- American Foundation for the Blind
Nonprofit organization whose mission is to enable people who are blind or visually impaired to achieve equality of access and opportunity.
www.afb.org
- Special Kids Fund
- Lakewood
Nonprofit alliance of organizations serving special needs and at-risk youth.
www.specialkidsfund.org
- Hospital Audiences Inc. (HAI)
- Manhattan
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
- Infinity Dance Theater
- Manhattan
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
- Helen Keller Services for the Blind@ - Sands Point
dir.yahoo.com/.../Sands_Point/Community
- Long Island Express
- Long Island
Team of basketball players who use wheelchairs.
home.interserv.com/~bobsel/express.htm
- Conductive Education Center of Long Island
- Freeport
Operated by a group of parents and friends of children with cerebral palsy.
members.aol.com/jimceleste/cond_ed/long_island/long_island.html
- League for the Hard of Hearing
- Manhattan
Private nonprofit hearing rehabilitation agency serving the hard of hearing, deaf and deaf-blind since 1910.
www.lhh.org
- VSA Arts of New Jersey
- New Brunswick
Enriches the lives and promotes the creative power of individuals with disabilities through the development and support of model and inclusive cultural, educational, and recreational programs and services.
www.vsanj.org
- United Cerebral Palsy of Nassau County, Inc.
- Roosevelt
Information, events and a historical perspective.
www.ucp-nassau.org
- Hamaspik of Rockland County
- Rockland County
Society for the coordination of services integrating people with disabilities into full community life.
www.hamaspikrockland.org
- Lighthouse International
- Manhattan
Assists people with vision loss to develop the skills needed to lead productive, independent lives.
www.lighthouse.org
- Pal-O-Mine Equestrian
- Huntington
Nonprofit therapeutic horseback riding program bringing benefits to those with disabilities.
www.pal-o-mine.org
- Association for the Help of Retarded Children
- Brookville
To provide a lifetime of caring, for infants and children to teens, adults and senior citizens, for all people with developmental disabilities.
www.ahrc.org
- Hands On
- Manhattan
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
- Association for the Help of Retarded Children
- Manhattan
Providing programs, services and support to persons with developmental disabilities of all ages and their families.
www.ahrcnyc.org
- PTACH
- Brooklyn
Working to establish programs for Jewish children with learning disabilities. Services include teacher and staff development, parent outreach, and a screening program.
www.ptach.org
- Helen Keller International
- Manhattan
Blindness prevention organization with programs targeting onchocerciasis, trachoma, primary eye care, childhood blindness, and micronutrient malnutrition.
www.hki.org
- Westchester ARC
- White Plains
Provides educational, vocational, residential, clinical and social services to children and adults with developmental disabilities.
www.westchesterarc.org
- Hamaspik of Orange County
- Orange County
Society for the coordination of services integrating people with disabilities into full community life.
www.disabled.org
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