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Center For Disability Services, established in 1942, is one of the largest providers of community-based residential and health care services to patients with physical disabilities throughout the Northeastern New York. It offers various services that include hearing and vision screenings; clinical and family support; medical and dental care; nutrition and diet planning; and transportation. The medical services offered by the center include dentistry, neurology, pediatric consultancy, podiatry, psychiatry, and urology and pulmonary services. It provides vocational evaluation and training, and organizes workshops and prepares individuals for jobs in competitive employment. The organization provides personalized health education plans and assists in home and vehicle modification; scheduling of respite and recreational opportunities; and community integration and residential placement. Center For Disability Services is located in Cohoes, N.Y.

Established in 1984, Saratoga Bridges serves as the first accessible community-based home in New York for people with developmental disabilities. The firm offers a number of resources and programs that include day services, family support services, residential services, service coordination, medical services and supported employment in Saratoga County. It caters to over 775 individuals with developmental disabilities and their families in Ballston. The firm also provides family support services and community resources, including many links to programs, workshops and seminars to help with a variety of issues.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany has been operational for more than 100 years. Located in Albany, N.Y., the church comprises more than 5,000 parishes, religious order priests, leaders, catechists, youth ministers, deacons and brothers and sisters. It offers primary and secondary education through more than 500 elementary, middle and high schools and colleges. Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany oversees the functioning of various convalescent and rest homes, guesthouses, homes for the aged and continuing care retirement communities. The church provides a wide variety of ministries, such as architecture and building commission, archives, canonical services, catholic charities, cemeteries, counseling for laity, ecumenical and inter-religious affairs, evangelization and catechesis, family life and Hispanic apostolate.