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ARTS AND CREATIVITY
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VSA Arts of Pennsylvania
100 South Broad St., Suite 1141 Philadelphia, PA 19110
Tel: (215) 564-2431
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
http://disabilities.temple.edu
Pennsylvania's Initiative on Assistive Technology (PIAT)
Institute on Disabilities 1301 Cecil B. Moore Ave. Ritter Annex 423
Temple University Philadelphia, PA 19122 Phone/TTY: 215.204.1356 800.204.7428 (In State) TTY: 800.750.7428 (In State) Fax: 215.204.9371
www.adainfo.org
Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
Marian Vessels, Director
ADA and IT Information Center for the Mid Atlantic Region 451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 607
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 217-0124 (V/TT); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY) E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.patf.us
Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation
1004 West Ninth Avenue First Floor King of Prussia, PA 19406 Phone: 484-674-0506 888-744-1938 (National) TTY: 877-693-7271 (National) Fax: 484-674-0510 Email: [email protected] Caregivers Info http://www.caregiver.com/regionalresources/states/PA/support/index.htm
Caregiver.com – List support groups for Pennsylvania
Well Spouse Association
Main Line/Valley Forge WS King-of-Prussia
Rita Herskovitz
Phone: (610) 642-9351 [email protected]
Northeast Philadelphia/Abington Support Group Abington
Kent Christman
Phone: (215) 830-8492 [email protected]
Philadelphia Senior Center Philadelphia
Loretta Dahlen
Phone: (215) 214-2885 [email protected] Scranton/ Wayne County Wayne Co.
Ellie Koelling
Phone: (570) 226-4197 [email protected] Lehigh Support Group Allentown
Richard Schall
Phone: (610) 776-3213 [email protected]
Pittsburgh WS Support Group Pittsburgh Edie Brozanski Phone: (724) 733-0034 [email protected] Nancy Balfe Phone: (412) 877-1192 [email protected] WS Southern PA Support Greencastle/Fayetville Karen Taylor (717) 593-9155 [email protected]
Crime Victim Assistance
http://www.pccd.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/victims_of_crime/5255
Victim Compensation/Victim Assistance
717-787-2040 Fax: 717-783-7713
http://www.ova.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/ova_home/9249
Office of the Victim Advocate
Office for Victims of Crime’s Directory of Crime Victim Services
Choose Your State and the Type of Assistance you are looking for http://www.safehorizon.org
Safe Horizon’s Links for General Crime Victim Resources/Issues
Domestic Violence Help
National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) http://www.aardvarc.org/dv/states/padv.shtml
Aardvarc’s Pennsylvania Domestic Violence Resources by City/County
Pennsylvania Domestic Violence Crisis And Support Resources
Statewide Hotline: 800-932-4632
http://www.pcadv.org/
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence
National Resource Center 6440 Flank Drive, Suite 1300 Harrisburg, PA 17112-2778 TOLL-FREE: 800-932-4632 Phone: 717-545-6400
FAX: 717-545-9456
Easter Seals Pennsylvania Offices
http://www.easterseals.com/cgi-bin/es_search.cgi
Pennsylvania Easter Seals Offices.
There are a total of 32 offices in PA
National Easter Seals Office
230 West Monroe Street Suite 1800
Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: 312-726-6200
800-221-6827 TTY: 312-726-4258
Fax: 312-726-1494
Government Offices for Pennsylvania
http://www.state.pa.us/
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Website
http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
Office of Social Programs
Health & Welfare Building, Room 533 PO Box 2675
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675 717-787-3438
http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/browse.asp?c=35675&a=188&bc=0
Pennsylvania Department of Health: Nursing Home Care
Nursing Home locator http://app2.health.state.pa.us/commonpoc/nhLocatorie.asp http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/foradults/healthcaremedicalassistance/index.htm
Pennsylvania Medicaid Office
Department of Public Welfare of Pennsylvania Health and Welfare Building, Room 515 Harrisburg, PA 17105
Phone: 717-787-1870 800-692-7462 TTY: 717-705-7105
http://www.chipcoverspakids.com/
Pennsylvania SCHIP Office
Pennsylvania's Children's Health Insurance Program 333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120 (800) 986-5437
http://www.aging.state.pa.us/
SHIIP (Senior Health Insurance Information Program) for seniors Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Aging 555 Walnut Street 5th Floor Harrisburg, PA 17101-1919 Phone: 717-783-1550 Fax: 717-783-6842 Email: [email protected]
State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Labor and Industry 1521 N. 6th Street
Harrisburg, PA 17102 (717) 787-5244
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.insurance.pa.gov/portal/server.pt/community/insurance_department/4679
Pennsylvania Insurance Department/ State Insurance Commissioner
http://www.dli.state.pa.us/landi/cwp/view.asp?a=198&q=67280
Workers Compensation Office
WC Claims Information Helpline: 800-482-2383 (in state only) Local and out of state calls: 717-772-4447
TTY: 800-362-4228
http://www.christopherreeve.org/c.ddJFKRNoFiG/b.4518671/k.6ABA/Find_Your_Elected_Offi cial/siteapps/advocacy/search.aspx
Find your elected officials to contact them on legislation that is important to you. http://www.dol.gov/odep/state/directry.htm#pennsylvania
Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
1521 North Sixth Street Harrisburg, PA 17102 Phone: 717-772-1658 TTY: 717-787-4885 Fax: 717-783-5221 www.aging.state.pa.us http://www.aging.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/advocacy_%28ombudsman%29/19389 State LTC Ombudsman Wilmarie Gonzalez
Pennsylvania Department of Aging 555 Walnut Street, 5th Floor P.O. Box 1089
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101 Phone: (717) 783-7096
Fax: (717) 772-3382
The mission of the state long-term care ombudsman is to protect the health, safety, welfare and rights of the elderly in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other facilities.
