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State Web Links

• The Advocacy Center - Provides consumer-driven services to support people with disabilities and their families in achieving their goals.
• New York State Career Zone - A free, career exploration and planning system designed especially for New York State students.
• New York State Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (CQCAPD) - Serves New Yorkers with all kinds of disabilities by providing independent oversight of programs and services designed to meet their needs, and by offering legal, advocacy, training, information, and technical assistance services to promote their full inclusion in all aspects of community life.
• New York Learns - A standards-based, educational website that offers resources to enhance teaching and learning.
• New York Makes Work Pay - Provides policy and practice solutions to address NY State's estimated 70% of working-age people with disabilities who are unemployed.
• New York State Education Department - Official website for the NY State Department of Education.
• New York State Office of Children and Family Services - Serves NY's public by promoting the well-being and safety of our children, families and communities.
• NYACTS - A website designed to provide current information on New York State services and supports for individuals with autism. 
• NYSED - NCLB Accountability - Federal "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB) legislation requires NY State to implement a system of accountability for schools and districts.
• Parent to Parent of NYS - A statewide organization that supports families of individuals with special needs.
• VESID - Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities - Promotes educational equity and excellence for students with disabilities while ensuring that they receive the rights and protection to which they are entitled.