Massachusetts Resources

Advocacy

Massachusetts Department of Health/Office of Medicaid
One Ashburton Place, 11th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
(800) 841-2900
(617) 573-1770
http://www.state.ma.us/dma

Massachusetts Department of Public Health/Division for Children with Special Health Care Needs
250 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02108-4619
(617) 624-5959
(617) 624-6000
http://www.mass.gov/dph

Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council
1150 Hancock St.,3rd Floor, Suite 300
Quincy, MA 02169-4340
(617) 770-7676
TTY: (617) 770-9499
(617) 770-1987 (Fax)
http://www.mass.gov/mddc

Massachusetts Office on Disability
One Ashburton Place, Room 1305
Boston, MA 02108
(800) 322-2020
http://www.mass.gov/mod/

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

NeedyMeds.com
http://www.needymeds.com

Assistive Technologies

Easter Seals Massachusetts: Assistive Technology
89 South Street
Boston, MA 02111
(800) 244-2756 x634
(617) 226-2634
http://ma.easterseals.com/site/
Email: at@eastersealsma.org

Get AT Stuff/Assistive Technology Exchange in New England
http://www.getatstuff.com

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

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

 
 

National Scoliosis Foundation
5 Cabot Place
Stoughton, MA 02072
(800) 673-6922
http://www.scoliosis.org/index.php
Email: NSF@scoliosis.org

The Children's Tumor Foundation (New England Regional Office)
275 Grove Street, Suite 200-4
Newton, MA 02467
(617) 663-5711
(617) 663-4801 (Fax)
http://www.ctf.org
Email: info@ctf.org

Early Intervention

Early Intervention Training Center (EITC)
55 Chapel Street
Newton, MA 02458
(617) 618-2335
(617) 244-3609 (Fax)
http://www.eitrainingcenter.org

Federation For Children with Special Needs
1135 Tremont St., Suite 420
Boston, MA 02120
(800) 331-0688 (in MA)
(617) 236-7210
(627) 572-2094 (Fax)
http://www.fcsn.org
Email: fcsninfo@fscn.org

Education

Massachusetts Department of Education: Special Education
350 Main
Malden, MA 02148-5023
(781) 338-3000
http://www.doe.mass.edu

 

Think College.Net
ICI/University of Massachusetts
Boston, MA
(617) 287-4310
TTY: (617) 287-4350
http://www.thinkcollege.net/index.php

Housing Programs - Government

Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development
100 Cambridge Street
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 573-1250
http://www.mass.gov/dhcd

MassHousing
One Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108-3110
(617) 854-1000
TDD: (617) 854-1025
(617) 854-1091 (Fax)
https://www.masshousing.com

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

Massachusetts Statewide Independent Living Council
280 Irving Street
Framingham, MA 01702
(866) 662-7452
(508) 620-7452
(508) 620-7450 (Fax)
http://www.masilc.org
Email: info@masilc.org

 

Indian Health Services

 

Information

Institute For Community Inclusion (UCEDD) UMass Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston , MA 02125
(617) 287-4300
TTY: (617) 287-4350
(617) 287-4352 (Fax)
http://www.communityinclusion.org
Email: ici@umb.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

Disability Law Center, Inc.
11 Beacon Street, Suite 925
Boston , MA 02108
(800) 872-9992
TTY: (800) 381-0577
(617) 723-9125 (Fax)
http://www.dlc-ma.org

 
 

Medical Centers/Hospitals/Clinics

Baystate Children's Hospital
759 Chestnut Street
Springfield, MA 01199
(413) 794-0000
http://www.baystatehealth.com

Children's Hospital Boston
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 355-6000
http://www.childrenshospital.org

 

North Shore Children's Hospital
57 highland Ave.
Salem, MA 01970
(978) 745-2100
http://www.nsmc.partners.org

Shriner's Hospital Boston (Burn Center)
51 Blossom St.
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 722-3000
(617) 523-1684 (Fax)
http://www.shrinershq.org/Hospitals/Boston/

Springfield Shriner's Hospital (Orthopedic)
516 Carew St.
Springfield, MA 01104
(413) 787-2000
(413) 787-2009 (Fax)
http://www.shrinershq.org/Hospitals/Springfield/

UMass Memorial Medical Center
119 Belmont Street
Worcester, MA 01605
(508) 334-1000
http://www.umassmemorial.org

Medical Information/Research Organizations

EK Shriver Center
200 Trapelo Road
Waltham, MA 02452
(781) 642-0001
http://www.umassmed.edu/shriver/index.aspx

Other

 

Parent Support Programs

Family Ties of Massachusetts
(800) 905-8437
http://www.massfamilyties.org

Federation for Children with Special Needs
1135 Tremont Street, Suite 420
Boston, MA 02120-2140
(800) 331-0688 (in MA only)
(617) 236-7210
http://www.fcsn.org

Massachusetts Association of Special Education Parent Advisory Councils (MASSPAC)
P.O. Box 167
Sharon, MA 02067
(617) 962-4558
http://www.masspac.org
Email: info@masspac.org

Think Kids: Rethinking Challenging Kids
CPS Institute 313 Washington St., Suite 402
Newtons Corner, MA 02458
(617) 244-0400
(617) 965-3080 (Fax)
http://www.thinkkids.org
Email: info@thinkkids.org

Recreation

 

Massachusetts Dept. of Conservation & Recreation
PO Box 484
Amherst, MA 01004
(413) 545-5758
(413) 545-5995 (Fax)
www.mass.gov/dcr/universal_access
www.everyoneoutdoors.blogspot.com
Email: marcy.marchello@state.ma.us

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

 

Service Dogs/Canine Programs

 

Transportation Information