FLORIDA DISABILITY RESOURCES

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1 FLORIDA DISABILITY RESOURCES Arts and Creativity VSA Arts of Florida 3500 East Fletcher Avenue, Suite 234 Tampa, FL Telephone: (813) TTY: (888) Fax: (813) Assistive Technology FAAST, Inc. Florida Alliance for Assistive Services & Technology, Inc. 333 West Pensacola St. Suite 140 Tallahassee, FL (850) or Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center covering Florida Southeast Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access Georgia Tech th Street Atlanta, GA (404) ; (800) (V/TTY) 1

2 Florida Alternative Financing Program Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology (FAAST, Inc.) 325 John Knox Road Building 400 Suite 402 Tallahassee, FL Phone: Fax: Caregivers Info Caregiver.com list of Caregiver Support Groups by County Well Spouse Association Flagler County WS Support Group Palm Coast Pamela Derr Phone: (386) Victim Compensation Fax: Victim Assistance Fax: Crime Victim Assistance Domestic Violence Help National Domestic Violence Hotline SAFE (7233) Florida Domestic Violence Crisis And Support Resources by County Statewide Hotline: The Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence 425 Office Plaza Dr. Tallahassee, FL Phone:

3 Legal Services of North Florida Inc. Women in Distress of Broward County for women who are victims of domestic abuse Florida Dept. of Children and Families Office of Domestic Violence Easter Seals Offices Easter Seals Southwest Florida Easter Seals Volusia and Flagler Counties Child Development Center at Health Park East 1219 Dunn Avenue 6130 State Road 70 Daytona Beach, FL Bradenton, FL Phone: Phone: Web: Web Site: Easter Seals Volusia and Flagler Counties, FL Easter Seals at Altrusa House 2219 South Woodland Blvd NW 36th Avenue Deland, FL Gainesville, FL Phone: Phone: Web Site: Easter Seals Miami-Dade Easter Seals Therapeutic Adult Day Care 489 E. Hialeah Drive 5220 College Road Hialeah, FL Key West, FL Easter Seals Florida - Keys Region Child Development Center Phone: Phone: Web Site: Easter Seals Miami-Dade Easter Seals Broward County, Florida 1475 NW 14th Avenue 6951 West Sunrise Boulevard Miami, FL Plantation, FL Phone: Phone: Web Site: Web Site: Easter Seals Florida - East Coast Region Adult Day Training 6050 Babcock St. SE 505 Grant Ave Palm Bay, FL Satellite Beach, FL Easter Seals Florida - East Coast Region Adult Day Services Phone: Phone: Web: Braden Avenue Campus Easter Seals Florida 350 Braden Avenue 1300 Executive Center Drive, Suite 201 Sarasota, FL Tallahassee, FL Phone: Phone:

4 Web Site: Easter Seals Florida - Central Florida Camp Challenge Camp Challenge Road 2010 Mizell Avenue Sorrento, FL Winter Park, FL Easter Seals Florida - Central Florida Day Break & Lifeline at Miller Center Phone: Phone: Easter Seals - Palm Beach/Martin Region Martin County Regional Office 3620 Dixie Highway 419 Polk Street Stuart, FL Tampa, FL Easter Seals Florida - West Coast Choice School Phone: Phone: Easter Seals North Florida Easter Seals Florida State Headquarters 910 Myers Park Drive 2010 Mizell Avenue Tallahassee, FL Winter Park, FL Phone: Phone: Easter Seals Florida - West Coast Region Easter Seals Florida - West Coast Child Development Center HCC 2401 E. Henry Ave Dale Mabry Campus Tampa, FL Tampa, FL Phone: Easter Seals Florida - West Coast Region Easter Seals Florida - West Coast Davis Island Easter Seals Child Development Center Homebase EI c/o Tampa General, 25 Columbia Drive Tampa, FL Tampa, FL Phone: Phone: Easter Seals Florida - West Coast Tampa Bay Regional Office and Safety Net Program 7402 North 56th Street #906 Tampa, FL Teen Parent West - Infant Program Teen Parent East D.W. Waters School Plant City High School 2704 N. Highlands Avenue 1 Raider Place Tampa, FL Plant City, FL Phone: X231 Phone: x 303 or 304 Easter Seals FL - Palm Beach/Martin Region Easter Seals Florida - East Coast Region 4

