Resources
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Federal/National
- The Americans with Disabilities Act
- CTECH (845.735.7907)
- Canine Companions for Independence (1.800.572.2275)
- ClearCaptions (1.866.868.8695)
- [dis]ABLE
- Enabling Devices (800.832.8697)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) : Office of Disability Integration & Coordination
- Federal Employment of People with Disabilities
- MOVIA Robotics, Inc. (860.256.7497)
- Rise and Shine Together (203.885.0984)
- The Seeing Eye
- Social Security: Disability Benefits
- U.S. Department of Education’s Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
- U.S. Department of Education: Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- U.S. Department of Labor: Office of Disability Employment Policy
- UnitedHealthcare
State
- Able Newspaper (516.939.2253)
- Bussani Mobility
- LIFEPlan CCO NY
- Ms. Wheelchair New York
- NYS Education Department: Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR)
- NYS Education Department: Office of Special Education
- NYS Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs (518.549.0200)
- NYS Office of Health: Medicaid Management
- NYS Office of Mental Health
- NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities
- Self-Advocacy Association of NYS Inc.
- Special Olympics New York (518.388.0790)
Local
- Ali Adaptive Sports & Fitness (845.800.6072)
- Autism Directory Service, Inc.
- Autism Society – Hudson Valley
- Beautiful People Adaptive Sports
- Byron’s Hudson Valley Hearing Aid Centers
- Child Care Council of Dutchess and Putnam, Inc.
- Down Syndrome Association of the Hudson Valley (845.226.1630)
- Dutchess County Dept. of Community & Family Services (DCFS)
- Dutchess County Dept. of Behavioral & Community Health
- Dutchess County Office for the Aging
- Dutchess County Public Transit (845.473.8424)
- Dutchess Community College Academy of Music (845.431.8916)
- Grow Music
- Horses for a Change (845.384.6424)
- Hudson Valley Parent (845.562.3606)
- Hudson Valley Paws for a Cause
- Julie’s Jungle
- Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue
- Making Strides Therapeutic Horsemanship, Inc. (845.706.2847)
- Mid-Hudson Interpreter Service (MHIS)
- Odyssey Church (845.221.9542)
- Open Doors Educational Advocates (845.978.7970)
- Orange County Community College, Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) Department (845.341.4323
- Pernice’s Rescue Training
- Rifton
- Roosevelt Institute
- Special Olympics Hudson Valley
- SRDD Law (845.298.2000)
- Taconic Resources for Independence (845.452.3913)
- The Center for Prevention of Child Abuse (845.454.0595)
- ThinkDIFFERENTLY (Dutchess Co. Dept. of Community & Family Services) (845.486.3434)
- Topfield Equestrian Center & Therapeutic Horsemanship
- Town of Wappinger LL Challenger League (914.447.0407)
- Two by Two Zoo
- United Way of Dutchess-Orange Region
- Zylofone Studios (845.476.8257)
For parents
- A Little Spot Learns Online by Diane Alber | Read Aloud Fun: This little spot is here to give us tips about online learning! Written and Illustrated by Diane Alber
- eNinja: This is a children’s read aloud about the expectations of virtual learning.
- Coping with separation anxiety and loneliness:
The Invisible String: Read Aloud for Kids! written by Patrice Karst
- A story about mindfulness:
Library Storytime: Here and Now by Julia Denos and EB Goodale (For ages 3 to 6)
- Charlotte the Scientist Finds a Cure written by Camille Andros Sakura (2020 picture book narrated by Allison Davidson)