Resources+and+Partnerships+for+Visitors+with+Physical+Disabilities

===One of the best ways to develop strong, positive, audience-oriented programming is to speak with members of and advocates for the communities we seek to reach. Here is a list of several potential partners and resources for learning about people with physical disabilities and creating accessible experiences:===

This organization, a subsidiary of Art Education for the Blind, is dedicated to making sure the visual arts are a vital part of the lives of people who are blind or visually impaired. To that end, the organization works with museums, schools, community groups, other organizations, and "blind, visually impaired, and sighted art enthusiasts" to create effective programs, provide a forum for sharing materials across disciplines, and spark professionals, parents, students, artists, and those who enjoy art to become change agents. Their website provides a number of resources for museum educators and the opportunity to become a collaborating organization, where the museum both receives tools for creating new programs and acts as a contact for sharing effective, and less effective, strategies. The NADC, affiliated with the University of California, at Los Angeles, Tarjan Center, seeks to "promote the full inclusion of audiences and artists with disabilities into all facets of the arts community." The NADC website provides many useful links, checklists, and listings of resources for artists. The link above is a review of groups, literature, and websites concerning creating accessible programs for visitors with physical disabilities. VSA Arts is an organization that supports and promotes people with disabilities learning through, participating in, and enjoying the arts. VSA Arts promotes increased access to the arts for people with disabilities, as well as provides educators, parents, and artists with resources and tools to support arts programming in schools and communities.
 * Art Beyond Sight: []
 * National Arts and Disability Center: []
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Accessible Computer Programming Technology Accessible Signage and Graphics Assistive listening services Audiodescription Audio vision Brailling Captioning General Information and Services Interpreting services People who are blind or have low vision People who are deaf or hard of hearing People who have mobility impairments
 * Resources for:**

**__Accessible Computer Programming Technology__**:

**Center for Technology in Education** 2500 East Northern Parkway Baltimore, MD 21214-1113 410-254-8466 (V)

General Services Administration 18th & F Sts., N.W., Mailstop KBA Washington, DC 20405 202-501-4906 (V and T) **
 * Clearinghouse on Computer Accommodation** **

**Equal Access to Software and Information** ** Rochester Institute of Technology 714-830-0301 (V) 714-830-2159 (Fax) **

**Trace Center for Research and Development** ** S-151 Waisman Center 1500 Highland Ave. Madison, WI 53705 608-262-6966 (V) 608-262- 5408 (T)

** Resources for Developing Accessible Websites: **

Trace Research and Development Center [|trace.wisc.edu] CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible Media [|www.wgbg.org/ncam] Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) [|www.cast.org/bobby] Click to return to top of Resources list Click to return to Physical Disabilities main page ****__Accessible Signage and Graphics__**: **APCO USA** ** 388 Grant St., S.E. Atlanta, GA 30312-2227 404-688-9000 (V) 404-577-3847 (Fax) **

**ASI Sign Systems** ** 4289 Red Bandana Way Ellicott City, MD 21042 410-461-0505 (V) 410-461-0501 (Fax) **

**Best Manufacturing Sign Systems** 1202 North Park Ave. Montrose, CO 81401-3170 970-249-2378 (V) 970-249-0223 (Fax)

575 Interstate Blvd. Sarasota, FL 34240 813-379-5811 (V)
 * Intelligent Signage, Inc.**

9906 Rustic Rail La. Vienna, VA 22181 703-319-1235 (V) 800-445-4796 (V)
 * Interface Architectural Signage**

P.O. Box 966 Schenectady, NY 12301-0966 518-370-3433 (V) 518-370-3332 (Fax)
 * Mohawk Sign Systems**

922 South 70th St. West Allis, WI 53214 414-453-4010 (V) 800-776-7064 (V) 414-453-1055 (Fax)
 * Poblocki & Sons, Inc.**

P.O. Box 1047 Tallevast, FL 34270-1047 800-237-9447 (V) 941-355-5171 (V) 941-351-1787 (Fax)
 * Scott Sign Systems, Inc.** **

