Independent Living Centers in
Disabling Conditions Served: All disabilities
Users Served:
Anyone with a disability striving for independence
Services Provided:
• Advocacy for support
• Information and referral
• Independent living skills training
• Peer support
• Orientation and mobility
• Youth services
• Public education and development
c/o DDRS
402
(800)
545-7763, ext. 21303 (Voice)
(800)
545-7763, ext. 21427 (TTY)
(317) 232-6478
(FAX)
ICOIL oversees
independent living services throughout the state and works in cooperation with
the Family and Social Services Administration’s Division of Disability
and Rehabilitative Services toward developing a state plan for independent
living.
Melissa
Madill, Executive Director
(317) 926-1660
(317) 926-1687 (FAX)
(866) 794-7245
(Toll-free)
Email: info@abilityindiana.org
Website: www.abilityindiana.org
(Counties Served: Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks,
Johnson, Marion, Morgan,
Pat Stewart,
Director
(812) 886-0575
(Voice)
(877) 962-8842
(Toll-free)
(812) 886-1128
(FAX)
Email: INATTIC1@AOL.COM
Website: www.atticindiana.org
(Counties Served: Daviess, Gibson, Greene, Knox,
Martin, Pike, Sullivan)
Everybody
Teresa Torres,
Director
9111 Broadway,
Suite A
(219) 769-5055
(Voice)
(219) 756-3323
(TTY)
(888) 769-3636
(Toll-free)
(219) 769-5325
(FAX)
Email: info@everybodycounts.org
Website: www.everybodycounts.org
(Counties Served:
Beth Quarles,
Director
(765) 741-8332
(866) 741-3444
(Toll-free)
(765) 741-8333
(FAX)
(Counties Served:
Jim McCormick ,
Executive Director
(765) 939-9226
(877) 939-9226
(Toll-free)
(765) 935-2215
(FAX)
(765) 939-1309
(TTY)
Website: www.ilcein.org
(Counties Served: Decatur, Fayette, Franklin, Henry,
Rush,
League
for the Blind and Disabled
David Nelson,
CRC, President/CEO
(260) 441-0551
(Voice/TTY)
(800) 889-3443
(Voice/TTY)
(260) 441-7760
(FAX)
Email: the.league@verizon.net
Website: www.the-league.org
(Counties Served: Adams, Allen, DeKalb,
Huntington, Jay, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells, Whitley)
Northern
Indiana Independent Living Services (NIILS)*
Julia
Studebaker, Director
(574) 848-7451
(877) 342-8954
(Toll-free)
Website: http://www.adecinc.com/php/services/niils.php
*NIILS
provides training exclusively for visually impaired seniors.
(Counties Served:
9111 Broadway,
Suite A,
(888) 769-3636
(Toll-free)
(219) 769-5055
(219) 756-3323
(TTY)
Email: info@everybodycounts.org
(Counties Served:
Southeastern
Amy Browning, Executive Director
(812) 689-3753
(Phone)
(866) 689-3753
(812) 689-0804
Email: siilc1@fontier.com
(Counties Served:
*SIILC is not funded through the Indiana Family Social
Services Administration.
Southern
Al Tolbert,
Director
(812) 277-9626
(Voice)
(800) 845-6914
(Toll-free)
(812) 277-9628
(FAX)
Email: al@sicilindiana.org
(Counties Served: Crawford, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe,
The
Wabash Independent Living and Learning Center, Inc. (The
Pete C. Ciancone , Director
(812) 298-9455
(877) 915-9455
(Toll-free)
(812) 299-9061
(FAX)
Email: info@thewillcenter.org
(Counties
Served: Clay, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion,
(317)
250-6450
(317)
757-5071 (FAX)
Email: ican@icandog.org
Website: www.icandog.org
Disabling Conditions Served: Physical
or mental disabilities
Users Served: Primarily
children and young adults with disabilities in the state of
Services Provided:
• Skilled companion dogs are provided to children/adults with mobility or developmental challenges where a person without disabilities, usually a parent or spouse, facilitates the work of the dog
• Assistance dogs perform helpful tasks for adults who use wheelchairs or have other limitations in the arms or legs
• Skilled Companions do their assistance work at home of the recipient and do not have public access
• Facility dogs work with professional caregivers who incorporate the dog into the care of their clients most frequently in hospitals or schools with special needs students
• Release dogs are placed in other roles such as drug enforcement, search and rescue, or companion pet home placement
Resources Available
• Online newsletter
• FAQ page on assistance dogs
• Online application
• Calendar of events
Omkar N. Markand, M.D.
