Arizona Disability Resources ARTS AND CREATIVITY http://www.vsarts.org/x290.xml VSA arts of Arizona 3321 North Chapel Avenue Tucson, AZ 85716 Phone: 520-795-6502 TTY: 520-326-8470 Fax: 520-326-0352 Email: vsaa@mindspring.com ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY http://www.azatexchange.org/home.php http://www4.nau.edu/ihd/aztap/aztap.asp Arizona Technology Access Program (AzTAP) Institute for Human Development Northern Arizona University 2400 N. Central Avenue, Suite 300 Phoenix, AZ 85004 Phone: 602-728-9534 800-477-9921 TTY: 602-728-9536 Fax: 602-728-9535 Email: AskAzTAP@nau.edu http://www.adapacific.org/resources/resources-federal.php Pacific ADA & IT Center DBTAC (Regional Office) 555 12 th Street 1
Suite 1030 Oakland, CA 94607-4046 Phone: 510-285-5600 Email: adatech@pdbtac.com http://www.azlat.net/ Arizona Loans for Assistive Technology Program (AzLAT) Northern Arizona University Institute for Human Development 2400 North Central Avenue Suite 300 Phoenix, AZ 85004 Phone: 602-728-9532 Phone: 800-477-9921 TTY: 602-728-9536 Fax: 602-728-9535 CAREGIVERS INFORMATION http://www.caregiver.com/regionalresources/states/az/index.htm Caregiver Support Groups by State Well Spouse Association Phoenix WS Lois von Halle Phone: (480)-941-4154 Lvh314@aol.com CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE http://azcjc.gov/acjc.web/victim/victcomp.aspx Arizona Victim Compensation/Assistance Phone: 302-230-0252 Fax: 602-364-1175 http://www.safehorizon.org/index/get-help-8/for-additional-resources-47.html Safe Horizon s Links for General Crime Victim Resources/Issues DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HELP National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) National Resource Center on Domestic Violence: 800-537-2238 2
http://www.aardvarc.org/dv/states/azdv.shtml Arizona Domestic Violence contact information by City/County http://www.azcadv.org/ Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence 100 West Camelback Street Suite 109 Phoenix, AZ 85013 Phone: 602-279-2900 800-782-6400 Fax: 602-279-2980 EASTER SEALS OFFICES www.eastersealsarizona.org Easter Seals Arizona - Tempe 2075 South Cottonwood Tempe, AZ 85282 Phone: 480-222-4104 www.eastersealsarizona.org Easter Seals Arizona - Tucson 7634 N La Chola Blvd. Tucson, AZ 85741 Phone: 520-745-5222 www.eastersealsarizona.org Easter Seals Arizona - Yuma 661 East 32 nd Street Suite A Yuma, AZ 85365 Phone: 480-654-8305 GOVERNMENT OFFICES FOR ARIZONA www.az.gov Arizona State Website https://egov.azdes.gov/cmsinternet/main.aspx?menu=96&id=2454&ekmensel=15074e5e _96_0_2454_1 3
Arizona Division of Developmental Disabilities http://www.azgcdd.org/ Arizona Governor s Council on Developmental Disabilities 1717 West Jefferson SC074Z Phoenix, AZ 85007 Phone: 602-542-4049 800-889-5893 TTY: 602-542-8920 Fax: 602-542-5320 Email: gcdd@azdes.gov Arizona Governor s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities 1012 East Willetta SRI-1Bb Phoenix, AZ 85006 Phone: 602-239-4762 Fax: 602-239-5256 http://www.azheadspine.org/index.asp Arizona Governor s Council on Spinal and Head Injuries 1789 W. Jefferson 2NW, SC 162Z Phoenix, AZ 85007 Phone: 602-542-3947 Fax: 602-542-7385 http://www.azdes.gov/rsa/ Arizona Rehabilitation Services Administration 1789 West Jefferson 2NW Phoenix, AZ 85007 Phone: 502-542-3332 TTY: 602-542-6049 Fax: 602-542-3778 http://www.medicareaz.bcbsaz.com/ Arizona Medicare Visit website for contact information specific to your request http://www.ahcccs.state.az.us/site/ Arizona Medicaid Office Health Care Cost Containment of Arizona 801 East Jefferson Phoenix, AZ 85034 Phone: 602-417-4000 4
