Educational Resources

These websites serve as a guide to parents and others on issues related to the education of the deaf and deaf culture.

Online Resources:

New York Metropolitan Area Community Resources:

Committees for Preschool Special Education
Government and Private Agencies
Early Childhood Direction Centers
Services for the Hearing and Visually Impaired
Hearing Education Services
New York State Technical Assistance Project
Hearing Impairment Services

New York State Funded Resources
Organization Scholarships and Grants

Online Resources:

Comprehensive New York City Access Resource Guide for Deaf, Hard- of-Hearing,and Deaf-Blind. 2004 Edition.
www.lhh.org/mhs/guide.htm
Compiled by ©Sarah Pack, MSW Candidate New York University School of Social Work. Provides a comprehensive listing of resources throughout the five boroughs available for Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and Hard of Hearing people, their families, and service providers.

Deaf Education: A Parent’s Guide
http://home.inreach.com/torsi/frame.html
An online guide to educational placement, mainstreaming, Individual Education Programs (IEP’s), assessments, and more.

Deafness: Choices of Communications
http://www.answerpoint.org/columns2.asp?column_id=204&column_type=webliography
Produced by the Central Rappahannock Library, this document provides links to informative resources on American Sign Language, Deaf Culture, Auditory Verbal Approach, Cued Speech, Signing Exact English, Total Communication and Assistive Devices

Educating a Child who has a Cochlear Implant
www.cici.org/educ.html
An informative fact sheet produced by the Cochlear Implant Association and funded, in part, by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the Oberkotter Foundation, and The New York Community Trust.

A Guide to the Individualized Education Program (IEP)
http://www.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/iepguide/index.html
A good overview of the process of implementing IEP for children with disabilities, including preschool children, from the U.S. Department of Education.

Choosing an Educational Setting
http://clerccenter2.gallaudet.edu/KidsWorldDeafNet/e-docs/CI/ModuleH.html
An overview of placement options and issues involved in choosing an educational placement from the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center, Gallaudet University. The Clerc Center has been mandated by Congress to develop, evaluate and distribute innovative curricula, instructional techniques and strategies, and materials in order to improve the quality of education for deaf and hard of hearing children and youth from birth through age 21.

Mainstreaming the Student Who is Deaf or Hard of Hearing
http://www.agbell.org/docs/mainstreamingDHH.pdf
Available on the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing web site, this 69-page report provides a comprehensive background on the issues of educating those with hearing loss.

The Oral Deaf Education Library
www.oraldeafed.org
A tool for parents of deaf children who want more information about how schools use the auditory-oral method of teaching deaf children to listen and talk as well as general information about deafness, cochlear implants, hearing aids, the law, and other related topics. Their web site also provides information about the programs and services of over 40 Oral Deaf Education schools in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

2004 Summer Camps for Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/infotogo/142.html
The Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center, Gallaudet University web site provides a list of camps, family learning vacations, and remedial clinics for deaf and hard of hearing children. Some programs are designed for the entire family.

NY Metropolitan Area Community Resources:

Division of Special Education, New York City Public Schools.
You can contact your local school district for an evaluation and meeting for Committee on Preschool Special Education placement (CPSE). Below is a listing of all New York City school districts.

Local School Districts:

Bronx

Brooklyn

Manhattan

Queens

Staten Island

• Government and Private Agencies

Early Childhood Direction Centers

Funded by the New York State Education Department, these Centers provide free confidential information and referral to parents and professionals about services for young children with diagnosed or suspected special needs.

Services for the Hearing and Visually Impaired

This agency provides audiological testing and support services in the New York City schools for the visually and hearing impaired.

Hearing Education Services

Hearing Education Services is a unit of the Division of Special Education/Citywide Programs of the New York City Public Schools. It consists of four programs: The Related Services Program, The Resource Room Program, The Self-Contained Program and The High School Program. Hearing Education Services provides the public with information and advocacy concerning hard of hearing and deaf services.

For information regarding these programs, contact the Board of Education of The City of New York, Hearing Education Services, 22 East 28^th Street, New York, NY 10010.

Phone: (212) 481-5642, TTY 679-6104.

National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM)
http://www.infanthearing.org/
The goal of the NCHAM at Utah State University is to ensure that all infants and toddlers with hearing loss are identified as early as possible and provided with timely and appropriate audiological, educational, and medical intervention. The site offers an Infant/Newborn Hearing site guide providing extensive resources that can be located by state.

