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The Arc New York currently offers 3 types of trust programs: The Arc New York Trust; The Arc New York Trust consists of two active funds. The Unrestricted Fund allows parents, relatives, and friends to leave large sums of money or property to help a person with a developmental disability. Funds can be transferred during the Grantor's life or at ...
AHRC New York City was founded in 1949 [3] by Ann Greenberg and other parents of children with intellectual disabilities, who found the services available to their child inadequate. [ 4 ] In 1954, AHRC New York City established the first sheltered workshop in the United States .
The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) is an independent national American association of parents of children with disabilities, attorneys, advocates, and related professionals who protect the legal and civil rights of students with disabilities and their families. COPAA has a 22-member Board of Directors who run the organization.
Special schools in New York (state) (1 C, 25 P) Pages in category "Disability organizations in New York (state)" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
The organization meets monthly in New York City and publishes a newsletter, in print and online, called The DIA ACTIVIST. Disabled In Action, along with the New York City Commission on Human Rights , is involved with The One Step Campaign , a coalition of disability, advocacy and service organizations.
[8] [9] In August 1992, the organization announced that effective September 1 of that year, it had changed its name to HeartShare Human Services of New York. [10] [11] The organization has partnered with numerous celebrities, including Lauren Hutton, [12] Linda Dano (for whom an annual award bestowed by the organization is named), [13] Abigail ...
YAI, previously known as the Young Adult Institute, is an organization serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in the United States.YAI launched as a pilot program at a small school in Brooklyn, New York, in February 1957. [1]
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is an agency of the New York state government. [1] [2] The office has its headquarters in the Capital View Office Park in Rensselaer. [3] Along with the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance it is part of the pro forma Department of Family Assistance.