Texas Resources
Advocacy
Advocacy, Inc.
7800 Shoal Creek Blvd. #171-E
Austin, TX 78757-1024
V/TDD: (800) 252-9108
V/TDD: (512) 454-4816
(512) 323-0902 (Fax)
http://www.advocacyinc.org
Agencies/Assistance Programs - Government
Children With Special Health Care Needs
Moreton Bldg , Rm 442 1100 W. 49th Street
Austin , TX 78756
(800) 252-8023
(512) 458-7111 ext. 3110
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/cshcn
Disability Determination Services
(800) 252-700
http://www.dars.state.tx.us/services/dds.shtml
Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, TX 78711
(512) 463-5742
http://www.governor.state.tx.us/disabilities
Texas Department of Human Services
701 W. 51st. Street
Austin, TX 78751
(888) 834-7406
http://www.dhs.state.tx.us
Email: mail@dhs.state.tx.us
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
4900 North Lamar Blvd.
Austin, TX 78751
(512) 424-6500
http://www.hhsc.state.tx.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
Project Mend Inc.
8305 Telephone Road
Houston, TX 77061
(888) 903-6363
(713) 641-0777
http://www.projectmend.org
Email: infohouston@projectmend.org
Project Mend, Inc.
1201 Austin Street
San Antonio, TX 78208
(888) 903-6363
(210) 223-6363
http://www.projectmend.org
Email: info@projectmend.org
Texas Assistive Technology Network
7145 West Tidwell
Houston, TX 77092-2096
(713) 744-6374
(713) 462-6827 (Fax)
http://www.texasat.net
Charities and Foundations
The ARC of Texas in the Rio Grande Valley
601 N. Texas Blvd
Weslaco, TX 78596
(956) 447-8408
http://www.thearcoftexas.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
Attention Deficit Disorders Association - Southern Region
12345 Jones Rd. Suite 287-7
Houston, TX 77070
(281) 897-0982
(281) 894-6883 (Fax)
http://www.adda-sr.org
Children's Craniofacial Association
13140 Coit Road, Suite 307
Dallas, TX 75240
(800) 535-3643
(214) 570-9099
(214) 570-8811 (Fax)
http://www.ccakids.com
Email: contactCCA@ccakids.com
Deaf Network ~ Texas
http://www.deafnetwork.com
First Signs, Inc.
P.O. Box 358
Merrimac, MA 01860
(978) 346-4380
http://www.firstsigns.org
Email: info@firstsigns.org
University of Texas at Austin Autism Project
(512) 232-1715
http://www.edb.utexas.edu/utap/
Early Intervention
Division for Early Childhood Intervention
(800) 250-2246 Early Childhood Intervention Services (Dept. Of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services)
4800 N. Lamar Blvd, 3rd Floor
Austin, TX 78756
(800) 628-5115
TDD/TTY: (866) 581-9328
http://www.dars.state.tx.us/ecis/index.shtml
Email: DARS.inquiries@dars.state.tx.us
Orlena Hawks Puckett Institute
1500 Bay Hill Dr.
Austin, TX 78746
(512) 328-7116
(512) 328-7116 (Fax)
http://www.puckett.org
Email: ddiehl@puckett.org
Southern Early Childhood Association
P.O. Box 55930
Little Rock, AR 5930
(800) 305-7322
(501) 227-5297 (Fax)
http://www.southernearlychildhood.org
Education
Housing Programs - Government
Paralyzed Veterans of America
801 18th Street NW
Washington, DC 20006-3517
(800) 424-8200
http://www.pva.org
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
221 East 11th Street
Austin, TX 78701-2410
(512) 475-3800
http://www.tdhca.state.tx.us
Email: info@tdhca.state.tx.us
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
Austin Resource Center for Independent Living (ARCIL,Inc.)
