Visiting New York City Anytime
Soon?
Big Apple Greeter's Access Project provides information,
experience, and volunteer Greeters for travelers
with disabilities, enabling them to get the most
from New York City. A tourist using a wheelchair
will learn from a Big Apple Greeter volunteer
how to navigate public buses and subways opening
up new vistas to the city. Contact for Big Apple
Greeters Travelers with Disabilities/Access Program,
(212) 669-3602; TTY (212) 669-8273. For general
visitor inquiries, call (212) 380-8159 or fax
(212) 380-3685. You can also visit their web site
at http://www.bigapplegreeter.org.
Free Computers for Students
with DD
Parents of developmentally disabled students can
apply to Disabled Hotline, Inc. for a personal
computer for their child to use in the home
at no cost to the family. Parents must state,
in writing, the reasons that their child needs
a personal computer in the home. Parents also
need to attach a copy of award letter indicating
approval for SSI funding for the child. For more
information, call Disabled Hotline, Inc. at (718)
439-0257 or send an e-mail to Disable@delphi.com.
Send inquiries and paperwork to: Disabled Hotline,
Inc., 420 64th Street, Suite 1-B, Brooklyn,
NY 11220.
Resources for Children with
Special Needs, Inc.
Resources for Children with Special Needs is a
comprehensive not-for-profit referral, advocacy,
training and support center for parents and professionals
in New York City. Resources for Children with
Special Needs offers services and programs for
children from birth to 21 years old. They help
find schools and educational programs, day care
and child care services, vocational and job training
programs, cultural resources, family support and
respite services and more.
Resources for Children with Special Needs has
published two books to help parents and professionals.
Special Camps Guide is the primary sources
for information about summer fun and learning
in the New York City area. Schools for Children
with Autism Spectrum Disorder is a directory
of educational programs in New York City and the
lower Hudson Valley.
For more information, please contact Resources
for Children with Special Needs at (212) 677-4650.
You can also visit their Web site at http://www.resourcesnyc.org.
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Hospital Audiences, Inc.
Hospital Audiences, Inc (HAI) provides access
to the arts for New Yorkers with mental and physical
disabilities, including hearing and sight impairments,
who are bed-confined or wheelchair-users.
The Cultural Events Program arranges attendance
at theaters, concert halls and other cultural
venues. The Arts Workshop Program provides
opportunities for mentally disabled children and
adults to participate in music, dance, drama,
video, animation and visual arts workshops. The
ongoing workshops are taught by professional artists
who provide hands-on experiences at residences
and day treatment programs throughout New York
City.
HAI recently published a book Access for All
that provides information on visiting theaters,
performing arts centers, galleries, museums, and
other cultural landmarks. Information for each
venue includes parking, restroom locations, special
seating for wheelchairs and more.
For more information, contact HAI at (212) 575-7676
or visit their Web site at http://www.hospitalaudiences.org.
Advocates for Children of
New York, Inc.
Advocates for Children of New York, Inc (AFC)
has worked with New York City's impoverished and
vulnerable families to obtain quality and equal
public education services for over 25 years. These
families include those with a child with a disability.
AFC provides information on the New York State
and New York City School systems, children's rights,
section 504, and more. Each year AFC conducts
numerous training workshops that educate and empower
thousands of parents. The workshop presenters
describe parents' and students' rights and entitlements,
both in regular and special education. They also
maintain an extensive listing of books that are
related to this issue.
Please contact AFC for more information at (212)
947-9779, or visit their Web site at http://www.advocatesforchildren.org.
Department of Public Policy
Information Alert
Log on to this Web site for information on Medicare
+ Choice Project: http://www.medicare.gov/nmep
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