Organizations Serving People with Disabilities

• Infinite Potential Through Assistive Technology - United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc: provides assistive technology funding and systems change information to individuals with disabilities, family members, parents, community-based organizations and state protection and advocacy agencies.

• NYS Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) - The VESID office is charged with meeting the needs of people with disabilities from early childhood through adulthood and into the workplace. VESID oversees special education services for students, ages 3-21, in public and private schools and the vocational rehabilitation services for individuals, beginning at age 16 through adulthood.

• Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) - U.S. Department of Education: supports programs that assist in educating children with special needs; provides for the rehabilitation of youth and adults with disabilities and supports research to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities.

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New York State Education Department 89 Washington Avenue Albany, New York 12234 If you have a question or comment about any of the New York State Education Department program areas or topic areas, please call (518) 474-3852 or check the NYSED Functional Telephone Directory at http://usny.nysed.gov/phone/ . You can also visit the Contact SED page for further information. For any questions regarding teacher certification, teacher certificates or teacher certificate extensions, please go to http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/contact.htm or call (518) 474-3901 For individuals experiencing problems with the TEACH System, please go to https://portals.nysed.gov/tcert/technical.htm or call (518) 486-6041 For questions regarding professional licenses, professional license applications, or verifications of professional licenses, please call (518) 474-3817 or go to http://www.op.nysed.gov For any questions regarding GED exams, GED diplomas, or verifications of GED degrees, please call (518) 474-5906 or go to http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ged/contact.shtml For individuals unable to access the State Aid Management System (SAMS), please call the SAMS help desk at (518) 474-2978 or email omssams@mail.nysed.gov For any questions regarding vocational rehabilitation, please call (518) 486-4031 or go to  http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/all/contact.htm If you are a person with a disability and you have a problem accessing the content on this web site, please contact: webadmin@mail.nysed.gov or call (518) 473-4501.  Please Note: The above listed phone number and/or email address is NOT to be used to request or inquire about professional licenses, student testing, teacher certification, teacher certificates, teacher certificate extensions, the TEACH system, education degrees (i.e. GED diplomas or high school/college transcripts), or any other NYSED program area or topic.

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