825 E. Rundberg Lane, Suite A-1
Austin, TX 78753
(512) 832-6349
(512) 832-1869 (Fax)
http://www.arcil.com
Email: arcil@arcil.com
Independent Living Research Utilization Project/The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
2323 So. Sheppard, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 520-0232
TTY: (713) 520-5136
http://www.ilru.org
Email: ilru@ilru.org
Indian Health Services
Albuquerque Area Indian Health Services
5300 Homestead Road, NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 248-4500
(505) 248-4115 (Fax)
http://www.ihs.gov/FacilitiesServices/
Information
2-1-1 Texas Information and Referral Website
(877) 541-7905
http://www.211texas.org/211/
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
Partners Resource Network - PATH Project
1090 longfellow Drive
Beaumont, TX 77630
Tx. Parents Only: (800) 866-4726
(409) 898-4684
http://www.PartnersTX.org
Email: partnersresource@sbcglobal.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
Advocacy, Inc.
7800 Shoal Creek Blvd. #171-E
Austin, TX 78757-1024
V/TDD: (800) 252-9108
(512) 454-4816
(512) 323-0902 (Fax)
http://www.advocacyinc.org/index.cfm
Email: infoai@advocacyinc.org
Guardianship Services, Inc.
603 W. Magnolia, Suite 205
Ft. Worth, TX 76104
(817) 921-0499
(817) 921- 0680 (Fax)
http://www.texasguardianship.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
Texas Guardianship Association
P.O. Box 24037
Waco, TX 76702-4037
(254) 399-9115
(254) 399-7599 (Fax)
http://www.texasguardianship.org
Email: info@texasguardianship.org
Wright's Law
http://www.wrightslaw.com
Legislative
Children's Defense Fund
316 West 12th Street, Suite 105
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 480-0990
(512) 480-0995 (Fax)
http://www.cdftexas.org
Children's Defense Fund
4500 Bissonet, Suite 260
Bellaire, TX 77401
(713) 664-4080
(713) 664-1975 (Fax)
http://www.cdftexas.org
Medical Centers/Hospitals/Clinics
Children's Hospital of Austin
one Children's Place 1400 north IH 35
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 324-8000
http://www.childrenshospital.com
Children's Medical Center Dallas
1935 Motor Street
Dallas, TX 75235
(214) 456-7000
http://www.childrens.com
Galveston Shriners Hospital (Burn Center)
815 Market Street
Galveston, TX 77550-2725
(409) 770-6600
http://www.shrinershq.org/Hospitals/Galveston/
Houston Shriners Hospital (Orthpaedic Center)
6977 Main Street
Houston, TX 77030-3701
(713) 797-1616
http://www.shrinershq.org/Hospitals/Houston/
Memorial Hermann Children's Hospital
6411 Fannin
Houston, TX 77030
(713) 704-5437
http://www.memorialhermann.org
Medical Information/Research Organizations
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
Partners Resource Network
1090 Longfellow Drive, Suite B
Beaumont, TX 77706
(800) 866-4726 (TX Only)
(409) 898-4684
(409) 898-4869 (Fax)
http://www.partnerstx.org
Email: partnersresource@sbcglobal.net
Recreation
C.A.S.T. for Kids Foundation (Eastern Region)
1529 Sunview Drive
Dallas, TX 75253
(972) 913-2933
(972) 557-8447 (Fax)
http://www.castforkids.org
Email: art@castforkids.org
Camp For All
6301 Rehburg Rd.
Burton, TX 77835
(409) 289-3752
Dwarf Athletic Association of America
418 Willow Way
Highland Village, TX 75077
(972) 317-8299
(972) 966-0184 (Fax)
http://www.daaa.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
Texas Lions Camp
P.O. Box 290247
Kerrville, TX 78029
(830) 896-8500
(830) 896-3666 (Fax)
http://www.lionscamp.com
VSA arts of Texas
3710 Cedar Street #7
Austin, TX 78705
(512) 454-9912
(512) 454-1944 (Fax)
http://www.vsatx.org
Email: info@vsatx.org
Service Dogs/Canine Programs
Texas Hearing and Service Dogs
4803 Rutherglen
Austin, TX 78749
(877) TEX-DOGS (839-3647)
(512) 891-9090
http://www.servicedogs.org
