Community Information Sessions

Attendance at an orientation session is generally the first step for individuals interested in applying for VR services. Orientation is provided in a group setting where you will have the opportunity to hear about the ACCES-VR program. You will have a chance to ask general questions about our process. Assistance will be provided if you need help with your application.

If you have completed the posted application and additional forms, please bring them when you come to your orientation. To expedite services please bring copies of any recent medical information documenting your disability. If you do not have medical reports or if additional information is needed, we will provide the necessary forms for your doctor to complete or work with you to obtain the required information.

Individuals who need special accommodations must advise us in advance so arrangements can be made. Each session will last approximately 1 hour. If you are unable to attend an orientation other arrangements to assist you will be made.

Use the filter below to search for Orientation Sessions in your county.

District Office: Albany District Office
Location Community Information Sessions (Day & Time) Reservations
Albany District Office
80 Wolf Road
Suite 200, 2nd Floor
Albany, NY 12205

1st and 3rd Thursday

10:00 AM and 1:30 PM
Reservations are not required.
Albany District Office
80 Wolf Road
Suite 200, 2nd Floor
Albany, NY 12205

American Sign Language session for Deaf and Hard of Hearing on 2nd Thursday

10:00 AM
Reservations are required.
Call 473-8097
Ballston Spa Public Library
21 Milton Avenue
Ballston Spa, NY 12020

3rd Thursday of the month

2:00 PM
Reservations are required.
Call 473-8097 for reservation
Columbia Greene Community College
4400 Rt. 23
Room105
Hudson, NY 12534

2nd Wednesday of the month

10:00 AM
Reservations are required.
Call 473-8097 for reservation
Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley (ILCHV) - Troy
15-17 Third Street
Troy, NY 12180

3rd Tuesday of the month

1:00 PM
Reservations are required.
Call 473-8097 for reservation.
One Stop Center
797 Broadway
Schenectady, NY 12305

4th Tuesday of the month

11:15 AM
Reservations are required.
Call 473-8097 for reservation.
One Stop Center
1600 7th Ave, 4th Floor
Troy, NY 12180

3rd Tuesday of the month

10:00 AM
Reservations are required.
Call 473-8097 for reservation
One Stop Center
175 Central Avenue
Albany, NY 12206

2nd Thursday of the month

1:30 PM
Reservations are required.
Call 473-8097 for reservation.
Southern Adirondack Independent Living Center (SAIL) - Queensbury
71 Glenwood Avenue
Queensbury, NY 12804

2nd Tuesday and 4th Tuesday of the month

10:00 AM and 1:00 PM
Reservations are required.
Call 473-8097 for reservation.
Work Force Solutions Center
795 East Main Street
Cobleskill, NY 12043

1st Wednesday of the month

10:00 AM
Reservations are required.
Call 473-8097 for reservation.
District Office: Mid-Hudson District Office
Location Community Information Sessions (Day & Time) Reservations
Independent Living, Inc. (ILI) - Monticello
14 Pelton Street
Monticello, NY 12701

1st, 2nd and 3rd Friday of the month

10:00 AM
Reservations are required.
Call 845-346-4260
Independent Living, Inc. (ILI) - Newburgh
5 Washington Terrace
Newburgh, NY 12550

2nd and 3rd Wednesday of the month

10:30 AM
Reservations are required.
Call 845-346-4260
Mahopac Public Library
668 Route 6
Mahopac, NY 10541

1st and 3rd Monday of the month

10:00 AM
Reservations are required.
Call 845-452-5425
Middletown Satellite Office
200 Midway Park Drive
Middletown, NY 10940

Every Monday of the month

1:00 PM
Reservations are required.
Call 845-346-4260
Resource Center for Accessible Living (RCAL) - Kingston
727 Ulster Avenue
Kingston, NY 12401

