Georgia Resources

Agencies/Assistance Programs - Government

 

Georgia Department of Human Resources - Constituent Services
2 Peachtree Street N.W., Suite 29-213
Atlanta , GA 30303
(404) 651-6316
http://dhr.georgia.gov

Georgia Office of Children With Special Needs
2 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 11-206
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 657-2724
http://www.dhr.state.ga.us

Governor's Council on Disabilities
2 Peachtree Street N.W., Suite 3-210
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 657-2126
(404) 657-2132 (Fax)
http://www.gcdd.org

Agencies/Assistance Programs - Private

Cover the Uninsured ~ A Project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
(202) 572-2928
http://covertheuninsured.org
Email: info@covertheuninsured.org

 

Assistive Technologies

Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access/ Georgia Institute of Technology
490 Tenth Street
Atlanta, GA 30332-0156
V/TTY: (800) 726-9119
(404) 894-1414
(404) 894-9320 (Fax)
http://assistivetech.net/index.php
Email: catea@coa.gatech.edu

 

Tools For Life
1700 Century Circle, suite 300
Atlanta, GA 30345
(800) 497-8665
TDD: (866) 373-7778
http://www.gatfl.org

Child Care Resource Listings

Child Care Aware
3101 Wilson Blvd. Suite 350
Arlington, VA 22201
(800) 424-2246
TTY: (866) 278-9428
(703) 341-4101 (Fax)
http://www.childcareaware.org

Disability Specific Organizations

National Down Syndrome Congress
1370 Center Drive, Suite 102
Atlanta, GA 30338
(800) 232-6372
(770) 604-9500
(770) 604-9898 (Fax)
http://www.ndsccenter.org/index.php
Email: info@ndsccenter.org

Early Intervention

NCBDDD Learn The Signs ~Act Early Campaign
1600 Clifton Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30333
(800) 232-4636 (Info Line)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/ActEarly

Southern Early Childhood Association
P.O. Box 55930
Little Rock, AR 5930
(800) 305-7322
(501) 227-5297 (Fax)
http://www.southernearlychildhood.org

Education

Georgia Department of Education
2054 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, GA 30334
(800) 311-6327
(404) 651-6867 (Fax)
http://www.doe.k12.ga.us
Email: help.desk@doe.k12.ga.us

Georgia Department of Education/Special Education
1870 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-3963
(404) 651-6457 (Fax)
http://www.doe.k12.ga.us

 

Housing Programs - Government

Paralyzed Veterans of America
801 18th Street NW
Washington, DC 20006-3517
(800) 424-8200
http://www.pva.org

 

Housing Programs - Private

 

Independent Living Organizations

Living Independence For Everyone (LIFE), Inc.
17-21 Travis Street
Savannah, GA 31406
(912) 920-2414
(912) 920-0007 (Fax)
http://www.lifecil.com

Multiple Choices for Independent Living
999 Gainesschool Road
Athens , GA 30912
(877) 549-1020
(706) 549-1020
(866) 449-2020 (Toll Free) (Fax)
Email: info@multiplechoices.org

Walton Options for Independent Living
948 Walton Way
Augusta, GA 30903
(706) 724-6262
(706) 724-6729 (Fax)
Email: tjohnston@waltonoptions.org

Indian Health Services

 

Information

 

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
1600 Clifton Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30333
(800) 232-4636 (Info Line)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/default.htm

National Organization on Disability
910 Sixteenth Street, N.W., Suite 600
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 293-5960
TTY: (202) 293-5968
(202) 293-7999 (Fax)
http://www.nod.org
Email: ability@nod.org

United Spinal Association
75-20 Astoria Boulevard
Jackson Heights, NY 11370
(800) 404-2898
(718) 803-3782
(718) 803-0414 (Fax)
http://www.unitedspinal.org

Legal Advocacy/Information

Disability Law and Policy Center of Georgia
1429 - E McLendon Drive
Decatur, GA 30033
(770) 270-9964
(770) 908-1622 (Fax)
http://www.dlpcga.org
Email: director@dlpcga.org

National Help Law Program (NHeLP) North Carolina Office
211 North Columbia Street, 2nd Floor
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-3503
(919) 968-6308
(919) 968-8855 (Fax)
http://www.healthlaw.org
Email: nhelp@healthlaw.org

Medical Centers/Hospitals/Clinics

Children At Hughes Spalding
35 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive S.E.
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 616-6600
http://www.choa.org

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
1405 Clifton Road N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30322-1062
(404) 785-6000
(404) 250-1543
http://www.choa.org

Children's Medical Center
1446 Harper Street
Augusta, GA 30912
(888) 721-5437
(706) 721-5437
http://www.mcghealth.org

Emory Children's Center/Emory University Hospital
1364 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
(800) 753-6679
(404) 778-7777
http://www.emoryhealthcare.org

The Marcus Institute/Emory University
1920 Briarcliffe Road
Atlanta, GA 30329
(404) 419-4000
(404) 419-4505 (Fax)
http://www.marcus.org
Email: marcus_info@MarcusInstitute.org

 

Parent Support Programs

Exceptional Children's Assistance Center (ECAC) Region 2 & 3
907 Barra Row, Suite 102/103
Davidson , NC 28036
(800) 962-6817
(704) 892-1321
http://www.ecac-parentcenter.org
Email: ecacta@ecacmail.org

FOCUS - Families of Children Under Stress
3050 Presidential Drive, Suite 114
Atlanta, GA 30340
(770) 234-9111
(770) 234-9131 (Fax)
http://www.focus-ga.org
Email: focus-ga@mindspring.com

Parents Educating Parents & Professionals for ALL Children (PEPPAC)
3680 Kings Highway
Douglasville, GA 30135
(800) 322-7065
(770) 577-7774 (Fax)
http://www.peppinc.org

Recreation

Coweta Organization for Riding Rehabilitation And Learning (CORAL)
52 Oliver Potts Road
Newnan, GA 30263
(770) 254-0840
http://www.corraltrc.org
Email: mpcorral@earthlink.net

DreamPower Therapeutic Equestrian Center, Inc.
2855 Arbor Hill Road
Canton, GA 30115
(678) 493-0172
http://www.dreampowertherapy.org
Email: volunteer@dreampowertherapy.org

Easter Seals Camp (ASCCA)
P.O. Box 21
Jackson's Gap, AL 36861
(800) 843-2267 (in Alabama)
(256) 825-9226
http://www.campascca.org

Full Radius Dance
P.O. Box 54453
Atlanta, GA 30308
(404) 724-9663
(404) 724-9663 (Fax)
http://www.fullradiusdance.org
Email: fullradiusdance@aol.com

National Center on Physical Activity and Disability
1640 W. Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608-6904
(800) 900-8086
(312) 355-4058 (Fax)
http://www.ncpad.org
Email: ncpad@uic.edu

The American Association of Adapted Sports Programs, Inc
P.O. Box 451047
Atlanta, GA 31145
(404) 294-0070
(404) 294-5758 (Fax)
http://www.adaptedsports.org
Email: sports@adaptedsports.org

Service Dogs/Canine Programs

National Education of Assistance Dog Services, Inc/N.E.A.D.S.
P.O. Box 213
West Boylston, MA 01583
(978) 422-9064 V/TDD
(978) 422-3255 (Fax)
http://www.neads.org
Email: info@neads.org

Southeastern Guidedogs, Inc.
4210 77th Street E.
Palmetto, FL 34221
(800) 944-3647
(941) 729-5665
(941) 729-6646 (Fax)
http://www.guidedogs.org