(317) 274-4974
(800) 210-7123
Email: OMarkand@iupui.edu
Disabling Conditions Served: Epilepsy
Users Served: Adults
and children with epilepsy
Services Provided:
• Referrals
to community agencies
• Educational
programming to developmental disability agencies, police academies, and schools
• Medication
discount through the Managed Prescription Drug Plan
Resources Available:
• Materials
about epilepsy
• Support
groups
• Physician
referrals
• Advocacy
• A listing
of other epilepsy educators in
100
(317) 846-3404
(317) 844-1034 (FAX)
Email: deafcamp@hotmail.com
Website: www.indeafcamps.org
Disabling conditions served: Deaf or hard-of-hearing
Users Served: Deaf,
hard-of-hearing, and coda (children of deaf adults) children and teens and
their families
Services Provided:
• Children’s
week long residential camp
• Family
camp weekend
Children’s
(574) 658-4831
Website: www.campmack.org
University Hall, Rm. 009W
401 N. 7th St.
(812) 237-2830 (Voice)
(800) 622-3035 (Toll-Free)
(812) 237-8089 (FAX)
(800) 622-3035 (Toll free)
Email: karen.goehl@indstate.edu
Website: www.indstate.edu/blumberg/db/deafblind.htm
Disabling Conditions Served: The combination of vision and
hearing impairments
Users Served:
Educators, service providers, and families of individuals, birth to age 21, who
have both vision and hearing losses
Services Provided:
• On-site technical assistance and training for educators, service
providers, and families based on identified needs
• Dissemination of materials from the project’s resource center
that reflect research-based effective educational practices
Resources
Available:
• Deafblind Focus newsletter
• Additional information can be gained through their materials
resource center and DB-LINK, a national clearinghouse
Indiana Department of
Education—Division of Exceptional Learners
State House Room 229
151
(877) 851-4106 (Toll-free)
(317) 232-0589 (FAX)
Email: specialeducation@doe.in.gov
Website: http://ideanet.doe.state.in.us/exceptional
Disabling Conditions Served: All disabilities, including learning disabilities
Users Served:
Children
Services Provided
• Testing for learning disabilities
• Information on all forms of disabilities
Indiana Department of Workforce
Development
(317) 232-7670 (Information)
(317) 232-7560 (TT)
(800) 891-6499 (Toll-Free)
Website: www.IN.gov/dwd
Disabling Conditions Served: All physical and emotional
disabilities
Users Served: Individuals with physical and
emotional disabilities
Services Provided:
• Employment
counseling
• Agency
referrals
• Employment
referrals
• Job development
and modification
• Job service
matching system
Resources Available:
• Job search
handbook
• Assistance to
the Disabled/Handicapped brochure
• Information Resource Areas (These areas are like small libraries
that contain information on everything for the job seeker, including
resume-writing books, access to childcare information, and job search
databases.)
Local Branches: There are 28 full-service WorkOne offices and 41 WorkOne
Express sites, which offer limited services. Interested parties should call the
toll free number or log on to the Website to find the office nearest them that
best serves their needs.
The following is a listing of affiliated Indiana Easter
Seal Societies and the counties they serve. For information and services,
please contact the local society serving your area.
