Springfield
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The ADD Center |
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Doug Wilson |
Insurance accepted: |
Westfield
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Dr. Robert Wing |
Insurance accepted: |
Northampton
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The ADD Center |
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John Body |
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Joseph Silverman, Ph.D. |
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Northampton Neuropsychological Associates, LLP |
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*WNEC Student Health Insurance = Boston Mutual Life through John Riley
Other Resources:
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/
Accessibility features, support, accessible documentation, tutorials and resources for Microsoft products.
http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Villa/6113/
The Adaptive Computing Software Project (ACSP) exists to help in finding a solution to adaptive software and hardware needs. They supply information to individual consumers, service providers, educators and institutions. They identify archives and collections of general and adaptive software, shareware, demonstration-ware, freeware, publicware, out-of-copyright-ware, etc. Providing low cost, reliable software and hardware solutions available through the Internet.
http://www.addresources.org/
223 Tacoma Ave. S, #100
Tacoma, WA 98402
Phone: (253) 759-5085
office@addresources.org
ADD Resources is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to help people with ADD develop their full potential. Their website offers the National ADHD Directory, the most complete listing of ADHD service providers and products on the Internet and many great articles by national authorities as well as adults with ADD for free downloading.
American Association of People With Disabilities
1629 K St. NW, Suite 503
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-457-0046 (V/TTY)
Toll-free: 1 800 840-8844
American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is the largest national nonprofit cross-disability member organization in the United States, dedicated to ensuring economic self-sufficiency and political empowerment for the more than 56 million Americans with disabilities. AAPD works in coalition with other disability organizations for the full implementation and enforcement of disability nondiscrimination laws, particularly the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
American Council of the Blind
1155 15th St. NW, Suite 1004
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 467-5081
Toll-free: 1 800 424-8666
The American Council of the Blind (ACB) strives to improve the well-being of all blind and visually impaired people by: serving as a representative national organization of blind people; elevating the social, economic and cultural levels of blind people; improving educational and rehabilitation facilities and opportunities; cooperating with the public and private institutions and organizations concerned with blind services; encouraging and assisting all blind persons to develop their abilities and conducting a public education program to promote greater understanding of blindness and the capabilities of blind people.
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
Phone: (212) 502-7600
Information Center: (800) AFB-LINE (800) 232-5463; afbinfo@afb.net
The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) provides information, resources and products for the people who are blind and visually impaired. Browse products online or download a catalogue.
Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
P.O. Box 540666
Waltham, MA 02454
Phone: (781) 788-0003 (V/TTY)
ahead@ahead.org
AHEAD is an international, multicultural organization of professionals committed to full participation in higher education for persons with disabilities. The Association is a vital resource, promoting excellence through education, communication and training. The site has an excellent publications catalogue.
Bookshare.org
The Benetech Initiative
480 California Ave., Suite 201
Palo Alto, CA 94306-1609
info@bookshare.org
A community of volunteers who scan and submit books of all sorts so that other members may legally access them in Braille or via computer speech. Membership is required for downloading books, and there is an annual membership fee. The collection contains many thousands of books on a wide array of subjects.
Brain Injury Association of America
8201 Greensboro Dr., Suite 611
McLean, VA 22102
Phone: 1 800 444-6443
familyhelplne@biausa.org
The Brain Injury Association of America was founded in 1980 by a group of individuals who wanted to improve the quality of life for their family members who had sustained brain injuries. The organization encompasses a national network of more than 40 chartered state affiliates across the country, as well as hundreds of local chapters and support groups.
Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)
40 Harvard Mills Square, Suite 3
(Foundry Street)
Wakefield, MA 01880-3233
Phone: (781) 245-2212 (V)
TTY: (781) 245-9320
cast@cast.org
Founded in 1984 as the Center for Applied Special Technology, CAST is a not-for-profit, education research and development organization that works to create opportunities for all students, especially those with disabilities, by using technology to make education more flexible and accessible.
Center on Information Technology Accommodation (CITA)
The federal government's Center for Information Technology Accommodation (CITA) provides assistive technology solutions to eliminate barriers for people with disabilities. CITA is the government's principal advocate and coordinator for Section 508 implementation that requires agencies to make information technology accessible for people with disabilities.
Computers for Handicapped Independence Program
621 N. 16th Avenue #40
Yakima, WA 98902
Phone: (509) 457-4506 -- 10 AM to 4 PM Pacific
In 1988, the Computers for Handicapped Independence Program was started by Dr. William Stilwater in response to a growing need for computer systems to assist the handicapped. C.H.I.P. provides information on software and hardware for persons with learning disabilities, motor impairments, visual impairments, language and cognitive skills impairments and other disabling conditions.
Cornucopia of Disability Information (CODI)
CODI serves as a community resource for consumers and professionals by providing disability information in a wide variety of areas. It consists of both an Internet Directory of Disability Information and a repository of electronic disability documents.
