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Back to TopEmergency First Responders - 911
Information & Referral - 211
TTY Relay - 711 (if you are Deaf, use this not 911)
Speech to Speech Relay 866-656-9823
Arkansas Department of Emergency Management
P. O. Box 758
Conway, AR 72033-0758
Main Switchboard 501-730-9750
Fax. 501-730-9754
Incident/Disaster Reporting 1-800-322-4012
http://www.adem.state.ar.us/
Arkansas Katrina Relief Effort
http://www.kare.arkansas.gov/
1-877-2WE-KARE
kare@arkansas.gov
EDUCATION
State Coordinator for Homeless
Ms. Susan Underwood
Homeless Education Coordinator
Arkansas Department of Education
State Education Building
4 State Capitol Mall, 402A
Little Rock, AR 72201-1071
Phone: (501) 682-4847
Fax: (501) 682-9026
Email: sunderwood@arkedu.k12.ar.us
Arkansas Department of Education Special Education Unit
1401 West Capitol Ave.
Victory Bldg. Suite 450,
Little Rock, AR. 72201-2936
(501) 682-4221 TTY: (501) 682-4222
spedsupport@arkedu.k12.ar.us
Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Regina Davenport, First Connections Coordinator
Division of Developmental Disabilities Services
Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 1437, Donaghey Plaza, North-5th Floor, Slot N504
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 682-8676; (800) 643-8258
E-mail: regina.davenport@arkansas.gov
Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Sandra K. Reifeiss, Early Childhood Program Director
Preschool Programs, Special Education Unit
Arkansas Department of Education
1401 W. Capitol, Suite 450
Little Rock, AR 72201-2936
(501) 682-4225
E-mail: sreifeiss@arkedu.k12.ar.us
Coordinator for Transition Services
Brook Charton, Transition Coordinator
Arkansas Department of Education
Special Education
950 Hogan Lane, Suite 5
Conway, AR 72034
(501) 329-7400
E-mail: bcharton@conwaycorp.net
Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities
Teresa Dow, Program Manager
Office of Support for Special Populations
Arkansas Department of Workforce Education
#3 Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201-1083
(501) 682-1800
E-mail: teresa.dow@arkansas.gov
Web: http://dwe.arkansas.gov
HOUSING
HUD
425 West Capitol, Suite 900
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: (501) 324-5931
Fax: (501) 324-6142
TTY: (501) 324-5931
Bessie Jackson, Field Office Director
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday
Arkansas Continuum of Care Network
Ms. Gayle Vickers, President
C/O City of Jonesboro
PO Box 1845
Jonesboro, AR 72403-1845
Phone 870-933-4635
Email: GVickers@jonesboro.org
Website:http://www.ashn.org/arcocnetwork/coc.htm
Hotsprings Crisis hotline: (800) 264-2410
Springdale Crisis hotline: (800) 756-2337
Financial Help
Help with Utilities
http://www.hud.gov/local/ar/renting/energyprgms.cfm
http://www.1800arkansas.com/Energy/index.cfm?page=residential-tools_resources
EMPLOYMENT
http://www.state.ar.us/esd/Arkansas Rehabilitation Services Administrative Offices
1616 Brookwood Drive
P.O. Box 3781
Little Rock, AR 72203
(501) 296-1600
Fax (501) 296-1655
TDD (501) 296-1669
http://www.arsinfo.org/ARS VR/Employment Center/Office for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired (ODHI)
26 Corporate Hill Drive
Little Rock, AR 72205
(501) 686-9433 (V/TDD)
(501) 686-9418 (Fax)
e-mail contact: dcmcdonald@ars.state.ar.us
FOOD ASSISTANCE
Arkansas State Information/Hotline Number: 1-800-482-8988
Arkansas Hunger Coalition
Hope Coulter
Executive Director
PO Box 451
Little Rock, AR 72205
TEL: 501-374-6675
FAX: 501/374-6365
Email: arhunger@flash.net
Website: http://www.arkansashunger.orgArkansas Food Bank Network, Inc.
