Catskill Center for Independence

Programs & Projects

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Project HAVA

Project HAVA is funded by the New York State Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities and administered by the Catskill Center for Independence to provide education, information, and technical assistance about the federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002 and its implementation in New York State .  One of its primary purposes is to ensure that all of our citizens have the opportunity to vote privately and independently, including citizens with disabilities.  Remember…We ALL HAVA right to vote!

Statewide Systems Advocacy Network 

        A network of hundreds of advocates across New York State working to achieve a barrier free, fully inclusive society for everyone, including individuals with disabilities.

ACCES, formerly VESID Orientations

The Center has an agreement with ACCES, formerly VESID to provide an orientation to ACCES services for interested job seekers with disabilities in Delaware, Otsego and Chenango Counties.

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ACCES, Formerly VESID Entry Level Application Services

The Catskill Center for Independence has an agreement with ACCES, formerly VESID to provide ACCES Entry Level Application Services in Chenango , Delaware and Otsego Counties .   The purpose of this program is to accelerate the ACCES application process.  The Center provides this service for transition aged youth with disabilities in each school in the three counties.  In addition, the Center provides this service for adult job seekers with disabilities in specific locations throughout the tri-county area.  To learn more about the program, please contact either the Center for ACCES directly.

Through Children's Eyes

Through Children’s Eyes is a program designed to educate today’s youth about people with disabilities, the impact of inaccessible environments and proactive ways of dealing with these issues for a more accessible future.  The program, initially developed and implemented by  Ken Sider, Riverside Elementary School Teacher in Oneonta, NY and Don Wyckoff, Architectural Barrier Specialist at the Catskill Center for Independence, is a comprehensive ongoing disability awareness program. Through Children’s Eyes connects existing New York State curriculum to an experiential component designed to engender empathy as opposed to sympathy regarding people with disabilities. One of its goals is to turn passive awareness of a problem into action plans that result in positive perceptual and behavioral changes among students, as well as staff. In so doing, the result has lead and will continue to lead to better informed citizens prepared to acknowledge and stand up for the rights of people with disabilities; making our communities and our future more accessible.

This program has been replicated at other schools in New York State and beyond.  To learn more about how it can be replicated in your school or for additional information about the program Click here.


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Services Offered Brochure

Transition Services Brochure

Project HAVA Brochure

Statewide Systems Advocacy Network Brochure

Architectural Barrier Consultation Brochure

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Brochure

Tramatic Brain Injury Waiver Services

Nursing Home Transition and Diversion Brochure

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