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ATTENTION DEFICIT
HYPERACTIVITY DISABILITY |
CEREBRAL PALSY |
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A.D.D. Warehouse |
American Academy for Cerebral Palsy & |
300 Northwest 70th Avenue, Suite 102 |
Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) |
Plantation, FL 33317 |
6300 North River Road, Suite 727 |
800-233-9273 |
Rosemont, IL 60018 |
www.addwarehouse.com |
847-698-1635 |
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www.aacpdm.org |
CHADD |
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8181 Professional Place |
United Cerebral Palsy Association |
Landover, MD 20785 |
1660 L Street NW, Suite 700 |
800-233-4050 |
Washington DC 20036 |
www.chadd.org |
800-872-5827 |
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www.ucpa.org |
Attention Deficit Disorder Association |
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1788 Second Street, Suite 200 |
CHRONIC ILLNESS |
Highland Park, IL 60035 |
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847-432-2332 |
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation |
www.add.org |
PO Box 498 |
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Kensington, MD 20895 |
AUTISM & PERVASIVE DEV. DISEASE |
800-366-2223 |
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www.candlelighters.org |
Autism Research Institute |
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4182 Adams Avenue |
Families of Children Under Stress (FOCUS) |
San Diego, CA 92116 |
3050 Presidential Drive, Suite 114 |
619-281-7165 |
Atlanta, GA 30340 |
www.autism.com/ari |
770-234-9111 |
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www.focus-ga.org |
Autism Society of America |
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7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300 |
Guillain-Barre Syndrome Found. International |
Bethesda, MD 20814 |
PO Box 262 |
800-328-8476 |
Wynnewood, PA 19096 |
www.autism-society.org |
610-667-0131 |
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www.guillain-barre.com |
Center for the Study of Autism |
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PO Box 4538 |
CYSTIC FIBROSIS |
Salem, OR 97302 |
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www.autism.org |
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation |
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6931 Arlington Road |
International Rett Syndrome Assn. |
Bethesda, MD 20814 |
9121 Piscataway Road |
800-344-4823 |
Clinton, MD 20735 |
www.cff.org |
800-818-7388 |
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www.rettsyndrome.org |
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Asperger’s Syndrome |
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www.aspennj.org |
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DOWN SYNDROME |
FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME |
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The Assoc. for Children with
Down Synd. |
Family Empowerment Network (FEN) |
4 Fern Place |
610 Langdon Street, Room 517 |
Plainview, NY 11803 |
Madison, WI 53703 |
516-933-4700 |
800-462-5254 |
www.acds.org |
www.dcs.wisc.edu/pda/hhi/fen/ |
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National Down Syndrome
Congress (NDSC) |
National Org. of Fetal Alcohol Synd. (NOFAS) |
1370 Center Drive, Suite 102 |
216 G. Street NE |
Atlanta, GA 30338 |
Washington DC 20002 |
800-232-6372 |
202-785-4585 |
www.ndsccenter.org |
www.nofas.org |
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National Down Syndrome Society |
PREVLINE: Prevention Online |
666 Broadway |
11426-11428 Rockville Pike, Suite 200 |
New York, NY 10012 |
Rockville, MD 20852 |
800-221-4602 |
800-729-6686 |
www.ndss.org |
www.health.org |
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EPILEPSY |
FRAGILE X SYNDROME |
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American Epilepsy Society |
FRAXA Research Foundation |
342 North Main Street |
45 Pleasant Street |
West Hartford, CT 06117 |
Newburyport, MA 01950 |
860-586-7505 |
978-462-1866 |
www.aisnet.org |
www.fraxa.org |
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Epilepsy Foundation |
National Fragile X Foundation |
4351 Garden City Drive |
PO Box 190488 |
Landover, MD 20785 |
San Francisco, CA 94119 |
800-332-1000 |
800-688-8765 |
www.efa.org |
www.fragilex.org |
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Intern. League Against Epilepsy |
GENETIC SYNDROMES |
avenue Marcel Thirty 204, B-1200 |
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Brussels, Belgium |
Howard University Cnt. for Sickle Cell Disease |
www.ilea-epilepsy.org |
2121 Georgia Avenue NW |
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Washington DC 20059 |
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202-806-7930 |
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www.huhosp.org/sicklecell |
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GENETIC SYNDROMES |
HEARING, SPEECH & LANG. |
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National Tay-Sachs & Allied Dis. Assoc. |
American Speech-Lang.-Hearing Assoc. |
2001 Beacon Street, Suite 204 |
10801 Rockville Pike |
Brighton, MA 02135 |
Rockville, MD 20852 |
800-906-8723 |
800-638-8255 |
www.NTSAD.org |
www.asha.org |
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Prader-Willi Syndrome Association |
Deafness Research Foundation |
5700 Midnight Pass Road |