8121 A. Distribution Drive
Little Rock, AR 72209
Phone: 501-565-8121
Fax: 501-565-0180
Executive Director: Phyllis Haynes
Email: phaynes@arkansasfoodbank.org
Web Site: http://www.arkansasfoodbank.org/
Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas
3406 S. Culberhouse
Jonesboro, AR 72404
Phone: 870-932-3663
Fax: 870-933-6639
River Valley Regional Food Bank
PO Box 4069
1420 N. 32nd Street
Ft. Smith, AR 72914
Phone: 479-785-0582
Fax: 479-785-3218
MEDICAL SERVICESHealthy Arkansas
http://www.healthyarkansas.com/Arkansas Medicaid
http://www.medicaid.state.ar.us/
Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
DDS Children's Services
Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 1437, Slot S380
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 682-2277; (800) 482-5850, ext. 22277 (in AR)
Web: http://www.arkansas.gov/dhs/ddds/
Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Deaf ACCESS
Arkansas Rehabilitation Services
4601 W. Markham
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
(501) 686-9680; (501) 686-9836 (TTY)
Web: http://www.arsinfo.org/deafaccess.htmlPrograms for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind
Educational Services for the Visually Impaired
Arkansas Department of Education
2402 Wildwood Avenue, Suite 112
Sherwood, AR 72120
(501) 835-5448
E-mail: angylnf@esvi.org
Web: http://www.esvi.org
State Family Services
http://www.arkansas.gov/dhhs/sgFamily.htmlArkansas Advocates for Children & Families
Union Station, Suite 306
1400 West Markham
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 371-9678
info@aradvocates.org
RESOURCES FOR SENIORS
http://www.arkansas.gov/dhhs/sgAging.html
RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE with DISABILITIES
Arkansas ADA experts & expert witnesses
http://expertpages.com/experts.php/ada_americans_with_disabilities_act_arkansas.htm
AIDSArkansas AIDS Foundation
518 East 9th Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72202
501.376.6299
501.376.6544 fax
http://www.araidsfoundation.org/
ARCsThe Arc of Arkansas
2004 South Main Street
Little Rock, AR 72206-1597
(501) 375-7770
http://www.arcark.org/
River Valley
121 North 6th Street
Fort Smith, AR 72901
(479) 783-5529
TARV1959@sbcglobal.netSevier County
715 West Stillwell Ave
DeQueen, AR 71832
(870) 642-6077Nevada County
P.O. Box 480
Prescott, AR 71857
(870) 887-6675
ptraczewitz@yahoo.com
Arthritis, Skeletal & Skin disabilities
Little People of America
Edwina Gleason: mrswarden1@netzero.com
Website: http://www.lpad6.orgScleroderma Support Group
Benton: Pam Ray, 501-778-8737, pamray@aol.com
http://www.scleroderma.org/chapter/support/arkansas/index_benton.htm
Increasing Capabilities Access Network (ICAN)
2201 Brookwood Dr., Suite 117
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
1(800)828-2799 Voice/TDD
1(501)666-8868 Voice/TDD
Website: http://www.arkansas-ican.org/
Autism
Arkansas Autism Society
2001 Pershing Circle, 3rd Floor
North Little Rock, AR 72114
(501) 682-9930
(800) 831-4827
http://www.autism.org/
Blind & Visually ImpairedDivision of Services for the Blind
Arkansas Department of Health & Human Services
700 Main Street
P.O. Box 3237
Little Rock, AR 72203
(501) 682-5463
Toll Free: 1-800-960-9270
TDD: (501)682-0093
Fax: (501)682-0366
http://www.arkansas.gov/dhhs/dsb/NEWDSB/index.htmArkansas Regional Library for the Blind & PH
One Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-1155
TOLL FREE: 1-866-660-0885
nlsbooks@asl.lib.ar.us
http://www.asl.lib.ar.us/ASL_LBPH.htmArkansas Radio Reading Service for the Blind Network
