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DEAFNESS & HEARING DISORDERS

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Washington, DC

800-432-7543

202-337-5220

202-337-5221 (TTY)

www.agbell.org


American Association of the Deaf-Blind

Silver Spring, MD

800-735-2258

301-495-4403

301-495-4402 (TTY)

www.aadb.org


American Society for Deaf Children

Gettysburg, PA

800-942-2732 (Parent Hotline)

717-334-7922

www.deafchildren.org


American Tinnitus Association

Portland, OR

800-643-8978

503-248-9985

www.ata.org


Deafness Research Foundation

Washington, DC

800-829-5934

202-289-5850

www.drf.org


The Ear Foundation

Nashville, TN

800-545-4327

615-284-7807

www.earfoundation.org


Helen Keller National Center

Sands Point, NY

800-255-0411

516-944-8637 (TTY)

www.helenkeller.org/national


National Association of the Deaf

Silver Spring, MD

301-587-1788

301-587-1789 (TTY)

www.nad.org


DEATH & BEREAVEMENT

Aiding Mothers and Fathers Experiencing Neonatal Death (AMEND)

St, Louis, MO

314-487-7582

www.amendgroup.com


The Compassionate Friends

Oak Brook, IL

877-969-0010

630-990-0010

www.compassionatefriends.org


The Hemlock Society USA

Denver, CO

800-247-7421

www.hemlock.org


Hospice Education Institute

Machiasport, ME

800-331-1620

207-255-8800

www.hospiceworld.org


National Hospice Foundation

Alexandria, VA

703-516-4928

www.hospiceinfo.org


Partnership for Caring

Washington, DC

703-516-4928

www.partnershipforcaring.org


DEMENTIA

(see ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & OTHER DEMENTIAS)

DEPRESSION

(see also PSYCHIATRIC DISEASE)

The National Association of Mental Illness

2107 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300

Arlington, VA 22201-3042

800-950-NAMI

www.nami.org


National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association

Chicago, IL

800-826-3632

312-642-0049

www.ndmda.org


Recovery, Inc.

Chicago, IL

312-337-5661

www.recovery-inc.com


DIABETES

American Diabetes Association

Alexandria, VA

800-342-2383

www.diabetes.org


The Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International

New York, NY

800-533-2873

212-785-9500

www.jdrf.org


National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases

Bethesda, MD

301-654-3327

301-435-0714

www.niddk.nih.gov


DIGESTIVE DISORDERS

Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America

New York, NY

800-343-3637

www.ccfa.org


Digestive Disease National Coalition

Washington, DC

202-544-7497

www.ddnc.org


International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

Milwaukee, WI

889-964-2001

414-964-1799

www.iffgd.org


Intestinal Disease Foundation

Pittsburgh, PA

877-587-9606

412-261-5888

www.intestinalfoundation.org


National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse

Bethesda, MD

800-891-5389

301-654-3810

www.niddk.nih.gov


United Ostomy Association

Irvine, CA

800-826-0826

949-660-8624

www.uoa.org


DISABILITIES & REHABILITATION

(see also AMPUTATION; MENTAL RETARDATION)

Disabled American Veterans

Cold Springs, KY

877-726-2838

859-441-7300

www.dav.org


Easter Seals

Chicago, IL

800-221-6827

312-726-6200

312-726-4258 (TTY)

www.easter-seals.org


National Organization on Disability

Washington, DC

202-293-5960

www.nod.org


National Rehabilitation Information Center

Lanham, MD

800-346-2742

www.naric.com


National Rehabilitation Association

Alexandria, VA

888-258-4295

703-836-0850

www.nationalrehab.org


Paralyzed Veterans of America

Washington, DC

800-424-8200

202-872-1300

www.pva.org


DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

National Domestic Violence Hotline

Austin, TX

800-799-SAFE

800-787-3224 (TTY)

www.ndvh.org


DOWN SYNDROME

Association for Children With Down Syndrome

Plainview, NY

516-933-4700

www.acds.org


National Down Syndrome Congress

Atlanta, GA

800-232-6372

770-604-9500

www.ndsccenter.org


National Down Syndrome Society

New York, NY

800-221-4602

www.ndss.org


DRUG ABUSE

(see also ALCOHOLISM)

Cocaine Anonymous World Service

Los Angeles, CA

800-347-8998

310-559-5833

www.ca.org


Hazelden

Center City, MN

800-257-7810

651-213-4000

www.hazelden.org


Narcotics Anonymous

Van Nuys, CA

818-997-3822

www.na.org


Last full review/revision February 2003

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