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Contact Number | Website Link |
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| Very Special Camps | http://www.veryspecialcamps.com/Texas/Special-Needs-Summer-Camps.shtml |
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Resource Title |
Contact Number | Website Link |
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| United Way | (check local listing) | www.liveunited.org |
| Shriners | (813) 281-0330 | www.shrinershq.org |
| National Institute of Health | (301) 496-4000 | www.nih.gov |
| National Association for the Deaf | (301) 587-1788 | www.nad.org |
| FDA (Food and Drug Administration) | (800) 638-6725 | www.fda.gov |
| CDC (Centers for Disease Control) | (800) 458-5231 | www.cdc.gov |
| Birth Injury Justice Center | (855) 215-1724 | www.childbirthinjuries.com |
| Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC of the United States) | (301) 565-3842 | www.thearc.org |
| American Speech-Language-Hearing Association | (800) 638-8255 | www.asha.org |
| American Red Cross | (202) 737-8300 | www.redcross.org |
| American Lung Association | (800) 586-4872 | www.lungusa.org |
| American Heart Association | (800) 242-8721 | www.americanheart.org |
| American Foundation for the Blind | (800) 232-5463 | www.afb.org |
| American Council of the Blind | (800) 424-8666 | www.acb.org |
| American Association of Kidney Patients | (800) 749-2257 | www.aakp.org |
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Resource Title |
Contact Number | Website Link |
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| United Cerebral Palsy Association | (800) 872) 5827 | www.ucp.org |
| Paralysis Resource Center | (800) 539-7309 | www.christopherreeve.org |
| Osteoarthritis and the Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan | (888) 312-5447 | http://www.planprescriber.com/medicare-advantage/special-needs-plan/ |
| National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) | (800) 999-6673 | www.rarediseases.org |
| National Kidney Foundation | (800) 622-9010 | www.kidney.org |
| National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse | (800) 891-5390 | www.kidney.niddk.nih.gov |
| National Easter Seal Society | (800) 221-6827 | www.easterseals.com |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | (800) 344-4863 | www.mda.org |
| International Down Syndrome Coalition | (901) 413-2047 | www.theidsc.org |
| Find AutoImmune Disease Specialists | (855) 962-3621 | http://www.zocdoc.com/morespecialties |
| Down Syndrome Partnership of Tarrant County | (817) 390-2970 | www.dsptc.org/ |
| Dandy Walker Alliance | (877) 326-3992 | www.dandy-walker.org |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | (800) 344-4863 | www.cff.org |
| Birth Injury Guide | (877) 415-6603 | www.BirthInjuryGuide.org |
| Autoimmune Disorders | http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000816.htm | |
| Autoimmune Diseases Fact Sheet | (800) 994-9662 | http://www.womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/fact-sheet/autoimmune-diseases.html |
| Autoimmune Disease in Women | (800) 598-4668 | http://www.aarda.org/autoimmune-information/autoimmune-disease-in-women |
| Arthritis Foundation | (800) 568-4045 | www.arthritis.org |
| American Pain Foundation | (888) 615-7246 | www.painfoundation.org |
| American Foundation of Urologic Disease | (866) 746-4282 | www.urologyhealth.org |
| American Diabetes Association | (800) 342-2383 | www.diabetes.org |
| American Cleft Palate Association | (800) 242-5338 | www.cleftline.org |
| American Chronic Pain Association | (800) 533-3231 | www.theacpa.org |
| > Autoimmune Disease Guide: Everything You Need to Know About Autoimmune | (888) 466-8635 | http://blog.delimmune.com/2014/07/autoimmune-disease-guide/ |
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Contact Number | Website Link |
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| Traditional Medicaid and Healthcare Partnership | (800) 925-9126 | www.tmhp.com |
| Texas Parent to Parent | (866) 896-6001 | www.txp2p.org |
| Texas Health Steps | (877) 847-8377 | www.dshs.state.tx.us/thsteps/default.shtm |
| Money Follows the Person /MDCP Interest List | (877) 438-5658 | www.dads.state.tx.us/providers/MDCP/index.cfm |
| Medically Dependent Children’s Program (MDCP) | (512) 438-2080 | www.dads.state.tx.us/providers/mdcp |
| Medical Transportation Program | (877) 633-8747 | www.texashealthsteps.com |
| March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation | (914) 997-4488 | www.marchofdimes.com |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of America | (800) 722-9474 | www.wish.org |
| La Leche League | (800) 525-3243 | www.llli.org |
| Family Voices | (800) 835-5669 | www.familyvoices.org |
| Connections -Special Needs Kids Directory | (888) 596-6366 | www.specialneedskidsdirectory.com |
| Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline | (800) 422-4453 | http://www.childhelp.org |
| A Hand to Hold | (855) 424-6428 Ext.3 | www.handtohold.org |
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Contact Number | Website Link |
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| Texas Association of Home Care and Hospice (TAHCH) | (512) 338-9293 | www.tahch.org |
| Poison Control | (800) 222-1222 | www.poison.org |
| National Respite Locator Service | (800) 773-5433 | www.archrespite.org/respitelocator |
| National Registry of Rehabilitation Technology Suppliers (NRRTS) | (800) 976-7789 | www.nrrts.org |
| National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NACH) | (202) 547-7424 | www.nahc.org |
| Help for Texans | (check local listing) | www.dads.state.tx.us/services/index.cfm |
| Disability Rights Texas | (800) 252-9108 | www.disabilityrightstx.org |
| American Nurses Association | (800) 274-4262 | www.nursingworld.org |
| 211 Texas 2-1-1 | 211 | www.211texas.org |
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Contact Number | Website Link |
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| Spina Bifida Association of America (SBAA) | (800) 621-3141 | www.spinabifidaassociation.org |
| National Spinal Cord Injury Association | (800) 886-2282 | www.spinalcord.org |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | (800) 344-4867 | www.nationalmssociety.org |
| National Brain Tumor Foundation | (800) 934-2873 | www.braintumor.org |
| Brain Injury Resource Center | (206) 621-8558 | www.headinjury.com |
| American Brain Tumor Association | (800) 886-2282 | www.abta.org |
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Contact Number | Website Link |
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| National Council on Patient Information and Education | (301) 656-8565 | www.talkaboutrx.org |
| Medic Alert Foundation International | (888) 633-4298 | www.medicalert.org |
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Contact Number | Website Link |
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| National Cancer Institute | (800) 422-6237 | www.healthcentral.com |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | (800) 955-4572 | www.leukemia-lymphoma.org |
| American Cancer Society | (800) 422-6237 | www.cancer.org |
