Pennsylvania Resources

Agencies/Assistance Programs - Government

Pennsylvania Department of Health
P.O. Box 90 Health and Welfare Bldg.
Harrisburg, PA 17108
(877) 724-3258
http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Health & Welfare Bldg, 7th Floor, 7th & Forster Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120
(800) 986-4550 (Special Kids Net)
(717) 772-2762
http://www.state.pa.us

 

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

Pennsylvania's Initiative on Assistive Technology (PIAT) Institute on Disabilities at Temple University
610 University Services Building 1601 North Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215) 204-5097
TTY: (866) 268-0579
(215) 204 9371 (Fax)
http://disabilities.temple.edu
Email: ATinfo@temple.edu

University of Pittsburgh Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC)
(412) 624-4141
http://www.rercwts.pitt.edu

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

American Society for Deaf Children
3820 Hartzdale Drive
Camp Hill, PA 17011
V/TTY: (800) 942-2732
http://www.deafchildren.org

ASCEND Group (An Apserger Syndrome Information Alliance)
P.O. Box 531
Ardmore, PA 19003
(610) 449-6776
http://www.ascendgroup.org
Email: dcwright@ascendgroup.org

Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association (CASANA)
1151 Freeport Road #243
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
http://www.apraxia-kids.org

Developmental Delay Resources
5801 Beacon St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
(800) 497-0944
(412) 422-1374 (Fax)
http://www.devdelay.org
Email: http://www.devdelay.org

First Signs, Inc.
P.O. Box 358
Merrimac, MA 01860
(978) 346-4380
http://www.firstsigns.org
Email: info@firstsigns.org

Foundation for Ichthyosis and Related Skin Types
1364 Welsh Road G2
North Wales, PA 19454
(215) 619-0670
(215) 619-0780 (Fax)
http://www.scalyskin.org
Email: info@scalyskin.org

Learning Disabilities Association of America
4156 Library Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15234
(412) 341-1515
(412) 344-0224 (Fax)
http://www.ldanatl.org

National Association for Child Development/Eastern Regional Office
120 North Church Street #101
Westchester, PA 19382

United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation
8085 Saltsburg Road, Suite 201
Pittsburgh, PA 15239
(888) 317-8633
(412) 793-8077
(412) 793-6477 (Fax)
http://www.umdf.org
Email: info@umdf.org

Early Intervention

Division Of Early Intervention & Support Services/Programs for Children with Disabilities; Ages 3 through 5
333 Market Street, 7th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
(717) 787-9266
http://www.pde.state.pa.us

Division Of Early Intervention: Programs for Infants & Toddlers with Disabilities; Ages Birth through 2
Department of Public Welfare P.O. Box 2675
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675
(800) 692-7288
(717) 783-7213
http://www.pde.state.pa.us

Education

Kids Together, Inc.
P.O. Box 574
Quakertown, PA 18951
http://www.kidstogether.org
Email: staff@kidstogether.org

Learning Disabilities Association of America
4156 Library Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15234-1349
(412) 341-1515
(412) 344-0224 (Fax)
http://www.ldaamerica.us

Pennsylvania Department of Education/Special Education
333 Market St.
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
(717) 783-6913
(800) 879-2301 (Special Education)
http://www.pde.state.pa.us

Housing Programs - Government

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

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
211 North Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101-1406
(717) 780-3800
http://www.phfa.org

Housing Programs - Private

Institute for Human Centered Design (Adaptive Environments)
180-200 Portland Street, Suite 1
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 695-1225
(617) 482-8099 (Fax)
http://www.adaptenv.org
Email: info@HumanCenteredDesign.org

Independent Living Organizations

Community Resources for Independence
2222 Filmore Ave.
Erie, PA 16506
(814) 838-7222
(814) 838-8491 (Fax)
http://www.crinet.org
Email: info@crinet.org

Indian Health Services

 

Information

Beach Center on Disability/University of Kansas
1200 Sunnyside Ave. Rm 3136 Haworth Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045-7534
(785) 864-7600
TTY: (785) 864-3434
(785) 864-7605 (Fax)
http://www.beachcenter.org
Email: beachcenter@ku.edu

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

Education Law Center
1901 Law and Finance Bldg. 429 Fourth Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 391-5225
TTY: (412) 467-8940
(412) 391-4496 (Fax)
http://www.elc-pa.org

Education Law Center

Philadelphia Bldg. 1315 Walnut St., 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107-4717
(215) 238-6970
TTY: (215) 789-2498
(215) 772-3125 (Fax)
http://www.elc-pa.org

National Guardianship Association, Inc.
526 Brittany Dr.
State College, PA 16803
(877) 326-5992
(814) 238-7051 (Fax)
http://www.guardianship.org
Email: info@guardianship.org

Medical Centers/Hospitals/Clinics

Abington Memorial Hospital
1200 Old York Road (route 611)
Abington, PA 19001
(215) 481-2000
http://www.amh.org

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
3705 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412) 692-7240
http://www.chp.edu

Philadelphia Shriners Hospital (Spinal Cord Injuries/Orthopaedic)
3551 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19140
(800) 281-4050
(215) 430-4000
(215) 430-4176 (Fax)
http://www.shrinershq.org

The Children's Hospital of Philiadelphia (CHOP)
34th Street and Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 590-1000
http://www.chop.edu/consumer/index.jsp

The Children's Institute
1405 Shady Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15217-1350
(412) 420-2400
http://www.amazingkids.org

The Family Hope Center
550 E. Township Line Road, Suite 700
Blue Bell, PA 19422
(610) 397-1737
http://www.familyhopecenter.org

Parent Support Programs

Hispanicos Unidos para Ninos Exceptionales
202 W. Cecil B. Moore Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19140
(800) 441-5028 (in PA only)
(215) 425-6203
(215) 425-6204 (Fax)
http://www.huneinc.org
Email: huneinc@aol.org

Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities (OCECD)
165 West Center Street, Suite 302
Marion, OH 43302-3741
(800) 374-2806
(740) 382-5452
(740) 383-6421 (Fax)
http://www.ocecd.org
Email: oced@gte.net

Recreation

American DanceWheels Foundation, Inc.
PO Box 88
Bala-Cynwyd, PA 19004
(215) 588-6671
http://www.americandancewheels.org
Email: info@americandancewheels.org

American DanceWheels Foundation, Inc.
PO Box 88
Bala-Cynwyd, PA 19004
(215) 588-6671
http://www.americandancewheels.org
Email: info@americandancewheels.org

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

TFH Special Needs Toys
4537 Gibsonia Road
Gibsonia, PA 15044
(800) 467-6222
(724) 444-6411 (Fax)
http://www.specialneedstoys.com

The United States Association of Blind Athletes
320 Bryn Mawr Ave.
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004-2822
http://www.usaba.org

Service Dogs/Canine Programs

Canine Partners for Life
P.O. Box 170
Cochranville, PA 19330
(610) 869-4902
(610) 869-9785 (Fax)
http://www.k94life.org

Susquehanna Service Dogs
3700 Vartan Way
Harrisburg, PA 17110
(717) 599-5920
(717) 541-5233 (Fax)
http://www.keystonehumanservices.org
Email: ssd@keystonehumanservices.org

Transportation Information