Washington County Board of Developmental Disabilities
1701 Colegate Drive, Marietta, Ohio 45750
740-373-3781

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Disability-Related Organizations, Associations and Foundations.

 Disability-Related Organizations, 
Associations and Foundations

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Albinism & Hypopigmentation
see: National Organization for Albinism & Hypopigmentation (NOAH)

American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR)
http://www.aamr.org

American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org

American Cleft Palate Association
331 Salk Hall
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
412-681-9620 (Voice)

American Council of the Blind
http://acb.org

American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org

American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
http://www.afb.org

American Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org

American Liver Foundation
http://liverfoundation.org

American Lung Association
http://www.lungusa.org

American Paralysis Association
http://www.apacure.com

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
http://www.asha.org

The Arc of the United States (formerly Association for Retarded Citizens)
http://TheArc.org

Association of Birth Defect Children (ABDC)
http://www.birthdefects.org

Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (TASH)
http://www.tash.org

Attention Deficit Disorder
see: Children & Adults With Attention Deficit Disorders (Ch.A.D.D.)
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)

Autism Society of America
http://www.autism-society.org

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Batten Disease Support & Research Association
http://www.bdsra.org

BLIND
see: American Council of the Blind

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CANCER
see: American Cancer Society

Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
http://www.candlelighters.org

Celiac Disease Foundation (CDF)
http://www.celiac.com (Celiac Support Page)

CEREBRAL PALSY
see: United Cerebral Palsy Association

Children & Adults With Attention Deficit Disorders (Ch.A.D.D.)
http://www.chadd.org

CLEFT PALATE
see: American Cleft Palate Association

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
http://www.cec.sped.org

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

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Developmental Disabilities
see: The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps
National Association for Developmental Disabilities Council (NADDC)

Diabetes
see: American Diabetes Association
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International

Down Syndrome
see: National Down Syndrome Society
UPSIDE! Down Syndrome Society

Dyslexia
see: International Dyslexia Association

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Epilepsy Foundation of America (EFA)
http://www.efa.org

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Fragile X Syndrome
see: FRAXA Research Foundation

FRAXA Research Foundation
http://www.fraxa.org

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Hemophilia Foundation
http://www.hemophilia.org

Hepatitis C Foundation
http://www.hepfi.org/

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Immune Deficiency Foundation
www.primaryimmune.org

Independent Living
see: National Council for Independent Living

International Dyslexia Association
http://www.interdys.org

International Rett Syndrome Association (IRSA)
http://www.rettsyndrome.org

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Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International
www.jdf.org/

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Kidney Disorders
see: National Kidney Foundation (NKF)

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Learning Disabilities
see: Council for Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association (LDA)

Learning Disabilities Association (LDA)
www.ldanatl.org/

Leukodystrophy
see: United Leukodystrophy Foundation

Little People of America (Dwarfism)
http://www.lpaonline.org

Liver Disorders
see: American Liver Foundation

Lung Diseases
see: American Lung Association

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March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
888-663-4637 (Toll free; Voice)
http://www.modimes.org

Mental Retardation
see: American Association on Mental Retardation
The Arc of the United States

Multiple Sclerosis
see: National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Muscular Dystrophy Association
http://www.mdausa.org

Myasthenia Gravis Foundation
http://www.med.unc.edu/mgfa/welcome.htm

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National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
http://www.nami.org

National Association of the Deaf
http://www.nad.org

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
http://www.add.org

National Council for Independent Living
2111 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 405
Arlington, VA 22201
703-525-3406 (Voice)

National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association (NDMDA)
see: Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)

National Down Syndrome Society
http://www.ndss.org

National Easter Seal Society
www.easter-seals.org/

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/

National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
http://www.kidney.org

National Mental Health Association
http://www.nmha.org

National Multiple Sclerosis Society
http://www.nmss.org

National Organization for Albinism & Hypopigmentation (NOAH)
http://www.albinism.org

National Organization on Disability (NOD)
http://www.nod.org

National PTA
http://www.pta.org

National Spinal Cord Injury Association
545 Concord Avenue, Suite 29
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-441-8500 (Voice)
617-441-3449 (FAX)

National Tay-Sachs and Allied Diseases Association
www.ntsad.org/

National Tourette Syndrome Association
http://tsa-usa.org

National Tuberous Sclerosis Association
http://www.tsalliance.org/

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Ohio Speech Language Hearing Association
http://www.ohioslha.org/Advocacy/Advocacy-1a-InsuranceInitiative.htm

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Physical Disabilities
see: American Paralysis Association

Porphyria
see: American Porphyria Foundation

Prader-Willi Syndrome Association
http://www.pwsausa.org

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Rett Syndrome
see: International Rett Syndrome Association (IRSA)

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Scleroderma Foundation
http://www.scleroderma.org

Self-Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH)
http://www.shhh.org

Spina Bifida Association of America
http://www.sbaa.org

SPINAL CORD INJURY
see: National Spinal Cord Injury Association

Spinal Cord Society
Wendell Road
Fergus Falls, MN 56537
218-739-5252 (Voice)

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Tourette Syndrome
see: National Tourette Syndrome Association

Tuberous Sclerosis
see: National Tuberous Sclerosis Association

The Turner Syndrome Society of the US
http://www.turner-syndrome-us.org

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United Cerebral Palsy Association
http://www.ucpa.org

United Leukodystrophy Foundation
http://www.ulf.org

UPSIDE! Down Syndrome Society
http://www.telebyte.com/upside/upside.html

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Velo-Carbio facial syndrome
http://www.vcfsef.org

VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS
see: American Council of the Blind
American Foundation for the Blind

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Williams Syndrome Association
http://www.williams-syndrome.org

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Last modified: May 20, 2008