American Academy of Audiology
Main Office:
11730 Plaza America Drive
Suite 300
Reston, VA 20190
800-AAA-2336 (Toll free)
703-790-8466
703-790-8631 (Fax)

The American Academy of Audiology is the world's largest professional organization of, by, and for more than 10,000 audiologists.

Use the Academy's "Find An Audiologist" searchable databse to locate an audiologist in your area.

American Association of Eye & Ear Hospitals
1655 North Fort Meyer Drive
Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22209
703-243-8848
703-351-5298 (Fax)

Use the AAEEH Eye and Ear Hospitals locator to find an Eye and Ear Hospital that is a member of the American Association of Eye and Ear Hospitals.

The American Association of Eye and Ear Hospitals (AAEEH) is comprised of the premier centers for specialized eye and ear procedures in the world. Association members are major referral centers that offer some of the most innovative teaching programs and routinely treat the most severely ill eye and ear patients.

1629 K Street NW, Suite 950
Washington, DC 20006
800-840-8844 (Toll Free Voice/TTY)
202-457-0046 (Voice/TTY)
202-457-0473 (Fax)
www.aapd.com
E-mail contacts

The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) organizes the disability community to be a powerful force for change – politically, socially, and economically – and recognizes the value of working in broad coalitions to foster unity, leadership, and impact. AAPD does not provide direct services to individual people with disabilities.

8630 Fenton Street, Suite 121
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3803
301-495-4402 (TTY)
301-495-4403 (Voice)
301-495-4404 (Fax)
www.aadb.org
E-mail: AADB-Info@aadb.org

AADB is a national consumer organization of, by, and for deaf-blind Americans and their supporters. "Deaf-blind" includes all types and degrees of dual vision and hearing loss.

Membership consists of deaf-blind people from diverse backgrounds, as well as family members, professionals, interpreters, and other interested supporters.

AADB is a nonprofit organization governed by a board of directors, the majority of whom are deaf-blind.

American Diabetes Association
ATTN: National Call Center
1701 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311
1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383)
E-mail: AskADA@diabetes.org

The American Diabetes Association is the nation's leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information, and advocacy. Founded in 1940, the American Diabetes Association conducts programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, reaching hundreds of communities.

Use ADA's searchable database to locate services and programs in your local area.

American Heart Association
National Center
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
1-800-AHA-USA-1 (1-800-242-8721)

The American Heart Association sponsors programs and events nationwide.

American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc.
135 Parkinson Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10305
800-223-2732
718-981-8001
718-981-4399 (Fax)
E-mail: apda@apdaparkinson.org

The American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc. was founded in 1961 to "ease the burden and find a cure" for Parkinson's disease. Headquartered in New York, the organization focuses its energies on research, patient support, education and raising public awareness of the disease.

American Stroke Association
National Center
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
1-888-4-STROKE (1-888-478-7653)

The American Stroke Association is a division of the American Heart Association and sponsors programs and events nationwide.

Arthritis Foundation
P.O. Box 7669
Atlanta, GA 30357-0669
800-283-7800 (Toll free)

The Arthritis Foundation is the only national not-for-profit organization that supports the more than 100 types of arthritis and related conditions. Founded in 1948, with headquarters in Atlanta, the Arthritis Foundation has multiple service programs located throughout the United States.

2738 N. Campbell Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85719-3141
866-674-3549 (Voice/TTY)
520-883-3172 (Fax)
+1 520 883 8600 (International)
www.azhearing.com
Send e-mail

Assistech™ carries a complete line of assistive products for people who are deaf and hard of hearing, blind and visually impaired, speech impaired, and physically challenged. They also feature products for the general public, such as medicine reminder watches and electronic language translators.

1500 Bay Road
Suite 274S
Miami Beach, FL 33139
www.biomedsearch.com
Contact BioMedSearch

BioMedSearch is an enhanced version of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) PubMed search that combines MedLine/PubMed data with data from other sources to provide a comprehensive biomedical literature search. BioMedSearch provides advanced account features that allow saved searches, alerts, saving documents to portfolios, commenting on documents and portfolios, and sharing documents with other registered users.

P.O. Box 7105
Springfield, IL 62704
800-564-7525 (Toll free)
217-546-7111
www.cancerinplainenglish.com

CancerInPlainEnglish.com provides cancer information in an easy-to-understand audio CD format. The audio CDs are designed to help people make better-informed treatment decisions and give patients and their loved ones a better understanding of their cancer type.