arkansas_blindnet@prodigy.net
http://pages.prodigy.net/arkansas_blindnet/
Brain & Spinal Cord injuriesSpinal Cord Commission of Arkansas
P.O. Box 24663
Little Rock, AR 72221
(501) 975-7222
Email: sigmondr@sbcglobal.net
Web: http://www.sbaar.typepad.com
http://www.spinalcord.ar.gov/Brain Injury Association of Arkansas
425 W Capitol Ave, Suite 1533
P.O. Box 26236
Little Rock, AR 72221-6236
(501) 374-3585
(800) 235-2443
Fax (501) 918-6595
E-mail info@brainassociation.org
http://www.brainassociation.org/
Centers for Independent LivingArkansas Independent Living Council
8500 West Markham, Ste. 215
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: 501-372-0607
Fax: 501-372-0598
ailc@alltel.net
http://www.ailc-ar.org/
Mainstream Living
1818 South University
Little Rock, AR 72204-
(501) 280-0012
(501) 280-9262 TTY
501-280-9267 FAX
mainstreamlr@earthlink.netDelta Resource ILC
400 S. Main St., Suite 118
Pine Bluff, AR 71601-
(870) 535-2222 V/TTY
(870) 534-8191 FAX
deltar@cablelynx.comSources for Community IL Resources
1918 N. Birch Avenue.
Fayetteville, AR 72703-
(501) 442-5600 V/TTY
(501) 442-5192 FAX
501-251-1391-TTY
sources@arsources.org
http://www.arsources.orgSPA Area Independent Living Services (SAILS)
600 Main, Suite O
Hot Springs, AR 71913-
(501) 624-7710 V/TTY
(501) 624-7510 FAX
Email: sails@direclynx.net
Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy of Arkansas
9720 N. Rodney Parham Road
Little Rock, AR 72227
(501) 224-6067; (800) 228-6174
E-mail: info@ucpcark.org
Web: http://www.ucpcark.org
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Arkansas Chapter
P.O. Box 15728
Little Rock, AR 72231
(501) 982-3508
(877) 982-3508
Fax: (501) 982-3593
http://www.cff.org/Chapters/arkansas/
Deaf, DeafBlind, Hard of hearing, and Speech disabilitiesArkansas Project for Children with Deaf-Blindness
1401 W. Capitol, Suite 450
Little Rock, AR 72201-2936
(501) 682-4222 (V/TTY)
E-mail: lkirkpatrick@arkedu.k12.ar.us
Arkansas Assoc. for Hearing Impaired Children
P.O. Box 2007
Benton, AR 72018-2007
(501) 778-2624; (877) 504-5778
E-mail: aahic@aristotle.net
Web:http://aahic.org
http://mmollenkopf.tripod.com/Arkansas Association of the Deaf, Inc.
http://www.arkad.org/index.htmlLittle Rock Association of the Deaf, Inc
9005 Lew Drive
Little Rock, AR 72009-6439
phone: 501-565-4374
http://www.orgsites.com/ar/lrad/NW Arkansas Association of the Deaf, Inc.
P.O. Box 1938 Springdale, AR 72764
http://www.orgsites.com/ar/nwaad/Arkansas SHHH
50 Ninth Fairway Loop
Maumelle, AR 72113-6449
501-851-8590 TTYCentral Arkansas SHHH
26 Corporate Hill
Little Rock, AR 72205
501-686-9688 v/tty
501-686-9685 fax
http://cenarkshhh.scottweb.us/
Developmental DisabilitiesDivision of Developmental Disabilities Services (DDS)
Donaghey Plaza North
P.O. Box 1437, Slot N503
Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-1437
Telephone (501) 682-8665 TDD (501) 682-1332
FAX (501) 682-8380
Website:http://www.arkansas.gov/dhhs/ddds/Arkansas Governor's
Developmental Disabilities Council
5800 West 10th Street, Suite 805,
Little Rock, Ar 72204
Telephone:
1-501-661-2589
1-800-482-5400, ext 2589 (V/TDD)
Fax: 1-501-661-2399
Website: http://www.ddcouncil.org/University Centers for Excellence in DD Education, Research and Service
