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Aids

Human Resources Administration Social Service Directory (New York Human Resources Administration)
For people with aids, also has Emergency cash assistance, food stamps, public health insurance, housing and support for victims of domestic violence, energy assistance, long term care, and child support enforcement services.

Public Benefits (From LawHelp.org/NY)
Subtopics Include:
Food Stamps/Food Assistance
HIV/AIDS-Related Benefits
Jiggetts-FEPS/Rent Assistance
Welfare/Public Assistance

Social Security Disability Benefits (How To Apply)

Living With AIDS (Mostly National With Some GA)
HIV and Confidentiality, Family Law, Health Care,
Immigration, Insurance, HIV and Public Benefits, Teenagers, HIV and the Workplace, Wills, Powers of Attorney, and Advanced Directives.

Disability Help In Every State & DC
Find out about: General Information About State Resources,
State Government Agencies, Federally Funded Programs, Parent and Professional Organizations and Technology Assistance for The Disabled.

Travelers With Disabilities
Includes specific precautions for travelers with immune systems weakened by diseases such as HIV, leukemia, and lymphoma.

See Consumer-SOS/Health & Medical

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Accommodations (Public)

Service Animals FAQ (New York)
Answers questions and defines “service animals” and how businesses should deal with customers who are disabled and require service animals.

Civil Rights And Protections (Consumer-SOS)

Bathroom-SOS (National Directory of Public Bathrooms)
Some bathrooms are rated for disability access.

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Assistive Technology For The Disabled

Motorized Wheelchair Lemon Law (New York)
Protection for consumers of motorized wheelchairs and gives them special rights in the event that the wheelchair turns out not to function within the written warranty and the manufacturer or dealer cannot appropriately repair it. 

Assistive Technology For The Disabled
Covers a broad ranch of topics including Assistive Technology, Careers in Information, Technology, Communication, Government Accessibility, Product Accessibility, Your Technology Rights and Federal Service Locators.

Genesee ARC (New York State)
A nonprofit agency that provides a range of services for people with disabilities and their families, including residential, vocational, day habilitation, community and transportation.

Enlarge The Small Print On Your Computer Screen Through Free Downloads
Read the fine print from emails and hard-to-read websites. Better than what's on Windows or Explorer.
Allows you to zoom in on the small print.

States With Lemon Laws For Wheelchairs and Other Assistive Devices
For CA, GA, LA, MD, MA, MT, NJ, NY, RI, OH, PA, WA and WI. If asked for your password, just press cancel and site will appear.

Access To Telecommunications (FCC)
The FCC works hard to make sure that people with disabilities--such as a hearing, visual, speech, or other disability--get the same opportunities as everyone else to telecommunicate.

Consumers’ Guide To Telecommunications Relay Services (FCC)

Closed Captioning On TV (FCC)

Disability Help In Every State & DC
Find out about: General Information About State Resources, State Government Agencies, Federally Funded Programs, Parent and Professional Organizations and Technology Assistance for The Disabled.

See Education & Training
See Employment & Accommodation

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Children & Youth

Rights of New York City Public School Students and Those With Disabilities

Genesee ARC (New York State)
A nonprofit agency that provides a range of services for people with disabilities and their families, including residential, vocational, day habilitation, community and transportation.

Public Benefits (From LawHelp.org/NY)
Subtopics Include
Medicaid, Family Health Plus, Child Health Plus & PCAP
SSI for Disabled Children
Welfare/Public Assistance

Youth With Disabilities
Information in this section is helpful to youth with disabilities, their parents and families, teachers, and counselors.

State Links For Children With Disabilities (All 50 States & DC)
For Federal links and other resources click here.

National Center For Youth With Disabilities
Dedicated to improving services for youth throughout the second decade of life as they transition to adult living, health care, and vocation

Disability Help In Every State & DC
Find out about: General Information About State Resources, State Government Agencies, Federally Funded Programs, Parent and Professional Organizations and Technology Assistance for The Disabled.

See Education & Training
See Employment & Accommodation

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Civil Rights And Protections

Employment Discrimination Laws (New York)
Your civil rights in the workplace, Title VII, and other State and Federal Laws as well as where to go for help.

Civil Rights Complaint Form (English) (New York)
A discrimination complaint form.

Genesee ARC (New York State)
A nonprofit agency that provides a range of services for people with disabilities and their families, including residential, vocational, day habilitation, community and transportation.

Civil Rights & Protections
Find out your rights and the type of accommodations you can receive in regards to Communications, Employment, Education, Health, Housing, Transportation and accessibility to buildings.

The Americans With Disabilities Act Questions & Answers (Good)

Disability & Business Technical Assistance Centers
(DBTACs)
Ten regional “one-stop” centers are available to provide information and assistance on Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) issues.

