Resources
for people living with disabilities
ADVOCACY
American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) http://www.aapd.com
American Council of the Blind http://www.acb.org/
American Foundation for the Blind http://www.afb.org/default.asp
Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) http://www.adaa.org/
The ARC of Pennsylvania http://www.thearcpa.org
Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT) http://www.asatonline.org/
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) http://www.add.org/
Autism Society of America http://www.autism-society.org/
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) www.autisticadvocacy.org
Bureau of Autism Services (BAS)- Department of Public Welfare http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/foradults/autismservices/index.htm
Current announcements: BAS Virtual Training & Resource Center http://bastraining.tiu11.org/ www.PAautism.org
Disability Advocacy Program http://www.pcacares.org/OrganizationDetail.aspx?organization=Disability+Advocacy+Program+
Disabilities Rights Network of PA http://www.drnpa.org
Easter Seals http://www.ucp.org/
GRASP Philadelphia (Global and Regional Asperger’s Syndrome Partnership) http://www.grasp.org/
International Dyslexia Association http://www.pbida.org/
The Jewish Deaf Resource Center (JDRC) http://www.jdrc.org/index.html
Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) http://www.ldaamerica.org
Liberty Resources http://www.libertyresources.org
Mayor’s Commission on People with Disabilities http://www.phila.gov/mcpd//index.html
Meeting Life’s Challenge http://toolsmlc.org/
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) http://www.nami.org
National Down Syndrome Society http://www.ndss.org/
National Federation of the Blind https://nfb.org/
National Multiple Sclerosis Society http://www.nationalmssociety.org/
National Organization on Disability (NOD) http://www.nod.org/
Parents Involved Network (PIN) http://www.mhasp.org
Pennsylvania Advocacy and Resources for Autism and Intellectual Disabilities (PAR) http://par.net
Pennsylvania Health Law Project http://www.phlp.org
Vision for Equality, Inc. http://www.visionforequality.org
Variety, the Children’s Charity http://www.usvariety.org
Wrightslaw http://www.wrightslaw.com/
Yachad, The National Jewish Council for Disabilities http://www.njcd.org
AGING SUPPORT
Statewide Elder Abuse Hotline1-800-490-8505
Little Bro. Friends of the Elderly:http://philadelphia.littlebrothers.org/index.php
Pennsylvania Association of Area Agencies on Aginghttp://p4a.hardingtechservices.com/
Jewish Family and Children’s Service, Senior Services Departmenthttps://www.jfcsphilly.org
Klein JCChttp://www.kleinjcc.org
Home Care
Silver Lininghttp://www.slhomecare.com
Griswold Special Care – Pennsylvaniahttp://www.griswoldhomecare.com
Help Sourcehttp://www.helpsourceonline.com
ASSESSMENTS/EVALUATIONS
Bucks County Intermediate Unithttp://www.bucksiu.org/Domain/1
Chester County Intermediate Unithttp://www.cciu.org/site/default.aspx?PageID=1
Delaware County Intermediate Unithttp://www.dciu.org/site/default.aspx?PageID=1
Montgomery County Intermediate Unithttp://www.Mciu.org
The Center for Autismhttp://www.thecenterforautism.org
Developmental NeuropsychologyAddress: 2129 Providence Avenue, Chester, PA 19013 Phone: 610-213-9798 or (610) 645-5668
Greenridge Counseling Centerhttp://intercommunityaction.org/behavioral-health/
Special People in Northeast (SPIN)http://spin.convio.net/site/PageNavigator/homepage.html
University of Penn Developmental Disorders Programhttp://www.med.upenn.edu/add
CAMP
Carousel Connections http://www.carouselconnections.com/
Dragonfly Forest, Inc. http://www.dragonflyforest.org
Foundation for Jewish Camp http://www.jewishcamp.org/marketing-materials
Golden Slipper Camps http://www.goldenslippercamp.org
Ramah Day Camp http://www.Ramahdaycamp.org
