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EMERGENCY RESOURCES

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Emergency First Responders - 911

Information & Referral - 211

TTY Relay - 711 (if you are Deaf, use this not 911)

Speech to Speech Relay 866-503-0264

Skip to disability resources

Emergency Management

Tennessee Emergency Management Agency
3041 Sidco Drive
Nashville, Tennessee 37204-1502
(615) 741-4332
(615) 242-9635 FAX
http://www.tnema.org

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Hurricane Katrina

Tennessee Disability Pathfinder is an information and referral program that connects the Tennessee disability community with service providers. You can access our resources for hurricane evacuees with disabilities via our website at http://www.familypathfinder.org(click on “Hurricane Resources”).

STEP is the Parent Training and Information Center in Tennessee and we are ready to help any family who has a student with disabilities work with schools to get their education needs met. All services are free.
Call (800) 280-STEP (voice and TDD)

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EDUCATION

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Homeless Program
Tennessee Department of Education
5th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 532-6314
Fax: (615) 532-8536
Janice.Routon@state.tn.us

State Education Agency Rural Representative
Division of Special Education
Department of Education
Andrew Johnson Tower, 5th Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243-0380
(615) 741-2851
http://www.tennessee.gov/education/

Tennessee Division of Special Education
7th Floor - Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, Tennessee 37243 - 0380
Phone: 615-741-2851 / 888-212-3162
Fax: 615-532-9412
http://www.tennessee.gov/education/speced/

Tennessee Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
1905 Acklen Avenue
Nashville, TN 37212-3788
(615) 383-9740
E-mail: tn_offic@pta.org

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HOUSING

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HUD

Knoxville
John J. Duncan Federal Building
710 Locust Street, Third Floor
Knoxville, TN 37902-2526
Phone: (865) 545-4384
Fax: (865) 545-4569
TTY: (865) 545-4559

Memphis
200 Jefferson Suite 300
Memphis, TN 38103
Phone: (901) 544-3367
Fax: (901) 544-3697
TTY: (800) 855-1155

Nashville
235 Cumberland Bend Suite 200
Nashville, TN 37228-1803
Phone:(615) 736-5600
Fax:(615) 736-7848
TTY: (866) 503-0264

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FOOD

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Food stamp hotline - (800) 342-1784

WIC
Nutrition Services Section
Tennessee Department of Health
Cordell Hull Building, 5th Floor
425 Fifth Avenue, North
Nashville, TN 37247-5310
telephone: (615) 741-7218
toll-free : 1-800-342-5942
fax: (615) 532-7189
margaret.t.lewis@state.tn.us
http://www2.state.tn.us/health/wic/index.htm

Chattanooga Area Food Bank
3402 N. Hawthorne Street
Chattanooga, TN 37406
Phone: 423-622-1800
Fax: 423-622-5874
Clare Sawyer: csawyer@chattfoodbank.org
http://www.chattfoodbank.org

Memphis Food Bank
239 S. Dudley Street
Memphis, TN 38104-3203
Phone: 901-527-0841
Fax: 901-528-1172
Susan Sanford:ssanford@secondharvest.org
http://www.memphisfoodbank.org

Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee
922 Delaware Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37921-0213
Phone: 865-521-0000
Fax: 865-521-0040
Elaine Machiele:elaine@secondharvestknox.org
http://www.secondharvestknox.org

Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee
331 Great Circle Road
Nashville, TN 37228
Phone: 615-329-3491
Fax: 615-329-3988
Jaynee K. Day: jday@secondharvest.org
http://www.secondharvestnashville.org

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee
127 Dillon Ct.
Gray, TN 37615
Phone: 423-477-3394
Fax: 423-477-3467

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FINANCIAL HELP

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FAMILIES FIRST / TANF
Childcare, Transportation Assistance, Medical Care, Vehicle Repair, Dental Care
1-866-311-4287 or 615-743-2000

Local office locator: http://www.state.tn.us/humanserv/st_map.htm

TN Association of Community Action
Empowering local agencies through advocacy, training, and the provision of technical assistance to promote self-sufficiency and personal growth in the individuals, families and communities of Tennessee

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MEDICAL CARE

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Medicaid/ TennCare
Tenncare Member Services & Crossover Billing 1-800-523-2863
Family Assistance Service Center 1-866-311-4287 or 615-743-2000
Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) 1-800-624-5547
Medicare 1-800-772-1213

Title 5 Children with Special Health Care Needs
Cordell Hull Building, 5th Floor
425 5th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37247-4750
(615) 741-0322

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EMPLOYMENT

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Career Centers
800-255-5872.
http://www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/mainseeker.html