800-962-6690 800-523-0231 Spanish: 602-417-7700 TTY: 602-417-4191 Fax: 602-252-2136 http://www.azahcccs.gov/applicants/categories/kidscare.aspx Arizona SCHIP Program (State Children s Health Insurance Program) Arizona KidsCare 920 East Madison MD 500 Phoenix, AZ 85034 Phone: 602-417-5437 877-764-5437 Note: This program has been frozen since 2010 for lack of funding. http://www.id.state.az.us/index.html Arizona SHIP Program (State Health Insurance Program) Arizona Department of Insurance 2910 North 44 th Street Suite 210 Phoenix, AZ 85018-7256 Phone: 602-912-8444 520-628-6370 800-325-2548 http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaidstwaivprogdemopgi/ Arizona Community integration/waiver under Olmstead Act http://www.workerscompensation.com/arizona.php Arizona Workers Compensation Phoenix Office 800 West Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007 Tucson Office 2675 East Broadway Tucson, AZ 85716 http://www.christopherreeve.org/c.ddjfkrnofig/b.4518671/k.6aba/find_your_electe d_official/siteapps/advocacy/search.aspx Find your elected officials to contact them on legislation that is important to you. https://www.azdes.gov/common.aspx?menu=36&menuc=28&id=190 State LTC Ombudsman 5
Jan Cardoza AZ Div. of Aging & Adult Services 1789 West Jefferson 2SW 950A Phoenix, Arizona 85007 Phone: (602)542-6454 Fax: (602)542-6575 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 http://www.ilru.org/html/publications/directory/arizona.html ILRU s Independent Living Centers in Arizona www.fanniemae.com Fannie Mae Arizona Partnership Office One Arizona Center 400 East Van Buren Suite 325 Phoenix, AZ 85004 Phone: 602-744-6840 Southwestern Regional Office Fannie Mae Two Galleria Tower 13455 Noel Road Suite 600 Dallas, TX 75240-5003 Phone: 972-773-HOME http://www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm?state=az Arizona HUD: Housing and Urban Development Office Phoenix HUD Office One North Central Avenue Suite 600 Phoenix, AZ 85004 Phone: 602-379-7100 TTY: 602-379-7181 Fax: 602-379-3985 6
Tucson HUD Office 160 North Stone Avenue Tucson, AZ 85701 Phone: 520-670-6000 Fax: 520-670-6207 LIBRARY SERVICES http://www.lib.az.us/braille/ Arizona State Braille and Talking Book Library 1030 North 32 nd Street Phoenix, AZ 85008 Phone: 602-255-5578 800-255-5578 Fax: 602-255-4312 Email: btbl@lib.az.us PROTECTION and ADVOCACY http://www.acdl.com Arizona Protection and Advocacy & Client Assistance Program (CAP) Arizona Center for Disability Law 100 North Stone Avenue Suite 305 Tucson, AZ 85701 Phone: 520-327-9547 800-922-1447 Fax: 520-884-0992 Email: lcohen@acdl.com SERVICE DOGS Happy Tails Service Dogs, Inc. 1 West Sequoia Drive Phoenix, AZ 85027-4750 Phone: 623-580-0946 Fax: 623-581-3385 Companion Animal Association of Arizona PO Box 5006 Scottsdale, AZ 85261-5006 Phone: 602-258-3306 7
Handi-Dogs Inc. 4500 East Speedway Blvd Suite 112 Tucson, AZ 85712 Phone: 520-326-3412 Fax: 520-319-8186 http://www.topdogusa.org/ Top Dog 800 North Swan Road #126 Tucson, AZ 85711 Phone: 520-323-6677 Fax: 520-323-3512 Specializes in helping people train their own dog to be a service dog. Rotts-a-Companionship, Inc. HC 30 Box 184 Prescott, AZ 86301 Phone: 602-798-3715 SPORTS and RECREATION www.mesadisabledsports.com BlazeSports Mesa Mesa Association of Sports for the Disabled PO Box 4727 Mesa, AZ 85211-4727 Phone: 480-472-0638 Email: gjbaumga@mpsaz.org UNITED WAY OFFICES http://national.unitedway.org/ National United Way Enter postal code for a United Way office in your area National Headquarters 701 North Fairfax Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: 703-836-7112 8
VETERAN BENEFITS http://www1.va.gov/directory/guide/fac_list_by_state.cfm?state=az&divisionid=all& map=1&flash=1 US Department of Veterans Affairs VA Hospital Locator for Arizona www.azpva.org Paralyzed Veterans of America s Arizona Chapter 5015 N. 7 th Ave. Suite 2 Phoenix, AZ 85013 Phone: 602-244-9168 800-621-9217 Fax: 602-244-0416 Email: azpva@azpva.com ALS www.alsaz.org Arizona Chapter of ALS Association 4643 E. Thomas Road Suite 1 Phoenix, AZ 85018 Phone: 602-297-3800 866-350-2572 Fax: 602-297-3804 Email: ken@alsaz.org Arizona ALS Support Groups Central Region Caregiver Only Group Arizona ALS Association Office Scottsdale, AZ Phone: 480-609-3888 Fourth Tuesdays 5:30-7:30 pm 9
