informs individuals with disabilities and organizations about their rights and responsibilitiesworks with them to solve problems of independent living helps those who want to enter the workforce benefits counseling: information about eligibility requirements and procedures, explanation of benefits and independent living skills training peer counseling and support groups social activities for individuals with disabilities community outreach, speakers and training on disability issues workshops on managing chronic health conditions and other disability-related topics sign language interpreter referrals and American Sign Language classes architectural accessibility consultations and modular ramp installation

Serves as a special education facility serving residential and day students with serious emotional and behavioral disorders.

Offers programs that serves students with moderate to severe developmental delays and plays an integral part in the lives of the students they teach. Premm works as a team, in cooperation with the parents, to ensure that each student develops to his/her maximum potential academically, socially, and physically and achieves his/her highest level of independence. Multi-modality approaches to learning best serves our students while striving to achieve their goals. Premm Learning Center offers programs at the Elementary, Middle and Secondary program. Program are offered at various locations. Call for detailed information.

Offers a program to a small diverse community of exceptional learners, whose mission is to empower students to demonstrate the mastery of defined skills and knowledge so that they may become productive, responsible and respectful individuals who appreciate themselves and others. Through excellence in teaching and learning, in partnership with family and community, this will be accomplished while creating a safe and nurturing environment. Tecumseh Elementary School, in collaboration with Sagamore Children’s Center, services students with mild to severe learning disabilities and moderate to severe behavioral and/or intensive counseling concerns. A comprehensive, structured school wide behavior management system is used. This program is for students ages 5-12 in grades K-6th. Student options include: 6:1:1; 8:1:1 and 8:1:1+2. Students are classified as Multiple Disabilities; Speech and Language Impaired; Autism; Emotional Disturbance; Learning Disability and other Health Impairment. This program is held at various locations.

Offers a dedicated staff that provides a multifaceted educational experience on the secondary level for the academic and social development of all students in partnership with parents and the community. We are committed to empowering students with the skills to be successful in relation to society and their global surroundings. The center services students ages 14 to 21. There is an 8:1:1 +2 Program where students appropriate for this intensive service model have moderate cognitive impairment with a pattern of moderate intermittent acting-out behaviors with a possible psychiatric history. The class ratio consists of eight students, one teacher, one teacher assistant and two classroom-shared aides. Students participate in either the NYS General or Alternate Assessments. The focus of this program is on social/emotional skills, career development, and transition to post-secondary placements/employment. Beginning at age 14, all students taking the NYSAA will participate in Special Education Career Training at the Islip Career Center. Students participating in the general education curriculum and working toward a Regents diploma begin career classes in the eleventh grade. Upon completion of the program, students are eligible for the following diplomas/credentials: Regents, CDOS, or the Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential. There is a psychiatrist available on a consult basis and parent training/support groups are offered monthly by the program social worker. There is also an 8:1:1 Program. The Bellport Academic Center services students with moderate behavioral and/or intensive counseling concerns and moderate to severe learning disabilities. Ninth and tenth grade students receive a full day academic program while eleventh and twelfth graders receive a half day of academics combined with Career and Technical Education and Special Career Education programs. Students are offered a departmentalized academic program of New York State Regents Curriculum.

Offers an academic program to special education and non-classified “at risk” students who require an alternate approach to learning. The students have moderate to severe learning disabilities, Autism Spectrum disorders, or moderate to severe behavioral and/or intensive counseling concerns. Psychiatric services are also available through collaboration with Sagamore Children's Center. The center services students ages 12-14 in grades 7th-8th. Class size options include 6:1:1; 8:1:1 and 8:1:1+2. Services offered at various locations. Call for detailed information.

Offers support services designed to meet the needs of students with disabilities, including assistive technology, counseling services, and the services of notetakers and interpreters.

