(800) 813-HOPE
(4673)
(212) 712-8495
(FAX)
Email: info@cancercare.org
Website: www.cancercare.org
Disabling
Conditions Served: Cancer (at any
stage)
Users
Served: Cancer patients, their
families, significant others, caregivers, and health care professionals
Services
Provided:
• Free counseling for individuals via telephone
and online support groups
• More than 70 telephone education workshops a
year
• Limited financial assistance for
disease-related costs such as pain medication, transportation to and from
treatment, home and child care
Resources
Available:
• Free educational materials on a range of cancer
diagnoses and cancer-related topics
• Free Connect
Booklets, which summarize select telephone education workshop content
Canine Companions for
4989 State
Road 37 East
(740) 548-4447
(Voice/TDD)
(866) 224-3647
(National headquarters)
(800) 572-2275
(Toll-free info)
(740) 363-0555
(FAX)
Website: www.cci.org
Disabling
Conditions Served: All disabilities
Users
Served: Ages 5-adult
Services
Provided: Provides highly trained
assistance dogs to people with disabilities and ongoing support to ensure
quality partnerships
Local
Branch:
(317) 251-8813
Email: lsaunders@indy.rr.com
(574) 583-8227
(574) 583-6454
(FAX)
Contact:
Michael Cruz
Email: info@cdcresources.org
Website: www.cdcresources.org
Disabling
Conditions Served: A wide range of
disabilities
Users
Served: Children and adults with
disabling conditions and their families in
Services
Provided:
• Services for the developmentally disabled
• Low income subsidized independent living
apartments
• Group homes
• Medicaid Waiver supported living services
• Children’s services
• Day services
• Employment services
• Services for psychiatric disabilities
• Call for information on additional services
North Facility:
CDC Resources, Inc.
1320 E. Angelica
(219) 866-3282
(219) 866-5152 (FAX)
Children and Adults with
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (C.H.A.D.D.)
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (
(301) 306-7090 (FAX)
Website: www.chadd.org
Disabling
Conditions Served:
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD)
Users
Served: People with AD/HD
Services
Provided:
• Education
• Advocacy
• Support,
including local support groups
• Annual international conference
Resources
Available:
• Video and
audio conference tapes
• Books
• Teacher
in-service program
• Attention! magazine
• e-newsletter
• National Resource Center Library Website - www.help4adhd.org
Local Contacts:
Joan Hart,
(812) 334-1524
Kathryn
Holden, (812) 334-0171
Children’s Special Health Care
Services (CSHCS)
(317) 233-1351
(800) 475-1355 (IN only)
Website: www.in.gov/isdh/19613.htm
Disabling
Conditions Served: At least
twenty-two eligible physical conditions
Users
Served: Must be 0 to 21 years of age,
must be living in
Services
Provided:
• Care
coordination
• Resource
identification and referral
• Diagnostic
evaluation
• Comprehensive
primary and secondary care visits
• Immunizations
• Prescription
drugs
Resources
Available:
• Pamphlets
and brochures
• The
Express newsletter
Christian
Council on Persons with Disabilities
301 E. Pine,
(407) 210-3917
(407) 210-3901 (FAX)
Email: info@liftdisabilitynetwork.org
Website: www.ccpd.org
Disabling Conditions Served: Physical, mental, emotional, age-related, and hidden
disabilities
Users Served: Those
with disabilities and ministry leaders who serve those with disabilities
Services Provided:
•
Annual and regional conferences
• Networking with others/chapter groups
• Mentoring program
• National advocacy efforts
• Resource referrals
Resources Available:
• CCPD newsletter and journal
• Accessibility survey for churches
• Speaker’s bureau
• Performers with disabilities bureau
• Consulting/speaking services
• Disability awareness service planning
636 Morris Turnpike,
(973) 379-2690
(800) 225-0292
(973) 912-9433 (FAX)
Email: information@christopherreeve.org
Website: www.ChristopherReeve.org
Disabling Conditions Served: Spinal cord injuries
Users served: Adults and children with spinal cord
injuries
Services Provided:
• Research for a cure for spinal cord injuries
• Information on spinal cord injuries
• Information and education on how to live with a
spinal cord injury
Resources Available:
• Action Network e-newsletter
• Go
Forward e-newsletter
• Christopher and
(800) 777-7775 (Toll-Free)
(317) 355-1545
Website: www.ecommunity.com/neuroscience
Disabling Conditions Served: Stroke
Users Served: Stroke
victims and their families
Services Provided:
• Stroke support group
• Dissemination of information about strokes
Online Resource Include:
• Stroke risk assessment test
• Audio and video about stroke
• Stroke treatment information
(317) 920-4850
(317) 920-4885 (FAX)
(317) 926-4357 or 2-1-1 (HELPLINE)
Email: radcliffe@connect2help.org
Website: www.connect2help.org
Disabling Conditions Served: All disabilities
Users Served: People
in central
Services Provided:
• HELPLINE
2-1-1 connects callers with community resources. Service is available in Spanish and other
languages.
Resources Available:
• The
• The Rainbow BooKTM
• A variety of community resource publications
Council for Exceptional Children
(703) 620-3660 (Voice)
(888) 232-7733 (Toll-free)
(866) 915-5000 (TTY)
(703) 264-9494 (FAX)
Email: service@cec.sped.org
Website: www.cec.sped.org
Disabling Conditions Served: All disabilities
Users Served: Special education teachers, related
service providers (school psychologists, occupational therapists, speech/language therapists), special education professors,
administrators
Services Provided:
• Professional
development and resources for special education professionals
• Advocacy on behalf of children with special needs
and those who serve them
(763) 588-0811
(866) 426-3426 (Toll-free)
(763) 520-0245 (TTY)
(763) 520-0577 (FAX)
Email: information@couragecenter.org
Website: www.couragecenter.org
Disabling Conditions Served: Physical disabilities, brain
injuries, chronic pain, spinal cord injuries, stroke, neurological conditions,
and speech, hearing and vision impairments
Users Served: Children and adults with
disabilities, and health care professionals
Services Provided:
• Medical
rehabilitation and education
• Residential
summer camping, day camps, family camps
• Sports and
recreation
• Assistive
technology
• Accessible
fitness centers
• Transitional
rehabilitation services (short-term, intensive inpatient facility)
• Vocational
services
• Home and
community-based services
• Independent
living skills
• Public affairs
and research advocacy
Resources Available:
• Pamphlets and
brochures
• Fee-based
consultation services are available in many areas
(301) 951-4422
(800) FIGHT CF (344-4823)
(301) 951-6378 (FAX)
Email: info@cff.org
Website: www.cff.org
Disabling Conditions Served: Cystic fibrosis
Users Served:
Individuals who have cystic fibrosis and their families
Services Provided: Fund-raising events to support research
Resources Available:
• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Fact Sheet
• About Cystic Fibrosis
• Cystic Fibrosis Research Milestones
• A Teacher’s Guide to Cystic Fibrosis
• Genetic carrier testing for cystic fibrosis
• Pharmacy brochure
• Consumer fact sheets
• Gene discovery information
• Commitment newsletter
• An Introduction to Cystic Fibrosis for Patients
and Families
• Many videos are available free of charge
Local Chapters:
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation,
(317) 202-9210
(800) 662-4826
(317) 202-9215 (FAX)
Email: Indiana@cff.org
CF
(317) 274-8192
Breaking New
Ground
Purdue University
ABE Bldg., 225 S. University Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2093
(800) 825-4264 or (765) 494-5013
www.breakingnewground.info
bng@ecn.purdue.edu