5 Child Development Center Adult Day Services 213 South Congress Avenue 3822 South Washington West Palm Beach, FL Titusville, FL Phone: Phone: Florida State Website Government Offices Florida Governor's Alliance for the Employment of Citizens with Disabilities Florida Commission on Human Relations Vocational Rehabilitation Office Division of Vocational Rehabilitation 2002 Old Saint Augustine Road, Building A Tallahassee, FL (850) (Voice/TDD) (800) (Voice/TDD) Florida Medicare (First Coast Service Options is the provider) Florida Medicaid Office Agency for Health Care Administration of Florida P.O. Box Tallahassee, FL Toll-Free: Fax: Florida CHIP Program (health care for low-income uninsured children) Florida KidCare Agency for Healthcare Administration 2727 Mahan Drive Building 3, Mailstop 20 Tallahassee, FL (888) Florida SHIIP (State Health Insurance Information Program) SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders) 5

6 Florida Department of Elder Affairs 4040 Esplanade Way Tallahassee, Fl Phone: (850) Fax: (850) Community integration/waiver under Olmstead Act Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Consumer Helpline: or Florida Division of Workers Compensation Florida Department of Financial Services 200 East Gaines Street Tallahassee, FL Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged 605 Suwannee St., MS-49 Tallahassee, FL Phone: or Assists the disabled with transportation issues. SunPass Prepaid Toll Program 7941 Glades Rd. Boca Raton, FL A program that assists the disabled to pay the tolls on Florida highways which accept SunPass. Applications may be obtained from the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged. Governor s Committees on Employment of People with Disabilities cial/siteapps/advocacy/search.aspx Find your elected officials to contact them on legislation that is important to you. State LTC Ombudsman Brian Lee Department of Elder Affairs Florida State LTC Ombudsman Council 4040 Esplanade Way 6

7 Tallahassee, Florida Phone: (888) Fax: (850) The mission of the state long-term care ombudsman is to protect the health, safety, welfare and rights of the elderly in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other facilities. Housing Florida Independent Living Centers Fannie Mae Central Florida Partnership Office Citrus Center Building 255 S. Orange Avenue, Suite 1590 Orlando, FL (fax) North Florida Partnership Office South Florida Partnership Office 106 East College Ave., Suite Brickell Avenue, Suite 2775 Tallahassee, FL Miami, FL (fax) (fax) Florida Housing and Urban Development (HUD) office Miami Field Office Jacksonville Field Office 909 SE First Avenue 301 West Bay Street Suite 2200 Miami, FL Jacksonville, FL (305) (904) Fax (305) Fax (904) Orlando Field Office Tampa Field Office 3751 Maguire Boulevard 500 Zack Street Suite 402 Room 270 Tampa, FL Orlando, FL (813) (407) Fax: (813) Fax: (407) Florida Nursing Home Guide - Facility Search Library Services 7

8 State Library of Florida 500 S. Bronough Street R.A. Gray Building Tallahassee, FL Telephone: (850) * SUNCOM: TDD: (850) Protection and Advocacy Protection and Advocacy Agency Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities 2671 Executive Center Circle West, Suite 100 Tallahassee, FL (850) ; (800) (TTY) (800) ; (800) (Spanish and Creole Speaking Clients) info@advocacycenter.org Client Assistance Program Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency listed above Service Dogs Classic Service Dog Network Canine Helpmates, Inc. jcarter31@cfl.rr.com Diane D. Fyfe Jerri Carter N. County Rd. 44A 131 Forest Lane Eustis, FL Orange City, FL (907) (904) (407) New Horizons Service Dogs WAGS/Vicon Kennels NewHorizons@cfl.rr.com Connie Standley Janet Severt Calhoun Rd Laurel Park Ct. Eustis, FL Orange City, FL (352) (386) Dogs trained: Service Dogs trained: Service, Mobility Assistance Canine Companions for Independence Sedona Service Dog Programs Southeast Regional Center SedonaK9@aol.com PO Box Southeast Placement Centre Orlando, FL P.O. Box 1073 (407) Voice Captiva Island, FL Service, Hearing, Social/Therapy Dogs 8

9 Florida Dog Guides for the Deaf, Inc. Florida Canines Assisting People Denise Evans Arlene Dickinson PO Box 4877 PO Box Ocala, FL Bradenton, FL (352) (800) (941) TDD (941) FAX Types of dogs trained: Hearing Okada Pat Putnam 7509 E. Saviors Path Floral City, FL (352) (352) FAX Sports and Recreation Lee County Parks and Recreation, click on Programs, then ADA Accessibility or Special Needs Camps Sailing Alternatives, Inc South Leewynn Drive Sarasota, FL (941) BlazeSports Miami Shake A Leg Miami 2620 South Bayshore Drive Miami, FL Phone: (305) ext. 109 fax: U CanSki 2 Broward County Parks and Recreation Division Special Populations Section or (TTY) 9