Provides a dynamic, child-centered, educational experience at the Jerusalem Avenue School, for students’ ages 5 to 10 with learning, behavioral and developmental disabilities. This center is staffed by certified special educators dedicated to providing a high-quality, individualized learning environment. Class ratios, as determined by student need, are 6:1:1 or 9:1:2. Reading, language arts, math, science, and social studies are aligned to the New York State Common Core Learning Standards and address students' cognitive levels and learning styles. Learning, behavioral or developmental disabilities that interfere with students’ abilities to succeed in general education are addressed by social and emotional supports integrated into classroom activities. A school-wide growth recognition PBIS (Positive Behavioral Intervention and Support) program addresses social and emotional needs and a specific plan is developed for each child by the child's teacher and counselor. Social learning skills are emphasized throughout the curriculum and students work as a team to support each other in social growth. Parents are kept informed concerning their child's progress and are encouraged to be active partners in the education of their child by reinforcing what the child learns in school at home. Supportive and related services are available as needed. Psychologists and social workers work closely with students in individual and group sessions to support the development of positive social skills and behaviors and are available to parents on a group or individual basis. Occupational and physical therapies assist students in meeting goals. Speech and Language services are designed to increase students' learning potential and address receptive and expressive difficulties. Different modes of communication are used to meet individual students' needs. The Jerusalem Avenue School also provides the Intensive Support Program (ISP) through a collaborative program developed by Nassau BOCES and the North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center for students with significant emotional difficulties with an on-site psychiatrist, psychiatric social workers and coordinator. Services include psychiatric supervision and ongoing parent counseling to address emotional and behavioral issues that interfere with the achievement of educational goals. In addition to the center-based program in North Bellmore, two 9:1:2 classes located in the Michael F. Stokes Elementary School in the Island Trees School District provide students with opportunities for integration with non-disabled peers during specific activities during the day. Call for more detailed information.

* Provides individuals with all types of disabilities and their families with information, navigation assistance, and linkages to resources.* Provides college access information and assistance for students with developmental disabilities.* Works with local agencies, school districts, and colleges on disability issues.

Collaborates with students with disabilities to ensure equal access to all programs, services, and facilities on the LIU Post campus as well as LIU's regional campuses. The Learning Center supports students with disabilities and all Long Island University community members to create an accessible and support environment. The Center partners with students with disabilities to establish services that enhance their access and inclusion to the LIU community. The Learning Center with LIU Promise, Enrollment Services, Athletics, Facilities, Academic Affairs, and other partners to ensure an inclusive campus for all LIU students. The services offered by the Learning Center and the policies and procedures of the Disability Accommodation process meet the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Call for more detailed information.

Offers programs to students ages 5 – 11 in grades K - 5th. The Elementary Level Programs includes: The Center-Based Functional Academic Skills Program. The Functional Academic Skills Program services students with moderate to severe development disabilities. The primary goal of the program is to maximize each student's potential and to teach skills that will enable them to become as independent as possible within the confines of their disability. Program components include academics with an emphasis on functional skill development, utilizing a modified Common Core Curriculum. Behavior management, independent living and social skills are also addressed. Functional assessments of behavior and behavior intervention plans are implemented for support when needed. The 12:1:4 Program at Premm Learning Center emphasizes a multi-sensory approach to learning. Emphasis is placed on improving cognition, sensory motor skills development and use of adaptive equipment to aid movement and independence. Students placed in the 12:1:4 class component are non-ambulatory and are dependent upon staff for meeting their needs throughout the school day. Classroom instruction is provided with hand over hand assistance. Related services of speech, occupational therapy and physical therapy are provided on a group push-in basis. Included Class Satellite Services offers included class components for elementary students within off site district mainstream programs. The students serviced within the included programs experience learning disabilities but exhibit minimal to no behavioral concerns. The primary goal of the included class program is to maximize each student's potential and to act as the bridge to possibly return to home school district. Instruction in these classes emphasizes a modified Common Core Curriculum, behavior management, and self-advocacy and social skills, while also providing for the opportunity to be integrated with the mainstream population for special subject classes, lunch, assemblies and academic subjects when appropriate. All students are assessed using the New York State Alternate Assessment. Programs are offered at various locations.

Offers support services designed to meet the needs of students with disabilities, including assistive technology, counseling services, and the services of notetakers and interpreters.

