Toll-free helplines & other important numbers
AARP 1-202-434-2277
Alliance for Aging Research 1-202-293-2856
Alzheimer's Association 1-800-272-3900
Alzheimer's Association, Long Island Chapter
Nassau County 1-516-935-1033
Suffolk County 1-631-580-5100
Alzheimer's Disease Education/Referral Center 1-800-438-4380
American Assoc. of Homes & Services for the Aging 1-202-783-2242
for publications call........ 1-800-508-9442
American Cancer Society Help Line.......... 1-800-227-2345
American Council for the Blind............. 1-800-424-8666
American Diabetes Association.............. 1-800-342-2383
American Diabetes Foundation............... 1-800-232-3472
American Heart Association................. 1-800-242-8721
American Lung Assoc. (Northeast New York).. 1-800-586-4872
Arthritis Foundation Information Line...... 1-800-283-7800
Brain Injury Association of New York State. 1-800-228-8201
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.... 1-800-669-4000
Gray Panthers.............................. 1-800-280-5362
Grief Recovery Institute................... 1-800-445-4808
Help for Incontinent People................ 1-800-252-3337
Hill-Burton Help Line...................... 1-800-638-0742
Leukemia Society of America................ 1-800-955-4572
Lighthouse Center for Vision and Aging..... 1-800-334-5497
Medicare and Medicaid Services Helpline.... 1-800-MEDICARE
(1-800-633-4227)
(TTY)1-877-486-2048
National AIDS Help Line.................... 1-800-342-2437
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
(NAMI Help Line).................. 1-800-950-6264
National Cancer Institute.................. 1-800-422-6237
National Caregiving Foundation............. 1-800-930-1357
National Center on Elder Abuse............. 1-202-898-2586
National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
...... 1-202-332-2275
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information
...... 1-800-729-6686
National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare
...... 1-800-966-1935
National Eye Care Project Helpline......... 1-800-222-3937
National Health Information Center......... 1-800-336-4797
National Hospice Organization.............. 1-800-658-8898
National Institute on Aging................ 1-800-222-2225
National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication
Disorders Information Clearinghouse... 1-800-241-1044
National Institute of Mental Health Information Center
...... 1-800-421-4211
National Institute of Neurological & Stroke Disorders
...... 1-800-352-9424
National Insurance Consumer Helpline....... 1-800-942-4242
New York Council on Problem Gambling....... 1-518-427-1622
Parkinson's Disease Foundation............. 1-800-457-6676
Patients' Rights Helpline.................. 1-800-333-4374
Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with
Disabilities Center (TRAID)........... 1-800-522-4369 (Voice and TTY)
Verizon LifeLine Service................... 1-800-555-5000
Verizon Center for Individuals with Disabilities 1-800-974-6006 (Voice and TTY)
