ARISE
Our mission is to work with people of all abilities to create a fair and just community in which everyone can fully participate. https://ariseinc.org/

AccessCNY
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. https://www.accesscny.org/

ACCES-VR 
The NYS Education Department’s Office of Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR) assists individuals with disabilities to obtain, maintain and advance in employment and to support independent living through training, education, rehabilitation, and career development. http://www.acces.nysed.gov/vr

Exceptional Family Resources (EFR)
Exceptional Family Resources (EFR) partners with individuals with disabilities and their families, providing services, information, advocacy, and other supports to enhance lives and foster community acceptance. https://www.contactefr.org/

Finger Lakes Independence Center
To empower all people with disabilities while creating an inclusive society through the elimination of social and architectural barriers. https://fliconline.org/FLIC/

Golisano Autism Center
The Golisano Autism Center transforms the delivery of autism services in the region by providing a comprehensive, enriched, and innovative model that co-locates and coordinates resources offered by multiple providers who are experts in their specific autism service areas that spans the lifetime. For more information, visit www.golisanoautismcenter.org.
Autism HelpLine 1-866-AUTISM-4
https://www.golisanoautismcenter.org/

Golisano Center for Special Needs
The new Golisano Center for Special Needs is poised to meet the challenges that children with I/DD and their families face through enhanced clinical care, education, basic research, and initiatives to promote inclusion and community building. It will provide comprehensive, coordinated and scientifically based medical and behavioral care for children and adolescents. https://www.upstate.edu/specialneeds/

The Autistic Self Advocacy Network
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization run by and for autistic people. ASAN is a national grassroots disability rights organization for the autistic community. We fight for disability rights. We work to make sure autistic people are included in policy-making, so that laws and policies meet our community’s needs. We work to support all forms of self-advocacy and to change the way people think about autism. Our members and supporters include autistic adults and youth, cross-disability advocates, and non-autistic family members, professionals, educators, and friends. https://autisticadvocacy.org/

Autism Resources

David's Refuge
David's Refuge provides services to caregivers in three different ways: Overnight Respite, Community Programming and Wellness Education. Caregivers who enter our community are provided with access to all of these resources and are reminded through our services that they are not alone, that what they do matters and God and this community loves them. We work to provide caregivers with the resources they need in order to prevent burnout. We remind them that self-care isn't selfish- it is necessary. Mission: To provide respite, resources and support to parents or guardians of children with special needs or life threatening medical conditions. Our vision is to become a community nationally recognized for empowering caregivers to lead their families with strength and grace. To learn more about our mission, please visit davidsrefuge.org.

New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
The New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) is responsible for coordinating services for New Yorkers with developmental disabilities, including intellectual disabilities, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism, Prader-Willi syndrome and other neurological impairments. It provides services directly and through a network of approximately 500 nonprofit service providing agencies, with about 80 percent of services provided by the private nonprofits and 20 percent provided by state-run services. https://opwdd.ny.gov/

Arc of Onondaga
Since 1951, Arc of Onondaga has been one of the largest providers of services to people with developmental disabilities in Onondaga County. We currently support over 1,000 people and their families through a variety of programs and services. With more than 30 different sites throughout Central New York, Arc provides a wide array of opportunities including residential, day, employment services, and recreation programs. https://www.arcon.org/

Syracuse University Center for Disability Resources
The Center for Disability Resources works with the campus community to reduce environmental barriers that impact student learning and encourage universal design and inclusion. CDR provides individualized accommodations for the classroom, testing, and living environments when necessary to ensure access. Additionally, our Academic Support staff meets with students one-on-one throughout the school year and, assists them to develop time-management, and organizational skills, note-taking strategies, and provides referrals for other campus resources. CDR offers opportunities for engagement beyond accommodations such as Workforce Recruitment program and the Delta Alpha Pi International honor society. https://disabilityresources.syr.edu/

NY Families First
https://www.nyfamiliesfirst.org/

The Center on Disability and Inclusion at Syracuse University
The Center on Disability and Inclusion (CDI) at Syracuse University is a disability-related research center that works to develop and implement initiatives promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of school and society—both locally and globally. Bringing together decades of disability leadership and driven by the belief that all people deserve access to rich, rewarding, and inclusive lives, the School of Education launched the new collaborative Center on Disability and Inclusion (CDI) in 2020. While our work broadly addresses all aspects of disability and inclusion, we focus specifically on the areas of neurodiversity and intellectual and developmental disability. Our work supports people from early childhood through adulthood, and we serve as a hub for disability and inclusion on campus, engaging students, faculty, and staff from multiple colleges, departments, and units within the university, while conducting research, leading advocacy initiatives, and providing technical assistance in the broader regional, national, and global communities. The CDI is home to the Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education, the Inclusion and Communication Initiatives, the Center on Human Policy, the Pre-Employment Transition Program, the Seybold Neurodiversity at SU Project, and the Mid-State Partnership (including the Regional partnership Center the School-Age and Early Childhood Family and Community Engagement Centers).
https://disabilityinclusioncenter.syr.edu/

The Self Advocacy Association of New York State
The Self-Advocacy Association of New York State, Inc., is an organization founded, and led, by people with developmental disabilities for people with developmental disabilities. We promote the awareness and recognition of the civil rights and responsibilities which include the opportunities and choices of equal citizenship. We speak up for ourselves and others. https://sanys.org/

The Kelberman Center
The Kelberman Center is the leading provider of autism services for children, adults and families in the Mohawk Valley and Central New York. https://www.kelbermancenter.org/

Racker

For over 70 years, Racker has provided strength-based support for individuals with disabilities and their families in Tompkins, Cortland and Tioga counties. Guided by the vision of a world where all people know they belong, Racker offers programs and services to more than 3,500 people, helping them to build lasting connections and lead fulfilling lives. https://www.racker.org/