10 USA Water Ski ADAPTED 1251 Holy Cow Road Polk City, FL Phone: (863) BlazeSports Daytona Beach City of Daytona Beach Department of Leisure Services Phone: (386) BlazeSports Pensacola City of Pensacola Parks and Recreation Dept. Phone: (850) BlazeSports Tampa Bay Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation Department Phone: (813) UNITED WAY OFFICES Enter postal code for a United Way Office in your area VETERANS BENEFITS &flash=0 US Department of Veterans Affairs VA Hospital Locator Paralyzed Veterans of America offices Florida Florida Chapter Central Florida Chapter 3799 N. Andrews Avenue 2711 South Design Court Fort Lauderdale, FL Sanford, FL (954) (407) (800) (Florida only) (800) Fax (954) Fax (407) pvaf@aol.com cfpva19@aol.com Web Site Web Site Newsletter: The Sunshine Spokesman Newsletter Wheels in Motion Florida Gulf Coast PVA N. Florida Ave. Tampa, FL (800) Fax (813) Web Site 10

11 Orange Blossom Sub-Chapter Pinellas Suncoast Sub-Chapter 121 West 122nd Ave. 121 West 122nd Ave. Tampa, FL Tampa, FL (813) (813) ALS ALS Association Florida Chapter 3242 Parkside Center Circle Tampa, FL (fax) Contact for Support Groups in your area Roger M. Daubach Foundation Inc. P.O. Box 1682 Sanford, FL Phone: A non-profit organization which assists patients who have ALS and gives support to families who are unable to afford care and treatment for family members. Looking to build a hospital facility to house quadriplegic patients. Muscular Dystrophy Association s ALS Research Center: Kessenich Family MDA/ALS Center At the University of Miami (800) 690-ALS1 (305) wbradley@med.miami.edu Brain Injury Brain Injury Association of Florida North Broward Medical Center 201 East Sample Road Pompano Beach, FL Phone: (954) In State: (800) Fax: (954) info@biaf.org 11

12 Miami Jewish Home and Hospital 5200 NE 2 nd Ave. Miami, FL ext info@mjhha.org MJHH has been designated by the state of Florida as its first brain and spinal cord injury ventilator dependent rehabilitation program. Cerebral Palsy United Cerebral Palsy UCP chapters in Florida CP of Northeast Florida UCP of Florida 3311 Beach Boulevard 1830 Buford Court Jacksonville, FL Tallahassee, FL Phone: (904) Phone: Fax: (904) Fax: cpnefagency@hotmail.com gatorswamp1@comcast.net UCP of Northwest Florida UCP of Sarasota-Manatee 2912 North E Street 1090 S. Tamiami Trail Pensacola, FL Sarasota, FL Phone: Phone: Fax: Fax: information@ucpnwfl.org ucpwendy@aol.com Web site: Web site: UCP of South Florida UCP of Tallahassee SW 4th Street 1830 Buford Court Miami, FL Tallahassee, FL Phone: Phone: Fax: Fax: info@ucpsouthflorida.org gatorswamp1@comcast.net Web site: UCP of Tampa Bay UCP of Central Florida 2215 E. Henry Avenue 3305 S. Orange Avenue Tampa, FL Orlando, FL Phone: Phone: (407) Fax: Fax: kryals@advanceability.org mbetts@ucpcdc.org Web site: Web site: 12

13 UCP of North Florida/Tender Love and Care 1241 N. East Avenue Panama City, FL Phone: Fax: National Ataxia Foundation NAF Ambassador Christina Sugars 302 Beach Dr Destin, FL Phone: (850) Northeast Florida Support Group June McGrane 54 Troon Terrace Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Phone: (904) Friedreich s Ataxia Orlando Ataxia Support Group Jim Ellison Orlando, FL jellison@juno.com Tampa Bay Ataxia Support Group Crystal Frohna 9753 Elm Way Tampa, FL Phone: (813) chrisfrohna@yahoo.com Guillain-Barré Syndrome / CIDP Guillain-Barré Syndrome / CIDP Foundation International Call for information on local chapters Telephone:

