AHRC – NYC - www.ahrcnyc.org
Association for Children with Down syndrome - www.acds.org
Bullying and children with special needs: Walk a Mile in their shoes
Center for Family Support – www.CFSNY.ORG
CP Association of NYS – http://www.cpofnys.org/Home.aspx
The federal government website for comprehensive information on disability programs and services in communities nationwide. The site links to more than 14,000 resources from federal, state and local government agencies; academic institutions; and nonprofit organizations. You can find answers to questions about everything from Social Security benefits to employment to affordable and accessible housing.
New information is added daily across 10 main subject areas – Benefits, Civil Rights, Community Life, Education, Emergency Preparedness, Employment, Health, Housing, Technology and Transportation: Disability.gov
NY’s DD Councils
New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council: http://ddpc.ny.gov/
……June updates..http://ddpcmonthlyupdate.us/stories/june_2012/disability_related_publications.html
Brooklyn DD Council: http://www.brooklynddcouncil.org/
Manhattan DD Council: http://manhattanddcouncil.info/
Queens DD Council: http://www.qcdd.org/
Staten Island DD Council: http://www.siddc.org/
Glossary of terms, a nice selection, in alphabetical order.
Institutes of Applied Human Dynamics - www.iahdny.org
Interacgency Council of Developmentally Disabled Agencies inc. : http://www.iacny.org/
Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs: http://www.governor.ny.gov/Justice4SpecialNeeds/home
Kennedy Child Study Center – www.kenchild.org
New York State Association for Retarded Children (time for a name change?), NYSARC : http://www.nysarc.org/
NYSARC Resource Library: http://www.nysarc.org/resource_library/
NY State Legislators on all levels in alphabetical order - http://www.lwvnyc.org/TRYdirectory/index.html
Office of People with developmental Disabilities: http://www.opwdd.ny.gov/
Resources for Children with Special Needs – www.resourcesnyc.org
Rose F. Kennedy Center – www.aecom.yu.edu/cerc
United Cerebral Palsy / NYC – www.ucpnyc.org
YAI-National Institute For People With Disabilities – www.yai.org
