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514 universities found with information for students with disabilities.

Links: 364 disability, education and employment related links for the United States

Advice: 18 organizations willing to answer questions about local accessibility and 88 other organizations to contact in the United States.



New York. Information for visitors with disabilities

One organization in New York willing to provide visitors with local accessibility information. 9 other organizations to contact.

Queens Independent Living Center, United States - NEW YORK CITY, New York. Organization works at the international level and is mainly run by disabled people.
To assist persons with disabilities to attain the greatest measure of independence in the least restrictive environment guided by the Independent Living Philosophy ...

Our traineeships or volunteer positions are open to applicants from abroad.


9 organizations in New York that may be able to provide information.

Action Toward Independence
Action Toward Independence is operated as an Independent Living Center. Not only does ATI comply with the laws of both New York State and of the United States of America, but also its commitment to human rights requires a standard that goes above and beyond those rights that are protected by law.
http://actiontowardindependence.org/
Capital District Center for Independence
CDCI,Inc. is a Capital District ( Albany NY and surrounding areas) organization assisting persons with disabilities to live independently.
http://www.cdciweb.com/
Long Island Center for Independent Living, Inc.
The Long Island Center for Independent Living, is committed to the empowerment of consumers with disabilities. LICIL staff functions as "ambassadors" to the belief that individuals with disabilities have a responsibility to take an active role in their own lives and a self-determined view of their futures.
http://www.licil.net/
New York State Independent Living Council, Inc.
The New York State Independent Living Council, Inc. is made up of representatives, a majority of whom have disabilities, from around the State, who are appointed by the Board of Regents. It is a not-for-profit, non-Governmental, consumer controlled organization which monitors the federally funded Independent Living Centers in New York State, promotes the independent living philosophy statewide, and provides support and technical assistance to the entire network of Independent Living Centers (ILC) in New York State which consists of 37 community-based, not-for-profit organizations run by and for people with disabilities.
http://www.nysilc.org/
Southwestern Independent Living Center home - Jamestown, New York USA
Providing services services that will assist individuals with severe disabilities in reaching maximum independence and an enriched quality of life throughout Chautauqua County.
http://www.ilc-jamestown-ny.org/
The Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley
The Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley seeks to help persons with disabilities do for themselves instead of depending on others to do for them. The majority of our staff and Board of Directors are persons with a disability. Our approach is rooted in the philosophy of self-reliance and self-determination. Our approach makes sense. The full inclusion of persons with disabilities in the community is cost-effective and reduces the spending of local, state, and federal revenues.
http://www.ilchv.org/
The Western New York Independent Living Project
The Western New York Independent Living Project, Inc. family of agencies is a catalyst for systems and individual change, enhancing the quality of life for persons with disabilities, while respecting diversity, and promoting choices and alternatives for independent living in our societies.
http://www.wnyilp.org/
VESID - New York State Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with
NYS VESID's mission is to promote educational equity and excellence for students with disabilities while ensuring that they receive the rights and protection to which they are entitled; assure appropriate continuity between the child and adult services systems; and provide the highest quality vocational rehabilitation and independent living services to all eligible persons as quickly as those services are required to enable them to work and live independent, self-directed lives.
http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/
Westchester Independent Living Center
The Westchester Independent Living Center, Inc. (WILC) is a not-for-profit, community-based advocacy and resource center that serves people with all types of disabilities.
http://www.wilc.org/