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HELPFUL LINKS   Welcome to our links page.  Click on a subject or just scroll down to view our various topics and connect to the website of your choice.  We will continue to expand this list as we collect more resources. If you would like to include your agency or know of any agencies that you would like to see included, please e-mail the information to our Webmaster.  The following links are provided for your information and do not represent the opinions of Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc.     Click on a subject:   ADVOCACY DISABILITY INFORMATION EDUCATION ONLINE DATABASES PUBLIC LIBRARIES - NYC MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES PTIC?s  OTHER RESOURCES  IDEA REAUTHORIZATION 2-1-1 SYSTEMS    Clicking on a link will open a new window     ADVOCACY   Advocates for Children of New York http://www.advocatesforchildren.org/   Community Service Society http://www.cssny.org/   Legal Services for Children http://www.kidslaw.org/   PIE - Parents for Inclusive Education www.nylpi.org/PIE   New York State Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (CQCAPD) http://www.cqc.state.ny.us/ www.oapwd.org   Public Advocate for the City of New York http://www.pubadvocate.nyc.gov/   Self-Advocacy Association of New York State http://www.sanys.org/   Sinergia, Inc. http://www.sinergiany.org/     Back to top   DISABILITY INFORMATION   Association for the Help of Retarded Children http://www.ahrcnyc.org/   AsthmaMoms www.asthmamoms.com   Autism Society of America http://www.autism-society.org/   Autism Networks www.autismnetworks.com   Disabled Hotline http://www.disabledhotline.com/   International Dyslexia Association www.interdys.org   LDOLine www.ldonline.org   League for the Hard of Hearing http://www.lhh.org/   The Manhattan Adult ADD Support Group www.maaddsg.org   National Center for Learning Disabilities http://www.ncld.org/   National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY) http://www.nichcy.org/   New York Branch of the International Dyslexia Association www.nybida.org   New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (NYS-OMRDD) http://www.omr.state.ny.us/   Parent to Parent New York http://www.parenttoparentnys.org/   United Cerebral Palsy of New York City http://www.ucpnyc.org/   Unlocking Autism.org http://www.unlockingautism.org/main.asp   YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities http://www.yai.org/   Back to top   EDUCATION   Independent guide to New York City Public Schools www.insideschools.org   New York City Department of Education http://www.nycenet.edu/   New York City Department of Education - High School Directory http://www.nycenet.edu/ourschools/hsdirectory/default.htm   New York State Education Department http://www.nysed.gov/   New York State list of approved private schools. http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/specialed/privateschools/home.html   Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/   No Child Left Behind Act Making the "No Child Left Behind Act" Work for Children Who Struggle to Learn http://www.ld.org/NCLB/NCLB.cfm   A Parent?s Guide to Special Education, 2002. www.vesid.nysed.gov/specialed/publications/policy/parentguide.htm        Back to top   ONLINE DATABASES   ACCESS NYC www.nyc.gov/accessnyc A free service that can begin to identify and screen whether your household qualifies for any of the 30 City, State and Federal benefit programs listed here.  In addition to screening, you can learn about the programs, how to apply, where to go, and even print applications.  You will need to take additional steps to apply for any of these programs. American Self-Help Group Clearinghouse (on self-help support groups) http://www.selfhelpgroups.org/   The Center for Independence of the Disabled, NY (CID-NY) www.cidny.org   Child Care Facility Search New York State Office of Family & Children Services http://ocfsws.ocfs.state.ny.us/ccfs_facilitysearchpage/ This database lists the regulated child care providers in New York State (with the exception of day care centers in New York City). Look up a specific provider by name, or all the providers in a particular county or even zip code.   National Health Information Center (on health) http://www.health.gov/nhic   Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc. - Database on the Web? www.resourcesnycdatabase.org           Back to top   MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES   Mental Health Association New York City http://www.mhaofnyc.org/   National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) http://www.nami.org/     Back to top   PTIC?S (PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION CENTERS)   Advocacy Center http://www.advocacycenter.com/   Advocates for Children of New York http://www.advocatesforchildren.org/   National Alliance Center at PACER Center (coordinates the delivery of technical assistance to Parent Centers nationally) http://www.taalliance.org/   Sinergia, Inc. http://www.sinergiany.org/   Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc. www.resourcesnyc.org   Back to top   OTHER RESOURCES   KidsHealth http://www.kidshealth.org/   www.Stressed.com http://www.stressed.com/   Volunteer Opportunities www.volunteernyc.org     Back to top       IDEA REAUTHORIZATION   IDEA Reauthorization   Links to articles and websites with info about IDEA 2004 http://www.nichcy.org/reauth/scoop.htm   IDEA 2004: Overview, Explanation & Comparison www.wrightslaw.com/idea/idea.2004.all.pdf   Council for Exceptional Children? (CEC) summary www.cec.sped.org/pp/IDEA_120204.pdf   Back to top     PUBLIC LIBRARIES - NYC     Brooklyn Public Library System www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org   New York Public Library System http://www.nypl.org/search/   Queens Borough Public Library System www.queenslibrary.org     Back to top     2-1-1 SYSTEMS   The national implementation of a 3-digit telephone number that connects callers to information about critical health and human services available in their community.   2-1-1 Finger Lakes (greater Rochester area) www.211fingerlakes.org   About 2-1-1 www.211.org   The Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (A professional association for community information and referral (I&R) providers) www.airs.org   New York State Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (NYSAIRS) http://www.nysairs.org/   211 New York www.211ny.org     Back to top     Copyright (c) 2002-2007, Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc.  All rights reserved. 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