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NATIONAL TOLL-FREE NUMBERS
(GR5), Update January 2002
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A publication of:

NICHCY
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
P.O. Box 1492
Washington, DC 20013
E-mail: nichcy@aed.org
Web site: www.nichcy.org

1-800-695-0285 (Voice/TTY)
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The following is a selected list of toll-free numbers for national organizations concerned with disability and children's issues. Inclusion on this list does not imply endorsement by NICHCY or the Office of Special Education Programs. There are also many national disability organizations providing services and information which do not have toll-free numbers. If you would like additional help in locating assistance contact NICHCY at 1-800-695-0285 (Voice/TTY).

Note: Telephone numbers are designated either Voice (V) or Text Telephone (TTY), indicating their accessibility to TTY users.
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AIDS

CDC National Prevention Information Network
1(800) 458-5231 (V; English/Spanish)
1(800) 243-7012 (TTY)

CDC National STD and AIDS Hotline
1(800) 342-2437 (V); 1(800) 227-8922
1(800) 344-7432 (V; Spanish)
1(800) 243-7889 (TTY)

Hemophilia and AIDS/HIV Network for Dissemination of Information
1(800) 424-2634 (V)

HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service
1(800) 448-0440 (V; English/Spanish)
1(888) 480-3739 (TTY)

IDS Clinical Trials Information Services
1(800) 874-2572 (V; English/Spanish)
1(888) 480-3739 (TTY)

National Pediatric & Family HIV Resource Center
1(800) 362-0071 (V; English/Spanish)

ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE

Families Anonymous
1(800) 736-9805

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
1(800) 662-4357; 1(800) 729-6686
1(800) 767-8432 (Spanish)
1(800) 487-4889 (TTY)

National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence
1(800) 622-2255

OSAP National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
1(800) 729-6686 (V; English/Spanish)
1(800) 487-4889 (TTY)

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA)

ADA in Action
1(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)

Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund ADA Technical Assistance Information Line
1(800) 514-0301 (V/TTY, English/Spanish)

Disability & Business Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs)
1(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
1(800) 669-3362 (V; English/Spanish)
1(800) 800-3302 (TTY)

Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
1(800) 526-7234 (V/TTY)
1(800) 232-9675 (V/TTY; ADA Information)

U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers
Compliance Board—Access Board
1(800) 872-2253 (V); 1(202) 272-5449 (TTY)
1(800) 993-2822 (TTY)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development—HUD User
1(800) 245-2691 (V)

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY / DEVICES

AbleNet
1(800) 322-0956 (V)

Alliance for Technology Access
1(800) 455-7970

Chrysler Corporation Automobility Program
1(800) 255-9877

IBM Independence Series Information Center
1(800) 426-4832 (V); 1(800) 426-4833 (TTY)

TechKnowledge
1(800) 726-9119
1(404) 894-1414 (V; Atlanta Metro Area)

BLINDNESS / VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS

American Council of the Blind
1(800) 424-8666 (V; English/Spanish)

American Foundation for the Blind
1(800) 232-5463 (V)

American Printing House for the Blind
1(800) 223-1839

Blind Children's Center
1(800) 222-3566 (V)

Hadley School for the Blind 1(800) 323-4238 (V)

Library Reproduction Service (LRS)
1(800) 255-5002

Lighthouse National Center for Vision and Child Development
1(800) 334-5497 (V); 1(212) 821-9713 (TTY)

National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments
1(800) 562-6265

National Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
1(800) 424-8567 (V)
1(800) 424-9100 (Voice mail, English)
1(800) 345-8901 (Voice mail, Spanish)

Prevent Blindness America
1(800) 221-3004 (V)

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
1(800) 803-7201 (V)

The Foundation Fighting Blindness
1(888) 394-3937 (V); 1(800) 683-5551 (TTY)

BURNS

Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors
1(800) 888-2876 (V)

CANCER

American Cancer Society
1(800) 227-2345

Cancer Information and Counseling Line
1(800) 525-3777 (V)

Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
1(800) 366-2223 (V)

National Brain Tumor Foundation
1(800) 934-2873 (V; English/Spanish)

National Cancer Information Service
1(800) 422-6237 (V; English/Spanish)
1 (800) 332-8615 (TTY)

CHILD ABUSE

Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and
Neglect/Family Violence Information
1(800) 394-3366 (V)

Prevent Child Abuse America
1(800) 244-5373

CHILD CARE

National Child Care Information Center
1(800) 616-2242 (V; English/Spanish)
1(800) 516-2242 (TTY)

National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
1(800) 598-5437

COMMUNICATION DISORDERS

Communication Aid Manufacturers' Association
1(800) 441-2262

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Clearinghouse
1(800) 241-1044 (V); 1(800) 241-1055 (TTY)

National Center for Stuttering
1(800) 221-2483

National Stuttering Association
1(800) 364-1677

CRANIOFACIAL SYNDROMES

Children's Craniofacial Association
1(800) 535-3643 (V)

Craniofacial Foundation of America
1(800) 418-3223

Faces—National Craniofacial Association
1(800) 332-2373 (V)

DEAFNESS / HEARING IMPAIRMENTS

American Society for Deaf Children
1(800) 942-2732 (V/TTY)

Better Hearing Institute
1(800) 327-9355 (V/TTY)

Hear Now
1(800) 648-4327 (V/TTY)

Hearing Aid Hotline
1(800) 521-5247 (V/TTY)

John Tracy Clinic
1(800) 522-4582 (V/TTY; English/Spanish)
1(213) 748-5481 (V; in 213 area)
1(213) 747-2924 (TTY; in 213 area)

National Cued Speech Association
1(800) 459-3529

National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who are Deaf-Blind (DB-LINK)
1(800) 438-9376 (V); 1(800) 854-7013 (TTY)

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Clearinghouse
1(800) 241-1044 (V); 1(800) 241-1055 (TTY)

DISABILITY AWARENESS

Kids on the Block
1(800) 368-5437 (V)

EDUCATION

American Association for Vocational Instructional Materials
1(800) 228-4689 (V)

American School Counselor Association
1(800) 306-4722 (V)

Association for Childhood Education International
1(800) 423-3563 (V)

Urban Special Education Leadership Collaborative
1(800) 225-4276 (V)

U.S. Office of Educational Research and Improvement
1(800) 424-1616 (V; English/Spanish)

EMPLOYMENT

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
1(800) 669-3362 (V; English/Spanish)
1(800) 800-3302 (TTY)

Job Accommodation Network
1(800) 526-7234 (V/TTY)
1(800) 232-9675 (V/TTY; ADA Information)

FINANCIAL COUNSELING

National Foundation for Consumer Credit
1(800) 388-2227 (V)

HOSPICE

Children's Hospice International
1(800) 242-4453 (V/TTY)

Hospicelink
1(800) 331-1620 (V)

INFORMATION CENTERS

Abledata/National Rehabilitation Information Clearinghouse
1(800) 227-0216 (V/TTY)

Access ERIC
1(800) 538-3742 (V)

Eric Clearinghouse on Disabilities & Gifted Education
1(800) 328-0272 (V/TTY)

National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education
1(800) 641-7824

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
1(800) 695-0285 (V/TTY; English/Spanish)

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Clearinghouse
1(877) 226-4267 (V)

National Lead Information Center
1(800) 424-5323

National Maternal & Child Health Clearinghouse
1(888) 434-4624

ODPHP National Health Information Center
1(800) 336-4797 (V)

Office of Minority Health Resource Center
1(800) 444-6472 (V; English/Spanish)

Zero to Three/National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
1(800) 899-4301

LITERACY

Laubach Literacy
1(888) 528-2224

National Institute for Literacy’s Literacy Hotline
1(800) 228-8813

MEDICAL / HEALTH DISORDERS

American Association of Kidney Patients
1(800) 749-2257 (V)

