Disability Resources

The following links to organizations and resources cover many topics about disabilities, including information about specific disabilities and speaking with awareness about disabilities. We have divided the lists into two sections: National Resources and Resources based in the State of Maine

VSA arts
1300 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20036
202-628-2800 (voice)
202-737-0725 (fax)
202-737-0645 (tty)
www.vsarts.org
VSA arts Disability Awareness Guide: http://www.vsarts.org/x523.xml

Disability Resources on the Internet: www.disabilityresources.org

National Institutes of Health
The central U.S. government resource on a variety of health and medical topics
www.nih.gov

American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
800-232-5463 (voice)
212-502-7662 (tty)
www.afb.org

SHHH: Self Help for Hard of Hearing People
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 1200
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-657-2248 (voice)
301-657-2249 (tty)
www.shhh.org

National Institute for Literacy (for information on Learning Disabilities)
1775 I Street, NW, Suite 730
Washington, D.C. 20006-2401
202-233-2064
www.nifl.gov

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 201
Landover, MD 20785
800-233-4050
301-306-7070
www.chadd.org

National Mental Health Association
1021 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
800-969-6642 (voice)
800-433-5959 (tty)
www.nmha.org

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Colonial Place Three
2107 Wilson Blvd. Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201-3042
(800) 950 - NAMI
www.nami.org

National Health Information Center
P.O. Box 1133
Washington, D.C. 20013-1133
800-336-4797
www.health.gov/nhic

National Association of Developmental Disabilities Council
1234 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 103
Washington, D.C. 20005
202-347-1234
www.igc.apc.org/NADDC/

National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
1010 Wayne Avenue, Suite 800
Silver Spring, MD 20910
800-346-2742 (voice)
301-562-2400 (voice)
301-495-5626 (tty)
www.naric.com

Brain Injury Association
105 North Alfred Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-236-6000 (voice)
www.biausa.org

The Media Project
For Best Resource on Speaking with Awareness and People-First Language Including the Associated Press Guidelines for writing about people with disabilities.
The Research and Training Center on Independent Living, University of Kansas
785-864-4095 (voice/tty)
www.rtcil.org/ then go to "products or publications" for a full list of publications available

Disability is Natural
People First Language
250 Sunnywood Lane
Woodland Park, CO 80863
719-687-8194
www.disabilityisnatural.com

Disability Studies Quarterly: www.dsq-sds.org

Kaleidoscope Magazine
Exploring the Experience of Disability through Literature and the Fine Arts
Kaleidoscope accepts non-fiction, fiction, poetry, book reviews and visual arts entries. For more information about their ongoing calls visit them on the web at www.udsakron.org/kaleidoscope.htm

The National Arts and Disability Center (NADC)
National information dissemination, technical assistance and referral center specializing in the field of arts and disability. The NADC is dedicated to promoting the full inclusion of children and adults with disabilities into the visual-, performing-, media, and literary-arts communities. Its resource directories, annotated bibliographies, related links and conferences serve to advance artists with disabilities and accessibility to the arts.
http://nadc.ucla.edu/

Alpha One
127 Main Street
South Portland, ME 04106
(207) 767-2189
800-640-7200
866-906-5375(v/tty)
www.alphaonenow.com

Health & Human Services, Department of Behavioral & Developmental Services
221 State Street
Augusta, ME 04334
800-866-1814
207-287-3707(v)
800-606-0215 (tty)
www.state.me.us/dhhs

Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies
5717 Corbett Hall , Room 114
University of Maine at Orono
Orono, ME 04469
207-581-1437
www.ccids.umaine.edu/

Disability Resources on the Internet: www.linkmaine.org

Maine Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
150 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0150
Telephone: 1-800-698-4440
Toll Free TTY: 1-800-755-0023
FAX: (207) 287-5292
www.state.me.us/rehab/

Maine Developmental Disabilities Council
139 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0139
Physical location: 225 Western Avenue, Kennebec Mall, Augusta
Phone: 207-287-4213
Toll Free/TTY: 1-800-244-3990
Fax: 207-287-8001
www.maineddc.org/

Maine Support Network
PO Box 390
Readfield, ME 04355
www.mainesupportnetwork.org

Southern Maine Down Syndrome Family Network
P.O. Box 75
Windham, ME 04062
www.downsyndromemaine.org/

Southern Maine Parent Awareness
886 Main Street, Suite 303
Sanford, ME 04073
(800) 564-9696
www.somepa.org

Autism Society of Maine
72B Main Street
Winthrop, ME 04364
(800) 273-5200
www.asmonline.org

IRIS Network Serving the Blind: (800) 715-0097

Maine Parent Federation
P.O. Box 2067
Augusta, ME 04338
(800) 870-7746
www.mpf.org

Woodfords Family Services
P.O. Box 1768
Portland, ME 04104
(800) 439-0314
www.woodfordsfamilyservices.org

Learning Disabilities Association of Maine
PO Box 67
Oakland, ME 04963
(207) 465-7700
www.ldame.org

Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (formerly The Governor Baxter School for the Deaf)
Mackworth Island
Falmouth, ME 04105
(207) 781-3165
www.gbsd.org

Jeremiah Cromwell Disabilities Center
57 Exchange Street, Suite 203
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 775-9955
www.cromwellcenter.org

Maine Cite
Resource for Assistive Technology in Maine
University of Maine System University College
46 University Drive
Augusta, ME 04330
(207) 621-3155
www.mainecite.org

Spurwink
899 Riverside Street
Portland, ME 04103
(888) 889-3903
www.spurwink.org

Sweetser
50 Moody Street
Saco, ME 04072-0892
(800) 434-3000
www.sweetser.org

Ability Maine
1301 Manktown Road
Waldoboro, ME 04572
www.abliltymaine.org

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