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SELF-STUDY KITS | SELF-STUDY KITS

Provides audio books, self-study kits and publications for visually impaired and blind individuals such as Basic Mobility, Personal Management, and Sensory Development.

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Education
Disabilities Issues
Adults
Self Help Instruction
Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic

LONG ISLAND CITIZENS TASK FORCE ON AGING OUT | LONG ISLAND CITIZENS TASK FORCE ON AGING OUT

Offers quarterly meetings for parents and professionals to answer critical questions faced by young adults as they prepare to leave their educational placements, transitioning from student services to adult services. Provides workshops, and a Speakers Bureau. Meetings are held at 415A Oser Avenue, Hauppauge, NY. Call for times and additional information.

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Individual and Family Support Services
Intellectual Disabilities
Disabilities Issues
Speakers / Speakers Bureaus
Support Groups
Developmental Disabilities
Disability Rights Groups
Community Groups and Government / Administrative Offices

COMMUNITY HABILITATION | ADULT RESPITE PROGRAM - HOLBROOK

Provides community based habilitation to developmentally disabled individuals, ages 21 and over who reside in Suffolk/Eastern Nassau with their families. This program operates in and out of the individual's home, and can provide support in the morning, afternoon, evening or weekend.

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Disabilities Issues
Volunteer Opportunities
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Developmental Disabilities
Rehabilitation / Habilitation Services

VOCATIONAL PROGRAM - YAPHANK | MARYHAVEN CENTER OF HOPE - YAPHANK

Provides evaluation and training for disabled adults (ages 16+) in the areas of kitchen services, porter/maintenance services, assembly/packaging services, warehouse training and clerical training. Also offers vocational and placement counseling, remediation services, and alcohol and drug abuse counseling.

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Disabilities Issues
Volunteer Opportunities
Vocational Rehabilitation
Functional Disabilities
Disability Related Center Based Employment
Developmental Disabilities

MANOR HAVEN ADULT HOME | MANOR HAVEN ADULT HOME

Provides a 32 bed care facility for seniors and adults in need of supervision. Services include personal care, supervised medication, meals, laundry and housekeeping services, transportation and social events.

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Disabilities Issues
Frail Elderly
Adult Residential Care Homes
Semi-Independent Living Residences for Adults With Disabilities
Residential Housing Options
Home / Community Care Recipients
Independent Living Communities / Complexes

CHOICE MAGAZINE LISTENING | CHOICE MAGAZINE LISTENING

Produces a free quarterly anthology on cassette tape for visually or physically impaired or dyslexic subscribers Nationwide.

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Visual / Reading Aids
Disabilities Issues
Physical Disabilities
Reading Disorder
Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic
Visual Impairments

TOY LENDING CENTER-POINT LOOKOUT | TOY LENDING CENTER-POINT LOOKOUT

Provides a toy lending and resource center for families of children (birth-15 years of age) with disabilities. Provides an extensive library of toys (conventional and adapted), therapeutic equipment and books for parents and children to borrow for one month.

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Intellectual Disabilities
Special Collections and Archives
Disabilities Issues
Adapted Toys
Developmental Disabilities
Toy Libraries / Toy Loan Programs

TRAID-IN | TRAID-IN

Provides a statewide service that connects individuals with disabilities searching for an affordable means to acquire needed devices, with people who have devices they wish to sell or donate. TRAID-IN participants advertise, at no cost, through a database containing both wanted and available items.

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Disabilities Issues
Assistive Technology Information
Developmental Disabilities

Community Supports and Day Services | The Arc - Chemung County

Community Supports and Day Services are designed to provide enriching opportunities for people with developmental disabilities to enhance their social skills and their independence. Programs are responsive to new and changing interests of people receiving supports and their families. The menu of available supports focus on social skills, daily living skills, wellness, technology, music, and the arts. Participants are fully included in their communities through recreation and experiential learning.

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Long Term Case / Care Management
Adult Development Centers
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Disabilities Issues
Developmental Disabilities Activity Centers
Day Treatment for Adults With Developmental Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities Social / Recreational Programs
Adult Out of Home Respite Care

Service Coordination | The Arc - Schuyler County

Aids individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in making choices and finding individualized services. They provide help in navigating through available services including assistance with eligibility determination, service coordination, and advocacy services. Service coordination is also available to children ages birth to 3 years old who have been diagnosed with a developmental disability or delay.

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Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities / Delays
Disabilities Issues
Long Term Case / Care Management

Disability Information and Support Services | Center for Disability Rights (CDR) (Admin Site)

Offers various recreational and socialization services, outreach programs as well as peer support and role model programs.

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Peer Role Model Programs
Disabilities Issues
Drop In Centers

Community Supports and Day Services | The Arc - Schuyler County

Community Supports and Day Services are designed to provide enriching opportunities for people with developmental disabilities to enhance their social skills and their independence. Programs are responsive to new and changing interests of people receiving supports and their families. The menu of available supports focus on social skills, daily living skills, wellness, technology, music, and the arts. Participants are fully included in their communities through recreation and experiential learning.

