This database is of resources most commonly referred to when someone calls the LINK department. Search resources using the search box, or target resources by categories and tags listed to the right. YAI does not intimately know all the programs on this list. Availability and service changes are beyond our control. If you are trying to understand what an acronym might mean, check out our Acronym Guide. If you are unable to find what you are looking for, please feel free to call us at 212.273.6182.
CLOSEGRASP's mission is to improve and enrich the lives of adolescents and adults on the autism spectrum and their families through community advocacy & outreach, education, peer supports, programming, and services, at no cost to their members.
Greyhounds's goal is to make your travel a safe, pleasant and convenient experience. Their drivers, customer service personnel and contractors are available to meet the needs of customers with disabilities. They are available to provide any requested assistance which is reasonable. The types of assistance that they are more frequently asked to provide involve boarding and de-boarding, luggage, transfers, and stowage and retrieval of wheeled mobility devices. This service is provided during transfers, meal and rest stops and other times as reasonably requested.
Advance Healthcare Alliance is operating an Urgent Care Program in order to provide accessible, after-hours urgent care to people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD). When an urgent health care situation comes up, people with I/DD living in Brooklyn or Suffolk County who enroll in the program will be able to call a number at any time, 24/7, and get assistance from a trained nurse who specializes in treating patients with I/DD.
NYLAG’s Disability Advocacy Project (DAP) works to ensure that eligible people with disabilities receive benefits under the Social Security Disability Program (SSD) and the Supplemental Security Income Program (SSI). DAP provides free legal advice and representation when SSDI or SSI disability benefits are wrongfully denied or terminated.
Information on Paralympics, accessible parks, events, and more.
Home care complaint tracking hotline administered by the Human Resources Administration
Door to door accessible airport shuttle from anywhere in NYC to JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark
Classes on home buying and assistance with credit and loans for purchase and repairs are offered in English and Spanish. NHS of NYC revitalizes underserved neighborhoods by creating and preserving affordable housing and providing opportunities for homeownership education, financial assistance and community leadership. Working in partnership with government and business, they are led by local residents and guided by local needs.
Managed Care Medicaid Information
Crisis intervention aims to reduce the intensity of a person's emotional, mental, physical, and behavioral reactions to a crisis, to help people return to their level of functioning before the crisis, and assist the family unit to maintain a stable environment within the home.
