- National Center for Learning Disabilities
Provides current information on learning disabilities and resources in communities nationwide to parents, professionals, and affected adults.
www.ncld.org
- Lighthouse International
Assists people with vision loss to develop the skills needed to lead productive, independent lives.
www.lighthouse.org
- League for the Hard of Hearing
Private nonprofit hearing rehabilitation agency serving the hard of hearing, deaf and deaf-blind since 1910.
www.lhh.org
- Helen Keller International
Blindness prevention organization with programs targeting onchocerciasis, trachoma, primary eye care, childhood blindness, and micronutrient malnutrition.
www.hki.org
- Association for the Help of Retarded Children
Providing programs, services and support to persons with developmental disabilities of all ages and their families.
www.ahrcnyc.org
- Sprout
New York-based nonprofit group providing travel programs for individuals with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. Custom packages also available.
www.gosprout.org
- United Cerebral Palsy
www.ucpnyc.org
- Hands On
Arts service organization that provides, advocates and supports the accessibility of the arts for the deaf community in NYC. Includes schedule of accessible arts events.
handson.org
- Hospital Audiences Inc. (HAI)
Nonprofit group providing access to the arts to New Yorkers who are isolated from the cultural mainstream, including people with mental and physical disabilities.
www.hospitalaudiences.org
- Creative Alternatives of New York (CANY)
Program of theater workshops which provides disabled and disadvantaged persons with a therapeutic experience by engaging them in the creative process.
www.cany.org
- Infinity Dance Theater
Bringing the joy and drama of motion, movement and theatre to performing artists with disabilities and non-disabled artists over the age of 40.
www.infinitydance.com
- New York State Self Advocacy Association
For persons with mental retardation and developmental disabilities.
www.capital.net/com/sanys
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