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New York Links

General

 Big Apple Greeter - Greeter Access Project
 CODI - New York State & Local Services
 New York State Office of Advocate for Persons with Disabilities

Advocacy and Legal Rights

  Advocacy Center (Rochester)
 New York State Office of Advocate for Persons with Disabilities
 Self-Advocacy Association of New York State
 The Self-Advocates of Central New York

Alzheimer's Disease

 Alzheimer's Association - Chapters in New York

Arts

 The Institute for Theatre-Learning
 Very Special Arts New York City

Assistive Technology

 Center for Assistive Technology (University of Buffalo)
 Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities (TRAID) Project

Attention Deficit Disorder

 Greater Rochester Attention Deficit Disorder Association

Autism

 Autism Society of America - Albany Chapter
 Autism Society of America - NY Chapters
 The Children's Annex (Kingston and Ellenville)
 Quality Services for the Autism Community (QSAC) (New York City)

Blindness and Visual Impairments

 Andrew Heiskell Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (New York City)
 Association for the Visually Impaired (Rockland and Organge Counties)
 Aurora of Central New York (The Lighthouse and Central New York Association for the Hearing Impaired)
 Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI) (Utica)
 Helen Keller Services for the Blind
 The Lighthouse
 New York State Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped
 New York State School for the Blind
 Suffolk Cooperative Library System - Talking Books Plus (Bellport)
 VISIONS Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired (New York City)

Brain Injury

 Brain Injury Association of New York State
 Coma Recovery Association

Cancer

 New York State Department of Health - Cancer Mapping

Cerebral Palsy

 United Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State

Chapters alphabetical by region:

 United Cerebral Palsy of Nassau County
 United Cerebral Palsy of New York City
 United Cerebral Palsy and Handicapped Persons Association of the Utica Area

Children

 Advocates for Children of New York
 Institute for Child Development (SUNY Binghamton)
 Nanuet Parents Information Network
 New York State Department of Health, Early Intervention Program
 New York State Partners for Children
 NICHCY State Contact Sheet
 Parent Network
 Parent to Parent of New York State
 Resources for Children with Special Needs (New York City)
 The Technical Assistance Alliance for Parent Centers

Communication Disorders

 New York State Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Deaf-Blindness

 Helen Keller Services for the Blind

Deafness and Hearing Impairments

 Aurora of Central New York (The Lighthouse and Central New York Association for the Hearing Impaired)
 Hands On (arts)
 League for the Hard of Hearing (New York City)
 National Technical Institute for the Deaf

Developmental Disabilities

 Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI) (Long Island)
 InterAgency Council of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Agencies (New York City, Rockland, Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk)
 New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
 New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD)
 OMRDD Resource Guide
 Opportunities Unlimited of Niagra
 Sinergia
 Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities
 Westchester Institute for Human Development

Education

 New York State Education Department - Special Education
 A Guide to Resolving Concerns About Your Child's Special Education Services
 New York State Education Department - Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID)

Epilepsy

 Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island

Financial Information

 New York State Department of Health - Medicaid
 New York State Education Department, Office of Management Services - Medicaid Services Unit
 New York State Insurance Department

Heart Disorders

 American Heart Association - Heritage Affiliate (Connecticut, Long Island, New Jersey and New York City)
 American Heart Association - New York State

Health (General)

 New York State Department of Health

Independent Living

General:

 Center for Disability Rights in New York State
 New York State Independent Living Centers

Specific (alphabetical by region or town):

 Bronx Independent Living Services
 Capital District Center for Independence (Albany)
 Catskill Center for Independence (Oneonta)
 Finger Lakes Independence Center (FLIC) (Ithaca)
 Harlem Independent Living Center (HILC)
 Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley (Troy)
 Barrier Free Living (New York City)
 New York City Consortium for Independent Living
 Northern Regional Center for Independent Living
 Regional Center for Independent Living (Rochester)
 Southern Tier Independence Center (Binghamton)
 Taconic Resources for Independence, Inc. (Poughkeepsie)
 Resource Center for Independent Living (Utica)
 Westchester Independent Living Center (White Plains)
 Western New York Independent Living Center (Buffalo)

Learning Disabilities

 International Dyslexia Association - New York Branch
 International Dyxlexia Association - Suffolk Branch
 Learning Disabilities Association of Central New York
 Learning Disabilities Association of New York City
 Learning Disabilities Association of Western New York
 New York State Resources (LD OnLine)
 New York State Resources for Literacy and Learning Disabilities (NALLD)

Long Term Care

 New York State Department of Health - Nursing Home Information
 New York State Office for the Aging - Long Term Care Planning and Insurance
 New York State Partnership for Long Term Care

Mental Illness

 Mental Health Association of New York State

Alphabetical by region:

 Mental Health Association of Erie County
 Mental Health Association of Nassau County
 Mental Health Association in Orange County
 Mental Health Association of Rockland County
 Mental Health Association in Tompkins County
 Mental Health Association In Ulster County
 NAMI - New York State (formerly the Alliance for the Mentally Ill of New York State)
 New York State Commission on Quality of Care
 New York State Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors
 New York State Office of Mental Health

Recreation

 AmeriKids (for inner city children living with AIDS/HIV and other life threatening illnesses)
 Camp Jened

Rehabilitation

 New York State Rehabilitation Association

Respite Programs

 National Respite Locator Service - New York Respite Programs

Spina Bifida

 Spina Bifida Association of the Tri-State Region

Transportation

 Project ACTION Accessible Traveler's Database - New York Cities

Vocational Rehabilitation

 New York State Education Department - Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID)

 


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