General Otolaryngological Foundation

Riley Hospital for Children

Alan Devendorf

702 Barnhill Rd., RI 0860

Indianapolis, IN 46202

(317) 630-8979

Email: adiefend@iupui.edu

 

Disabling Conditions Served: Hearing and balance disorders

 

Users Served: All ages

 

Services provided:

Educational activities related to hearing and balance disorders

 

Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.

420 Fifth Ave.

New York, NY 10018-2798

(212) 852-8000

(800) 478-7248 (Toll-free)

(212) 852-6514 (FAX)

Website: www.girlscouts.org

 

Disabling Conditions Served: The Girl Scouts attempt to include all members in all programs

 

Users Served: Girls ages 5-17

 

Resources Available:

Focus on Ability: Serving Girls with Special Needs guide book for leaders and volunteers

Adaptive programs geared to individual needs

 

Goodwill Industries International

15810 Indianola Dr.

Rockville, MD 20855

(301) 530-6500

(800) 741-0186

Email: contactus@goodwill.org

Website: www.goodwill.org

 

Disabling conditions served:  Any kind of disability

 

Users served: Individuals with disabilities

 

Services provided:

Career exploration

Job search

Retention assistance

Training in computer graphics, business office skills, and medical terminology

One-on-one assistance in all phases of job search

 

Indiana Offices:

Bridgepointe Services and Goodwill of Southern Indiana

PO Box 2488

1329 Applegate Lane

Clarksville, IN 47131

(812) 283-7908

(812) 283-6248 (FAX)

Website:  www.bridgepointe.org

 

Evansville Goodwill Industries, Inc.

500 South Green River Rd.

Evansville, IN 47715

(812) 474-2222

(812) 474-2233 (FAX)

Website: www.evvgoodwill.org

 

Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana, Inc.

1635 W. Michigan St.

Indianapolis, IN 46222

(317) 524-4313

(317) 524-4309 (TYY)

(317) 524-4336 (FAX)

Email:  goodwill@goodwill-indy.org

Website: www.goodwill-indy.org

 

Goodwill Industries of Northeast Indiana, Inc.

1516 Magnavox Way

Fort Wayne, IN 46804

(260) 478-7617

(260) 436-3800 (FAX)

 

Goodwill Industries of Michiana, Inc.

1805 Western Ave.

South Bend, IN 46619

(574) 472-7300

(574) 239-6667 (FAX)

Website: www.goodwill-ni.org

 

Wabash Valley Goodwill Industries, Inc.

PO Box 2720

2702 South 3rd St.

Terre Haute, IN 47802

(812) 235-1827

(812) 235-1397 (FAX)

Email: wvgoodwill@wvgoodwill.org

Website: www.wvgoodwill.org

 

Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc.

371 East Jericho Turnpike

Smithtown, NY 11787

(631) 930-9000

(800) 548-4337

(631) 930-9009 (FAX)

Email: info@guidedog.org

Website: www.guidedog.org

 

Disabling Conditions Served: Blindness, visual impairment, and other special needs

 

Users Served: Individuals who want increased mobility and independence

 

Services Provided:

• Comprehensive training with a guide dog or service dog with an instructor on campus.

• Transportation is paid for (if needed) to and from the Smithtown, New York campus for students traveling within the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Free aftercare services

 

Resources Available:

The Guideway newsletter

Stories of Second Sight

Digital Guide e-mail newsletter

Various brochures

 

 

 

 

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