LIBRARY, COMMUNITY & INTERNET RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

Directories at the Library

• Comprehensive Directory of Programs & Services:  Children & Youth with Disabilities & Special Needs & Their Families in the Metro New York Area
  
• Long Island Center for Independent Living BLUE PAGES: A Resource for People with Disabilities
  
• Resources for People with Disabilities:  A National Directory
   
  
  TTY Devices

Also known as text telephones, TTYs are keyboard-like devices that people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or speech impaired can use to communicate over the telephone by typing instead of speaking. Borrow it free at the Library!  Ask at the Reference Desk for details.
 
Talking Books Plus will guide you to information about talking books and other library, community, and Internet resources for people with disabilities.

Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
&
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Type in one of the entire phrases as listed above & enter as 'SUBJECT' for a list in Nassau Libraries. These can be interloaned & sent to your home library.

Community Services

ABLE-Ride
Able-Ride is a shared ride, curb-to-curb paratransit bus service for people with disabilities.

COMMUNITY RESOURCE DATABASE OF LONG ISLAND

The Henry Viscardi School / ABILITIES!
Albertson, NY 11507
(516) 465-1655
Founded in 1962 as the Human Resources School, the Henry Viscardi School (HVS) provides individualized education for students with physical and medical disabilities, as well as learning differences, grades pre-kindergarten through twelve.

The Interdisciplinary Center for Child Development Center
Harbor Child Care -- ICCD Satellite Program
999 Herricks Road, New Hyde Park, NY 11040
(516) 248-7048
The Interdisciplinary Center for Child Development (ICCD) was founded in 1986 with the mission of assisting preschoolers with disabilities and their families.  Today, ICCD is a leader in child care programing, opening new innovative programs and services and offering all children opportunity to grow and enrich their lives. All ICCD classes are approved by the New York State Education Department.

National Business & Disability Council
National Center for Disability Services
201 I. U. Willets Road, Albertson, NY 11507
(516) 747-5400
The leading national resource for the successful integration of persons with disabilities into the workforce and consumer marketplace.


Internet Sites

• Map of locations in NYS providing services for the developmentally disabled from The New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD)
  
  
• NASSAU BOCES CAREER SUPPORT SERVICES provides out-of-school youth and adults with disabilities with the training and support they need to succeed in competitive jobs in business and industry.
  
  
• New York State Education Department
  Adults with disabilities, contacts for students with special needs, information about special education, organizations serving people with disabilities.
  
  
• Job Accommodation Network
  The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is a free consulting service from the U.S. Department of Labor that provides information about job accommodations, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the employability of people with disabilities.
  
  
• FEDCAP
  Since 1935, we have helped people with all types of disabilities and barriers to employment join the workforce, while providing vital services to business and government.
  
  
• World Association of Persons with Disabilities
  'Voices of Positive Ability' WAPD advances the interests of  persons with disAbilities at national, state, local and home levels. We believe that all are entitled to high quality of life.

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