Celebrating 35 Years of IDEA
on Author: Laurie Ferger
- Uncategorized (2)
- Resources By Region (9)
- SUPAC Resources (18)
- Special Education (19)
- Secondary Transition (2)
- Behavior/Discipline (1)
- Disability Specific (1)
- Dispute Resolution and Due Process (4)
- Resources in Languages Other than English (18)
- Frequently Used Links (3)
- Graduation/ Exit Options (2)
- Inclusion (2)
- Mental Health (2)
- Parent-Friendly Resources (17)
- Parent Involvement (6)
- Preschool Special Education (CPSE) (2)
- Academic Achievement (1)
- Advocacy (4)
- Kindergarten Readiness (2)
- Video (1)
- 504 (1)
- Laws and Regulations (2)
- Self-Determination (1)
on Federal Links
on - Center for Parent Information & Resources
- Office of Special Education And Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
- IDEA Dispute Resolution Parent Guides From CADRE
- IDEA Parent Guide: A Comprehensive Guide To Your Rights And Responsibilities Under The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 2004)
- Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
- Office for Civil Rights
- U.S. Department of Education
Regional Map
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Cayuga-Onondaga
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BOCES/CiTi:
Educational Advocacy and Consultation:
- ARISE
- LAUNCH (formerly LDA of CNY)
- Starbridge
Special Education Lawyers:
State Agencies and Programs:
- Acces-VR (Cayuga and Onondaga counties)
- ARISE – Syracuse (Onondaga)
- ARISE Cayuga/Seneca County – Auburn (Cayuga)
- Care Coordination Organizations (Cayuga County):
- Care Coordination Organizations (Onondaga County):
- Cayuga County Children & Family Services
- Cayuga County Health Department
- Cayuga County Department of Social Services
- Central New York TRAID Center (Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego, Tompkins)
- Community Dispute Resolution Center – Cayuga County
- Community Dispute Resolution Center – Onondaga County
- Developmental Disabilities Regional Office – Central New York, Broome & Sunmount (Oswego, Oneida, Herkimer, Hamilton, Otsego, Cortland, Tioga, Tompkins, Cayuga, Onondaga, Madison)
- Families Together in New York State Chapters
- Mid-State Early Childhood Direction Center (Cayuga, Cortland, Onondaga, Oswego, Seneca and Tompkins counties)
- NYS Commission for the Blind District Office Locations
- NYS Office of Mental Health Field Offices
- NYS Office of Child and Family Services Regional Offices
- Onondaga County Department of Social Services
- Onondaga County Health Department
- Youth Power! Central Region (covers Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Clinton, Cortland, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, Saint Lawrence counties)
Resources for Cayuga-Onondaga Region:
- 211cny.com (serves St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, and Onondaga counties)
- 2-1-1/LIFE LINE (serves Monroe, Wayne, Ontario, Livingston, Cayuga and Seneca counties)
- 2017-2018 Resource Manual: Onondaga County and Surrounding Areas (PDF Format) (NOTE: Cayuga County resources can be found starting on page 61)
- Cayuga County Human Services Medicaid Division
- Disability Rights New York
- Launch (formerly Learning Disability Association of CNY)
- Living in Cayuga County: 2017-2018 Community Services Directory (PDF Format)
- Onondaga County Department of Children and Family Services Youth Services Directory
- Parent Guide to Finding High Quality Child Care in Onondaga & Cayuga Counties
Parent Groups:
- CNY SPD Parent Connections
- CNYASA
- Down Syndrome Association of CNY – dsaofcny@aol.com
- Families for Effective Autism Treatment of CNY (FEAT)
- Gigi’s Playhouse Syracuse
Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego
on SUPAC provides the list of resources on this page as a service to families as a reference tool. Every effort is made to ensure listings are up-to-date. SUPAC does not endorse or claim to have personal knowledge of the abilities of those listed. The resources listed on this page are not intended as a recommendation, referral, or endorsement of any resource or as a tool for verifying the credentials, qualifications, or abilities of any organization, product or professional.
