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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ILC receives $250,000 to build regional disability training, Technology and conference center.

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Tickets are now available for our Fundraising Concert with Jamie Kay

View our flyer

 

People 1st

Independent Living Inc.'s

Quarterly Newsletter

Is now available

HERE

You can also see Archived copies of our newsletter Here.

 

 

The Orange County Mental Health and Wellness Conference was held on June 25th. Read about it here.

 

 

Independent Living held the The third annual Early Childhood Conference on June 11th

Read About it Here

 

 

US House of representatives pass improvements to the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act.

Read the full article here.

 

 

Valueless Lives of Elderly and Disabled in Nursing Homes

News Story

 


See
Donna's Story continuation from our newsletter

A blind Governer adjusts and so does Albany. An article from The New York Times.

Boot the SHU is passed into law.

Final Welfare Reform Regulations Announced

Rules will promote self-sufficiency and program flexibility

 

HAVA voting Law

Signs of a

Sea Change In Voting

 

2008
 DISABILITY
Legislative
Action Agenda!!
 
Keeping Patients From Reentering the Hospital Article from the Wall Street Journal
 
Title III of the ADA Becomes NY State Law
 
NEW YORK TO BRING NEWS SERVICE TO VISUALLY IMPAIRED CONSUMERS
 
Public Input Needed- Partnership4coverage
 
Rights for The Disabled!
Governor Spitzer Signs Legislation Increasing Rights for The Disabled
 
Burden of Proof!
Governor Spitzer signs law that puts burden of proof on schools in special education disputes!! Will make it easier for parents of disabled children to challenge school districts' decisions regarding their child's education
 
Shadows Training
An informational program for students with disabilities, their families and professionals.    May 28
            7:00 pm                Orange/Ulster BOCES Conference Room A

 

 

BE PARKING CONSIDERATE

View a sample "fake"

Reserved Parking ticket

"Be Parking Considerate!"

   

NYS DMV Reserved Parking Permit Application

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MISCELLANEOUS
 

Browsealoud
is available for people who find it difficult to read online. Reading large amounts of text on screen can be difficult for those with literacy and visual impairments

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Links

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HOUSING

 

NYS Housing  AccessAbility is now ONLINE!

 

ADVOCACY

MAKE A DIFFERENCE-Make A change!

ACTION ALERT!

VOTING RIGHTS

CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS

"NEW" Accessible Polling Machines

  Emergency

Preparedness Plans

(list of many great resources)

 

 

RESOURCES

Working or Going back to Work While Disabled- SSI/SSDI Benefit Questions?

 

www.ssa.gov

 

What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?

 

Independent Living 101

 

Tips and Strategies for promoting Accessible Communication

 

How To Plan Events That EVERYBODY Can Attend

 

Resource Directory: for Children with Special  Needs

 

Changing Attitudes About Disability Smooth the Transition From School

New Website for  Orange County Developmental Disabilities services.  They maintain a calendar of events listing functions from any provider agencies. Post your meetings and trainings!  

NYConnects Link
(A NYS Point of Entry)
The New York Connects website provides information on Long Term Care in New York State. Long Term Care refers to medical and non-medical support services needed to improve or maintain one's health and/or daily function. On the site, you find information regarding Services, Financial Options, Legal Information, and m

New York State Independent Living Council (NYSILC)

Independent Living USA (ILUSA)

National Council on Independent Living (NCIL)

New York State Self-Advocacy Home Page

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services

Rehabilitation Services Administration

National Association for the Deaf   www.nad.org

National Federation for the Blind (NFB)

The Mental Health Association in New York State

Directory of NYS Independent Living Centers 

New York State Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (NYAPRS)

Government

NYS Commission on Quality of Care

NYS Office of Mental Health

New York State Department of Health

NYS Office of the Advocate for Persons With Disabilities

NYS Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

DisabilityInfo.gov

National Council on Disability

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

OSERS- National Institute on Disability & Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Office of Disability Employment Policy U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-Home Page

What's Happening in the Legislature (NYS Senate)

What's Happening in the Legislature (NYS Assembly)

New York State Legislature (Bills)

NYS Developmental Disabilities Service Offices Directory
(DDSO)

Administration for Children and Families

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Congress.Org --Register to Vote!

CQC Phone Numbers

DisabilityInfo.gov

Early Childhood Direction Centers - Q & A

Early Childhood Direction Centers Locations

FDA Public Health Advisory

FirstGov for Seniors Home Page

HIPAA Find Answers (Page 1 of 10)

Home Care Association of New York State Home Care The Road to Reform

http--www.senate.state.ny.us-

Medicaid Buy-In Eligibility Groups

New York State Citizen Guide

New York State Citizen Guide Counties

New York State Resources

NYS Coalition for the Aging

NYS Commission on Quality of Care

Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) - U.S. Department of Labor

Office of Temporary & Disablilty Assistance - Home Page

President`s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health

The Corporation for Supportive Housing -- Home

The National Housing Trust Fund Campaign

THOMAS -- U.S. Congress on the Internet

VESID

OTHER DISABILITY SITES

The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)

ADA.gov

The Americans With Disabilities Act (Portal)

The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) - {Text of the Law}

A D A WATCH !

AAPD - American Association Of People With Disabilities

ADA Business Brief Communicating with People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Hospital Settings

ADA Home Page - ada.gov

ADA Technical Assistance Program

ADAgame  Take Action

AT&T Relay Services Which AT&T Relay Service is Right For Me

Concrete Change - Making all homes visitable

EEOC Enforcement Guidance on the Americans with Disabilities Act and Psychiatric Disabilities

Enforcing the ADA, Status Report from the Department of Justice, January - March 2003

JAN's ADA Hot Links

National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems, Inc.