(317) 466-1000
(Voice)
(317) 479-3232
(TTY)
(317) 466-2000
(FAX)
Website: www.eastersealscrossroads.org
(Counties
Served: Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan,
Easter
Seals Southwestern
The
(812) 479-1411
(812) 437-2634
(FAX)
Website: www.in-sw.easterseals.com
(Counties
Served: Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Martin,
Easter
Seals Arc of
(260) 456-4534
(800) 234-7811
(260) 745-5200
(FAX)
Website: www.esarc.org
(Counties
served: Adams, Allen, Blackford, DeKalb,
Easter
Seals
5632
PO Box 86
(765) 855-2482
(Phone/FAX)
Email: easterseals@juno.com
Website: http://eastersealswu.tripod.com/
Services Administration (FSSA)
402
PO Box
7083-MS21
Website: www.in.gov/fssa/2329.htm
Disabling Conditions Served: Problems of the elderly and persons with disabilities
Users Served:
The elderly of Indiana and persons with disabilities
Programs Provided:
• In-home services
• Community-based services
• Ombudsman services
• Adult guardianship services
• Adult protective services
• Money management program
• Title V senior employment program
• Room and board assistance
• Assistance to residents in county homes
• Pre-admission screening
• Pre-admission screening annual resident review
(800) 986-3505
(Toll-free)
(317) 818-0702
Website: www.iaaaa.org
Disabling
Conditions Served: A wide range of
disabilities
Users
Served: Older adults and people with
disabilities of any age and their caregivers
Services Provided may include:
• Advocacy
• Transportation
• Legal
services
• Nutrition
assistance
• In-home
care
• Volunteer
opportunities
• Case
management
• Nursing
home pre-admission screening
Resources Available:
Web-based resources concerning:
• Caregiver
• Resident
rights and choices
• Medicare
summary notice guide
• Long term
care insurance information
Indiana
Area Agencies on Aging:
Area 1
(219)
937-3500
(800)
826-7871
(888)
814-7597 (TTY)
(219)
932-0560 (FAX)
Email: jmalone@nwi-ca.org
Website: www.nwi-ca.org
(Counties Served: Jasper, Lake,
Area 2
REAL
Services, Inc.
(574)
233-8205
(800)
552-2916 (IN only)
(574)
284-2642 (FAX)
Website: www.realservices.com
(Counties Served:
Area 3
Aging and
In-Home Services of Northeast Indiana, Inc. (AIHS)
(260) 745-1200
(800)
552-3662
(260) 456-1066 (FAX)
Email: aginginhome@agingihs.org
Website: www.agingihs.org
(Counties Served: Adams, Allen, DeKalb,
Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells, Whitley)
Area 4
Area IV Agency on Aging & Community Action
Programs, Inc.
(765)
447-7683
(800)
382-7556
(765)
447-3307 (TDD)
(765)
447-6862 (FAX)
Email: info@areaivagency.org
Website: www.areaivagency.org
(Counties Served:
Area 5
Area Five Agency on Aging & Community Services,
Inc.
(574)
722-4451
(800)
654-9421
(574)
722-3447 (FAX)
Email: areafive@areafive.com
Website: www.areafive.com
(Counties Served: Cass,
Area 6
LifeStream
Services, Inc.
(765)
759-1121
(800)
589-1121 (Voice/TDD)
(765)
759-0060 (FAX)
Email: mail@lifestreaminc.org
Website: www.lifestreaminc.org
(Counties Served:
Area 7
West
(812)
238-1561
(800)
489-1561 (TDD)
(812)
238-1564 (FAX)
Email: Area7AAD@netscape.net
(Counties Served: Clay, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan,
Vermillion,
Area 8
CICOA The Access Network
(317)
254-5465
(317)
254-5497 (TDD)
(800)
489-9550
(317)
254-5494 (FAX)
Email: detienne@cicoa.org
Website: www.cicoa.org
(Counties Served: Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks,
Johnson, Marion, Morgan,
Area 9
Area 9
In-Home and Community Services Agency
(765)
966-1795
(800)
458-9345
(765)
962-1190 (FAX)
Email: area9@indiana.edu
Website: www.iue.indiana.edu/Departments/Area9
(Counties Served: Fayette, Franklin, Rush, Union,
Area
10
Area 10
Agency on Aging
7500 W. Reeves Rd.
(812)
876-3383
(800)
844-1010
(812)
876-9922 (FAX)
Email: area10@area10.bloomington.in.us
Website: www.area10.bloomington.in.us
(Counties Served: Monroe, Owen)
Area
11
Aging and Community Services of South Central Indiana,
Inc.
(812)
372-6918
(866)
644-6407 (Toll-free)
(812)
372-7846 (FAX)
Email: dcantrell@areaxi.org
Website: www.agingandcommunityservices.org
(Counties Served: Bartholomew, Brown,
Area
12
LifeTime
Resources, Inc.
