Children with Special Needs [need] an Aggressive Advocate and Attorney to Protect their Rights

New York City Special Education Advocacy To schedule a FREE consultation or a comprehensive evaluation of your child’s case, call Selig & Associates directly (212) 974-3435 

Resources

There is a Special Education Parent Center supported by the NYS Education Department serving each of the five boroughs of New York City. These Parent Centers provide information and training, and assist parents in resolving disputes over special education services. They do not provide legal services or representation at Impartial Hearings. Contact information is as follows: 

Brooklyn – Brooklyn Center for the Independence of the Disabled – (718) 998-3000

Manhattan – Resources for Children with Special Needs – (212) 677-4650 

Bronx – Resources for Children with Special Needs – (212) 677-4650 

Queens – United We Stand of New York – (718) 302-4313 

Staten Island – Parent to Parent NY – (718) 494-3462 

New York State Special Education Parent Centers 
http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/specialed/techassist/parentcenters.htm 

The New York City Department of Education provides statistical information on all the schools in the City, as well as the Chancellor’s Regulations, and a variety of other helpful resources about the public school system. You can also call “212-NEW-YORK” (same as “311” from the City) to determine a child’s appropriate zone school or region, obtain DOE phone numbers and request other DOE information.