Virginia Disability Resources

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1 Virginia Disability Resources VSA arts of Virginia P.O. Box Richmond, VA Phone: Fax: ARTS and CREATIVITY ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY Virginia Assistive Technology System (VATS) Department of Rehabilitative Services 8004 Franklin Farms Drive P.O. Box K-300 Richmond, VA Phone: 804/ (In State) Fax:

2 ADA & IT Information Center for the Mid-Atlantic Region TransCen, Inc. 451 Hungerford Drive Suite 607 Rockville, MD Phone: Fax: Virginia Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority (ATLFA) 1602 Rolling Hills Drive Suite 107 Richmond, VA Phone: Fax: CAREGIVERS INFORMATION Virginia Caregiver Support Groups Well Spouse Association Southside Hampton Roads Virginia Beach Sally Towslee Phone: (757) Richmond WS Support Group Richmond Kathy Jarrell Phone: (804) Northern VA WS Support Burke Dorothy Saunders Phone: (703)

3 CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE Crime Victim Compensation Phone: Fax: Victim Assistance Phone: Fax: Office for Victims of Crime s Directory of Crime Victim Services Choose Your State and the 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: Statewide Hotline: VADV ( ) Virginians Against Domestic Violence 2850 Sandy Bay Road Williamsburg, VA Phone: Fax: Aardvarc s Virginia Domestic Violence contact information by City/County EASTER SEALS OFFICES

4 Easter Seals go to search by state, drop down to Virginia Virginia Easter Seals Office (Greater Washington Baltimore Region) 111 North Cherry Street Falls Church, VA Phone: New Castle 900 Camp Easter Seals Road New Castle, VA Phone: Richmond 8003 Franklin Farms Drive Suite 100 Richmond, VA Phone: Salem 201 E. Main Street Salem, VA Phone: GOVERNMENT OFFICES Virginia State Website Virginia Board For People with Disabilities 202 North 9th Street 9th Floor Richmond VA Phone: (In State) Fax: serves as Virginia s Developmental Disabilities Planning Council Virginia Dept. of Rehabilitative Services

5 P.O. Box K Franklin Farms Drive Richmond, VA Phone: TTY: 800) Fax: Virginia Department of Social Services 7 N. Eighth Street Richmond, Virginia, Phone: (Richmond) (toll-free) [email protected] Virginia Department of Social Services (listed by County) Virginia Department of Social Services--Search for Assisted Living Facilities in Virginia Gives the telephone number for the Center for Quality Health Care Services at (804) so you can find private nursing homes Virginia Medicaid Office Department of Medical Assistance Services 600 East Broad Street Suite 1300 Richmond, VA Phone: Fax: [email protected] Virginia SCHIP Program (State Children s Health Insurance Program) PO Box 1820 Richmond, VA Phone: Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services The Virginia Indigent Health Care Trust Fund reimburses hospitals for charity care.

6 Home and Community Based Services Waiver (HCBS) Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Bureau of Insurance BOI Main Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1157 Richmond, VA BOI Street Address: 1300 East Main Street Richmond, VA Phone: Virginia Workers Compensation Commission 1000 DMV Drive Richmond, VA Phone: Fax: cial/siteapps/advocacy/search.aspx Find your elected officials to contact them on legislation that is important to you. State LTC Ombudsman Joani Latimer VA Association of Area Agencies on Aging 24 E. Cary Street Suite 100 Richmond, Virginia Phone: (804) Fax: (804) 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 Virginia Independent Living Centers

7 Fannie Mae Virginia Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office 600 East Broad Street Third Floor Richmond, VA Phone: Fax: Virginia Dept. of Social Services Assisted Living Facility Locator Virginia Dept. of Aging s Housing info for elderly and disabled Access VA: Virginia s Accessible Housing Resource LIBRARY SERVICES Virginia Library and Resource Center Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired 395 Azalea Avenue Richmond, VA Phone: Fax: [email protected] Provides materials for the physically disabled and those with impaired vision or blindness. Alexandra Library Beatley Central Talking Book Service 5005 Duke Street Alexandria, VA Phone: Fax: [email protected]

