New York Resources
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Brooklyn IE and CPSE
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BrooklynIEandCPSE/
Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc.
www.resourcesnyc.org
116 E. 16th Street, 5th Floor
NY, NY 10003
212-677-4650
[email protected]
http://resourcesnycdatabase.org/
This site has a searchable database for programs and services for children birth to 26 years with disabilities and other special needs in the NY Metropolitan area. It includes national organizations and residential
programs such as camps and schools that serve children from New York City.
[email protected]
Information on advocacy and education law in a newsletter format.
www.insideschools.org
a project by Advocates for Children in conjunction with public school specialist Clara Hemphill.
www.nyc.gov/schools
The NYC Department of Education web site.
www.vesid.nysed.gov
The
area of The New York State Education Department web site that covers
special education issues and a list of approved private schools.
For preschool special education evaluations, services and programs: contact the Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) in the family’s home school district or region or the Central Based Support Team at 718-758-7713. Also, contact these additional resources for more info:
Early Childhood Direction Centers
Bronx: 718-584-0658
Brooklyn: 718-437-3794
Manhattan: 212-746-6175
Queens: 718-374-0002x 465
Staten Island: 718-226-6670
Advocates for Children of New York, Inc. 212-947-9779
AFC Helpline Mon-Thurs 10am-4 pm 866-427-6033
Metropolitan Parent Center/Sinergia 212-643-2840
Parent to Parent New York 718-494-4872
Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc 212-677-4650
United We Stand 718-302-4313