BOCES/CiTi:
Educational Advocacy and Consultation:
- Learning Disability Association of the Mohawk Valley (LDAMV) (serves Herkimer and Oneida counties)
- LDAMV Programs/Services: North Country (serves Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida, and St. Lawrence counties)
- Northern Regional Center for Independent Living (NRCIL)
Special Education Lawyers:
State Agencies and Programs:
- Acces-VR – Utica Office (Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer)
- Acces-VR – Southern Tier Office (Otsego)
- Care Coordination Organizations (Hamilton County):
- Care Coordination Organizations (Fulton County):
- Care Coordination Organizations (Herkimer County):
- Care Coordination Organizations (Otsego County):
- Central Early Childhood Direction Center (Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, and Oneida counties)
- Community Dispute Resolution Center – Fulton County
- Community Dispute Resolution Center – Hamilton County
- Community Dispute Resolution Center – Herkimer County
- Community Dispute Resolution Center – Otsego County
- Developmental Disabilities Regional Offices – Region 2 – Central New York, Broome & Sunmount (Oswego, Oneida, Herkimer, Hamilton, Otsego, Cortland, Tioga, Tompkins, Cayuga, Onondaga, and Madison counties)
- Developmental Disabilities Regional Offices – Region 3 – Capital District, Taconic & Hudson Valley (Fulton County)
- Disability Rights New York
- Fulton County Public Health
- Fulton County DSS
- Hamilton County Department of Health and Human Services
- Hamilton County DSS
- Herkimer County Public Health
- Herkimer County Department of Social Services
- LDA of the Mohawk Valley/Resource Center for Independent Living
- Mid-South Early Childhood Direction Center (Allegheny, Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Delaware, Greene, Madison, Otsego, Schoharie, Schuyler, Steuben, and Tioga counties)
- NYS Commission for the Blind Regional Offices
- NYS Office of Child and Family Services Regional Offices
- NYS Office of Mental Health Field Offices
- Otsego County Department of Health
- Otsego County Department of Social Services
- Resource Center for Independent Living (RCIL) – Herkimer (Independent Living Center)
- TRAID – Southern Tier Independence Center (STIC) (Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, and Tioga counties)
- TRAID Center at Upstate Cerebral Palsy (Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Montgomery, and Oneida counties)
- Youth Power! Central Region (covers Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Clinton, Cortland, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, Saint Lawrence counties)
Resources for Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego:
- 2-1-1 Mid-York (serves Oneida, Madison and Herkimer counties)
- Arc Herkimer
- Mental Health Association in Fulton and Montgomery Counties Human Services Directory
- Northeast Region 2-1-1 (serves Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, and Washington counties)
- Opportunities of Otsego
- Susquehanna River Region 2-1-1 (serving Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego and Tioga counties)
Parent Groups:
- CNY SPD Parent Connections
- CNYASA
- Down Syndrome Association of CNY – dsaofcny@aol.com
- Families for Effective Autism Treatment of CNY (FEAT)
- Gigi’s Playhouse Syracuse
Oneida-Herkimer-Madison
on SUPAC provides the list of resources on this page as a service to families as a reference tool. Every effort is made to ensure listings are up-to-date. SUPAC does not endorse or claim to have personal knowledge of the abilities of those listed. The resources listed on this page are not intended as a recommendation, referral, or endorsement of any resource or as a tool for verifying the credentials, qualifications, or abilities of any organization, product or professional.
BOCES/CiTi:
Educational Advocacy and Consultation:
- ARISE (Madison County only)
- LDA of the Mohawk Valley/Resource Center for Independent Living (serves Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida, and St. Lawrence counties)
- Northern Regional Center for Independent Living (NRCIL) (Herkimer and Oneida counties only)
- Starbridge (Madison County)
Special Education Lawyers:
State Agencies and Programs:
- Acces-VR – Utica Office (Herkimer and Oneida counties)
- Acces-VR – Syracuse Office (Madison)
- ARISE Madison County (Madison)
- Care Coordination Organizations (Herkimer County):
- Care Coordination Organizations (Madison):
- Care Coordination Organizations (Oneida County):
- Central Early Childhood Direction Center (Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, and Oneida counties)
- Central New York TRAID Center (Madison)
- Community Dispute Resolution Center – Herkimer County
- Community Dispute Resolution Center – Madison and Oneida counties
- Developmental Disabilities Regional Offices – Region 2 – Central New York, Broome & Sunmount (Oswego, Oneida, Herkimer, Hamilton, Otsego, Cortland, Tioga, Tompkins, Cayuga, Onondaga, and Madison counties)
- Disability Rights New York
- Herkimer County Public Health
- Herkimer County Department of Social Services
- Madison County Health Department
- Madison County Social Services
- Oneida County Department of Social Services
- Oneida County Health Department
- LDA of the Mohawk Valley/Resource Center for Independent Living
- Mid-South Early Childhood Direction Center (Allegheny, Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Delaware, Greene, Madison, Otsego, Schoharie, Schuyler, Steuben, and Tioga counties)
- NYS Commission for the Blind Regional Offices
- NYS Office of Child and Family Services Regional Offices
- NYS Office of Mental Health Field Offices
- Reach CNY
- Resource Center for Independent Living (RCIL) (Independent Living Center Herkimer and Oneida counties)
- TRAID Center at Upstate Cerebral Palsy (Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Montgomery, and Oneida counties)
- Youth Power! Central Region (covers Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Clinton, Cortland, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, Saint Lawrence counties)
Resources:
- 2017-2018 Resource Manual Onondaga County and Surrounding Areas (resources for Cayuga, Cortland, Madison & Oswego counties are contained in pages 61-67)
- Community Action Partnership for Madison County
- Family Advocacy Center (serves Oneida, Lewis & Herkimer counties)
- Herkimer and Oneida County Community Resources 2017
- Mid-York 2-1-1 (Oneida, Madison and Herkimer counties)
Madison-Oneida
on SUPAC provides the list of resources on this page as a service to families as a reference tool. Every effort is made to ensure listings are up-to-date. SUPAC does not endorse or claim to have personal knowledge of the abilities of those listed. The resources listed on this page are not intended as a recommendation, referral, or endorsement of any resource or as a tool for verifying the credentials, qualifications, or abilities of any organization, product or professional.