Career center locations: http://www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/cc/cccounty.htm

Employment & Training
http://www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/et.html

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SENIOR RESOURCES

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RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE with DISABILITIES

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Tennessee Disability Pathfinder
Statewide Referral Service for Disability Related Services - search by Tennessee County or Agency name
Voice: 1-800-640-INFO (4636) (English and Spanish)
TTY: 1-800-273-9595
carole.moore-slater@vanderbilt.edu
claudia.avila@vanderbilt.edu
http://kc.vanderbilt.edu/kennedy/tdir/

Tennessee Cross-Abilities Network, Inc. (TN CAN)
P. O. Box 2231
Cordova, TN 38088
(901) 756-8067; Fax: (901) 755-2576
E-mail: beverlycarolhart@msn.com

Tennessee ADAPT (Nashville)
Paul Ford
(615) 702-4990 days
(615) 269-8530 eve

Tennessee ADAPT (Memphis)
Deborah Cunningham, or Randy Alexander
(901) 726-6404
deborah@mcil.org or randy@mcil.org

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ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) & Accessible IT Resource Center
Southeast Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC)
490 Tenth Street
Atlanta, GA 30318
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: sedbtacproject@catea.org
http://www.sedbtac.org/

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Arc of Tennessee
44 Vantage Way, Suite 550
Nashville, TN 37228
(615) 248-5878
http://www.thearctn.org

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Arthritis, Skeletal & Skin disabilities

Arthritis Foundation Tennessee Chapter
One Vantage Way
Suite D200
Nashville, TN 37228
(615)254-6795
http://www.arthritis.org/Communities/Chapters/Chapter.asp?chapid=53

Little People of America
East Tennessee - Sharon Bowen: bowen0685@aol.com
West Tennessee - Renee Whitehorn: (901) 465-9136
Website: http://www.lpad13.org

Scleroderma Foundation
P.O. Box 50213
Nashville, TN 37205
615-792-4610; 800-497-5193
Fax: 615-792-4610
Email: tnscleroderma@yahoo.com
http://www.scleroderma.org/chapter/tennessee/

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Assistive Technology

Tennessee Technology Access Project
Citizens Plaza State Office Building, 11th Floor
400 Deaderick Street
Nashville, TN 37248
(615) 532-3122 (V); (615) 741-4566 (TTY); (800) 732-5059 (Toll-free in TN only)
E-mail: kevin.r.wright@state.tn.us
http://www.state.tn.us/humanserv/ttap_index.htm

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Autism

Autism Society of East Tennessee
7726 Trophy Run Lane
Knoxville, TN 37920
Voice mail (865) 637-3914
http://asaetc.org/

Autism Society of Middle Tennessee
480 Craighead St., Suite 200
Nashville, TN 37204
Tel: (615)-385-2077
Fax: (615) 383-1176
E-mail: asmt@bellsouth.net
http://www.autismmidtenn.org/

Autism Support Group of Blount County
Linda Terry
308 Best Street
Maryville,TN 37803
(865) 983-9584
E-mail: ninnaterry@aol.com

Families for Early Autism Treatment
Chattanooga
http://www.featchatt.org/

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Blind & Visually Impaired

Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired
Division of Rehabilitation Services
Citizens Plaza State Office Building
400 Deadrick Street, Suite 1100
Nashville, TN 37248-6200
(615) 313-4917; (800) 628-7818
(615) 313-6601 (TTY); (800) 270-1349 (TTY)
http://www.state.tn.us/humanserv

American Foundation for the Blind-Southeast
100 Peachtree Street, Suite 620
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 525-2303
E-mail: atlanta@afb.net
http://www.afb.org

National Federation of the Blind
1226 Goodman Circle West
Memphis, Tennessee 38111-6524
Phone: 901-452-6596
michael.seay@ssa.gov

The STAR Center
60 Lynoak Cove
Jackson, TN 38305
(731) 668-3888; (800) 464-5619 (W.TN only)
E-mail: infostar@starcenter.tn.org
http://www.starcenter.tn.org

Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired
1-800-628-7818 (Statewide)

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Brain & Spinal Cord Injuries

Brain Injury Association of Tennessee
44 Vantage Way, Suite 550
Nashville, TN 37228
Phone: (615) 248-2541
Fax: (615) 248-5879
Toll-Free: 877-757-2428
biaoftn@yahoo.com
http://www.biaoftn.org

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Cancer

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
332 N. Lauderdale
Memphis, TN 38105
(901) 495-3300
http://www.stjude.org/