1050 17th Street NW, Suite 701 |
Sarasota, FL 34242 |
Washington DC 20036 |
800-926-4797 |
www.drf.org |
www.pwsausa.org |
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International Hearing Society |
Support Org. for Trisomy 18, 13 & Related |
16880 Middlebelt Road |
Disorders (SOFT) |
Livonia, MI 48154 |
2982 South Union Street |
www.insinfo.org |
Rochester, NY 14624 |
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800-716-7638 |
National Center for Stuttering |
www.trisomy.org |
200 East 33rd Street |
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New York, NY 10016 |
Tourette Syndrome Association |
800-221-2483 |
42-40 Bell Blvd. |
www.stuttering.com |
Bayside, NY 11361 |
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718-224-2999 |
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www.tsa-usa.org |
Nat. Deaf Ed. Network & Clearinghouse |
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Gallaudet University |
HEARING, SPEECH & LANG. IMPAIRMENTS |
800 Florida Avenue NE |
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Washington, DC 20002 |
ADARA |
202-651-5031 |
PO Box 727 |
www.clerccenter.gallaudet.edu |
Lusby, MD 20657 |
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www.adara.org |
Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH) |
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7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 1200 |
Alexander Graham Bell Assoc. for the Deaf |
Bethesda, MD 20814 |
3417 Volta Place NW |
301-657-2248 |
Washington DC 20007 |
www.shhh.org |
202-337-5220 |
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www.agbell.org |
Signing Exact English Center |
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PO Box 1181 |
American Society for Deaf Children |
Los Alamitos, CA 90720 |
PO Box 3355 |
562-430-1467 |
Gettysburg, PA 17325 |
www.seecenter.org |
800-942-2732 |
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www.deafchildren.org |
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HEARING, SPEECH & LANG. |
MENTAL RETARDATION |
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Speech Therapy Activities |
The Arc of the United States |
www.speechtx.com |
1010 Wayne Avenue, Suite 650 |
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Silver Spring, MD 20910 |
LEARNING DISABILITIES |
301-565-3842 |
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www.thearc.org |
Dyslexia Research Institute |
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5746 Centerville Road |
President’s Committee on Mental Retardation |
Tallahassee, FL 32308 |
370 L’Engant Promenade SW Suite 701 |
850-893-2216 |
Washington DC 20447 |
dyslexia-add.org |
202-619-0634 |
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www.acd.dhhs.gov/programs/pcmr |
International Dyslexia Association |
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8600 LaSalle Road |
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY |
Chester Bldg., Suite 382 |
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Baltimore, MD 21286 |
Muscular Dystrophy Association |
410-296-0232 |
3300 East Sunrise Drive |
www.interdys.org |
Tucson, AZ 85718 |
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800-572-1717 |
LD Online |
www.mdausa.org |
www.ldonline.org |
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PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDICS |
Learning Disabilities Assoc. of America |
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4156 Library Road |
www.pediatric-orthopedics.com |
Pittsburgh, PA 15234 |
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412-341-1515 |
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www.ldanatl/.org |
SCOLIOSIS |
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National Center for Learning Disabilities |
National Scoliosis Foundation |
381 Park Avenue South, Suite 1401 |
5 Cabot Place |
New York, NY 10016 |
Stoughton, MA 02072 |
888-575-7373 |
800-673-6922 |
www.ld.org |
www.scoliosis.org |
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MENTAL RETARDATION |
Scoliosis Research Society |
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611 East Wells Street |
American Assoc. on Mental Retardation |
Milwaukee, WI 53202 |
444 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 846 |
414-289-9107 |
Washington DC 20001 |
www.srs.org |
800-424-3688 |
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www.aamr.org |
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SEVERE MULTPLE DISABILITIES |
VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS |
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Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind |
National Association for Visually Handicapped |
111 Middle Neck Road |
22 West 21st Street, 6th Floor |
Sands Point, NY 11050 |
New York, NY 10010 |
516-944-8900 |
212-889-3141 |
www.helenkeller.org/national |
www.navh.org |
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SPINA BIFIDA |
National Braille Association |
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3 Townline Circle |
Spina Bifida Association of America |
Rochester, NY 14623 |
4590 MacArthur Blvd. NW Suite 250 |
585-427-8260 |
Washington DC 20007 |
www.nationalbraille.org |
800-621-3141 |
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www.sbaa.org |
National Federation of the Blind |
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1800 Johnson Street |
