Enjoy the photos from the 2026 APS Exceptional Parent Expo. Photo credit: Allison M. Slocum, APS ©
For more than a decade, the Atlanta Public Schools Exceptional Parent Expo has connected families of exceptional students to educators, community organizations, and service providers offering resources and support for exceptional learners.
Families moved between interactive workshops, vendor booths, and student performances while gathering information designed to support students both inside and outside the classroom.
The Exceptional Education Department oversees services for students ages three through 21 who qualify for special education and related supports. Those services are delivered across a continuum of learning environments based on each student’s educational needs, with the department providing assessments, interventions, and individualized support plans.
APS exceptional education coordinator Stacey Collier said the expo reflects the department’s broader mission of working alongside families and community partners to help students achieve academic success and prepare for life after graduation. The following vendors and organizations participated in this year’s Exceptional Parent Expo, offering families information on programs, services, and next steps for accessing support.
| Company | Representative | Email Address | Description of Services |
| 4Ward Healthcare | Carter, Robert | Info@4wardhealthcare.com | Home Healthcare for medically fragile/ Wheelchair bound children |
| Able Path Care | Dial, Shuante | Shuante.dial@ablepathcare.com | At home skilled nursing care for medically fragile babies and children. |
| Atlanta Public Schools | Bryant, Veneschia | vbryant@atlanta.k12.ga.us | Social Emotional Learning Activity |
| Atlanta Public Schools Health Services | Hildreth, Valencia | Valencia.Hildreth@atlanta.k12.ga.us | Health Services Support |
| Atlanta Public Schools Health Services | Freeman, Cheryl | cheryl.freeman@atlanta.k12.ga.us | District RN provision of 1:1 Nurses for our Exceptional Needs Students |
| Atlanta Thrive | Hall, Kiwana | kiwana@atlantathrive.org | Parent Support & Advocacy |
| Bobby Dodd Institute | Shurla Nelson | shurla.nelson@bobbydodd.org | VR Provider Services |
| DEE | Connally, Wynter | wynter.connally@apsk12.org | Verbal De-escalation |
| Enhanced Family Care | Martin Frederick | fred@familycareenhanced.com | In home nursing and parent support services |
| Fulton County Board of Health’s Adolescent Health and Youth Development Program | Flanagan Candice | candice.flanagan@dph.ga.gov | Provide Pamphlets on Bullying, healthy Relationships and Managing Stressors. Provide table gifts for parents and students |
| Fulton County Government – IDD | Rosen, Leonard | Leonard.rosen@fultoncountyga.gov | Day Program (CAG and soon SEI) services |
| Gentle Touches | Dana Lewis | Dana.lewis@gentletouchesatlanta.com | Home health |
| Georgia Inclusive Post Secondary Education Consortium: Center for Leadership in Disability | Darien Todd | dtodd14@gsu.edu | The Georgia Inclusive Postsecondary Education Consortium (GaIPSEC) seeks to create opportunities for students who have historically not had access to post-secondary educational opportunities. |
| Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency | Cross, Sharese | sharese.cross@gvs.ga.gov | Transition, Post-Secondary and Employment services |
| Math N’ More | Dr. Roblesz | Roblesz@mathnmore.org | Math tutoring and out of school time programming. |
| Salvation Private Home Care | Webster, Shaykara | info@salvationhomecare.org | GA Pediatric Program Providers (GAPP) – in home nursing care support & the paid family caregiver program for medically fragile children |
| Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia | Bridges, Bronaugh | bbridges@sicklecellga.org | Information hand out |
| SPARK Study Atlanta, Marcus Autism Center, and Emory University | Coleman, Laura | laura.suzanna.coleman@emory.edu | Autism research, autism information and resources |
| Thrive at Home Solutions | Sifontes, Adrienne | info@thriveathomesolutions.com | Thrive at Home Solutions provides in-home nursing and caregiver support for medically complex children across Georgia. We help families access Medicaid programs like GAPP and guide them through eligibility, assessments, and care coordination so children can safely receive care at home. |
| Urban Indigo | Green, Nikole | lola@urbanindigo.org | Our mission is to provide quality holistic wellness to families, individuals, and children with special needs in an inclusive environment. We provide activities that ensure ALL are ABLE, not just some. ​Our organization is about bringing awareness to the dire need of inclusivity in the special needs community. |
| VOX ATL | Poe, Lauren | lauren.poe@voxatl.org | After school program |
| YMCA of Atlanta Early Learning | Chester Strickland | chesters@ymcaatlanta.org | Free Childcare |
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