CONTACTS: Important Links and Phone Numbers

The Office for the Older Driver welcomes your comments about our site and how we might make it better. You can contact us at olderdriver@dmv.ny.gov with your ideas, comments and suggestions about this page and DMV services to seniors.

USEFUL LINKS

NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES (NYS DMV)

• Contact the DMV Online
• Contact the DMV by Phone
• DMV Offices
• Information about NYS Driver Licenses
• Parking for Persons with Disabilities

NYS INSTITUTE FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH (ITSMR)

• ITSMR Home Page

NEW YORK STATE OFFICE FOR THE AGING (NYSOFA)

• NYSOFA Home Page
• NYSOFA List of Local Offices for the Aging
• New York State Senior Citizen Resource Guide

NATIONAL AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS

• AAA (Formerly the American Automobile Association)
• AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety - Drivers 55 plus: Self-Rating Form
• American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) - Driver Licensing and Control

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS

• AARP Home Page
• Keeping Safe

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION (FHWA)

• Safety Subject Index
• Intersections
• Traffic Control Roadway Visual Cues (MS Word)

NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA)

• NHTSA Home Page
• Older Drivers Program

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

• Senior Drivers.Org
• The US Administration on Aging
• The Grand Driver
• National Cooperative Highway Research Program Roadside Safety (PDF)
• National Older Driver Research and Training Center
• Driver Fitness Centers
• Erie County's Older Driver Family Assistance Help Network

TELEPHONE NUMBERS

U.S. Government Agencies

• Federal Information Center (for all locations): 1-800-688-9889
• Administration on Aging: 1-202-619-0724
• Social Security Administration Help Line: 1-800-772-1213
     TTY 1-800-325-0778
• Veterans Affairs, Department of: 1-800-827-1000

New York State Government Agencies

• Senior Citizens' Help Line: 1-800-342-9871
• NYS Talking Book & Braille Library: 1-800-342-3688
• EPIC Help Line (Senior Prescription Plan): 1-800-332-3742
• Veterans' Affairs, NYS Division of (Albany):1-518-474-6784

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 Disease Education/Referral Center: 1-800-438-4380
• American Association of Homes/Services for the Aging: 1-202-783-2242
• National Center on Elder Abuse: 1-202-898-2586
• National Committee on Social Security/Medicare: 1-800-966-1935
• National Hospice Organization: 1-800-658-8898