West Valley Patient & Caregiver Group Church at Arrowhead Glendale, AZ Phone: 480-609-3888 Second Thursdays 1:00-3:00 pm Northern Region Patient & Caregiver Support Group VA Medical Center Prescott, AZ Phone: 928-301-6177 Fourth Mondays 12:30-2:30 pm Tucson Patients Only Support Group Our Savior s Lutheran Church Tucson, AZ Phone: 520-444-0712 First Thursdays 2:30-4:30 pm Tucson Caregiver Only Group Information & Referral Services Tucson, AZ Phone: 520-444-0712 Third Thursdays 1:30-3:30 pm Muscular Dystrophy Association s ALS Research Centers: MDA/ALS Center at St. Joseph s Hospital and Medical Center Neuromuscular Research Center Barrow Neurological Institute Richard S. Burns, M.D., Director Email: rburns2@chw.edu Phone: 602-406-4922 MDA/ALS Center at the Mucio F. Delgado Clinic for Neuromuscular Disorders University of Arizona Health Sciences Center Tucson, AZ Lawrence Z. Stern, M.D., Director Email: lstern@u.arizona.edu Phone: 520-626-6609 10
BRAIN INJURY http://www.biaaz.org Brain Injury Association of Arizona 4250 East Camelback Road Suite K-280 Phoenix, AZ 85018 Phone: 602-323-9165 888-500-9165 Fax: 602-508-8285 CEREBRAL PALSY http://www.ucpofaz.org UCP of Central Arizona 1802 West Parkside Lane Phoenix, AZ 85027 Phone: 602-943-5472 888-943-5472 Fax: 602-943-4936 Email: info@ucpofaz.org http://www.ucpsa.org UCP of Southern Arizona 3941 East 29 th Street Suite 601-604 Tucson, AZ 85711 Phone: 520-795-3108 Fax: 520-795-3169 Email: staff@ucpsa.org FRIEDREICH S ATAXIA http://www.ataxia.org/ National Ataxia Foundation Arizona Ataxia Support Groups Rita Garcia, Chandler Phone: 480-726-3579 Email: rtgar22cia@earthlink.net 11
Bart Beck, Tucson Phone: 520-885-8326 Email: bbeck2@mindspring.com GUILLAIN-BARRÉ SYNDROME / CIDP http://gbs-cidp.org Guillain-Barré Syndrome/ CIDP Foundation International Phone: 610-667-0131 Call for information in your area MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS http://www.nationalmssociety.org/aza National Multiple Sclerosis Society s Arizona Chapter 315 South 48 th Street Suite 101 Tempe, AZ 85281 Phone: 480-968-2488 Email: info@dsw.nmss.org Multiple Sclerosis Association of America Western Regional Office 819 Polk Street Box 326 San Francisco, CA 94109 Phone: 415-260-6420 800-532-7667 ext 155 Fax: 415-931-2368 Email: amontague@msaa.com MSAA Arizona Support Group Florence Women s Club Florence/Mesa Casa Grande Contact: Gaile Buckley Phone: 520-868-0450 Fourth Tuesdays 6:00-8:00 pm MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY 12
http://www.mdausa.org/ Muscular Dystrophy Association National Headquarters 3300 East Sunrise Drive Tucson, AZ 85718 Phone: 800-572-1717 Enter your postal code in the Find your local MDA section of the website for MD clinics in your area. POST-POLIO SYNDROME http://www.post-polio.org/net/pdirhm.asp Post-Polio Health International (PHI) 4207 Lindell Blvd. #110 St. Louis, MO 63108-2915 Phone: 314-534-0475 Email: info@post-polio.org Lists Health Professionals, Clinics, and Support Groups. Click USA then choose State Arizona Support Groups SCOTTSDALE http://polioecho.org Polio Echo/Scottsdale Phone: 480-946-6669 TEMPE http://polioecho.org Polio Echo, Inc. Phone: 602-702-6758 (resource only) Email: ringhofer@aol.com (resource only) TUCSON http://polioecho.org Polio Epic Inc./Southern Arizona Phone: 520-750-8608 Email: nannoe1@aol.com mickiminner@msn.com Second Saturday AM, Sept-June SPINA BIFIDA 13
