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- EIN 13-1740041
- (718) 939-8700
- 14461 Roosevelt Ave Flushing NY 11354-6252 USA
- www.shield.org
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Causes: Developmentally Disabled Centers, Disabilities, Education, Human Services, Job Training, Special Education, Vocational Rehabilitation
Mission: Organized for the purpose of providing educational and other services to individuals who are developmentally disabled. Our mission to work in partnership with families and communities to enable children and adults with developmental disabilities to lead meaningful lives. Our focus is on fostering each individual's independence as a full-fledged member of his or her family and community, and collaborating in families life-long efforts to provide rich lives for their children.
Programs: Day habilitation: full time adult day and evening programs serving over 500 clients where we provide a variety of group and individuals interest and life goals. Center based and community activities provide life experiences to enhance opportunity independence and inclusion in the communities. Saturday services provide enhanced opportunities for socialization, recreation and community inclusion supplemental services are provided for individuals who are involved in other day activities to enhance their ability to participate in the community also, part-time services are available for adolescents/young adults who are aging out of school services to support in their transition to adult life.
education day school programs are provided to over 420 students. Preschool program provides multidisciplinary evaluations, monolingual and bilingual special education and related services to children, ages 3 to 5 in a child centered classroom setting. Specialized instruction for children who display characteristics on the autism spectrum, includes structured teaching, aided language,and pecs. Program included integrated classes that provide an opportunity for children with special needs to learn and play with typically developing children. Also, our school age program provides special education programming, person centered planning, speech, counseling, occupational and physical therapy to children ages 6 to 21 who have been diagnosed with a developmental disability. Classroom instruction for children diagnosed on the autism spectrum includes structured teaching, augmentative and alternative communication, aided language and picture exchange communication systems.
clinical services are provided to over 2000 children and adults with developmental delay/disabilities. Services provided include psychological, socialwork, speech and rehabilitative couseling, occupational, physical therapy and nutritional counseling to individuals and groups. Specialty services include augmentative communication evaluation and treatment, eating and swallowing evaluation and treatment and pschosexual assessment and treatment.