Offers a program to a small diverse community of exceptional learners, whose mission is to empower students to demonstrate the mastery of defined skills and knowledge so that they may become productive, responsible and respectful individuals who appreciate themselves and others. Through excellence in teaching and learning, in partnership with family and community, this will be accomplished while creating a safe and nurturing environment. Tecumseh Elementary School, in collaboration with Sagamore Children’s Center, services students with mild to severe learning disabilities and moderate to severe behavioral and/or intensive counseling concerns. A comprehensive, structured school wide behavior management system is used. This program is for students ages 5-12 in grades K-6th. Student options include: 6:1:1; 8:1:1 and 8:1:1+2. Students are classified as Multiple Disabilities; Speech and Language Impaired; Autism; Emotional Disturbance; Learning Disability and other Health Impairment. This program is held at various locations.

Provides an academic setting with a multidisciplinary team to meet the needs of students with learning, behavioral, emotional and developmental disabilities. The instructional program is aligned to the New York State Common Core Learning Standards and addresses students' cognitive levels and learning styles. Students are given the opportunity to work toward earning a New York State Regents diploma or other state approved high school diploma. Instructional and work-based learning opportunities required for the Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) Commencement Credential are also provided for all ninth graders. Students meeting the requirements towards a Skills and Credentials Certificate (SACC) work toward developing life skills and build personal independence. The school-wide Positive Behavior and Intervention and Supports (PBIS) program provides concrete lessons toward positive interactions. Pro-social skills to develop appropriate social and emotional behaviors are integrated into activities that encourage interaction with teachers and peers and build upon the student’s critical thought processes and independence. The Robert Williams School offers unique learning opportunities including the Therapeutic Learning Collaborative (TLC) which consists of two programs: Intensive Support Program (ISP) and Transitional Support Program (TSP) . A partnership between Nassau BOCES and The North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center, the ISP provides individual, group, and family counseling by North Shore licensed, clinical social workers and psychiatrists. Psychiatric services including medication distribution are provided by North Shore and monthly family counseling sessions are required to remain in ISP. The TSP provides services for students who are ready to transition to a less restrictive environment. Students in TSP continue in their educational placement and receive individual and group counseling from BOCES psychologists, social workers or guidance counselors. Nassau BOCES psychologists provide counseling on a regular basis, are trained in crisis prevention and assess students’ needs for a Behavior Intervention Plan. The school social worker provides counseling, family support services such as SSI, respite and CPS whenever necessary. The guidance counselor provides counseling, assists in the student’s individual transitional plan (beginning at age 14) and helps students to obtain working papers. Call for more detailed information.

Offers an educational program based on the Applied Behavior Analysis Positive Behavioral Supports model for individuals with autism spectrum disorders ages 5 to 21 . Focuses on academic, social and life skills development, transition and vocational training. Provides certified Behavior Analysts/Specialist and IEP related services.

Offers support services designed to meet the needs of students with disabilities, including assistive technology, counseling services, and the services of notetakers and interpreters.

Small class sizes to serve children with a wide range of disabilities. High staffing ratio and interdisciplinary approach.

Offers programs to students ages 5-11 in grades K-6. Elementary Level Developmental Programs includes: the Developmental Program which services students with various developmental disabilities. The primary goal of the program is to maximize each student's potential and to teach skills that will enable them to become as independent as possible within the confines of his/her disability. Program components include improving cognition with an emphasis on sensory motor skills development. Functional assessments of behavior and behavior intervention plans are put in place for support when needed. Students are classified as: Multiple Disabilities; Autism; Intellectual Disability and other Health Impariment. The Academic Program services students with learning and behavioral disabilities. The primary goal of the program is to maximize each student's potential. Program components include instruction that is comprised of the general education curriculum and which supports the Common Core State Standards. Behavior management, self advocacy and social skills are addressed. A building-wide behavior management plan is an integral part of the program. Functional behavior assessments (FBA's) and behavior intervention plans (BIP's) are implemented for support when needed. The 12:1:4 Program emphasizes a multi-sensory approach to learning. Emphasis is placed on improving cognition, sensory motor skills development and use of adaptive equipment to aid movement and independence. Students placed in the 12:1:4 class component are dependent upon staff for meeting their needs throughout the school day. Classroom instruction is provided with hand over hand assistance. Related services of speech, occupational therapy and physical therapy are provided on a group push-in basis. All students are assessed using the New York State Alternate Assessment. The Autism Program services students with various development disabilities. The primary goal of the program is to maximize each student's potential and to teach skills that will enable them to become as independent as possible within the confines of his/her disability. Program components include academics with an emphasis on functional skill development. Behavior management, independent living, and social skills are also addressed. Where needed, discrete trial instruction and applied behavioral analysis are utilized in conjunction with grade level curriculum. Functional assessments of behavior and behavior intervention plans are implemented for support when needed. This program is offered at various locations.

