Disability Resources

• Regional: North America: United States: Society and Culture: Disability Resources  (21)

AHRC Suffolk - Suffolk AHRC (Association for the Help of Retarded Children) provides educational, residential, day care and work programs for persons with mental retardation and developmental disabilities.

Association for the Advancement of Blind and Retarded, Inc. - AABR is a non-profit organization provides services to people who are blind and mentally retarded or who have autism in the New York Metropolitan area.

Brain Injury Association of New York State - A not-for-profit membership organization that advocates on behalf of individuals with brain injury and their families and develops programs that promote changing the behaviors that place people at risk for sustaining a brain injury.

cripNYC - News, information, and resources for people with disabilities living in New York City.

Developmental Disabilities Alliance of WNY - DDAWNY is a group of member voluntary agencies providing services throughout eight western New York counties. Links to member agencies, events calendar.

Hands on - A New York based service organization dedicated to providing greater accessibility to arts and cultural events for the Deaf and hard of hearing community.

Independent Living Council - Advocates for the inclusion of people with disabilities in society. Includes executive committee and members listings, ILC directory and purpose.

Mental Health Association in New York State, Inc. (MHANYS) - Dedicated to ensuring that public mental health policy is just, fair and promotes equality and opportunity.

Mountain Lake Services - Serving people with developmental disabilities from offices at Port Henry in the Adirondacks, in Essex County. Donations and membership, map and location, employment.

New York State School for the Deaf - Residential school in Rome serving deaf and hearing-impaired students ages 3 and older. Program information, news, resources for families and alumni, and information about state intervention services for deaf infants and toddlers.

New York State Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NYSSLHA) - An organization of professionals - speech language pathologists and audiologists - engaged in clinical, educational, or research activities in communication disorders.

NYS Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (CQCAPD) - A systems advocacy agency whose primary mission is to ensure that people with disabilities have every opportunity to be productive and participating citizens.

NYS Partners for Children - Information on nearly every aspect of partnerships for children -- from early prenatal care to comprehensive health care for any-age child.

NYSARC - A family-based organization working with and for people with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities.

Parent to Parent of New York State - Organization whose goal is to connect and support families of individuals with special needs.

People Inc. - A private, non-profit agency providing quality and innovative services to over 5,000 individuals with special needs and their families throughout Western New York.

Self-Advocacy Association of NYS - Statewide not-for-profit organization run by people with disabilities for people with disabilities. Annual conference information, poetry and songs, issues, and membership information.

Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities - Provides services, education, technical assistance, to ensure full inclusion of persons with developmental disabilities in their communities and to maximize their potential for leading independent and productive lives.

Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) - Promotes educational equity and excellence for students with disabilities while ensuring that they receive the rights and protection to which they are entitled

YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities - A not-for-profit health and human services organization serving people with developmental and learning disabilities and their families throughout the New York metropolitan area.