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Council for Exceptional
Children (CEC)
1110 North Glebe Road, Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201
Dedicated to improving the education of all students with
disabilities. There is a division for learning disabilities.
Members include teachers, parents, and students.
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Council for
Learning Disabilities
11184 Antioch Road
Box 405
Overland Park, KS 66210
913.491.1011
913.491.1012 Fax
CLD is the only national professional organization dedicated
solely to professionals working with individuals who have
learning disabilities. Membership benefits include subscriptions
to Learning Disability Quarterly and LD Forum.
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Equal Employee Opportunity
Commission (EEOC)
P.O. Box 7033
Lawrence, KS 66044
800.669.4000
800.669.6820 TTY
E-mail info@ask.eeoc.gov
EEOC Headquarters
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
1801 L Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20507
202.663.4900
202.663.4494 TTY
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Governor's Council on
Disability
Truman State Office Building
301 West High Street
Room 250-A
P.O. Box 1668
Jefferson City, MO 65102
800.877.8249 or 573.751.2600 V/TTY
573.526.4109 Fax
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Heath Resource Center
One Dupont Center
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036-1193
202.939.9320 or 800.54.HEATH V/TTY
HEATH is a national clearinghouse of information about services
for postsecondary students with disabilities. HEATH publishes
news bulletin, fact sheets, a resource directory and other
materials.
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Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
P.O. Box 6080
Morgantown, WV 26506-6123
800.526.7234
877.781.9403 TTY
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Learning Disabilities
Association of America (LDA)
4156 Library Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15234-1349
412.341.1515
412.344.0224
LDA is dedicated to the development of effective educational
programs and opportunities that will enhance the possibility of
successful life adjustment of children and adults with learning
disabilities.
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National Library Service for
the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20542
1291 Taylor Street, NW
Washington, DC 20011
202.707.5100 or 888.NLS.READ
202.707.0744 TTY
202.707.0712 Fax
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Missouri Assistive Technology
816.373.5193
816.373.9315 TTY
E-mail matpmo@swbell.net
The MAT provides information, referrals, advocacy, and also
works on the legislative level.
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Missouri Head
Injury Advisory Council
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570
573.751.6246
573.751.6237 Fax
E-mail info@dhss.mo.gov
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National Alliance on Mental
Illness (NAMI)
Colonial Place 3
2107 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201
703.524.7600 or 888.999.NAMI (6264)
703.524.9094 Fax
703.516.7227 TTY
Support groups provide coping strategies to families and to
persons with mental illness. Call to get the closest affiliated
group. NAMI offers a newsletter and other publications.
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National Easter
Seals Society (NESS)
230 West Monroe St., Suite 1800
Chicago, IL 60606
312.726.6200
A non-profit community based health agency dedicated to
increasing the independence of people with disabilities. NESS
offers a wide range of quality rehabilitation services and
programs to assist adults and children with disabilities and
their families. A publications catalog is available free of
charge.
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National Mental Health Association
(NMHA)
200 N. Beauregard St.
6th Floor
Alexandria, VA 22311
703.684.7722
703.684.5968
800.969.6642
NMHA refers callers to one of 600 affiliate centers across the
country. The Office of Prevention has materials for elementary,
secondary, and college use.
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Parent
Information Center
P.O. Box 2405
Concord, NH 03302-2405
603.224.7005
603.224.4365 Fax
Services for all families, birth through 21 years of age. Deals
with special education rights and advocacy.
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Recordings for the Blind and
Dyslexic
20 Roszel Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
866.732.3585
Audio textbooks available to students with learning, physical,
and vision disabilities.
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Technical Assistance for Parent
Programs (TAPP)
Federation for Children with Special
Needs
95 Berkeley St., Suite 104
Boston, MA 02116
617.236.7210
617.482.2915 TTY
617.695.2939 Fax
