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Home / Regional / North America / United States / Arizona / Society and Culture / Disability Resources
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- Advocates for the Disabled, Inc. - Helping qualified people with disabilities obtain social security benefits.
www.cirs.org/homepage/advocates
- Aid for Adoption for Special Kids - Dedicated to finding permanent, loving homes for children with special needs by providing services in adoption, specialized foster care and family support.
www.aask-az.org
- American Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) Association, Inc. - Nonprofit organization dedicated to funding research on fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).
www.afsafund.org
- American Indian Rehabilitation Research and Training Center - Strives to improve the quality of life for American Indian people who have disabilities by conducting research and training projects.
www4.nau.edu/ihd/airrtc
- Arc of Arizona - Services include residential programs, day programs, supported work programs and job training, family supports, Arc sponsored conferences and workshops, resource / information and advocacy, for children and adults with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities.
www.arcofarizona.org
- Arizona Association of the Deaf - Arizona Association of the Deaf serving and advocating deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, and oral-deaf in the state of Arizona.
www.azad-online.org
- Arizona Bridge to Independent Living (ABIL) - Offers and promotes programs designed to empower people with disabilities to take personal responsibility so they may achieve or continue independent lifestyles within the community.
www.abil.org
- Arizona Center for Disability Law - Advocates for the legal rights of persons with disabilities to be free from abuse, neglect and discrimination and to have access to education, health care, jobs, and other services in order to maximize independence and achieve equality.
www.nau.edu/~ihd/acdl
- Arizona Center For The Blind and Visually lmpaired - Services are available to adults who are either legally blind or visually impaired as well as those who have a degenerative eye condition which may eventually become a visual impairment.
www.acbvi.org
- Arizona Council for the Hearing Impaired - Improves the quality of life for deaf and hard of hearing Arizona residents by serving as a referral and information source for them as well as other consumers, legislators, government agencies and businesses.
www.achi.state.az.us
- Arizona Council of the Blind - Primary concerns are blindness and daily problems which blind and visually impaired persons must over come whether the persons be a newborn child blinded by disease or adults newly blinded by accident.
aztec.asu.edu/azcb
- Arizona Libraries' Braille & Talking Books Division - The Division's services include: loaning braille and recorded books and magazines, as well as the necessary equipment to play the recorded publications.
www.dlapr.lib.az.us/braille/index.html
- Arizona Rehabilitation Services Administration - Works with individuals with disabilities to achieve increased independence and/or gainful employment through the provision of comprehensive rehabilitative and employment support services.
www.de.state.az.us/rsa
- Arizona Technology Access Program - Strives to increase access to assistive technology (AT) devices and services for individuals with disabilities and their families and facilitate the development of a consumer-responsive AT service delivery system.
www.nau.edu/ihd/aztap
- Family Village -- Arizona Resources - Information, resources, communication opportunities for persons with disabilities.
www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/comm/arizona.html
- Foundation for Blind Children - Provides services to blind and visually impaired persons of all ages.
www.the-fbc.org
- Henry Occupational Therapy Services Inc. - Occupational and sensory integration therapy services as well as workshops and tools for parents and teachers.
henryot.com
- Institute for Human Development at Northern Arizona University - A resource for educators, students, service providers, agency personnel, and individuals with disabilities and their families.
www.nau.edu/~ihd
- Kimberly's Place - Kimberly's story of cerebral palsy, periventricular leukomalacia and more. Also a journal of her experience with selective dorsal rhizotomy (sdr) for the treatment of spastic diplegia.
sessions4.tripod.com/Kim
- Project Chance - Tips and information for feeding children with Cerebral Palsy from the Arizona Health Department.
www.hs.state.az.us/cfhs/ons/pchance/defi-a.htm
- Special Olympics Arizona - Local Special Olympics Organization information and contact list.
www.specialolympicsarizona.org
- Sun Sounds Radio Reading Service - Opening a window to the world for Arizona's visually, physically,and learning disabled individuals.
sunsounds.rio.maricopa.edu
- Therapeutic Riding of Tucson - A non-profit organization founded on the accepted principle that horseback riding is a unique form of therapy for disabled individuals.
www.horseweb.com/client/trot
- United Cerebral Palsy of Central Arizona - Strives to advance the independence, participation and full citizenship of people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities.
www.ucpofaz.com
- Upward Foundation - Dedicated to improving the quality of life for young children with developmental disabilities by providing a comprehensive range of special education, therapy and pediatric nursing services.
www.cirs.org/homepage/upward
- Very Special Arts - Arizona - Promotes the creative power in people with disabilities.
www.vsarts.org/affiliates/states/az.lasso
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