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Long Term Case / Care Management
Adult Development Centers
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Disabilities Issues
Developmental Disabilities Activity Centers
Day Treatment for Adults With Developmental Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities Social / Recreational Programs
Adult Out of Home Respite Care

Disability Information and Support Services | Center for Disability Rights - Geneva

Offers various recreational and socialization services, outreach programs as well as peer support and role model programs.

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Peer Role Model Programs
Disabilities Issues
Drop In Centers

Information and Referral | Parent to Parent of New York State - Admin Site

Provides information and referral for family caregivers to find answers to general questions or information on specific disability and health care needs. Also provides referrals for direct services such as paying for health care, equipment or transportation.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Disabilities Issues

Disability Information and Support Services | Center for Disability Rights - Geneva

Offers various recreational and socialization services, outreach programs as well as peer support and role model programs.

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Peer Role Model Programs
Disabilities Issues
Drop In Centers

ADULT RESIDENTIAL SERVICES | ADULT DAY SERVICES SMITHTOWN CAMPUS

Provides adult residential services to developmentally disabled individuals, ages 21 and over who exhibit challenging behaviors. These homes are located at multiple locations in Suffolk and Nassau Counties.

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Medicaid Recipients
Disabilities Issues
Volunteer Opportunities
Group Residences for Adults With Disabilities
Residential Housing Options
Adult Residential Treatment Facilities
Developmental Disabilities
Adult Residential Care Homes

ADVOCACY PROGRAM | ADVOCACY PROGRAM

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.

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Group Advocacy
Assistive Technology Information
Disabilities Issues
Legislative Advocacy

DISABILITIES PROGRAM | DISABILITIES PROGRAM

Provides a Developmental Disabilities Program for residents of the East End. Activities include bowling, golf, dinner dances, day outings and bus trips.

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Recreational Activities / Sports
Special Education
Developmental Disabilities
Adapted Physical Education
Physical Disabilities
Disabilities Issues

LONG ISLAND TALKING BOOK LIBRARY | LONG ISLAND TALKING BOOK LIBRARY

A Subregional Library of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Lends books and magazines that have been professionally recorded onto cassettes to eligible individuals/organizations, along with special playback equipment, catalogs, and related library services. Maintains a Reading Equipment, Aids and Devices (READ) Center which displays adaptive reading equipment, by appointment only. Serves residents of Long Island of all ages who have a visual or physical disability. Offered by public libraries, in person at agency, or postage-free mail.

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Assistive Technology Product Demonstration Centers
Assistive Technology Information
Visual Impairments
Blindness
Disabilities Issues
Computer Display / Output Aids
Assistive Technology Equipment
Volunteer Opportunities
Home Library Services
Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic

IN HOME RESPITE | IN HOME RESPITE

Places trained providers in the home to provide rest and relief for the caregiver.

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Children's In Home Respite Care
Adult In Home Respite Care
Disabilities Issues
Developmental Disabilities
Respite Care
Caregivers

COMMUNITY RESIDENCE PROGRAMS | CONCERN FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING

Provides community residence programs for adults with a psychiatric disability over 18 yrs. of age with varying levels of supervision and assistance. Offers residential treatment for substance abuse. Licensed by the New York State Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services (NYSOASAS).

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Volunteer Opportunities
Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities
Semi-Independent Living Residences for Adults With Disabilities
Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services
Residential Housing Options
Adults
Disabilities Issues

YOUNG ADULT SOCIALIZATION PROGRAM | YOUNG ADULT SOCIALIZATION PROGRAM

Provides an opportunity for developmentally disabled adults to meet in settings conducive to camaraderie and friendship. Social skills are fostered through group discussions and social events such as dining out, trips to movies, and visits to shopping centers and museums. Publishes recreation guide.

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Developmental Disabilities
Disabilities Issues
Recreational Activities / Sports
Independent Living Skills Instruction

IRA APARTMENT PROGRAM | MARYHAVEN CENTER OF HOPE - PORT JEFFERSON STATION

Provides residential living in supportive apartments for intellectually disabled adults.

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Developmental Disabilities
Adult Residential Treatment Facilities
Group Residences for Adults With Disabilities
Disabilities Issues
Intellectual Disabilities

VETSFIRST | UNITED SPINAL ASSOCIATION

Directly serves the needs of the disabled veteran community. Network of National Service Officers provides assistance and representation in claims for benefits and services before the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, other Federal and state agencies and legal representation before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

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Disabilities Issues
Veterans
Medical Equipment / Supplies
Veteran Benefits Assistance

VISUAL IMPAIRMENT SERVICE TEAM | VISUAL IMPAIRMENT SERVICE TEAM

Provides coordination of services for legally blind veterans and their families. Duties include providing and/or arranging for the provision of appropriate treatment modalities to enhance a blinded veteran's functioning level. Other duties include identifying new cases of blindness, providing professional counseling, resolving problems, arranging annual healthcare reviews and conducting education programs relating to blindness.

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Families of Military Personnel / Veterans
Visual Impairments
Special Education
Veterans
Health / Disability Related Counseling
Disabilities Issues
Veterans Affairs Medical Centers
Blindness