Utah Disability Resources
ARTS and CREATIVITYhttp://www.vsarts.org/x330.xml VSA arts of Utah
339 West Pierpont Avenue Salt Lake City, UT 84101 Tel: 801-328-0703 TTY: 801-328-0703 Fax: 801-328-9868 ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY http://www.uatpat.org/
Utah Assistive Technology Program Center for Persons with Disabilities 6835 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-6855 Phone: 435-797-3824 TTY: 435-797-7089 Fax: 435-797-2355 Email: [email protected] http://www.adainformation.org/
Rocky Mountain Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center 3630 Sinton Road, Suite 103
Colorado Springs, CO 80907 Phone: 719-444-0268 (Voice/TTY)
In Region VIII (CO, MT, UT, WY, ND & SD) call 800-949-4232 (Voice/TTY)
Fax: 719-444-0269 [email protected]
http://www.uatf.org
Utah Alternative Financing Program Center for Persons with Disabilities 6835 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-6855 Phone: 435-797-2025 TTY: 435-797-7089 Fax: 435-797-2355 Email: [email protected] CAREGIVERS INFORMATION http://www.caregiver.com/regionalresources/states/UT/support/index.htm Utah Caregiver Support Groups
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE http://www.crimevictim.utah.gov/
Utah Crime Victim Compensation and Assistance Victim Compensation 801-238-2360 Fax: 801-533-4127 Victim Assistance 801-238-2360 Fax: 801-533-4127 http://ovc.ncjrs.org/findvictimservices/Search.asp
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/page.php?page=resources
Safe Horizon’s Links for General Crime Victim Resources/Issues DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HELP National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) National Resource Center on Domestic Violence: 800-537-2238 Statewide Hotline: 800-897-5465
http://www.aardvarc.org/dv/states/utdv.shtml
Aardvarc.org’s Utah Domestic Violence contact information by City/County http://www.udvac.org/
Utah Domestic Violence Council 320 West 200 South
Suite #270 B
Salt Lake City, UT 84403 Phone:(801) 521-5544 Fax:(801) 521-5548
EASTER SEALS OFFICES
www.ut.easter-seals.org Utah Easter Seals Office 638 East Wilmington Avenue Salt Lake City, UT 84106-1491 Phone: 801-486-3778
GOVERNMENT OFFICES http://www.utah.gov/
Utah State Website http://gcpd.org/index.html
Utah Developmental Disabilities Council http://www.usor.utah.gov/
Utah State Office of Rehabilitation PO Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200 Phone: 800-473-7530
http://www.dhs.utah.gov/
Utah Department of Human Services 120 North 200 West, Room 319
Salt Lake City, Utah 84103 Phone: 801-538-4001 Toll Free: 1-800-662-3722 Fax: 801-538-4016
http://health.utah.gov/medicaid/ Utah Medicaid Office
288 North 1460 West P.O. Box 143101
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-3101 Phone: 801-538-6155
Toll Free: 800-662-9651 Fax: 801-538-6805 http://www.utahchip.org/
Utah CHIP Program (Children’s Health Insurance Program) Utah Children's Health Insurance Program
PO Box 144102
Salt Lake City, UT 84116 Toll-Free: 877-543-7669 1-801-538-6860
http://www.hsdaas.utah.gov/insurance_programs.htm
State Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP)—for seniors Utah Division of Aging and Adult Services
Department of Social Services 800-541-7735 (In-State Calls only)
801-538-3910 (Out-of-State calls --- Ask for Health Insurance Information)
http://selecthealth.org/portal/site/selecthealth/menuitem.0d8e2a6590fdb634cdb302bee47 44df9/?vgnextoid=7943a01c6dab8010VgnVCM10000029fad49fRCRD
Utah Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool (HIPUtah) 4646 W. Lake Park Boulevard
P.O. Box 30192
Salt Lake City, Utah 84130-0192 Phone: 801-442-5000
Utah High Risk Insurance Plan for eligible people who are unable to get insurance coverage.
http://www.insurance.utah.gov/ Utah Insurance Commissioner Utah Insurance Dept.
3110 State Office Bldg.
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6901 Phone: 801-538-3800
http://laborcommission.utah.gov/IndustrialAccidents/index.html Workers Compensation
Labor Commission of Utah Phone: 801-530-6800
http://www.christopherreeve.org/c.ddJFKRNoFiG/b.4518671/k.6ABA/Find_Your_Electe d_Official/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#utah
Utah Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities 1595 West 500 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84104 801-887-9529 (Voice) 801-278-9844 (FAX)
HOUSING
http://www.ilru.org/html/publications/directory/utah.html Utah Independent Living Centers
www.fanniemae.com Fannie Mae
http://www.fanniemae.com/contact/regionaloffices.jhtml Fannie Mae Southwestern Regional Office
International Plaza II 14221 Dallas Parkway Suite 11201
Dallas, TX 75254-2916 972-773-HOME (4663)
Areas served: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah
http://www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm?state=ut&topic=offices Utah Housing and Urban Development (HUD)Office Salt Lake City Field Office
Department of Housing and Urban Development 125 South State Street
Suite 3001
Salt Lake City, UT 84138 Phone: 801-524-6070 Fax: 801-524-3439 TTY: 801-524-6909
http://blindlibrary.utah.gov/
Utah State Library for the Blind and Disabled Regional Library
Utah State Library Division
Program for the Blind and Disabled 250 North 1950 West, Suite A Salt Lake City, UT 84116-7901 Telephone: 801-715-6789 Toll-free (In-state): 800-662-5540 TDD: 801-715-6721 FAX: 801-715-6767 E-mail: [email protected]
PROTECTION and ADVOCACY
http://www.disabilitylawcenter.org/ Utah Protection and Advocacy
CAP/PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS/TBI/PAVA Disability Law Center
205 North 400 West Salt Lake City, UT 84103 801-363-1347 \ 800-662-9080 TTY: 801-924-3185 Fax: 801-363-1437 E-Mail: [email protected] SERVICE DOGS
Canine Companion Concepts Bob Reid
859 N. 300 E.
Spanish Fork, UT 84660 (801) 794-1225
SPORTS and RECREATION
Common Ground Outdoor Adventures 290N 400E
Logan, UT 84321
Contact Person: Samantha Macfarlane Phone: 435-713-0288
Fax: 435-753-9008 www.nac1985.org National Ability Center P.O. Box 682799
Park City, UT 84068
Contact Person: Meeche White Phone: 435-649-3991
Fax: 435-658-3992 Email: [email protected] www.splore.org
SPLORE (Special Populations Learning Outdoor Recreation and Education) 880 East 3375 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
http://www.unitedspinal.org/pages.php?catid=13&pageid=449#UT United Spinal: Sport & Recreation Programs
UNITED WAY OFFICES http://national.unitedway.org/
National United Way
Enter postal code for a United Way office in your area National Headquarters
701 North Fairfax Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: 703-836-7112
VETERAN BENEFITS
http://www1.va.gov/directory/guide/home.asp?isFlash=1
http://www.mscpva.org
Mountain States Paralyzed Veterans of America 1101 Syracuse Street Denver, CO 80220-3222 (303) 322-4402 (800) 833-9400 (303) 321-6123 fax [email protected] --- ALS http://www.alsa.org/
The ALS Association (National Office) 27001 Agoura Road Suite 150 Calabasas Hills, CA 91301-5104 Phone: 818-880-9007 Fax: 818-880-9006 BRAIN INJURY www.biausa.org http://www.biausa.org/stateoffices.htm Brain Injury Association of America 8201 Greensboro Drive Suite 611 McLean, VA 22102 Phone: 703-761-0750 Family Helpline: 800-444-6443 Email: [email protected] http://www.biau.org/
Brain Injury Association of Utah 1800 S. West Temple, Suite 203 Salt Lake City, UT 84115 Phone: (801) 484-2240 In State: (800) 281-8442 Fax: (801) 484-5932 E-Mail: [email protected]
CEREBRAL PALSY
http://www.ucputah.org/ UCP of Utah
P.O. Box 65219
South Salt Lake, UT 84165 Phone: 801-266-1805 Fax: 801-266-2404 E-mail: [email protected] FRIEDREICH’S ATAXIA http://www.ataxia.org/
National Ataxia Foundation 2600 Fernbrook Lane
Suite 119
Minneapolis, MN 55447 Phone: 763-553-0020 Fax: 763-553-0167
NAF’s Utah Support Group Rick Balling
1131 E 965 N Orem, UT 84097 Dr Julian Kleinschmidt Moran Eye Center, U of Utah 50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City, Utah 84132 Phone: (801) 585-2213
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 Phone: 610-667-0131
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS http://www.nationalmssociety.org/chapters/UTU/index.aspx National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Utah Chapter 2995 S. West Temple, Suite C
Salt Lake City, UT 84115 Phone: 801-493-0113 toll-free: 1-800-527-8116
Phone: National toll-free: 1-800-FIGHT-MS Email: [email protected]
http://www.msassociation.org/contact_msaa/
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America’s Western Regional Office (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Utah)
1819 Polk Street Mailbox #326 San Francisco, CA 94109 800-532-7667, ext.155 415-260-6420 415-931-2368 Fax E-mail: [email protected] MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY http://www.mdausa.org/
Muscular Dystrophy Association National Headquarters
3300 East Sunrise Drive Tucson, AZ 85718 Phone: 800-572-1717
Enter your postal code in the "Find your local MDA" section of the website for MD clinics in your area.
