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NYS Commission on Quality of Care
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Serves people with mental disabilities and their families by providing independent oversight of the quality and cost effectiveness of services provided by all mental hygiene programs in New York State.
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Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID)
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Promotes educational equity and excellence for students with disabilities while ensuring that they receive the rights and protection to which they are entitled
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AHRC Suffolk
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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.
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Association for the Advancement of Blind and Retarded, Inc.
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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.
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Brain Injury Association of New York State
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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.
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cripNYC
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News, information, and resources for people with disabilities living in New York City.
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Developmental Disabilities Alliance of WNY
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DDAWNY is a group of member voluntary agencies providing services throughout eight western New York counties. Links to member agencies, events calendar.
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Hands on
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A New York based service organization dedicated to providing greater accessibility to arts and cultural events for the Deaf and hard of hearing community.
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Independent Living Council
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Advocates for the inclusion of people with disabilities in society. Includes executive committee and members listings, ILC directory and purpose.
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International Family Institute
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Information and support services for families of multiply disabled children and adolescents.
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Mental Health Association in New York State, Inc. (MHANYS)
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Dedicated to ensuring that public mental health policy is just, fair and promotes equality and opportunity.
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Mountain Lake Services
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Serving people with developmental disabilities from offices at Port Henry in the Adirondacks, in Essex County. Donations and membership, map and location, employment.
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New York State School for the Deaf
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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.
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New York State Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NYSSLHA)
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An organization of professionals - speech language pathologists and audiologists - engaged in clinical, educational, or research activities in communication disorders.
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NICHCY New York State Sheet
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Contact information for disability resources.
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NYS Advocate's Office for Persons with Disabilities
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A systems advocacy agency whose primary mission is to ensure that people with disabilities have every opportunity to be productive and participating citizens.
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NYS Partners for Children
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Information on nearly every aspect of partnerships for children -- from early prenatal care to comprehensive health care for any-age child.
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NYSARC
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A family-based organization working with and for people with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities.
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Parent to Parent of New York State
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Organization whose goal is to connect and support families of individuals with special needs.
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People Inc.
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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.
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Self-Advocacy Association of NYS
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Statewide not-for-profit organization run by people with disabilities for people with disabilities. Annual conference information, poetry and songs, issues, and membership information.
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Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities
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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.
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YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities
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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.
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