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Advocates for Children
The Advocates for Children website provides information concerning the New York school system and students' educational entitlements.
Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
An architecturally barrier-free lending library, the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library set a new standard of library service for persons with disabilities when it opened in 1991. This full-service library includes comfortable reading rooms, large circulating collections of special format materials, audio playback equipment for listening to recorded books and magazines, and a variety of other electronic reading aids.
Braille Bug
This site was created to teach sighted children about braille, and to encourage literacy among all children-sighted and visually impaired-in a fun environment packed with games, graphics, and activities.
Brooklyn Public Library: The Child's Place for Children With Special Needs
Unique programs for children with and without disabilities from birth to age 12 at branches of the Brooklyn Public Library.
Community Information Service
The Community Information Service (CIS) provides quick access to information about essential services in your neighborhood. Each branch library of The New York Public Library keeps an up-to-date file of its local community and city-wide services. You can find information about community groups, consumer and educational organizations, health and social service agencies and religious, recreational and cultural institutions.
Cornucopia Of Disability Information (CODI): Children with Disabilities
A collection of links from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Council for Exceptional Children
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted.
Dictionary for Parents of Children with Disabilities
The Dictionary for Parents of Children with Disabilities contains terminology used in the fields of testing / evaluation, early intervention, special education, medical services, therapeutic services, family supports, vocational training, independent living and guardianship.
DRM WebWatcher : Just for Kids
This section of disabilityresorurces.org describes some neat sites for, by and about kids with disabilities and chronic illnesses.
Exceptional Parent Magazine
EP provides information, support, ideas, encouragement & outreach for parents and families of children with disabilities, and the professionals
who work with them.
Families Together in New York State
Families Together in NYS, Inc. is a non-profit, parent-run organization that strives to establish a unified voice for children with emotional, behavioral, and social challenges.
Family Village
The Family Village is a global disability-related community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them services and support.
Federation for Children with Special Needs
The Federation is a center for parents and parent organizations to work together on behalf of children with special needs and their families.
Internet Resources for Special Children
Links to many sites for a wide variety of disabilities.
kidshealth.org: Learning Disabilities
This site explains common learning disabilities to children.
LD Online: Learning Disabilities Information & Resources
An interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and children in English and Spanish.
Learning Disabilities Association of America
This non-profit organization provides resources and information on learning disabilities.
Least Restrictive Environment Coalition (LRE)
This website is aimed at parents of New York City children with special needs, child advocates, and any others who desire to learn about education of children with special needs in the least restrictive environment appropriate for them.
National Center for Learning Disabilities, Inc.
Organization founded to promote public awareness and understanding of children and adults with learning disabilities.
National Center of Medical Home Initiatives for Children with Special Needs
The Center provides support to physicians, families, and other medical and non-medical providers who care for children with special needs so that they have access to a medical home.
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
The Dissemination Center is part of a broad Federal effort to improve results for children with disabilities. Funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) at the U.S. Department of Education.
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)
Find braille and talking book libraries nationwide, apply fo service and check the catalog.
New York City Department of Education: Special Education District 75
District 75 provides citywide educational, vocational, and behavioral support programs for approximately 23,000 students with special needs. District 75 consists of 56 school organizations, home and hospital instruction, and vision and hearing services.
New York Institute for Special Education
The New York Institute for Special Education is a private, nonprofit, nonsectarian educational facility which provides quality programs for children who are blind or visually disabled, emotionally and learning disabled and preschoolers who are developmentally delayed.
New York State Education Department: Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities
The Mission of the Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) is to promote educational equity and excellence for students with disabilities while ensuring that they receive the rights and protection to which they are entitled.
New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
OMRDD's mission is to coordinate and provide services for people with developmental disabilities and their families and to conduct research into the causes and prevention of developmental disabilities.
Office of Community Outreach Services at The New York Public Library
Through its 85 branch libraries in the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island, The New York Public Library demonstrates its commitment to persons with disabilities, housing extensive collections and providing recreational, cultural and service-oriented programs for these patrons' participation, use and interest.
Parent to Parent of New York State
The mission of Parent to Parent of New York State is to connect and support families of individuals with special needs.
Parent's Guide to Helping Kids with Learning Disabilities
Resources for identifying and assisting children with learning disabilities from schwablearning.org.
Resources For Children With Special Needs Inc.
An independent, not-for-profit organization that provides information and referral, case management and support, individual and systemic advocacy, parent and professional training, library and information services to New York City parents and caregivers of children with disabilities and special needs and to the professionals who work with them.
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits For Children With Disabilities
This electronic booklet is written primarily for the parents and caregivers of children with disabilities and adults disabled since childhood. It illustrates the kinds of Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits a child with a disability might be eligible for and explains how they evaluate disability claims for children.
Special Education "Survival Tips" from Insideschools.org
A brief overview of special education in NYC, including the process to get services and a basic understanding of your child's rights. There are also some practical tips for parents to help them navigate the special education system.
Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI)
A collection of information resources for those involved in the fields related to Special Education.
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