# Lumina (US)

> Lumina (https://us.lumina-app.fr) is an online care binder, in English, for parents of children with special needs in the United States: ADHD, dyslexia and other learning disabilities (dysgraphia, dyscalculia), autism (ASD), speech and language disorders, gifted students with learning differences, and chronic health conditions. It brings together the child's medical, therapy, school (IEP, 504 plan) and agency paperwork. Guides and examples are written for California, Texas and Florida first. All data is encrypted and stored only on the parent's device: no child data is ever sent to Lumina's servers.

## What Lumina does

- Log every therapy session, meeting or observation, by category: speech therapy, occupational therapy, psych / behavior, medical, school, IEP & agencies.
- Track deadlines with countdowns: IEP meetings (ARD meetings in Texas), 504 plan reviews, three-year re-evaluations, Regional Center IPP reviews (California), ECI or Early Steps, SSI reviews, Medicaid waiver renewals and interest lists.
- Add deadlines to the phone's calendar (iCalendar .ics file, works with Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, Outlook) with automatic reminders 1 month and 1 week before, and 3 months before agency deadlines. Notifications arrive even when Lumina is closed.
- Keep documents in an encrypted vault: evaluations (speech-language, neuropsychological, psychoeducational, OT), IEPs, 504 plans, agency letters, prescriptions (PDF or photos).
- Summarize an evaluation in plain English with a language model that runs inside the browser: the document never leaves the device.
- Generate a one-click chronological PDF summary (US Letter) for a doctor, a therapist, the school or the IEP team, with evaluations attached, and send it by email from the phone.
- Keep every professional and agency contact in one place, shareable with a co-parent.
- Manage several children (siblings), each with diagnoses, accommodations, grade and school.

## Getting started

Lumina is in free public beta. The parent enters an email (to follow the beta) and chooses a passcode of at least 8 digits (or a short phrase). The passcode is the only key to the binder: if it is forgotten, the data cannot be recovered, by the parent or by Lumina. Encrypted backups let parents restore the binder on a new device.

## Security and privacy

- Data stays in the browser of the device (IndexedDB) and never goes through a server.
- AES-256-GCM encryption of every record and document; key derived from the passcode with PBKDF2-SHA-256 (600,000 iterations), never stored.
- Automatic lock after 5 minutes of inactivity.
- No ads, no trackers, no analytics, no data sales. Privacy rights honored for residents of California (CCPA/CPRA), Texas, Florida and all other states.
- Limits: no automatic sync between devices yet (encrypted backup and restore instead).

## Pricing

- Free during the public beta, with every feature, no credit card.
- After launch: $9.99 per month, cancel anytime, unlimited children; free for anyone with 3 paying referrals. Applicable sales tax may be added.

## What Lumina is not

Lumina is an organization tool for families. It is not a medical device: it does not diagnose, give medical or legal advice, or replace the professionals who care for the child.

## Parent guides

Step-by-step guides, each with the matching process in Lumina (index: https://us.lumina-app.fr/guides/):

- What is an IEP? A plain-English guide for parents: https://us.lumina-app.fr/guides/iep-guide-for-parents/
- 504 plans: accommodations for students with ADHD, dyslexia, anxiety and more: https://us.lumina-app.fr/guides/504-plan-guide/
- IEP vs. 504 plan: https://us.lumina-app.fr/guides/iep-vs-504-plan/
- How to prepare for an IEP meeting (or ARD meeting in Texas): https://us.lumina-app.fr/guides/prepare-for-iep-meeting/
- How to request a special education evaluation (with state timelines): https://us.lumina-app.fr/guides/request-special-education-evaluation/
- Testing accommodations: state tests (CAASPP, STAAR, FAST), SAT and ACT: https://us.lumina-app.fr/guides/testing-accommodations/
- California Regional Centers: intake, eligibility and the IPP: https://us.lumina-app.fr/guides/california-regional-center/
- The ARD meeting in Texas: https://us.lumina-app.fr/guides/texas-ard-meeting/
- Dyslexia services in Texas schools: https://us.lumina-app.fr/guides/texas-dyslexia-services/
- Exceptional Student Education (ESE) in Florida: https://us.lumina-app.fr/guides/florida-ese-iep/
- Early intervention from birth to 3: Early Start, ECI and Early Steps: https://us.lumina-app.fr/guides/early-intervention-birth-to-three/
- SSI for children and Medicaid waivers in California, Texas and Florida: https://us.lumina-app.fr/guides/ssi-and-medicaid-waivers/
- Neuropsychological vs. school evaluations: https://us.lumina-app.fr/guides/neuropsychological-evaluation/
- ADHD: organizing care between home, school and doctors: https://us.lumina-app.fr/guides/adhd-school-and-home/
- Autism: coordinating therapists, school and agencies: https://us.lumina-app.fr/guides/autism-care-coordination/
- Prepare an appointment with a clear care summary: https://us.lumina-app.fr/guides/care-summary-for-appointments/

## Links

- Home: https://us.lumina-app.fr/
- Open the binder: https://us.lumina-app.fr/carnet/
- Privacy policy: https://us.lumina-app.fr/privacy/
- Terms of Service: https://us.lumina-app.fr/terms/
- Legal notice: https://us.lumina-app.fr/legal/ (publisher: Dev Altitude, a company registered in France)
- Contact: contact@lumina-app.fr
- French version for families in France: https://lumina-app.fr/