LEWISTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Special Needs Resources
A guide to library and local resources for parents, teachers, and others looking for information for and about individuals with special needs and differing abilities. Please ask a librarian for additional assistance.
Special Needs Links
NY State Office of Special Education
Fact Sheets for Caregivers of Individuals with Special Health Care Needs
Niagara County Health Department
Early Intervention/Child Find Program
Bornhava
The Summit Center
Empower Children’s Academy
Autism
Niagara Frontier Family Network
Parent Network Support Group Directory
Autism Society of Western NY
https://autismwny.org/
Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome Parents Group of WNY – Facebook
Down Syndrome Parents Group of WNY – Website
The Family & Friends Down Syndrome Association of Niagara, Inc.
Global Down Syndrome Foundation – NY Down Syndrome Organizations
Hearing Impaired
St. Mary’s School for the Deaf
Make Book Time Fun and Educational for Children with Hearing Loss or Deafness
Niagara County Sign Language Lessons
Hearing Aid Clinics of Niagara County, NY
Ear Testing Centers in Niagara County
Visually Impaired
Directory of Services for Blind & Visually Handicapped Children in New York State
Commission for the Blind Publications
The New York State Talking Book and Braille Library (TBBL)
Office for Children and Family Services Commission for the Blind
Dyslexia
Learning Disability Resources Foundation Action
Parent Network of Western NY Learning Disabilities Resources
International Dyslexia Association
NY State Special Education Dyslexia Questions and Answers
NY State Guidance on Dyslexia, Dyscraphia, and Dyscalculia
ADD/ADHD
Center for Disease Conctrol and Prevention/what is ADHD
American Psychiactric Association/what is ADHD
National Institute of Mental Health/ADHD
Parent Network of WNY ADHD Support Group
The Children's Guild Foundation
Sensory Processing Disorder
Parent Network of Western NY
Buffalo Hearing and Speech Center/SPD
WebMD/SPD
Family Doctor/SPD
