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Blind/Low-Vision Schools

The Lavelle School for the Blind

The Lavelle School for the Blind is a multi-cultural educational institution that works with children who are blind/low-vision as well as students with other disabilities.

3830 Paulding Avenue
Bronx, NY 10469

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Helen Keller Services for the Blind Children's Program

Home-based early intervention service for infants and toddlers (0-3 years), center-based early intervention services for infants and toddlers (0-2), and Full-day preschool (3-5 years of age).

57 Willoughby Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201

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Harriet and Robert Heilbrunn School

Licensed by the New York State Department of Education, our Harriet and Robert Heilbrunn School provides education and therapeutic services to children ages 5-21 in a safe, secure setting.

250 West 64th Street
New York, NY 10023

Harriet and Robert Heilbrunn School

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Music School: The Filomen M. D'Agostino Greenberg Music School

The Filomen M. D'Agostino Greenberg Music School is the only community music school in the US for people who are blind or low vision, offering instruction and an accessible music technology center.

Executive Director: Dr. Leslie Jones

250 West 64th Street
New York, NY 10023

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The New York Institute for Special Education

The New York Institute for Special Education is a private nonprofit, nonsectarian educational facility that provides quality programs for children with different disabilities. They have three specific programs:

  • Children ages 5 - 21 that are Blind/Low Vision.
  • Children ages 5 - 13 that have Emotional Disabilities.
  • Children 3 - 5 that have Developmental Disabilities.

999 Pelham Parkway North
Bronx NY 10469

Phone: 718-519-7000

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