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Authors: Gary Karp

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Calabasa Hills, CA 91301

 

818-880-9007

 

www.alsa.org

 

Arthritis Foundation

 

PO Box 7669

 

Atlanta, GA 30357

 

800-283-7800

 

www.arthritis.org

 

Brain Injury Association of America

 

1608 Spring Hill Rd., Suite 110

 

Vienna, VA 22182

 

703-761-0750

 

www.biausa.org

 

Center for Research on Women with Disabilities

 

One Baylor Plaza

 

Houston, TX 77030

 

713-798-5782

 

www.bcm.edu/crowd

 

The International Polio Network

 

4207 Lindell Blvd., #110

 

St. Louis, MO 63108

 

314-534-0475

 

www.postpolio.org

 

The International Ventilator Users Network

 

4207 Lindell Blvd., #110

 

St. Louis, MO 63108

 

314-534-0475

 

www.ventusers.org

 

The Muscular Dystrophy Association

 

3300 E. Sunrise DR

 

Tucson, AZ 85718

 

800-FIGHT-MD

 

800-572-1717

 

www.mdausa.org

 

National Amputation Foundation

 

40 Church St.

 

Malverne, NY 11565

 

516-887-3600

 

www.nationalamputation.org

 

National Family Caregivers Association

 

10400 Connecticut Ave., Suite 500

 

Kensington, MD 20895

 

800-896-3650

 

www.nfcacares.org

 

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

 

733 Third Ave.

 

New York, NY 10017

 

800-FIGHT-MS

 

www.nmss.org

 

National Organization for Rare Disorders

 

55 Kenosia Ave.

 

PO Box 1968

 

Danbury, CT 06813-1968

 

203-744-0100

 

www.rarediseases.org

 

The National Spinal Cord Injury Association

 

1 Church St. #600

 

Rockville, MD 20850

 

800-962-9629

 

www.spinalcord.org

 

The National Stroke Association

 

9707 E. Easter LN

 

Building B

 

Centennial, CO 80112

 

800-787-6537

 

www.stroke.org

 

Spina Bifida Association of America

 

4590 MacArthur Blvd. NW

 

Washington, DC 20007

 

800-621-3141

 

www.sbaa.org

 

TASH-Disability Advocacy Worldwide

 

1025 Vermont Ave. NW, Floor 7

 

Washington, DC 20005

 

202-263-5600

 

www.tash.org

 

Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation

 

804 W. Diamond Ave., Suite 210

 

Gaithersburg, MD 20878

 

800-981-2663

 

www.oif.org

 

United Cerebral Palsy Association

 

1660 L St. NW, Suite 700

 

Washington, DC 20036

 

800-872-5827

 

www.ucp.org

 

United Spinal

 

75-20 Astoria Blvd.

 

Jackson Heights, NY 11370

 

www.unitedspinal.org

 

Disability Advocacy Groups

 

AHEAD — Association on Higher Education and Disability

 

107 Commerce Center Drive, Suite 204

 

Huntersville, NC 28078

 

704-947-7779

 

www.ahead.org

 

Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities

 

1660 L Street, NW,
Ste.
700

 

Washington, DC 20036

 

202-783-2229

 

www.c-c-d.org

 

Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund

 

2212 6th St.

 

Berkley, CA 94710

 

510-644-2555

 

www.dredf.org

 

National Organization on Disability

 

910 16th St. NW, Suite 600

 

Washington, DC 20006

 

202-293-5960

 

www.nod.org

 

World Institute on Disability

 

510 16th St., Suite 100

 

Oakland, CA 94612

 

510-763-4100

 

www.wid.org

 

Hospitals

 

Veterans Administration Hospitals

 

800-827-1000

 

www.va.gov

 

Model System Rehabilitation Hospitals

 

CARF, Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

 

4891 E. Grant Rd.

 

Tucson, AZ 85712

 

520-325-1044

 

www.carf.org

 

Boston University Medical Center

 

1 Boston Medical Center Place

 

Boston, MA 02118

 

617-638-8000

 

www.bumc.bu.edu

 

Craig Hospital

 

3425 S. Clarkson St.

 

Englewood, CO 80113

 

303-789-8000

 

www.craighospital.org

 

The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research

 

1333 Moursund

 

