11. Programs for Children and Teens Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
The Office of Services to the Blind (OSB) provides information and referral on services, programs, entitlements, and products of benefit to individuals who are blind or visually impaired and their families or service providers.Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
State Office of Services to the Blind
California Department of Social Services
744 P Street, MS 11-94
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 657-3327
Programs for Blindness and Visual Impairments
12. Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
The ODA has two primary purposes. First, it acts as a liaison between the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) Director's Office and the deaf community, various programs, agencies, and other organizations concerned with deafness or hearing loss. Second, the ODA provides contract administration and program oversight of CDSS' contracts with a network of eight, private, non-profit agencies that provide a variety of DAP services to California's deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing and late-deafened populations.Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
State Office of Deaf Access
Department of Social Services
744 P Street, MS 11-91
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 653-8320
(916) 653-7651 (TTY)
Deaf Services
13. Telecommunications Relay for People with Deafness or Hearing Impairments
The Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program (DDTP) is a California State mandated program, administered by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). The DDTP has two components: The California Telephone Access Program (CTAP) which provides assistive telephone devices, and the California Relay Service (CRS). The programs are funded by a nominal surcharge on all telephone bills in the state. This surcharge appears on bills as "CA Relay Service and Communications Devices Fund."Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 735-2922 (Voice)
(800) 735-2929 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 854-7784 (Speech to Speech)
California Telecommunication Relay Services
14. Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind
The mission of the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults is to enable each person who is deaf-blind to live and work in his or her community of choice. Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf-BlindHelen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth & Adults
6160 Cornerstone Court, East
San Diego, CA 92121
(800) 432-7619 (V/TTY)
(858) 623-2777
(858) 646-0784 (TTY)
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults
15. Regional ADA & Assistive Technology Assistance Center
The purpose of the Pacific ADA Center (Pacific DBTAC) is to build a partnership between the disability and business communities and to promote full and unrestricted participation in society for persons with disabilities through education and technical assistance. The center serves all areas in Federal Region IX2 which include Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and the Pacific Basin, which includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Palau. Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance CenterDBTAC - Pacific ADA Center
555 12th Street, Suite 1030
Oakland CA 94607
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
(510) 285-5600 (V/TTY)
www.adapacific.org
16. University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
University centers for excellence provide knowledge, expertise and resources to persons with disabilities and community service delivery systems to support quality of life and inclusion of people with disabilities and their families.
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Tarjan Center at UCLA
University of California, Los Angeles
300 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 3302
Los Angeles, CA 90095-6967
(310) 825-0170
http://tarjancenter.ucla.edu/
17. Technology-Related Assistance
These agencies promote awareness about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), accessible information technology (IT), and the rights and abilities of people with disabilities.California Assistive Technology System
Department of Rehabilitation
2000 Evergreen Street
Sacramento CA 95815
(916) 274-6325 (V/TTY)
http://www.atnet.org/
18. State Mediation System
Mediation services help people with disabilities negotiate for appropriate services in a less adversarial way than through the court system, administrative hearings, or the formal complaint process.Department of Education
Special Education Division
1430 N Street, 2nd Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 323-2196
www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/
19. Disability Library Services
Disability library services are provided at no cost to blind, visually impaired, physically handicapped, and people with learning and mental disabilities. The program provides special format reading materials, playback equipment and other library resources to qualifying users. Free mailing privileges are usually provided.Braille Institute Library Services
741 N. Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90029-3594
(800) 808-2555
(323) 663-1111, ext. 500
(323) 660-3880 (TTY)
www.braillelibrary.org/
20. Attention Deficit Disorders
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)P.O. Box 543[br] Pottstown, PA 19464-0543
Telephone: (484) 945-2101
Website: Attention Deficit Disorder Association
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 150
Landover, MD 20785
Telephone: (301) 306-7070
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 233-4050 (Voice mail only)
Website: Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
