A Message from the Chair...

Dear Friend,

Navigating the maze of advocates and service providers for people with disabilities is often a very daunting task. It may be difficult to determine who to call when trying to tackle a disability-related problem. However, there are a number of people who would be happy to assist you.

To help you in this process, I have put together this brochure listing the names and numbers of many of the organizations that provide assistance to people with disabilities. I hope you find this information helpful.

ADA/Disability Resources

• NYS Office of Advocate for Persons with Disabilities
  800-522-4369 (voice/TTY)
• U.S. Department of Justice
  800-514-0301
  800-514-0383 (TDD)
• U.S. Equal Employment
  Opportunity Commission
  800-669-4000
  800-669-6820 (TDD)
  
• Job Accommodation Network
  800-526-7234 (voice/TDD)
  
• Office for Civil Rights
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  800-368-1019
  212-264-2355 (TDD)
• American Association of People with Disabilities
  800-840-8844

Aging

• NYS Office for the Aging Senior Citizens Hotline
  800-342-9871 (voice/TDD)
• U.S. Administration on Aging Elder Care Locator
  800-677-1116
• Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC)
  800-332-3742

AIDS

• Anonymous Counseling & Testing Hotline
  800-962-5065
• NYS Department of Health AIDS Drug Assistance Program
  800-542-2437
  518-459-0121 (TDD)

Architectural Barriers

• Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
  800-872-2253

Blindness

• American Council of the Blind of New York State
  800-522-3303
• National Federation of the Blind of New York
  718-567-7821
• NYS Talking Book and Braille Library
  800-342-3688
• American Association of the Deaf-Blind
  301-495-4403
  301-495-4402 (TTY)
• Blind Children’s Center
  800-222-3566

Brain Injury

• Brain Injury Association of NYS
  800-228-8201

Cerebral Palsy

• United Cerebral Palsy Association
  800-872-5827
  202-973-7197 (TDD)

Children

• Special Education/VESID
  800-222-5627
• National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
  800-695-0285

Developmental Disabilities

• NYS Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
  518-486-7505
  800-395-3372 (TDD/TTY)

Deaf and Hard of Hearing

• Self Help for Hard of Hearing People
  301-657-2248
  301-657-2249 (TTY)
• American Association of theDeaf-Blind
  301-495-4403
  301-495-4402 (TTY)
• Captioned Media Program
  800-237-6213
• NYS Department of State Division of Licensing Services/ Hearing Aids
  518-474-4429

Diabetes

• American Diabetes Association
  800-232-3472

Employment

• Job Accommodation Network
  800-526-7234 (voice/TDD)
  800-342-5562 (Computer BBS)
• VESID
  800-222-5627

Home Health Care

• NYS Department of Health Hotline
  800-628-5972
• Americans Disabled for
  Attendant Programs Today (ADAPT)
  303-733-9324

Independent Living Centers

• NYS Independent Living Council
  518-427-1060
• VESID
  800-222-5627

Learning Disabilities

• Learning Disabilities Association of NYS
  518-608-8992

Medicaid

• NYS Office of Temporary and Disabilities Assistance
  800-342-3009
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  877-267-2323

Medicare

• Medicare Health Insurance
  800-Medicare

Mental Health

• NYS Office of Mental Health
  800-597-8481
• Alliance for the Mentally Ill of New York State
  800-950-3228
• National Mental Health Association 800-969-6642

Mental Retardation

• NYS Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
  518-473-9689
• Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled
  800-624-4143
• American Association on Mental Retardation
  800-424-3688

Multiple Sclerosis

• Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
  800-441-7055
• National Multiple Sclerosis Society
  800-344-4867

Muscular Dystrophy

• Muscular Dystrophy Association Patient Services
  800-572-1717 x-6243

Social Security

• Social Security Administration
  800-772-1213 800-325-0778 (TDD)

Social Services

• NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
  800-342-3009

Spinal Cord Injury

• United Spinal Association
  718-803-3782
• National Spinal Cord Injury Association
  800-962-9629

Veterans

• Blinded Veterans of America
  800-669-7079
• Paralyzed Veterans of America
  800-801-3756 800-795-4327 (TDD)