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CBVH
Independent Living Center
MOPC
VESID
CBVH
Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped
The New York State Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped (CBVH) provides vocational rehabilitation and other direct services to blind and visually impaired New York State residents; and will support eligible individual in college programs.
District Office Locations:
White Plains
445 Hamilton Avenue, 5th Floor, Room 503
White Plains, NY 10601
Telephone: (914) 993-5370
Woodstock Outstation: (845) 679-2310
Serves: Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester Counties
Manhattan
20 Exchange Place, 2nd Floor
New York, New York 10005
Telephone: (212) 825-5710
VR only: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Island
Hempstead
50 Clinton Street, Suite 208
Hempstead, NY 11550
Telephone: (516) 564-4311
TDD: (516) 564-4325
Fax: (516) 292-7448
Serves: Nassau, Suffolk, Queens (VR and Independent Living Only) Counties
Harlem
163 West 125th Street, Room 209
New York, NY 10027
Telephone: (212) 961-4440
TDD: (212) 961-4444
Serves: The Five Boroughs of New York City (elderly services only) and Long Island
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Independent Living Centers
Independent Living means controlling and directing your own life. It means taking risks and being allowed to succeed and fail on your own terms. It means participating in community life and pursuing activities of your own choosing. Independent Living is knowing what choices are available, selecting what is right for you, and taking responsibility for your own actions.
For people with disabilities affecting their ability to make complicated decisions or pursue complex activities, independent living means being as self-sufficient as possible. It means being able to exercise the greatest degree of choice in where you live, with whom you live, how to live, where you work, with whom you work and how to use your time.
All Independent Living Centers provide a set of core services geared toward promoting self-help, equal access, peer role modeling, personal growth, and empowerment.
Independent Living Centers
Center of Independence of the Disabled in New York (CIDNY)
841 Broadway, Suite 301
New York, NY 10003
V/TTY (212) 674-2300
Fax (212) 254-5953
Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled (BCID)
2044 Ocean Avenue, Suite B-3
Brooklyn, NY 11230
Voice 1 (718) 998-3000
TTY (718) 998-7406
Bronx Independent Living Services
3525 Decatur Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467
Voice 1 (718)515-2800
TTY (718) 515-2803
Fax (718) 515-2844
Harlem Independent Living Center
289 St. Nicolas Ave.
New York, NY 10027
Voice 1 (212) 222-7127
TTY (212) 222-7198
Fax (212) 222-7199
Queens Independent Living Center
23-35 Broadway
Astoria, NY 11106
Voice 1 (718) 204-7114
TTY (718) 204-6373
Fax (718) 204-6375
Staten Island Center for Independent Living
470 Castleton Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10301
Voice 1 (718)720-9016
TTY (718) 720-9370
Fax (718) 720-9664
ILC website: ILC
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MOPC
The Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities works hand-in-hand with other City agencies to assure that the voice of the disabled community is represented and that City programs and policies address the needs of people with disabilities. MOPD coordinates Disability Mentoring Day for NYC.
MOPD Contact Information:
100 Gold Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10038
Tel (212) 788-2830
Fax (212) 341-9843
TTY (212) 788-2838
Email Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities
Website: MOPC
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VESID
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.
For more information visit: VESID
Regional Offices:
Bronx District Office
1215 Zerega Avenue
Bronx, NY 10462
(718)931-3500
(718) 8284003 TTY
(718) 931-4299 Fax
Brooklyn District Office
55 Hanson Place - 2nd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718)722-6700
(718) 722-6736 TTY
(718)722-6714 Fax
Manhattan District Office
116 West 32nd Street - 6th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 630-2300
(212)630-2300 TTY
(212)630-2365 Fax
Staten Island
Satellite Office
1139 Hylan Boulevard
Staten Island, NY 10305
(718) 816-800
Harlem Satellite Office
A C. Powell, Jr. State Office Bldg.
163 West 125th Street-7th Floor
New York, NY 10027
(212)9614420
(212) 961-4423 Fax
Queens District Office
One LeFrak City Plaza
59-17 Junction Blvd. - 20th Floor
Corona, NY 11368
(718)271-9346
(718)271-9799 TTY
White Plains
District Office
75 S. Broadway
White Plains, NY 10601
(914)946-1313
(914) 946-1520 TTY
(800) 258-3743
(914) 946-2588 Fax
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