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• Medicaid Matters New York - A series of Medicaid Managed Care Fact Sheets.
• Mount Sinai School of Medicine Center for Excellence in ADHD and Related Disorders - Research programs to provide psychiatric assessment, psychological testing, limited cognitive and neuropsychological testing, physical evaluation, short-term treatment with FDA approved medications, and with weekly visits with study doctors for children with ADHD. 
• Navigating Adult Services - A cheat sheet for eligibility requirements for receiving services from community based agencies. Fact Sheet
• New York State Office of Children and Family Services - Serves NY's public by promoting the well-being and safety of our children, families and communities.
• NYACTS - A website designed to provide current information on New York State services and supports for individuals with autism. 

National:

• At Health - A leading provider of mental health information and services for mental health practitioners and those they serve.
• Autism Information Center - Provides links to information and resources about autism.
• Disabilities Resources - Promotes and improves awareness, availability and accessibility of information that can help people with disabilities live, learn, love, work and play independently.
• DisAbility News & Views Radio Show - Public radio show dedicated to topics relevant to children with special needs and their families.
• Family Center on Technology and Disability - A resource on the subject of assistive technologies designed to support organizations and programs that work with families of children and youth with disabilities.
• Foster Parent Information - Training; share information between foster, adoptive families, and all other professions working with abused and neglected children.
• Jib Lubin's disABILITY Resources - Provides links to various information and resources about disabilities.
• Learning Disabilities - National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability Guideposts for success for youth with learning disabilities. 
• Learning Disabilities - The world's leading web site on learning disabilities and ADHD, provides accurate and up-to-date information and advice about learning disabilities and ADHD.  
• National Center for Missing & Expolited Children - Provides services nationwide for families and professionals in the prevention of abducted, endangered, and sexually exploited children.
• National Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities Accessibility in Schools - List of links, books, and journal articles on how school buildings and grounds can accommodate students with disabilities.
• National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability - Guideposts for success for youth with mental health needs.  
• National Council on Disabilities - An independent federal agency that makes recommendations to the President and Congress to enhance the quality of life for all Americans with disabilities and their families.
• National Indian Parent Information Center -  A national program that provides information (printed, by email, phone and workshops) on disability issues for Native family members who have children with disabilities and the professional who work with them.  
• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY) - Provides information to the nation on programs and services for infants, children, and youth with disabilities.
• The Family Center on Technology and Disabilities -  is a resource designed to support organizations and programs that work with families of children and youth with disabilities. We offer a range of information and services on the subject of assistive and instructional technologies.

State

• Response to Intervention - The National Center for Learning Disabilities Parent's Guide to Response to Intervention (RtI). The Parent's Guide is a must-have handbook for parents whose children are struggling in school, and an essential resource for understanding the Response to Intervention (RtI) process. It includes parent perspectives, a glossary of important terms, sample intervention plans, checklists and worksheets, and more.  
• Response to Intervention - provides parents, families and others with information regarding Response to Intervention (RtI). RtI is a process used in schools to provide well-designed instruction, closely monitor all students' progress and provide additional instructional supports to students who are struggling.
• NYSED - NCLB Accountability - Federal "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB) legislation requires NY State to implement a system of accountability for schools and districts.

National

• IES What Works Clearinghouse - Practice guides developed by the U.S. Dept. of Education Institute of Education Sciences (IES).
• National Parent Information Network -  Educational software and services for middle school, high school, and college students.
• Parent's Guide to Student Success - National PTA^® created the guides for grades K-8 and two for grades 9-12 (one for English language arts/literacy and one for mathematics). The standards provide clear, consistent expectations for what students should be learning at each grade in order to be prepared for college and career.
• Public Education Network - A national association of local education funds and individuals working to advance public school reform in low-income communities across our country.

Special Education Resources

National

• Council for Exceptional Children - Dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted.
• National Longitudinal Transition Study 2 (NLTS2) - Focuses on a wide range of important topics, such as high school coursework, extracurricular activities, academic performance, postsecondary education and training, employment, independent living, and community participation.
• Organized4Kids - My IEP ToolKit: A smart, easy-to-use binder system that help parents organize the piles of paperwork that come with having a child with special needs—regardless of the child’s disability, age, or U.S. state.
• Parent Center Network - National Center that provides Parent Centers with innovative technical assistance, up-to-date information, and high quality resources and materials.

