Special Needs National Toll-free Numbers & Web Sites

Introduction

The following is a selected list of toll-free numbers and, new with this edition, Web sites 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, or you find that a phone number or Web address listed on this sheet doesn't work, contact NICHCY at 1.800.695.0285 (Voice/TTY) or visit our Web site (www.nichcy.org). Contact information for organizations, of course, is always changing and we try our very best to keep up!

In this May 2005 edition, all new or changed entries are marked with a , beginning with the entirely new category, Adoption/Foster Care, just below.

Adoption / Foster Care

AdoptUSKids
1(888) 200-4005
www.adoptuskids.org

Adoptive Families (national adoption magazine, information for families before, during, and after adoption.)
1(800) 372-3300 (to subscribe)
www.adoptivefamilies.com

Fostering Families Today (a bimonthly magazine with foster care and adoption resources)
1(888) 924-6736
www.fosteringfamiliestoday.com

National Adoption Center
1(800) TO ADOPT (862-3678)
www.adopt.org

National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
1(888) 251-0075
http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/

AIDS

AIDSinfo (for information on HIV/AIDS, treatment, prevention, and research)
1(800) 448-0440 (V; English/Spanish)
1(888) 480-3739 (TTY)
www.aidsinfo.nih.gov

CDC-INFO (formerly the CDC National AIDS Hotline)
1(800) 232-4636 (V; English/Spanish)
1(888) 232-6348 (TTY)
www.cdc.gov/hiv/dhap.htm

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

Alcohol and Drug Abuse

American Council for Drug Education (ACDE)
1(800) 488-3784
www.acde.org

Families Anonymous
1(800) 736-9805
www.familiesanonymous.org

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
1(800) 729-6686 (V); 1(877) 767-8432 (Spanish)
1(800) 487-4889 (TTY)
www.health.org

National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence
1(800) 622-2255
www.ncadd.org

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

ADA InfoLine - U.S. Department of Justice
1(800) 514-0301 (V, English/Spanish)
1(800) 514-0383 (TTY)
www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

Center for Universal Design
1(800) 647-6777
www.design.ncsu.edu/cud

Disability & Business Technical Assistance Centers
1(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
www.adata.org/centers.htm

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
1(800) 669-4000 (V; English/Spanish)
1(800) 669-6820 (TTY)
www.eeoc.gov

Job Accommodation Network
1(800) 526-7234 (V/TTY)
1(800) 232-9675 (V/TTY; ADA Information)
http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu

U.S. Access Board
1(800) 872-2253 (V)
1(800) 993-2822 (TTY)
www.access-board.gov

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development -- HUD User
1(800) 245-2691 (V)
1(800) 927-7589 (TTY)
www.huduser.org

Assistive Technology / Devices

ABLEDATA
1(800) 227-0216
www.abledata.com

AbleNet
1(800) 322-0956
www.ablenetinc.com

Alliance for Technology Access
1(800) 914-3017
www.ataccess.org

Apple Store for Education
1(800) MY APPLE (692-7753)
www.apple.com/education/accessibility

IBM Accessibility Center
1(800) 426-4832 (V); 1(800) 426-4833 (TTY)
www.ibm.com/able

National Lekotek Center's Toy Resource Helpline
1(800) 366-7529 (V); 1(800) 573-4446 (TTY)
www.lekotek.org

Georgia Tech Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA)
1(800) 726-9119 (V/TTY)
www.assistivetech.net

Blindness / Visual Impairments

American Council of the Blind
1(800) 424-8666
(English/Spanish)
www.acb.org/

American Foundation for the Blind
1(800) 232-5463
www.afb.org

American Printing House for the Blind
1(800) 223-1839
www.aph.org/

Blind Childrens Center
1(800) 222-3566
www.blindcntr.org/

Library Reproduction Service
1(800) 255-5002
www.lrs-largeprint.com/

Lighthouse International
1(800) 829-0500 (V)
1(212) 821-9713 (TTY)
www.lighthouse.org/

National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments
1(800) 562-6265
www.spedex.com/napvi/

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
1(800) 424-8567
www.loc.gov/nls/

Prevent Blindness America
1(800) 331-2020
www.preventblindness.org/

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
1(800) 221-4792
www.rfbd.org/

The Foundation Fighting Blindness
1(888) 394-3937 (V)
1(800) 683-5555 (TTY)
www.blindness.org/

Burns

Burn Survivors Throughout the World
1(800) 503-8058
www.burnsurvivorsttw.org/

Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors
1(800) 888-2876
www.phoenix-society.org/

Shriners Hospitals for Children
1(800) 237-5055
www.shrinershq.org/

Cancer

American Cancer Society
1(800) 227-2345 (English/Spanish)
www.cancer.org

American Cancer Research Center
Cancer Information and Counseling Line
1(800) 525-3777
www.amc.org/

Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
1(800) 366-2223
www.candlelighters.org/

National Brain Tumor Foundation
1(800) 934-2873 (English/Spanish)
www.braintumor.org/

National Cancer Institute Information Service
1(800) 422-6237 (V; English/Spanish)
1(800) 332-8615 (TTY)
http://cis.nci.nih.gov/

Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer
1(800) 377-0928
www.spohnc.org/

Child Abuse

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
1(800) 843-5678 (V; English/Spanish)
1(800) 826-7653 (TTY)
www.missingkids.com/

National Child Abuse Hotline
1(800) 422-4453
www.childhelpusa.org/

National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
1(800) 394-3366 (English/Spanish)
http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/

Prevent Child Abuse America
1(800) 244-5373 (English/Spanish)
www.preventchildabuse.org/

Child Care

Child Care Aware
1(800) 424-2246 (English/Spanish)
www.childcareaware.org

National Child Care Information Center
1(800) 616-2242 (V; English/Spanish)
1(800) 516-2242 (TTY)
http://nccic.org/

National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
1(800) 598-5437
http://nrc.uchsc.edu/

Communication Disorders

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
1(800) 638-8255
www.asha.org

Communication Aid Manufacturers Association
1(800) 441-2262
www.aacproducts.org/index.lasso

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Clearinghouse
1(800) 241-1044 (V; English/Spanish)
1(800) 241-1055 (TTY)
www.nidcd.nih.gov/

National Stuttering Association
1(800) 937-8888
www.nsastutter.org/

Stuttering Foundation of America
1(800) 992-9392
www.stuttersfa.org

Craniofacial Syndromes

Aboutface USA
1(888) 486-1209
www.aboutfaceusa.org

Children's Craniofacial Association
1(800) 535-3643
www.ccakids.org/

Craniofacial Foundation of America
1(800) 418-3223
www.craniofacialcenter.com

FACES -- National Craniofacial Association
1(800) 332-2373
www.faces-cranio.org/

Foundation for Nager and Miller Syndromes
1(800) 507-3667
www.nagerormillersynd.com

Crisis Intervention

Air Care Alliance
1(888) 260-9707
www.aircareall.org

Angel Flight America
1(877) 858-7788
www.angelflightamerica.org