1st, 2nd and 3rd Thursday of the month

10:00 AM
Reservations are required.
Call 845-339-4270
District Office: Bronx District Office
Location Community Information Sessions (Day & Time) Reservations
Bronx District Office
1215 Zerega Avenue
Bronx, NY 10426

Every Monday

9:00 AM and 1:00 PM
Reservations are required.
Please (718) 931-3500 to pre-register.
District Office: Brooklyn District Office
Location Community Information Sessions (Day & Time) Reservations
Brooklyn District Office
55 Hanson Place
2nd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11217

Every Tuesday

9:30 AM, 11:30 AM or 2:30 PM
Reservations are required.
Please call (718) 722-6701 to pre-register. Picture ID is required to enter the building.
District Office: Buffalo District Office
Location Community Information Sessions (Day & Time) Reservations
ARC Allegany @ One Stop Employment and Training Center
7 Wells Lane
Belmont, NY 14813

2nd Friday of the month

1:00 PM
Reservations are required.
Call Christina Lyon @ 585-593-3005 ext. 227
ARC Genesee Orleans@ Genesee County Career Center
587 East Main Street
Batavia, NY 14020

1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month

10:00 AM
Reservations are required.
Call Kaelie Falitico @ 585-343-1123
ARC Orleans @ Old Arnold Gregory Hospital/ER Entrance
243 S. Main Street
Albion, NY 14411

4th Tuesday of the month

12:45 PM
Reservations are required.
Call Licia Feig@ 585-589-0305
Best Self Behavioral Health
254 Franklin Street
Buffalo, NY 14202

FOR SPANISH SPEAKING
Reservations are required.
Call Carlos Fernandez@ 716-842-0440 ext. 1146 or CFernandez@bestselfwny.org
Buffalo District Office
508 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14202

Every 3rd Thursday of the month

1:00 PM
Reservations are required.
Call (716) 848-8001. Hearing Impaired offered with reservations call Eugene Vollmer at 716-848-8077
Dunkirk - The Resource Center
186 Lakeshore Drive (Day Services Entrance - side/rear)
Conference Rm 1
Dunkirk, NY 14048

1st or 2nd Tuesday of each month

10:00 AM
Reservations are required.
Call Cheryll Bixbey@ 716-366-6503
EMPOWER @ Department of Labor Lockport
@ Department of Labor
272 South Transit
Lockport, NY 14094

2nd Wednesday of the month

10:00 AM
Reservations are required.
Call Shari Aughtman @ 716-299-0851 ext. 404
EMPOWER @ Niagara Falls Library
Earl W. Brydges Building
1425 Main Street
Niagara Falls, NY 14305

3rd Wednesday of the month

10:00 AM
Reservations are required.
Call Shari Aughtman @ 716-299-0851 ext. 404
Jamestown - The Resource Center
200 Dunham Ave.
Jamestown, NY 14701

2nd Wednesday of the month

1:30 PM

2nd Friday of the month

10:00 AM
Reservations are required.
Call Mike Sandquist@ 716-661-4792
Little Valley Memorial Library
10 Rock City Street
Little Valley, NY 14755

By Appointment only
Reservations are required.
Call Lorraine Collins @ 716-375-4770
Parent Network @ BETC - One Stop
77 Goodell Street
Buffalo, NY 14203

2nd Tuesday of the month

2:00 PM
Reservations are required.
Kim Kraft @ 716-332-4170
Parent Network @ Delevan Grider Community Center
877 E. Delavan Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14215

1st Monday of the month

12:00 PM
Reservations are required.
Kim Kraft @ 716-332-4170
Parent Network @ McKinley Mall Community Room
Located by Macy's Clothing Store
3701 McKinley Parkway
Blasdell, NY 14219

3rd Thursday of the month

10:00 AM
Reservations are required.
Kim Kraft @ 716-332-4170
Parent Network @ Transit Town Department of Labor
4175 Transit Road
Williamsville, NY 14221