Fannie Mae Partnership Offices
Northeastern and Central Pittsburgh Partnership Office
Pennsylvania Partnership Office Dominion Tower
39 Public Square, Suite 1000 625 Liberty Avenue, Suite 910 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Joe Terrana, Director Howard B. Slaughter, Jr. Director
570.830.4365 412.288.3560
570.830.4370 (fax) 412.288.3570 (fax)
http://www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm?state=pa
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office for Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Regional Office Milton R. Pratt, Jr.
The Wanamaker Building Regional Director
100 Penn Square, East (215) 656-0500
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3380 Fax (215) 656-3445
Pittsburgh Field Office Richard Nemoytin
339 Sixth Avenue Field Office Director
Sixth Floor (412) 644-6436
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2515 Fax (412) 644-4240 http://www.phfa.org/consumers/homebuyers/homebuyers.aspx
Access Home Modification Program—PA Housing Finance Agency
http://www.ilru.org/html/publications/directory/pennsylvania.html
Independent Living Centers
Library Services
http://www.statelibrary.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/commonwealth_libraries/7225
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania libraries
http://libwww.library.phila.gov/branches/LBPHProgServ.cfm
Special Format Library
Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Free Library of Philadelphia
919 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 683-3213; 800-222-1754 E-mail: [email protected]
Protection and Advocacy
www.equalemployment.org
Center for Disability Law & Policy (Client Assistance Program) 1617 J.F.K. Blvd., Suite 800 Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-557-7112 \ 888-745-2357 Fax: 215-557-7602 Email: [email protected] www.ppainc.org
Pennsylvania Protection and Advocacy Inc.
1414 N. Cameron Street, Suite C Harrisburg, PA 17103 (717) 236-8110; (800) 692-7443 (in PA) (717) 346-0293; (877) 375-7139 (TTY) E-mail: [email protected] Service Dogs
New Life Assistance Dogs Susquehanna Service Dogs [email protected] [email protected]
1901 Olde Homestead Lane Nancy Fierer
Lancaster, PA 17605 555 Le Sentier
(800) 995-9581 Harrisburg, PA 17112
(717) 293-1595 FAX (717) 599-5920
Serve us Canines Independence Dogs, Inc.
[email protected] [email protected]
Sabina Hower M. Jean King
564 Sickman Mill Road 146 State Line Road
Conestoga, PA 17516 Chaddsford, PA 19317
(717) 872-2771 (610) 358-2723 / (610) 358-5314 FAX
Canine Partners for Life C&M Care-9s, Inc.
[email protected] [email protected]
Darlene Sullivan Carole and Michael Artim
PO Box 170 Merger Mountain
334 Faggs Manor Rd. 51 Hausman Rd.
Cochranville, PA 19330 Lenhartsville, PA 19354
(610) 869-4902 (610) 756 -6211
Amazing Tails, LLC
[email protected] 651 Scroggy Rd.
