Arkansas Resources

Advocacy

Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families
1400 W. Markham, Union Station, Suite 306
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 371-9678
http://www.aradvocates.org
Email: info@aradvocates.org

Agencies/Assistance Programs - Government

Arkansas Department of Health
4815 West Markham
Little Rock, AR 72205
(501) 661-2000
http://www.healthyarkansas.com

Arkansas Department of Human Services
Donaghey Plaza North
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 683-0870
http://www.arkansas.gov/dhhs/ddds

Arkansas Medicaid Program
P.O. Box 1437, Slot S401
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(800) 457-4454
(501) 376-2211
http://www.medicaid.state.ar.us

ARKIDS First
(888) 474-8275
http://www.arkidsfirst.com/home.htm

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

Mays Mission for the Handicapped
604 Colonial Dr.
Heber Springs, AR 72543
(888) 503-7955
(501) 362-7526
(501) 362-7529 (Fax)
http://www.maysmission.org
Email: info@maysmission.org

The ARC of Arkansas
2004 So. Main Street
Little Rock, AR 72204
(501) 375-7770
(501) 225-6890 (Art Center)
http://www.arcark.org

Assistive Technologies

 

Charities and Foundations

 

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

Arkansas Speech Language Hearing Association
813 West 3rd Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
(877) 427-5742
(501) 244-2333 (Fax)
http://www.arksha.org
Email: arksha@arksha.org

 
 

Early Intervention

First Connections - Arkansas Infant and Toddler Program
Donaghey Plaza North, 5th Floor
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 682-8650
http://www.arkansas.gov

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

Education

Arkansas Department of Education
4 Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-4475
http://arkansased.org

Arkansas Department of Education - Special Education Unit
1401 West Capitol Ave., Victory Building, Suite 450
Little Rock, AR 72201-2936
(501) 682-4221
http://arksped.k12.ar.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

Arkansas Development Finance Authority
423 Main Street, Suite 500
Little Rock, AR 72203-8023
(501) 682-5900
(501) 682-5939 (Fax)
http://www.arkansas.gov/adfa

 

Independent Living Organizations

Indian Health Services

Information

Arkansas University Center on Disabilities/Partners for Inclusive Communities
2001 Pershing Circle, Suite 300
Little Rock, AR 72114
V/TTD: 1-800-342-2923
(501) 682-9900
(501) 682-9901 (Fax)
http://www.uams.edu/partners/
Email: mailto:Partners@uams.edu

Beach Center on Disability/University of Kansas
1200 Sunnyside Ave. Room 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
E-mail: 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

Arkansas Legal Services Programs
303 W. Capitol, Suite 200
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 376-3423
(501) 376-3664 (Fax)
http://www.arlegalservices.org

Medical Centers/Hospitals/Clinics
Arkansas Children's Hospital
800 Marshall St.
Little Rock, AR 72202-3591
(501) 364-1100
http://www.archildrens.org

Other

Arkansas Department of Human Services Division of Child Care & Early Childhood Education
(800) 445-3316
http://www.state.ar.us/childcare/

Parent Support Programs

Arkansas Disability Coalition
1123 S. University Ave., Suite 225
Little Rock, AR 72204-1605
(501) 614-7020
http://www.adcpti.org

Arkansas Support Network
6836 Isaac's Orchard Road
Springdale, AR 72762
(800) 748-9768
(479) 927-4100
(479) 927-4101 (Fax)
http://www.supports.org

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

 

Recreation

Hearts & Hooves, Inc.
2308 Kellogg Acres Road
Sherwood, AR 72120
(501) 834-8509
http://heartsandhooves.com
Email: info@heartsandhooves.com

Hope Landing Inc. (Therapeutic Recreation)
214 Hope Landing
El Dorado, AR 71730
(870) 862-0500
(870) 862-2100 (Fax)
http://www.hopelanding.com

 

Special Olympics/Arkansas
614 E. Emma, Suite 209
Springdale, AR 72764
(501)771-0222
(501)771-1020
http://www.specialolympicsark.org
Email: info@specialolympicsark.org

STARS Therapeutic Riding Center, Inc.
P.O. Box 349
Hackett, AR 72937
(479) 639-2401
Email: horsewize@aol.com

Service Dogs/Canine Programs

 

Transportation Information