Disability-Specific Organizations
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 150
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
Web:
www.chadd.org
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
Pottstown, PA 19464
(484) 945-2101
Web:
www.add.org
Autism
The Alexis Foundation
P.O. Box 916263
Longwood, FL 32779
(407) 862-8833
E-mail:
admin@alexisfoundation.org
Web:
www.alexisfoundation.org
Autism Speaks
2 Park Avenue
11th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 252-8584
E-Mail: contactus@autismspeaks.org
Web: www.autismspeaks.org
Autism
Society of Florida, Inc.
P.O. Box 970646
Coconut Creek, FL 33097
(954) 349-2820
Web:
www.autismfl.com
Autism Recovery Network
E-mail:
maximom@yahoo.com
Web:
http://www.autismrecoverynetwork.org/
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD)
(One of six regional centers for autism and related disabilities)
University of Florida
P.O. Box 100234
Gainesville, FL 32610
(352) 846-2761; (800) 754-5891
E-mail:
card@mbi.ufl.edu
Web:
www.card.ufl.edu
To identify the CARD serving your region, either call the 800 number
above, or visit:
www.card.ufl.edu/state.html
Central Florida Autism Institute
P.O. Box 2292
Lakeland, FL 33806
(863) 680-1396 Web: www.cfaii.org
Florida Autism Connection
4004 SW 180th Street
Newberry, FL 32669
(352) 262-8174 Web: www.florida-autism.com
Global & Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership
1.888.474.7277
Web: www.grasp.org Spanish site: www.grasp.org/spanish
Interactive Autism Network
Online community designed to connect families and researchers and provide information.
Web: www.iancommunity.org
Blind/Visual Impairments
American Foundation for the Blind-National Literacy Center
100 Peachtree Street, Suite 620
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 525-2303
E-mail:
literacy@afb.net
Web:
www.afb.org
Blinded Veterans Association
3801 Coco Grove Avenue
Miami, Florida 33133
Bureau of Braille and Talking Book Services
420 Platt Street
Daytona Beach, FL 32114-2804
(904) 239-6000 (800) 226-6075 Web: http://dbs.myflorida.com/library/index.shtml
Florida Council of the Blind
(800) 267-4448 Web: www.fcb.org
Florida Families For Children With Visual Impairments
PO Box 730265
Ormond Beach FL 32173-0265
(386) 677-7760 or (813) 926-0122
Web: www.ffcvi.org
E-mail: ffcvi@yahoo.com
Florida Lions Camp
2819 Tiger Lake Road
Lake Wales, FL 33898
863-696-1948
E-mail: flc@gte.net
Florida School for the Deaf and Blind
207 N. San Marco Ave.
St. Augustine, FL 32084
(904) 827-2200
Web: www.fsdb.k12.fl.us
Lighthouse of Broward County
650 N. Andrews Ave.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311
(954) 463-4217
Web: www.lhob.org
Lighthouse of Central Florida
215 E. New Hampshire Street
Orlando, FL 32804
(404) 898-2483
Web: www.lcf-fl.org
Lighthouse for the Blind of the Palm Beaches
7810 S. Dixie Highway
West Palm Beach, FL 33405
(531) 586-5600
Web: http://1218productions.com/lighthouse/index.html
National Federation of the Blind of Florida
121 Deer Lake
Circle
Ormond Beach, FL 32174
386-677-6886 or 1-888-282-5972
Web: www.nfbflorida.org
Southeastern Guide Dogs of Florida
4210 77th Street East
Palmetto, FL 34221
(941)729-5665 or (800) 944-dogs (800-944-3647)
Web: www.guidedogs.org
Tampa Lighthouse for the Blind
1106 W. Platt Street
Tampa, FL 33606
(813) 251-2407
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of Florida (BIAF)
North Broward Medical Center
201 E. Sample Road
Pompano Beach, FL 33064
(954) 786-2400; (800) 992-3442 (in FL)
E-mail:
info@biaf.org
Web:
www.biaf.org
Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy of Florida
1830 Buford Court
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 878-2141
E-mail:
ucpadm@nettally.com
Web:
www.sunrisegroup.org
Deaf-Blind
Florida Outreach Project For Children and Adults Who Are Deaf-Blind
University of Florida
P.O. Box 100234
Gainesville FL 32610-0234
(352) 846-2757 Toll Free (800) 667-4052 TTY (352) 846-2759 Fax (352) 846-0941
Web: www.deafblind.ufl.edu E-Mail: shelly.voelker@mbi.ufl.edu
Developmental Disabilities and
Mental Retardation
ARC/Florida
2898 Mahan Drive, Suite 1