The audio CDs are narrated by Dr. Osvaldo Wesly, a well-respected cancer specialist who has been treating and helping those with cancer for over 21 years. Dr. Wesly covers a range of topics, including detecting cancer, cancer statistics, risk factors, and treatment options.

P.O. Box 693
Southport, CT 6890
203-254-3538
877-259-1977 (Subscriptions)
www.caregivershome.com
E-mail: info@caregivershome.com

Caregiver’s Home Companion is a monthly newsletter and national web site dedicated to addressing the information, resource, and community needs of family caregivers to the elderly. The newsletter is available both in print and online, and the web site includes current news and information for caregivers, as well as an archive of news, tips, and non-medical caregiving advice. The web site also offers community forums for caregivers to share their questions and experiences.

1447 East Main Street
Spartanburg, SC 29307
864-585-1778 (Voice)
864-585-2617 (TTY)
864-585-2611 (Fax)
www.dcmp.org
E-mail: info@dcmp.org

The DCMP is funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the National Association of the Deaf. Services provided include:

• Free-loan accessible (captioned and described) educational videos (streamed from the DCMP website or available on DVD) for K-12 students with vision or hearing loss. Teachers, parents, family members, and other adults who work with qualifying students may register for a free lending account.
• Clearinghouse of accessibility information focusing on the educational use of captioned and described video.
• Training resources for captioning and description service vendors, including a registry of "U.S. Department of Education-approved" captioning and description vendors.
• Gateway to information from a number of partner/collaborator organizations associated with the fields of vision and hearing loss.

2504 Merchant Avenue
Odessa, FL 33556
800-544-7604 (Toll free)
813-775-4040
727-372-7396 (Fax)
www.dialysisatsea.com  
E-mail: dasc1@dialysisatsea.com

The largest provider of dialysis services aboard cruise ships in the world. Since 1977, Dialysis at Sea has helped individuals on dialysis and their families experience the pleasures of cruising. Trained medical professionals handle all shipboard medical needs.

DisabilityInfo.gov is the federal government's one-stop web site for information of interest to people with disabilities, their families, employers, service providers and many others.

The site compiles information about state and federal legislation regarding disabilities, health care, education, social security and other benefits, civil rights, transportation, and technology. Of particular interest are the resources for Assistive and Adaptive Technology.

National Center on Caregiving
180 Montgomery Street, Suite 1100
San Francisco, CA 94104
800-445-8106 (Toll free)
415-434-3388
www.caregiver.org
E-mail: info@caregiver.org

Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA) seeks to improve the quality of life for caregivers through education, services, research and advocacy.

FCA's National Center on Caregiving offers information on current social, public policy, and caregiving issues; provides assistance in the development of public and private programs for caregivers; publishes timely reports, newsletters, and fact sheets; and assists caregivers nationwide in locating resources in their communities.

For residents of the greater San Francisco Bay Area, FCA provides direct family support services for caregivers of those with Alzheimer's disease, stroke, ALS, head injury, Parkinson's, and other debilitating health conditions that strike adults.

1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20009
877-535-7575 (Toll free)
202-884-8441
www.familysupportclearinghouse.org
E-mail: familysupport@aed.org

The Family Support Center on Disabilities: Knowledge & Involvement Network was funded in 2008 by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. They offer a centralized resource to individuals with disabilities, their families, and the public on the full range of options available.

42 Executive Boulevard
Farmingdale, NY 11735
800-881-4327
800-281-3555 TTY
631-752-0689 Fax
www.hearmore.com
E-mail: sales@hearmore.com

Products for people with hearing impairments, including alert systems, door sensors, smoke detectors, adapted clocks and watches, telephone amplifiers, adapted telephone systems, TTY and TDD systems, computer software and access, and deaf-blind products.

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults
National Office Headquarters:
141 Middle Neck Road
Sands Point, NY 11050-1218
Switchboard hours: 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
516-944-8900 (Voice)
516-944-8908 (VP)
516-944-8637 (TTY)
516-944-7302 (Fax)
E-mail: hkncinfo@hknc.org

Regional Representative contact information: www.hknc.org/FieldServicesREGREPADD.htm

The Center provides services to youth and adults who are deaf-blind according to the definition of deaf-blindness in the Helen Keller Act. The national center in New York and regional offices that serve each state provide advocacy, support groups, information, and services to people who have both a vision and a hearing loss.

The mission of the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults (HKNC) is to enable each person who is deaf-blind to live and work in his or her community of choice. Authorized by an Act of Congress in 1967, the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults is a national rehabilitation program serving youth and adults who are deaf-blind.

