Legislation
Requires the health commissioner, in consultation with health care providers or their representatives, to establish a program to screen newborn infants for hearing problems by April 1, 2000. Program to include the most cost-effective methods for detecting hearing problems as early as possible, follow-up screening, and reimbursement to health care providers for services under the program. Each institution caring for newborn infants required to administer such a program or refer the patient for this service after discharge.
Citation: NY CLS Pub Health 2500-g
Web Resources
Hands On
A service organization dedicated to providing greater accessibility to arts and cultural events for the Deaf and hard of hearing community. http://www.handson.org/
Lexington School for the Deaf (New York)
Lexington strives to be a leading educational, advocacy, and social service agency on behalf of deaf and hard of hearing individuals. http://www.lexnyc.com/
Nanuet Parents Information Network
The Nanuet Parents Information Network is a website by and for parents to find resources and share information to help their children with special needs. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/2074/
National Technical Institute for the Deaf (Rochester, New York)
World's first and largest technological college for students who are deaf and hard of hearing. One of eight colleges of Rochester Institute of Technology, a privately endowed, coeducational university that is student centered and career focused. http://www.ntid.rit.edu/
New York School for the Deaf
The New York School for the Deaf (NYSD) is proud of its programs and its campus. We feel the best way to fully understand what we have to offer students is to come for a tour.
http://www.nysd.k12.ny.us/
New York State Department of Education
Our Mission is to raise the knowledge, skill, and opportunity of all the people in New York. http://www.nysed.gov/
Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities
The Mission of the Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) is to promote educational equity and excellence for students with disabilities while ensuring that they receive the rights and protection to which they are entitled; assure appropriate continuity between the child and adult services systems; and provide the highest quality vocational rehabilitation and independent living services to all eligible persons as quickly as those services are required to enable them to work and live independent, self-directed lives. http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/
New York NICHCY
Resources From National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilites (NICHCY). http://www.nichcy.org/stateshe/ny.htm
New York Online Access to Health (NOAH)
NOAH seeks to provide high quality full-text health information for consumers that is accurate, timely, relevant and unbiased. NOAH currently supports English and Spanish. http://www.noah-health.org/
Parent to Parent of New York State
Providing emotional support and information to parents of children with special needs in New York State. http://www.parenttoparentnys.org/
Rochester School for the Deaf (New York)
Rochester School for the Deaf is distinctive in its mission of Building the Futures of children who are deaf. http://www.rsdeaf.org/
