New York Disability Resources
A free, plain-language guide to disability services across New York. Find who to call first for early intervention, special education, Medicaid waivers, vocational rehabilitation, transition planning, employment supports, and crisis help, county by county, with Spanish-language support. Always call to confirm details, which can change.
What this guide covers
- Early intervention for children under 3 and special education (IEPs) for ages 3–21
- Medicaid waivers and home- and community-based services
- Vocational rehabilitation and supported employment
- Transition planning for students moving from school to adult life
- Guardianship, benefits, and crisis resources, including 988 and local supports
Statewide programs in New York
These serve every county in New York. Details change, so always call to confirm.
- Rose F. Kennedy University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. University center on disabilities (UCEDD)
- Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities. University center on disabilities (UCEDD)
- Westchester Institute for Human Development. University center on disabilities (UCEDD)
- Disability Rights New York (800-993-8982). Protection & Advocacy: free disability rights legal help
- New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council ((518) 486-7505). State Council on Developmental Disabilities
- New York State TRAID Program (518-549-0220). State assistive technology program: device loans, demos & reuse
- Starbridge (585-546-1700). Parent center: free special-education help for families
- Advocates for Children of New York (212-947-9779). Parent center: free special-education help for families
- INCLUDEnyc (212-677-4650). Parent center: free special-education help for families
- Sinergia / Metropolitan Parent Center (212-643-2840). Parent center: free special-education help for families
- The Long Island Advocacy Center. Parent center: free special-education help for families
Find your county in New York
- Albany County
- Allegany County
- Bronx County
- Broome County
- Cattaraugus County
- Cayuga County
- Chautauqua County
- Chemung County
- Chenango County
- Clinton County
- Columbia County
- Cortland County
- Delaware County
- Dutchess County
- Erie County
- Essex County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Genesee County
- Greene County
- Hamilton County
- Herkimer County
- Jefferson County
- Kings County
- Lewis County
- Livingston County
- Madison County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Nassau County
- New York County
- Niagara County
- Oneida County
- Onondaga County
- Ontario County
- Orange County
- Orleans County
- Oswego County
- Otsego County
- Putnam County
- Queens County
- Rensselaer County
- Richmond County
- Rockland County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie County
- Schuyler County
- Seneca County
- St Lawrence County
- Steuben County
- Suffolk County
- Sullivan County
- Tioga County
- Tompkins County
- Ulster County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Westchester County
- Wyoming County
- Yates County
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