Tikvah Family Camp http://www.ramahpoconos.org/about-camp/tikvah-family-camp/
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Philadelphia Domestic Violence Hotline 24/7http://www.womenagainstabuse.org/index.php/get-help/PDVH (1-866-723-3014)
Women Against Abusehttp://www.womenagainstabuse.org/
Women in Transitionhttp://www.helpwomen.org/wp/
Laurel Househttp://www.laurel-house.org
EDUCATION RESOURCES AND SCHOOLS
Chester County Intermediate Unit http://www.cciu.org/site/default.aspx?PageID=1
Delaware County Intermediate Unit http://www.dciu.org/site/default.aspx?PageID=1
Montgomery County Intermediate Unit http://www.Mciu.org
Philadelphia County: See Elwyn’s A List for list of providers http://www.ascendgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/A-LIST_2013.pdf
AIM Academy http://www.aimpa.org/New/index.shtml
BARC Developmental Services, Inc. http://www.barcprograms.org
Bryn Mawr Child Study InstituteAddress: 1029 Wyndon Ave., Bryn Mawr, PA, 19010 Phone: (610) 526-5900
Center for Educational ServicesPhone: 610 642-4056 / Email: center4edu1@verizon.net
Center for Literacy http://www.centerforliteracy.org.
ChildLink Health Management Corporationhttp://www.phmc.org
Clarity Service Group http://www.clarityservicegroup.com
Community Learning Center http://www.Communitylearningcenter.org
Jewish Community High School of Gratz College (JCHS) http://www.gratz.edu/jchs/
The Kinney Center of St. Joseph’s University http://www.kinneyautism.sju.edu
Melmark http://www.melmark.org
Reach Out and Read http://www.reachoutandreadphilly.org
Sharing & Caring of Bucks County http://www.sharingcaringbuckscounty.org
Special Individuals Meeting Challenges with Heartwarming Activities (S.I.M.C.H.A.) http://www.shiraminow.org
Temple UniversityOffers adult basic education, pre-GED training, and GED Training Workforce Education and Lifelong Learning (WELL). Address: 1913 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122, Phone: (215) 204-2560, E-mail: well@temple.edu.
Theraplay Inc. (offices in Broomall and Horsham) http://www.theraplayinc.com
Tutorial Referral Services, LLCBarbara O. Einhorn, M.Ed. 7 N. Columbus Blvd. #243, Philadelphia, PA 19106-1437 215 928 5654
EMPLOYMENT, JOB TRAINING, LIFE SKILLS
AHEDDhttp://www.ahedd.org
ALAW-Autism Living and Workinghttp://www.autismlivingworking.org
Eastern Universityhttp://www.eastern.edu/campus/academic_support_services/csp/application.html
Green Tree Schoolhttp://www.greentreeschool.org
PATH (People Acting to Help), Inc.http://www.pathcenter.org
JEVS Career Solutions for 55+http://www.jevshumanservices.org
JEVS Employment Networkhttp://www.jevshumanservices.org
JEVS Work and Recovery Serviceshttp://www.jevshumanservices.org
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR)http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=606620&mode=2
HOUSING
Office of Supportive Housing http://www.phila.gov/osh
Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) http://www.pha.phila.gov
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) http://www.phfa.org
United States Department of Agriculture http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/PAHome.html
Online Apartment Search: http://www.move.com/apartments/philadelphia_pennsylvania/ http://philadelphia.apartments.com/ http://www.realrentals.com/ – by zip code http://www.apartmentratings.com/rate/PA-Philadelphia.html – rates apartments http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/apa/ http://www.forrent.com/search-apartments-by-area/PA/Greater-Philadelphia/page1.php http://philadelphia.pa.house.info/ http://www.4wallsinphilly.com/ http://www.pahousingsearch.com
Pennrose http://www.pennrose.com
PA Department of Welfare – Waiver services http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/fordisabilityservices/alternativestonursinghomes/index.htm
