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Disability Advocacy Project | Legal Assistance of Western New York - Bath Office

Provides representation to clients who have been denied Social Security Disability (SSD) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits

What's Here

Social Security Disability Insurance Appeals / Complaints
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities

Disability Information and Support Services | Western New York and Finger Lakes Developmental Disabilities Service Office (DDSO) - Steuben

Provides information and referral, family reimbursements, respite, advocacy, counseling, crisis intervention, home care, recreation, training, and transportation planning services for individuals with developmental disabilities.

What's Here

Disease / Disability Information
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities

Disability Information and Support Services | Western New York and Fingerlakes Developmental Disabilities Regional Office (DDRO)

Provides information and referral, family reimbursements, respite, advocacy, counseling, crisis intervention, home care, recreation, training, and transportation planning services for individuals with developmental disabilities.

What's Here

Disease / Disability Information
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities

Early Intervention Program (EI) | Yates County Public Health - Main Site

Provides evaluation and service coordination for any child suspected of having a developmental delay or a diagnosed disability; provides special instruction, speech, occupational and physical therapy to meet the needs of early intervention eligible children.

What's Here

Early Identification Programs
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities / Delays
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities

Disability Advocacy Project | Legal Assistance of Western New York - Geneva Office

Provides representation to clients who have been denied Social Security Disability (SSD) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits

What's Here

Social Security Disability Insurance Appeals / Complaints
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities

Benefits Advisement | Center for Disability Rights (CDR) (Admin Site)

Provides assistance in gaining and appealing SSDI, SSI, as well as administers Pooled Trust accounts.

What's Here

Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Disabilities Issues
Specialized Information and Referral
Welfare Rights Assistance
Self Advocacy Support

Disability Information and Support Services | Happiness House (Admin Site)

Provides clinical services to individuals with disabilities and their families including treatment coordination during the eligibility process and while accessing additional agency services; advocacy with other agencies when additional services are needed; psychological services including assessments and therapy; social work; nursing services; nutrition services and rehabilitation counseling. As well as early identification assistance.

What's Here

Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities / Delays
Developmental Assessment
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Parent to Parent Networking
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Special Education Assessment
Early Identification Programs
Disease / Disability Information
Attendant Services for People With Disabilities
Itinerant Education Services
Public Special Schools

Disability Information and Support Services | National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Upstate New York Chapter

Provides information and educational programs, support, and advocacy to individuals and their families who have been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Community presentations are available to health care providers and others who provide services to individuals with Multiple Sclerosis and their families.

What's Here

Disease / Disability Information
Multiple Sclerosis
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities

Family Advocacy Counseling and Training Services Program | Brain Injury Association of New York State - Finger Lakes Area

Provides linkages for individuals with brain injuries received prior to age 22 and their families with community-based services and supports including understanding and navigating the current system of available services, accessing Medicaid Waiver Programs if qualified, training family members, service providers, and educators to understand the impact of brain injury and brain injury prevention, and making connections to community support groups about living with a brain injury or caring for an individual with a brain injury. Assistance is also provided to understanding the local school system’s special education process. This program is funded by the Office of Mental Retardation and Development Disabilities (OMRDD).

What's Here

Brain Disorders
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Health / Disability Related Counseling
Specialized Information and Referral
Subject Specific Public Awareness / Education

Disability Information and Support Services | Allegany County Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Provides individuals with visual problems, information on available services, vision aids, appliances and education to help them maintain there independence.

What's Here

Disease / Disability Information
Mobility Aids
Visual Impairments
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Low Vision Aids
Orientation and Mobility Training

Disability Information and Support Services | New York State Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped - Buffalo District Office

Provides advocacy, referral services, daily living skills and mobility training, low vision exams, and education on available financial and living aid assistance.

What's Here

Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Braille Instruction
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Vision Screening
Specialized Information and Referral
Visual Impairments
Mobility Aids
Organizational Consultation / Technical Assistance

Family Support Services/Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) Services | Economic Opportunity Program (EOP) - Main Site

Assists with pursuing OPWDD eligibility status determination, self-advocacy, and person center planning, provides funding assistance for disability related services and supplies and recreation opportunities within the community for disability enrolled individuals and family members.

What's Here

Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Service Cost Payment Assistance
Parent to Parent Networking
Disabilities Issues
Developmental Disabilities Social / Recreational Programs

Hard-To-Place/Hard-To-Serve Unit | New York State Council on Children and Families (NYSCCF)

Provides assistance for children with disabilities who are having difficulty understanding or obtaining the full benefits and services to which they are entitled by law. Works with state and local agencies and parents to identify and resolve inter-agency issues and jurisdictional disputes that impede access to services for children and youth who are hard-to-place and hard-to-serve because of their multiple disabilities. The primary objectives is to ensure that individual children receive the most appropriate community-based or residential services; minimize delays in arranging services; resolve service disputes; and facilitate the development of specific services and programs designed to meet the needs of children and youth, particularly those with non-traditional and complex needs.

