New York State Disability Resources (continued)

Other Disability Organizations

Christine McMahon, Chief Operating Officer
Easter Seals New York
29 W. 36th Street, 4th Floor, Room 404
New York, NY 10018
(518) 244-6053; (800) 727-8785 (in NY)
E-mail: essofny@aol.com
Web: www.ny.easter-seals.org

Barbara Russell, Interim Executive Director
Family Empowerment Council, Inc.
225 Dolson Avenue, Suite 403
Middletown, NY 10940
(845) 343-8100
E-mail: brussell@familyempowerment.org
Web: www.familyempowerment.org

MENTOR ABI Group - New Jersey
Rehabilitative and Support Services for Persons with Acquired Brain Injury
2000 Crawford Place, Suite 700
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054
(856) 235-5505
Web: http://nj.thementornetwork.com/state/index.asp

Izel Obermeyer, President
New York State Occupational Therapy Association
119 Washington Avenue, 2nd Floor
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 462-3717
E-mail: nysota@aol.com
Web: www.nysota.org

Dr. Bebe Bernstein, Director
VSA arts of New York City
18-05 215 Street, Suite 15N
Bayside, NY 11360
(718) 225-6305 (V/TTY)
E-mail: Bbvsanyc@msn.com

Independent Living

To find out the contact information for the Statewide
Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state, contact:
Independent Living Research Utilization Project
The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 520-0232 (V); (713) 520-5136 (TTY)
E-mail: ilru@ilru.org
Web: www.ilru.org

To find out the contact information for centers for
independent living (CILs) in your state, contact:
National Council on Independent Living
1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 207-0334 (V); (202) 207-0340 (TTY)
E-mail: ncil@ncil.org
Web: www.ncil.org