Important
Phone Numbers

for People with
Disabilities


Provided by the:

New York State Assembly
Task Force on People with
Disabilities


  • Sheldon Silver, Speaker
  • Assemblymember
    Kevin A. Cahill, Chair


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.


Sincerely,

Kevin A. Cahill, Chair
NYS Assembly Task Force on
People with Disabilities


For More Information...

Kimberly T. Hill, Director
Agency Building 4, 13th Floor
Albany, New York 12248
518-455-4592




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)


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