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No claim is made as to the reliability of any information or service contained on these sites. Neither the Webmaster nor the Disability Services Offices at Suffolk County Community College recommend or advise the use of any of these sites. These links are for educational and informational purposes only. 

The links provided on this page may or may not be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of July 26, 1990.

Disability Organizations

DisAbility.gov Provides one-stop online access to resources, services, and information available throughout the Federal government. Created by the Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities.
American Association of People with Disabilities A national non-partisan organization created to represent 49 million Americans with disabilities in order to work together toward common goals and provide basic benefits and services for its members. Also maintains a Career Center where you can search and apply for positions nationwide.
Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) AHEAD was founded to address the need and concern for upgrading the quality of services and support available to persons with disabilities in higher education.
National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) The purpose of the NTID is to promote the employment of persons who are deaf by providing technical and professional education for the nation's young people who are deaf.
Learning Ally Learning Ally is a non-profit group that provides audiobooks and textbooks to students with learning disabilities and visual impairments.
Rehabtool.com This site can help children and adults with disabilities regain independence through the use of assistive and adaptive technology.
Adult Career and Continuing Education Services- Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR) ACCES-VR offers access to a full range of employment and independent living services that may be needed by persons with disabilities through their lives
Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped (CBVH) CBVH provides rehabilitation services to individuals who are legally blind and reside in New York State.
New York Society for the Deaf (NYSD) NYSD provides comprehensive social and rehabilitative services on a nonsectarian basis for people who are deaf or deaf-blind and reside in the New York metropolitan area.