

Thank you for your interest in
supporting Standing Tall.
Below are several ways you can contribute: (hyperlinks to the item)
Make a one-time donation via credit
card below:
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Select the amount you would like
to donate monthly. Your credit card will be automatically charged each
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Support Standing
Tall by underwriting one of the items currently needed in the classroom.
Your contribution toward Wish List items are tax deductible for income tax
purposes. The items needed, the quantity needed, a description of how the item
will be used, and the cost for Standing Tall to purchase each item is below:
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Candy Corn Proximity Sensor Switch
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The Candy Corn proximity sensor switch is highly sensitive and does not require a physical touch to activate. This switch is sensitive enough that the slightest eyebrow raise or face twitch will allow the user to access computers games and toys. |
QuickTalker
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This is a voice output device that has a proximity sensor and allows the user to activate it without actually coming in top contact with the surface of the device. This is ideal for students who are tactile defensive or students who have limited movement and are unable to touch activate a switch. |
Apple
iPad
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Using iPads in our academic classes provide a great opportunity to improve their social, communication, coordination and manipulation skills.
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Adapted Music Kit
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This amazing kit offers eight adapted instruments which the Students at Standing Tall can use to independently create music. Often children with motor impairments are unable to create music on their own. They are restricted to having someone else hold their hand to guide them hitting the drum or shaking the tambourine. But with adapted equipment, the students hid a switch (often a large button), that our students can access independently, and we can customize how each student accesses the instruments. The kit includes the following adapted equipment: Bongo Drums, Drum, Ring Around Bells, Mini Carillon, Music Machine with Instruments, Band Jam, Musical Snail and Lighted Musical Tambourine. The investment is $1500.
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Adapted Etch-A-Sketch
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Remember playing with an etch-a-sketch when you were a child? For our students, the typical Etch-A-Sketch requires fine motor skills that they don’t have, but with the Adapted Etch-A-Sketch, the world of independently drawing becomes available. With two levels of adaptability, enabling great customization for each student in the classroom, our students will be able to doodle, sketch, and create images of their choosing. This is something most of our students have never done before. This would be an amazing gift to our classroom. The investment is $220.
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Adapted Hungry Hippo
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Hungry Hippo has been a favorite game for children for decades! And the adapted version finally makes it available to our students with severe motor impairments. This game will enable four of our students to sit together and play independently. Imagine the joy it will bring them, while also helping them develop socially and physically. The investment is $128.
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Notebook
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Using this computer in our academic program, our students learn how to spell, read and write.
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Bluetooth
Switch Interface
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This Bluetooth Switch interface allows our students to control a computer or an iPad wirelessly through a hand or head switch!
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PowerLink
Control Unit
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This unit allows students, which use a hand or head switch, to control up to two electrical appliances.
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SMART
board Interactive Whiteboard
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Using this SMART board in the classroom will allow our students to: a chance to express themselves, to interact with activities, and to comprehend concepts better, so that they may achieve their social and academic goals.
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Rainbow Mat
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This is a large mat that would be ideal for group floor activities.
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Plinth
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This plinth is the single most important furniture in our Conductive Education program. We use them throughout the day, for our lying, manipulation, and oral-motor programs. With this plinth our students learn how to move their arms and legs, roll over, sit up, stand tall, side step and walk.
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Smirthwaite
Mayfield Chair
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This wonderful mobile high chair is fully adjustable so it provides our students a well supported and safe seating during academic classes. Sitting in this chair allows students to manipulate and communicate more independently and accurately. |
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Art
classes with Alba
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Alba is our very talented resident artist. She genuinely understands disability and the uniqueness of our special students, as Alba herself has Cerebral Palsy.
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Classes
by Daniel’s Music Foundation
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Daniel's Music Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides adapted music classes to all individuals with disabilities. But they are much more than just a foundation they are a community that opens doors to acceptance, respect, confidence and overall well-being, while fostering a sense of community and celebrating the joy of music.