State

• ACCES-VR - Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation - Promotes educational equity and excellence for students with disabilities while ensuring that they receive the rights and protection to which they are entitled.
• Healthy Transitions - teaches skills and provides tools for care coordination, keeping a health summary, and setting priorities during the transition process. It features video vignettes that demonstrate health transition skills and interactive tools that foster self determination and collaboration.
• Navigating Adult Services - A cheat sheet for eligibility requirements for receiving services from community based agencies. Fact Sheet
• Website Supports for Transition age youth - should be helpful to ICCs, Skill Builders, Family Support staff, youth and their parents.

National

• Disabilityinfo.gov an informational site connecting the disability community with information and Opportunities
• Institute on Community Inclusion ICI offers training, clinical, and employment services, conducts research, and provides assistance to organizations to promote inclusion of people with disabilities in school, work, and community activities.
• Mobility International Pioneering short-term international disability leadership programs in the U.S. and abroad with 2,000 youth, young adults and professionals from over 100 countries. Challenge Yourself and Change the World!
• National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials The mission of the NCRTM is to advocate for the advancement of best practice in rehabilitation counseling through the development, collection, dissemination, and utilization of professional information, knowledge and skill.
• National Council on Independent Living As a membership organization, NCIL advances independent living and the rights of people with disabilities through consumer-driven advocacy.
• Rural Institute on Disabilities — “national network of programs … committed to increasing and supporting the independence, productivity, and inclusion of persons with disabilities into the community.”
• Transition Coalition Providing online information, support, and professional development on topics related to the transition from school to adult life for youth with disabilities.
• US Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services To provide leadership to achieve full integration and participation in society of people with disabilities by ensuring equal opportunity and access to, and excellence in, education, employment and community living.
• US Department of Justice ADA Home Page Home Page for American’s with Disabilities Act

State

• ACCES-VR - Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation - Promotes educational equity and excellence for students with disabilities while ensuring that they receive the rights and protection to which they are entitled.
• Navigating Adult Services - A cheat sheet for eligibility requirements for receiving services from community based agencies. Fact Sheet
• New York Learns - A standards-based, educational website that offers resources to enhance teaching and learning.
• New York State Education Department - Official website for the NY State Department of Education.

National

• Going to College a resource for teens heading to college
• National Center on Secondary Education and Transition coordinates national resources, offers technical assistance, and disseminates information related to secondary education and transition for youth with disabilities in order to create opportunities for youth to achieve successful futures.
• National High School Center The National High School Center serves as the central source of information and expertise on high school improvement for the Regional Comprehensive Centers (RCCs).
• National Post-School Outcomes Center Our Mission is to help state education agencies establish practical and rigorous data collection systems that will measure and profile the post-school experiences of youth with disabilities
• National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC) To assist states to build capacity to support and improve transition planning, services, and outcomes for youth with disabilities.
• Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence - Transition to Adulthood Guidelines for Individuals with ASD.
• Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC) - Virginia's parent education, support, training and information center committed to helping children with disabilities, their families and the professionals who serve them.
• RSA Policy Directives and Guidance Policy Directives from the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA).
• The Rehabilitation Act, Regulations, and Related Policy The Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) develops and administers many areas of policy and legislation that directly affect individuals with disabilities and their families.

State

• ACCES-VR - Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation - Promotes educational equity and excellence for students with disabilities while ensuring that they receive the rights and protection to which they are entitled.
• Navigating Adult Services - A cheat sheet for eligibility requirements for receiving services from community based agencies. Fact Sheet
• New York Makes Work Pay - Provides policy and practice solutions to address NY State's estimated 70% of working-age people with disabilities who are unemployed.
• New York State Career Zone - A free, career exploration and planning system designed especially for New York State students.

