OTHER RESOURCES & LINKS

Advocacy and Policy Organizations

• Adaptive Design Association
  
• Advocates for Children of New York
• AHRC New York City
• American Foundation for the Blind
• Birth Injury Guide
• Bronx Independent Living Services
• Brooklyn Center for the Independence of the Disabled
• CAST
• Center for the Independence of the Disabled
• Center for Parent Information and Resources
• Center for Technology and Disability
• Cerebral Palsy Guide
• CogniTech Cafe
• Council for Exceptional Children
• Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
• Council of School Supervisors and Administrators
• Disability Rights New York
• Dignity in Schools
  
• Families Together in NYS
• INCLUDEnyc
• InsideSchools
• Learning Disabilities Online
• Manhattan Developmental Disabilities Council
• ​Mental Health Association in New York State

• ​Metropolitan Parent Center of Sinergia, Inc.
• The National Center on Dispute Resolution in Special Education
• National Center for Learning Disabilities
• National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management 
• National Center on Inclusive Education
• National Center on Universal Design for Learning
• New Alternatives for Children
• New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
• New York Peace Institute
• NYS-TEACHS
• The Pacer Center
• Parent to Parent of New York State
• Parents to Improve School Transportation (PIST)
• Reading Rockets
• The Special Education Guide
• Teachers College Inclusive Classroom Project
• TASH
• Understood: For Learning and Attention Issues
• United Federation of Teachers
• United We Stand
• Visions: Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
• YAI

Government Agencies and Elected Officials

New York City Government

• New York City Council 
  • Find your Council Member
• Office of the Mayor 
• Public Advocate for the City of New York
• Borough Presidents' Offices​: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island

New York City Department of Education (DOE)

• Special Education in New York City
  • District 75
• Office of School Health
• Office of Pupil Transportation
• Students with Disabilities: Graduation and Credit Requirements
• Special Education Standard Operating Procedures Manual
• Transition to Kindergarten
• Transition to Preschool 

New York State Government

• ​Government Information Locator
• New York State Assembly
• New York State Senate
• Office of People with Developmental Disabilities

 New York State Education Department (NYSED)

• Office of Special Education
  • News and Notes
    
• Early Childhood Direction Center Locator
• Procedural Safeguards Notice, January 2009
• Parents Guide to Special Education
• State Laws and Regulations

Federal Laws

• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

U.S. Department of Education​​ 

• Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
• Office of Civil Rights