Offers special classes that bridge the gap between classes for the disabled at Western Suffolk BOCES Centers and classes for the disabled and non-disabled students located in local school districts. Classes, staffed by Western Suffolk BOCES teachers and paraprofessionals, deliver instruction that incorporates the Common Core Learning Standards to students referred by participating school districts. Mainstreaming within the host school classes is available where appropriate. ALC classes serve a variety of youngsters ages 5 through 21. Groupings are determined by the severity of need and similarity of educational, social and physical functioning. Classes serve disabled students ages 5 through 21 in district elementary, middle and high schools. Call for more detailed information.

Oversees a statewide preschool special education program with school districts, municipalities, approved providers and parents. Evaluations and specially planned individual or group instructional services or programs are provided to eligible children, Ages 3-5, who have a disability that affects their learning. Information regarding preschool special education may be obtained by contacting your local school district Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE). Call for more detailed information.

Services are available to blind and partially sighted students in their home schools. The itinerant teacher carries out an ongoing program with local school staff so they can help a student develop those skills needed to function optimally in the regular school setting. These skills can include the use of optical and visual aids, tactile and auditory aids, braille reading and writing, listening and oral communication, orientation, mobility, travel, proficiency in the skills of daily living, counseling in social adjustment, independence, efficient use of resources and personal organization. Call for more detailed information.

Offers programs that serves students with moderate to severe developmental delays and plays an integral part in the lives of the students they teach. Premm works as a team, in cooperation with the parents, to ensure that each student develops to his/her maximum potential academically, socially, and physically and achieves his/her highest level of independence. Multi-modality approaches to learning best serves our students while striving to achieve their goals. Premm Learning Center offers programs at the Elementary, Middle and Secondary program. Program are offered at various locations. Call for detailed information.

Provides a supportive environment for students with documented disabilities or chronic illness and is committed to complying with all applicable provisions of: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The Center for Access and Disability (ACCESS) at Molloy College strives to provide access to an equal educational experience for qualified students with documented disabilities, while ensuring that the integrity of all college standards and requirements is maintained. In support of the College's commitment to transformative education, ACCESS aspires to educate the Molloy community so as to increase awareness, knowledge, and integration of those with disabilities. If you are a prospective or current student and would like to discuss your eligibility and services offered please call or email for more detailed information.

Offers related therapies for children with a disability (3-8 years of age) including speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, psychological counseling, and parent training.

Offers programs to students ages 5 – 11 in grades K - 5th. The Elementary Level Programs includes: The Center-Based Functional Academic Skills Program. The Functional Academic Skills Program services students with moderate to severe development disabilities. The primary goal of the program is to maximize each student's potential and to teach skills that will enable them to become as independent as possible within the confines of their disability. Program components include academics with an emphasis on functional skill development, utilizing a modified Common Core Curriculum. Behavior management, independent living and social skills are also addressed. Functional assessments of behavior and behavior intervention plans are implemented for support when needed. The 12:1:4 Program at Premm Learning Center emphasizes a multi-sensory approach to learning. Emphasis is placed on improving cognition, sensory motor skills development and use of adaptive equipment to aid movement and independence. Students placed in the 12:1:4 class component are non-ambulatory and are dependent upon staff for meeting their needs throughout the school day. Classroom instruction is provided with hand over hand assistance. Related services of speech, occupational therapy and physical therapy are provided on a group push-in basis. Included Class Satellite Services offers included class components for elementary students within off site district mainstream programs. The students serviced within the included programs experience learning disabilities but exhibit minimal to no behavioral concerns. The primary goal of the included class program is to maximize each student's potential and to act as the bridge to possibly return to home school district. Instruction in these classes emphasizes a modified Common Core Curriculum, behavior management, and self-advocacy and social skills, while also providing for the opportunity to be integrated with the mainstream population for special subject classes, lunch, assemblies and academic subjects when appropriate. All students are assessed using the New York State Alternate Assessment. Programs are offered at various locations.