New York

Learn the basics (1)+

• Access to Public Accommodations & Government Services for Individuals with Hearing or Visual Impairments

  This is a 4-page handout that explains your rights, reasonable accommodations, and how to protect your rights if you are a person with a sensory impairment trying to access places of public accommodation or government services. Content Detail

  By:

  New York Lawyers for the Public Interest

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

  Chinese / 中文

Airline passengers with disabilities (1)+

• Travelling with disabilities

  The Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) is a law that makes it illegal for airlines to discriminate against passengers because of their disability. The Department of Transportation is responsible for enforcing the ACAA, which applies to all flights to, from, or within the United States. Content Detail

  By:

  U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings

Blindness and low vision (1)+

• If You are Blind or Have Low Vision: How We Can Help

  Information on Social Security Disability benefits and SSI Benefits for individuals who are blind or have low vision. Content Detail

  By:

  Social Security Administration

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

I want to know about my rights (1)+

• How Do I Find ADA (Accesibility) Information?

  This fact sheet explains how to ask the court for a disability accommodation. Content Detail

  By:

  New York State Unified Court System

Blind work expenses (2)+

• If You are Blind or Have Low Vision: How We Can Help

  Information on Social Security Disability benefits and SSI Benefits for individuals who are blind or have low vision. Content Detail

  By:

  Social Security Administration

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Blind Work Expenses

  This link will take you to a PDF document that discusses the deductions that may be taken from earned income by persons who receive SSI on the basis of blindness. Content Detail

  By:

  Neighborhood Legal Services

Disability discrimination (3)+

• Questions and Answers About Blindness and Vision Impairments in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act

  Explains when a vision impairment is considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and provides examples of reasonable accommodations that can be made by employers. Content Detail

  By:

  The U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

• Access to Public Accommodations & Government Services for Individuals with Hearing or Visual Impairments

  This is a 4-page handout that explains your rights, reasonable accommodations, and how to protect your rights if you are a person with a sensory impairment trying to access places of public accommodation or government services. Content Detail

  By:

  New York Lawyers for the Public Interest

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

  Chinese / 中文

• Travelling with disabilities

  The Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) is a law that makes it illegal for airlines to discriminate against passengers because of their disability. The Department of Transportation is responsible for enforcing the ACAA, which applies to all flights to, from, or within the United States. Content Detail

  By:

  U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings

Working and SSI (1)+

• Blind Work Expenses

  This link will take you to a PDF document that discusses the deductions that may be taken from earned income by persons who receive SSI on the basis of blindness. Content Detail

  By:

  Neighborhood Legal Services