American Brain Tumor Association
1(800) 886-2282 (V)

American Cancer Society
1(800) 227-2345 (V; English/Spanish)

American Diabetes Association
1(800) 342-2383 (V; English/Spanish)

American Heart Association
1(800) 242-8721 (V; English/Spanish)

American Kidney Fund
1(800) 638-8299 (V)

American Liver Foundation
1(800) 638-8299 (V; English/Spanish)

American Lung Association
1(800) 586-4872 (V; English/Spanish)

Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation
1(800) 747-2820 (V)

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
1(800) 727-8462

Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Association
1(800) 442-3437 (V)

Crohn and Colitis Foundation of America
1(800) 932-2423

Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention
1(800) 931-2237

Family Voices: A National Coalition Speaking for Children with Special Health Care Needs
1(888) 835-5669 (V)

Federal Hill-Burton Free Hospital Care Program
1(800) 638-0742 (V)
1(800) 492-0359 (V; in MD)

Foundation for Ichthyosis and Related Skin Types
1(800) 545-3286

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (formerly the Leukemia Society of America)
1(800) 955-4572 (V)

Lupus Foundation of America
1(800) 558-0121 (V)
1(800) 558-0231 (V; Spanish)

National Brain Tumor Foundation
1(800) 934-2873 (V; English/Spanish)

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center
1(800) 575-9355 (V; English/Spanish)

National Lymphedema Network
1(800) 541-3259

ODPHP National Health Information Center
1(800) 336-4797 (V)

Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children
1(800) 237-5055 (V)

Sickle Cell Disease Association of America
1(800) 421-8453 (V)

United Ostomy Association
1(800) 826-0826 (V)

Vestibular Disorders Association
1(800) 837-8428

MENTAL HEALTH

Anxiety Disorders Information, National Institute of Mental Health
1(888) 826-9438 (English/Spanish)

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
1(800) 950-6264 (V)

National Hopeline Network
1(800) Suicide (784-2433) (English/Spanish)

National Institute of Mental Health Information Line
1(800) 647-2642

National Mental Health Association
1(800) 969-6642 (V); 1(800) 433-5959 (TTY)

National Mental Health Consumer Self-Help Clearinghouse
1(800) 553-4539 (English/Spanish)

National Mental Health Services, Knowledge Exchange Network (KEN)
1(800) 789-2647
1(800) 790-2647 (Safe Schools, Healthy Children)

Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health
1(800) 547-8887

NUTRITION

Beech-Nut Nutrition Hotline
1(800) 523-6633 (V)

Gerber Parents Resource Center
1(800) 443-7237 (V)

PHYSICAL DISABILITIES

Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation
1(800) 225-0292

Easter Seals—National Office
1(800) 221-6827 (V); 1(312) 726-4258 (TTY)

Human Growth Foundation
1(800) 451-6434 (V)

Muscular Dystrophy Association
1(800) 572-1717

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Clearinghouse
1(877) 226-4267 (V)

National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
1(800) 424-8567 (V)
1(800) 424-9100 (Voice mail, English)
1(800) 345-8901 (Voice mail, Spanish)

National Limb Loss Information Center
1(888) 267-5669 (English/Spanish)

National Spinal Cord Injury Hotline 1(800) 962-9629 (V)

Pathways Awareness Foundation
1(800) 955-2445 (V)

RARE SYNDROMES

Genetic Alliance
1(800) 336-4363 (V); 1(888) 205-3223 (TTY)

National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
1(800) 999-6673 (V/TTY)

RECREATION

Adventures in Movement for the Handicapped
1(800) 332-8210 (V)

Magic Foundation
1(800) 362-4423 (V)

North American Riding for the Handicapped, Inc.
1(800) 369-7433 (V)

Sunshine Foundation
1(800) 767-1976 (V)

REHABILITATION

Abledata
1(800) 227-0216 (V/TTY)

Childrens Resource Line
1(800) 638-8864 (V)

National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials
1(800) 223-5219 (V)