Houston, TX 77030

 

713-799-5000

 

http://www.memorialhermann.org/lo cations/TIRR.html

 

Kessler Institute

 

1199 Pleasant Valley Way

 

West Orange, NJ 07052

 

973-731-3600

 

www.kessler-rehab.com

 

Medical College of Virginia

 

1250 East Marshall St.

 

Richmond, VA 23294

 

804-828-9000

 

www.vcuhealth.org

 

MetroHealth Medical Center

 

2500 MetroHealth DR

 

Cleveland, OH 44109

 

216-778-7800

 

www.metrohealth.org

 

Mt. Sinai Medical Center

 

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

 

One Gustave L Levy PL

 

New York, NY 10029

 

212-241-6500

 

www.mountsinai.org

 

Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center

 

7601 E. Imperial Highway

 

Downey, CA 90242

 

562-401-7111

 

www.rancho.org

 

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

 

345 E. Superior St.

 

Chicago, IL 60611

 

800-354-REHAB

 

www.rehabchicago.org

 

Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan

 

261 Mack Ave.

 

Detroit, MI 48201

 

313-745-1203

 

www.rimrehab.org/

 

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

 

751 S. Bascom Ave.

 

San Jose, California 95128

 

408-885-5000

 

www.scvmed.org/portal/site/vmc

 

Shepherd Center

 

2020 Peachtree Rd. NW

 

Atlanta, GA 30309

 

404-352-2020

 

www.shepherd.org

 

Spine Rehabilitation Center

 

University of Alabama

 

619 19th St. S.

 

Birmingham, AL 35249

 

205-934-4011

 

www.health.uab.edu/12615/

 

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

 

111 South 11th St.

 

Philadelphia, PA 19107

 

215-955-6000

 

www.jeffersonhospital.org

 

University of Michigan Medical Center

 

Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

 

1500 E. Medical Center DR

 

Ann Arbor, MI 48109

 

734-936-4000

 

www.med.umich.edu/pmr

 

University of Missouri-Columbia

 

Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

 

315 Business Loop 70W

 

Columbia, MO 65203

 

573-882-3101

 

som.missouri.edu/PMR

 

University of Washington School of Medicine

 

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

 

1959 NE Pacific St., Box 356490

 

Seattle, WA 98195

 

206-543-3600

 

depts.washington.edu/rehab

 

Personal Assistance Services

 

Center on Human Policy

 

Syracuse University

 

805 South Crouse Ave.

 

Syracuse, NY 13244

 

315-443-3851

 

thechp.syr.edu

 

The Independent Living Centers

 

www.ilusa.com/links/ilcenters.htm

 

Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging with a Disability

 

Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center

 

7601 E. Imperial Hwy, 800 West Annex

 

Downey, California 90242

 

562-401-7402

 

www.agingwithdisability.org

 

Functional Electrical Stimulation

 

FES Information Center

 

10701 East Blvd.

 

Cleveland, OH 44106

 

216-791-3800

 

fescenter.case.edu

 

Sigmedics, Inc.

 

335 North Broad St.

 

Fairborn, OH 45324

 

937-439-9131

 

www.sigmedics.com

 

Service Animals

 

Assistance Dogs of America

 

Education and Training Facility

 

8806 State RTE 64

 

Swanton, Ohio 43558

 

419-825-3622

 

www.adai.org

 

Canine Companions for Independence

 

PO Box 446

 

Santa Rosa, CA 95402-0446

 

866-224-3647

 

www.cci.org

 

Freedom Service Dogs

 

PO Box 150217

 

Lakewood, CO 80215

 

303-922-6231

 

freedomservicedogs.org

 

Loving Paws Assistance Dogs

 

PO Box 12005

 

Santa Rosa, CA 95406

 

707-569-7092

 

www.lovingpaws.org

 

Service Animal Registry of America

 

PO Box 607

 

Midlothian, TX 76065

 

206-333-6861

 

www.affluent.net/sara

 

Wheelchairs and Cushions

 

Colours

 

860 E. Parkridge Ave.

 

Corona, CA 92879

 

951-808-9131

 

www.colourswheelchair.com

 

Crown Therapeutics/Roho

 

100 N. Florida Ave.

 

Belleville, IL 62221

 

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