Americans with Disabilities Act
The Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) is an international organization promoting excellence through education, communication and training. Founded in 1977, AHEAD addresses the need and concern for upgrading the quality of services and support available to persons with disabilities in higher education.
(614) 488-4972
http://www.ahead.org/
The National Health Information Center is a referral service that puts health professionals and consumers who have health questions in touch with those organizations that are best able to provide answers. NHIC maintains an extensive database of resources on virtually all disabling health conditions.
(800) 336-4797
http://nhic-nt.health.org/
Complete literature collection, including commercially published books, journal articles, and audiovisuals, averages around 200 new documents per month. Serves anyone, professional or lay person, who is interested in disability and rehabilitation, including consumers, and family members.
http://www.naric.com/
Organization |
Phone Number |
Web site |
|---|---|---|
| Alzheimer’s Association | (800) 272-3900 | www.alz.org |
| American Association on Mental Retardation | (800) 424-3688 | www.aamr.org |
| American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association | (800) 598-4668 | www.aarda.org |
| American Cancer Society | (800) 227-2345 | www.cancer.org |
| American Council for the Blind | (800) 424-8666 | www.acb.org |
| American Diabetes Association | (800) 232-3472 | www.diabetes.org |
| American Foundation for the Blind | (800) 232-5463 | www.afb.org |
| American Lung Association | (800) 586-4872 | www.lungusa.org |
| American Parkinson’s Disease Association | (800) 223-2732 | www.apdaparkinson.com |
| American Speech-Language-Hearing Association | (800) 638-8255 | www.asha.org |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Association | (800) 782-4747 | www.alsa.org |
| Arthritis Foundation | (800) 283-7800 | www.arthritis.org |
| Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America | (800) 727-8462 | www.aafa.org |
| Autism Society of America | (800) 328-8476 | www.autism-society.org |
| Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America | (800) 343-3637 | www.ccfa.org |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | (800) 344-4823 | www.cff.org |
| Epilepsy Foundation of America | (800) 332-1000 | www.efa.org |
| Huntington’s Disease Society of America | (800) 345-4372 | www.hdsa.org |
| Immune Deficiency Foundation | (800) 296-4433 | www.primaryimmune.org |
| International Dyslexia Association | (800) 222-3123 | www.interdys.org |
| Learning Disabilities Association of America | (888) 300-6710 | www.ldanatl.org |
| Lupus Foundation of America | (800) 558-0121 | www.lupus.org |
| Multiple Sclerosis Foundation | (800) 441-7055 | www.msfacts.org |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | (800) 572-1717 | www.mdausa.org |
| National AIDS Clearinghouse | (800) 342-2437 | www.cdcnpin.org |
| National Alliance for the Mentally Ill | (800) 950-6264 | www.nami.org |
| National Attention Deficit Disorder Association | www.add.org | |
| National Center for Disability Services | (800) 949-4232 | www.ncds.org |
| National Center for Stuttering | (800) 221-2483 | www.stuttering.com |
| National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information | (800) 788-2(800) | www.health.org |
| National Down Syndrome Congress | (800) 232-6372 | www.members.carol.net/ndsc |
| National Down Syndrome Society | (800) 221-4602 | www.ndss.org |
| National Easter Seal Society | (800) 221-6827 | www.easter-seals.org |
| National Head Injury Foundation | (800) 444-6443 | www.nhif.org |
| National Health Information Center | (800) 336-4797 | http://nhic-nt.health.org |
| National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders | (800) 241-1044 | www.nih.gov/nidcd |
| National Institute of Mental Health Information Line | (800) 647-2642 | nimh.nih.gov |
| National Kidney Foundation | (800) 622-9010 | www.kidney.org |
| National Mental Health Association | (800) 969-6642 | www.nmha.org |
| National Neurofibromatosis Foundation | (800) 323-7938 | www.nf.org |
| National Organization for Rare Disorders | (800) 999-6673 | www.rarediseases.org |
| National Spinal Cord Injury Hotline | (800) 526-3456 | www.scihotline.org |
| National Sexually Transmitted Disease Hotline | (800) 227-8922 | www.ashastd.org |
| National Stroke Association | (800) 787-6537 | www.stroke.org |
| Spina Bifida Association | (800) 621-3141 | www.sbaa.org |
| Tourette’s Syndrome Association | (800) 237-0717 | http://tsa.mgh.harvard.edu |
| United Cerebral Palsy | (800) 872-5827 | www.ucpa.org |