BOCES/CiTi:
Educational Advocacy and Consultation:
- ARISE (Madison County)
- LDAMV Programs/Services: North Country (serves Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida, and St. Lawrence counties)
- LDAMV/RCIL (serves Herkimer and Oneida counties)
- Northern Regional Center for Independent Living (NRCIL) (Oneida County)
- Starbridge (Madison County)
Special Education Lawyers:
State Agencies and Programs:
- Acces-VR – Syracuse Office (Madison County)
- Acces-VR- Utica Office (Oneida County)
- ARISE Madison County – Oneida (Madison)
- Care Coordination Organizations (Madison and Oneida counties):
- Central Early Childhood Direction Center (Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, and Oneida counties)
- Central New York TRAID Center (Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego, and Tompkins counties)
- Community Dispute Resolution Center (Madison and Oneida counties)
- Developmental Disabilities Regional Offices – Region 2 – Central New York, Broome & Sunmount (Oswego, Oneida, Herkimer, Hamilton, Otsego, Cortland, Tioga, Tompkins, Cayuga, Onondaga, and Madison counties)
- Disability Rights New York
- Madison County Department of Social Services
- Madison County Health Department
- NYS Commission for the Blind Regional Offices
- NYS Office of Child and Family Services Regional Offices
- NYS Office of Mental Health Field Offices
- Oneida County Department of Social Services
- Oneida County Health Department
- TRAID Center at Upstate Cerebral Palsy (Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Montgomery, and Oneida counties)
- Youth Power! Central Region (covers Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Clinton, Cortland, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, Saint Lawrence counties)
Resources for Madison-Oneida:
- Community Action Partnership for Madison County
- Family Advocacy Center
- LDA of the Mohawk Valley/Resource Center for Independent Living
- Mid-York 2-1-1 (serves Oneida, Madison, and Herkimer counties)
Parent Groups:
- CNY SPD Parent Connections
- CNYASA
- Down Syndrome Association of CNY – dsaofcny@aol.com
- Families for Effective Autism Treatment of CNY (FEAT)
- Gigi’s Playhouse Syracuse
Onondaga-Cortland-Madison
on SUPAC provides the list of resources on this page as a service to families as a reference tool. Every effort is made to ensure listings are up-to-date. SUPAC does not endorse or claim to have personal knowledge of the abilities of those listed. The resources listed on this page are not intended as a recommendation, referral, or endorsement of any resource or as a tool for verifying the credentials, qualifications, or abilities of any organization, product or professional.
BOCES/CiTi:
EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY/CONSULTATION:
- Access to Independence of Cortland County (Cortland County)
- ARISE (Onondaga, Oswego, Madison, and Cayuga/Seneca counties only)
- Launch (formerly LDA of CNY)
- Starbridge (Onondaga, Cortland, Madison, Cayuga, and Tompkins counties)
Special Education Lawyers:
State Agencies and Offices:
- Acces-VR (Syracuse Office)
- Access to Independence of Cortland County, Inc. (ATI)
- ARISE (Madison and Onondaga counties)
- Care Coordination Organizations (Cortland County):
- Care Coordination Organizations (Madison County):
- Care Coordination Organizations (Onondaga County):
- Central New York, Broome & Sunmount Developmental Disabilities Regional Office
- Central Early Childhood Direction Center (Madison County)
- Central New York TRAID Center and Project Adapt (AT Lending Library)
- Community Dispute Resolution Center (Cortland and Onondaga counties)
- Community Dispute Resolution Center (Madison County)
- Commission for the Blind Regional Offices
- Cortland County Health Department
- Cortland County Social Services
- Disability Rights New York
- Families Together in NYS Chapters
- Madison County Health Department
- Mid-State Early Childhood Direction Center (Cortland and Onondaga counties)
- Office of Child and Family Services Regional Offices
- Office of Mental Health Field Offices
- Onondaga County Department of Health
- Onondaga County Department of Social Services
- Youth Power! Central Region
RESOURCES:
- 2-1-1 Tompkins Cortland
- 2017-2018 Exceptional Family Resources Resource Guide
- CNY 2-1-1 (St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, and Onondaga counties)
- Cortland 2-1-1
- Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents in Onondaga County
- Mental Health, Substance Use & Developmental Disabilities – Onondaga County Resources (updated 2018)
Parent Groups:
- CNY SPD Parent Connections
- CNYASA
- Down Syndrome Association of CNY – dsaofcny@aol.com
- Families for Effective Autism Treatment of CNY (FEAT)
- Gigi’s Playhouse Syracuse