DeafBlindinfo.org
DeafBlindinfo.org is an online directory of worldwide resources for and about people with combined vision and hearing loss. The website showcases a vast collection of deafblindness information and resources in Minnesota and from around the world. Its Consumer Resource Guides aim to inform and empower adults, youth, families, and senior citizens with dual sensory impairment.
Disability Advocacy Work With Networking
dawwn@earthlink.net
Disability Advocacy Work With Networking (DAWWN) is a guide to disability information and resources on the Internet. Promotes self-advocacy.
DO-IT Program at the University of Washington
University of Washington
Box 355670
Seattle, WA 98195-5670
Phone: (206) 685-3648 (V/TTY)
doit@u.washington.edu
DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology) serves to increase the successful participation of individuals with disabilities in challenging academic programs and careers such as those in science, engineering, mathematics, and technology. Features extensive resources for K–12 and postsecondary educators, students, families, and employers.
Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI)
EASI Corp.
PO Box 818
Lake Forest CA 92609
Phone: (949) 916-2837
info@easi.cc
EASI: Equal Access to Software and Information serves as a resource to the education community by providing information and guidance in the area of access-to-information technologies by individuals with disabilities. They stay informed about developments and advancements within the adaptive computer technology field and spread that information to colleges, universities, K–12 schools, libraries and into the workplace. Provides extensive online training on adaptive technology.
HEATH Resource Center
The George Washington University
HEATH Resource Center
2121 K St. NW, Suite 220
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: 202-973-0904 or 1-800-544-3284
askheath@gwu.edu
The HEATH Resource Center of The George Washington University, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, is the national clearinghouse on postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities. Support from the U.S. Department of Education enables the clearinghouse to serve as an information exchange about educational support services, policies, procedures, adaptations, and opportunities at American campuses, vocational-technical schools, and other postsecondary training entities.
International Dyslexia Association
8600 LaSalle Rd., Suite 383
Baltimore, MD 21286
Information and training
Learning Disabilities Association of America
4156 Library Rd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15234
Phone: 412-341-1515
Information on learning disabilities.
Learning Disabilities Online
Information on learning disabilities.
National Association of the Deaf
Phone: 301-587-1788 (V); 301-587-1789 (TTY)
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association
P.O. Box 1303
Northbrook, IL 60065
Information and referrals.
National Center for Learning Disabilities
381 Park Avenue S, Suite 1401
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 212-545-7510
Information, referral, and advocacy.
National Federation of the Blind
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
Phone: (410) 659-9314
nfb@nfb.org
The purpose of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) is two-fold—to help blind persons achieve self-confidence and self-respect and to act as a vehicle for collective self-expression by the blind. By providing public education about blindness; information and referral services; scholarships, literature and publications about blindness; aids, appliances and other adaptive equipment for the blind; advocacy services and protection of civil rights; development and evaluation of technology; support for blind persons and their families; members of the NFB strive to educate the public that the blind are normal individuals who can compete on terms of equality.
National Mental Health Association
National Rehabilitation Information Center
4200 Forbes Boulevard, Suite 202
Lanham, MD 20706
Phone: (301) 459-5900 (v); 301/459-5984 (TTY)
Toll-free: (800) 346-2742; naricinfo@heitechservices.com
(NARIC) is committed to providing direct, personal, and high-quality information services to anyone interested in disability and rehabilitation issues. A resource of practical information on the spectrum of disability-related research, NARIC assembles, maintains, and provides access to a definitive collection of knowledge, furnishes fact-retrieval services, and develops informative print and electronic resources.
National Technical Assistance Consortium
NTAC (The National Technical Assistance Consortium for Children and Young Adults Who Are Deaf-Blind ) provides technical assistance to families and agencies serving children and young adults who are deaf-blind. The primary mission of NTAC is to assist states in improving the quality of services for individuals (birth to age 28) who are deaf-blind; and to increase the numbers of children, young adults, their families, and their service providers who will benefit from these services.
Nonverbal Learning Disorders Association
2446 Albany Avenue W., Hartford, CT 06117
Phone: 860-570-0217
Education, research, and advocacy.
Recording For The Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D)
20 Roszel Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: (866) 732-3585
Serves people who cannot read standard print because of a visual, perceptual or other physical disability. RFB&D is recognized as the nation's leading educational lending library of academic and professional textbooks on audio tape from elementary through post-graduate and professional levels. They also offer the non-profit sale of dictionaries, reference materials, professional books on computer disk (E-Text) and specially adapted tape players/recorders to use with their audio books.
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
Phone: 703-838-0030 (V); 703-838-0459 (TTY)
WebABLE!
WebABLE is the authoritative Web site for disability-related internet resources. The WebABLE site goal is to stimulate education, research, and development of technologies that will ensure accessibility for people with disabilities to advanced information systems and emerging technologies. The WebABLE! library has a collection of books, press releases, white papers, articles, plans, standards, reference guidelines, and journals that focus on accessibility, assistive and adaptive technology for people with disabilities