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AHRC New York City: Assistance For Families With Special Needs
Check out my latest post about AHRC New York City on Mommy Poppins!
Just added to Websites and Resources: NYC Accessibility Guides
If you’re visiting (or live in) NYC, this website has information on everything from luxury wheelchair service to accessible Broadway shows and adaptive sports.
Advocates For Children of New York: School Info and Education Assistance for NYC Families
Click here to see my review of Advocates for Children, the latest entry in my series of posts on Mommy Poppins about resources/agencies for special needs children.
How Students In Wheelchairs Can Get Free Yellow Cab Service, Plus NYC Bus Strike Update
I really hope the city is serious about reimbursing parents during this bus strike because after two weeks, car service is nearly surpassing our weekly grocery bill.
CLICK HERE to find out how the strike is affecting NYC special needs families as well as for information about how your child can get free yellow cab service to school if they are wheelchair bound. CLICK HERE to get the latest update on the strike itself – sounds like some special needs buses went back on the road today with replacement drivers, and that there will be some further announcement by Union 1181 tomorrow at 10:30 (hopefully that this madness is coming to an end).
Happy Special Camp Fair Day!
Winter is the time to think about summer camp. Camps open registration in the next few weeks, and space and financial assistance is limited.
You can meet experts from over 70 summer programs serving children and teens with special needs at the Special Camp Fair TODAY, from 11 AM to 3 PM, at Church of St. Paul the Apostle, Manhattan (see map below). Camp Fair is a “come as long as you want to” event. Come whenever you can and stay as long as you need to. Read more…
Bus Strike Meeting in Brooklyn Tomorrow – 1/24/13
I don’t know about you, but this car service thing is getting a little old (and expensive)… If anyone has heard anything feel free to post updates in the comments section. If not, maybe this meeting is for you!
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Brooklyn Parent Center
Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled (BCID)
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Questions about the Bus Strike?
Get them Answered by the NYC Department of Education
Office of Pupil Transportation (OPT)
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Thursday, January 24, 3:30pm – 5:00pm
Brooklyn Heights Auditorium
Brooklyn Heights Library
280 Cadman Plaza West Read more…
Family & Professional Resource Fair this Thursday 11/29 – not to be missed!
Parent Support for Special Needs Teens in NYC
This group meets monthly and allows parents to gain support and resources to help their teens with special needs. The group leaders are a guidance counselor and a social worker at a school specifically for students with special needs and have a wealth of knowledge to impart to interested parents.
Click here for more info or to join online.
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