S Knight Speech Language Pathology

Rochester School for the Deaf offers a variety of educational and extracurricular programs to students with disabilities. The school provides educational services through various early childhood education, elementary, middle and preschool divisions. The institution provides classes in grades one through 12. It offers subjects, such as language arts, math, social studies, science, visual arts, and physical and health education. It also organizes child enhancement programs that include drawing and painting classes. The school district organizes sports activities. It additionally offers services, including preschool and after school care, immunization, medical and health care, food services, and transport and parking facilities. The school is located in Rochester, N.Y.

Dr. Schachter has performed over 200 forensic Traumatic Brain Injury evaluations and over 425 forensic evaluations in lead paint toxicity cases including children and adults. He has provided Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for children and adults in the following areas: ADHD, Tourettes Syndrome, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, PTSD, depression, and anxiety. Consultation services have been provided to National Brain Injury Institute, Project Flight (an urban literacy enhancing program), the Western New York Learning Disabilities Association, Community Services for the Developmentally Disabled, and the Heritage Centers (an agency for persons with intellectual disabilities).

The Aspire of Western New York, formerly known as the United Cerebral Palsy Association, provides programs and services for adults and children with developmental disabilities. The agency serves individuals suffering with cerebral palsy, intellectual disabilities, epilepsy, autism, traumatic brain injuries and other neurological impairments. Founded in 1947, it employs approximately 1,500 people in locations throughout New York. The Aspire of Western New York s adult day services provide programs that help individuals pursue educational, recreational and employment goals. The agency organizes several workshops on music, art, technology, pottery and drama. It specializes in iXpress, which is an expressive arts program for individuals with cerebral palsy and developmental disabilities. The Aspire of Western New York provides an individualized set of programs for children up to the age 21.