Opening Doors can give youth with disabilities and special health care needs a better future.
According to the U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, about 10 million U.S. children have special health care needs. The Opening Doors RRTC brings together national experts in pediatrics, public policy, education, family advocacy, and rehabilitation to help children from birth through young adulthood.
Institute for Community Inclusion Partnership with Children's Hospital Boston and the University of Massachusetts Boston Funded by the National Institute on Disability Rehabilitation and Research
Recent press for Opening Doors
"Community inclusion, ongoing growth, and realized potential is what we all want for our children."
-- Linda Freeman, parent
Opening Doors is a project of the Institute for Community Inclusion, Children's Hospital Boston, and the University of Massachusetts Boston. Opening Doors is a five-year Rehabilitation Research and Training Center funded by the National Institute on Disability Rehabilitation and Research/U.S. Department of Education