POST-POLIO SYNDROME
http://www.post-polio.org/net/poldir.pdf Post-Polio Health International (PHI) 4207 Lindell Blvd. #110
Phone: 314-534-0475 Email: [email protected]
Directory lists Health Professionals, Clinics, and Support Groups by state.
SPINA BIFIDA
http://www.sbaa.org/
Spina Bifida Association of America 4590 MacArthur Blvd NW Suite 250 Washington, DC 20007-4226 Phone: 202-944-3285 800-621-3141 Email: [email protected] http://www.spinabifidaassociation.org/site/c.liKWL7PLLrF/b.2642345/k.C49F/Clinics.ht m#ut
SBAA Utah Clinics:
Primary Children's Medical Center Spina Bifida Clinic
100 N. Medical Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84113 Phone: 801-588-3382
Shriner's Hospital for Children Intermountain Hospital
Fairfax Ave. at Virginia St. Salt Lake City, UT 84103 Phone: 801-536-3621
SPINAL CORD INJURY www.spinalcord.org
http://www.spinalcord.org/chapters/listing.php?stateid=45 NSCIA Chapters, Support Groups and State Resources in Utah National Spinal Cord Injury Association
6701 Democracy Blvd Suite 300-9
Bethesda, MD 20817 Phone: 301-214-4006 800-962-9629
Fax: 301-881-9817
Email: [email protected] No chapters listed for Utah.
STROKE http://www.cdc.gov/DHDSP/state_program/ut.htm CDC’s Utah Cardiovascular Health
http://www.strokeassociation.org/ American Stroke Association National Center
7272 Greenville Avenue Dallas, TX 75231 Phone: 1-888-478-7653
Call them for the stroke support group in your area
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=10000018&state=UT American Heart Association office:
144 South 500 East
Salt Lake City, UT, 84102
Primary Stroke Care Centers-accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of HealthCare Organizations (JCAHO):
http://www.jointcommission.org/CertificationPrograms/PrimaryStrokeCenters/ University of Utah Hospital and Clinics
30 N. 1900 E 3R226 Salt Lake City, UT 84132
SYRINGOMYELIA/CHIARI MALFORMATION
www.asap.org
American Syringomyelia Alliance Project PO Box 1586 Longview, TX 75606-1586 Phone: 903-236-7079 800-ASAP-282 Fax: 903-757-7456 Email: [email protected]
TRANSVERSE MYELITIS
http://www.myelitis.org/
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/UTAH.html Disability Resources.org: Utah
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/comm/utah.html Family Village Resources for Utah
www.nichcy.org
http://www.nichcy.org/Pages/StateSpecificInfo.aspx?State=UT
Utah NICHCY: National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/help/ut.htm Utah Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities
Utah Administration on Developmental Disabilities http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/add/
http://www.uotaonline.org
Utah Chapter of the American Occupational Therapy Association Utah Occupational Therapy Association
Jeanette Koski
Public Relations Chair P. O. Box 58412 Salt Lake City, UT 84158-0412
Phone: 801-636-3036
Email: [email protected] President: Katherine Bruner, OTR/L
www.uapta.org
Utah Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association Utah Physical Therapy Association
Diane Buma
2102 East 3780 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84109-3346 Phone: (801) 278-4016
Fax: (801) 278-2752 Email: [email protected] www.apse.org
http://www.apse.org/chapters/details.cfm?id=31
Association for Persons in Supported Employment (APSE)-Utah Chapter
http://www.healthboards.com/boards/index.php
Healthboards.com - message boards on health related topics. Topics include SCI, CP, Stroke, and more.
http://www.211.org First Call 2-1-1 Phone: 211
Provides callers with information about and referrals to human services for every day needs and in times of crisis. Can offer access to the following types of services: adult day care, respite care, home health care, transportation, support groups, Medicaid/Medicare, etc. The caller is provided with phone numbers, programs and services provided,
location, hours of operation, and any other relevant information for the inquiry. All calls are confidential.
Hint: Can only be dialed from a land line. If you dial 211 or your state’s 211 800 number and you are not connected, this service has not yet been provided to your area.
www.abilityfound.org Ability Found
Attn: Ernest Robison Ph.D. 5236 S. Greenpine Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84123 1-877-231-4567 Toll-free 801-505-0529 phone [email protected]
Helps individuals with disabilities (who are in financial need) purchase equipment such as power wheelchairs, power scooters, manual wheelchairs with custom seating,
handicapped vans, walkers, gait trainers, standing frames, bath equipment, continence supplies, braces hospital beds and pressure relieving mattresses. Please contact Ability Found for details on qualifying for their assistance.
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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