Important Websites for People with Disabilities
ADA/Disability Resources
Aging
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NYS Office for the Aging Senior Citizens Hotline
www.aging.state.ny.us
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U.S. Administration on Aging Elder Care Locator
www.aoa.gov (Click on locate and learn A-Z)
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Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC)
www.health.state.ny.us (Click on EPIC for Seniors under Features)
AIDS
Architectural Barriers
Blindness
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American Council of the Blind of New York State
www.acb.org
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National Federation of the Blind of New York
www.nfb.org
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NYS Talking Book and Braille Library
www.nysl.nysed.gov/tbbl
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American Association of the Deaf-Blind
www.aadb.org
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Blind Children's Center
www.blindchildrenscenter.org
Brain Injury
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Brain Injury Association of NYS
www.bianys.org
Cerebral Palsy
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United Cerebral Palsy Association
www.ucp.org
Children
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Special Education/VESID
www.vesid.nysed.gov
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National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
www.nichcy.org
Developmental Disabilities
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
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Self Help for Hard of Hearing People
www.shhh.org
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American Association of the Deaf-Blind
www.aadb.org
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Captioned Media Program
www.cfv.org
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NYS Department of State Division of Licensing Services/Hearing Aids
www.licensing@dos.state.ny.us
Diabetes
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American Diabetes Association
www.diabetes.org
Employment
Home Health Care
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NYS Department of Health Hotline
www.health.state.ny.us
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Americans Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (ADAPT)
www.adapt.org
Independent Living Centers
Learning Disabilities
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Learning Disabilities Association of NYS
www.ldonline.org
Medicaid
Medicare
Mental Health
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NYS Office of Mental Health
www.omh.state.ny.us
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Alliance for the Mentally Ill of New York State
www.naminys.org
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National Mental Health Association
www.nmha.org
Mental Retardation
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NYS Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
www.omr.state.ny.us
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Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled
www.cqc.state.ny.us
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American Association on Mental Retardation
www.aamr.org
Multiple Sclerosis
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Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
www.msfacts.org
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National Multiple Sclerosis Society
www.nmss.org
Muscular Dystrophy
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Muscular Dystrophy Association Patient Services
www.mdausa.org
Social Security
Social Services
Spinal Cord Injury
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United Spinal Association
www.unitedspinal.org
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National Spinal Cord Injury Association
www.spinalcord.org
Veterans
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Blinded Veterans of America
www.bva.org
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Paralyzed Veterans of America
www.pva.org
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