New York City, Department of Health and Early Interevation Program
www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/eip/
The Early Intervention Program is a statewide program providing many different types of early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families. Their web site includes “A Parent’s Guide”, a list of Local Early Intervention programs, a Checklist for Growing Children, and more.

New York City, Department of Health and Hygiene
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/earlyint/earlydif.shtml
Early Intervention supports infants and children with developmental delays work toward their full potential. It reduces the likelihood of delays among at-risk children, assists and empowers families to meet their child’s and their own needs, and entitles all children to services through the city program. Directories of Service Providers, Evaluation Providers, Transportation Providers and Respite Providers are available on the web site for each of the five boroughs

New York State Technical Assistance Project (NYSTAP)

NYSTAP Serving Children and Youth Who Are Deaf/blind provides technical assistance to service providers and families in order to effectively promote a free appropriate education to students with sensory impairment. Services include technical assistance, diagnostic and evaluation services, community resource referral, program consultation, family support services, assistance in case coordination and transition planning. Children and youth from birth to age 22 who have any combination of vision and hearing impairment qualify for services.

New York State TAP Staff:
NY State Technical Assistance Project for Deaf/blind Children & Youth
Teachers College
Columbia University
West 120^th Street
New York, NY 10027
Parent Coordinator: (212)678-3792
Project Director: (212) 678-4020

Hearing Impairment Services

NY Relay Services
Available from any area code by dialing 711

Tele-Consumer Hotline
Voice/TTY/TDDTT
1-800-332-1124

Relay Center – Voice to TTY Users
1-800-662-1220

Relay Center
1-800-421-1220

New York City Board of Education
Main Number: (718) 935-2000

New York City Board of Education
Citywide Programs District 75
(212) 802-1500
Placement
(212) 802-1572

New York City Board of Education
Citywide Programs District 75 HES
(212) 481-5642

New York City Board of Education
Student Support Services
(718) 935-3248

New York City Human Resources Administration
Voice Info Line: (718) 291-1900
Day Care Council: (212) 213-2423
ACD: (718) 367-5437

Special Services for Children (HRA)
Voice Info Line: (718) 291-1900

NYC Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities
Voice: (212) 788-2830
TTY: (212) 788-2838

Financial Aid

New York State Funded Resources

Funded by the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, financial aid is available for families caring for a child with a developmental disability. Money is subject to availability and each agency has its own criteria for eligibility. Families can apply to more than one of the following organizations.

Bronx

Great Jol Bronx Community Services Family Reimbursement
1180 Rev. James A. Polite Avenue, Room 102
Bronx, NY 10459
(718) 617-7676

Highbridge Advisory Council
880 River Avenue
Bronx, NY 10452
(718) 992-1321

Lifespire
(718) 518-9770

Metro NY Developmental Disabilities Service Office – Bronx
1200 Waters Place, 4^th Floor
Bronx, NY 10461
(718) 430-0700

Singeria, Inc.
15 West 65^th Street, 6^th Floor
New York, NY 10023
(212) 496-1300; fax (212) 496-5608

UCP of NYC – Family Reimbursement Program
122 E. 23^rd Street
New York, NY 10010
(212) 979-9700, ext 237

Brooklyn

Center for Family Support, Inc.
333 Seventh Avenue, 9^th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 629-7939, ext. 212

Evelyn Douglin Center for Serving People in Need, Inc.
1980 Utica Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11234
(718) 633-4925
(Reimbursement for transportation only)

Guild for Exceptional Children
260 68^th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11220
(718) 833-6633
(Reimbursement for respite only)

HeartShare Human Services of NY
191 Joralemon Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 330-1553; Fax (718) 522-4506

Singeria, Inc.
15 West 65^th Street, 6^th Floor
New York, NY 10023
(212) 496-1300; fax (212) 496-5608

UCP of NYC – Family Reimbursement Program
122 E. 23^rd Street
New York, NY 10010
(212) 979-9700, ext 237

Manhattan

Esperenza Center – Family Reimbursement
21 Audubon Avenue
New York, NY 10032
(212) 928-5810
(reimbursement for transportation)

Harlem Dowling Westside
2090 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard
New York, NY 10027
(212) 749-3656, ext. 309

Lifespire
(718) 792-4320

Metro NY Development Disabilities Services Office – Manhattan
75 Morton Street, 3^rd Floor
New York, NY 10014
(212) 229-3122; fax (212) 229-3136

