Information and Advocacy

Advocacy Groups

• The ARISE Coalition
• TASH
• Center for Law and Education
• Citywide Council on Special Education

Legal Resources and Services

• Local Resources
  • Advocates for Children on New York
  • Brooklyn Law School Advocates for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Clinic
  • The Legal Aid Society
  • Legal Services New York City
  • New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
  • New York Legal Assistance Group
  • Partnership for Children’s Rights
  • Sinergia

• National Resources
  • Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
  • Wrights Law

Services and Support

• AHRC of NYC
• CAST – Universal Design for Learning
• INCLUDEnyc (formerly, Resources for Children with Special Needs)
• Inside Schools
• Parent to Parent of New York State
• YAI LINK Information and Services

Local Workshops and Training

• Advocates for Children
• JCC Manhattan
• New York State Special Education Parent Resource Centers
• United Cerebral Palsy Family Connect

Developmental Disabilities Councils

            Manhattan                               Bronx                                   Queens

             Brooklyn                                                                          Staten Island

Accessible Instructional Materials

• Inclusion Lab
• Information on Accessible Instructional Material
• NIMAS and AIM in IDEA
• Accessible Instructional Material
• Accessible Textbooks

Government Resources

• New York City Department of Education: “Family Guide to Special Education Services: A Shared Path to Success”
• New York City Department of Education: “A Parent’s Guide to Special Education Services, Kindergarten Supplement” (Fall 2013)
• New York City Department of Education Special Education Website
• New York State Education Department Special Education Website
• U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
• U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights