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Disabilities

Access CNY
Organization
About

AccessCNY offers person-centered services that empower individuals of all ages and abilities to reach their full potential as part of our shared community. Services are provided with dedication, compassion, innovation, and commitment.

The agency supports people with developmental disabilities, acquired brain injuries (ABI) and mental health issues.

Phone Number
(315) 455-7591
Address
1603 Court Street
13208
City
Syracuse
Arise
Organization
About

As a non-profit, community-based organization we work to ensure that everyone, regardless of disability, has the power to make life choices and achieve their dreams. Navigating the world of disability services can often be confusing and overwhelming for many families. Whether you have a simple question or have no idea where to start, we’re here to help.

For information on ARISE volunteer or employment opportunities: hr@ariseinc.org

Phone Number
(315) 472-3171
Fax
TTY (315) 479-6363
Address
635 James St.
13203
City
Syracuse
Founded
1979
Democratizing Knowledge (SU)
About


We see the core vision of the DK project as institutional change for building inclusive futures, for example, an academy that recognizes all knowledges as equal rather than fitting into a preset hierarchy. Toward this end, we systematically engage the campus community in a variety of conversations, discussions, and public events geared towards building a sustainable campus culture that recognizes the transformative knowledges that the collective working group brings to the table. So, our aim is to construct ways of “democratizing knowledge,” revitalizing and transforming the reach of these knowledges to address difference, identity, equality, justice, citizenship, and democracy and making these knowledges more visible, more sustainable, and more institutionally public on the campus and beyond.

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Phone Number
315-443-8750
Address
306 Sims Hall
Syracuse University

13210
City
Syracuse
Founded
2009
Empowering People’s Independence
About


We empower people with disabilities, neurological and chronic health conditions to pursue the life of their choosing.


For more than forty years, EPI has provided personalized care, education, training, advocacy, and support solutions to meet the needs of people with developmental disabilities, epilepsy, and brain injury. We have an enduring legacy of partnering with those we serve and with their families.


EPI was founded by parents who could not find the services they needed for their children.  With dedication, courage, and creativity, these families built a better world for their loved ones.


We share our founders’ indomitable drive to put first the needs and the dreams of the people we support.


What distinguishes EPI is our focus on offering progressive, tailored care solutions to people with developmental disabilities, epilepsy, and brain injury.  We are proud of our agility in adopting innovative service models that better meet the needs of the people we support to improve their health, wellbeing, independence, and social inclusion. We are passionate about doing the right thing. We work hard to earn the trust of the people we support and their families.  And we are committed to empowering people with disabilities to reach their individual goals and aspirations, and to live their lives to the fullest.

Phone Number
(315) 447-9777
Address
6493 Ridings Road, Suite 115
13206
City
Syracuse
Founded
1977
Empowering People’s Independence (EPI)
About


We empower people with disabilities, neurological and chronic health conditions to pursue the life of their choosing. We envision a community where everyone is valued and can thrive. We value adaptability, courage, integrity, and respect.

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Phone Number
315-447-9777
Fax
(585) 486-1347
Address
6493 Ridings Road, Suite 112
13206
City
Syracuse
Literacy Outreach for Madison County, NY
About

Literacy Outreach for Madison County is a not-for-profit adult literacy service working in conjunction with the public libraries in Madison County. Literacy Outreach for Madison County is a not-for-profit literacy service that trains volunteer tutors and recruits adult learners (ages 18 and older) who are seeking assistance in reaching their literacy goals.

Phone Number
(315) 345-1468
Address
Gorman Community Center
1081 N. Main Street
13421
City
Oneida
Founded
2000
NYCLU, Central New York Chapter Regional Office
About

We are the Central New York office of the New York Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that works to protect the civil rights and civil liberties of all New Yorkers. Our regional office covers seven counties.

The New York Civil Liberties Union, the New York affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union, promotes and defends the fundamental principles and values embodied in the Bill of Rights, U.S. Constitution and New York State Constitution, including freedom of speech and religion, and the right to privacy, equality, and due process of law. We carry out our mission through public education, advocacy and litigation.

Phone Number
(315) 471-2821
ADA Accessible
Yes
Address
499 S. Warren St., Suite 430
13203
City
Syracuse
Founded
1963
Syracuse Community Choir
About


The Syracuse Community Choir is a community of people who gather to sing songs of peace and social justice. We work to educate each other and the greater community about social and political issues – mainly focusing on issues of peace, indigenous rights, civil rights, environmental rights, religious acceptance, and inclusion of all people.

Phone Number
315-428-8151
Address
601 Allen Street
13210
City
Syracuse
Founded
1985
Syracuse University Office of Disability Services
About

Mission to engage the University Community to empower students, enhance equity and provide a platform for innovation and inclusion. We achieve this by mitigating competitive disadvantages and environmental barriers that impact learning; by supporting faculty in the classroom and our colleagues across the university to strive for universal design and full inclusion. We provide individual academic adjustments when environmental barriers cannot be eliminated and assistive technology that fosters independent, self-determined learners.

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Phone Number
(315) 443-4498
Address
804 University Avenue
13224
City
Syracuse
VIOLA G. CHISHOLM EASTSIDE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER (ESFRC)
About


Provides a variety of opportunities and services for the community members of Syracuse’s Eastside.


Activities for Youth & SeniorsAdvocacy & SupportCommunity Outreach & PartnershipsCrisis InterventionJob ReadinessFamily DevelopmentInformation & ReferralsParent Support & EducationVolunteer OpportunitiesSeasonal Events

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Phone Number
(315) 470-3325
Fax
(315) 470-3328
Address
202 South Beech Street
13210
City
Syracuse
Westcott Community Center
About


Our mission is investing in our community by offering essential services and engaging programming to embrace the diverse needs of all. Our vision is the community center meeting the evolving needs of individuals and families; strengthening and enriching the current and ever-changing community and neighborhood.

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Phone Number
315-478-8634
Address
826 Euclid Avenue
13210
City
Syracuse
Whole Me, Inc.
Organization
About


WHOLE ME, Inc. was founded in 2003 in response to families looking for an after-school enrichment program that was accessible to deaf and hard of hearing children. Although there are several wonderful after-school programs in Central New York, none of them use sign language as the primary mode of communication. Children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing often feel left out, but this is not the case at WHOLE ME! All of our programs are bilingual, using both American Sign Language (ASL) and English, and bi-cultural, celebrating both Deaf & Hearing culture.


WHOLE ME is proud to be the only organization in Central New York to provide after school activities that are creative and fun in a safe learning environment fully accessible for deaf/hard-of-hearing children, their siblings and their families!


Since our inception we have continued to expand our educational programs and social services which are designed to promote the success of Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing individuals and families in the areas of communication, self-sufficiency, education and employment

Other Website
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Phone Number
(315) 468-3275
Fax
(315) 468-3276
Languages
ASL, English
Address
990 James Street
13203
City
Syracuse
Founded
2003
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