8 Talking Book Service Arlington County Sub-Regional Library 1015 North Quincy Street Arlington, VA Phone: Fax: Fairfax County Public Library Government Center Parkway Suite 123 Fairfax, VA Phone: Fax: Newport News Subregional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Newport News Public Library System 110 Main Street Newport News, VA Phone: Fax: Roanoke Public Library Talking Book Services 2607 Salem Turnpike NW Roanoke, VA Phone: (In-state) Fax:

9 Bayside and Special Services Library, Department of Public Libraries 936 Independence Boulevard Virginia Beach, VA Phone: Fax: Talking Book Center Staunton Public Library 1 Churchville Avenue Staunton, VA Phone: (In-state) Fax: [email protected] or mailto:[email protected] Fredericksburg Area Subregional Library Central Rappahannock Regional Library 1201 Caroline Street Fredericksburg, VA Phone: (In-state) Fax: [email protected] or [email protected] PROTECTION and ADVOCACY Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy 1910 Byrd Avenue Suite 5 Richmond, VA Phone: Fax: [email protected]

10 SERVICE DOGS Wolf Packs, Inc. s Service Dog Directory Blue Ridge Assistance Dogs Lydia Wade Dumfires Road Manassas, VA Phone: [email protected] Wintergreen Adaptive Skiing 615 Pauls Creek Rd Afton, VA Phone: Fax: [email protected] SPORTS and RECREATION Disabled Sports USA pick Chapters, pick Virginia BlazeSports Fairfax County Department of Community and Recreation Services Phone: (703) BlazeSports Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation Department Phone: (757) UNITED WAY OFFICES National United Way Enter postal code for a United Way office in your area

11 National Headquarters 701 North Fairfax Street Alexandria, VA Phone: VETERAN BENEFITS US Department of Veterans Affairs VA Hospital Locator Virginia & Mid-Atlantic Paralyzed Veterans of America Chapter Busy Street Richmond, VA Phone: Fax: Phone: 877-VHDA-123 Granting Freedom: Virginia s Military Home Modification Grant Program Virginia Housing Development Authority is making grants for home modifications available to Virginia servicemen and women injured while serving the country. ALS The ALS Association Virginia Chapter (Serving Maryland, Washington, DC and Virginia) 615 S. Frederick Ave., Suite 308 Gaithersburg, MD Phone: Fax: [email protected]

12 ALSA s Virginia ALS Support Groups: Russell Memorial Library 2808 Taylor Rd Chesapeake, VA Sarah Stein FITE ALS [email protected] BRAIN INJURY Brain Injury Association of Virginia 3212 Cutshaw Avenue Suite 315 Richmond, VA Phone: (In State) Fax: [email protected] The Virginia Commonwealth TBI Model System Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical Center College of Virginia 1200 East Broad St., Rm Richmond, VA Phone: CEREBRAL PALSY United Cerebral Palsy of Washington DC & Northern Virginia 1818 New York Avenue, NE Suite 101 Washington, DC Phone: Fax: [email protected]

13 FRIEDREICH S ATAXIA National Ataxia Foundation 2600 Fernbrook Lane Suite 119 Minneapolis, MN Phone: Fax: NAF Ambassador: Dick Sargent Phone: (703) [email protected] Northern Virginia Support Group Phone: Chesapeake Support Group Carl J Lauter 3200 Barker Circle, I-117 Adamstown, MD Phone: (301) [email protected] Web: GUILLAIN-BARRÉ SYNDROME / CIDP Guillain-Barré Syndrome / CIDP Foundation International P.O. Box 262 Wynnewood, PA Phone: Call for information in your area MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

14 National Multiple Sclerosis Society Virginia Chapter 1 Morton Drive Suite 106 Charlottesville, VA Phone: Fax: [email protected] Multiple Sclerosis Association of America MSAA Southeast Regional Office Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia PO Box St. Petersburg, FL Phone: , ext. 154 Fax: [email protected] MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY Muscular Dystrophy Association National Headquarters 3300 East Sunrise Drive Tucson, AZ Phone: Enter your postal code in the Find your local MDA section of the website for MD clinics in your area. POST-POLIO SYNDROME Post-Polio Health International (PHI) 4207 Lindell Blvd. #110 St. Louis, MO Phone: [email protected] Directory lists Health Professionals, Clinics, and Support Groups by state.