(812)
432-5215
(800)
742-5001
(812)
432-3822 (FAX)
Email: offices@lifetime-resources.org
Website: www.lifetime-resources.org
(Counties Served: Dearborn,
Area
13
Generations
(812)
888-5880
(800)
742-9002
(812)
888-4566 and (812) 888-4568 (FAX)
Email: generations@vinu.edu
Website: www.vinu.edu/generations
(Counties Served: Daviess, Dubois Greene, Knox,
Martin, Pike)
Area
14
Lifespan
Resources, Inc.
(812)
948-8330
(888)
948-8330 (Toll-free)
(812)
948-0147 (FAX)
Email: fable@lsr14.org
Website: www.lifespanresources.org
(Counties Served: Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Scott)
Area
15
Hoosier Uplands Economic Development Corp.
521
(812) 849-4457
(800)
333-2451
(800)
743-3333 (TDD)
(812)
849-4467 (FAX)
Email: area15@hoosieruplands.org
Website: www.hoosieruplands.org
(Counties Served: Crawford, Lawrence,
Area
16
(812)
464-7800
(800)
253-2188
(812)
464-7843 (FAX)
Email: swirca@swirca.org
Website: www.swirca.org
(Counties Served: Gibson, Perry, Posey, Spencer,
Vanderburgh, Warrick)
Division of Mental Health and
Addiction
402
(317) 232-7800
(317) 233-3472 (FAX)
Email: marsha.williams@fssa.in.gov
Website: http://www.in.gov/fssa/dmha/4521.htm
Disabling Conditions Served: Serious mental illness, serious emotional
disturbance, and addiction
Users Served: Individuals and families with a serious
mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or addiction who fall at or
below 200% of the federal poverty level
Services Provided:
• Public education on mental health and addiction
• Treatment for income-eligible persons with a
mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or addiction
• Certification and funding of mental health
centers and other treatment programs
• Operate six state psychiatric hospitals
Office of Medicaid Policy and
Planning (OMPP)
402
(800) 457-4584
Website: www.indianamedicaid.com or www.in.gov/fssa
Disabling Conditions Served: Physical or mental impairments, diseases, or losses
that have lasted or appear reasonably certain to last for a continuous period
of 12 months that substantially impair the ability to perform labor or services
or to engage in a useful occupation.
Users Served: Individuals meeting all of the criteria
outlined above along with income, assets, and other eligibility requirements
may be eligible for Medicaid for the Disabled (MAD). Working individuals who meet all but the
income and assets requirements for MAD may be eligible for M.E.DD. Works
(income level cannot exceed 350% of the federal poverty level).
Services Provided:
Medicaid provides coverage for a variety of medical
treatments, such as inpatient and outpatient hospital care, preventative
services, rehabilitation services, and mental health care.
Resources Available:
•
Information regarding the application process, available services and
legislation: http://www.in.gov/fssa/disability
•
Information about M.E.D. Works: http://www.in.gov/fssa/programs/healthcare/med/medicaid/receivessdj.html
Division of Disability and
Rehabilitative Services (DDRS)
402
(317) 232-7000
(800) 545-7763 (Voice/TTY)
(317) 232-1240 (FAX)
Website: www.in.gov/fssa/2328.htm
Disabling Conditions Served: All disabilities
Users Served:
Individuals with disabilities and their families
Services Provided: Facilitating effective partnerships which enhance the quality of life for
the people we serve in the community, and the pursuits of their choice through
the following bureaus and agencies: Blind and Visually Impaired Services,
Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services, Bureau of Vocational
Rehabilitation, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, Disability Determination
Bureau, and First Steps..
