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Autism Awareness and Acceptance Initiatives

Every indexed organization working in the activity groups below — who they are, where they operate, and the approaches they share.

01 Autism Awareness and Acceptance Initiatives · 34 activities edit slice
32
orgs
34
activities
25
strategies
NY
epicenter
the opening take
This slice touches 32 organizations and 34 activities — CHIP INTERNATIONAL, ALBANY AUTISM SOCIETY, FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE OF THE FIVE TOWNS, AUTISTIC ADULTS NYC and others. Activity concentrates in New York (100%). The field's most common shared approach is "Awareness and Community Integration", run by 10 orgs.
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where this slice is thin

Gap signals

Concrete structural gaps — method mix, geographic concentration, coalition density, funder diversity. Evidence is cited from the slice's own numbers.

where the field lives · works

Geography

Orange headquarters dots are sized by how many grantees are based in the state. Green circles mark real locations these orgs say they serve — from city-level populations in this slice's impact_map_populations data. Toggle layers at the bottom right.

regional breakdown · hq density
New York 100% · 32 orgs
who's here

Organizations in this field · 32

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where the money comes from

Funders already active in this field

Funders named as a funding source on these orgs' own materials. The count is the number of orgs in this slice that cite them — higher means a funder with demonstrable commitment to the field.

New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) 2
Government
OPWDD 2
Government
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation 1
Foundation
Anita Bhatia Foundation for Tomorrow 1
Foundation
Eric Dinowitz NYC 1
Foundation
FSS 1
Government
Hazen Polsky Foundation 1
Foundation
Hilton Foundation 1
Foundation
LEGO Foundation 1
Foundation
MacArthur Foundation 1
Foundation
Medicaid 1
Government
Mekkaoui & Partners Law Firm 1
Corporate
Ministère délégué auprès du Ministre des Affaires Etrangères et de la Coopération Internationale Chargé des Marocains Résidant à l’Étranger 1
Government
NYSARC Trust Services 1
Government
how the field thinks

Strategies in this slice

Theories of action extracted from the orgs in this slice. The count is how many orgs cite each one — a strategy run by many orgs in common is a through-line; one cited by a single org is still surfaced so the reader can gauge the full spread.

where strategy meets practice

Strategies × activity types

How each shared strategy breaks down across the four activity types the orgs running it actually do.

direct service
advocacy
research
capacity building
Awareness and Community Integration
7
3
1
Early Intervention
2
1
Inclusive Design for Belonging
3
Inclusive Immersion Model
2
Academic Exchange as Capacity Building
1
Adaptive Equipment Access
1
Adaptive Sports for Holistic Development
1
Client Autonomy-Centered Care
1
who works with whom

Named partnerships · coalitions · networks

Entities these orgs explicitly call out as partners, coalition members, or networks — relationships the orgs claim on their own sites.

OPWDD Government
shared by 4 orgs
Autism Society of America Network
shared by 2 orgs
Autism Speaks Partner
shared by 2 orgs
Northern New York Community Foundation Partner
shared by 2 orgs
Office for People with Developmental Disabilities Government
shared by 2 orgs
54 Below Partner
shared by 1 org
A.R.T./NY Partner
shared by 1 org
A.R.T./New York Partner
shared by 1 org
ABILITY ONE PROGRAM Partner
shared by 1 org
ACCES-VR Partner
shared by 1 org
ACCES-VR Government
shared by 1 org
AHA NY Partner
shared by 1 org
AHRC NYC Partner
shared by 1 org
ALEX THE MEH Partner
shared by 1 org
ART/NY Partner
shared by 1 org
ASAP Swim Partner
shared by 1 org