UCP of NYC – Family Reimbursement Program
122 E. 23^rd Street
New York, NY 10010
(212) 979-9700, ext 237

YAI-National Institute for People with Disabilities
460 West 34^th Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 273-6174

Queens

Bernard Fineson Development Center
Queens Developmental Disabilities Services Office
PO Box 280508, Building 12
Queens Village, NY 11428
(718) 217-6179; fax (718) 217-5835

Center for Family Support, Inc.
333 Seventh Avenue, 9^th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 629-7939, ext 212

Community Resources and Services for Children, Inc.
90-04 161^st Street, Suite 801
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 206-3400
(Reimbursement for transportation only)

EIHAB Human Services
80-45 Winchester Boulevard, Building 1, CBU 112
Queens Village, NY 11427
(718) 465-8833
(Reimbursement for transportation only)

Evelyn Douglin Center for Serving People in Need, Inc.
1980 Utica Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11234
(718) 633-4925
(Reimbursement for transportation only)

General Human Outreach
80-40 Lefferts Boulevard
Kew Gardens, NY 11415
(718) 849-1527, ext. 14; fax (718) 847-4615

HeartShare Human Services of NY
191 Joralemon Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 330-1553; Fax (718) 522-4506

Independent Residences, Inc.
119-40 Metropolitan Avenue, #104
Kew Gardens, NY 11415
(718) 805-6796; fax (718) 805-6798

Lifespire
(718) 454-6940

Maidstone Foundation – Resource Center for Developmental Disabilities
1225 Broadway, 9^th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 889-5760

Professional Service Center for the Handicapped, Inc.
22-44 119^th Street
College Point, NY 11356
(718) 445-4700; (718) 358-6790

Queens Developmental Disabilities Services Office
PO Box 280507
Queens Village, NY 11428
(718) 217-6179

Queens Parent Resource Center
88-50 165^th Street, 2^nd Floor, Suite B
Jamaica, NY 11433
(718) 523-6953; fax (718) 523-7261

Stepping Stone Day School
77-40 Vleigh Place
Kew Gardens, NY 11367
(718) 591-9093

UCP of Queens – Family Reimbursement Program
82-25 164^th Street
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 380-3000, ext 471

Staten Island

A Very Special Place, Inc.
1429 Hylan Boulevard
Staten Island, NY 10305
(718) 987-1234

Center for Family Support, Inc.
333 Seventh Avenue, 9^th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 629-7939, ext 212

NYS Institute on Disability, Inc.
Elizabeth A. Connelly Resource Center
930 Willowbrook Road
Staten Island, NY 10314
(718) 494-6457

St. Vincent’s North Richmond Community Mental Health Center
Bayley Seton Hospital
76 Vanderbilt Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10304
(718) 354-5255

Staten Island Developmental Disabilities Services Office
1050 Forest Hill Road
Staten Island, NY 10314
(718) 494-4872

UCP of NYC – Family Reimbursement Program
122 E. 23^rd Street
New York, NY 10010
(212) 979-9700, ext 237

Organization Scholarships and Grants

The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf
http://www.agbell.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?p=Awards
AG Bell offer five awards for financial aid and scholarship funds - Arts and Sciences Awards, College Scholarships Awards, Parent-Infant/Preschool Services Awards, School Age Awards, and Summer Camp Funding.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
http://www.parentsinc.org/finaid/aid3624.html
Full time students accepted for graduate study in a communication sciences and disorders program.

Children of Deaf Adults
http://www.parentsinc.org/finaid/aid7317.html
The Millie Brother Scholarship offers two scholarships to children of a deaf adult.

Cochlear Corporation
http://www.cochlearamericas.com/index.asp
The Graeme Clark Scholarship for recipients of Cochlear’s implants awards financial assistance toward a minimum 3-year undergraduate degree at an accredited university.

The Ear Foundation
http://www.parentsinc.org/finaid/aid7321.html
The Minnie Pearl scholarship program awards funds to mainstreamed deaf college students.

Gallaudet University
http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/InfoToGo/390.html
Gallaudet’s "Sources of Financial Assistance for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing" is a thorough listing of online resources focusing on specific sources of financial assistance for deaf and hard of hearing students. It also contains a bibliography of useful reference books on financial aid, loans and grants.

National Association of the Deaf
http://www.parentsinc.org/finaid/aid7325.html
The William C. Stokoe Scholarship is awarded to a part-time or full-time graduate student in a field related to Sign Language or Deaf Community, or who is developing a special project related to one of these topics.