Accessible Playgrounds
- Julies Jungle ( in Hopewell Junction)- https://juliesjungle.org/
- Town of Marlborough’s new accessible playground: https://www.townofmarlboroughny.org/2283/Cluett-Schantz-Memorial-Park
Advocacy
- American Association on Intellectual and Development Disabilities (AAIDD) https://www.aaidd.org/home
- Autism Speaks https://www.autismspeaks.org/
- Catholic Charities Community Services https://catholiccharitiesny.org/
- Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) https://dralegal.org/
- Easter Seals https://www.easterseals.com/
- Epilepsy Foundation https://www.epilepsy.com/
- Independent Consumer Advocacy Network (ICAN) https://icannys.org/
- National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy (NARPA) http://www.narpa.org/
- National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) https://www.ndss.org/
- United Spinal Association https://unitedspinal.org/
Disability Resources
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) https://www.ada.gov/
- Able News: Online Newspaper for, by, and about people with disabilities http://ablenews.com/
- Access Unlimited: The Power of Choice in Mobility http://accessunlimited.com/
- Accredited Online Colleges and Disability Education https://www.accreditedonlinecolleges.org/Resources/Accredited-Online-Colleges-and-Disability-Education/
- ADAPT https://adapt.org/
- Advocacy Unlimited, Inc. https://advocacyunlimited.org/
- American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) https://www.aaidd.org/home
- Birth Injury Guide https://www.birthinjuryguide.org/birth-injury/
- Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) https://dredf.org/
- Families Together in New York State https://www.ftnys.org/
- Healthy Understanding of Our Bodies (HUB) https://thearcofhr.org/sexual-health-resource-hub/
- Home Care Association of New York State https://hca-nys.org/
Dutchess County
- Abilities First https://www.abilitiesfirstny.org/
- ARC of Dutchess County https://arcdutchess.org/
- CAPE Council on Addiction, Prevention and Education https://capedc.org/
- Community Action Partnership for Dutchess County https://www.dutchesscap.org/about_us/
- Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County’s Community Energy Engagement Program https://dutchess.cce.cornell.edu/energy/community-energy-advisors
- Dutchess County Think Differently https://www.thinkdifferently.net/
- Dutchess County Homeless Centers and Services https://www.shelterlistings.org/
- Dutchess County Chamber of Commerce https://www.dcrcoc.org/
- Dutchess County Department of Family and Community Services https://www.dutchessny.gov/Departments/Community-Family-Services/Community-and-Family-Services.htm
- Dutchess County HotLine https://www.dutchessny.gov/Departments/DBCH/24-7-Services.htm
- Dutchess County Human Resources Department https://www.dutchessny.gov/Departments/Human-Resources/Human-Resources.htm
- Dutchess Outreach https://dutchessoutreach.org/
- Mental Health America of Dutchess County, Inc. https://mhadutchess.org/
- Meals on Wheels- of Greater Poughkeepsie https://mealsonwheelsofgp.com/
- Meals on Wheels- or Greater Hyde Park https://mealsonwheelsofhp.org/
- OFA- Dutchess County’s Office for the Aging
https://www.dutchessny.gov/Departments/Aging/Office-for-the-Aging.htm - OPWDD – Office for People With Developmental Disabilities
https://opwdd.ny.gov/contact-us
(look for Upper Hudson Valley/Taconic) - PEOPLe Projects to Empower and Organize the Psychiatrically Labeled https://people-usa.org/
- TDDSO – Taconic Developmental Disabilities Services Office https://opwdd.ny.gov/location/taconic-developmental-disabilities-services-office
Federal
- U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) https://www.hud.gov/
- U.S. Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration (ETA) https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/
- U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) https://www.dol.gov/odep/
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) https://www.hhs.gov/
- U.S. Office of Civil Rights https://www.hhs.gov/ocr/index.html
Hearing and Sight
- Cloud Cover Guide to Hearing Loss and Prevention https://cloudcovermusic.com/prevent-hearing-loss/
- Hadley School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
https://www.hadley.edu/AboutHadley.asp - Researcher finds that sign-language exposure impacts infants as young as 5 months old
Hudson Valley
- Alzheimer’s Association of the Hudson Valley https://www.alz.org/hudsonvalley
