Resources
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Government
U.S. Department of Treasury’s “Go Direct” Campaign
For those consumers still receiving their social security payments by paper check, the U.S. Department of Treasury is offering another option through a direct deposit program.
www.godirect.org external link
Town of Hempstead
www.townofhempstead.org external link
Nassau County Department of Senior Citizen Affairs
www.nassaucountyny.gov external link
NYC Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities
Non-profit organizations
Age-Related Macular Degeneration Alliance
www.amdalliance.org external link
American Council of the Blind
Consumer organization providing information and referral on all aspects of blindness, public education and awareness training.
American Foundation for the Blind
A national nonprofit that expands possibilities for people with vision loss. AFB’s priorities include broadening access to technology; elevating the quality of information and tools for the professionals who serve people with vision loss; and promoting independent and healthy living for people with vision loss by providing them and their families with relevant and timely resources.
Art Education for the Blind—Art Beyond Sight
www.artbeyondsight.org external link
Baruch College Computer Center for Visually Impaired People
CCVIP’s mission is to increase the freedom, independence, and productivity of people who are blind or visually impaired through the power of digital technology.
www.baruch.cuny.edu external link
Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service
Offers a diverse array of social services including vocational training and job placement; social support and mental health services for persons with disabilities; and child welfare and family support services such as foster care prevention, homemaker services, and group and family day care services.
Brooklyn Public Library
www.brooklynlibrary.org external link
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New York
Various programs and services to help challenged persons live as independently as possible.
www.catholiccharitiesny.org external link
Consumer Services Guide
A searchable directory of resources which can help you with consumer problems and questions.
www.consumerservicesguide.org external link
The Diabetes Resource Coalition of Long Island
www.longislanddiabetes.org external link
Educational Vision Services
schools.nycenet.edu external link
Fedcap
Fedcap helps people with all types of disabilities and barriers to employment join the workforce, while providing vital services to business and government.
Guggenheim Museum
Offers programs for hard-of-hearing and deaf individuals presented in American Sign Language; programs for partially sighted and blind individuals presented through verbal imaging and touch.
www.guggenheim.org external link
Hunter College of the City of New York
Offers a graduate program for teachers of students who are blind or visually impaired and teachers of students who have severe/multiple impairments; rehabilitation teachers; and orientation and mobility instructors.
www.hunter.cuny.edu external link
Lavelle School for the Blind
A multi-cultural educational institution. The programs at Lavelle seek to educate the whole child through a combination of developmental and functional strategies. as the student progresses, the curriculum accommodates individual changing needs and educational growth.
www.lavelleschool.org external link
Long Island Center for Independent Living
Museum of Modern Art
MOMA regularly has access programs for people with special needs.
National Federation of the Blind
National consumer and advocacy organization providing public education about blindness. Offers literature, scholarships, referrals, and more.
National Industries for the Blind
NIB’s mission is to enhance the opportunities for economic and personal independence of persons who are blind, primarily through creating, sustaining and improving employment.
Net Forum for the Blind
www.escwa.un.org external link
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
The New York Public Library: Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
talkingbooks.nypl.org external link
Tiresias
Provides guidelines on accessibility issues for all types of disabilities.
www.tiresias.org external link
United Way of NYC
www.unitedwaynyc.org external link
Voice Corps Reading Services
www.voicecorps.org external link
Companies
C Tech Low Vision Products