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**Duartek, Inc.** 11150 Main St., #105 Fairfax, VA 22030 703-352-2286 (V and T)

Department TDI-94 15159 Technology Dr. Eden Prairie, MN 55344-7714 800-825-6758 (V) 612-906-1099 (Fax)
 * Harris Communications**

P.O. Box 3413 Farmingdale, NY 11735 516-752-0738 (V and T) 516-752-0689 (Fax)
 * Hear More Products**

One Church St., Suite 402 Rockville, MD 20850 301-762-4005 (V) 800-433-2838 (V) 301-762-0851 (T)
 * Potomac Technology**

59 West 12th St. New York, NY 10011 212-242-1036 (V and Fax) 212-242-5952 (T)
 * Sound Remedy**

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The Metropolitan Washington Ear, Inc. 35 University Blvd. East Silver Spring, MD 20901 301-681-6636 (V)
 * Audio Description, Inc.**

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 * __Audio vision__**:

WGBH-TV 125 Western Ave. Boston, MA 02134 617-492-3490 (V) 617-492-9258 (T)
 * Descriptive Video Service**

8401 Barron St. Takoma Park, MD 20912 202-682-5591 (V) 202-682-5496 (T)
 * Joel Snyder**

5840 South Memorial Dr., Suite 312 Tulsa, OK 74145 918-627-1000 (V)
 * Narrative Television Network**

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 __**Brailling**:__

 **American Printing House for the Blind** 1839 Frankfort Ave. P.O. Box 6085 Louisville, KY 40206 502-895-2405 (V) 502-899-2274 (Fax)

2901 Strickland St. Baltimore, MD 21223 410-233-4567 (V) 410-233-0544 (Fax)
 * Blind Industries & Services of Maryland**

1421 P St., N.W. Washington, DC 20005 202-462-2900 (V)
 * Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind**

88 St. Stephen St. Boston, MA 02115 617-266-6160 (V) 800-548-7323 (V)
 * National Braille Press**

National Center for the Blind 180 Johnson St. Baltimore, MD 21230 410-659-9314 (V)
 * National Federation of the Blind**

20 Roszel Rd. Princeton, NJ 08540 609-452-0606 (V) 800-221-4792 (V) 609-520-7990 (Fax)
 * Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic**

8720 Georgia Ave., Suite 210 Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-589-0894 (V) Click to return to top of Resources list Click to return to Physical Disabilities main page **
 * Volunteers for the Visually Handicapped** **
 * __Captioning__**:

 **Caption Center** WGBH 125 Western Ave. Boston, MA 02134 617-492-9225 (V and T)

475 Park Avenue South, 10th Fl. New York, NY 10016 212-545-0854 (V) 212-545-8546 (T) 212-545-0957 (Fax)

**Caption Reporters, Inc.** 717 D St., N.W., Suite 210 Washington, DC 20004 202-737-5800 (V) 202-737-1132 (T) 202-737-1141 (Fax)

3408 Wisconsin Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20016 301-738-8487 (V) 301-738-8488 (V)
 * Computer Prompting & Captioning Co.**

6807 Brennon La. Chevy Chase, MD 20815 301-907-8891 (V and T) 301-652-6584 (Fax)
 * Image Logic**

1900 Gallows Rd., #3000 Vienna, VA 22182-3865 703-917-7600 (V) 545 Fifth Ave., Rm. 1403 New York, NY 10017 212-557-7011 (V and T)
 * National Captioning Institute**

312 Boulevard of the Allies Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1916 412-261-1458 (V) 412-232-6344 (T) 412-261-6257 (Fax)
 * VITAC** 

733 15th St., N.W., Suite 420 Washington, DC 20005-2112 202-783-7333 (V and T) 202-638-3740 (Fax)

 Click to return to top of Resources list  __**Information and Services**:__   **The Accessibility Center** Solutions for Easier Living at Hechinger 4500 Wisconsin Ave. Washington, DC 20016