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 921-0460
E-mail:
arcofflorida@comcast.net
Web:
www.arcflorida.org (Lists local chapters)
Florida Developmental Disabilities Council (FDDC)
124 Marriott Drive, Suite
203
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
Phone: 850-488-4180 Toll Free: 800-580-7801 TDD Toll
Free: 888-488-8633
Web: www.fddc.org
Florida's Voice on Developmental Disabilities (FVDD)
P.O. Box 24531
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33307
(954) 975-5159
E-mail:
FVMRorg@aol.com
Web: www.fvmr.org
Hillsborough Achievement & Resource Centers
formerly the Hillsborough Association for Retarded Citizens
P.O. Box 9537
Tampa, FL 33574
Phone (813) 273-6364
Web: www.hillsarc.com
Parents Planning Programs (PPP) for the Developmentally Disabled of Florida
356 Las Olas Drive
Melbourne Beach, FL 32951
Phone (321) 724-8899
Web: www.pppflorida.org
Upper Pinellas Association for Retarded Citizens (UPARC)
1501 N. Belcher Rd., Suite 249
Clearwater, FL 33765
(727) 799-3330
Web: www.uparc.com
Down Syndrome
Brighter Tomorrows
http://www.brightertomorrows.org/index.html
Broward Gold Coast Down Syndrome Organization
10250 NW 53rd Street
Sunrise, FL 33351
(954) 577-4122
E-mail:
jmaia@aol.com
Web:
www.bgcdownsyndrome.org
D.A.D.S. - Dads Appreciating Down Syndrome
P.O. Box 88346
Indianapolis, IN 46208
(888) 989-9255
E-mail: info@dadsnational.org
Web: www.dadsnational.org
Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida
1137 Edgewater Drive, Suite 101
Orlando, FL 32804
(407) 540-1121
E-mail:
info@dsacf.org
Web:
www.dsacf.org
Gold Coast Down Syndrome Organization
(Palm Beach County)
One Boca Place
2255 Glades Road, Suite 342-W
Boca Raton, FL 33431
(561) 912-1231
Email:
gcdso@bellsouth.net
Web:
www.goldcoastdownsyndrome.org
Manasota BUDS (Bringing Up Down Syndrome)
(Manatee & Sarasota County)
8374 Market Street, #113
Bradenton, FL 34202
(941) 907-0499
E-mail:
info@manasotabuds.com
Web:
www.manasotabuds.com
National Down Syndrome
Congress
1370 Center Drive, Suite 102
Atlanta, Georgia 30338
1-800-232-6372
Web:
www.ndsccenter.org
National Down Syndrome Society
666 Broadway
New York, New York 10012
1-800-221-4602
Web:
www.ndss.org
Epilepsy
Epilepsy Services Program
Florida Department of Health
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A-18
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1744
(850) 245-4330, ext. 4366
E-mail:
sheryl_mosley@doh.state.fl.us
Web:
www.floridaepilepsy.org
Web:
www.doh.state.fl.us/family/epilepsy/index.html
Hearing Impairments
Hands & Voices
P.O. Box 371926
Denver CO 80237
Phone: (303) 300-9763
Toll Free: (866) 422-0422
E-mail: parentadvocate@handsandvoices.org
Learning Disabilities
Dyslexia & Related Learning Differences Support Group of Hernando County
E-mail: dyslexiasupport@tampabay.rr.com
Learning Disabilities Association of Florida (LDAF)
331 E. Henry Street
Punta Gorda, FL 33950
(941) 637-8957
E-mail:
ldaf00@sunline.net
Web:
www.lda-fl.org
Mental Health
Attachment Services of Central Florida
427 CenterPointe Circle Suite 1878
Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
(407) 260-0031; (407) 260-0091 (fax)
Email:
TGGreat@aol.com
Web:
http://Attachmentservices.com
Florida Peer Network
13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.
MHC 2505, Tampa, Florida 33612
E-mail: info@floridapeernetwork.org
Web: www.floridapeernetwork.org
National Alliance on
Mental Ilness -
NAMI-Florida
911 E. Park Avenue
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 671-4445, ext. 23
E-mail:
namifl@namifl.org
Web:
www.namifl.org
Speech
Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (FLASHA)
222 S. Westmonte Drive #101
Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
(407) 774-7880; (800) 243-3574
E-mail:
tkautter@kmgnet.com
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of Central Florida
7643 Persian Court
Orlando, FL 32819
(407)248-9210
Web: www.sbacfl.org
Spina Bifida Association of Jacksonville, Inc.
807 Children's Waya
Jacksonville, FL 32207
(904) 390-3686; (800) 722-6355
E-mail:
sbaj@sbaj.org
Web:
www.sbaj.org
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