Blind and Visually Impaired Services
402
(317) 232-1433
(877) 241-8144
(Toll-free)
(317) 232-6478
(FAX)
Website: http://www.in.gov/fssa/disability/services/blind/index.html
Disabling
Conditions Served: Blindness and
visual impairment
Users
Served: Citizens of
Services
provided:
• Charles E. Bosma
Rehabilitation Center
• Rehabilitation teaching program
• Adaptive technology lab
•
Resources Available:
• Catalog resource guide
• Website links for organizations that provide
services to the blind and visually impaired
Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services
402
(317) 232-7842
(800) 545-7763
(317) 234-2099
(FAX)
Website: http://www.in.gov/fssa/disability/services/ddguide/index.html
Disabling
Conditions Served: Physical and mental
disabilities that begin before the age of 22
Users
Served: Individuals with
developmental disabilities and their families
Services
Provided:
• Employment
assistance
• Independent
living support services
• Developmental disabilities day services
• Diagnosis and evaluations
• Case
management
• Family subsidy program
• Epilepsy program
• Autism waiver
Resources Available:
• Developmental Disabilities Guide
• A variety of downloadable forms
• Online reference information
Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation
402
(317) 232-1319
(Voice/TTY)
(800)
545-7763, ext. 1319
Website: www.in.gov/fssa/servicedisabl/vr/index.htm1
Disabling
Conditions Served: Adults with
physical and mental disabilities who have a vocational
impairment that affects their ability to gain or maintain employment
Users
Served: Eligible clients
Services
Provided:
• Vocational counseling and guidance
• Medical treatment to correct or modify the
physical or mental impairment
• Assistive devices and services
• Training, including vocational school, college,
on-the-job, and more
• Tools necessary for employment, including
placement assistance and follow-up
• Ongoing assessment of progress
Resources
Available:
• Brochures
Regional
Offices:
Area 1
(219) 864-6746
(219) 864-8374 (TTY)
(877) 428-8513
(Toll-free)
(219) 864-8314
(FAX)
(Counties Served: Lake,
Area 2
110 W. Ridge Rd.
(219) 981-5326
(219) 981-5329
(TTY)
(877) 847-9891
(Toll-free)
(219) 981-6516
(FAX)
(County Served:
Area 3
(219) 462-0521
(219) 464-7582 (TDD)
(877) 847-9888 (Toll-free)
(219) 464-8824 (FAX)
(Counties
Served: Jasper, LaPorte, Porter, Pulaski, Starke)
Area 4
100 W. South St., Suite 100
(574) 232-4861
(574) 283-0058 (TDD)
(877) 282-0964 (Toll-free)
(574) 232-1476 (FAX)
(Counties
Served:
Area 5
1659 Mishawaka St., Suite A
(574) 262-2086
(574) 264-3723 (TDD)
(877) 847-9897 (Toll-free)
(574) 264-6487 (FAX)
(Counties
Served:
Area 6
(765) 449-4278
(765) 449-4303 (TTY)
(877) 449-4278 (Toll-free)
Area 7
Fort Wayne North
219
(260) 424-1595
(260) 426-8905 (TDD)
(877) 715-5292 (Toll-free)
(260) 426-3617 (FAX)
(Counties
Served: Adams, DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells, Whitley)
(260) 347-4555
(260) 347-4777 (TDD)
(877) 715-5293 (Toll-free)
(260) 347-1885 (FAX)
(Counties
Served: DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben)
Area 8
Fort Wayne South
219
(260) 424-1595
(260) 426-4653 (TDD)
(877) 715-5292 (Toll-free)
(260) 426-3617 (FAX)
(County
Served: Allen)
Area 9
(765) 455-5020 (Voice/TTY)
(877) 715-5294 (Toll-free)
(765) 455-5024 (FAX)
(Counties
Served: Cass, Fulton, Howard,
(765) 662-9961
(765) 664-8846 (TTY)
(877) 876-2866 (Toll-free)
(765) 664-8847 (FAX)
(Counties
Served: Grant,
(765) 282-9863 (Voice/TDD)
(877) 847-9890 (Toll-free)
(765) 282-1714 (FAX)
(Counties
Served:
Area 12
River
(765) 643-7413 (Voice/TDD)
(877) 284-5052 (Toll-free)
(765) 642-0691 (FAX)
Area 13
(317) 845-1637
(317) 845-1644 (TDD)
(877) 847-9894 (Toll-free)
(317) 317-1643 (FAX)
Area 14
(877) 847-9894 (Toll-free)
(317) 317-1643 (FAX)
2346 S. Lynhurst Dr., Building 100
(317) 270-1005
(317) 270-1012 (TDD)
(877) 876-2864 (Toll-free)
(317) 270-1010 (FAX)
(Counties
Served: Hendricks, Boone)
Area 16
(317) 270-1005
(317) 270-1012 (TDD)
(317) 270-1010 (FAX)
(Counties
Served: Johnson,
Area 17
(812) 232-7864
(812) 232-8149 (TDD)
(812) 232-8321(FAX)
(Counties
Served: Clay, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion,
Area 18
(812) 882-7208
(812) 882-5368 (TDD)
(877) 847-9898 (Toll-free)
(812) 866-1490 (FAX)
(Counties
Served: Daviess, Gibson, Greene, Knox)
Area 19
(812) 683-2183 (Voice/TDD)
(877) 847-9896 (Toll-free)
(812) 683-2834 (FAX)
(Counties
Served: Crawford, Dubois, Martin,
Area 20
(812) 425-1367
(812) 433-3013 (TDD)
(877) 715-5299 (Toll-free)
(812) 425-4546 (FAX)
(Counties
Served: Posey, Vanderburgh)
Area 21
(812) 332-7331
(812) 332-9372 (TDD)
(877) 847-9893 (Toll-free)
(812) 332-2979 (FAX)
(Counties
Served: Lawrence, Monroe, Morgan, Owen)
Area 22
(812) 376-9935 (Voice/TDD)
(877) 396-3271 (Toll-free)
(812) 348-6451 (FAX)
(Counties Served:
Bartholomew, Brown, Dearborn, Decatur,
Area 23
(765) 966-0932
(877) 715-3171 (Toll-free)
(765) 966-0086 (FAX)
(Counties
Served: Fayette, Rush, Union,
Area 24
(812) 522-4585
(812) 522-1331 (TDD)
(877) 847-9895 (Toll-free)
(812) 522-6184 (FAX)
(Counties
Served:
Area 25
(812) 288-8261 (Voice/TDD)
(877) 228-1967 (Toll-free)
(812) 282-7048 (FAX)
(Counties
Served: Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Scott)
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
402
(317) 232-1143
(TTY/Voice)
(800) 545-7763
(TTY/Voice IN Only)
(317) 233-1566
(FAX)
Email: DHHSHelp@fssa.IN.gov
Website: www.in.gov/fssa/ddrs/2756.htm
Disabling
Conditions Served: Hearing
impairments
Services
Provided:
• Interpreting and case management services
•
• Information and referral
• Telecommunication relay service
• Community education
• Vocational rehabilitation
Resources Available:
• Resource Directory
• Online calendar of events
• DHHS Gazette newsletter
Disability Determination Bureau
(317) 396-2000
(800)
622-4968, Ext. 2007
Website: www.in.gov/fssa/ddrs/2634.htm
Disabling Conditions Served: All
disabilities
Users Served: Individuals
eligible for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability
benefits
Services Provided:
The mission of the Indiana
Disability Determination Bureau is to make decisions on Social Security
Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income disability claims for the
citizens of the State of
402
(317) 233-6094
(800) 441-STEP (IN only)
Email: FirstStepsWeb@fssa.in.us
Website: www.state.in.us/fssa/ddrs/2633.htm
Disabling Conditions Served: Developmental delays or disabilities
Users served: Infants and toddlers
Services Provided:
• Health services
• Vision services
• Assistive
technology
• Psychological
services
• Nutrition
services
• Transportation
• Social work
services
• Physical
therapy
• Occupational therapy
• Speech therapy
• Developmental therapy
• Audiology
services
• Service coordination
Resources Available:
A list of publications and
information resources is available on the Website.