Legal Rights For The Deaf (National, with one link from Texas)
Find out what rights the deaf have on cruise ships, in prisons and with the hospitality industry and more.

Disability Help In Every State & DC
Find out about: General Information About State Resources, State Government Agencies, Federally Funded Programs, Parent and Professional Organizations and Technology Assistance for The Disabled.

For Free Legal Assistance

See Consumer-SOS/Lawyers/Courts and Self Help


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Education & Training

Rights of New York City Public School Students and Those With Disabilities

Genesee ARC (New York State)
A nonprofit agency that provides a range of services for people with disabilities and their families, including residential, vocational, day habilitation, community and transportation.

Learning Resources (Google Search)
The resources here will assist individuals with learning and other disabilities by providing critical information needed to increase the quality of the education they receive. A number of sites are directed toward college-bound young people with disabilities.

Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (All States & DC)
Information about the SSA’s vocational rehabilitation programs and listings of state and private vocational rehabilitation providers.

Youth With Disabilities
Information in this section is helpful to youth with disabilities, their parents and families, teachers, and counselors.

Disability Help In Every State & DC
Find out about: General Information About State Resources, State Government Agencies, Federally Funded Programs, Parent and Professional Organizations and Technology Assistance for The Disabled.

See Employment & Accommodation
See Children & Youth

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Employment & Accommodation

Service Animals FAQ (New York)
Answers questions and defines “service animals” and how businesses should deal with customers who are disabled and require service animals.

Employment Discrimination Laws (New York)
Your civil rights in the workplace, Title VII, and other State and Federal Laws as well as where to go for help.

Civil Rights Complaint Form (English) (New York)
A discrimination complaint form.

New York State Workers' Compensation Board (New York) 

New York FAQs On Workers Compensation Law

Worker's Compensation-What To Do If Injured On The Job (New York)
Who Is Covered, The Claim Process, Hearings & Appeals,
Disability Classifications, Social Services
Advocate for Injured Workers and more.

Disability Help In Every State & DC
Find out about: General Information About State Resources, State Government Agencies, Federally Funded Programs, Parent and Professional Organizations and Technology Assistance for The Disabled.

More On Employment For The Disabled
This section of the OESP web site contains information that can help advocates assist people with disabilities who want to work.

State Partnership Initiative (SPI)
Partnerships between the Social Security Administration and 12 states to develop innovative projects to assist adults with disabilities to re-enter the work force. These state are as follows: California, New York, Illinois, North Carolina, Iowa, Ohio, Minnesota, Oklahoma, New Hampshire, Vermont, New Mexico and Wisconsin.

Labor Departments & Employment Services (All 50 States & DC)

Job Links
The employers listed here have indicated interest in recruiting and hiring qualified individuals with disabilities for open positions within their company or organization.

For more job links, see  http://www.disability.gov

Jobs (Workers.gov)
This section provides assistance to individuals with disabilities in getting and keeping jobs. Here you will find standard job banks and resume-building sites, along with sites dealing with self-employment, work incentives for Social Security recipients, and job accommodations. 

See Education & Training
See Assistive Technology For The Disabled
See Civil Rights And Protections
See Consumer-SOS/The Workplace

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Health & Medical

Benefits Checkup
Find programs for people ages 55 and over that may pay for some of their costs of prescription drugs, health care, utilities, and other essential items or services. Please fill out their simple questionnaire to find programs that can assist you or your loved ones.

New York State Workers' Compensation Board (New York) 

New York FAQs On Workers Compensation Law

Worker's Compensation-What To Do If Injured On The Job (New York)
Who Is Covered, The Claim Process, Hearings & Appeals,
Disability Classifications, Social Services
Advocate for Injured Workers and more.

Public Benefits (From LawHelp.org/NY)
Subtopics Include
Medicare and Medigap
Medicaid, Family Health Plus, Child Health Plus & PCAP
Disaster Relief
Child Care
Food Stamps/Food Assistance
HIV/AIDS-Related Benefits
Jiggetts-FEPS/Rent Assistance
Medicare Part D and Prescription Drugs
Public Assistance for Immigrants
Social Security Disability
Social Security Retirement and Survivor's Benefits
SSI for Disabled Adults
SSI for Disabled Children
SSI for Seniors over 65
Unemployment Benefits
Veterans' Benefits
Welfare/Public Assistance

Health Care,Insurance, And Service Supports 
Medicaid, insurance, managed care and long term services and supports and more.

Specific Health Conditions and Disabilities 
Scroll to the bottom for links on Neurological Disorders, Arthritis, Diabetes and Epilepsy.

Disability Help In Every State & DC
Find out about: General Information About State Resources,
State Government Agencies, Federally Funded Programs, Parent and Professional Organizations and Technology Assistance for The Disabled.

Low Cost Medicines
One-stop link to thousands of low Cost medicines offered through hundreds of patient assistance programs sponsored by member companies, non-member companies and government and local organizations.

