Other Links
NYSARC, Inc. -- NYSARC is a private not-for-profit association of 58 Arc chapters in New York, including ACHIEVE.
Finger Lakes Disabilities Services Office (DDSO) -- A unit of the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. It offers a variety of services in partnership with local governments and the voluntary not-for-profit providers.
New York Developmental Disabilities Planning Council -- State agency that encourages changes that lead to a better way of life for New Yorkers with developmental disabilities and their families.
New York State Rehabilitation Association -- NYSRA is a statewide not-for-profit organization that provides employment and ongoing support services to people with disabilities - physical, sensory, mental and circumstantial.
The Arc Governmental Affairs Action Center -- An interactive web site for communicating with federal and state lawmakers.
TheArcLink -- Where individuals can find up-to-date information on developmental disability service providers in their area.
The state Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
The state Education Department -- For information on vocational and educational services for individuals with disabilities and special education and preschool information.
The state Department of Health -- Information on early intervention.
Direct Support Professional Workforce – Dedicated to New York 75,000 direct support professionals.
Self Advocacy Association of New York State - People with developmental disabilities speaking up for ourselves and others.
“ The opportunity for Sam to get out and do things really helps. Without this, Sam would not be able to do a lot of things. The Service Coordinator is very helpful and easy to express concerns with. ”
Myths:
People with Tourette’s can control their movements and sounds if they really wanted to, and pointing out the symptoms will help people stop performing them.
Fact:
This is an inherited disorder. Tics are movements or sounds "that occur intermittently and unpredictably out of a background of normal motor activity“ and can be controlled only for very short periods of time and then they must be released.