Oxford, PA 19363-1144 (717) 529-6875
Sports and Recreation
www.dsusa.org
Disabled Sports USA-- pick Chapters, pick state
www.centeronline.com
Pennsylvania Center for Adaptive Sports
#4 Boathouse Row, Kelly Drive Philadelphia, PA 19130 Phone: 215-765-5118 Fax: 215-765-4504 Email: [email protected] http://www.uclid.org:8080/uclid/public/uclid-service-details.tdf?ServiceRequestStatusCode=3&ServiceID=881
Three Rivers Adaptive Sports (TRAS)
PO Box 38235 Pittsburgh, PA 15235 Phone: 412-808-3339 Fax: 412-828-0446 Email: markk@traspa http://www.mageerehab.org/community-resource-guide.php
Magee Rehab’s Recreation Resource Guide to Pennsylvania for the Disabled
For information on any program contact Pat Thieringer at (215) 587-3412 www.unitedspinal.org
United Spinal: Sport & Recreation
Philadelphia Regional Office 5000 Wissahickon Avenue Box 42938
Philadelphia, PA 19101 Phone: 800-807-0190
http://www.americandancewheels.org
American DanceWheels Foundation, Inc. PO Box 88
Phone: 215-588-6671
E-mail:[email protected] http://www.umly.org
Upper Main Line YMCA
Adaptive Swim Lessons 1416 Berwyn-Paoli Road Berwyn, PA 19312 Phone: 610-647-9622
Mainstream swim lessons and drown proofing techniques for youth and adults with special needs.
United Way Offices
http://national.unitedway.org/
United Way of America
Enter your postal code for a United Way in your area National Headquarters
701 North Fairfax Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: 703-836-7112
Veterans Benefits
http://www2.va.gov/directory/guide/home.asp?isflash=1
US Dept of Veterans Affairs VA Hospital Locator
Click on PA for VA facilities in your area http://www.kpva.org
Keystone Paralyzed Veterans of America
700 Old Pond Road, Suite 603A Bridgeville, PA 15017
412.220.7533 / 412.220.7537 / 800.775.9323 Fax 412.220.7565
Email: [email protected]
ALS
Chapters of the ALS Association:
Greater Philadelphia Chapter Western Pennsylvania Chapter
321 Norristown Rd. 416 Lincoln Avenue
Suite 260 Pittsburgh, PA 15209 Ambler, PA 19002 800-967-9296 215-643-5434 412-821-3254 215-643-9307 (fax) [email protected] [email protected]
ALS Support Groups:
BUCKS/MONTGOMERY RESOURCE GROUP Abington Memorial Health Ctr., Pennwood Bldg. Ground Fl., Rm. 1 (near rear of bldg.),
2500 Maryland Road Willow Grove, PA 19090 Karen Dawson-Haines 215-951-8263
CAREGIVERS & FAMILY MEMBERS RESOURCE GROUP ALS Chapter Office, Springhouse Corporate Center
321 Norristown Rd. Suite 260
Ambler, PA 19002 Karen Dawson-Haines 215-951-8263
HARRISBURG RESOURCE GROUP LEHIGH VALLEY RESOURCEGROUP
Hershey Medical Center (Dining Room B) Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest 500 University Dr. Anderson Wing, President's Room
Hershey, PA 17033 Allentown, PA 18101
Judy Lyter Wendy Barnes
717-657-5352 610-282-2968
NORTH CENTRAL RESOURCE GROUP Avis Psychological Services
302 West Central Ave Avis, PA 17721-1070 Patricia Dershem (570) 753-3620
SOUTH CENTRAL - BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP BW Zimmerman Offices
4811 Jonestown Rd. Suite 227
Barbara Brunk Gascho, Parish Nurse/Chaplain 717-566-4434
ALS Certified Centers
The ALS Center at The The ALS Clinic,
Penn Neurological Institute Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
An ALSA Certified Center An ALSA Certified Center
The University of Pennsylvania Penn State Geisinger Health System
330 S. 9th Street 500 University Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19107 Hershey, PA 17033
Leo McCluskey, M.D. Zachary Simmons, M.D.
215-829-3053 717-531-1802
215-829-6606 (fax)
ALS Clinics
University of Pittsburgh ALS Clinic Allegheny Neurological Associates
Department of Neurology 420 E. North Ave
811 Kaufmann Bldg. Suite 206
3471 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Sandeep Rana MD
David Lacomis, MD 412-359-8644
412-692-4920
Muscular Dystrophy Association’s ALS Research Centers: MDA/ALS Center of Hope at Drexel
University College of Medicine
Philadelphia
Phone: 215-762-5035 or 5036 E-mail: [email protected]
MDA/ALS Center at the University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Phone: 412-647-1706
E-mail: [email protected]
Brain Injury
www.biapa.org
Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania
2400 Park Drive Harrisburg, PA 17110
717.657.3601 866.635.7097
Email: [email protected] http://www.tbindsc.org
http://www.tbindsc.org/CentersDetail.aspx?Id=7
Moss TBI Model System
Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute Philadelphia, PA
Telephone: 215-456-6544 http://www.upmc.edu
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Traumatic Brain Injury Model System
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA Telephone: 412-647-8762 800-533-8762 Cerebral Palsy http://www.ucp.org/ucp_general.cfm/26/7
United Cerebral Palsy
1660 L Street, NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036-5602 Phone: (800) USA-5-UCP or (202) 776-0406 TTY: (202) 973-7197 Fax: (202) 776-0414 E-mail: [email protected]
Contact National Office for a Chapter in your area http://www.margaretemoul.org
Margaret E. Moul Home
(York County Cerebral Palsy Home, Inc.)
