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Abilities 2000
American Council for the Blind
Center on Education & Work - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Council for Exceptional Children
DSSC Transition Information and Resources
Illinois Assistive Technology
Illinois Department of Human Services
National Association for the Deaf
National Center on Secondary Education and Transition
National Longitudinal Transition Study
National Organization for Rare Disorders
National Transition Alliance for Youth with Disabilities
Transition Resources
Work Incentives Transition Network
America’s Career InfoNet
America’s Job Bank
Career InfoNet
Career Key
Illinois Career & Labor Market Info
Illinois Skills Match
Jobs for Kids Who Like
Keirsey Temperament Sorter
Michigan Occupational Information System
Occupational Outlook Handbook
O*Net OnLine
Planning a Career

Information & Referral Telephone Numbers

Center for the Deaf
Phone: (800) 468-9211 (V & TDD)
www.jccd.us

Consumer Hearing and Speech Helpline
Phone: (800) 638-8255
www.asha.org

John Tracy Clinic on Deafness
Phone: (800) 522-4582 (V)
(213) 747-2924 (TDD)
www.jtc.org

National Captioning Institute
Phone: (800) 533-WORD (V)
(800) 321-TDDS (TDD)

Better Hearing Institute
Phone: (800) EAR-WELL (V & TDD)
www.betterhearing.org

Captioned Film for the Deaf
Phone: (800) 237-6213 (V & TDD)
www.captionedmedia.org

Job Opportunities for the Blind
Phone: (800)-638-7518 (V & TDD)

Job Accommodation Network
Phone: (800) 526-7234 (V & TDD)
www.jan.wvu.edu

American Foundation for the Blind
Phone: (800) AF-BLIND

American Council of the Blind
Phone: (800) 424-8666
www.acb.org

National Center for Youth with Disabilities
Phone: (800) 333-6293 (V)
(612) 624-3939 (TDD)

Spina Bifida Hotline
Phone: (800) 621-3141
www.asbha.org.au

Innovative Rehabilitation Technology, Inc. (IRTI)
Phone: (800) 322-4784
www.irti.net

Chrysler Motor: Adaptive Driving Aids Information and Financial Reimbursement Program/Physically Challenged Resource Center
Phone: (800) 255-9877
www.dc-automobility.com

Congress of Organization of the Physically Handicapped: Technical Aids and Assistance for the Disabled/Computer Technology Access for Illinois
Phone: (800) 248-2253

Library of Congress Handicapped Hotline
Phone: (800) 424-8567 (V)
(800) 424-9100 (TDD)

Orton Dyslexia Society
Phone: (800) 222-3123 (V)

United Cerebral Palsy Association - National Headquarters
Phone: (800) USA-1UCP (V & TDD)

United Cerebral Palsy Association
Washington, DC
Phone: (800) 872-5827 (V & TDD)
www.ucp.org

American Paralysis Association
Phone: (800) 225-0292 (V & TDD)
www.christopherreeve.org

National Spinal Cord Injury Hotline
Phone: (800) 526-3456 (V)

Myasthenia Gravis Foundation
Phone: (800) 541-5454 (V)
www.myasthenia.org

National Craniofacial Foundation
Phone: (800) 535-3643 (V)
www.ccakids.com

Tourette Syndrome Association
Phone: (800) 237-0717
www.tsa.usa.org

National Neurofibromatosis Foundation
Phone: (800) 323-7938
www.ctf.org

Medic-Alert Foundation
Phone: (800) 344-3226 (V)
www.medicalert.org

National Rehabilitation Information Center
Phone: 1-800-346-2742 (V & TTY)
www.naric.com

Illinois Information and Assistance (Medicare/Medicaid)
Phone: (800) 647-8089

Epilepsy Foundation of America
Phone: 1-800-332-1000 (V)

National Tuberous Sclerosis Association, Inc.
Phone: 1-800-225-6872 (V)

Health Care Financing Administration Medicare Hotline
Phone: 1-800- 633-4227 (V)
1-877-486-2048 (TTY)

National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Phone: 1-800-665-5576 (V)
1-888-261-7863 (TTY)

National Information System for Vietnam Veterans and Their Families Center for Developmental Disabilities
Phone: (800) 922-9234 Ext. 401

Abledata
Phone: 1-800-227-0216
www.abledata.com

Disabled Individuals Assistance Line
Phone: 1-800-233-3425 (V & TTY)

Illinois Assistive Technology Project
Phone: 1-800-852-5110 (V & TTY)
www.iltech.org

DHS Client Assistance Program
Phone: 1-800-641-3929 (V & TTY)
dhscap@dhs.state.il.us

Illinois State Board of Education Help Line
Phone: 1-866-262-6663
Main # 1-217-782-4321

Deicke Center for Visual Rehabilitation
Phone: 630-690-9037
www.deicke.org

Illinois Training and Employment Center
(IETC) www.ietc.org
Phone: 630-495-4345
1-888-367-4382

Technical Aides and Assistance for the Disabled (TAAD)
Phone: 1-312-421-3373 (V & TTY)

Children’s Defenses Fund
Phone: 1-202-628-8787
www.childrensdefense.org

National Easter Seal Society
Phone: 1-312-726-6200 (V)
1-312-726-4258 (TTY)
1-800-221-6827
www.easter-seals.org

Christian League for the Handicapped
Phone: 1-414-275-6131

Mothers United for Moral Support
Phone: 1-877-336-5333
www.netnet.net/mums/

American Association on Mental Retardation
Phone: 1-800-424-3688
www.aamr.org

Association for Retarded Citizens
Phone: 1-800-446-1211
www.thearc.org

Community Option Program
Phone: 1-800-242-1060

Social Security Administration
Phone: 1-800-772-1213
www.ssa.gov

National Organization on Disability
Phone: 1-800-248-2253
1-202-293-5960
www.nod.org

Brain Injury Association of America
Phone: (800) 444-6443
www.biausa.org

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Member Services: (800) 950-NAMI
1-703-524-7600
www.nami.org

Parent Organizations

National Lekotek Center
3204 W. Armitage Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647
773-276-5164
www.Lekotek.org

Toy lending library with preschool mainstreaming program and computer program

Coordinating Counsel for Handicapped Children
20 East Jackson Blvd.
Room 900
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: (312) 939-3513
TDD: (312) 939-3519
www.frcd.org

Illinios Society for Autistic Citizens
2200 South Main Street
Suite 317
Lombard ,IL 60148
Phone: (630) 691-1270 and (630) 963-8809
www.Autismillinois.org

Illinois Spina Bifida Association
3080 Ogden Ave.
Suite 103
Lisle, IL 60532
Phone: 630-637-1050
www.illinoisspinabifidaassociation.com

Spina Bifada Association of America
4590 MacArthur Blvd NW
Suite 250
Washington, D.C. 20007-4226
Phone: 1202-944-3245
1-800-621-3141
www.sbaa.org

Illinois Parents of the Visually Impaired
P.O Box 7477
Springfield, IL 62791-7477
1-708-787-9728
wjb3@ihgp.att.com

 

 

 

 

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