(317) 232-7770 (Voice)
(317) 232-7771 (TTY)
(317) 233-3712 (FAX)
Email: GPCPD@gpcpd.org
Website: www.in.gov/gpcpd
Disabling Conditions Served: All disabilities
Users Served:
Individuals as well as professionals and organizations
Services Provided:
• Systems change and advocacy
• Educational information
• Annual conference and training
Resources Available:
• On Target monthly newsletter
• Responding
to Disability: A Question of Attitude brochure
• Planning
packets for conducting disability awareness activities/events
• The Legislative Process pamphlet
• March
disability awareness month campaign materials
• Consumer guide to Medicaid waivers
Indiana Institute on Disability and
Community
(812) 855-6508
(812) 855-9396 (TTY)
(812) 855-9630 (FAX)
Emial: iidc@indiana.edu
Website: www.iidc.indiana.edu
Disabling Conditions Served: All
Users Served: Anyone who has an interest in
disability-related issues
Services Provided:
The work of the Indiana Institute is carried out in seven centers. They
include:
• Early
• Center on Aging and Community (CAC)
• Center on Education and Lifelong Learning (CELL)
• Center on Community Living and Careers (CCLC)
• Center for Disability Information and Referral (CeDIR)
• Center for Planning and Policy Studies (CPPS)
•
Resources Available:
• Library of over 8,500 items related to disabilities
• Collaborative work lab for human service agencies
• Training and technical assistance
• Pre-service education
• Research
• Publications catalog of Institute materials
• Indiana Institute newsletters
(317) 722-5555
(Voice/TTY)
(800) 622-4845
(Voice)
(800) 838-1131
(TTY)
Email: kpedevilla@ipas.IN.gov
Website: www.in.gov/ipas
Disabling
Conditions Served: All physical and
mental disabilities
Users
Served:
IPAS provides advocacy services to individuals with mental
or physical disabilities who are having trouble securing their rights to:
• Services from Vocational
Rehabilitation subject to program parameters
• Appropriate treatment
• Free and appropriate public education
• Employment
• Freedom from discrimination
• Privacy
• Appropriate habilitation/rehabilitation services
• Physical access to buildings
• Freedom to make their own decisions whenever possible
• Live their lives as fully and normally as possible
Problem must be either associated with a denial of a right or
discrimination due to the individual’s disability.
Services
Provided:
• Information and
referral
• Individual
advocacy
• Systems
advocacy
• Training
workshops
• Technical
assistance
Resources
Available:
• IPAS produces numerous publications
and reprints of public documents related to the rights of individuals with
disabilities which vary from time to time depending on the relevance
• IPAS agency
brochures, program brochures, and posters
• Treatment
rights information
• Appeals process
guides
• IPAS newsletter
– ImPAct
• See website for other resources and
publications
Also See:
National Disability Rights Network
(202) 408-9514 (Voice)
(202) 408-9521 (TTY)
(202) 408-9520 (FAX)
Email: info@ndrn.org
Website: www.ndrn.org
(574) 234-7101
(800) 332-4433
(574) 234-7279 (FAX)
Email: insource@insource.org
Website: www.insource.org
Disabling Conditions Served: All
disabilities
Users Served: Families with special needs
Services Available:
• Collaborative parent involvement project
•
• Regional rehabilitation training and
information project
Resources Available:
• National parent training information centers
• State and federal special education laws
• Family Involvement Fund
• Surrogate parent training
• Transition training
(800) 709-9981
(812) 314-2946
(812) 314-2924 (FAX)
Email: vwarner@indianartap.com
Website: www.indianartap.com
Disabling Conditions Served: All disabilities
Services Provided: Training and technical assistance to
transportation providers
(317) 920-6311 (TTY/Voice)
(800) 722-6166 (IN only)
(317) 920-6350 (FAX)
Email: dgeeslin@isd.k12.in.us
Website: www.deafhoosiers.com
or www.hh-kids.com
Disabling Conditions Served: Hearing loss
Users Served: Deaf
and hard of hearing children and their families
Services Provided:
• Audiology services available to children
from birth through 21 years of age with suspected hearing loss. Includes behavioral audiometry, tympanometry, otoacoustic
emissions (OAE), non-sedated auditory brainstem response (ABR), and hearing aid
evaluations.
• Multidisciplinary assessments including: psychological, language,
and speech evaluations along with social and developmental history.
• Parent Infant Program: including home visits, a video and book
lending library, consultation with other providers, play groups, workshops, and
information on technology.
