Special Needs National Toll-free Numbers & Web Sites (continued)

National Hopeline Network
1(800) SUICIDE (784-2433)
www.hopeline.com/

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1(800) 273-TALK (8255)
1(800) 799-4TTY (4889) (TTY)
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

Nineline Crisis Hotline
1(800) 999-9999
www.nineline.org/

Deafness / Hearing Impairments

Alexander Graham Bell
Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
1(866) 337-5220
www.agbell.org

American Academy of Audiology
1(800) 222-2336
www.audiology.org

American Society for Deaf Children
1(800) 942-2732 (V/TTY)
www.deafchildren.org/

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

Better Hearing Institute
1(800) 327-9355 (V/TTY)
www.betterhearing.org

Hear Now
1(800) 648-4327 (V/TTY)
www.sotheworldmayhear.org

Hearing Aid Helpline
1(800) 521-5247 (V/TTY)
http://ihsinfo.org

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)
www.johntracyclinic.org/

National Cued Speech Association
1(800) 459-3529
www.cuedspeech.org

National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who are Deaf-Blind (DB-LINK)
1(800) 438-9376 (V)
1(800) 854-7013 (TTY)
www.tr.wou.edu/dblink

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

Postsecondary Education Programs Network Resource Center (PEPNet)
1(888) 684-4695 (V/TTY)
http://prc.csun.edu/

Disability Awareness / Community Inclusion

Best Buddies
1(800) 89 BUDDY (892-8339)
www.bestbuddies.org

Kids on the Block
1(800) 368-5437
www.kotb.com

Friends Who Care (from Easter Seals)
1(800) 221-6827
www.easterseals.com

VSA arts
1(800) 933-8721
www.vsarts.org

Yes I Can! Foundation for Exceptional Children
1(800) 224-6830, Ext. 450
http://yesican.sped.org

Education

American Association for Vocational Instructional Materials
1(800) 228-4689
www.aavim.com

Association for Career & Technical Education
1(800) 826-9972 (V/TTY)
www.acteonline.org/

Association for Childhood Education International
1(800) 423-3563
www.acei.org

The Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement
1(877) 277-2744
www.csrclearinghouse.org/

Early Childhood and Parenting Collaborative
1(877) 275-3227 (V/TTY)
http://ecap.crc.uiuc.edu/

ERIC System (Educational Resources Information Center)
1(800) 538-3742
www.eric.ed.gov

Federal Student Aid Information Center
1(800) 433-3243 (V; English/Spanish)
1(800) 730-8913 (TTY)
http://studentaid.ed.gov/

HEATH Resource Center (for information on post-secondary education for individuals with disabilities)
1(800) 544-3284 (V/TTY)
www.heath.gwu.edu

National Alliance of Black School Educators
1(800) 221-2654
www.nabse.org

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
1(800) 424-2460
www.naeyc.org

National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language Instruction Educational Programs (NCELA)
1(800) 321-6223
www.ncela.gwu.edu

National Information Center for Educational Media
1(800) 926-8328 (V/TTY)
www.nicem.com/

National Institute for Literacy - Literacy Hotline
1(800) 228-8813 (V; English/Spanish)
1(877) 576-7734 (TTY)
www.nifl.gov

National Library of Education (NLE)
1(800) 424-1616 (English/Spanish)
www.ed.gov/NLE

National Middle School Association
1(800) 528-6672
www.nmsa.org

U.S. Department of Education Information Resource Center
1(800) 872-5327 (V; English/Spanish)
1(800) 437-0833 (TTY)
www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oiia/irc.html

Also see "Literacy."

Employment / Independent Living

Disabled and Alone, Inc.
1(800) 995-0066
www.disabledandalone.org

Education, Career, and Community Program (a program of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory)
1(800) 547-6339
www.nwrel.org/

Employer Assistance Referral Network
1(866) 327-6669 (V/TTY)
www.earnworks.com

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

National Center on Workforce and Disability/Adult
1(888) 886-9898 (V/TTY)
www.onestops.info/

National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability/Youth
1(877) 871-0744
www.ncwd-youth.info/

National Council on Independent Living
1(877) 525-3400
www.ncil.org

National Resource Center on Supported Living and Choice: Center on Human Policy
1(800) 894-0826
http://thechp.syr.edu/nrc.html

Proyecto Visión Hotline
1(866) EMPLEO 1 (1-866-367-5361)
www.proyectovision.net

Financial Counseling

National Foundation for Consumer Credit
1(800) 388-2227
1(800) 682-9832 (Spanish)
www.nfcc.org

Hospice

Caring Connections
1(800) 658-8898
www.caringinfo.org

Children's Hospice International
1(800) 242-4453 (V/TTY)
www.chionline.org

Hospice Education Institute
1(800) 331-1620
www.hospiceworld.org

Information Centers

ABLEDATA (for information on assistive technology)
1(800) 227-0216 (V/TTY)
www.abledata.com

HRSA Information Center (U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services)
1(888) 275-4772 (V; English/Spanish)
1 (877) 489-4772 (TTY)
www.ask.hrsa.gov

March of Dimes
1(888) 663-4637 (English/Spanish)
www.marchofdimes.com

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
1(800) CDC-INFO (232-4636)
www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/

National Center on Low-Incidence Disabilities (NCLID)
1(800) 395-2693 (V/TTY)
http://nclid.unco.edu/newnclid/

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
1(800) 695-0285 (V/TTY; English/Spanish)
www.nichcy.org

National Health Information Center
1(800) 336-4797
www.health.gov/nhic

National Lead Information Center
1(800) 424-5323 (English/Spanish)
www.epa.gov/lead/nlic.htm

National Library of Medicine
1(888) 346-3656
www.nlm.nih.gov

Office of Minority Health Resource Center
1(800) 444-6472 (English/Spanish)
www.omhrc.gov/

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

Also see "Medical / Health Disorders" for Information Centers addressing specific health disorders.

Literacy

National Institute for Literacy - Literacy Hotline
1(800) 228-8813 (V; English/Spanish)
1(877) 576-7734 (TTY)
www.nifl.gov

ProLiteracy Worldwide
1(888) 528-2224 (English/Spanish)
www.proliteracy.org/

Reading is Fundamental
1(877) 743-7323
www.rif.org

Medical / Health Disorders

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
1(800) 822-2762
www.aaaai.org

American Association of Kidney Patients
1(800) 749-2257
www.aakp.org

American Behcet's Disease Association
1(800) 7 BEHCETS (723-4238)
www.behcets.com

American Brain Tumor Association
1(800) 886-2282
http://hope.abta.org/

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

American Diabetes Association
1(800) 342-2383 (English/Spanish)
www.diabetes.org

American Heart Association
1(800) 242-8721 (English/Spanish)
www.americanheart.org

American Kidney Fund
1(800) 638-8299
www.kidneyfund.org

American Liver Foundation
1(800) GO LIVER (465-4837)
1(888) 4HEP USA (443-7872)
www.liverfoundation.org

American Lung Association
1(800) 586-4872 (English/Spanish)
www.lungusa.org