NATIONAL TOLL-FREE NUMBERS 
(GR5), Update 1996
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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: http://www.nichcy.org
1-800-695-0285 (Voice/TT)
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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. 
Spanish-language resources are also indicated.


AIDS 

CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse
1(800) 458-5231 (V; English/Spanish)
1(800) 243-7012 (TTY)

CDC National AIDS Hotline
1(800) 342-2437 (V)
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)


ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG ABUSE

National Institute on Drug Abuse Helpline
1(800) 662-4357 (V)

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


AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) 

Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund ADA Technical
Assistance Information Line
1(800) 466-4232 (V/TTY)

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
1(800) 669-3362 (V)
1(800) 800-3302 (TTY)

Job Accommodation Network
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)

Apple Office for Special Education Material
1(800) 732-3131, ext. 950 (V)

AT&T Accessible Communications Product
Center
1(800) 233-1222 (V)
1(800) 896-9032 (TTY)

IBM Special Needs Information Referral Center
1(800) 426-4832 (V)
1(800) 284-4833 (TTY)


TECHKNOWLEDGE
1(800) 726-9119
1(404) 894-4960 (V; Atlanta Metro Area)


BLINDNESS/VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS

American Council of the Blind
1(800) 424-8666 (V/TTY)

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

Blind Children's Center
1(800) 222-3566 (V)
1(800) 222-3567 (V; in CA)

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

Job Opportunities for the Blind
1(800) 638-7518 (V)
1(410) 659-9314 (V; in MD)

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

National Association of Parents of the 
Visually Impaired
1(800) 562-6265
National Society to Prevent Blindness
1(800) 331-2020 (V)

Recording for the Blind
1(800) 221-4792 (V)

The Foundation Fighting Blindness
1(800) 683-5555 (V)
1(410) 785-1414 (V; in MD)
1(410) 785-9687 (TTY)
1(800) 683-5551 (TTY)


BURNS

Phoenix Society
1(800) 888-2876 (V)

CANCER

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

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

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


CHILD ABUSE

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

National Resource Center on Child Sexual Abuse
1(800) 543-7006 (V)


COMMUNICATION DISORDERS

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

CRANIOFACIAL SYNDROMES

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

FACES -- National Association for the Craniofacially Handicapped
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)

Deafness Research Foundation
1(800) 535-3323 (V/TTY)
1(212) 684-6559 (V/TTY; in NY)

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

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

National Hearing Aid Society
1(800) 521-5247 (V)

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

TRIPOD (Information for parents of deaf 
children)
1(800) 352-8888 (V/TTY)
1(800) 287-4763 (V/TTY; in CA)


DISABILITY AWARENESS

Kids on the Block
1(800) 368-5437


EDUCATION

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

Association for Childhood Education International
1(800) 423-3563 (V)
HEATH Resource Center
1(800) 544-3284 (V/TTY)
1(202) 939-9320 (V/TTY; in DC)

National Center for Research in Vocational 
Education
1(800) 762-4093 (V)

National Center for School Leadership
1(800) 643-3205 (V)

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


EMPLOYMENT

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
1(800) 669-3362 (V)
1(800) 800-3302 (TTY)

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

Job Opportunities for the Blind
1(800) 638-7518
1(410) 659-9314 (V; in MD)

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
1(203) 767-1620 (V; in CT)


INFORMATION SERVICES

ABLEDATA/National Rehabilitation
Information Clearinghouse
1(800) 346-2742 (V/TTY)

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

BRS Information Technologies
1(800) 289-4277 (V)

National Easter Seal Society
1(800) 221-6827 (V)
1(312) 726-4258 (TTY)

National Information Clearinghouse for Infants with Disabilities
and Life Threatening 
Conditions
1(800) 922-9234, ext. 201 (V/TTY)
1(800) 922-1107, ext. 201 (V/TTY; in SC)

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

Office of Minority Health Resource Center
1(800) 444-6472 (V)


LITERACY

National Literacy Hotline
1(800) 228-8813 (V)
1(800) 522-9097 (TTY)


MEDICAL/HEALTH DISORDERS

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

American Brain Tumor Association
1(800) 886-2282

American Diabetes Association
1(800) 582-8323 (V)

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

American Liver Foundation
1(800) 223-0179 (V)

American Lupus Society
1(800) 331-1802 (V)
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
1(800) 727-8462

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

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

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

Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children
1(800) 237-5055 (V)
1(800) 282-9161 (V; in FL)

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


MENTAL HEALTH

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

National Clearinghouse on Family Support and
Children's Mental Health
1(800) 628-1696 (V)

National Mental Health Association
1(800) 969-6642 (V)


MENTAL RETARDATION

American Association on Mental Retardation
1(800) 424-3688 (V)

The Arc
1(800) 433-5255


NUTRITION

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

Gerber Consumer Information
1(800) 443-7237 (V)


PHYSICAL DISABILITIES

National Spinal Cord Injury Hotline
1(800) 526-3456 (V)

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

Physically Challenged Resource Center
1(800) 255-9877 (V)


RARE SYNDROMES

Alliance of Genetic Support Groups
1(800) 336-4363 (V)

National Information Center on Orphan Drugs
and Rare Diseases
1(800) 456-3505 (V)

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


RECREATION

Adventures in Movement for the 
Handicapped, Inc.
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

Clearinghouse for Rehabilitation and 
Technology Information
1(800) 638-8864 (V)
1(800) 852-2892 (TTY)

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

National Rehabilitation Information 
Clearinghouse/ABLEDATA
1(800) 346-2742 (V/TTY)


RESPIRATORY DISORDERS

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


RESPITE CARE

Access to Respite Care and Help (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)
1(800) 344-6646 (V; in WV)

Rural Institute on Disabilities (Montana Univ.
Affiliated Program)
1(800) 732-0323


SPECIFIC DISABILITIES

Attention Deficit Disorder Association
1(800) 487-2282 (V)

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)
1(800) 753-2357 (V; in CT)

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

Epilepsy Foundation of America
1(800) 332-1000 (V)

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

National Down Syndrome Society
1(800) 221-4602 (V)

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

National Multiple Sclerosis Society
1(800) 532-7667 (V)

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

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

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

Orton Dyslexia Society
1(800) 222-3123 (V)

Prader-Willi Syndrome Association

1(800) 926-4797 (V)

Spina Bifida Associations of America
1(800) 621-3141 (V)

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

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

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

United Cerebral Palsy Associations
1(800) 872-5827 (V/TTY)

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)
1(800) 325-0778 (TTY)
1(800) 392-0812 (TTY; in MO)


TRAUMA

American Trauma Society
1(800) 556-7890 (V)

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

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


VIETNAM VETERANS/AGENT ORANGE

Access Group for Children of Vietnam Veterans
1(800) 821-8580 (V)



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