RESPIRATORY DISORDERS

National Jewish Center for Immunology and
Respiratory Medicine — Lungline
1(800) 222-5864 (V)

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Information Center
1(800) 575-9355 (English/Spanish)

RESPITE CARE

Arch National Resource Center, National Respite Locator Service
1(800) 773-5433 (V)

RURAL

Eric Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools
1(800) 624-9120 (V)

Rural Institute on Disabilities
1(800) 732-0323

SPECIFIC DISABILITIES

American Association on Mental Retardation
1(800) 424-3688 (outside DC area)
(202) 387-1968 (in DC)

Angelman Syndrome Foundation
1(800) 432-6435

Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation
1(800) 747-2820 (V)

Autism Society of America
1(800) 3-Autism (328-8476)

Brain Injury Association
1(800) 444-6443 (V)

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD)
1(800) 233-4050
(301) 306-7070 (in Washington, DC metro area)

Cleft Palate Foundation
1(800) 242-5338

Cooley’s Anemia Foundation
1(800) 522-7222 (V)

Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation
1(800) 223-8355 (V); (860) 676-8166 (V; in CT)

Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America
1(800) 932-2423

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
1(800) 344-4823 (V)

Epilepsy Foundation-National Office
1(800) 332-1000 (V)

Huntington's Disease Society of America
1(800) 345-4372 (English/Spanish)

International Dyslexia Association
(formerly the Orton Dyslexia Society)
1(800) 222-3123

International Rett Syndrome Association
1(800) 818-7388

Learning Disabilities Association
1(888) 300-6710

Little People of America
1(888) 572-2001

Lyme Disease Foundation
1(800) 886-5963

National Center for Learning Disabilities
1(888) 575-7373

National Center for Stutttering
1(800) 221-2483 (V)

National Down Syndrome Congress
1(800) 232-6372 (V)

National Down Syndrome Society
1(800) 221-4602 (V; English/Spanish)

National Fragile X Foundation
1(800) 688-8765 (V)

National Lymphedema Network
1(800) 541-3259

National Multiple Sclerosis Society
1(800) 344-4867 (V; English/Spanish)

National Neurofibromatosis FoundationV 1(800) 323-7938

National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation
1(800) 473-2310 (V)

National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS)
1(800) 666-6327

National Reye's Syndrome Foundation
1(800) 233-7393 (V)

National Scoliosis Foundation
1(800) 673-6922 (V)

National Stuttering Association
1(800) 364-1677

National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association, Inc.
1(800) 906-8723 (V)

National Tuberous Sclerosis Association
1(800) 225-6872 (V)

Neurofibromatosis, Inc.
1(800) 942-6825

Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation
1(800) 981-2663 (V)

Prader-Willi Syndrome Association
1(800) 926-4797 (V)

Spina Bifida Association of America
1(800) 621-3141 (V; English/Spanish)

Stuttering Foundation of America
1(800) 992-9392 (V)

Support Organization for Trisomy 17, 13, and Related Disorders
1(800) 716-7638

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Alliance
1(800) 221-7437 (V)

Tourette Syndrome Association
1(800) 237-0717 (V)

Treacher Collins Foundation
1(800) 823-2055

United Cerebral Palsy Associations
1(800) 872-5827 (V; English/Spanish)

United Leukodystrophy Foundation
1(800) 728-5483 (V)

United Scleroderma Foundation
1(800) 722-4673 (V)

Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Social Security Administration
1(800) 772-1213 (V; Spanish)
1(800) 325-0778 (TTY)
1(800) 392-0812 (TTY; in MO)

TRAUMA

American Trauma Society
1(800) 556-7890 (V); 1(800) 735-2258 (TTY)

Brain Injury Association
1(800) 444-6443 (V)

National Spinal Cord Injury Association
1(800) 962-9629 (V)

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January 2002

This list is made possible through Cooperative Agreement #H326N980002 between the Academy for Educational Development and the Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education. The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Education, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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