What's Here

Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities

Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs (CSHNC Program) | Steuben County Special Children's Services

Provides information and referral services for health and related topics to families of children, from birth to 21 years of age who have, or are suspected of having a serious or chronic healthcare condition.

What's Here

Children and Youth With Disabilities / Health Conditions
Specialized Information and Referral
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities

Benefits Advisement | Center for Disability Rights - Geneva

Provides assistance in gaining and appealing SSDI, SSI, as well as administers Pooled Trust accounts.

What's Here

Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Disabilities Issues
Specialized Information and Referral
Welfare Rights Assistance
Self Advocacy Support

Family Advocacy Counseling and Training Services Program | Brain Injury Association of New York State (BIANYS) (Admin Site)

Provides linkages for individuals with brain injuries received prior to age 22 and their families with community-based services and supports including understanding and navigating the current system of available services, accessing Medicaid Waiver Programs if qualified, training family members, service providers, and educators to understand the impact of brain injury and brain injury prevention, and making connections to community support groups about living with a brain injury or caring for an individual with a brain injury. Assistance is also provided to understanding the local school system’s special education process. This program is funded by the Office of Mental Retardation and Development Disabilities (OMRDD).

What's Here

Brain Disorders
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Health / Disability Related Counseling
Specialized Information and Referral
Subject Specific Public Awareness / Education

Disability Advocacy Project | Legal Assistance of Western New York - Elmira Office

Provides representation to clients who have been denied Social Security Disability (SSD) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits

What's Here

Social Security Disability Insurance Appeals / Complaints
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities

Disability Information and Support Services | Happiness House Finger Lakes Cerebral Palsy Association - Canandaigua

Provides clinical services to individuals with disabilities and their families including treatment coordination during the eligibility process and while accessing additional agency services; advocacy with other agencies when additional services are needed; psychological services including assessments and therapy; social work; nursing services; nutrition services and rehabilitation counseling. As well as early identification assistance.

What's Here

Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities / Delays
Developmental Assessment
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Parent to Parent Networking
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Special Education Assessment
Early Identification Programs
Disease / Disability Information
Attendant Services for People With Disabilities
Itinerant Education Services
Public Special Schools

Early Intervention Program (EIP) | Steuben County Special Children's Services

Provides evaluation and service coordination for any child suspected of having a developmental delay or a diagnosed disability; provides special instruction, speech, occupational and physical therapy to meet the needs of early intervention eligible children. Respite care reimbursement is available to participants.

What's Here

Early Identification Programs
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities / Delays
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities

Family Advocacy Counseling and Training Services Program | Brain Injury Association of New York State - Western New York

Provides linkages for individuals with brain injuries received prior to age 22 and their families with community-based services and supports including understanding and navigating the current system of available services, accessing Medicaid Waiver Programs if qualified, training family members, service providers, and educators to understand the impact of brain injury and brain injury prevention, and making connections to community support groups about living with a brain injury or caring for an individual with a brain injury. Assistance is also provided to understanding the local school system’s special education process. This program is funded by the Office of Mental Retardation and Development Disabilities (OMRDD).

What's Here

Brain Disorders
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Health / Disability Related Counseling
Specialized Information and Referral
Subject Specific Public Awareness / Education

Disability Information and Support Services | National Multiple Sclerosis Society (MS) (Admin Site)

Provides information and educational programs, support, and advocacy to individuals and their families who have been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Community presentations are available to health care providers and others who provide services to individuals with Multiple Sclerosis and their families.

What's Here

Disease / Disability Information
Multiple Sclerosis
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities

Benefits Advisement | Center for Disability Rights - Corning

Provides assistance in gaining and appealing SSDI, SSI, as well as administers Pooled Trust accounts.

What's Here

Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Disabilities Issues
Specialized Information and Referral
Welfare Rights Assistance
Self Advocacy Support

Disability Information and Support Services | Starbridge

Provides consumer-driven services to support individuals with disabilities and their families in achieving their goals by offering information and resources, advocacy, service coordination, various workshops, family reimbursement opportunities, and connection with other individuals or with disabilities.

What's Here

Specialized Information and Referral
Self Advocacy Support
Disabilities Issues
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
System Advocacy

Children with Special Healthcare Needs (CSHNC Program) | Allegany County Department of Health - Main Site

Provides information and referral and advocacy services for health and related topics to families of children, from birth to 21 years of age who have, or are suspected of having a serious or chronic healthcare condition.

What's Here

Children and Youth With Disabilities / Health Conditions
Specialized Information and Referral
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities

Disability Information and Support Services | Western New York and Finger Lakes Developmental Disabilities Service Office (DDSO)

Provides information and referral, family reimbursements, respite, advocacy, counseling, crisis intervention, home care, recreation, training, and transportation planning services for individuals with developmental disabilities.

What's Here

Disease / Disability Information
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities