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New York School for the Deaf is located in White Plains, N.Y. Established in 1817, it includes elementary, middle and high school divisions. The school supports parents involvement in children s education. It offers a variety of early childhood, and professional and vocational programs. New York School for the Deaf also offers a wide range of career and transition services. The school has an instructional media center that provides computers, audiovisual equipment and other media equipment, and support and training for all faculty members and students. It also has a library that offers fiction and nonfiction books, periodicals and sign language videos for students.

Variety Child Learning Center, founded in 1966 and located in Syosset, N.Y., is a nonprofit center providing child development programs and special education services to young children and their families. It offers services to children with learning disabilities, autism, developmental disorders and behavior problems. The organization provides special education programs and services at no cost to families living in Nassau, Suffolk and Queens counties in New York. It also offers support services for families, and research and training of early childhood personnel. VCLC provides special programs and services on- and off-site. It offers programs in local nursery schools, child care centers and school districts. It additionally offers Sunday respite care, social skills training groups, cultural arts performances, and applied research and training for early childhood personnel.