Social Security Disability Benefits (How To Apply)

See Insurance & Benefits
See Children & Youth
See Consumer-SOS/Insurance
See Consumer-SOS/Health & Medical
See Consumer-SOS/The Workplace

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Housing

Genesee ARC (New York State)
A nonprofit agency that provides a range of services for people with disabilities and their families, including residential, vocational, day habilitation, community and transportation.

Centers For Independent Living (All 50 States & DC)
Phone numbers of Federal agencies in every state.

In Home Support & Services (Consumer-SOS)

World Institute On Disability
WID is a non-profit international public policy center dedicated to carrying out cutting-edge research on disability issues and overcoming obstacles to independent living.

Housing For People With Disabilities
Information on Accessibility, Buying a Home, Housing Options, Renting, Your Housing Rights and more.

HUD Approved Counseling Agencies In Every State (Not DC)
Housing counseling agencies throughout the country who can
give you advice on buying a home, renting, defaults, foreclosures, credit issues and reverse mortgages.

Disability Help In Every State & DC
Find out about: General Information About State Resources, State Government Agencies, Federally Funded Programs, Parent and Professional Organizations and Technology Assistance for The Disabled.

See Consumer-SOS/Landlord/Tenant
See Consumer-SOS/Home Matters

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In Home Support & Services

Genesee ARC (New York State)
A nonprofit agency that provides a range of services for people with disabilities and their families, including residential, vocational, day habilitation, community and transportation.

Centers For Independent Living (All 50 States & DC)
Phone numbers of Federal agencies in every state.

Benefits Checkup
Find programs for people ages 55 and over that may pay for some of their costs of prescription drugs, health care, utilities, and other essential items or services. Please fill out their simple questionnaire to find programs that can assist you or your loved ones.

See Insurance & Benefits

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Insurance & Benefits

Supplemental Security Income (New York)
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a Federal program that is designed to help people who have little or no income and are aged, blind, or disabled. SSI provides cash to meet basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter. 

Comparison of Social Security Disability and SSI (New York Publication)

Welfare in New York
Public assistance and liens, right to get when on drugs, when my boyfriend lives with me, etc.

Public Benefits (From LawHelp.org/NY)
Subtopics Include
Medicare and Medigap
Medicaid, Family Health Plus, Child Health Plus & PCAP
Disaster Relief
Child Care
Food Stamps/Food Assistance
HIV/AIDS-Related Benefits
Jiggetts-FEPS/Rent Assistance
Medicare Part D and Prescription Drugs
Public Assistance for Immigrants
Social Security Disability
Social Security Retirement and Survivor's Benefits
SSI for Disabled Adults
SSI for Disabled Children
SSI for Seniors over 65
Unemployment Benefits
Veterans' Benefits
Welfare/Public Assistance

New York State Workers' Compensation Board (New York) 

New York FAQs On Workers Compensation Law

Genesee ARC (New York State)
A nonprofit agency that provides a range of services for people with disabilities and their families, including residential, vocational, day habilitation, community and transportation.

Worker's Compensation-What To Do If Injured On The Job (New York)
Who Is Covered, The Claim Process, Hearings & Appeals,
Disability Classifications, Social Services
Advocate for Injured Workers and more.

Low Cost Medicines
One-stop link to thousands of low Cost medicines offered through hundreds of patient assistance programs sponsored by member companies, non-member companies and government and local organizations.

Benefits Checkup
Find programs for people ages 55 and over that may pay for some of their costs of prescription drugs, health care, utilities, and other essential items or services. Please fill out their simple questionnaire to find programs that can assist you or your loved ones.

Social Security Disability Benefits (How To Apply)

The Social Security Handbook

Social Security Disability Secrets
Advice, FAQS and in depth answers from a former Social Security Claims Examiner. Learn how to apply, how to prepare your case and more.

Health Care, Insurance, And Service Supports 
Medicaid, insurance, managed care and long term services and supports and more.

See Health & Medical
See Consumer-SOS/Insurance
See Consumer-SOS/Health & Medical
See Consumer-SOS/The Workplace

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Recreation & Travel

Legal Rights For The Deaf
Find out what rights the deaf have on cruise ships, in prisons and with the hospitality industry and more.

Travelers With Disabilities
Find out how accessible specific destinations are for travelers with disabilities.  Also includes specific precautions for travelers with immune systems weakened by diseases such as HIV, leukemia, and lymphoma.

See Consumer-SOS/Travel

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Transportation

Genesee ARC (New York State)
A nonprofit agency that provides a range of services for people with disabilities and their families, including residential, vocational, day habilitation, community and transportation.

New York City Access-A-Ride (AAR)
Provides transportation for people with disabilities in New York City who are unable to use public bus or subway service for some or all of their trips.