- Foodbank of the Hudson Valley https://foodbankofhudsonvalley.org/
- Hudson Valley Community Services, Inc. https://www.hudsonvalleycs.org/
- Hudson Valley Region Disaster Assistance Resource Guide
- Legal Services of the Hudson Valley https://lshv.org/
National
- Meals on Wheels https://www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org/
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) https://www.nami.org/Home
- National Association of the Deaf (NAD) https://www.nad.org/
- National Center for Learning Disabilities https://www.ncld.org/
- National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth http://www.ncwd-youth.info/
- National Council on Disability https://ncd.gov/
- National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) https://ncil.org/
- National Disability Institute: Building a better economic future for Americans with disabilities https://www.nationaldisabilityinstitute.org/
- National Federation of the Blind https://www.nfb.org/
- National Multiple Sclerosis Society https://www.nationalmssociety.org/
- National Network Disability Law Handbook http://www.southwestada.org/html/publications/dlh/index.html
- National Organization on Disability (NOD) https://www.nod.org/
- National Parks Disability Pass https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm
New York State
- ACCES-VR http://www.acces.nysed.gov/
All other Independent Living Centers in NYS: https://www.acces.nysed.gov/vr/independent-living-centers
- Access: Supports for Living https://accesssupports.org/
- Brain Injury Association New York State (BIANYS) https://bianys.org/
- Center for Disability Rights http://www.cdrnys.org/
- Disability Rights New York https://www.drny.org/
- Earned Income Tax Credit Program https://www.tax.ny.gov/pit/credits/earned_income_credit.htm
- Language Access Resources https://ogs.ny.gov/language-access-resources
- Limited English Proficiency https://www.lep.gov/
- New York ABLE https://www.mynyable.org/
- New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (NYAPRS) https://www.nyaprs.org/
- New York Connects Long Term Care http://www.nyconnects.ny.gov/
- New York State Commission for the Blind (NYSCB) https://ocfs.ny.gov/main/cb/
- New York State Education/Adult Career and Continuing Education Services – Vocational http://www.acces.nysed.gov/vr
- New York State Justice Center: for the Protection of People with Special Needs https://www.justicecenter.ny.gov/
- New York State Department of Health (DOH) https://www.health.ny.gov/
- New York State Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) https://oasas.ny.gov/
- New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) https://omh.ny.gov/
- New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) https://opwdd.ny.gov/
- New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) http://otda.ny.gov/
- New York State Disability and Health Programs https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/programs.html
- New York State Parks Access Pass https://parks.ny.gov/admission/access-pass/
- Salvation Army https://easternusa.salvationarmy.org/greater-new-york/
Other Resources
- Georgia Tech’s Center for Inclusive Tech Design & Innovation COVID-19 Accessible Resources for People with Disabilities Microsite
- Independent Living Centers Directory https://www.ilru.org/projects/cil-net/cil-center-and-association-directory
- Mount Saint Mary’s College Center on Aging and Disability Policy https://www.msmc.edu/About_MSMC/centers/Center-on-aging-and-disability-policy/proactive-caring-program/for-family-caregivers
- Not Dead Yet News and Commentary https://notdeadyet.org/
- Pursuing Quality Long-Term Care on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pursuing-quality-long-term-care/id1522955998
- Senior Care: Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) https://www.payingforseniorcare.com/new-york/personal-assistance-program
- Social Security Disability Resource Center https://www.ssdrc.com/
- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights https://civilrights.org/
- United Cerebral Palsy of New York City https://www.ucpnyc.org/
- Used Home Medical Equipment http://www.usedhme.com/
Partner Agencies
- NYSERDA’s Regional Clean Energy Hub: Employment and Training Opportunities in the Clean Energy Sector
- Marci’s Angels- Facebook Page
- Westchester Residential Opportunities, Inc. (WRO) https://wroinc.org/
- Marist College- Partners in Education https://taconicresources.org/join-our-team/