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New York State Education Department: Adult Career and Continuing Education Services

General Information

New York State Education Department: Adult Career and Continuing Education Services
89 Washington Avenue
One Commerce Plaza
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474 1711
cmacmill@mail.nysed.gov
http://www.acces.nysed.gov/

Staff

Kevin Smith, ACCES Deputy Commissioner, 518 474 2714

Debora Brown-Johnson, ACCES Assistant Commissioner, 518 473 1626

Christopher Suriano, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Special Education

Samuel Zimmerman, Director of Special Education Services

Services Offered

  • Employment/Job Training
    • Offers service programs for employment, including vocational assessment, counseling, transition from school to work, job training and placement, job follow-up. Monitors Long Term Sheltered Employment programs.

  • Daily Living Skills/Independent Living Skills Training
    • Administers 38 Independent Living Centers (private, community-based, non-residential).

  • Education Services
    • Adult Education Programs and Policy (AEPP); General Educational Development (GED); Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision (BPSS); Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID)