Arizona Disability Resources
ARTS AND CREATIVITYhttp://www.vsarts.org/x290.xml VSA arts of Arizona
3321 North Chapel Avenue Tucson, AZ 85716 Phone: 520-795-6502 TTY: 520-326-8470 Fax: 520-326-0352 Email: [email protected] ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY http://www.azatexchange.org/home.php http://www4.nau.edu/ihd/AzTAP/AzTAP.asp Arizona Technology Access Program (AzTAP) Institute for Human Development
Northern Arizona University 2400 N. Central Avenue, Suite 300 Phoenix, AZ 85004 Phone: 602-728-9534 800-477-9921 TTY: 602-728-9536 Fax: 602-728-9535 Email: [email protected] http://www.adapacific.org/resources/resources-federal.php Pacific ADA & IT Center DBTAC (Regional Office) 555 12th Street
Suite 1030
Oakland, CA 94607-4046 Phone: 510-285-5600
Email: [email protected] http://www.azlat.net/
Arizona Loans for Assistive Technology Program (AzLAT) Northern Arizona University
Institute for Human Development 2400 North Central Avenue Suite 300 Phoenix, AZ 85004 Phone: 602-728-9532 Phone: 800-477-9921 TTY: 602-728-9536 Fax: 602-728-9535 CAREGIVERS INFORMATION http://www.caregiver.com/regionalresources/states/AZ/index.htm Caregiver Support Groups by State
Well Spouse Association Phoenix WS
Lois von Halle
Phone: (480)-941-4154 [email protected]
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE http://azcjc.gov/ACJC.Web/victim/VictComp.aspx
Arizona Victim Compensation/Assistance Phone: 302-230-0252
Fax: 602-364-1175
http://www.safehorizon.org/index/get-help-8/for-additional-resources-47.html 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
http://www.aardvarc.org/dv/states/azdv.shtml
Arizona Domestic Violence contact information by City/County http://www.azcadv.org/
Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence 100 West Camelback Street
Suite 109
Phoenix, AZ 85013 Phone: 602-279-2900
800-782-6400 Fax: 602-279-2980
EASTER SEALS OFFICES
www.eastersealsarizona.org Easter Seals Arizona - Tempe 2075 South Cottonwood
Tempe, AZ 85282 Phone: 480-222-4104 www.eastersealsarizona.org Easter Seals Arizona - Tucson 7634 N La Chola Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85741 Phone: 520-745-5222 www.eastersealsarizona.org Easter Seals Arizona - Yuma 661 East 32nd Street
Suite A
Yuma, AZ 85365 Phone: 480-654-8305
GOVERNMENT OFFICES FOR ARIZONA
www.az.gov
Arizona State Website
https://egov.azdes.gov/cmsinternet/main.aspx?menu=96&id=2454&ekmensel=15074e5e _96_0_2454_1
Arizona Division of Developmental Disabilities http://www.azgcdd.org/
Arizona Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities 1717 West Jefferson SC074Z Phoenix, AZ 85007 Phone: 602-542-4049 800-889-5893 TTY: 602-542-8920 Fax: 602-542-5320 Email: [email protected]
Arizona Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities 1012 East Willetta SRI-1Bb Phoenix, AZ 85006 Phone: 602-239-4762 Fax: 602-239-5256 http://www.azheadspine.org/index.asp
Arizona Governor’s Council on Spinal and Head Injuries 1789 W. Jefferson 2NW, SC 162Z
Phoenix, AZ 85007 Phone: 602-542-3947 Fax: 602-542-7385 http://www.azdes.gov/rsa/
Arizona Rehabilitation Services Administration 1789 West Jefferson 2NW Phoenix, AZ 85007 Phone: 502-542-3332 TTY: 602-542-6049 Fax: 602-542-3778 http://www.medicareaz.bcbsaz.com/ Arizona Medicare
Visit website for contact information specific to your request
http://www.ahcccs.state.az.us/site/ Arizona Medicaid Office
Health Care Cost Containment of Arizona 801 East Jefferson
Phoenix, AZ 85034 Phone: 602-417-4000
800-962-6690 800-523-0231 Spanish: 602-417-7700 TTY: 602-417-4191 Fax: 602-252-2136 http://www.azahcccs.gov/applicants/categories/KidsCare.aspx
Arizona SCHIP Program (State Children’s Health Insurance Program) Arizona KidsCare 920 East Madison MD 500 Phoenix, AZ 85034 Phone: 602-417-5437 877-764-5437
Note: This program has been frozen since 2010 for lack of funding. http://www.id.state.az.us/index.html
Arizona SHIP Program (State Health Insurance Program) Arizona Department of Insurance
2910 North 44th Street Suite 210 Phoenix, AZ 85018-7256 Phone: 602-912-8444 520-628-6370 800-325-2548 http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicaidStWaivProgDemoPGI/ Arizona Community integration/waiver under Olmstead Act http://www.workerscompensation.com/arizona.php
Arizona Workers Compensation Phoenix Office
800 West Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007 Tucson Office 2675 East Broadway Tucson, AZ 85716 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. https://www.azdes.gov/common.aspx?menu=36&menuc=28&id=190
Jan Cardoza
AZ Div. of Aging & Adult Services 1789 West Jefferson 2SW 950A Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Phone: (602)542-6454 Fax: (602)542-6575
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.
HOUSING
http://www.ilru.org/html/publications/directory/arizona.html ILRU’s Independent Living Centers in Arizona
www.fanniemae.com Fannie Mae
Arizona Partnership Office One Arizona Center
400 East Van Buren Suite 325
Phoenix, AZ 85004 Phone: 602-744-6840
Southwestern Regional Office Fannie Mae
Two Galleria Tower 13455 Noel Road Suite 600
Dallas, TX 75240-5003 Phone: 972-773-HOME
http://www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm?state=az
Arizona HUD: Housing and Urban Development Office Phoenix HUD Office
One North Central Avenue Suite 600
Phoenix, AZ 85004 Phone: 602-379-7100 TTY: 602-379-7181 Fax: 602-379-3985
Tucson HUD Office 160 North Stone Avenue Tucson, AZ 85701 Phone: 520-670-6000 Fax: 520-670-6207
LIBRARY SERVICES http://www.lib.az.us/braille/
Arizona State Braille and Talking Book Library 1030 North 32nd Street Phoenix, AZ 85008 Phone: 602-255-5578 800-255-5578 Fax: 602-255-4312 Email: [email protected]
PROTECTION and ADVOCACY
http://www.acdl.com
Arizona Protection and Advocacy & Client Assistance Program (CAP) Arizona Center for Disability Law
100 North Stone Avenue Suite 305 Tucson, AZ 85701 Phone: 520-327-9547 800-922-1447 Fax: 520-884-0992 Email: [email protected] SERVICE DOGS Happy Tails Service Dogs, Inc.
1 West Sequoia Drive Phoenix, AZ 85027-4750 Phone: 623-580-0946 Fax: 623-581-3385
Companion Animal Association of Arizona PO Box 5006
Scottsdale, AZ 85261-5006 Phone: 602-258-3306
Handi-Dogs Inc. 4500 East Speedway Blvd Suite 112 Tucson, AZ 85712 Phone: 520-326-3412 Fax: 520-319-8186 http://www.topdogusa.org/ Top Dog
800 North Swan Road #126 Tucson, AZ 85711
Phone: 520-323-6677 Fax: 520-323-3512
Specializes in helping people train their own dog to be a service dog. Rotts-a-Companionship, Inc.
HC 30 Box 184 Prescott, AZ 86301 Phone: 602-798-3715
SPORTS and RECREATION www.mesadisabledsports.com
BlazeSports Mesa
Mesa Association of Sports for the Disabled PO Box 4727
Mesa, AZ 85211-4727 Phone: 480-472-0638
Email: [email protected]
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/fac_list_by_state.cfm?State=AZ&divisionid=ALL& map=1&flash=1
US Department of Veterans Affairs VA Hospital Locator for Arizona www.azpva.org
Paralyzed Veterans of America’s Arizona Chapter 5015 N. 7th Ave. Suite 2 Phoenix, AZ 85013 Phone: 602-244-9168 800-621-9217 Fax: 602-244-0416 Email: [email protected] ALS www.alsaz.org
Arizona Chapter of ALS Association 4643 E. Thomas Road Suite 1 Phoenix, AZ 85018 Phone: 602-297-3800 866-350-2572 Fax: 602-297-3804 Email: [email protected]
Arizona ALS Support Groups Central Region Caregiver Only Group Arizona ALS Association Office Scottsdale, AZ
Phone: 480-609-3888 Fourth Tuesdays 5:30-7:30 pm
West Valley Patient & Caregiver Group Church at Arrowhead Glendale, AZ Phone: 480-609-3888 Second Thursdays 1:00-3:00 pm
Northern Region Patient & Caregiver Support Group VA Medical Center
Prescott, AZ
Phone: 928-301-6177 Fourth Mondays 12:30-2:30 pm
Tucson Patients Only Support Group Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Tucson, AZ
Phone: 520-444-0712 First Thursdays 2:30-4:30 pm
Tucson Caregiver Only Group Information & Referral Services Tucson, AZ
Phone: 520-444-0712 Third Thursdays 1:30-3:30 pm
Muscular Dystrophy Association’s ALS Research Centers: MDA/ALS Center at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Neuromuscular Research Center
Barrow Neurological Institute Richard S. Burns, M.D., Director Email: [email protected]
Phone: 602-406-4922
MDA/ALS Center at the Mucio F. Delgado Clinic for Neuromuscular Disorders University of Arizona
Health Sciences Center Tucson, AZ
Lawrence Z. Stern, M.D., Director Email: [email protected] Phone: 520-626-6609
BRAIN INJURY
http://www.biaaz.org
Brain Injury Association of Arizona 4250 East Camelback Road
Suite K-280 Phoenix, AZ 85018 Phone: 602-323-9165 888-500-9165 Fax: 602-508-8285 CEREBRAL PALSY http://www.ucpofaz.org UCP of Central Arizona 1802 West Parkside Lane Phoenix, AZ 85027 Phone: 602-943-5472 888-943-5472 Fax: 602-943-4936 Email: [email protected] http://www.ucpsa.org UCP of Southern Arizona 3941 East 29th Street Suite 601-604 Tucson, AZ 85711 Phone: 520-795-3108 Fax: 520-795-3169 Email: [email protected] FRIEDREICH’S ATAXIA http://www.ataxia.org/ National Ataxia Foundation Arizona Ataxia Support Groups Rita Garcia, Chandler
Phone: 480-726-3579
Bart Beck, Tucson Phone: 520-885-8326
Email: [email protected]
GUILLAIN-BARRÉ SYNDROME / CIDP http://gbs-cidp.org
Guillain-Barré Syndrome/ CIDP Foundation International Phone: 610-667-0131
Call for information in your area
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/aza
National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Arizona Chapter 315 South 48th Street
Suite 101
Tempe, AZ 85281 Phone: 480-968-2488 Email: [email protected]
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America Western Regional Office 819 Polk Street Box 326 San Francisco, CA 94109 Phone: 415-260-6420 800-532-7667 ext 155 Fax: 415-931-2368 Email: [email protected] MSAA Arizona Support Group Florence Women’s Club
Florence/Mesa Casa Grande Contact: Gaile Buckley Phone: 520-868-0450 Fourth Tuesdays 6:00-8:00 pm
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/pdirhm.asp
Post-Polio Health International (PHI) 4207 Lindell Blvd.