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Access
to pool for Aquatic therapy
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Aquatic therapy is led by our conductors. It is a wonderful program for anyone with neuro-motor disorders. Water buoyancy reduces the weight and stress on the body, therefore, it allows motor disabled children with spasticity to move with less effort. It improves coordination, perception, motor skills, balance, sensory skills, circulation, and respiration. |
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Smirthwaite
Combi Toileting Chair
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These progressive toileting chairs provides safe seating for our children so they can enjoy potty training, while also learning to be independent. |
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Exercise & Activity Mat
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This mat is deal for allowing the students to be on the floor in comfort for a variety of activities. |
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Financial Aid
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Tuition, cost of therapies, and just the general care of a special needs child can be a tremendous burden on families.
The need is great. Donations of $10,000 or more per donation will make a much needed impact. |
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To make a
contribution via check, fill out our Donation Form,
make a check out to “Standing Tall Inc.,” and mail it to the following address:
Standing Tall Inc.
200 Riverside Blvd.
Unit #2
New York, NY 10069
Check to
see whether the company you work for has an Employer Matching Program.
Many companies will match the gift you give to Standing Tall. All you
need to do is contact your human resource department to find out how to make
the match.
The way to
designate Standing Tall depends on the United Way chapter serving the donor's
employer.
In the NY metropolitan area, there are two main United Way chapters: United Way
of TriState and United Way of New York City. These
two share Manhattan and each of the other boroughs, as well as companies in NJ.
To designate Standing Tall, the donor should indicate the following on his
donation form: Designated beneficiary Standing Tall Inc., 200 Riverside Blvd.,
Unit #2, New York, NY 10069 . United Way of TriState ID # 032269 (No ID # is needed for United Way of
NYC).
Volunteer
to run in the NYC Half- or Full-Marathon. As one of New York Road
Runners’ Charity Partners, we hold a limited number of guaranteed marathon
entries for runners who pledge to make a donation or to raise funds for Standing
Tall. Learn more
about becoming a runner for Team Standing Tall.
Download
iGive:
This is a
wonderful passive way to give to Standing Tall. When you download the iGive Plug-In onto your computer, it automatically notices
when you shop online at iGive-sponsored stores and it
automatically collects a percentage of your purchase (usually 1-3%) and passes
it along to Standing Tall. You will see a little iGive
button pop-up whenever you happen to land on an iGive
retailer. Hundreds of popular online stores are affiliated with iGive. Here is a small sampling of online stores that
will automatically give a percentage of sales to Standing Tall if you have the iGive Plug-In downloaded onto your computer:
Download iGive here
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1-800-Flowers |
Apple
Store |
Athletica |
Banana
Republic |
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Bass
Pro Shop |
Bath
& Body Works |
Best
Buy |
BJs
Wholesale Club |
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Bloomingdale’s |
Brooks
Brothers |
Build-A-Bear
Workshop |
Buy Buy Baby |
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Circuit
City |
Crate
& Barrel |
Diamonds
International |
Dillard’s |
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DSW |
eBay |
Eddie
Bauer |
Expedia.com |
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FTD.com |
GameStop.com |
Gap.com |
Hotwire |
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J. Crew |
Just
Blinds |
Kmart |
L.L.Bean |
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Lord
& Taylor |
Macy’s |
Nespresso |
Nordstroms |
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Office
Depot |
Old
Navy |
Orvis |
Paragon
Sports |
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Patagonia |
PETCO |
PetSmart |
Pottery
Barn |
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QVC |
Sears |
Shutterfly |
Soap.com |
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Staples
Copy & Print |
The
North Face |
TOMS
Shoes |
Toys R
Us |
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Travelocity |
Victoria’s
Secret |
Walgreens |
Williams-Sonoma |
We have
many ways for people to actively contribute and participate in our
environment. If you would like to give your time by working in the
classroom, helping out in the office, or helping with events and fundraising,
please contact Coco Sellman at info@standingtallnyc.org.