There are many support organizations which will provide educational and resource materials free of charge to use for your information and/or to share with parents.
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The American Foundation for the Blind Information Center 1-800-AFB-Line (232-5463) E-mail: afbinfo@afb.org Gopher: Gopher.afb.org 5005 Web: http://www.afb.org/afb Headquarters: 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 New York, NY 10001 (212)502-7600 |
The Arc(formerly Association for Retarded Citizens) of the United States 500 East Border Street, Suite 300 Arlington, Texas 76010 (817)261-6003(Voice) (817)277-3491(FAX) (817)277-0553(TDD) E-mail: thearc@metronet.com Web: http://TheArc.org/welcome.html |
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Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board(Access Board) 1331 F Street, NW S-100 Washington, D. C. 20004-1111 (800)USA-ABLE (202)272-5434x21(Voice) (202)272-5449(TTY) FAX: (202)272-5447 Web: http://www.faa.gov/arp/NOTADV.HTM |
C.H.A.D.D. (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders) 499 Northwest 70th Avenue, Suite 101 Plantation, Florida 33317 (800)233-4050 FAX (954)587-4599 E-mail: webmaster@chadd.org Web: http://www.chadd.org/ |
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The Child Care Law Center (provides general information and technical assistance to both parents and providers regarding ADA compliance.) 22 Second Street 5th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 (415)495-5498 info@childcarelaw.com |
DRAGnet ( full service, EPA-licensed non-profit computer recycling providing technology-related transitional(school-to-work, welfare-to-work) employment training for educationally At-risk@ youth and adults inorder to make available reliable, refurbished personal computer technology to disadvantaged people who cannot afford one from normal commercial resources.) 1110 Van Buren St. NE Minneapolis, MN 55413 (612)378-9796 (612)378-9794 Web: http://www.dragnet.org E-mail: placement@dragnet.org |
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Epilepsy Foundation of America Director, Public Information & Education 4351 Garden City Drive Landover, MD 20785 (301)459-3700 (800) 332-1000 (Info/Referrals) Web: http://neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu/ep-resrc.htm#EFA |
LD OnLine (the interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and children; LD OnLine is a service of The Learning Disabilities Project at WETA, Washington, D.C., in association with The Parents= Educational Resource Center and The Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities.) Web: http://www.ldonline.org/ E-mail: ldonline@weta.com |
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National Association for the Education of Young Children(NAEYC) 1509 16th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20036-1426 (800)424-2460 (202)232-8777 FAX: (202)328-1864 E-mail: pubaff@naeyc.org Web: http://www.america-tomorrow.com/naeyc/ |
National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education Through Technology, Media and Materials(NCIP) NCIP Education Development Center, Inc. 55 Chapel Street Newton, Massachusetts 02158-1060 (617)969-7100(Voice) (617)969-4529(TTY) (617)969-3440(FAX) E-mail:ncip@edc.org Web: http://www.edc.org/FSC/NCIP/ |
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National Center for Stuttering, Inc.(NCS) 200 East 33rd Street New York, NY, USA 10016 (800)221-2483 Fax: (212) 683-1372 E-mail: schwartz@is.nyu.edu Web: http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/lib_stut.htm |
The National Down Syndrome Society 666 Broadway, 8th Floor New York, NY 10012-2317 (212)460-9330 (800)221-4602 E-mail: webmaster@pcsltd.com Web: http://www.ndss.org/ |
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National Information Center For Children And Youth With Disabilities (NICHCY) P.O. Box 1492 Washington, DC 20013-1492 1-800-695-0285(Voice/TT) 1-202-884-8200(Voice/TT) 1-202-884-8441(Fax) E-mail: support@kidsource.com Web: http://www. aed.org/nichcy |
National Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc. 42-40 Bell Boulevard Bayside, New York 11361-2820 (718)224-2999 FAX(718)279-9596 E-mail: tourette@ix.netcom.com Web: http://neuro-www2.mgh.harvard.edu/tsa/tsamain.nclk Web: http://www.pbs.org/pov/more/tsqa.html |
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Office on the ADA, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Dept. of Justice P.O. Box 77638 Washington, D. C. 20035-9998 (202)514-0301(Voice) (800)514-0301(Voice) (800) 514-0383(TDD) Web: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm |
United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc. 1660 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20036-5602 Phone: (800)USA-5UCP or (202)776-0406 TTY: (202)973-7197 FAX: (202)776-0414 E-mail: ucpanatl@ucpa.org Web: http://www.ucpa.org |