, as found on the National Organization for Human Services website.   

OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES 

Parents, guardians, and other interested parties who seek IPUL’s assistance will receive, on a timely basis, accurate, culturally appropriate, understandable information and referral services on their children’s disabilities and their children’s rights under the laws that serve children/adults with disabilities. Additionally we will provide information on effective participation in team decision-making and finding service options/opportunities to meet their children and families’ needs. IPUL’s services must be accessible to all families in Idaho, regardless of language, disability, or cultural differences. 

IPUL believes in the full participation of people with disabilities and their families in all decision-making processes that affect the services their children receive. 

IPUL believes that people with disabilities and their families have the right and the responsibility to be actively involved in the local, state, and national decision-making that affect their lives. To that end, IPUL will seek to identify and facilitate the involvement of parents of children and youth with disabilities on policy-making committees and activities. 
Based on established priorities, IPUL will participate in systemic change efforts that promote the interests of individuals with disabilities and their families. 

IPUL believes parents should be informed of the options and opportunities that their children, upon adulthood, have to make their own life decisions, to the maximum extent possible. To facilitate this process IPUL provides the tools and resources families need to best advocate in the transition to adult service systems process.