374 Congress St., Suite 301 Boston, MA 02110 617-695-1225 (V and T) 617-482-8099 (Fax)
 * Adaptive Environments Center**

P.O. Box 30634 Highway 70 Water Garden Raleigh, NC 27622 919-782-7823 (V and T) 919-787-1984 (Fax)
 * Barrier Free Environments, Inc.**

Bradford Woods/Indiana University 5040 State Rd., 67 North Martinsville, IN 46151 800-424-1877 (V and T) 317-349-9240 (V and T)
 * National Center on Accessibility**

Office of Accessibility 100 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Rm. 605 Washington, DC 20506 202-682-5532 (V) 202-682-5496 (T)
 * National Endowment for the Arts**

1291 Taylor St., N.W. Washington, DC 20542 202-707-5100 (V)
 * National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped**

Heritage Preservation Service P.O. Box 37127 Washington, DC 20013-7127 202-343-9587 (V) 202-343-3679 (T)
 * National Park Service**

1785 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20036 202-673-4189 (V)
 * National Trust for Historic Preservation**

1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020-1095 800-442-2258 (V) 212-515-2348 (Fax)
 * Sweet's Accessible Building Products**

1700 Rockville Pike, Suite 110 Rockville, MD 20852 301-770-7890 (V and T) 301-770-4338 (Fax)
 * Universal Designers & Consultants**

Compliance Board (Access Board) 1331 F St., N.W., Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20004-1111 202-272-5434 (V) 202-272-5449 (V and T) 800-USA-ABLE (V and T)
 * U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers**

Civil Rights Division Disabilities Rights Section P.O. Box 66738 Washington, DC 20035-6738 800-514-0301 (V) 800-514-0383 (T)
 * U.S. Department of Justice**

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__**Interpreting Services**:__

P.O. Box 149 McLean, VA 22101 703-442-9788 (V and T)
 * CAPCOM Interpreting Services**

2220 St. Paul St. Baltimore, MD 21218 410-243-3800 (V) 410-243-1275 (T)
 * Centralized Interpreter Referral Service**

P.O. Box 3104 Frederick, MD 21705-3104 301-696-1550 (V and T)
 * Deaf Access Services**

10501 East Wind Way Columbia, MD 21044 410-730-1437 (V and T)
 * Deaf Consultants and Interpreting Services**

800 Florida Ave., N.E. Washington, DC 20003 202-675-6700 (V and T) 202-547-0547 (Fax)
 * DeafPride, Inc.**

8630 Fenton St., Suite 406 Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-588-7591 (V and T) 301-588-3021 (Fax)
 * Sign Language Associates**

P.O. Box 3300 Gaithersburg, MD 20885-3300 301-340-0851 (V and T) 301-279-0115 (Fax)
 * Sign Language Connection, Inc.**

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 **American Council of the Blind 1155 15th St., N.W., Suite 720 Washington, DC 20005-2706 202-467-5081 (V)

American Foundation for the Blind 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 New York, NY 10001-2018 212-502-7600 (V)

American Printing House for the Blind ** P.O. Box 6085 Louisville, KY 40206 502-895-2405 (V)

919 Walnut St. Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-627-0600 (V)
 * American Services for the Blind **

206 North Washington St., Suite 320 Alexandria, VA 22314 703-548-1884 (V)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">

770 Centre St. Newton, MA 02158-2597 617-969-6200 (V)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Carroll Center for the Blind **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">

700 Elm St. Winnetka, IL 60093 847-446-8111 (V)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Hadley School for the Blind **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">

Youth and Adults 111 Middle Neck Rd. Sands Point, NY 11050 516-944-8900 (V and T)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">

22 West 21st St. New York, NY 10010 212-889-3141 (V) 212-727-2931 (Fax)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">National Association for the Visually Handicapped **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">

National Center for the Blind 180 Johnson St. Baltimore, MD 21230 410-659-9314 (V)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">National Federation of the Blind **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">

500 East Remington Rd. Schaumburg, IL 60617 1-800-221-3004 (V)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">National Society to Prevent Blindness **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">

175 North Beacon St. Watertown, MA 02172 617-924-3434 (V) 617-926-2027 (Fax)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Perkins School for the Blind **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">