2050 Barley Road York, PA 17404-0607 Phone: 717-767-6463
Friedreich’s Ataxia
http://www.ataxia.org/
Support Group
SE Pennsylvania Support Group Liz Nussear
(610) 277-7722
E-mail: [email protected]
Guillain-Barré Syndrome/CIDP
http://gbs-cidp.org/
Guillain-Barré Syndrome / CIDP Foundation International
P.O. Box 262
Wynnewood, PA 19096 610-667-0131
Call for local info.
Multiple Sclerosis
www.nmss.org
National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Allegheny District
1040 Fifth Avenue 2nd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Phone: 412-261-6347 800-544-5250 www.nationalmssociety.org/pac NMSS--Central Pennsylvania
2209 Forest Hills Drive Suite 18 Harrisburg, PA 17112 Phone: 717-652-2108 800-227-2108 Email: [email protected] www.nationalmssociety.org/pae/
NMSS-- Greater Delaware Valley
One Reed Street Suite 200
Philadelphia, PA 19147 Phone: 215-271-1500 Email: [email protected]
National MS Society-- Western New York/Northwestern Pennsylvania
Suite 108 Buffalo, NY 14225 Phone: 716-634-2261 800-344-4867 Email: [email protected] http://www.msaa.com/
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
MSAA Northeast Regional Office 706 Haddonfield Road Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 800-532-7667, ext. 106 (856) 488-4500 Fax (856) 488-8257 E-mail: [email protected] Pennsylvania Support Groups
Langehorne Legionaire Thompson
Levittown Library Town Hall Room B Barneskason Hospital
New Falls Road East Main Street New Conf. First Floor
Laura Lwears Dr. Stein, MD Diane Sabatelli
215.752.1270 724.238.7871 570.727.2166
First Saturday Second Thursday Third Friday
1 PM 7 PM 6 PM
Muscular Dystrophy
http://www.mdausa.org/
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Enter a zip code in the “Find your local MDA” section to find clinics that treat MD in your area. National Headquarters
3300 East Sunrise Drive Tucson, AZ 85718 Phone: 800-572-1717
Post-Polio Syndrome
http://www.post-polio.org/net/poldir.pdf
Post-Polio Health International (PHI)
4207 Lindell Blvd. #110 St. Louis, MO 63108-2915
Phone: 314-534-0475 Email: [email protected]
Directory lists Health Professionals, Clinics, and Support Groups by state.
Clinics
PHILADELPHIA JOHNSTOWN
University of Pennsylvania Conemaugh Health System
Mary Ann Keenan, MD William M DeMayo, MD
215-349-8695 / 215-662-3340 814-534-5700
Fax 215-349-5890 fax Fax 814-269-5233
[email protected] [email protected]
www.conemaugh.org
Spina Bifida
www.sbaa.org
Spina Bifida Association of America SBA of Greater Pittsburg
361 Princeton Drive Pittsburg, PA 15235 Pone: 412-829-4719
Email: [email protected] www.sbadv.org
SBA of the Delaware Valley
PO Box 468 Media, PA 19063-0468 Phone: 800-223-0222 215-676-8950 Fax: 610-380-9304 Email: [email protected]
SBA of Greater Pennsylvania
215 East State Street Suite D
Quarryville, PA 17566-1242 Phone: 717-786-9280
Clinics:
Good Shepherd Physician Group Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Spina Bifida Program Spina Bifida Clinic
