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Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities
Lifelong Services Network (LSN)

A girl raising her hand to ask a questionLifelong Services Network - About Us

Welcome to the gateway to technical assistance, information and referral services for children and adults with disabilities and professional development provided by the Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID).

Contact with the Network can be made directly with local network members. We invite you to contact your local LSN members with questions concerning how they can help you.

Network members provide a variety of services for parents, school professionals and parents.


Bilingual Network - A Spanish Child

Bilingual Special Education Resources Network

Assistance in the education of students who speak a language other than English. (Ages 3-21)

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Deaf/Hard Of Hearing/Deafblind

Information and services for children and adults. (Ages Birth-Adult)

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Independent Living Centers

Peer model services and community advocacy for all people with disabilities. (Ages Birth-Adult)

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Interagency Partnerships

Supporting the established statewide school-community collaborations such as: Partners for Children 
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Mediation Services

Dispute resolution in special education identification and placement.(Ages 3-Adult)

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Resource Center for Visually Impaired

Professional development, library, textbooks and materials. (Ages Birth-21)

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Talking Book and Braille Library

The New York State Talking Book and Braille Library provides recorded and braille books to adults and children who, owing to a disability, can't read print, or hold a book, or turn its pages.  (Ages Birth-Adult)

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Technology Resources for Education (TRE)

Training, information, and administrative services regarding the provision of assistive technology devices. (Ages Birth-21)

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Transition Coordination Sites

Assistance with preparing youth with disabilities, for living, learning, working and participating successfully in the community as adults. (Ages 14-21)

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