 Independent Living Aids, Inc.

200 Robbins Lane
Jericho, NY 11753
800-537-2118 (Toll free)
516-937-1848
516-937-3906 (Fax)
E-mail: orders@independentliving.com

Independent Living Aids (ILA) offers products for the blind, deaf, vision- and hearing-impaired, including bath accessories; canes and walkers, CCTVs; clocks and timers; computers and technology; kitchen aids; electronics; food and novelties; games; recreation; health care; household; jewelry; lamps; magnifiers; personal care; talking devices; hearing impaired telephones; clocks and watches; braille products; writing materials and more.

VisionAWARE is an affiliate for Independent Living Aids and any purchase from Independent Living Aids made from this web site by clicking on one of their products helps VisionAWARE.

www.ilusa.com
E-mail: itodaynews@ilchv.org
Directory of Independent Living Centers

The aim of Independent Living USA is to create a directory of resources for independent living that will serve as a vehicle for helping individuals with disabilities to develop online business and web related opportunities.

Independent Living Centers are typically non-residential, private, non-profit, consumer-controlled, community-based organizations providing services and advocacy by and for persons with all types of disabilities. Their goal is to assist individuals with disabilities to achieve their maximum potential within their families and communities.

Independent Living Centers serve as a strong advocacy voice on a wide range of national, state, and local issues. They work to assure physical and programmatic access to housing, employment, transportation, communities, recreational facilities, and health and social services.

No. 21 Jalan SS3/82
Petaling Jaya, 47301
Selangor, Malaysia
+03-7877 0096
+03-7877 8096 (Fax)
www.disabilitymalaysia.com
E-mail: info@disabilitymalaysia.com

The Kiwanis Disability Information and Support Centre (KDISC) is a One-Stop Disability Resource Centre providing information, support, and assistance to persons with disabilities, their families and the disability community in Malaysia. KDISC acts as a comprehensive database of disability information, a referral centre for disability services, and a centralized body in the Malaysian Disability Network.

50 Broadway, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10004
917-305-7700 (Voice)
917-305-7999 (TTY)
917-305-7888 (Fax)
866-954-2681 (VRS)
www.lhh.org
E-mail: info@lhh.org
New York programs and services

2900 West Cypress Creek Road, Suite 3
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
954-601-1930 (Voice)
954-601-1338 (TTY)
954-601-1399 (Fax)
866-954-2681 (VRS)
www.lhh.org
E-mail: fl@lhh.org
Florida programs and services

The League was founded in New York in 1910 and provides services for people of all ages with all degrees of hearing loss: people who are hard of hearing, deaf and deafblind, and their families.

The University of Southern Mississippi
Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education
118 College Drive #5115
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
800-264-5135 (Toll free)
601-266-5135
601-266-4978 (Fax)
www.usm.edu/msdb
E-mail: deaf-blind@usm.edu

The mission of the Mississippi Deaf-Blind Project is to collaborate and coordinate with state agencies and organizations in order to provide family support and cost-effective technical assistance to families and service providers of children and young adults with deaf-blindness.

4823 South Sheridan Road, Suite 302
Tulsa, OK 74145-5717
800-580-6086 (Toll free)
918-665-0329
918-665-2310 (TTY)
918-665-0361 (Fax)
www.nanopac.com
E-mail: info@nanopac.com

NanoPac supplies assistive technology products and services for individuals with disabilities, including low vision, blindness, hearing impairments, reading disabilities, and quadriplegia.

Products include reading machines, environmental controls, voice activation, augmentative communications, voice recognition, speech synthesis, text to speech, switches and switch mounts, magnifiers, and door openers.

8201 Corporate Drive, Suite 600
Landover, MD 20785
800-346-2742 (Toll free)
301-459-5900
301-459-5984 (TTY)
301-459-4263 (Fax)
www.naric.com
E-mail: naricinfo@heitechservices.com

The NARIC web site provides disability- and rehabilitation-oriented information organized in a variety of formats, including searchable databases and timely reference and referral data.

22 Bonad Road
Winchester, MA 01890
781-368-9094
781-368-9096 (Fax)
www.rfr.org 
E-mail: info@rfr.org

Publishes a wide range of publications that enable people with disabilities and chronic conditions to remain independent:

• Individuals with a disability or chronic condition
• The parent of a child with a disability
• The adult offspring of an older parent with one or more disabilities
• A professional service provider

Also produces a series of large print materials designed for distribution to clients and patients.