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Other Resources

There are a number of organizations, public and private, non-profit and otherwise, that serve persons with disabilities.  A brief list of resources is provided.  However, it would be beneficial to any individual with a disability to find out about these and other organizations that can offer services. 

General Information

Association for Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD)- (614) 488-7972 (Voice/TDD)

HEATH Resource Center – (800) 544- 3284 (Voice/TDD)

                     

        Chronic Health Impairment

Arthritis Foundation
1330 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309

Epilepsy Foundation of America
4351 Garden City Dr.
Landover, MD 20785

AIDS Action Council
2033 M. Street, NW, Suite 802
Washington, D.C. 20036

National Kidney Foundation of Louisiana
8200 Hampson St., Ste. 425
New Orleans, LA 70118

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
6931 Arlington Rd.
Bethesda, MD 20814

United Cerebral Palsy Association
1600 L Street , NW
Washington, DC 20036

American Diabetes Association
1660 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314

 

Hearing Impairment

American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association
P.O.Box 25154
Little Rock, AR 72225

Deaf Action Center of NW Louisiana
601 Jordan Street
Shreveport, LA 71101

Alexander Graham Bell Association For the Deaf
4217 Volta Place NW
Washington, DC.  20007

National Captioning Institute
5203 Leesburg Pike, Suite 1500
Falls Church, VA 22041

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
10801 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852

Self-Help for Hard of Hearing People
7800 Wisconsin Ave.
Bethesda, MD 20814

Learning Disabilities

Council for Learning Disabilities
P.O. Box 40303
Overland Park, KS 66204

Learning Disabilities Network
25 Accord Park Dr.
Rockland, MA 02370

Center on Postsecondary Education for Students with Learning Disabilities
University of Connecticut, U-64
249 Glenbrook Rd.
Storrs, CT 06269

 

Mobility Impairments

American Amputee Foundation
2506 Riverfront Dr., #3
Little Rock, AR 72200

National Head Injury Foundation
1140 Connecticut Ave., NW, Ste 812
Washington, D.C. 20036

Gazette International Networking Institute
4506 Maryland Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63108

National Spinal Cord Injury Association
600 W. Cummings Park, Ste 2000
Woburn, MA 01801

RTA: The LIFT Handicapped Service
2817 Canal St.
New Orleans, LA 70119

 

Psychological Impairment

Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Boston University
930 Commonwealth Ave.
Boston, MA 02215

National Mental Health Consumer Self - Help Clearinghouse
311 S. Juniper St., Suite 902
Philadelphia, PA 19107

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

Arlington, VA 22201

National Mental Health Association
1021 Prince St.
Alexandria, VA 22314

Visual Impairments

American Council for the Blind
1155 15th St., MW, Suite 720
Washington, D.C. 20005

American Printing House for the Blind
1839 Frankfort Ave.
P.O. Box 6085
Louisville, KY 40206

American Foundation for the Blind
15 W. 16th Street
New York, New York 10011

National Alliance of Blind Students
1155 15th St., NW, Suite 720
Washington, D.C. 20005