In addition to the information RCSN's staff advocates and our free online Resource Directory can provide you, here are some useful websites with specific information on advocacy, disabilities, education, mental health, Parent Training and Information Centers (PTICs), The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 211 services, miscellaneous resources, and searchable resource databases.
Please check out our Delicious site to follow what websites RCSN program staff are bookmarking.
Advocates for Children of New York
Community Service Society
Legal Services for Children
Parents for Inclusive Education (PIE)
New York State Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (CQCAPD)
Public Advocate for the City of New York
Self-Advocacy Association of New York State
Sinergia, Inc.
AHRC
AsthmaMoms
Autism Society of America
Disabled Hotline
International Dyslexia Association
LDOLine
League for the Hard of Hearing
The Manhattan Adult ADD Support Group
National Center for Learning Disabilities
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
New York Branch of the International Dyslexia Association
New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (NYS-OMRDD)
Parent to Parent New York
United Cerebral Palsy of New York City
YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities
Education
Inside Schools
New York City Department of Education
New York City Department of Education - High School Directory
New York State Education Department
New York State list of approved private schools
Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID
No Child Left Behind Act
A Parent's Guide to Special Education
Mental Health
Mental Health Association New York City
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
Parent Training and Information Centers (PTICs)
Advocacy Center
Advocates for Children of New York
National Alliance Center at PACER Center
Sinergia, Inc.
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
IDEA 2004: Overview, Explanation & Comparison
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
211 Systems
The national 3-digit telephone number that connects callers to information about critical health and human services available in their communities
About 211
The Alliance of Information and Referral Systems
New York State Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (NYSAIRS)
211 New York
Miscellaneous Resources
KidsHealth
The After-School Corporation (TASC)
American Self-Help Group Clearinghouse