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI) |
Baltimore, MD 21230 |
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410-659-9314 |
Brain Injury Assoc. of America |
www.nfb.org |
105 North Alfred Street |
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Alexandria, VA 22314 |
National Library Service for the Blind & |
800-444-6443 |
Physically Handicapped |
www.biaus.org |
1291 Taylor Street NW |
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Washington DC 20011 |
Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Guide |
202-707-5100 |
www.neuroskills.com |
www.loc.gov/nsl |
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VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS |
Prevent Blindness America |
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500 East Remington Road |
American Foundation for the Blind |
Schaumburg, IL 60173 |
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 |
800-331-2020 |
New York, NY 10011 |
www.preventblindness.org |
800-232-5463 |
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www.afb.org |
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D) |
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20 Roszel Road |
American Printing House for the
Blind (APH) |
Princeton, NJ 08540 |
PO Box 6085 |
609-452-0606 |
Louisville, KY |
www.rfbd.org |
40206 |
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800-223-1839 |
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www.aph.org |
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ACCESSIBILITY & COMMUNITY INCLUSION |
Michigan’s Assistive Technology Resource |
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1023 South US Route 27 |
National Assoc. of Developmental Disab. |
St. Johns, MI 48879 |
1234 Massachusetts Avenue NW Suite 103 |
800-274-7426 |
Washington DC 20005 |
www.matr.org |
202-347-1234 |
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www.naddc.org |
BEHAVIOR & MENTAL HEALTH |
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National Council of Independent Living |
American Academy of Child & Adolescent |
1916 Wilson Blvd., Suite 209 |
Psychiatry (AACAP) |
Arlington, CA 22201
703-525-3406 |
3615 Wisconsin Avenue NW
Washington DC 20016 |
www.ncil.org |
202-966-7300 |
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www.aacap.org |
National Organization on Disability |
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910 16th Street NW, Suite 600 |
American Psychiatric Association (APA) |
Washington DC 20006 |
1400 K Street NW |
202-293-5960 |
Washington DC 20005 |
www.nod.org |
888-357-7924 |
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www.psych.org |
ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY & EQUIPMENT |
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American Psychological Association (APA) |
Abledata |
750 First Street NE |
8630 Fenton Street, Suite 950 |
Washington DC 20002 |
Silver Spring, MD 20910 |
800-374-2721 |
800-227-0216 |
www.apa.org |
www.abledata.com |
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Association for Behavior Analysis (ABA) |
Alliance for Technology Access |
213 West Hall, Western Michigan University |
2175 East Francisco Blvd., Suite L |
1903 West Michigan Avenue |
San Rafael, CA 94901 |
Kalamazoo, MI 49008 |
415-455-4575 |
616-387-8341 |
www.ataccess.org |
www.wmich.edu/aba/ |
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Independent Living Aids, Inc. |
Internet Mental Health |
200 Robbins Lane |
www.mentalhealth.com |
Jericho, NY 11753 |
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800-537-2118 |
CHILD DEVELOPMENT & PEDIATRICS |
www.independentliving.com |
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American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) |
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141 Northwest Point Blvd. |
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Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
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847-434-4000 |
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www.aap.org |
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CHILD DEVELOPMENT & PEDIATRICS |
FAMILY & SIBLING SUPPORTS |
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Society of Developmental & Beh. Pediatrics |
Parent to Parent |
19 Station Lane |
c/o Beach Center on Families & Disability |
Philadelphia, PA 19118 |
University of Kansas |
215-248-9168 |
3111 Haworth Hall |
www.sdbp.org |
Lawrence, KS 66045 |
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785-864-7600 |
Society for Dev. Pediatrics |
www.beachcenter.org |
PO Box 23836 |
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Baltimore, MD 21203 |
FEDERAL AGENCIES |
410-550-9446 |
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National Information Center for Children & |
EDUCATION |
Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY) |
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PO Box 1492 |
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) |
Washington DC 20013 |
1110 North Glebe Road, Suite 300 |
800-695-0285 |
Arlington, VA 22201 |
www.nichcy.org |
888-232-7733 |
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www.cec.sped.org |
Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative |
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Services (OSERS) |
FAMILY & SIBLING SUPPORTS |
US Department of Education |