http://www.azspinabifida.org Arizona Spina Bifida Association 1001 East Fairmount Phoenix, AZ 85014 Phone: 602-274-3323 Fax: 602-274-7632 Email: office@azspinabifida.org Spina Bifida Association of America s Arizona Clinics Children s Clinic Rehabilitation Services (CCRS) 2600 N Wyatt Drive Tucson, AZ 85712 Phone: 502-324-3249 Children s Rehabilitation Services Spina Bifida Clinic 124 W. Thomas Road Phoenix, AZ 85013 Phone: 602-406-5152 SPINAL CORD INJURY http://www.azspinal.org/index.aspx Arizona Spinal Cord Injury Association (a chapter of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation) 5025 E Washington St #110, Phoenix, AZ 85034 602-507-4209 (office) 602-507-4214 (fax) 888-889-2185 (toll-free) E-mail: info@azspinal.org http://carecure.org/forum/index.php? CareCure State Chapters, see Southwestern States Must become an online member to access information STROKE http://www.strokeassociation.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200037 American Stroke Association National Center 7272 Greenville Avenue Dallas, TX 75231 14
Phone: 1-888-478-7653 Call them for the stroke support group in your area SYRINGOMYELIA and CHIARI MALFORMATION www.asap.org American Syringomyelia Alliance Project PO Box 1586 Longview, TX 75606-1586 Phone: 903-236-7079 800-ASAP-282 Fax: 903-757-7456 Email: info@asap.org Arizona Support Group Shelly Norris, Phoenix Phone: 480-893-3951 Email: wnorri@msn.com Judy Dragiewicz, Fountain Hills Phone: 480-837-2800 Email: swbsinc@cox.net TRANSVERSE MYELITIS http://www.myelitis.org/ Transverse Myelitis Association http://transmyelitis.meetup.com/ TM MeetUp Enter your postal code for a MeetUp in your area. Meetings are usually held in local restaurants. http://www.abil.org/survival-manual-0 GENERAL DISABILITY RESOURCES 15
Arizona Bridge to Independent Living s Disability Survival Manual book 7 th ed. May 2009 covers Arizona disability resources Call 602-256-2245 for a copy. http://www.disabilityresources.org/arizona.html Disability Resources.org: Arizona http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/comm/arizona.html Family Village Resources for Arizona www.nichcy.org Arizona NICHCY: National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/help/az.htm Arizona Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities http://www.aptaaz.org/ Arizona chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association 4035 East Fanfol Drive Phoenix, AZ 85028 Phone: 602-569-9101 800-264-APTA Fax: 602-996-3966 http://www.arizota.org/ Arizona chapter of the American Occupational Therapy Association ArizOTA--Arizona Occupational Therapy Association PO Box 1531 Glendale, AZ 85311-1531 Phone: 623-937-0920 Fax: 623-937-0820 Email: arizotaoffice@yahoo.com http://www.apse.org/chapters/index.cfm Arizona chapter of Association for Persons in Supported Employment University of Arizona 721 North Fourth Avenue Suite 107 Tucson, AZ 85705-8445 Phone: 520-917-0481 ext 14 Fax: 520-917-0845 Email: dona@u.arizona.edu http://www.healthboards.com/boards/index.php Healthboards.com message boards on health related topics. Topics include SCI, CP, Stroke, and more. 16
http://aztec.asu.edu/afol/index.html Arizona Families On-Line (AFOL) The mission of Arizona's Families On-Line (AFOL) Coalition is for children and adults with disabilities and their families to have access to each other and reliable information about disabilities, services and supports, both within their communities and worldwide via computer technology. http://www.tempecvb.com/travelers-with-disabilities/tempe-information.aspx Access Tempe www.thinkfirst.org ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation 29W120 Butterfield Rd., Suite 105 Warrenville IL 60555 Phone: 630-393-1400 800-THINK56 Fax: 630-393-1402 Email: thinkfirst@thinkfirst.org 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. 17