SPECIAL EDUCATION RESOURCES

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
State Mental Health Agency
Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Protection and Advocacy Agency
New York State Commission on Quality of Care
Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired, or Deaf-Blind
Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Westchester Institute for Human Development
Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities

Disability-Specific Organizations:
Attention Deficit Disorder
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder(CHADD)
Attention Deficit Disorder Association(ADDA)
Autism
Autism Soceity of America
Blind/Visual Impairments
American Foundation for the Blind
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of New York State
Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State
Epilepsy
Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island
Epilepsy Foundation of New York City
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association of New York State
Mental Health
Mental Health Association of New York State
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill-New York State
Families Together in New York State, Inc.
Mental Retardation and Related Developmental Disabilities
NYSARC, Inc.
Speech and Hearing
New York State Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Inc.
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association: Albany/Capital District

New York State Special Education:
New York State/University of the State of New York Office of State Review
New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
State Department of Education: Special Education
Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5

Organizations Especially for Parents :
Parent Training and Information Center(PTI)
The Advocacy Center
Advocates for Children of New York (New York City) & (http://www.insideschools.org)
Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc.
Sinergia/Metropolitan Parent Center
Community Parent Resource Center (serving Brooklyn NY)
United We Stand of New York (Serving Brooklyn, NY)
Partners in Policymaking
New York State Partners in Policymaking
Parent-To-Parent
Parent to Parent of New York State
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
New York State Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
Other Parent Organizations
Early Childhood Direction Centers (Information about resources serving children birth to 5 and their families)
The Family Resource Network, Inc. (Serving Otsego, Chenango, Delaware, Broome, Tioga, and Tompkins counties)

Special Education Law:
Special Ed Law Sites
Special Education Advocacy Strategies
Council of Parent Attorneys & Advocates

Special Education Information
Special Kids Network: A Foundation of Hope for Children with Special Needs
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

Federal Special Education:
U.S. Department of Education

Special thanks to the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
for providing us with many of these valuable links to these organizations.