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400 Maryland Avenue SW |
Caring for the Special Child |
Washington DC 20202 |
www.baby-place.com/disabilities.htm |
202-205-5465 |
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www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS |
Exceptional Parent |
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65 East Route 4 |
FEEDING, GROWTH & NUTRITION |
River Edge, NJ 07661 |
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201-489-4111 |
American Academy of Allergy & Asthma & |
www.eparent.com |
Immunology |
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611 East Wells Street |
Federation for Children with
Special Needs |
Milwaukee, WI 53202 |
1135 Tremont Street, Suite 240 |
414-272-6071 |
Boston, MA 02120 |
www.aaaai.org |
800-331-0688 |
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www.fcsn.org |
American Dietetic Association |
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216 West Jackson Blvd. |
National Information Center for Children & Youth with |
Chicago, IL 60606 |
Disabilities (NICHCY) |
800-877-1600 |
PO Box 1492 |
www.eatright.org |
Washington DC 20013 |
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800-695-0285 |
Comeunity’s Resources for Feeding & Growth |
www.nichcy.org |
of Children |
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www.comeunity.com/premature/child/growth |
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FEEDING, GROWTH & NUTRITION |
PHYSICAL THERAPY |
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Dysphagia Resource Center |
American Physical Therapy Association |
www.dysphagia.com |
1111 North Fairfax Street |
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Alexandria, VA 22314 |
LEGAL ISSUES |
800-999-2782 |
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www.apta.org |
American Bar Association on Children and the Law |
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740 15th Street NW |
RECREATION AND SPORTS |
Washington DC 20005 |
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www.abanet.org/child/ |
American Alliance for Health, Physical |
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Education, Recreation & Dance |
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1900 Association Drive |
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) |
Reston, VA 20191 |
125 Broad Street |
800-213-7193 |
New York, NY 10004 |
www.aahperd.org |
212-549-2500 |
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www.aclu.org |
American Association of Adapted Sports Prog. |
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PO Box 538 |
Children’s Defense Fund (CFD) |
Pine Lake, GA 30072 |
25 E Street NW |
404-294-0070 |
Washington DC 20001 |
www.aaasp.org |
202-628-8787 |
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www.childrensdefense.org |
Disabled Sports USA |
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451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 100 |
Disabilities Rights Education & Defense Fund |
Rockville, MD 20850 |
2212 Sixth Street |
301-271-0960 |
Berkeley, CA 94710 |
www.dsusa.org |
510-644-2555 |
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www.dredf.org |
Girl Scouts of the USA |
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420 5th Avenue |
National Association of Protection and |
New York, NY 10018 |
Advocacy Systems (NAPAS) |
800-478-7248 |
900 Second Street, Suite 211 |
www.girlscouts.org |
Washington DC 20002 |
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202-408-9514 |
National Center on Physical Activity |
www.protectionandadvocacy.com |
and Disability |
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1640 West Roosevelt Road |
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY |
Chicago, IL 60608 |
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800-900-8086 |
American Occupational Therapy Assoc. |
www.ncpad.cc.uic.edu |
4720 Montgomery Lane, PO Box 31220 |
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Bethesda, MD 20824 |
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301-652-2682 |
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www.aota.org |
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RECREATION AND SPORTS |
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Special Olympics International |
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1325 G Street NW, Suite 500 |
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Washington DC 20005 |
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202-628-3630 |
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www.specialolympics.org |
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United States Association of Blind Athletes |
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33 North Institute Street |
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Colorado Springs, CO 80903 |
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719-630-0422 |
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www.usaba.org |
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Wheelchair Sports, USA |
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3593 East Fountain Blvd., Suite L-1 |
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Colorado Springs, CO 80910 |
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719-574-1150 |
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www.wsusa.org |
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