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National
Resources
ABLEDATA-REHAB DATA
National Rehabilitation Information Center
(NARIC)
8455 Colesville Rd., Suite
935
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(800) 322-0956
Descriptions of more than 17,000 commercially available products for rehabilitation
and independent living.
ADDult Support Network
2620 Ivy Place, Toledo, OH 43613
Volunteer organization affiliated with Attention Deficit Disorder Association
(ADDA). The Network keeps current list of local ADD support (Send SASE). Quarterly
newsletter, ADDult News ($8.00/year); ADDult Information Packet ($3.00)
American Association for Vocational
Instructional Materials
800-228-4689
American Council on Education
One Dupont Circle, Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202- 939-9490
Toll Free: 800-626-9433
FAX: 202-775-8578
Website: http://wwwacenet.edu/
GEDTS, a Division of the American Council on Education, administers the GED Tests and provides information on disability-related adaptations/accommodations for the GED Tests to prospective examinees and instructors. Successful GED Test takers earn a high school equivalency diploma. The tests are available in audio,
braille, and large print editions. GEDTS also publishes GED Items, a bi-monthly newsletter for examiners and a Materials Development Center for adult education instructors.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Atlanta District
Office
75 Piedmont Ave., NE, Ste.
1100
Atlanta, GA 30335
(404)
562-6800
Federal agency responsible for enforcement of Title I of the Americans with Disabilities
Act, which provides protections for employees with disabilities; will provide some
guidance and interpretation of the ADA
(National
Office:
800-669-3362)
ERIC
Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education
800-848-4815
Federal
Financial Aid Hot Line
800-433-3243
HEATH Resource Center (National Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities;
American Council on Education)
One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-939-9320
Toll Free: 800-544-3284
FAX: 202-833-4760
Website: www.acenet.edu/programs/HEATH/home.cfm
The HEATH Resource Center operates the national clearinghouse on postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities. A program of the American Council on Education, HEATH serves as an information exchange for the educational support services, policies, procedures, adaptations, and opportunities of American campuses, vocational-technical schools, adult education programs, and other training entities after high school. The Center collects and disseminates this information so that people with disabilities can develop their full potential through postsecondary education and training.
International Dyslexia
Association (formerly Orton Dyslexia Society )
8600 LaSalle Road, Chester Building, Suite 382
Baltimore, MD 21286-2044
Phone: 410-296-0232
Toll Free: 1-800-222-3123
Web: http://www.interdys.org/
Georgia contact: Laura
Spigener, President 404-256-1232
The Society is an international scientific and educational association concerned with the widespread problem of the specific language disability of developmental dyslexia. Local and state chapters serve as literacy resources for dyslexic adults and those who teach or advise them.
JAN (Job Accommodation Network)
West Virginia University
PO Box 6080
Morgantown, WV 26506-6080
(800) 526-7234
Website: http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/
The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is an international toll-free consulting service that provides information about job accommodations and the employability of people with functional limitations.
The mission of JAN is to assist in the hiring, retraining, retention or advancement of persons with disabilities by providing accommodation information.
Anyone may call JAN for information. Calls are answered by consultants who understand the functional limitations associated with disabilities and who have instant access to the most comprehensive and up-to-date information about accommodation methods, devices and strategies.
Learning Disabilities Association of America, Inc.
(LDA)
4156 Library Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15234
Phone: 412-341-1515
FAX: 412-344-0224
Website:
www.ldanatl.org/
LDA is a non-profit volunteer advocacy organization, provides information and referral for parents, professionals, and consumers involved with or in search of support groups and networking opportunities through local LDA Youth and Adult Section Chapters. A publication list is available. The Association also prints LDA
Newsbriefs, a bimonthly newsletter for parents, professionals, and adults with LD. (Georgia affiliate: Learning Disabilities Association of Georgia)
Mainstream, Inc.
3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite
830
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 654-2400
Nonprofit organization works with employers and service providers around the country
to increase employment opportunities for persons with disabilities. Publications,
videos, in-house training,
seminars, and technical assistance on compliance with
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
National Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities Center (National ALLD Center)
Academy for Educational Development
1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20009-1202
Phone: 202-884-8185
Toll-Free: 800-953-2553)
FAX: 202-884-8429
E-mail: info@nalldc.aed.org
Website: http://novel.nifl.gov/nalldtop.htm
The National ALLD Center is funded by the National Institute for Literacy under a cooperative agreement with the Academy for Educational Development in collaboration with the University of Kansas Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities.
National Center for Learning Disabilities
(NCLD)
381 Park Avenue, South,
Suite 1420
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 212-545-7510
FAX: 212-545-9665
Website: http://www.ncld.org
NCLD is an organization committed to improving the lives of those affected by learning disabilities (LD). NCLD provides services and conducts programs nationwide, benefiting children and adults with LD, their families, teachers, and other professionals. NCLD provides the latest information on learning disabilities and local resources to parents, professionals, employers, and others dealing with learning disabilities. NCLD's annual publication is "Their World".
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)
Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20542
Phone: 202-707-5100
Fax: 202-707-0712
Website: http://lcweb.loc.gov/nls/
The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
(NLS), Library of Congress administers a free library program of braille and recorded materials circulated to eligible borrowers through a network of cooperating libraries.
Browse the library address list to locate the regional or subregional library closest to the eligible individual. Contact that library by phone, fax, or in writing and request an application for service. If you are unable to locate a library or wish additional assistance, please send us a message via e-mail or call 202-707-5100.
Office of Civil Rights, U. S. Dept of Education, District
Office
Post Secondary and Equal Opportunity Specialists:
Bob Doeseckle - (404) 562-6446
Maria Dayley - (404) 526-6401
Enforcement of Sec. 503, 504 of Rehab Act of 1973
Rebus Institute
1499 Bayshore Blvd. Suite
146
Burlingame, CA 94010
(415) 697-7424
National nonprofit organization devoted to the study and dissemination of information
on adult issues related to Specific Learning Disabilities (LD) and Attention Deficit
Disorders (ADD).
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
(RFB&D)
20 Roszell Road, Princeton, NJ 08540
(800) 772-1213
Website: www.rfbd.org
RFB is a national non-profit organization that provides taped educational books free on loan, books on diskette, library services, and other educational and professional resources to individuals who cannot read standard print because of a visual, physical, or perceptual disability.
Nonprofit service organization which tapes textbooks,
grades 4 through postgraduate level, for qualifying applicants.
U.S.
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
800-424-1616
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