4th Wednesday of the month

10:00 AM
Reservations are required.
Kim Kraft @ 716-332-4170
Suburban Adult Services, Inc.
New York State Department of Labor
448 North Main
Warsaw, NY 14569

3rd Wednesday of the month

10:00 AM
Reservations are required.
Wendy Sherwood @ 716-492-1805
The Rehabilitation Center @ Little Valley Memorial Library
10 Rock City Street
Little Valley, NY 14755

3rd Tuesday of the month
Reservations are required.
Lorraine Collins @ 716-375-4770
The Rehabilitation Center @ One Stop and Career Center
175 North Union Street
Olean, NY 14760

2nd Thursday of the month

10:00 AM
Reservations are required.
Call Lorraine Collins @ 716-375-4770
District Office: Garden City District Office
Location Community Information Sessions (Day & Time) Reservations
Garden City District Office
711 Stewart Avenue
Suite 4
Garden City, NY 11530

Every Wednesday

11:00 AM
Reservations are required.
Please call (516) 227-6800 to pre-register.
District Office: Hauppauge District Office
Location Community Information Sessions (Day & Time) Reservations
Hauppauge District Office
250 Veterans Highway
NYS Office Building - Room 3A-12
Hauppauge, NY 11788

Every Tuesday and Wednesday

10:00 AM
Reservations are required.
Please call (631) 952-6357 to pre-register.
Riverhead Satellite Office
524 East Main Street
Suite 206
Riverhead, NY 11901

Every Wednesday of the month

9:00 AM
Reservations are required.
Call 631-952-6357
District Office: Malone District Office
Location Community Information Sessions (Day & Time) Reservations
ACAP
7572 Court Street
Suite 2
Elizabethtown, NY 12932

2nd Thursday of the month

1:00 PM
Reservations are not required.
Department of Labor
35 Glenn Street
Massena, NY 13662

2020: March 6, May 1, July 10, Sept. 4, Nov. 6

9:00 AM
Reservations are not required.
Goff-Nelson Memorial Library
Simmons Conference Room
41 Lake Street
Tupper Lake, NY 12986

3rd Wednesday of the month

1:00 PM
Reservations are not required.
Gouverneur Hospital Community Room, Entrance 3
77 West Barney Street
Gouverneur, NY 13642

2020: Feb. 28, April 24, June 26, Aug. 28, Oct. 30

1:00 PM
Reservations are not required.
Malone District Office
209 West Main Street
Suite 3
Malone, NY 12953

2nd Monday of the month

*October will be the 3rd Monday of the month

1:00 PM
Reservations are not required.
One Stop Career Center
80 State Highway 310
Suite 8
Canton, NY 13617

2nd Friday of the month 

1:00 PM
Reservations are not required.
OneWorkSource
194 US Oval
Plattsburgh, NY 12903

2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month
There will be no Orientation on the 4th Tuesday in December

1:00 PM
Reservations are not required.
Tri-Lakes Independent Living Center
43 Broadway
Suite 1
Saranac Lake, NY 12983

2nd Tuesday of the month
(Orientation will be canceled if Saranac Lake CS is closed due to weather)

1:00 PM
Reservations are not required.
District Office: Manhattan District Office
Location Community Information Sessions (Day & Time) Reservations
Harlem Satellite Office
163 West 125th Street
Room 713
New York, NY 10027

Every Tuesday of the month

9:30 AM
Reservations are required.
Call 212-961-4420 to pre-register
Manhattan District Office
116 West 32nd Street
6th Floor
New York, NY 10001

Every Tuesday and Thursday of the month

9:15 AM
Reservations are required.
Call (212) 630-2300 to pre-register
Staten Island Satellite Office
2071 Clove Road
Suite 302
Staten Island, NY 10304

Individual orientation sessions are arranged by appointment via phone.
Reservations are required.
Call 718-816-4800 to make an appointment
District Office: Queens District Office
Location Community Information Sessions (Day & Time) Reservations
Queens District Office
11-15 47th Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11101

