Oklahoma Disability Resources

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1 Oklahoma Disability Resources Affordable Care Act (ACA) HHS.gov: How the Health Care Law is Making a Difference for the People of Oklahoma To get coverage under the ACA, go to to find out more about the Health Insurance Marketplace and the options available in your state. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY Oklahoma ABLE Tech Seretean Wellness Center 1514 W. Hall of Fame Stillwater, OK Phone: Phone/TTY: (National) Southwest ADA Center (covers Oklahoma) TIRR Memorial Hermann-ILRU 1333 Moursund Houston, TX Toll Free: Phone: v/tty CAREGIVERS INFORMATION Caregiver Support Groups in Oklahoma 1

2 COMMUNITY-BASED FITNESS PROGRAMS The Reeve Foundation has several Community Fitness and Wellness facilities that are part of its NeuroRecovery Network (NRN) program. These facilities are accepting individuals with walking difficulties related to any cause (not just SCI) and are hosting activity-based exercise programs designed specifically for individuals with physical disabilities. There is not one in this state but if you would like to learn more about the program, please go to CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE Crime Victim Compensation Toll-Free: Victim Assistance Toll-Free: Office for Victims of Crime s Crime Victims Services Choose State and Type of Assistance you are looking for Safe Horizon s Links for General Crime Victim Resources/Issues DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HELP National Domestic Violence Hotline: SAFE (7233) National Resource Center on Domestic Violence: Oklahoma Coalition Against Domestic Violence/Assault 3815 N. Santa Fe Oklahoma City, OK Phone: Toll-free:

3 Aardvarc s Oklahoma Domestic Violence contact information by City/County EASTER SEALS OFFICES Click on Connect Locally, click on Oklahoma Oklahoma Easter Seals Office 701 N.E. 13th Street Oklahoma City, OK Phone: GOVERNMENT OFFICES FOR OKLAHOMA Oklahoma State Website Oklahoma Office of Disability Concerns Oklahoma Department of Human Services P.O. Box 25352, Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma Association for Higher Education and Disability Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services Public Information Office 3535 N.W. 58 th Street, Suite 500 Oklahoma City, OK Phone: Phone/TTY: Oklahoma Dept. of Rehabilitation Services 3535 N.W. 58th Street, Suite 500 Oklahoma City, OK Voice/TTY Toll Free Voice/TTY 3

4 Oklahoma Dept. of Rehabilitation Services Oklahoma Disability Resource Guide Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality Quail Springs Parkway, Suite 400 Oklahoma City, OK Phone: Oklahoma Dept. of Human Services: Medicare Sequoyah Memorial Office Building 2400 Lincoln Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK Phone: (405) Oklahoma Medicaid Office 4545 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Suite 124 Oklahoma City, OK Local: Toll-Free: Local TTY: _Risk_Pool_Information.html Oklahoma High Risk Pool Oklahoma High Risk Insurance Plan for eligible people who are unable to get insurance coverage. The ADvantage Program is an Oklahoma Medicaid program that is an added option to nursing facility care. It allows eligible individuals to receive services in their home. Oklahoma SCHIP Program (State Children s Health Insurance Program) SoonerCare Sequoyah Memorial Office Building 2400 N. Lincoln Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK Phone: Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Oklahoma City 5 Corporate Plaza 4

5 3625 NW 65 th, Suite 100 P.O. Box Oklahoma City, OK Phone: Tulsa 7645 E. 63 rd St., Suite 102 Tulsa, OK Phone: Oklahoma Department of Labor: Workers' Compensation Enforcement Oklahoma City, OK (405) d_official/siteapps/advocacy/search.aspx Find your elected officials to contact them on legislation that is important to you. State LTC Ombudsman Esther Houser Long Term Care Ombudsman Program DHS Aging Services Division 2401 N.W. 23rd Street, Suite 40 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Phone: (405) 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 ILRU: Oklahoma Independent Living Centers Oklahoma Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office 5

6 Oklahoma City 301 NW 6th Street, Suite 200 Oklahoma City, OK Phone: TTY: Tulsa Department of Housing and Urban Development Williams Center Tower II 2 West Second Street, Suite 400 Tulsa, OK Phone: HUD: Regional Office Director (Includes Oklahoma) 801 Cherry Street, Suite 2500 Fort Worth, TX Phone: TTD: LIBRARY SERVICES Oklahoma Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 300 Northeast 18th Street Oklahoma City, OK Librarian: Paul Adams Library Code: OK1A Telephone: Toll-free (In-state): TDD: NeuroRecovery Network (NRN) The NRN is a network of rehab programs designed to provide locomotor (treadmill) training to promote functional recovery and improve the health and quality of life for people living with paralysis. The program is for people with spinal cord injuries. The NRN is a program of the Reeve Foundation. There is no NRN center in this state but if you are interested in finding one outside of this state, please go to 6

7 PROTECTION and ADVOCACY Oklahoma Disability Law Center Oklahoma City Office Oklahoma Disability Law Center, Inc Classen Blvd. Suite 300 Oklahoma City, OK Phone: Tulsa Office 2828 East 51st Street, Suite 302 Tulsa, OK Phone/ TDD: Oklahoma Client Assistance Program (CAP) 2915 Classen Blvd. 300 Cameron Building, Oklahoma City, OK Phone: Toll-free: Tulsa Office: 2828 East 51 Street, Suite 302 Tulsa, OK Phone: A New Leash on Life, Inc S I-35 Service Road Oklahoma City, OK Phone: SERVICE DOGS 7