Partners Disability Coalition of New York State

UPWD.net - serving people with disabilities.

Welcome to civilrights.org - Learn more about the Civil Rights Act of 2004 Restoring Americans' individual rights

Welcome to the New York City Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities

 

Other Documents

The Olmstead Decision and the ADA

Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (available to download in different formats)

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

The Disability Resource Library

Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities - COMMISSION FORMS

 

Resources

Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped

Map and Resource Directory for Individual with Developmental Disabilities

"Cornucopia of Disability Information"

I-CAN Online - new on line disability community

What's Happening in the Legislature? 

Directory of ILCs

Products

Bulletin Boards

Classified Ads

 

Disability Shopper

 Mental Health

Mental Health InfoSource

Mental Health News

Mental Health Services - PEOPLe, Inc.

Mental Health Weekly

MHANYS

NAMI National Alliance for the Mentally Ill-The Nation's Voice on Mental Illness

NAMI- New York State

NAMI-NYC Metro -- mental health advocacy and information

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Home Page

National People Inc. Web Site

New York City Voices

New York State Office of Mental Health

New York State Psychological Association

New York State Rehabilitation Association

New York State Rehabilitation Association - Welcome

NY Assoc of Psych Rehab Services (NYAPRS)

NY State Psychiatric Assoc

Orange County Department of Mental Health's Home Page

Recovery & Rehabilitation - Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation - Boston University - Recovery & Rehabilitation

SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center

The Center for Reintegration -- Meaningful life assistance for people with persistent mental illness

The Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law

The National Mental Health Association - Leading the Way for America's Mental Health

Timothy's Law

Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health

ADS Center

American Psychiatric Association

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law -- Advocating for the Civil Rights and Human Dignity of People with Mental Disabilities

Coalition of Voluntary Mental Health Agencies, Inc. Home Page

CUCS Home

Evidence Based Practives

Harvard Medical School Center for Mental Health and Media

http--www.projectstoempower.org-

Internet Mental Health

Mental Health Assoc in Orange County

Mental Health Association of Westchester

 

 Advocacy

Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center

A Better Choice For New York

Access 4 Me - Registration

Access Unlimited

ADAPT

Advocacy Unlimited, Inc. - Advocacy Education for Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities

Alpha One Now

American Civil Liberties Union

Association of University Centers on Disabilities Home Page

Center for Disability Rights Free Our People  C

civilrights.org --

Disabilities Studies for Teachers

Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund

Easter Seals Project ACTION Disability & Transportation Access

Families Together In New York State

ilchv_home_page

ITEM Coalition

L.C. vs Olmstead

Law, Health Policy & Disability Center

National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems

National Center for Disability Services

National Center for Learning Disabilities

National Empowerment Center

National Multiple Sclerosis Society - New York City

New York State Independent Living Council, Inc. - Home Page

New York Statewide Senior Action Council, Inc.

Not Dead Yet HomePage

NYSACHO Net

NYSBA Home

Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance home

Olmstead Reclaiming Institutionalized Lives (Full-Length On-Line Version)

Parkinsons Action Network

Public Advocate for the City of New York

Select Version

Self Help for Hard of Hearing People

Steve Gold's Nuggets

Systems Advocacy

The National Organization on Disability Home Page

TWWIIA Home Page

United Cerebral Palsy of New York City, Inc.

Voices of Civil Rights Home

Voting Section Home Page

Welcome to the Advocate's Office

Youth With Disabilities

 Local Links

Orange County Chamber of Commerce

Orange Regional Medical Center

Orange Works One Call, One Click

PEOPLe, Inc Poughkeepsie

PoughkeepsieJournal.com - Letter to the editor submission form

RECAP

Record Online Customer Care Center

Restorative Management Corp.

Rural Opportunities - Welcome to Rural Opportunities

Senior Citizens Dutchess Ulster Orange Rockland NY New York

St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital Home Page

STIC

SUNY Orange Online

taconic new

The Times Herald-Record's People for People Fund

Action Towards Independence

Alzheimer's Association Home

Association for Community Living

Brain Injury Assoc New York State

Case Management Resource Guide - Online

Community Services

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orange County

Crystal Run Village, Inc.

EMPIRE

Family Empowerment Council of Orange-Sullivan County New York

Foodbank of the Hudson Valley

Healthy Orange Home Page

http--www.projectstoempower.org-

Hudson Valley Psychodrama Home

Independentliving website

Mid-Hudson News Network - navigating the Hudson Valley!

WTBQ

 

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The Independent Living website is intended to provide a public service to Orange County and surrounding counties citizens, visitors, potential business owners, and any others who may be interested in our organization. This website is intended to provide general information about IL functions, programs, and services.

All reasonable measures are taken to ensure the quality and accuracy of the information presented here. However, due to the possibility of unauthorized modification of the data, transmission errors, HTML browser incompatibilities, changes made since the last update to the Website, or other aspects of electronic communication that are beyond IL’s control, IL does not guarantee the accuracy of the information provided on its Website and is not liable for reliance on this information. In using this website, you agree that its information and services are provided "as is, as available" without warranty, express or implied, and that you use this site at your own risk.

The information and data included on IL’s website have been compiled by IL staff from a variety of sources and are subject to change without notice. Independent Living makes no warranties or representations whatsoever regarding the quality, content, completeness, or adequacy of such information and data. Official records and publications always take precedence over information contained in this website. Before making a decision based on information from this website, follow up with a review of official records to assure accuracy.

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