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Cerebral Palsy

UCP of Middle Tennessee
1200 9th Avenue North, Suite 110
Nashville, TN 37208
Phone: (615) 242-4091
Fax: (615) 242-3582
E-mail: info@ucpnashville.org
http://www.ucpnashville.org

UCP of the Mid-South
4189 Leroy
Memphis, TN 38108
Phone: (901) 761-4277
Fax: (901) 761-7876
E-mail: ucp@ucpmemphis.org
http://www.ucpmemphis.org

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Centers for Independent Living

Statewide Independent Living Council
240 Great Circle Road, Suite 333
Nashville, TN 37228
(615) 255-0283
TTY: (615) 255-0283
FAX: (615) 255-2495
Jason Alexander jason_m@tnsilc.org
http://www.tnsilc.org

Tennessee Disability Coalition
480 Craighead Street, Suite 200
Nashville, TN 37204
(615) 383-9442
TTY: (615) 292-7790
FAX: (615) 383-1176
coalition@tndisability.org

Tri-State Resource & Advocacy Corp. 5708 Uptain Road, # 350 Chattanooga, TN 37411 V/ TTY: (423) 892-4774 FAX: (423) 892-9866 4trac@bellsouth.net http://www.4trac.org/ Jackson CIL 1981 Hollywood Dr, #200 Jackson, TN 38305 (731) 668-2211 TTY: (731) 664-3970 FAX: (731) 668-0406 jcil704@hotmail.com http://www.j-cil.org/

Disability Resource Ct 900 East Hill Ave, #120 Knoxville, TN 37915 (865) 637-3666 TTY: (865) 637-6796 FAX: (865) 637-5616 drc@drctn.org http://www.drctn.org/ Memphis CIL 1633 Madison Ave. Memphis, TN 38104 (901) 726-6404 FAX: (901) 726-6521 EMAIL: mcil@mcil.org http://www.mcil.org/

CIL of Middle TN 480 Craighead St, #200 Nashville, TN 37204 (615) 292-5803 TTY: (615) 292-7790 FAX: (615) 383-1176 cilmt@tndisability.org http://www.cil-mt.org/

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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
http://www.cff.org/Chapters/tennessee/

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Deaf, Deaf/Blind, hearing impaired, and speech services

Tennessee Association of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists
P.O. Box 70
Spring Hill, TN 37174
(931) 487-9871
E-mail: wmijohn@aol.com
Web: www.taaslp.org

Tennessee Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Citizens Plaza Building, 11th Floor
400 Deaderick Street
Nashville, TN 37248-6000
V/TTY(615) 313-4891; (615) 313-5695 (TTY)
V/TTY(800) 270-1349 (in TN)
http://www.state.tn.us/humanserv

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Developmental Disabilities

Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities
Andrew Jackson Building, Suite 1310
500 Deadrick Street
Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0228
Telephone 615.532.6615
TTY 615.741.4562
Fax 615.532.6964
tnddc@state.tn.us
http://www.state.tn.us/cdd/

Baptist Pediatric Rehablilitation
2120 Exeter Road, Suite 110
Germantown, TN 38138-3922
(901) 624-8675; (Pediatric Rehab)
Fax (901) 624-8676

Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
711 Jefferson Avenue
Memphis, TN 38105
(901) 448-6511; toll-free (888) 572-2249
(901) 448-4677 (TTY)
Elizabeth Bishop: ebishop@utmem.edu
http://www.utmem.edu/bcdd

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1101 Kermit Drive, Suite 201
Nashville, TN 37217
(888) 399-3272; (615) 399-3200
http://www.modimes.org

Sunshine Early Intervention
3000 N. Central Street
Knoxville, TN 37917
(865) 524-1311
E-mail: eikcarc@bellsouth.net

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Diabetes

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

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Down syndrome

F.R.I.E.N.D.S.
PO Box 5677
Johnson City TN 37602
423-245-2634, 423-477-3158,
Email: Holt.Family@comcast.net
http://www.myfriends1.net

Down Syndrome Association of Chattanooga
819 Brookhollow Lane
Chattanooga TN 37421
(423) 867-1629

Down Syndrome Association of Memphis & the Mid-South
PO Box 382771
Germantown TN 38183
901-541-5155
dsaminfo@yahoo.com
http://www.dsamemphis.org
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Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee
2001 Woodmont Blvd
Nashville TN 37215
(615) 386-9002, Fax (615) 386-9754
dsamt@bellsouth.net
http://www.dsamt.org

Down Syndrome Awareness Group of East Tennessee
PO Box 53575
Knoxville TN 37950-3575
865-905-2968
dsagtn@hotmail.com