Allentown, PA 18103 Hershey, PA 17033-8050
Phone: 610-776-3498 Phone: 717-531-7522
Geisinger Health System Shriner’s Hospital for Children-Erie
Spina Bifida Clinic Spina Bifida Clinic
100 N Academy Avenue 1645 West 8th St.
Danville, PA 17822-1339 Erie, PA 16505
Phone: 570-271-5343 Phone: 814-875-8894
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Shriner's Hospital for Children
Spina Bifida Program Spina Bifida Clinic
34th and Civic Center Blvd 3551 North Broad St., 4th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19104 Philadelphia, PA 19140
Phone: 215-590-1760 Phone: 215-430-4028
Moss Rehabilitation Center for Adults
1200 W. Tabor Road
Philadelphia, PA 19141-3099 Phone: 215-456-9488
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Spina Bifida Clinic Spina Bifida Clinic
Erie Ave. at Front St. 3705 5th Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19134-1095 Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: 215-427-5531 Phone: 412-692-6421
Spinal Cord Injury
http://www.spinalcord.org
http://www.spinalcord.org/chapters/listing.php?stateid=39 National Spinal Cord Injury Association (NSCIA)
SCI Support Groups for Pennsylvania
NSCIA SUPPORT GROUPS
HEALTHSOUTH HEALTHSOUTH
Rehabilitation Hospital of Altoona Greater Pittsburgh Rehabilitation Hospital 2005 Valley View Blvd. 2380 McGinley Rd.
Altoona, PA 16602 Monroeville, PA 15146
Telephone: (800) 873-4220 Telephone: (800) 695-4774 2453
Delaware Valley Spinal Cord Injury Association
Philadelphia, PA 19131 Telephone: (215) 477-4946
Magee Rehabilitation SCI Resource & Support Group
6 Franklin Plaza
Philadelphia, PA 19102 Telephone: (215) 587-3174
Fax: (215) 568-3736
HEALTHSOUTH
Rehabilitation Hospital of York 1850 Normandie Dr., York, PA 17404 Telephone: (800) 752-9675 ext. 820 Contact: Lisa Schneider
Stroke
http://www.strokeassociation.org/
American Stroke Association
National Center
7272 Greenville Avenue Dallas, TX 75231 Phone: 1-888-478-7653
Syringomyelia/Chiari Malformation
www.asap.org
American Syringomyelia & Chiari Alliance Project
PO Box 1586 Longview, TX 75606-1586 Phone: 903-236-7079 800-ASAP-282 Fax: 903-757-7456 Email: [email protected] Has online support groups
PA Support groups 108 Moyallen Street Wilkes Barre, PA 18702 570.675.1835 Transverse Myelitis http://www.myelitis.org/support.htm
Transverse Myelitis Association State Support groups
http://transmyelitis.meetup.com/
TM MeetUp
Enter your postal code for a MeetUp in your area. Meetings are usually held in local restaurants.
General Disability Resources
http://www.disabilityresources.org/PENNSYLVANIA.html
Disability Resources.org: Pennsylvania
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/comm/pennsylvania.html
Family Village Community Center
http://www.nichcy.org/Pages/StateSpecificInfo.aspx?State=PA
NICHCY: National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
Pennsylvania Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities Exceptional Needs Foundation
8701A West Chester Pike Upper Darby, PA 19082 Phone: 610-853-2898 Fax: 610-853-0837
Email: [email protected]
http://www.bucksiu.org/specialed/ts/movingon/
Moving On: A Directory of Transition Resources
Distributed at no cost to students with disabilities who are planning for life after high school. Most of the entries and resources pertain to Pennsylvania.
www.ppta.org
Pennsylvania chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association
Suite 6, 4701 Devonshire Road Harrisburg, PA 17109
Phone: 800-962-PPTA http://www.pota.org
Pennsylvania chapter of the American Occupational Therapy Association
Eileen Family
Administrative Assistant Post Office Box 55403 Philadelphia, PA 19127 Phone: 1-800-871-7682 or 215-292-4522 Fax: 215-951-2526 Email: [email protected] www.apse.org http://www.apse.org/chapters/details.cfm?id=27
Association for Persons in Supported Employment
Pennsylvania Chapter www.abilitiesinmotion.org
Abilities in Motion (AIM)
416 Blair Ave. Reading PA 19601 610-376-0010
Is a center for independent living that provides help with advocacy, independent living skills, and peer counseling.
http://www.psh-rehab.com/
Penn State Hershey Rehab Hospital
www.thinkfirst.org
ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation
29W120 Butterfield Rd., Suite 105 Warrenville IL 60555 Phone: 630-393-1400 800-THINK56 Fax: 630-393-1402 Email: [email protected]
ThinkFirst offers evidence-based injury prevention programs for students of all ages through their network of healthcare-based chapters. Health educators and people who have experienced brain or spinal cord injuries help students understand the importance of making safe choices related to vehicles, sports, violence and falls. To find chapter information in your area, please go to their website and click on the “Chapter Site” tab.
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