14 Multiple Sclerosis National Multiple Sclerosis Society chapters: Mid-Florida National Multiple Sclerosis Society 3659 Maguire Blvd., Suite 110 Orlando, FL Phone: (407) North Florida National MS Society 4237 Salisbury Rd. Suite 406 Jacksonville, FL Phone: Phone: FIGHTMS South Florida National MS Society 3201 West Commercial Boulevard, Suite 127 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Phone: ; Phone: (800) FIGHT- MS Multiple Sclerosis Association of America MSAA Southeast Regional Office PO Box St. Petersburg FL (800) , ext. 154 (727) (727) Fax Support Groups Meets Third Sat. 1 pm Meets First Thurs. 10:30 am Religion Ed. Center Our Lady of the Lakes Grapevine Comm. Church 1310 Maxamilian St SW Darwin Ave. Deltona, FL Port St. Lucie, FL Contact: Nayda Cuevas Contact: Bonnie Cottrell Meets Every Thurs. 7:30-9 pm First Baptist Church of Wellington 14

15 12700 W. Forest Blvd. Wellington/West Palm, FL Contact Jim and Vickie Stanfield or Helen LoVetre Muscular Dystrophy Muscular Dystrophy Association Put your zip code in the Find your local MDA section to find the clinics that treat MD in your area. Post-Polio Syndrome Post-Polio Health International Visit website for Clinics, Health Professionals, and Support Groups in your area Spina Bifida Spina Bifida Association of America Florida SBAA Clinics University of Florida Nemours Hospital Spina Bifida Clinic Spina Bifida Clinic 1600 SW Archer Rd. 807 Nira Street Gainesville, FL Jacksonville, FL Phone: Phone: Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children & Women CMS - St. Petersburg Spina Bifida Center Spina Bifida Clinic 92 W. Miller Street rd Avenue, S. Suite 130 Orlando, FL St. Petersburg, FL Phone: Phone: Children's Medical Service Shriner's Hospital for Children - Tampa Spina Bifida Clinic Spina Bifida Clinic 6800 N. Dale Mabry # N. Pine Drive Tampa, FL Tampa, FL Phone: Phone:

16 Children's Medical Service Myelo Clinic 5101 Greenwood Avenue W. Palm Beach, FL Phone: Ext.3027 Florida SBAA Chapters: SBA of Florida & Jacksonville SBA of Florida Space Coast 807 Children's Way 3685 Starlight Ave. Jacksonville, FL Merritt Island, FL Toll-free: (800) Phone: (321) FAX: (904) Fax: (321) SBA of Southeast Florida SBA of Tampa Bay, Inc SW 33 Terrace P.O. Box Miami, FL Tampa, FL Phone: (305) Phone: (813) Phone: (954) Fax: (954) Spinal Cord Injury Florida Spinal Cord Injury Resource Center Tampa General Rehabilitation Center c/o Florida Spinal Cord Injury Resource Center 6 Tampa General Circle - Room R212 Tampa, FL Phone: Toll-Free: Justin Stark: justin_stark@doh.state.fl.us Anthony Radano: anthony_radano@doh.state.fl.us South Florida Spinal Cord Injury Model System University of Miami School of Medicine South Florida SCI Model Systems PO Box Mailing Locator D-48 Miami, FL Phone: Fax:

17 Florida Department of Health Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C-25 Tallahassee, FL Phone: Fax: Miami Jewish Home and Hospital 5200 NE 2 nd Ave. Miami, FL ext info@mjhha.org MJHH has been designated by the state of Florida as its first brain and spinal cord injury ventilator dependent rehabilitation program. National Spinal Cord Injury Association s Florida resources Regional Support Groups from NSCIA list: Florida Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine 5165 Adanson Street Orlando, FL Phone: Healthsouth Sea Pines Rehabilitation Hospital 101 East Florida Avenue Melbourne, FL Phone: Healthsouth Capital Rehabilitation Hospital 1675 Riggins Road Tallahassee, FL Phone: Tampa Bay Area Support Group c/o Florida SCI Resource Center Healthsouth 90 Clearwater Largo Road Largo, FL Phone: Fax:

18 Other Regional Support Groups: Citrus County Spinal Cord Injury Support Group Phone: Contact: Rufus Walters Greater Orlando Spinal Cord Injury Network Phone: (407) Meetings are held at different locations. GOSCIN is a group for persons with SCI in the Orlando area. Their mission is to serve the needs of people with SCIs in employment, adaptive sports, recreation, social functions, networking, outreach, SCI prevention, and guest speakers for the group. The Spinal Cord Injury Support Group of South Florida c/o Healthsouth Sunrise Rehabilitation Hospital 4399 Nob Hill Road Sunrise, FL Contact: Sue Krinsky Phone: leave message Fax: Spinal Cord Group of Collier County, Inc Phone purposenmission@aol.com United on Wheels An outpatient, educational social-support group for Spanish speaking persons with a spinal cord injury, their families and friends. This group meets on a monthly basis in the community. Coordinator: Dr. Mayra M. Miro Telephone: mmiro@med.miami.edu West Florida Hospital 8383 North Davis Highway Pensacola, FL Tel: (850) Spinal Cord Injury Reunion Group, call for details WellFlorida Council Click on Resources to see report on spinal cord injury in Florida Women on Wheels A support group for females with SCI Meets the second and fourth Wednesday of every month English session: Noon to 2:00 PM Spanish session: 2:30 to 4:30 PM 18