500 East Remington Rd. Schaumburg, IL 60617 800-221-3004 (V) 847-843-8458 (Fax) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Upshot Institute for the Blind ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"> 4-Sights Network 16625 Grand River Ave. Detroit, MI 48227 313-272-3900 (V) 313-272-6893 (Fax) 313-272-7111 (Modem)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Prevent Blindness America **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">** Click to return to top of Resources list ** <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;">Click to return to Physical Disabilities main page <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">**Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf** 3417 Volta Pl., N.W. Washington, DC 20007 202-337-5520 (V and T)
 * __For people who are hard of hearing or deaf:__**

55 East Washington St., Suite 2022 Chicago, IL 60602 312-726-9670 (V)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">American Hearing Research Foundation **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">

5021-B Backlick Rd. Annandale,VA 22003 703-642-0580 (V and T)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Better Hearing Institute **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">

800 Florida Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20002 202-675-6700 (V and T) 202-547-0547 (Fax)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">DeafPride, Inc. **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">

College for Continuing Education Gallaudet University College Hall, Rm. 217 800 Florida Ave., N.E. Washington, DC 20002 202-651-6048 (V and T)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Hearing-Vision Impaired Programs **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">

806 West Adams Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90007 213-748-5481 (V) 213-747-2924 (T)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">John Tracy Clinic **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">

814 Thayer Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-587-1788 (V and T) 301-589-1789 (TTY)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">National Association of the Deaf **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">

Gallaudet University 800 Florida Ave., N.E. Washington, DC 20002 202-651-5000 (V and T)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">National Information Center on Deafness **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">

8719 Colesville Rd., Suite 310 Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-608-0050 (V and T)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">

7800 Wisconsin Ave. Bethesda, MD 20814 301-657-2248 (V) 301-657-2249 (T)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Self Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc. **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">

8719 Colesville Rd., Suite 300 Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-589-3786 (V) 301-589-3006 (T)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc. **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">

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 * __For people with mobility impairments:__**

P.O. Box 700 Bloomington, IL 61702 309-378-2961 (V) 309-378-4420 (Fax) **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"> Adventures in Movement (AIM) for the Handicapped, Inc. 945 Danbury Rd. Dayton, OH 45420 513-294-4611 (V) 513-294-3783 (Fax)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Accent on Information **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; line-height: normal;">

American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"> Association Management Center 5700 Old Orchard Rd. Glenview, IL 60077 847-966-0095 (V) 847-375-4777 (Fax)

1111 North Fairfax St. Alexandria, VA 22314 703-684-2782 (V)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">American Physical Therapy Association **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">

807 Maine Ave., S.W. Washington, DC 20024 202-554-3501 (V)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Disabled American Veterans **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">

4502 Maryland Ave. St. Louis, MO 63108 314-534-0475 (V) 314-534-5070 (Fax)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Gazette International Networking Institute **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">

P.O. Box 35481 Charlotte, NC 28235 704-376-4735 (V) 704-376-4738 (Fax)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Learning How, Inc./Opportunities **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">

3561 East Sunrise Dr. Tucson, AZ 85718 520-529-2000 (V) 520-529-5300 (Fax)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Muscular Dystrophy Association, Inc. **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">

201 I.U. Willets Rd. West Albertson, NY 11507 516-747-5400 (V)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">The National Center for Disability Services **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">

8455 Colesville Rd., Suite 935 Silver Spring, MD 20910-3319 800-227-0216 (V) 301-588-9284 (V and T) 301-587-1967 (Fax)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">National Rehabilitation Information Center **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">

600 West Cummings Park, Suite 2000 Woburn, MA 01801 800-962-9629 (V) 617-441-3449 (Fax)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">National Spinal Cord Injury Association **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">

801 18th St., N.W. Washington, DC 20006 202-872-1300 (V)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Paralyzed Veterans of America **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">

1700 Rockville Pike, Suite 250 Rockville, MD 20852 301-805-0213 (V)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Spina Bifida Association of America **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">

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