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Americans with disabilities resource list

Post-Dispatch
Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000

The Post-Dispatch compiled a list of local and national resources for information on the culture of disAbility and organizations who provide assistance.

For more resources, visit our Links section.

ADAPT
201 South Cherokee
Denver, Colo., 80223
Phone: 303-733-9324
St. Louis area: 314-822-3285
www.adapt.org

ADA Project: Information and resource center
Phone: 800-949-4232
www.adaproject.org

Adapt-Ability Inc.: Nonprofit organization charged with enabling people with disabilities through technology
9355 Dielman Industrial Drive
St. Louis, Mo., 63132
Phone: 314-432-1101
www.adapt-ability.org

The Arc of The United States: Organization for people with mental retardation and their families
1010 Wayne Avenue, Suite 650
Silver Spring, Md., 20910
Phone: 301-565-3842
www.thearc.org

Central Institute for the Deaf
818 South Euclid Avenue
St. Louis, Mo., 63110
Phone: 314-977-0000
TTY: 314-977-0001
www.cid.wustl.edu/

Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities in Illinois
300 East Monroe Street, Suite 100
Springfield, Ill., 62701
Phone Voice/TTY: 217-522-7016
Voice/TTY: 800-433-8848
Belleville chapter: 618-286-4981
www.ccdionline.org/

Deaf Inter-Link
100 St. Francois Street
Florissant, Mo., 63031
Phone: 314-837-7757
TDD/TTY: 314-837-7470

www.deafinterlink.com/

Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Inc.
2212 Sixth Street
Berkeley, Calif. 94710
510-644-2555 (V/TTY)
www.dredf.org/

Equip for Equality: Designated by governor to perform legal advocacy for people with disabilities in Illinois.
11 East Adams Street, Suite 1200
Chicago, Ill., 60603
Phone: 312-341-0022, 800-537-2632
TTY: 800-610-2779
www.equipforequality.org

Missouri Goodwill Industries/ADEPT Training Program
4140 Forest Park Boulevard
St. Louis, Mo., 63108
Phone: 314-371-6320
stlouis.missouri.org/mgi

Illinois Assistive Technology Project
1 West Old State Capitol Plaza; Suite 100
Springfield, Ill., 62701
Phone: 217-522-7985
TTY: 217-522-9966
www.iltech.org

Illinois Department of Rehabilitative Services
James R. Thompson Center
100 West Randolph Street
Chicago, Ill., 60601
Phone: 312-814-5081
TTY: 312-814-5000

IMPACT Inc.
2735 East Broadway
Alton, Ill., 62002
Phone: 618-462-1411
TTY 618-474-5333
www.impactcil.org

Living Independently Now Center (LINC Inc.)
120 East A Street
Belleville, Ill., 62220
Phone: 618-235-9988
TDD: 618-235-0451
www.lincinc.org

Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing Opportunity Council
1027 South Vandeventer Avenue
St. Louis, Mo., 63110
Phone: 314-534-5800
Missouri Relay 800-555-3951
stlouis.missouri.org/501c/ehoc

Missouri Governor's Council on Disability
3315 West Truman Boulevard Suite 132
P.O. Box 1668
Jefferson City, Mo., 65102-1668
Phone 573-751-2600
Information hot line: 800-877-8249
www.gcd.oa.mo.gov/

Missouri Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
3024 West Truman Boulevard
Jefferson City, Mo., 65109
Phone: 573-751-3251
TTY: 573-751-0881
www.vr.dese.mo.gov/

Missouri Assistive Technology
4731 South Cochise, Suite 114
Independence, Mo., 64055-6975
Phone: 800-647-8557
TTY: 800-647-8558
www.at.mo.gov/

National Council on Disability
331 F St.. NW, Suite 1050
Washington, D.C. 20004-1107
Phone: 202-272-2004
TTY: 202-272-2074
www.ncd.gov/

National Council on Independent Living
1916 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 209
Arlington, Va., 22201
Voice: 703-525-3406
TTY: 703 525-4153
www.ncil.org

National Organization on Disabilities
910 Sixteenth Street, N.W., Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20006
Phone: 202-293-5960
TDD: 202-293-5968
www.nod.org

Paraquad
311 North Lindbergh Boulevard
St. Louis, Mo., 63141
Phone: 314-567-1558
TTY: 314-567-5552
www.paraquad.org

President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
1331 F Street, N.W., Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20004
Phone: 202-376-6200
TDD: 202-376-6205
www.dol.gov/odep/

Rehabilitation Services for the Blind
P.O. Box 88
3418 Knipp
Jefferson City, Mo., 65103-0088
Phone: 573-751-4249
St. Louis: 314-877-0151
TDD: 800-735-2966
www.dss.mo.gov/fsd/rsb/index.htm

Relay Missouri: A telecommunications relay service for people who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech disabled.
3445 South Missouri Highway 291
Independence, Mo., 64057
Phone: 800-735-2466
TTY: 800-735-2966
www.relaymissouri.com

St. Louis County Human Services: Information and referral
121 South Meramec Ave.
Clayton, Mo., 63105
Phone/TTY: 314-615-5119
www.co.st-louis.mo.us/dhs/

St. Louis Office on the Disabled
1200 Market Street
Room 30 - City Hall
St. Louis, Mo., 63103
Phone: 314-622-3686
TTY: 314-622-3692
stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/dhs/

St. Louis Society for the Blind and Visually Impaired
8770 Manchester Road
St. Louis, Mo., 63144
Phone: 314-968-9000
www.slsbvi.org


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