19 Location: Lois Pope LIFE Center 7 th Floor The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis 1095 N.W. 14 th Terrace Miami, FL Coordinator: Dr. Mayra M. Miro Telephone: mmiro@med.miami.edu Stroke Florida Dept of Health s info on stroke American Stroke Association Telephone: Call for the stroke support group in your area Stroke Support Group of Flagler County: Providing support for stroke survivors and their family members. Phone: or Transverse Myelitis Transverse Myelitis Association Florida TM Support Group TM MeetUp Enter your postal code for a MeetUp in your area. Usually meets at a local restaurant. General Disability Resources Disability Resources.org for Florida NICHCY: National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities Florida State Resources 19

20 Family Village Florida Disability Resources Florida Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities Florida Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, Inc Apalachee Parkway, Suite 205 Tallahassee, FL (850) Florida Physical Therapy Association 1705 South Gadsden Street Tallahassee, FL Florida Occupational Therapy Association 2910 Kerry Forest Parkway, D4-393 Tallahassee, FL Phone: Fax: Florida Association for Persons in Supported Employment Arc/ITEC 2101 Arc Dr. St. Augustine, FL Fax Able Trust: Disability Services in Florida Florida Alliance for Information and Referral Services Florida Agency for Health Care Administration 2727 Mahan Drive Tallahassee, FL Phone: Wheelchair Accessible Taxicabs Available In Miami-Dade County: American Taxi 20

21 2221 NE 164 Street North Miami Beach, Fl Phone: Two (2) wheelchair accessible cabs Central Taxi Service 740 Alton Road Miami Beach, Fl Phone: Two (2) wheelchair accessible cabs Coral Cab NW 36 Street Miami Fl Phone: One (1) Wheelchair accessible cab Crown Taxi 4141 N. Miami Avenue #201 Miami, FL Phone: Seven (7) wheelchair accessible cabs Diamond Cab 140 NW 8 Avenue Miami, Fl Phone: One (1) wheelchair accessible cab Flamingo Taxi 198 NW 79 Street Miami, FL Phone: Two (2) wheelchair accessible cabs Miami Dade Taxi 2766 NW 62 Street Miami, FL Phone: Three (3) wheelchair accessible cabs Super Yellow Cab 3109 NW 27 Avenue Miami, FL Phone: Eleven (11) wheelchair accessible cabs Transportation Sunshine 4218 SW 9 Street 21

22 Miami, FL Phone: Two (2) wheelchair accessible cabs USA Taxi 3620 NW 22 Avenue Miami, FL Phone: Three (3) wheelchair accessible cabs Yellow Cab 3775 NW 36 Street Miami, FL Phone: Three (3) wheelchair accessible cabs For additional information, to file a complaint or to record a compliment call Ability 1 st 1823 Buford Court Tallahassee, FL Phone: TTD: Fax: ability1st@ability1st.info Or 625 Highway 231, Suite 10-B Panama City, FL Phone: TTD: Fax: drcbc@bellsouth.net Provides independent living, information and referral, etc. Wheels of Success Phone: Wheels of Success is Tampa Bay's only 501(c)3 nonprofit organization providing a full range of transportation solutions, including vehicle replacement; car repair; and licensing, car payment and down payment assistance to low and moderate income working families. Wheelchairs on the Go: Accessible Fun in Florida A book on wheelchair accessibility in Florida. ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation 29W120 Butterfield Rd., Suite 105 Warrenville IL Phone:

23 800-THINK56 Fax: ThinkFirst offers evidence-based injury prevention programs for students of all ages through their network of healthcare-based chapters. Health educators and people who have experienced brain or spinal cord injuries help students understand the importance of making safe choices related to vehicles, sports, violence and falls. To find chapter information in your area, please go to their website and click on the Chapter Site tab. The information contained in this message is presented for the purpose of educating and informing you about paralysis and its effects. Nothing contained in this message should be construed nor is intended to be used for medical diagnosis or treatment. It should not be used in place of the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider. Should you have any health care related questions, please call or see your physician or other qualified health care provider promptly. Always consult with your physician or other qualified health care provider before embarking on a new treatment, diet or fitness program. You should never disregard medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read in this message. 23