ACCESS Stella Boyle Smith Early Childhood
10618 Breckenridge Drive
Little Rock, AR 72211
ACCESS Academy and Young Adult Campus
1500 N Mississippi Street
Little Rock, AR 72207
501-217-8600
Mission Statement: Expanding Individual Potential Through Innovative Instruction
ACCESS is a 501(c)3 nonprofit offering evaluation services, therapy services, mental health services, full-time education, vocational training, and community integration for individuals with language and learning disorders and developmental disabilities ages six weeks through adulthood. ACCESS experts take a team approach to providing person-centered care for every client. While ACCESS programs and services have expanded over the years, ACCESS dedication to building brighter futures has remained the same.
Overview:Â ACCESS has a three-year accreditation from ‘Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities’ (CARF) for its behavioral and mental health programs.
ACCESS Academy offers the most comprehensive special education program in Arkansas, serving students with a curriculum focused on essential academic subjects, fine arts, extracurricular opportunities, and more. ACCESS team approach integrates therapy and education to provide an individualized education for learners of all types through:
- Individualized Instruction
- Nationally Recognized, Specialized Curriculum that focuses on essential academic subjects including:
- oral expression
- comprehension
- spelling
- reading instruction
- written expression
- math
- literature
- science
- social studies
- technology
- fine arts
- Low Student to Teacher Ratio
- Team Approach including Onsite Therapists and Evaluation Teams
- State-of-the-Art Therapy Facilities
- Hands-on Learning Labs
- Extracurricular Opportunities
- Positive and Encouraging Atmosphere
Students who may require additional one-on-one intervention also have access to on-site professionals offering speech, occupational, physical, feeding, mental health, and academic therapies, all integrated within a student’s school day.
The ACCESS Academy offers a robust curriculum of academics along with pragmatics and life skills to develop a well-rounded, independent individual. With an early focus on proficiency in communications and math, students are able to develop the important skills required to learn related subjects in later years. Students also engage in multi-sensory learning, as well as hands-on life skills development in the state-of-the-art ACCESS Life Lab.
Age Groups Served: Early Childhood is 6-weeks through 5-years-old; ACCESS Academy is ages five to 21.
Diagnoses Served: a variety of language and learning disabilities, as well as developmental disabilities including dyslexia, learning disabilities, apraxia, disorders of written expression or dysgraphia, reading disorders, speech and/or language disorders, intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit/hyperactive disorder (ADHD), anxiety and other developmental disabilities
Geographic Areas Served:Â Pulaski County