The following is a selected list of toll-free numbers for national organizations concerned with disability and children’s issues. There are also many national disability organizations providing services and information which do not have toll-free numbers.
Note:
Telephone numbers are designated either Voice (V) or Text Telephone (TTY), indicating their accessibility to TTY users. Spanish-language resources are also indicated.
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AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA)
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund ADA Technical
Assistance Information Line
1(800) 466-4232 (V/TTY)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
1(800) 669-3362 (V)
1(800) 800-3302 (TTY)
Job Accommodation Network
1(800) 526-7234 (V/TTY)
1(800) 232-9675 (V/TTY; ADA Information)
U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers
Compliance Board — Access Board
1(800) 872-2253 (V)
1(202) 272-5449 (TTY)
1(800) 993-2822 (TTY)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development — HUD User
1(800) 245-2691 (V)
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY/DEVICES
AbleNet
1(800) 322-0956 (V)
Apple Office for Special Education Material
1(800) 732-3131, ext. 950 (V)
AT&T Accessible Communications Product
Center
1(800) 233-1222 (V)
1(800) 896-9032 (TTY)
IBM Special Needs Information Referral Center
1(800) 426-4832 (V)
1(800) 284-4833 (TTY)
TECHKNOWLEDGE
1(800) 726-9119
1(404) 894-4960 (V; Atlanta Metro Area)
BLINDNESS/VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS
American Council of the Blind
1(800) 424-8666 (V/TTY)
American Foundation for the Blind
1(800) 232-5463
Blind Children’s Center
1(800) 222-3566 (V)
1(800) 222-3567 (V; in CA)
Hadley School for the Blind
1(800) 323-4238 (V)
Job Opportunities for the Blind
1(800) 638-7518 (V)
1(410) 659-9314 (V; in MD)
Lighthouse National Center for Vision and
Child Development
1(800) 334-5497 (V)
1(212) 821-9713 (TTY)
National Association of Parents of the
Visually Impaired
1(800) 562-6265
National Society to Prevent Blindness
1(800) 331-2020 (V)
Recording for the Blind
1(800) 221-4792 (V)
The Foundation Fighting Blindness
1(800) 683-5555 (V)
1(410) 785-1414 (V; in MD)
1(410) 785-9687 (TTY)
1(800) 683-5551 (TTY)
BURNS
Phoenix Society
1(800) 888-2876 (V)
CANCER
Cancer Information and Counseling Line
1(800) 525-3777 (V)
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
1(800) 366-2223 (V)
National Cancer Information Service
1(800) 422-6237 (V; English/Spanish)
CHILD ABUSE
Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and
Neglect/Family Violence Information
1(800) 394-3366 (V)
National Resource Center on Child Sexual Abuse
1(800) 543-7006 (V)
COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
National Institute on Deafness and Other
Communication Disorders Clearinghouse
1(800) 241-1044 (V)
1(800) 241-1055 (TTY)
CRANIOFACIAL SYNDROMES
Children’s Craniofacial Association
1(800) 535-3643 (V)
FACES — National Association for the Craniofacially Handicapped
1(800) 332-2373 (V)
DEAFNESS/HEARING IMPAIRMENTS
American Society for Deaf Children
1(800) 942-2732 (V/TTY)
Better Hearing Institute
1(800) 327-9355 (V/TTY)
Deafness Research Foundation
1(800) 535-3323 (V/TTY)
1(212) 684-6559 (V/TTY; in NY)
Hear Now
1(800) 648-4327 (V/TTY)
John Tracy Clinic
1(800) 522-4582 (V/TTY)
1(213) 748-5481 (V; in 213 area)
1(213) 747-2924 (TTY; in 213 area)
National Hearing Aid Society
1(800) 521-5247 (V)
National Institute on Deafness and Other
Communication Disorders Clearinghouse
1(800) 241-1044 (V)
1(800) 241-1055 (TTY)
TRIPOD (Information for parents of deaf
children)
1(800) 352-8888 (V/TTY)
1(800) 287-4763 (V/TTY; in CA)
DISABILITY AWARENESS
Kids on the Block
1(800) 368-5437
EDUCATION
American Association for Vocational Instructional Materials
1(800) 228-4689 (V)
Association for Childhood Education International
1(800) 423-3563 (V)
National Center for Research in Vocational
Education
1(800) 762-4093 (V)
National Center for School Leadership
1(800) 643-3205 (V)
U.S. Office of Educational Research and
Improvement
1(800) 424-1616 (V)
EMPLOYMENT
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
1(800) 669-3362 (V)
1(800) 800-3302 (TTY)
Job Accommodation Network
1(800) 526-7234 (V/TTY)
1(800) 232-9675 (V/TTY; ADA Information)
Job Opportunities for the Blind
1(800) 638-7518
1(410) 659-9314 (V; in MD)
FINANCIAL COUNSELING
National Foundation for Consumer Credit
1(800) 388-2227 (V)
HOSPICE
Children’s Hospice International
1(800) 242-4453 (V/TTY)
HOSPICELINK
1(800) 331-1620
1(203) 767-1620 (V; in CT)
INFORMATION SERVICES
ABLEDATA/National Rehabilitation
Information Clearinghouse
1(800) 346-2742 (V/TTY)
ACCESS ERIC
1(800) 538-3742 (V)
BRS Information Technologies
1(800) 289-4277 (V)
National Easter Seal Society
1(800) 221-6827 (V)
1(312) 726-4258 (TTY)
National Information Center for Children
