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Assitance by Condition / Disease
Ataxia
National Ataxia Foundation
Greater Atlanta Ataxia Support Group
Cooperative Ataxia Group
Freidriech's Ataxia
Muscular Dystrophy Association
National Ataxia Foundation
Freidriech's Ataxia Research Alliance - FARA
Greater Atlanta Ataxia Support Group
Diabetes
Information soon to come ...
Multiple Scerosis
Information soon to come ...
Muscular Dystrophy
Click here to learn more about Muscular Dystrophy.
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Federal Programs
SSI (Social Security Income)
http://www.ssa.gov/
www.socialsecurity.gov
Social Security has a toll-free number that operates from 7 a.m. to 7
p.m., Monday through Friday: 1-800-772-1213. If you have a touch-tone
phone, recorded information and services are available 24 hours a day,
including weekends and holidays. People who are deaf or hard of hearing
may call our toll-free TTY number, 1-800-325-0778, between 7 a.m. and 7
p.m. on Monday through Friday. Please have your Social Security number
handy when you call us.
SSDI (Social Security Disabiltiy Income)
http://www.ssa.gov/
www.socialsecurity.gov
Social Security has a toll-free number that operates from 7 a.m. to 7
p.m., Monday through Friday: 1-800-772-1213. If you have a touch-tone
phone, recorded information and services are available 24 hours a day,
including weekends and holidays. People who are deaf or hard of hearing
may call our toll-free TTY number, 1-800-325-0778, between 7 a.m. and 7
p.m. on Monday through Friday. Please have your Social Security number
handy when you call us.
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General
www.DisabilityInfo.gov
This is relatively new: the federal government's one-stop Web
site for information of interest to people with disabilities,
their families, employers, service providers and many others.
Areas of the site include employment, education, housing,
transportation, health, benefits (SSI), technology, community
life and civil rights.
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State Programs - Arizona
AHCCCS - Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
http://www.ahcccs.state.az.us/site/
AHCCCS Services:
Doctor office visits
Specialist care, if necessary
Hospital services
Pregnancy care
Prescriptions & medical supplies
Laboratory & X-ray services
24 hour emergency medical care
Family planning services, but not abortion or abortion counseling
Complete physical exams
Shots
Hearing tests & hearing aids
Behavioral health services
Emergency Medical
Transportation
ALTCS - Arizona Long Term Care
http://azahcccs.gov/Services/Programs/ALTCS.asp
The Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS) program is for aged
(65 and over), blind, or disabled individuals who need ongoing
services at a nursing facility level of care.
However, program participants do not have to reside in a nursing
home. Many ALTCS participants live in their own homes or an
assisted living facility and receive needed in-home services.
ALTCS participants are also covered for medical care, including
doctor's office visits, hospitalization, prescriptions, lab
work, and behavioral health services.
ALTCS Services:
All services listed above, plus:
Institutional Care
Nursing facility
Intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded
Hospice
Acute Medical Care Services
Behavioral Health Services
Home and Community Based Services
Home health nurse
Home health aide
Homemaker
Personal care
Respite care
Attendant care
Transportation
Adult day health
Home delivered meals
Developmentally disabled day care
Habilitation
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State Programs - Colorado
http://www.chcpf.state.co.us/HCPF/Syschange/cdas/cdasindex.asp
The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) has
developed a new program that enables people with disabilities to manage
their own attendant services. In the Consumer Directed Attendant Support
(CDAS) program, people hire, train, supervise and fire their own
attendants. They can set their own attendant schedules and, to a
significant degree, they can determine what services the attendants
provide.
Contact: Aggie Berens at the Colorado Department of Health
Care Policy and Financing
Phone: 303.866.3358
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State Programs - Georgia
Statewide Independent Living Counci of Georgia
http://www.silcga.org
Statewide Independent Living Counci of Georgia is a non-profit,
non-government, consumer-controlled organization that plays the
vital role of providing disability information, financial
support, and technical assistance to a network of seven Centers
for Independent Living (CILs) located throughout the state.
SILCGA provides individual advocacy, systems advocacy, peer
counseling, information, referrals and independent living
skills and training.
A List of specific goals of SILCGA can be found at http://www.silcga.org/About.htm.
To Contact SILCGA:
Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia, Inc.
Pat Puckett, Executive Director
755 Commerce Drive - Suite 415
Decatur, GA 30030
ph: (770)270-6860
fax: (770)270-5957
TTY: (770)270-5671
email: ppuckett@silcga.org
Colleen Caffrey, Executive Assistant
Email: ccaffrey@silcga.org
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www.disabilitylink.org
Rebecca Ramage-Tuttle
Chief Executive Officer
Phone: 404-687-8890 (Voice)
404-687-9178 (TDD)
800-239-2507 (V/TDD)
Fax: 404-687-8298
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Georgia Department of Labor
Vocational Rehabilitation Program
Tools for Life - Georgia's Assistive Tech. Project
1700 Century Circle, Suite 300
Atlanta, GA 30345-3020
www.gatfl.org
Phone: 404-638-0389
800-497-8665
Fax: 404-486-0218
Carolyn P. Phillips - TFL Program Manager
carolynphillips@mindspring.com
Doris Chadwell
Tools for Life, AT Specialist
doris.chadwell@dol.state.ga.us
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Medicaid - Georgia
www.georgia.gov
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/home/medicaid.asp
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Social Security Income / SSDI / Medicare / Medicaid Attorney - Georgia
David Paul Pollan
1447 Peachtree Street, NE
Suite 1002
Atlanta, GA 30309
Office: 678.510.1358
Toll Free: 877.302.9780
Fax: 678.510.1362
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Personal Aides - Private Pay
Ursala
Metro Atlanta
Cell: 678.598.0049
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Credit-Able
Provides low interest loans for items needed to assist disabled individuals.
info@credit-able.org
www.credit-able.org
1114 Brett Drive
Suite 100
Conyers, GA 30094
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Advanced Care Transportation
ACT Express, Inc
Paratransit provides quality medical and non-medical transportation using
state-of-the-art wheelchair, stretcher, and ambulatory transportation vehicles.