National

• ADA Technical Assistance Program The Americans with Disabilities Act makes it possible for everyone with a disability to live a life of freedom and equality.
• Ask EARN - A resource to help employers hire and retain people with disabilities.
• Division on Career Development & Transition The mission of DCDT is to promote national and international efforts to improve the quality of and access to, career/vocational and transition services … for persons with disabilities.
• Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU) The ILRU (Independent Living Research Utilization) program is a national center for information, training, research, and technical assistance in independent living.
• Job Accommodation Network The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is the leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues.
• National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth NCWD/Youth works to ensure that transition age youth are provided full access to high quality services in integrated settings to gain education, employment and independent living.
• Navigating Tunnels and Cliffs: Empowering Families and Caregivers to Assist Youth with Mental Health Needs in Preparing for work
• The Rehabilitation Research & Training Center on Workplace Supports is to study those supports that are most effective for assisting individuals with disabilities maintain employment and advance their careers.
• US Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy Policies on the employment of individuals with disabilities
• US Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy - Youth Division Policies on the employment of youth with disabilities
• US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Federal Laws Prohibiting Job Discrimination

Activities/Sports

• Club Escape Recreation and Leisure Services is an innovative consumer driven program that serves adults diagnosed with developmental disabilities.  This program serves to provide its participants with the opportunity to attend recreational activities in the community as well as provide the chance to socialize with peers, meet new friends, gain an opportunity to relax, hang out and have fun.
• Danceability, Inc is a program for children and adults with special needs utilizing dance and movement to enable and empower students while promoting physical, social, and emotional wellness in a family-focused, peaceful environment.
• High Hurdles Therapeutic Riding Program offers cognitively, emotionally and physically challenged individuals a unique opportunity for growth and development. Instructor, student, horse and volunteers work together to meet challenging yet attainable horsemanship goals. Learning to care for and about horses while mastering riding skills is what High Hurdles is all about.
• Lothlorien Therapeutic Riding Center was established in 1983 to provide horsemanship and horse back riding opportunities for individuals of all ages with cognitive, physical, emotional and learning disabilities.
• Moving Miracles is a dance and movement program for children, adolescents and adults with special needs, serving the Buffalo and Western New York community.
• SABAH-Skating Athletes Bold At Heart SABAH’s mission is to challenge individuals with special needs and volunteer partners to experience the success, pride, freedom and joy of therapeutic ice-skating while achieving personal growth. 
• Special Olympics NY provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-style sports for all children and adults with intellectual disabilities giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in a sharing of skills and friendship with their families, Special Olympics athletes and the commun
• Starlight Studio and Art Gallery provides an open-art studio environment with individualized guidance, goal setting, technical assistance, demonstrations, and critiques for the cultivation of artistic expression with people who have disabilities.
• The Independence Foundation is dedicated to providing support and assistance to children and individuals with physical disabilities so that they may live independent, self-directed lives.
• Time to Dance – Graceful and Gifted is a class for developmentally disabled dancers. Time to Dance offers classes for ambulatory and non-ambulatory individuals from ages 3-adult.

Vacations

• Dream Tours is a travel resource whose mission is to extend the unforgettable "Dream Tours Vacation" experience to as many individuals with disabilities and their families as possible.
• Excalibur Leisure Skills Center, Inc. is a private, non-profit all volunteer, charitable organization dedicated to providing COST FREE adaptive boating and fishing opportunities for disabled and disadvantaged persons.
• Exceptional Vacations is dedicated to providing high quality vacation opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities and special needs.  We ensure a safe environment with an emphasis on inclusion.  Our trips promote integration, socialization, friendship and fun.
• People and Places provides vacation opportunities for persons with developmental disabilities!
• The Guided Tour Inc. Since 1972, thousands of men and women with developmental and physical challenges from all over the world have achieved greater independence through the travel experiences provided by The Guided Tour, Inc.

• Camp Duffield Challenge Camp is for mentally handicapped adults. Experienced staff provide a unique vacation including the usual camp activities such as campfire sing-a-longs, swimming, fishing, bingo, theater in the woods, crafts, camp Olympics, talent show and many more. Come join old friends and meet new ones!
• Camp Huntington is a co-ed, residential program for children and young adults with special learning and developmental needs. Their goal is to provide a safe and beneficial therapeutic and adaptive summer recreation and education program for people with a wide range of special needs (in an outdoor setting).
• Cradle Beach Camp serves the needs of disabled and disadvantaged children from Western New York. We provide a healthy environment and organized activities to promote socialization, self-worth, and decision making, in an atmosphere of love and acceptance.
• Pioneer Camp and Retreat Center At Pioneer we strive to "show the face of Jesus" and nowhere is there a better example of that than in our Agape Camp Program. The program incorporates all the great activities & fun of summer camping & makes them accessible to all.