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Educating and Supporting New Yorkers with Developmental Disabilities

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ATTENTION: THE SHIELD INSTITUTE WILL BE CLOSED WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2010. Although we anticipate reopening on Thursday February 11, 2010, please follow news alerts and information on WOR710 AM radio .Thank you.

Outsider Art FairFEBRUARY 5 - 7, 2010

OUTSIDER ART FAIR 

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The Shield Institute is a longtime leader in the field of autism and other developmental disabilities. A non-sectarian agency established in 1921, it provides wide-ranging educational and support services to children, adults and families of all backgrounds throughout New York City. If we can be of assistance to you or someone you know, please contact us. Se habla español.

Greeting from the Executive Director