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Disability Events


New York


Disability Events New York will be updated monthly highlighting events for people with disabilities. Events may include conferences, workshops, festivals, and various other special events. Check out what is happening in your community.

If you know of any disability-focused events in New York, please e-mail us with the details.

New Sign May 4, 2009 - New York, New York - New York University's Council for the Study of Disability and the Disability Network of NYC are proud to bring disTHIS! to NYU

disTHIS is a film series that showcases festival-quality comedies, satires, dramas & documentaries that offer ground-breaking interpretations of the disability experience. Screenings are followed by audience “talk-backs” and appearances by filmmakers, actors and other guests. For more information, go to thier website listed above or sent e-mail to: disthis@dnnyc.net

January 31, 2009 - New York, New York - Special Camp Fair highlights camps for children and teens with disabilities

Parents and caregivers of children and teens with disabilities can plan ahead for summer with the wealth of information offered at the 22nd annual free Special Camp Fair on Saturday, January 31, 2009 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle, 405 W. 59th Street in New York City. Representatives from 70 New York City day camps and sleepaway camps in the northeast will be on hand to help parents and professionals plan productive summer experiences for children with disabilities. The Fair will also feature information on travel programs, remedial education programs, volunteer and job opportunities and early childhood programs. Spanish and sign language interpreters will be available. Visitors to the Fair will receive a free copy of the Camps 2009 Guide. For more information, contact Resources for Children with Special Needs at (212) 677-4650. The Camps 2009 Directory (publication dated January 2009) is also available by sending a check for $25 plus $8.00 postage and handling to Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc., Dept. PR1, 116 E. 16th St., 5th Floor, New York, NY 10003.

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