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Advises governor, legislature, and state agencies on issues facing persons with disabilities. Initiates and shapes innovative programs and identifies areas for improvement. Fosters coordination through systems advocacy and facilitates community development activities. Provides technical assistance on barrier-free design, legal rights,assistive technology to local governments, providers, families, and maintains toll-free information and referral service.

Provides support for survivors’ families, as well as community outreach to educate and inform the general public through Resource and Referral, Support Groups, Recreation, Reimbursement, and Public and Professional Awareness.

Provides advocacy, education, information, technical assistance, public policy analysis, and networking experiences to agencies that offer community living opportunities and supports to people with disabilities and their families

Provides information and advisory services on all aspects of blindness, awards annual scholarships to outstanding blind post-secondary students in academic, professional and technical training programs, advocates on behalf of people who are blind or visually impaired, produces public service announcements promoting the independence, dignity and advancement of all people with impaired vision and provides legal advice and assistances on the rights, services and benefits available to blind people.

Coordinates a statewide effort to identify and develop resources for families in which a parent has a diagnosed mental illness. Seeks to increase awareness of the strengths and needs of parents with psychiatric disabilities, train mental health services providers in treatment issues, publicizing and dissemination materials and identify service gaps: advocating for these families. Identifies and links existing and evolving programs and parents, and facilitates the creation of new services.

Exists to ensure equal opportunity in employment, housing, public accommodation, education and credit. Enforces the State's Human Rights Law by investigating, prosecuting, and resolving individual, group and Division initiated complaints of illegal discrimination. Educates the public to prevent and eliminate discrimination and promote awareness of the Human Rights Law. Develops legislation and policy to further the Division's role in enforcing the Law. Serves Nassau County Residents

Provides an opportunity for social interaction to further specific skill development relating to handicapped condition, and to encourage individuals to advocate on their own behalf. Provides referrals to respite and recreation programs. Support groups for siblings of the disabled. A mental health based program provides a range of psychotherapeutic service for individuals with highly specialized needs including the physically and developmentally disabled. Methodology includes individual, family, group counseling, advocacy, tutoring, socialization and skill training.

Professional organization for adult homes and assisted living facilities. Monitors legislation and assists these facilities.

Represents the medical profession as a whole advocating health related rights, responsibilities and issues. Promotes and maintains high standards in medical education and in the practice of medicine in an effort to ensure that quality medical care is available to the public. Albany office located at 1 Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Ave. Suite 11030, Albany, NY 12210.

Offers individuals with mental illness the opportunity to receive support from someone who has lived the experience. The peer advocates facilitate support groups in local hospitals as well as provide support to individuals.

Provides outreach to minority communities to keep residents informed of Town services, programs, employment opportunities and events.

Exists to ensure equal opportunity in employment, housing, public accommodation, education and credit. Enforces the State's Human Rights Law by investigating, prosecuting, and resolving individual, group and Division initiated complaints of illegal discrimination. Educates the public to prevent and eliminate discrimination and promote awareness of the Human Rights Law. Develops legislation and policy to further the Division's role in enforcing the Law. This location in Hauppauge is a satellite office and service is by appointment. Serves Suffolk County Residents.

A support, information and advocacy group of concerned grandparents of autistic children. Meetings are hosted by North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center at its Manhasset Marks Family Right From the Start 0-3+ Center in Manhasset on the last Thursday of each month at 10:30am-12:00 noon.

Works with volunteers to educate community leaders about advocate for more federal funding for research, and promote quality, affordable long-term care and strive to expand home and community-based services.

Provides family education groups, parent support groups, parent information exchanges, referrals, advocacy, and case management.

Fifteen week parenting course designed to prepare participants from diverse backgrounds to take on leadership roles in their communities. Provides retreats, workshops and a practicum to empower participants. No cost meals and child care provided. Call for meeting times.

Provides support for individuals with disabilities as they attain skills to speak up and make decisions for themselves. The program educates individuals on how to access and obtain services they deserve in their daily lives and communities. SILO also assists individuals with voter registration and collaborates with government officials as well as government offices to bring about change in the system and the community.

Administer, manage, coordinate and deliver all of the Town's Human Service programs. This department includes: community programs, drug and alcohol services, Food Pantry, holiday assistance programs, senior services, Around Town Senior Magazine, services for the disabled, women's services, and the Youth Bureau.

Dedicated to enhancing the lives of individuals with Down Syndrome through advocacy and supporting inclusion within schools, communities, and the work place.