Every Thursday

9:00 AM
Reservations are required.
Please call (347) 510-3100 to pre-register.
District Office: Rochester District Office
Location Community Information Sessions (Day & Time) Reservations
Geneva Satellite Office
70 Elizabeth Blackwell Street
Geneva, NY 14456

Every Wednesday of the month

10:30 AM
Reservations are not required.
Ontario County Workforce Development Office
3010 County Complex Drive
Canandaigua, NY 14424

1st and 3rd Wednesday

1:30 PM
Reservations are not required.
Rochester District Office
109 South Union Street
Rochester, NY 14607

Every Thursday

American Sign Language interpreter is available at the 1:15 session

10:00 AM and 1:15 PM
Reservations are not required.
District Office: Southern Tier District Office
Location Community Information Sessions (Day & Time) Reservations
AIM-ILC
271 East First Street
Corning, NY 14830

2018:

Orientation Sessions will be held on the following Tuesdays:

November 13
December 11

2019:

Orientation Sessions will be held on the following Tuesdays:

January 8
February 12
March 12
April 9
May 14
June 11

10:30 AM
Reservations are required.
Call 800-888-5020 or 607-734-5294 to pre-register
Bath Pro-Action Building
117 E. Steuben Street
Bath, NY 14810

2018:

November 7
December 5

2019:

January 2
February 6
March 6
April 3
May 1
June 5
July 3
August 7
October 2
November 6
December 4

10:00 AM

2019:

September 4

11:00 AM
Reservations are required.
Call 800-888-5020 or 607-734-5294 to pre-register
CDO Workforce New York
1 O’Hara Drive
Norwich, NY 13815

1st Monday of the month

9:00 AM
Reservations are required.
Call 800-888-5010 or 607-721-8400 to pre-register
CDO Workforce New York
12 Dietz Street
Oneonta, NY 13820

2nd Wednesday of the month

9:00 AM
Reservations are required.
Call 800-888-5010 or 607-721-8400 to pre-register
Elmira Satellite Office
609 E. Church Street
Elmira, NY 14901

2019:

April 3, 10
May 8, 15
June 5, 12
July 3, 10
August 7, 14
September 11, 18
October 9, 16

9:30 AM

2018:

November 7, 14
December 5, 12

2019:

January 9, 16
February 13, 20
March 13, 20
November 13, 20
December 4, 11

10:30 AM

2018:

November 28
December 19

2019:

January 30
February 27
March 27
April 24
June 26
August 28
September 25
October 30
November 27
December 18

1:00 PM
Reservations are required.
Call 800-888-5020 or 607-734-5294 to pre-register
New Hope Church
45 Stockton Avenue
Walton, NY 13856

3rd Friday of the month

9:30 AM
Reservations are required.
Call 800-888-5010 or 607-721-8400 to pre-register.
NYS Office Building
107 Broadway
Hornell, NY 14843

2018:

November 14
December 12

2019:

2nd Wednesday of the month

10:30 AM
Reservations are required.
Call 800-888-5020 or 607-734-5294 to pre-register
Schuyler County Human Services Complex
323 Owego Street
Room 122
Montour Falls, NY 14865

2018:

November 16
December 14

2019:

January 11
February 8
March 8
April 10
May 10
June 14

10:00 AM
Reservations are required.
Call 800-888-5020 or 607-734-5294 to pre-register
Southern Tier District Office
44 Hawley Street
Binghamton, NY 13901

Every Tuesday

*Please arrive at least 15 minutes early and bring a photo ID - attendees must go through 1st floor Security Desk.