#110
St. Louis, MO 63108-2915 Phone: 314-534-0475 Email: [email protected]
Lists Health Professionals, Clinics, and Support Groups. Click USA then choose State Arizona Support Groups
SCOTTSDALE http://polioecho.org Polio Echo/Scottsdale Phone: 480-946-6669 TEMPE http://polioecho.org Polio Echo, Inc.
Phone: 602-702-6758 (resource only) Email: [email protected] (resource only) TUCSON
http://polioecho.org
Polio Epic Inc./Southern Arizona Phone: 520-750-8608
Email: [email protected] [email protected] Second Saturday AM, Sept-June
http://www.azspinabifida.org Arizona Spina Bifida Association 1001 East Fairmount
Phoenix, AZ 85014 Phone: 602-274-3323 Fax: 602-274-7632
Email: [email protected]
Spina Bifida Association of America’s Arizona Clinics Children’s Clinic Rehabilitation Services (CCRS)
2600 N Wyatt Drive Tucson, AZ 85712 Phone: 502-324-3249
Children’s Rehabilitation Services Spina Bifida Clinic
124 W. Thomas Road Phoenix, AZ 85013 Phone: 602-406-5152
SPINAL CORD INJURY http://www.azspinal.org/index.aspx
Arizona Spinal Cord Injury Association (a chapter of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation) 5025 E Washington St #110, Phoenix, AZ 85034 602-507-4209 (office) 602-507-4214 (fax) 888-889-2185 (toll-free) E-mail: [email protected] http://carecure.org/forum/index.php?
CareCure State Chapters, see Southwestern States Must become an online member to access information
STROKE
http://www.strokeassociation.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200037 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
SYRINGOMYELIA and 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] Arizona Support Group Shelly Norris, Phoenix Phone: 480-893-3951 Email: [email protected] Judy Dragiewicz, Fountain Hills Phone: 480-837-2800
Email: [email protected]
TRANSVERSE MYELITIS
http://www.myelitis.org/
Transverse Myelitis Association 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.abil.org/survival-manual-0
Arizona Bridge to Independent Living’s Disability Survival Manual book 7th ed. May 2009 covers Arizona disability resources
Call 602-256-2245 for a copy.
http://www.disabilityresources.org/ARIZONA.html Disability Resources.org: Arizona
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/comm/arizona.html Family Village Resources for Arizona
www.nichcy.org
Arizona NICHCY: National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/help/az.htm
Arizona Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities http://www.aptaaz.org/
Arizona chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association 4035 East Fanfol Drive
Phoenix, AZ 85028 Phone: 602-569-9101
800-264-APTA Fax: 602-996-3966 http://www.arizota.org/
Arizona chapter of the American Occupational Therapy Association ArizOTA--Arizona Occupational Therapy Association
PO Box 1531 Glendale, AZ 85311-1531 Phone: 623-937-0920 Fax: 623-937-0820 Email: [email protected] http://www.apse.org/chapters/index.cfm
Arizona chapter of Association for Persons in Supported Employment University of Arizona
721 North Fourth Avenue Suite 107 Tucson, AZ 85705-8445 Phone: 520-917-0481 ext 14 Fax: 520-917-0845 Email: [email protected] http://www.healthboards.com/boards/index.php
Healthboards.com – message boards on health related topics. Topics include SCI, CP, Stroke, and more.
http://aztec.asu.edu/afol/index.html Arizona Families On-Line (AFOL)
The mission of Arizona's Families On-Line (AFOL) Coalition is for children and adults with disabilities and their families to have access to each other and reliable information about disabilities, services and supports, both within their communities and worldwide via computer technology.
http://www.tempecvb.com/travelers-with-disabilities/tempe-information.aspx Access Tempe
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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