http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/400723/Recommendations-for-good-public-special-ed-inclusionmainstream-programs-along-BART My family and I hope to move to the SF Bay Area in about a year. Our highest priority will be placing our daughter in a good public school. She has partial Down Syndrome, showing immense potential but still needing developmental therapy services (PT, OT, speech). Ideally, we'd like to have access to public transportation into SF as well. Can anyone vouch for a school district along BART which could be sensitive towards our daughter's potential for inclusion or mainstreaming? GreatSchools en-us spedexaminer I have heard good things from the city of Pleasanton and Emeryville re special ed. http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/400723/Recommendations-for-good-public-special-ed-inclusionmainstream-programs-along-BART?cpage=1#comment_401605 5100.401605 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:39:01 -0700 healthy11 HI. I'm not from San Fran, but there's a nationwide organization, www.thearc.org, which offers support and information to families dealing with conditions such as autism and Down's. I suggest contacting ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/400723/Recommendations-for-good-public-special-ed-inclusionmainstream-programs-along-BART?cpage=1#comment_401003 5100.401003 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:26:54 -0700