(415) 434-3388
(800) 445-8106
(415) 434-3508 (FAX)
Website: www.caregiver.org
Disabling Conditions Served: Cognitive disabilities (Alzheimer’s, stroke, brain
injury, etc.) for ages 18+; other disabilities for ages 60+
Users Served: Family
caregivers
Services Provided:
• Free caregiving
information, publications, and advice
• Online support groups
• Research and policy
development
• Education and training
• Assistance
in locating caregiving resources
Resources Available:
•
• Caregiving fact sheets, including some in Spanish and
Chinese
• Training
manuals and research reports
• Handbook
for long-distance caregivers
• Newsletters
Academy for Educational Development
(202) 884-8068
(202) 884-8441 (FAX)
Email: fctd@aed.org
Website: www.fctd.info
Disabling Conditions Served: All disabilities
Users Served: Organizations, programs, and
individuals who work with children and youth with disabilities
Resources Available:
• Fully-searchable database containing reviews of
books, articles, research and other materials of interest and utility to
families of children with disabilities
• Monthly newsletter
• Presentation materials on the subject of assistive
technologies
• Online conferences addressing topical issues and
providing access to leading national experts
The Foundation Fighting Blindness
(800) 683-5555
(800) 683-5551 (TDD)
(410) 363-2393 (FAX)
Email: info@fightblindness.org
Website: www.fightblindness.org
Disabling Conditions Served: Blindness
Users Served:
People affected by retinal degenerative diseases, their families, and
professionals
Services Provided:
• Information and referral services
• National conferences
• Research support
• Local chapter support (see Website for
listing)
Resources Available:
• Retinal degenerative disease information
packets
• Newsletter - InFocus
• E-Newsletter - InFocus online
(847) 680-0100
(847) 680-1050 (FAX)
Email: cduncan@fightblindness.org
Foundations for Persons with Disabilities
Ball Brothers
Foundation
222 S.
Mulberry
(765) 741-5500
(765) 741-5518
(FAX)
Email: info@ballfdn.org
Website: www.ballfdn.org
Foundations for Nonprofit Organizations
The
(317) 634-2423
(317) 684-0943
(FAX)
Website: www.cicf.org
(317) 924-5471
(317) 926-4431
(FAX)
Website: www.lillyendowment.org
Community Foundations in
See www.indianagrantmakers.org/locator/
Highway 59 S.
(812) 847-2231
(812) 847-8836 (FAX)
Email: fourrivers@frrs.org
Website: www.frrs.org
Disabling Conditions Served: All disabilities
Users Served: Children and adults with disabilities
Services Provided:
• To enable those with disabilities to live as
independently as possible
• Group homes
• Early childhood education program
45 Pleasant St.
(978) 462-1866
(978) 463-9985 (FAX)
Email: info@fraxa.org
Website: www.fraxa.org
Disabling Conditions Served: Fragile X Syndrome
Users Served:
Children and their families, educators, and medical professionals
Services Provided:
• Advocacy
• Research support
Resources Available:
• Newsletters
• Books
• Information on symptoms, cause, testing, and
treatment of Fragile X Syndrome
• Fragile X listserv
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