Disability Related Resources

To better serve the university community, Student Disability Services has compiled a list of organizations and national, state-wide, and local resources to provide assistance to people with disabilities. This list is not exhaustive and will grow over time.
The resources include but are not limited to information about
•    national and government resources,
•    New York State and New York City organizations,
•    learning disability organizations,
•    psychiatric and medical disability organizations,
•    attention deficit disorder organizations,
•    vision impairment organizations,
•    speech and hearing impairment organizations.

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National Resources

 

Americans with Disabilities Act
www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
www.ahead.org

The Job Accommodations Network (JAN)
janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/

American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
www.aapddc.org

The National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
www.naric.com

The National Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities
www.heath.gwu.edu

Disability Access Information and Support (DAIS)
www.daisweb.com

Mobility International USA (MIUSA)
www.miusa.org/


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NYC and NY State Resources and Organizations

 

Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID)
www.vesid.nysed.gov  

Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD)
www.nyc.gov/html/mopd/html/home/home.shtml

Disabilities Network of New York City
www.dnnyc.net/index.html  

The Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York
www.cidny.org


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Learning Disability Organizations

 

Learning Disabilities Resources Foundation (LDRF)
ldrfa.org/home.php

Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
www.ldaamerica.org  

National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)
www.ld.org

International Dyslexia Association (IDA)
www.interdys.org


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Psychiatric and Medical Disabilities Organizations

 

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
www.nami.org

National Mental Health Association (Nhttp:/MHA)
www.nmha.org

Epilepsy Foundation of America (EFA)
www.epilepsyfoundation.org

Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA)
www.biausa.org

The American Association On Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)
www.aaidd.org

Spina Bifida Association of America (SBAA)
www.sbaa.org

Tourette Syndrome Association, Incorporated (TSA)
www.tsausa.org

United Cerebral Palsy Association, Incorporated (UCP)
www.ucp.org  

American Brotherhood for the Russian Disabled
www.abrud.org/  

 

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Attention Deficit Disorders Organizations

 

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
www.chadd.org  

Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
www.add.org  

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Vision Impairment Organizations

 

American Council of the Blind (ACB)
www.acb.org

American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
www.afb.org  

Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped –
www.ofcs.state.ny.us/main/cbvh

Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D)
www.rfbd.org

Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
talkingbooks.nypl.org/  

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Speech & Hearing Impairment Organizations

 

American SpeechLanguageHearing Association (ASHA)
www.asha.org

American Association of the DeafBlind (AADB)
www.aadb.org  

National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
www.nad.org

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)
www.rid.org

Handspeak
www.handspeak.com/

Northeast Technical Assistance Center
www.netac.rit.edu/  

Deaf Linx
www.deaflinx.com/Interpreting/terp.html

 
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