Partners for Inclusive Communities
2001 Pershing Circle, Suite 300
North Little Rock, AR 72114-1841
(501) 682-9900; (800) 342-2923
E-mail: swansonmarke@uams.edu
http://www.uams.edu/UAP/
Down syndromeDown Syndrome Families and Friends of Arkansas
P.O. Box 17541
Little Rock AR 72222
(501) 671-6571Up with Downs
2683 N. 40th St.
Springdale AR 72762
(501) 751-8713Up with Downs-Northwest Arkansas
18626 King Road
Siloam Springs AR 72761
479-549-1084
Arkansas Easter Seals
3920 Woodland Heights Road
Little Rock, AR 72212-2495
Phone: 501-227-3600
http://ar.easterseals.com
Easter Seals Arkansas Adult Services Center
11801 Fairview Road
Little Rock, AR 72212
Phone: 501-221-8400
Easter Seals Arkansas Children's Rehabilitation Center
3918 Woodland Heights Road
Little Rock, AR 72212
Phone: 501-219-4000
Easter Seals Arkansas North Little Rock Outpatient Therapy Clinic
5109 McClanahan Drive
North Little Rock, AR 72216
Phone: 501-753-3119
Easter Seals Arkansas Early Head Start
2701 S. Elm
Little Rock, AR 72204
Phone: 501-661-1915
Learning DisabilitiesLD Association of Arkansas
7509 Cantrell Rd, Suite 103C
Little Rock, Arkansas 72207
phone: 501 666-8777
email: info@ldaarkansas.org
http://www.ldaarkansas.org/
Legal Advocacy
Disability Rights Center, Inc.
1100 North University, Suite 201
Little Rock, AR 72207
Statewide 1-800-482-1174 V/TTY
Little Rock (501) 296-1775 V/TTY
FAX (501) 296-1779
Email panda@arkdisabilityrights.org
Website: http://www.ddcouncil.org/ddc_links.html
Mental HealthMental Health Association in N.W. Arkansas
P.O. Box 1993
Fayetteville, AR 72702
(479) 443-2143; (479) 575-2934
E-mail: akolbse@uark.eduMental Health Council of Arkansas
501 South Woodlane, Suite 104
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-372-7062
Fax: 501-372-8039
E-mail: mhca@mhca.org
http://www.mhca.org/
NAMI-Arkansas
712 West 3rd Street, Suite 200
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-661-1548
or 800-844-0381
Fax: 501-664-0264
E-mail: nami-ar@nami.org
Website: http://ar.nami.org/index.htm
ALS Association
Northwest Arkansas Partner
P.O. Box 503
Rogers, AR 72757
479-986-0335
800-986-0335
alsa.nw.arkansas@sbcglobal.netArkansas Epilepsy Program
2 Lile Court, Suite 100
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
501-227-5061Huntington's Disease Society of America
466 Fox Trail Drive
St Louis, MO , 63367
phone: 800-558-3370
800-536-1728 (Pin no. 5935)
hdsa-arkansas@comcast.netAmerican Parkinson’s Disease Association Information & Referral Center
St. Joseph's Regional Health Center
PO Box 22445
Hot Springs, AR 71903-2445
Lydia Stevens: lstevens@htsp.mercy.net
501-622-3990/800-345-6621 Ext: 3990
Fax: 501-622-4698Spina Bifida Association of Arkansas
P.O. Box 24663
Little Rock, AR 72221
Phone: (501) 978-7222Tourette's Syndrome Family Support
Mid-South Regional Chapter
334-502-0055
e-mail tsamidsouth@bellsouth.net
Arkansas Advocates for Nursing Home Residents (AANHR)
P. O. Box 22421
Little Rock, Arkansas 72221-2421
(501) 225-4082/(501)327-3152/(501) 884-6728
http://www.aanhr.org
Parent Empowerment - Cross DisabilityFamily Voices of Arkansas
110 Louise Street
N. Little Rock, AR 72118
(501) 753-3163; (501) 843-3133
E-mail: refarley@juno.com
Web: http://www.familyvoices.orgThe Arkansas Parent Training Initiative Center
ADC
1123 S. University Ave
Little Rock, AR 72204
(501) 614-7020
V-TDD (501) 614-9082
FAX 1-800-223-1330 V-TDD
http://www.adcpti.org/Focus, Inc
305 W. Jefferson
Jonesboro, AR. 72401
(870) 935-2750
(870) 931-3755 FAX
focusinc@ipa.net
http://welcome.to/focus.incASN
614 E. Emma, Suite 235
Springdale, AR 72765
(501) 927-1004
(501) 927-1373 FAX
1-800-759-8788
Recreation & the ArtsSorry no listings yet!
Resource ListsYellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities in Arkansas
http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/help/ar.htm
Arkansas Rehabilitation Services
Administrative Ofice
1616 Brookwood Drive
P. O. Box 3781
Little Rock, AR 72203
(501) 296-1600
Fax (501) 296-1655
TDD (501) 296-1669
www.arsinfo.org
http://www.arkansas.gov/dhhs/sgRehab.html
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