Federal Disability

Federal Disability Resources

Mental Health Resources

Includes resources and links for a variety of mental health disorders such as mood disorders, anxiety disorders, sleep disorders, and more.

  1. American Psychiatric Association
  2. National Federation of Families
  3. Mental Health America
    • Phone: 703-684-7722
    • Fax: 703-684-5968
  4. NAMI
    • Phone: 703-524-7600
  5. National Resource Center on Psychiatric Advance Directives
  6. The Blazelon Center for Mental Health Law
  7. Treatment Advocacy Center

Blind and Vision-Loss Resources

Includes resources and links for people who are on the spectrum of blindness and/or vision-loss.

  1. American Association of the Deaf-Blind
  2. American Foundation for the Blind (Headquarters)
    • Phone: 212-502-7600
  3. Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
  4. National Center on Deaf-Blindness
  5. National Federation of the Blind
    • Phone: 410-659-9314
    • Fax: 410-685-5653
    • Email: nfb@nfb.org
  6. Perkins School for the Blind
    • Phone: 617-924-3434

Cross-Disability Resources

Lists organizations that serve people with any type of disability.

  1. American Association of People with Disabilities
    • Phone: 202-521-4316
  2. Association of University Centers on Disabilities
  3. ADA National Network
    • Phone: 1-800-949-4232
  4. Administration for Community Living
    • Phone: 202-401-4634
  5. Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
  6. Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
  7. ILRU
  8. Institute for Community Inclusion
    • Phone: 617-287-4300
    • TTY: 617-287-4350
    • Fax: 617-287-4352
    • Email: ici@umb.edu
  9. Job Accommodation Network
  10. National ADAPT
  11. National Center on Health, Physical Activity, and Disability
  12. National Council on Independent Living
  13. National Disability Rights Network
    • Phone: 202-408-9514
    • TDD/TTY: 202-408-9521
    • Fax: 202-408-9520
  14. National Organization on Disability
  15. National Rehabilitation Information Center
    • Phone: 800-346-2742
    • TTY: 301-459-5984
    • Fax: 301-459-4263
  16. Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)

Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Resources

  1. American Association of the Deaf-Blind
  2. National Center on Deaf-Blindness
  3. Hearing Loss Association of America
    • Phone: 301-657-2248
  4. National Association of the Deaf
    • Videophone: 301-587-1788 (Purple/ZVRS), 301-328-1443 (Sorenson), and 301-338-6380 (Convo)
    • TTY: 301-810-3182
    • Fax: 301-587-1791
    • Email: nad.info@nad.org
  5. National Black Deaf Advocates

Developmental/Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Resources

  1. American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
    • Phone: 202-387-1968
    • Fax: 202-387-2193
  2. Autism National Committee
  3. Autism Society of America
  4. Autistic Self Advocacy Network
  5. CHADD: The National Resource on ADHD
  6. Cerebral Palsy Foundation
  7. LDOnline
  8. Learning Disabilities Association of America
  9. National Autism Association
  10. National Center for Learning Disabilities
    • Phone: 301-966-2234
  11. National Down Syndrome Congress
  12. National Down Syndrome Society
  13. Special Olympics USA
  14. The Arc
    • Phone: 202-534-3700
    • Fax: 202-534-3731
  15. United Cerebral Palsy

Neurological and Spinal Cord Disorder Resources

  1. Brain Injury Association of America
  2. Epilepsy Foundation
    • Phone: 301-459-3700
    • Fax: 301-577-2684
  3. National Multiple Sclerosis Society
    • Phone: 1-800-344-4867
  4. United Spinal Association
    • Phone: 718-803-3782
    • Fax: 718-803-0414

Other Medical/Disabilities Resources

  1. American Diabetes Association
  2. National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation

Physical Disabilities Resources

  1. Spina Bifida Association
  2. The Amputee Coalition
    • Phone: 888-267-5669

Rare Disorders Resources

  1. National Organization for Rare Disorders (National Head Quarters)
    • Phone: 617-249-7300

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Education Resources

  1. National Center on Educational Outcomes
  2. National Center for Mental Health in Schools

Elderly Resources

  1. American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
    • Phone: 1-888-687-2277
  2. Alzheimer’s Association
    • Phone: 800-272-3900

Governmental Resources

  1. Administration for Community Living
    • Phone: 202-401-4634
  2. Social Security Administration
    • Phone: 1-800-772-1213
    • TTY: 1-800-325-0778
  3. The United States Department of Justice
    • Phone: 202-514-2000
    • TTY/ASCII/TDD: 800-877-8339
  4. U.S. Department of Education
    • Phone: 1-800-872-5327
  5. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    • Phone: 1-877-696-6775
  6. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
    • Phone: 202-708-1112
    • TTY: 202-708-1455
  7. U.S. Department of Labor
    • Phone: 1-866-487-2365
  8. U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
    • Phone: 1-800-669-4000
    • TTY: 1-800-669-6820
    • ASL Videophone: 1-844-234-5122
    • Email: info@eeoc.gov
  9. Veterans Affairs
    • Phone: 800-698-2411
    • TTY: 711

Other Resources

  1. Disability Scoop
  2. National Council of Nonprofits
    • Phone: 202-962-0322
    • Fax: 202-962-0321
  3. National Public Radio
  4. The Mighty
  5. Language Bank
    • Phone: 844-579-0610

Service Animal Resources

  1. Psychiatric Service dog Partners
    • Phone: 1-805-876-4256

Special Education Resources

  1. The Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education

Veterans Resources

  1. Disabled American Veterans
    • Phone: 877-426-2838
  2. Paralyzed Veterans of America
    • Phone: 1-800-424-8200
    • TTY: 1-800-795-4327
    • Email: info@pva.org
  3. Veterans Affairs
    • Phone: 800-698-2411
    • TTY: 711