Explore resources in New York City and across the country to help you take informed, impactful steps in your advocacy and allyship.
Wheelmap (App)
Wheelmap is a crowd-sourced participatory app, allowing community members to rate and find places with wheelchair accessibility. Wheelmap helps people easily find wheelchair-accessible places and ramps, add new places, and rate them using a traffic light system.
Administration for Community Living
The Administration for Community Living has centers in every U.S. state that provide services and independent living for people with disabilities. Volunteers can help with outreach, research, and public campaigns.
Be My Eyes (App)
Be My Eyes connects blind or low vision users who would like assistance with daily activities, with volunteers across the world, who can assist through live video calls.
KEEN New York
KEEN empowers youth with disabilities through free, non-competitive physical activities and programming like soccer, basketball, dance, and art. Volunteers can coach and facilitate programming.
Runway of Dreams
Runway of Dreams gives people with disabilities access to fashion that excites and empowers them. Volunteers can help design apparel or help run fashion shows!
Special Olympics
Special Olympics is the world’s largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, providing year-round training and activities. Volunteers can help organize and coach programming!
Best Buddies
Best Buddies fosters friendships between people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities, offering social mentoring. Founded to end the isolation of people with disabilities, Best Buddies is dedicated to enriching the lives of kids and adults with IDD.
Manhattan Childrens Center
Manhattan Childrens Center provides education for children with autism, using the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis. To get involved and support MCC’s mission, volunteer!
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