Blind Hearing Impaired physically impaired

Hello

Not quite as easy as you’d think to get a list of advocacy
organizations for the disabled in New York City.  There is so much
good information on the net for sight and hearing impaired people and
for handicapped people but only a handful of organizations have
headquarters or chapters in NY city.

Advocacy re physical disabilities:

TASH Advocates for "equity, opportunities, social justice, and rights
for people with disabilites"
Has a NY metro chapter and you will find contact info at: 
http://www.tash.org/chapters/newyorkmetro.htm

(Please note I’m not putting contact details that look as if they
might be personal phone numbers or emails into this answer, just
giving you the links.)

Queens Independent Living Center says it supports those with
disabilities -including advocacy work - throughout the city  .

140-40 Queens Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435
718-658-2526 (voice) * 718-658-4720 (TTY)
http://www.nycilc.org/

People impaired by multiple sclerosis have a group "advocating for
equity, opportunities, social justice, and rights" at:
http://www.c-c-d.org/members.htm


In case it's relevant -
Lawyers in New York (not all in NY City) who may do pro bono advocacy:

http://www.lawhelp.org/NY/StateDirectory.cfm/County/%20/demoMode/%3D%201/Language/1/State/NY/TextOnly/N/ZipCode/%20/LoggedIn/0



Advocacy re impaired sight:

Lighthouse International
Toll-free Information and Resource Service 
1(800) 829-0500 
For the New York Metropolitan Area Please Call (888) 222-9320

Headquarters and Regional Offices
New York City Headquarters
111 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022-1202
Phone (212) 821-9200 or (800) 829-0500
Fax: (212) 821-9707
TTY: (212) 821-9713

http://www.lighthouse.org/about_main.htm



Advocacy re impaired hearing:


NYC Civic Association of the Deaf 
30th ave and 75th Street, New York, New York 11370 
TTY: 718-899-1459  FAX: 718-899-9846 
http://dww.deafworldweb.org/int/us/ny/org.html

NY Society for the Deaf
(212) 777-3900 (tty/voice) 817 Broadway, 7th Floor
(212) 777-5740 (fax) New York, NY 10003
Their website is not completed yet:
http://www.nysd.org/ 


League for the Hard of Hearing
71 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010-4162
917-305-7700 (VOICE) · 917-305-7999 (TTY) · 917-305-7888 (FAX) 
http://www.lhh.org/advocacy/index.htm

New York City Black Deaf Advocates 
P.O. Box 3872  New York NY 10185-3872 





I don't know if you would be interested to hear about organizations
with chapters across the country but still needing someone to set one
up in New York City:
http://www.adapt.org/startgrp.htm 
"fighting so people with disabilities can live in the community with
real supports"

self help for hardof hearing:
http://www.shhh.org/Chapters/chapmap.cfm


You may want to comb through the following sites and directories. 
There are many excellent resources but I think I've picked out those
(all or most?) that meet your criteria of advocacy within New York
City for the groups you mention.

http://www.disabilityresources.org/NEW-YORK.html
http://www.wheelchairnet.org/WCN_Living/Advocacy.html

http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Issues/Disabilities/
http://directory.google.com/Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Eye_Disorders/Blindness/

Best wishes - let me know if you need clarification

search terms used 
disability disabled handicapped new york new york city advocacy deaf
blind hearing impairmentsight impairment mobility wheelchair

As a disability rights activist, I happen to know that "Disabled In
Action" or "DIA" is a long-standing New York City group. Getting in
touch with them would be a good starting point:

http://www.disabledinaction.org/

May I add The Associated Blind www.tabinc.org and its "NYC and beyond"
web site eSight Careers Network www.eSightCareers.net which offers
tools, information and resources for qualified blind and partially
sighted people looking for rewarding, competitive work.

Nan Hawthorne