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• Academy for Educational Development (AED)
  aed.org
• Advocates for Children of New York, Inc. (AFC)
  Working with New York City's most impoverished and vulnerable families to secure quality and equal public education services. AFC serves children from infancy to age 21 (including children with disabilities, ethnic minorities, immigrants, homeless children, foster care children, limited English proficient children and those living in poverty.)
  advocatesforchildren.org/
• American Bar Association Commission on Mental Physical Disability Law
  abanet.org/disability
• Americans with Disabilities Document Center
  jan.wvu.edu/links/adalinks.htm
• American Federation of Teachers
  aft.org
• Association for Person in Supported Employment (ASPE)
  apse.org
• Association in Manhattan for Autistic Children, Inc. (AMAC)
  Providing services since 1961 to help people of all ages with autistic-spectrum disorders and their families. AMAC uses the Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) method, the only scientifically-based and state-approved treatment for autistic-Spectrum disorders
  amac.org/
• Attention Deficit Disorder Association
  This site provides information, resources and networking opportunities to help adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) by bringing together science and the human experience for both adults with AD/HD and professionals who serve them.
  add.org/
• Autism Concepts:
  This site shares information from a variety of sources and provides many links to other sites. Information with respect to any treatment, therapy, program, service or provider herein is intended for information and educational purposes only.
  autismconcepts.com/
• American Association on Mental Retardation
  Council for Exceptional Children
  aamr.org/

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B

• The Behavior Home Page
  state.ky.us/agencies/behave/homepage.html
  
• Bilingual Therapies:
  A group of Bilingual Professionals that provide quality services provide Bilingual Speech-Language Pathology Services that are sensitive to a child's linguistic and cultural background.
  bilingualtherapies.com/links.html
  

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• Center on Education and Work
  cew.wisc.edu
• Center for Law and Education
  clewed.org
• Center for Workers with Disabilities
  nasmd.org/disabilities/altdefault.asp
• Center for Special Education Finance (CSEF)
  air.org
• Civil Rights Project
  civilrightsproject.org
• Citizen's Committee for New York
  citizensnyc.org/
• CADRE (The National Center on Dispute Resolution):
  Encourages the use of mediation and other collaborative strategies to resolve disagreements about special education
  directionservice.org/cadre/
• The Center for Independence of the Disabled, NY (CIDNY):
  A non-profit organization that is a part of the Independent Living Centers movement; a national network of grassroots and community-based organizations that enhance opportunities for all people with disabilities to direct their own lives.
  cidny.org/cidny/npo.jsp?pg=home
• Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders
  ccbd.net
• The Center for the Study of Autism:
  Providing information about autism to parents and professionals, and conducts research on the efficacy of various therapeutic interventions
  autism.org/
• Council for Disability Rights
  disabilityrights.org
• Colorín Colorado:
  A bilingual website offers information, activities and advice to in English & Spanish to parents and educators
  colorincolorado.org/homepage.php
• Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
  cec.sped.org
• Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services Eary Childhood Research Institute (CLAS)
  clas.uiuc.edu
  

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• The Early Childhood Direction Centers (ECDCs)
  Providing information about programs and services for young children, ages birth through five, who have physical, mental, or emotional disabilities and help families obtain services for their children.
  vesid.nysed.gov/lsn/ecdc/locations.htm

• Disability Information and Resources
  eskimo.com/~jlubin/disabled.html

• Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
  dred.org

• DDSO
  omr.state.ny.us/ws/index.jsp

• Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
  ddpc.state.ny.us

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• Easter Seals Project Action
  projectaction.easterseals.com/site/pageserver?pagename=ESPA_homepage
• EDLAW
  edlaw.net
• Educational Equity Concepts, Inc.
  edequity.org
• Educational Policy Reform Research Institute (EPRRI)
  eprri.org
• Employment Support Institute (ESI)
  bus.vcu.edu/esi
• Enabling Devices
  www.enablingdevices.com
• ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult Career & Vocational Education, Archive
  cete.org/acve
• ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education
  eric.ed.gov

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• Family and Medical Leave Act
  dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla

• Families Together in New York State:
  A non-profit, family-run organization that strives to establish a unified voice for children and youth with emotional, behavioral, and social challenges by providing access to needed information, support, and services.
  ftnys.org/

• Federal Resource Center for Special Education
  federalresourcecenter.org/frc

• Fiesta Educativa
  fiesstaeducativa.org

• Functional Behavioral Assessment and Positive Behavioral Support Resources and Links
  albany.edu/psy/autism/behavior.html

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• Guide to Disability Rights Laws
  usdoj.gov/crt/ada/cguide.htm

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• Headstart Information and Publication Center
  headstartinfo.org

• Hyperlexia - Information on Syndrome of Hyperlexia Pervasive Developmental Disorder
  hyperlexia.org
  
  

• Patología del Habla y Lenguaje en Puerto Rico:
  This Spanish language website offers information regarding speech and language pathology including articles and links to other speech and language websites and services.
  hablarpr.com/home.htm

• The New York State Department of Health:
  Administers the Early Intervention Program that offers a variety of therapeutic and support services to eligible infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families
  health.state.ny.us/community/infants_children/early_intervention/index.htm

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I

• IDEA ’97 Laws and Regulations
  cec.sped.org/law_res/doc

• IDEA Data
  ideadata.org

• IDEA Practices
  ideapractices.org

• Inclusion Research Institute
  inclusionresearch.org

• Inside schools:
  Visiting schools, speaking with parents and teachers, and examining the media to present an independent and authoritative view of New York City schools. They provide a forum for parents, teachers and administrators to share what they know best about the city's schools.
  insideschools.org/

• Institute for Urban and Minority Education
  iume.tc.columbua.edu

• Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL)
  iel.org

• Internet Resources for Special Children (IRSC):
  The IRSC web site is dedicated to children with disabilities and other health related disorders worldwide providing information to parents, family members, caregivers, friends, educators, and medical professionals who provide them services and support.
  irsc.org/

• Intervention Central
  interventioncentral.org
  

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• The Legal Aid Society:
  Founded over 125 years ago, provides a wide variety of legal services for people who cannot afford a lawyer.
  legal-aid.org/DocumentIndex.htm?docid=20&catid=2

• Legal Services for Children (LSC):
  Providing free legal assistance to the underserved population of disadvantaged children in New York City by providing civil legal representation and related social services, primarily in the areas of special education and Social Security disability benefits.
  kidslaw.org/

• The Legal Services of New York (LSNY):
  Their programs provide legal assistance in the areas of housing, family, and benefits, as well as in areas of growing importance to clients such as consumer, education, foreclosure prevention, and disability rights.
  lsny.org/

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• The Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD):
  Coordinating and providing services for people with developmental disabilities and their families and conductsing research into the causes and prevention of developmental disabilities.
  omr.state.ny.us/index.jsp

• The Metropolitan Center for Urban Education at New York University:
  Offering technical assistance and services to schools, students and teachers and serving school districts that serve diverse learners, have high poverty levels, have high poverty levels, and experience other critical needs
  steinhardt.nyu.edu/metrocenter/

• MFY Legal Services, Inc.:
  Providing free legal advice, counsel and representation to low-income New Yorkers on a wide range of civil legal issues, including housing, public benefits and entitlements, employment, mental health and adult home issues, consumer problems, and adoptions by foster care parents.
  mfy.org/

• Mobility International
  miusa.org

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