15 SPINA BIFIDA Spina Bifida Association of America SBA of the Mid-Atlantic Region Tanya Coogan-Executive Director 4590 MacArthur Blvd. NW Suite 250 Washington, DC Phone: Spina Bifida Association of America Virginia Clinics: UVA Kluge Childrens Rehab Center 2270 Ivy Road Charlottesville, VA Phone: Cumberland Hospital for Children and Adults 9407 Cumberland Rd. New Kent, VA Phone: Children's Hospital of the King s Daughter 601 Children s Lane Norfolk, VA Phone: Children s Specialty Services Spina Bifida Program 307 College St. Richmond, VA Phone: Linda Baringer INOVA 8505 Arlington Blvd., Suite 100 Fairfax, VA

16 Children s Hospital Spina Bifida Program 2924 Brook Road Richmond, Virginia Toll Free Website: SPINAL CORD INJURY NSCIA Virginia Chapters, Support Groups and State Resources National Spinal Cord Injury Association Spinal Cord Injury Association of Virginia P.O. Box 8326 (1st Class mail only) Richmond, VA Phone: Rebuild Spinal Cord Injury Group Fairfax Hospital, Inova Rehabilitation Center 3300 Gallows Rd. Falls Church, Virginia, Phone: (703) Spinal Cord Injury Model System Virginia Commonwealth University Medical College of Virginia Hospital P.O. Box Richmond, VA Phone: Fax: Virginia SCI Registry Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center Box 279 PO Box 1500 Fishersville, VA Phone: STROKE

17 American Stroke Association National Center 7272 Greenville Avenue Dallas, TX Phone: Call them for the stroke support group in your area American Heart Association Virginia offices: Central Virginia 3025 Berkmar Drive Charlottesville, VA Phone: Fax: Greater Richmond Area 4217 Park Place Court Glen Allen, VA Phone: Fax: Hampton Roads Area 500 Plume Street East Suite 110 Norfolk, VA Phone: Fax: Western Virginia 4504 Starkey Road, SW Suite 115 Roanoke, VA Phone: Fax:

18 Primary Stroke Centers accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO): CJW Medical Center 1401 Johnston-Willis Drive Richmond, VA Phone: Sentara Hospitals Norfolk 600 Gresham Dr. Norfolk, VA Phone: University of Virginia Health Systems McKim Hall PO Box Charlottesville, VA Phone: SYRINGOMYELIA/CHIARI MALFORMATION American Syringomyelia & Chiari Alliance Project PO Box 1586 Longview, TX Phone: ASAP-282 Fax: TRANSVERSE MYELITIS Transverse Myelitis Association s Virginia Support groups

19 Hampton Roads/Eastern Shore support group Agnes Killough PO Box 24 Pungoteague, VA (757) Virginia/southwest area support group Drema O'Dell 3695 Bill Street Pulaski, VA (540) 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: Virginia Family Village Resources for Virginia Virginia NICHCY: National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities Virginia Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities Virginia Chapter of the American Occupational Therapy Association Virginia Occupational Therapy Association 2314-C Commerce Center Drive Rockville, VA Phone: Fax: [email protected]

20 Virginia Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association Virginia Physical Therapy Association 1111 North Fairfax Street Alexandria, VA Phone: Fax: Virginia Association for Persons in Supported Employment Donna Bonessi VA Dept. of Rehabilitative Services 8004 Franklin Farms Drive Richmond, VA Healthboards.com message boards on health related topics. Topics include SCI, CP, Stroke, and more. First Call Phone: 211 Provides callers with information about and referrals to human services for every day needs and in times of crisis. Can offer access to the following types of services: adult day care, respite care, home health care, transportation, support groups, Medicaid/Medicare, etc. The caller is provided with phone numbers, programs and services provided, location, hours of operation, and any other relevant information for the inquiry. All calls are confidential. Virginia Travel Guide for People with Disabilities 901 E. Byrd Street Richmond, VA Phone: Please call for a print copy of the guide (TTY ), visit for a web-accessible version of the guide, or contact The Opening Door, Inc. at for more information. National Rehabilitation Hospital s Community Establishments site which rates restaurants and other establishments in the DC area for accessibility

21 ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation 29W120 Butterfield Rd., Suite 105 Warrenville IL Phone: 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.