The Long Island
Advocacy Center
for the legal rights of students and individuals with disabilities serving
Nassau and Suffolk Counties
These links are being provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only
Quick Link: Search VESID Special Education (search box top page right corner)
Local LI Resources Center for Community Inclusion C.W. Post The Cody Center Eastern Suffolk BOCES
Abilities !
Advocates for Children
Angela’s House
Aspergers and High Functioning Autism Association
Alternatives For Youth
Autism Speaks: NY Database of providers
CHADD of Nassau County
CHADD of Suffolk County
Down Syndrome Advocacy Foundation
EAC Suffolk Learning Center
Early Childhood Direction Center Suffolk
Early Childhood Direction Center Nassau
Empowering Long Island's Journey through Autism
Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island
International Dyslexia Association- Long Island Branch
Long Island Communities of Practice
Long Island DDSO
Long Island Families Together
Long Island Parent Center
Nassau BOCES
Nassau County Superintendents
Nassau/Suffok Chapter of the Autism Society of America (NSASA)
Nassau/Suffolk Law Services
No Wrong Door System of Care
OIC of Suffolk
Parent to Parent
BRIDGE Program
FREE Social Skills Group, Parent Support Group and Sibling Support Group for Town of Babylon Residents
Town Hall Annex
281 Phelps Lane
North Babylon, NY 11703
631 422 7653
Tourette's Syndrome Association
NEW YORK STATE
Career Zone NY
explore your career path
College Disability Service
Independent Living Centers (ICL)
NYS Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities
NYS Dept. Of Labor
planning a career/job opportunities
Office of Mental Health
OMRDD
VESID
DOH- Mental Health-Medicaid-SSDI
NYS Dept. Of Health
Links to free or low cost healthcare for the uninsured
Medicaid Nassau County
Medicaid Suffolk County
Mental Health Association of Nassau County
(ACT, SPOA, SPA, SPOE)
Mental Hygiene Suffolk County
(ACT, SPOA, SPA, SPOE)
NYS DOH TBI Manual
Social Security Disability
General Info
Acronyms Deciphered
ADA Best Practices Tool Kit For State and Local Governments
Addressing your Defaulted Student Loan
Center for Learning Differences - Information about disabilities
Crime Victims with Disabilities
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
DisabilityInfo.gov
Disability Is Natural! Your #1 source for People First Language
Find and Compare Hospitals
Find and Compare Nusing Homes
Kidsource.com - helpful information about issues related to children
Learning Disabilities Association of America
Learning Disabilities Online
Michael Giangreco
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
Partners in Policymaking free e-courses, history of the disabilities movement, self determination, employment, education and influencing policy change
The Red Book - A Summary Guide To Employment Support for Individuals with Disabilities under the Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income Programs
School Refusal Christopher Kearney Journal of Family Practice
Schwab Learning - family friendly information about education including disabilities
Suffolk County Special Needs/Silver Alert Registry FREE
Transition Planning Guide For Youth With Emotional Disabilities
Truancy Toolkit office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
FEDERAL
Title 20 Education
IDEA 2004 source: Cornell
34 Code of Federal Regulations online electronic code
Procedural Safegaurds and Alternate Dispute Resolution
ADA
Section 504 34 CFR 104
FERPA
NCLB
OSEP Letters
42 usc 15009
NEW YORK STATE
Commissioners Regulations Part 100 info about elem, middle, high schools, nclb
Commissioners Regulations Part 200 special education
Commissioners Regulations Part 201 procedural safegaurds for students with disabilities subject to disciplinary action
NYS Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities
NYS Consolodated Laws
go to EDN Education scroll down to article 89
Search VESID Special Education search box top page right corner
Search NYSED NYS Education Dept.
Office of State Review
Special Education Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution
RSE TASC
Transition Manual Level 1 assessment (students age 12)
Transition Inventory Checklist, Sample IEP, Sample Letters
NYCRR online Youth in Emergency Housing – Rights Under McKinney Vento Act School Districts in Nassau County 2008 district report cards
ADVOCACY
COPAA Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
Partners in Education Advocacy
Wrights Law - Information on Education Law and Advocacy
How to Collaborate with and Engage Families
Office of Teaching Initiatives
check status of administrators, special education and regular education teachers, support staff ( including school psychologists, school social worker)
SEE THROUGH NY government payrolls, contracts, expenditures, and links to additional information
School Districts in Suffolk County 2008 district report cards
Teaching Assistants and Teaching Aides Compared
Verifying NYS License
check status of Licensed professionals (Psychologists, Social Workers, Psychoanalysts etc)
For assistance in Nassau: For assistance in Suffolk
Telephone: 516.248.2222 x.10 Telephone: 631.234.0467 x. 10
Fax: 516.248.2290 Fax: 631.234.4069