and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
1-800-695-0285 (V/TTY)
National Information Clearinghouse for Infants with Disabilities
and Life Threatening Conditions
1(800) 922-9234, ext. 201 (V/TTY)
1(800) 922-1107, ext. 201 (V/TTY; in SC)
ODPHP National Health Information Center
1(800) 336-4797 (V)
Office of Minority Health Resource Center
1(800) 444-6472 (V)
LITERACY
National Literacy Hotline
1(800) 228-8813 (V)
1(800) 522-9097 (TTY)
MEDICAL/HEALTH DISORDERS
American Association of Kidney Patients
1(800) 749-2257 (V)
American Brain Tumor Association
1(800) 886-2282
American Diabetes Association
1(800) 582-8323 (V)
American Kidney Fund
1(800) 638-8299 (V)
American Liver Foundation
1(800) 223-0179 (V)
American Lupus Society
1(800) 331-1802 (V)
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
1(800) 727-8462
Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction
Syndrome Association
1(800) 442-3437 (V)
Federal Hill-Burton Free Hospital Care Program
1(800) 638-0742 (V)
1(800) 492-0359 (V; in MD)
Leukemia Society of America
1(800) 955-4572 (V)
Lupus Foundation of America
1(800) 558-0121 (V)
1(800) 558-0231 (V; Spanish)
National Association for Sickle Cell Disease
1(800) 421-8453 (V)
Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children
1(800) 237-5055 (V)
1(800) 282-9161 (V; in FL)
United Ostomy Association
1(800) 826-0826 (V)
MENTAL HEALTH
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
1(800) 950-6264 (V)
National Clearinghouse on Family Support and
Children’s Mental Health
1(800) 628-1696 (V)
National Mental Health Association
1(800) 969-6642 (V)
MENTAL RETARDATION
American Association on Mental Retardation
1(800) 424-3688 (V)
The Arc
1(800) 433-5255
NUTRITION
Beech-Nut Nutrition Hotline
1(800) 523-6633 (V)
Gerber Consumer Information
1(800) 443-7237 (V)
PHYSICAL DISABILITIES
National Spinal Cord Injury Hotline
1(800) 526-3456 (V)
Human Growth Foundation
1(800) 451-6434 (V)
Physically Challenged Resource Center
1(800) 255-9877 (V)
RARE SYNDROMES
Alliance of Genetic Support Groups
1(800) 336-4363 (V)
National Information Center on Orphan Drugs
and Rare Diseases
1(800) 456-3505 (V)
National Organization for Rare Disorders
1(800) 999-6673 (V/TTY)
RECREATION
Adventures in Movement for the
Handicapped, Inc.
1(800) 332-8210 (V)
Magic Foundation
1(800) 362-4423 (V)
North American Riding for the
Handicapped, Inc.
1(800) 369-7433 (V)
Sunshine Foundation
1(800) 767-1976 (V)
REHABILITATION
Clearinghouse for Rehabilitation and
Technology Information
1(800) 638-8864 (V)
1(800) 852-2892 (TTY)
National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation
Training Materials
1(800) 223-5219 (V/TTY)
National Rehabilitation Information
Clearinghouse/ABLEDATA
1(800) 346-2742 (V/TTY)
RESPIRATORY DISORDERS
National Jewish Center for Immunology and
Respiratory Medicine — LUNGLINE
1(800) 222-5864 (V)
RESPITE CARE
Access to Respite Care and Help (ARCH)
National Resource Center, National Respite
Locator Service
RURAL
ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools
1(800) 624-9120 (V)
1(800) 344-6646 (V; in WV)
Rural Institute on Disabilities (Montana Univ.
Affiliated Program)
1(800) 732-0323
SPECIFIC DISABILITIES
Attention Deficit Disorder Association
1(800) 487-2282 (V)
Cleft Palate Foundation
1(800) 242-5338
Cooley’s Anemia Foundation
1(800) 522-7222 (V)
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation
1(800) 223-8355 (V)
1(800) 753-2357 (V; in CT)
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
1(800) 344-4823 (V)
Epilepsy Foundation of America
1(800) 332-1000 (V)
National Down Syndrome Congress
1(800) 232-6372 (V)
National Down Syndrome Society
1(800) 221-4602 (V)
National Fragile X Foundation
1(800) 688-8765 (V)
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
1(800) 532-7667 (V)
National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation
1(800) 473-2310 (V)
National Reye’s Syndrome Foundation
1(800) 233-7393 (V)
National Tuberous Sclerosis Association
1(800) 225-6872 (V)
Orton Dyslexia Society
1(800) 222-3123 (V)
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association
1(800) 926-4797 (V)
Spina Bifida Associations of America
1(800) 621-3141 (V)
Stuttering Foundation of America
1(800) 992-9392 (V)
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Alliance
1(800) 221-7437 (V)
Tourette Syndrome Association
1(800) 237-0717 (V)
United Cerebral Palsy Associations
1(800) 872-5827 (V/TTY)
United Leukodystrophy Foundation
1(800) 728-5483 (V)
United Scleroderma Foundation
1(800) 722-4673 (V)
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI)
Social Security Administration
1(800) 772-1213 (V)
1(800) 325-0778 (TTY)
1(800) 392-0812 (TTY; in MO)
TRAUMA
American Trauma Society
1(800) 556-7890 (V)
National Brain Injury Association
1(800) 444-6443 (V)
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
1(800) 962-9629 (V)