**Parking is available in the Collier Street Parking Garage which will be paid for by ACCES-VR.

9:30 AM
Reservations are required.
Call 800-888-5010 or 607-721-8400 to pre-register.
Tioga Employment Center
Health and Human Services Building
1062 Route 38
Owego, NY 13827

1st Tuesday of the month
*with the exception of January, which will be held on Tuesday, January 8th

9:00 AM
Reservations are required.
Call 800-888-5010 or 607-721-8400 to pre-register
Tompkins Workforce New York
Center Ithaca Building
171 East State Street
Ithaca, NY 14850

2nd and 4th Friday of the month

9:00 AM
Reservations are required.
Call 800-888-5010 or 607-721-8400 to pre-register
District Office: Syracuse District Office
Location Community Information Sessions (Day & Time) Reservations
ARISE - Syracuse
ARISE
635 James St.
Syracuse, NY 13202

Every Wednesday (*excluding holidays)

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
No pre-registration is required.
Oswego County Opportunities
239 Oneida Street
Fulton, NY 13069

2020 Dates:
January 13
February 10
March 9
April 13
May 11
June 8
July 13
August 10
September 14
October 12
November 9
December 7

1:00 PM
No pre-registration is required.
Oswego County Opportunities
9 4th Avenue
Oswego, NY 13126

2020 Dates:
January 22
February 19
March 18
April 22
May 20
June 17
July 22
August 19
September 23
October 21
November 18
December 16

10:00 AM
No pre-registration is required.
The ARC of Madison Cortland
701 Lenox Ave
Oneida, NY 13421

2020 Dates:
January 9 & 23
February 13 & 27
March 12 & 26
April 9 & 23
May 14 & 28
June 11 & 25
July 9 & 23
August 13 & 27
September 10 & 24
October 8 & 22
November 12 & 19
December 10 & 17

1:30 PM
No pre-registration is required.
The Work Place
1000 Coffeen Street
Watertown, NY 13601

2020 Dates:
January 6 & 27 
February 3 & 24
March 2 & 16
April 6 & 20
May 4 & 18
June 1 & 15
July 6 & 20
August 3 & 17
September 14 & 21
October 5 & 19
November 2 & 16
December 7 & 21

10:30 AM
No pre-registration is required.
District Office: Utica District Office
Location Community Information Sessions (Day & Time) Reservations
Herkimer- Working Solutions Office
320 North Prospect Street
Herkimer, NY 13350

Every Monday of the month

9:00 AM
Reservations are not required.
Lewis County-One Stop for Employment and Training Office
Lewis County Office Building
5274 Outer Stowe Street
Lowville, NY 13367

1st and 3rd Friday of the month

9:00 AM
Reservations are not required.
Rome-Working Solutions Office
300 West Dominick Street
(side door adjacent to parking lot)
Rome, NY 13440

Every Tuesday of the month

1:00 PM
Reservations are not required.
Utica District Office
207 Genesee Street
Utica-Working Solutions Office - 2nd Floor
Utica, NY 13501

Every Thursday

Please bring picture ID with you. You may park in the Utica Parking Authority parking lots (Union/Blandina or Radisson Hotel) Parking tickets will be validated to avoid a charge.

9:00 AM
Reservations are not required.
District Office: White Plains District Office
Location Community Information Sessions (Day & Time) Reservations
River Front Library
1 Larkin Center
Conference Room 2B
Yonkers, NY 10701

1st Friday of the month

10:15 AM
Reservations are required.
Call 914-946-1313 to pre-register
Spring Valley Satellite Office
15 Perlman Drive, 2nd Floor
Pascack Plaza
Spring Valley, NY 10977

Every Thursday of the month

9:30 AM
Reservations are required.
Call 845-426-5410 to pre-register
White Plains District Office
75 South Broadway
Suite 200
White Plains, NY 10601

Every Wednesday

10:15 AM and 2:00 PM
Reservations are required.
Please (914) 946-1313 to pre-register.
District Office: Johnstown Satellite Office
Location Community Information Sessions (Day & Time) Reservations
Workforce Solutions
2620 Riverfront Center
Amsterdam, NY 12010

1st Thursday of the month

2:30 PM

3rd Thursday of the month

9:30 AM
Reservations are not required.