• Brain Injury Association of New York State (BIANYS)
5 Pine West Plaza, Ste. 506, Albany, NY 12205 • 518-459-7911
Statewide non-profit membership organization that advocates on behalf of individuals with brain injuries and their families. Provides education, advocacy, and community support services that lead to improved outcomes for children and adults with brain injuries and their families. Offers a toll-free family help line, chapters and support groups throughout the state, prevention programs, professional development programs, and a video and publications library, and plays a central role in the development of public policy on the federal, state and local level.
• Empowering People’s Independence (EPI)
1650 South Ave., Rochester, NY 14620 • 585-442-6420
Empowering People’s Independence (EPI), previously Epilepsy-Pralid, provides comprehensive services to children and adults with developmental disabilities, epilepsy, and neurological and chronic health conditions. EPI’s offerings include self-direction, community habilitation, support groups, education, advocacy and respite. EPI also offers the only week-long overnight camp for children and young adults with epilepsy in New York state.