Resources Available:
• Lending library
• Parent Infant Program
• Presentations and assessments in local schools
Indiana State Department of Health
(317) 233-1325
(317) 233-5577 (TDD)
Website: www.in.gov/isdh
Disabling Conditions Served: All disabilities
Users Served: Persons with disabilities
Services Provided: Provides social work services and
referral assistance for health and human service agencies/organizations,
including Silvercrest Children’s
Resources Available:
• Handicapped
Service Directory for
• Accessibility
information guide for
• 800 Toll-Free
Number Directory
• TT Directory
for State Agencies
• Acronym list
• State Plan
for the Handicapped
• Friends coloring book
Address for the above-mentioned
organization:
Silvercrest Children’s
(812) 945-5287
(812) 941-9232 (FAX)
(317) 232-3684 (Voice/TTY)
(800) 622-4970
Email: LBPH@library.in.us
Website: www.in.gov/library/tbbl.htm
Disabling Conditions Served: Blindness, visual impairments, and physical disabilities
Users Served:
Any person who is blind or has visual or physical disabilities that prevent
them from reading regular printed materials
Services Provided:
• Talking books on cassette
• Braille publications
• Large print books
• Free cassette player loaned to active readers
Resources Available:
• Facts brochure on the national library service for the blind and
physically handicapped
• Talking book catalog
• Individual application forms
Local Branches:
Galen Daniels
Therapeutic Recreation Manager
(317) 327-7251
(317) 327-5688 (FAX)
Email: gdaniels@indygov.org
Website: www.indyparks.org
Disabling Conditions Served: All disabilities
Users Served: Residents
of
Services Provided:
Facilitation of numerous activities for people with disabilities,
including:
•
• Monthly dances/socials for adults with intellectual
disabilities
• Summer day camps for children ages 6-21 with physical and
intellectual disabilities
• Inclusive summer camps
• 172 accessible parks, programs, and facilities throughout
• Loaner adaptive tennis chairs
• Loaner adaptive golf carts
• 5 water/shower wheelchairs located at indoor pools
• Free or low cost senior fitness opportunities
• Three senior centers for daily gatherings for
increased social interaction, healthy mind, body, and spirit, and low cost
lunches
• Mayor’s Garden Plots for maturing adults
• Senior Dance Series
• Senior Summer Art Series
(262) 275-6131
(262) 275-3355 (FAX)
Website: www.inspirationministries.org
Disabling Conditions Served: All disabilities
Users Served: People
with disabilities and their families
Services Provided:
• Residential community for people with
disabilities
• Seasonal respite camps
• Summer camps
• Outdoor education program for special ed classes
• Inspired Again resale shop
• Inspiration House Bookstore
• Retreat center
• Work opportunities
Resources Available:
• Seasons newsletter
• 24 Ways to Help a Disabled Friend
International Hearing Dog, Inc.
(303) 287-3277
(Voice/TDD)
(303) 287-3425
(FAX)
Email: ihdi@aol.com
Website: www.pawsforsilence.org
Disabling
Conditions Served: Deaf, hard of
hearing, deaf/blind
Users
Served: Deaf or hard of hearing
adults with or without other disabilities
Services
Provided:
• Dogs trained to respond to sounds in the home
such as the telephone, doorbell/knock, smoke alarm, baby’s cry, etc.
• Dogs provided free of charge to successful
applicants
International Rett Syndrome Foundation
(800) 818-7388
(513) 874-2520 (FAX)
Email: admin@rettsyndrome.org
Website: www.rettsyndrome.org
Disabling Conditions Served: Rett Syndrome
Users Served: Children and adults with Rett Syndrome
Services Provided:
• Research
• Education
• Treatments and
therapies
• Fundraising
International Ventilator Users
Network (IVUN)
(Please refer to Post-Polio Health
International)
(314) 534-0475
(314) 534-5070 (FAX)
Email: info@ventusers.org
Website: www.ventusers.org
Disabling Conditions Served: Spinal cord injury, polio, ALS, MD, CCHS
Users Served:
Ventilator users, their families and friends, and health professionals
Services Provided:
• Information
network
Resources Available:
• Ventilator-Assisted
Living quarterly
• Resource
Directory for Ventilator-Assisted Living annually
7601
(765) 288-1073
(765) 287-2547 (FAX)
Email: isanogel@comcast.net
Website: www.hillcroft.org
Disabling Conditions Served: All disabilities
Users Served: Individuals, children through
adults who have a disability, family members, and community members
Services Provided:
• Residential
summer camp, ages 8-adult
• Summer day
camp, ages 5-15
• Teen and adult
programs, ages 16-adult
• Youth programs,
ages 5-15
• Information,
referral, and advocacy
• Vacation programs
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