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Easter Seals

Tennessee-State Headquarters
2001 Woodmont Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37215
615-292-6640 (Phone)
615-292-7206 (Fax)
800-264-0078 (Toll Free)
info@eastersealstn.com

Easter Seals Camp
6333 Bender's Ferry
Mt.Juliet, TN 37122
615-444-2829 (Phone)
615-444-8576 (Fax)
escamp@bellsouth.net

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Learning Disabilities

Learning Disabilities Association of Greater Memphis
711 Jefferson Avenue
Memphis, TN 38105
Phone: (901) 448-3127
Email: ebishop@utmem.edu

Scenic Land School
1130 Mountain Creek Road
Chattanooga, TN 37405
(423) 877-9711
FAX (423) 876-0398
Eileen A. Card : ecard@sceniclandschool.org
http://www.sceniclandschool.org

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Legal Advocacy

Disability Law & Advocacy Center of Tennessee (DLAC)
(Formerly TN Protection and Advocacy, Inc.)
P.O. Box 121257
Nashville, TN 37212
1-800-342-1660
TTY: 1-888-852-2852
E-mail: GetHelp@DLACTN.org
http://www.DLACTN.org

State Mediation System
Division of Special Education
Department of Education
Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway, 5th floor
Nashville, TN 37243-0380
(615) 741-2422

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Mental Health

Mental Health Association of Middle Tennessee
2416 21st Avenue South, Suite 201
Nashville, TN 37212
(615) 269-5355
E-mail: forinfo@mhamt.org

NAMI-Tennessee (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)
5410 Homberg Drive, Suite 4
Knoxville, TN 37919-5029
(865) 602-7900; (800) 467-3589 (in TN)
E-mail: nami-tn@nami.org
http://www.namitn.org/

NAMI Tennessee
1101 Kermit Drive
Suite 605
Nashville, TN 37217-2126
Phone: (616) 361-6608 or (800)467-3589
http://www.namitn.org

Tennessee Voices for Children
1315 8th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 269-7751; (800) 670-9982
E-mail: TVC@TNVoices.org
http://www.tnvoices.org

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Neurological disabilities

ALS Association
Tennessee Chapter
P.O. Box 40244
Nashville, TN 37204-0244
615-279-5551
877-216-5551
615-279-5445 (fax)
Beth.west@alstn.org
http://www.alstn.org

Epilepsy Foundation of West Tennessee
70 Timber Creek, Suite 1
Cordova, TN 38018
(901) 624-7148
E-mail: jeanmdodd@hotmail.com

MS Society - MidSouth Region
4219 Hillsboro Road, Suite 306
Nashville, TN 37215
phone: 615-269-9055
800-269-9055
fax: 615-269-9470
tns@nmss.org
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/TNS/home/

American Parkinson’s Disease Association Information & Referral Centers

Spina Bifida Association of Tennessee
216 Sontag Drive
Franklin, TN 37064
Phone: (615) 791-1518
Email: Lynnhess56@comcast.net

Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
P.O. Box 7025
Knoxville, TN 37921
Tel: (865) 945-7636
tennessee@fsma.org
http://www.fsma.org/artman/publish/cat_index_39.shtml

Tourette's Syndrome Association
Mid-South Regional Chapter
(Serving Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee)
334-502-0055
e-mail tsamidsouth@bellsouth.net

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Parent Advocacy - Cross Disability

Parent-Child Services Group, Inc.
Lynne F. Harmon, M.A., CCC-SLP
1225 E. Weisgarber Road, Suite 180 South
Knoxville, TN 37909
(865) 584-5558; Fax: (865) 584-6607
E-mail: pcsg@parent-childservices.com
http://www.parent-childservices.com

Parents Encouraging Parents (PEP) Program
Tennessee Department of Health
Cordell Hull Building, 5th Floor
426 5th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37247-4750
(615) 741-0353

Support and Training for Exceptional Parents, Inc. (STEP)
712 Professional Plaza
Greeneville, TN 37745
(423) 639-0125; (800) 280-7837 (English & Spanish Toll-free in TN only)
(423) 639-8802 (TTY)
E-mail: information@tnstep.org
http://www.tnstep.org

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Recreation & the Arts

Ryan's Hope for Family & Friends
(office) 152 McDonald Glen CV.
Collierville, TN 38017
(901) 861-0811; Fax: (901) 861-0811
Corinne Derenburger : Corinne@ryanshopeinc.org
http://www.ryanshopeinc.org

Sports, Art and Recreation of Chattanooga
6638 Declaration Drive
Hixson, TN 37343
Email: Jhightower@ctlenviron.com
http://www.sparctn.org/  not working 10/1/06

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