Arizona Resources

Advocacy

 

Agencies/Assistance Programs - Government

Arizona Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs
150 North 18th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-1025
http://www.azdhs.gov

Utah Department of Health/MEDICAID
(800) 662-9651
http://health.utah.gov

Agencies/Assistance Programs - Private

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

Northern Arizona University Center on Disabilties
http://www.nau.edu

Assistive Technologies

Arizona Technology Access Program (AzTAP)
2400 N. Central Avenue, Suite 300
Phoenix, AZ 85004
(800) 477-9921
(602) 728-9534
(602) 728-9535 (Fax)
http://www.nau.edu/ihd/aztap/

Charities and Foundations

Make-A-Wish Foundation of America
3550 North Central Avenue, Suite 300
Phoenix, AZ 85012-2127
(800) 722-9474
(602) 279-9474
(602) 279-0855 (Fax)
http://www.wish.org

Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA)
3300 E. Sunrise Drive
Tucson, AZ 85718
(800) 344-4863
http://www.mdausa.org
Email: mda@mdausa.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

FAS (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome) Community Resource Center
4710 East 29th. Street, Suite 7
Tucson, AZ 85711
(520) 296-9172
http://www.come-over.to/FASCRC/

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)

 

Education

Arizona Department of Education
1535 W. Jefferson
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-5057 (info line)
(602) 542-3183 (SPED info line)
http://www.ade.az.gov

Arizona State Department of Education/Exceptional Student Services
1535 West Jefferson
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(800) 352-4558
(602) 542-4013
http://www.ade.state.az.us/ess/

 

Housing Programs - Government

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

SocialServe.com
P.O. Box 35305
Charlotte, NC 28235
(877) 428-8844
(704) 334-8722
(704) 334-0779 (Fax)
http://www.socialserve.com
Email: info@socialserve.com

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Arizona)
One North Central Avenue, Suite 600
Phoenix, AZ 85004
(888) 404-3894
(602) 379-7100

Housing Programs - Private

 

Independent Living Organizations

Arizona Statewide Independent Living Council
2400 North Central Avenue, Suite 105
Phoenix, AZ 85004
(602) 262-2900
(602) 271-4100 (Fax)
http://www.azsilc.org/centers.asp
Email: azsilc@qwest.net

 
 

Indian Health Services

Navajo Area Indian Health Service (NAIHS)
P.O. Box 9020
Window Rock, AZ 86515
(928) 87105811
http://www.ihs.gov

Phoenix Area Indian Health Services
Two Rennaisance Square 40 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004-4424
(602) 364-4123
http://www.ihs.gov

Tucson Area Indian Health Services
7900 So. J. Stock Road
Tucson, AZ 85746-7012
(520) 295-2405
(520) 295-2602 (Fax)
http://www.ihs.gov

Information

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
E-mail: ability@nod.org

Northern Arizona University Institute for Human Development
PO Box 5630
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5630
(928) 523-4791
(928) 523-4791
TTY: (928) 523-1695 (Fax)
http://www.nau.edu/ihd/

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

Arizona Center for Disability Law
3839 N. Third Street, SUite 209
Phoenix, AZ 85012
(800) 927-2260
(602) 274-6287
http://www.acdl.com

Arizona Law Help (AZLawHelp.org)
http://www.azlawhelp.org

National Health Law Program (NHelp) Main Office
2639 South La Cienega Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90034-2675
(310) 204-6010
(310) 204-0891 (Fax)
http://www.healthlaw.org
Email: nhelp@healthlaw.org

 

Medical Centers/Hospitals/Clinics

Banner Children's Hospital at Banner Desert Medical Center
1400 S. Dobson Road
Mesa, AZ 85202
(480) 512-3000
http://www.bannerhealth.com

Phoenix Children's Hospital
1919 East Thomas Road
Phoenix, AZ 85016
(602) 546-1000
http://www.phoenixchildrens.com

University of Arizona Department of Family and Community Medicine
1450 North Cherry Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85724
(520) 626-7864
http://www.fcm.arizona.edu

Parent Support Programs

PEAK Parent Center, Inc Region 5
611 North Weber, Suite 200
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(800) 284-0251
(719) 531-9400
http://www.peakparent.org
Email: region5ptac@peakparent.org

Raising Special Kids
2400 N. Central Ave., Suite 200
Phoenix, AZ 85004
(602) 242-4366
http://www.raisingspecialkids.org

Recreation

ARTability, Accessing Arizona's Arts
P.O. Box 25159
Phoenix, AZ 85002
(602) 757-8118
(520) 631-6253
(602) 258-9521 (Fax)
http://www.artability.org
Email: artabilityaz@hotmail.com

Arts for All, Inc
2520 North Oracle Road
Tucson, AZ 85702-3063
(520) 622-4100

E-mail: adminassist@artsforallinc.org

 

Horses Help
P.O. Box 71005
Phoenix, AZ 85050
(602) 569-6056
http://horseshelp.org

Mesa Association of Sports for the Disabled
200 S. Center Street, Building 1
Mesa, AZ 85201
http://www.arizonadisabledsports.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

Stable Influence Charity Programs
P.O. Box 54006
Phoenix, AZ 85078-4006
(623) 465-0637
http://www.stableinfluence.org
Email: stableinfl@aol.com
*Contact for area locations

 

Therapeutic Riding of Tucson (T.R.O.T)
8920 E. Woodland Road
Tucson, AZ 85749
(520) 749-2360
(520) 749-0123 (Fax)
http://www.horseweb.com
Email: trotarizona@aol.com

Service Dogs/Canine Programs

Canine Companions for Independence/Southwest Region
124 Rancho del Oro Drive
Oceanside, CA 92057
(800) 572-2275
(760) 901-4300
(760) 901-4350 (Fax)
http://www.cci.org

Eye Dog Foundation for the Blind
8252 S. 15th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85041
(602) 276-0051
(800) 393-3641
http://www.eyedogfoundation.org

Positive Partners Assistance Dogs, Inc.
P.O. Box 2088
Hailey, ID 83333
(208) 721-1309

Power Paws Assistance Dogs, Inc.
P.O. Box 1163
Scottsdale, AZ 85252
(480) 945-0754
(480) 945-0525 (Fax)
http://www.azpowerpaws.org

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