tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774214343639058519.post2811989485471709994..comments2023-05-12T07:42:15.905-07:00Comments on AutismWonderland: The Price of AdvocacyAutismWonderlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264928687181454025noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774214343639058519.post-61404504760120078562011-02-06T07:11:37.130-08:002011-02-06T07:11:37.130-08:00Thank you all so much for your words of support! ...Thank you all so much for your words of support! <br /><br />Sarah - many, many thanks to you for taking the time to find these resources and include them here!! We are in NYC. We don't qualify for Advocates for Children. I am familiar with Resources NYC - I've attended a few parent seminars. They are on my list to call. I didn't know about the last 2, so thank you again.AutismWonderlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16264928687181454025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774214343639058519.post-36369076656218811752011-02-03T13:57:07.514-08:002011-02-03T13:57:07.514-08:00Actually, just found the list for New York:
Advo...Actually, just found the list for New York:<br /><br /><br />Advocates for Children of NY<br />151 West 30th Street, 5th Floor<br />New York, NY 10001<br />212-947-9779<br />Fax: 212-947-9790<br />aespada@advocatesforchildren.org<br />www.advocatesforchildren.org<br />Serves: Five boroughs of New York City<br /><br />116 East 16th Street, 5th Floor<br />New York, NY 10003<br />212-677-4650<br />Fax: 212-254-4070<br />info@resourcesnyc.org<br />rhoward@resourcesnyc.org<br />www.resourcesnyc.org<br />Serves: New York City (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island)<br /><br />Sinergia/Metropolitan Parent Center<br />2082 Lexington Avenue, 4th Floor<br />New York, NY 10032<br />212-643-2840<br />866-867-9665<br />Fax: 212-643-2871<br />information@sinergiany.org<br />www.sinergiany.org<br />Serves: New York City<br /><br />United We Stand (CPRC)<br />91 Harrison Ave<br />Brooklyn, NY 11206<br />718-302-4313<br />Fax: 718-302-4315<br />uwsofny@aol.com<br />www.uwsofny.org<br />Serves: BrooklynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774214343639058519.post-12256164164949144332011-02-03T13:53:51.200-08:002011-02-03T13:53:51.200-08:00There is an organization in Oregon that provides s...There is an organization in Oregon that provides special education advocacy training for parents — they have a trained network of volunteer advocates and will provide one free to accompany you at IEPs. It might be worth contacting them to see if they know of any similar resources in your state [not sure where you live]. <br /><br />http://www.orpti.org/index.html<br /><br />Also, this site<br /><br />http://www.taalliance.org/ptidirectory/index.asp<br /><br />lists parent training centers in other states.<br /><br />Good luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774214343639058519.post-87227391032334884152011-02-03T10:48:44.091-08:002011-02-03T10:48:44.091-08:00I think there needs to be more affordable resource...I think there needs to be more affordable resources for children with special needs b/c not everyone is blessed with the income neccessary to be able to afford a lot of the services needed. We are the only real advocates for our children good luck with the process don't hesistate to tell any of them at that hearing where to go if need be when the time comes.nycgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02547362356664621943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774214343639058519.post-36438960019055749362011-02-02T11:01:33.991-08:002011-02-02T11:01:33.991-08:00And you will be. But you won't be alone; you h...And you will be. But you won't be alone; you have a community of other parents willing to listen and be there and to share their experiences, too.Kim Wombleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492455180502821052noreply@blogger.com