404.875.8444
800.691.3131
www.actexpinc.com
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Tech-Able
Assistive Technology Training
Accessibility/Mobility Products
www.techable.org
email: techable@techable.org
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State Programs - Washington
Region Specific
Eastern Washington
SafeLiving Solutions™ (SLS™)
This is a non-profit. community-focused service provider with a
commitment to improving the lifestyles of the older aged and the
physically impaired that reside in the Yakima Valley and
surrounding areas. This private non-profit community focused service
provider dedicated to eliminating the barriers that confront the
older aged and people with disabilities while promoting the concept
of Universal Design in homes, workplaces, and communities.
Contact: www.safelivingsolutions.com
Housing
Purchase
Housing Finance Commmission
Washington state’s housing office with programs that help low and moderate
income residents or those with disabled family members to purchase
a home.
Contact: http://www.wshfc.org/buyers/index.htm
Renovations
Rampathon, Master Builders Care Foundation
This charitable arm of the Master Builders Association, one of the 800
local homeowners associations of the National Association of Home Builders,
organizes a one-weekend event each year in which association remodelers
and suppliers come together to build wheelchair ramps for low-income
homeowners.
Contact: (800) 522-2209 or www.mbaks.com
Assistive Technology
WATAP—the Washington Assistive Technology Act Program—serves Washington
residents of all ages with disabilities of all types, their families,
employers and employment service providers, educators, health care and
social service providers, and others seeking information about assistive
technology (AT) and accessible information technology.
Contact: www.watap.org or toll-free for in-state inquiries only:
1-800-214-8731
The University of Washington Center for Technology and Disability Studies
(UWCTDS) is the lead agency for WATAP. UWCTDS provides hands-on
demonstrations and short-term loans of assistive technology devices
to help potential users make informed decisions about using such
devices and related services.
Contact: http://uwctds.washington.edu/
The Washington Assistive Technology Foundation (WATF) provides low interest
loans to help with purchase of assistive technology devices and services
through the AT AccessFund and the Telework loan program. WATF also
provides a low-cost rental program for closed circuit magnification
systems (CCTVs).
Contact: http://watf.org/.
Easter Seals Washington offers long-term loans of recycled computers
and related equipment for employment, education and independent living.
Contact: http://wa.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=WADR_AssistiveTechnologyComputerReutilizationProgramLoan
or
www.seals.org
ATMatch provides an online auction site for the sale
and exchange of assistive technology devices.
Contact: http://atmatch.com/
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Housing
Kate's Home
143 Towler Road
Lawrenceville, GA 30045
678.373.3888
Residence for physically challenged adults.
For more information call: Lynn Robinette 770.982.0275
New Boy's Home through the Wishes 4 Me Foundation
91 Towler Road
Lawrenceville, GA 30045
Phone: 678.373.3836
To apply to become a resident, contact Lynn Robinette at 770.982.0275
or Lynn.Robinette@wishes4me.org
Our Neighbor, Inc.
Randy's House
Gainesville, GA
770.530.3554
By E-Mail:
ourneighbor@ourneighbor.org
brad@ourneighbor.org
marjie@ourneighbor.org
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Elder Care
Ruthann P. Lacey, CELA
Certified Elder Law Attorney
Special Needs Law Attorney
3541-E Habersham at Northlkake
Tucker, Georgia 30084
Tel: 770.939.4616
The Pollan Law Firm
An Elder and Disability Law Practice
David Paul Pollan
Attorney at Law
1447 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Suite 1002
Atlanta, GA 30309
david@pollanlawfirm.com
Phone: 678.510.1358
Toll Free: 877.302.9780
Fax: 648.510.1362
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Travel Information
Traveling information for the disabled.
www.disabledtravelers.com
Gimp on the Go - Internet's Premier Disabilities Travel Website
http://www.gimponthego.com
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Disability Attorney
CHRIS E. VANCE, P.C.
(Chris also specializes with the rights of children with challenges within the education system.)
2415 Oak Grove Valley Road, Suite 100
Atlanta, Georgia
Tel: 404.320.6672
Fax: 404.320.3412
Mobile: 404.313.3800
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Questions:
Did you know that the Department of Labor - Vocational Rehab Services
help pay for training, college or mentoring programs for individuals
with disabilities - no matter what kind of disability? Contact your
local Vocational Rehab Services office for a consultation.
Did you know that the parent's income is not a factor for Social
Security Income is you are 18 years old or older?
Did you if you are receiving SSDI and Medicare - you can still
apply for Medicaid Benefits within your State? You should contact
your local Department of Family and Childrens Services.
Did you know that several states have Medicaid Waiver programs
which provide Certified Nursing Assistants to help disabled
individuals with daily living task? (getting dressed, bathing,
cooking, cleaning, and as needed)
Do you know who to call to find out what all programs you or
your loved one who is disable d is elligible for? If you do
not, then email admin@wishes4me.org to assist as needed.
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