8 Therapetics Service Dogs of Oklahoma 4304 S. Mingo Rd. Tulsa, OK Phone: DOGS toll-free SPORTS and RECREATION Greater Oklahoma Disabled Sports Association PO Box 3426 Edmond, OK Provides recreation and competition opportunities to people with physical disabilities. University of Central Oklahoma: Endeavor Games A competition for physically disabled athletes. UNITED WAY OFFICES National United Way Enter postal code for a United Way office in your area VETERAN BENEFITS US Department of Veterans Affairs VA Hospital Locator: Oklahoma Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center 1011 Honor Heights Drive Muskogee, OK Phone: Oklahoma City VA Medical Center 921 N.E. 13th Street Oklahoma City, OK Phone:

9 Oklahoma Chapter Paralyzed Veterans of America Offices: Mid-America Chapter 6108 NW 63 rd Street Suite A Oklahoma City, OK Phone: [email protected] Mailing Address: P.O. Box Oklahoma City, OK ALS The ALS Association National Office 1275 K Street NW, Suite 250 Washington, DC Phone: There is no Oklahoma chapter at this time. BRAIN INJURY Brain Injury Association of Oklahoma 3015 E. Skelly Dr. Tulsa, OK Tulsa area: Oklahoma City area: The Brain Injury Association of Oklahoma (BIA-OK) is Oklahoma's foremost advocacy organization for survivors of brain injury. As a non-profit organization, they strive to educate survivors, family members, professionals, and the public about all matters related to brain injury. United Cerebral Palsy National Office 1825 K St, NW CEREBRAL PALSY 9

10 Suite 600 Washington, DC Phone: TTY: Ability Connection Oklahoma Greenbriar Place, Suite 101 Oklahoma City, OK Phone: FRIEDREICH S ATAXIA National Ataxia Foundation 2600 Fernbrook Lane, Suite 119 Minneapolis, MN Phone: Please call them for info in your area GUILLAIN-BARRÉ SYNDROME / CIDP Guillain-Barré Syndrome / CIDP Foundation International The Holly Bldg., 104 ½ Forrest Ave. Narberth, PA Phone: Call for information in your area MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS National Multiple Sclerosis Society 800-FIGHT-MS 10

11 Oklahoma State Chapter of NMSS 4606 East 67th Street, Bldg. 7, Suite 103 Tulsa, OK Phone: Phone: (OK only) Multiple Sclerosis Association of America: South-Central Regional Office 1409 Preston Rd., Suite Suite 138, Box 320 Dallas, TX Toll-free: , ext. 153 Phone: MSAA Support Groups by State MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY Muscular Dystrophy Association National Headquarters 222 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1500 Chicago, IL Phone: Oklahoma MDA Clinics Oklahoma City Children's Hospital of Oklahoma Tulsa Children's Medical Center Tulsa Regional Medical Center Post-Polio Health International (PHI) 4207 Lindell Blvd. #110 St. Louis, MO Phone: POST-POLIO SYNDROME 11

12 Directory lists Health Professionals, Clinics, and Support Groups by state. Spina Bifida Association of America P.O. Box Arlington, VA Phone: Please contact them for info in your area SPINA BIFIDA m SBAA Oklahoma Clinics OU Chidren s Urology 1200 N. Phillips Ave., 7 th Floor, Suite 7100 Oklahoma City, OK Phone: SPINAL CORD INJURY Spinal Cord Injury Information Pages There are currently no listings for Oklahoma. Spinal Cord Injury Association of Oklahoma info current as of 2004 President----Rick Lewis: Home phone Work Phone [email protected] American Stroke Association National Center 7272 Greenville Avenue Dallas, TX Phone: STROKE 12

13 Please contact them for the stroke support group in your area SYRINGOMYELIA/CHIARI MALFORMATION American Syringomyelia & Chiari Alliance Project PO Box 1586 Longview, TX Phone: ASAP Please contact them for local information. Transverse Myelitis Association 1787 Sutter Parkway Powell, OH Phone: Please contact them for info in your area. TRANSVERSE MYELITIS Transverse Myelitis Association State Support groups TM MeetUp Enter your postal code for a MeetUp in your area. Meetings are usually held in local restaurants. GENERAL DISABILITY RESOURCES Disability Resources.org: Oklahoma Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities: Oklahoma 13

14 The Oklahoma Developmental Disabilities Council 2401 NW 23rd St., Suite 74 Oklahoma City, OK Phone: Toll-free: Oklahoma chapter of the American Occupational Therapy Association Post Office Box 2602 Tulsa, OK Phone: Oklahoma chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association 223 W Ridgewood Shawnee, OK Phone: [email protected] Oklahoma Association of People Supporting EmploymentFirst NeuroResources Outreach Services, LLC 6108 NW 63 rd St. Oklahoma City, OK Phone: A non-profit organization that provides services such as a free therapy clinic for patients with neurological impairments, assistive technology and seating clinic, equipment share program, aquatic therapy, patient advocacy, and community events. ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation 1801 N. Mill Street, Suite F Naperville, IL Phone: THINK56 [email protected] 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 14

15 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. 15