PA Department of Public Welfare – Autism Services http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/foradults/autismservices/index.htm
Juniper Hill Farms http://www.Juniperhillfarms.org/
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) http://www.hud.gov/renting
HomeWorks Joint Ownership ModelFor more information about the HomeWorks joint ownership model, download the manual at:http://www.patf.us/images/stories/documents/homeworks_final.pdf Excellent guide on building credit: “Cents & Sensibility†from PATF: http://www.patf.us/programs/financial-education/
Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation http://www.patf.us/
Pennsylvania Council on Independent Living http://www.pcil.net
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) http://www.aarp.org
Chester County Home Share http://www.ywca.org/site/pp.asp?c=igIWL2NLF&b=100654
Fair Housing Rights Center http://www.fairhousingrights.org
PA Affordable Apartment Locator (PAL) http://www.pahousingsearch.com or call 704.334.8722
Your Way Home Montgomery County http://www.yourwayhome.org
Self-Determination Housing Project (SDHP) of Pennsylvania http://www.sdhp.org
Children and Adult Disability Education Services http://www.cades.org
Bucks County Housing AuthorityPhone: (215) 945-6110Address: 240 Levittown Parkway, Levittown, PA 19054
Bucks County Housing Group http://www.bchg.org
Bucks County Housing Development Corporationhttp://www.buckshousing.org/about.php
Senior Shared Housing Program of Bucks County http://www.ywca.org/atf/cf/%7BD3CA6459-BAA9-42E1-9706-33B2DE045980%7D/SSH%20Brochure%20Revision.pdf
Judith Creed Homes for Adult Independence (JCHAI) http://www.jchai.org
JEWISH RESOURCES
Autism Inclusion Resources (AIR)http://www.autismir.com/#&panel1-3
Celebrations! at Mishkan Shalom https://mishkan.org/celebrations
Mitzvah Mensches https://mishkan.org/celebrations
The Friendship Circlehttp://www.phillyfriendship.com/
Jewish Community High School of Gratz College (JCHS)http://www.gratz.edu/jchs/
Jewish Education and Vocational Services (JEVS)http://www.jevshumanservices.org/
Jewish Family and Children’s Services (JFCS)https://www.jfcsphilly.org/
Jewish Learning Venture – Special Needs Resourceshttp://jewishlearningventure.org/empoweringinstitutions/specialneeds/
Judith Creed Homes for Adult Independence (JCHAI)http://www.jchai.org/
Ramah Day Camp http://www.Ramahdaycamp.org
Tikvah Family Camphttp://www.ramahpoconos.org/about-camp/tikvah-family-camp/
Tikvah / Advocates for the Jewish Mentally Ill (AJMI) http://www.tikvahajmi.com/
LEGAL
The Legal Clinic for the Disabled, Inc.http://www.lcdphila.org
Legal Help CenterMichelle F. Cohen, Esq. Phone: (215) 995-1257Email:mcohen@legalhelpcenterpa.orgAddress: 1835 Market Street, Suite 2700, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania (DRN)http://www.drnpa.org
PA Health Law Project (PHLP)http://www.phlp.org
MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
Southeast Regional Office of Developmental ProgramsFor people who live in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery or Philadelphia Counties, call 215-560-2242
Understanding the Office of Developmental Programs in Pennsylvania: Intellectual Disability and Autism Serviceshttp://www.temple.edu/thetrainingpartnership/pub/goldbook/goldbook2013.pdf
PA Department of Public Welfare – Waiver Serviceshttp://www.dpw.state.pa.us/fordisabilityservices/alternativestonursinghomes/index.htm
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare – Autism Serviceshttp://www.dpw.state.pa.us/foradults/autismservices/index.htm
Bucks County, PADepartment of Mental Health/Developmental Programs website:http://www.buckscounty.org/government/HumanServices/MHDP
If you are in a Crisis situation, call 1-800-499-7455 to speak to a trained crisis worker anytime – day or night.
Upper Bucks AreaPenn Foundation807 Lawn Avenue Sellersville, PA 18960
Central Bucks AreaLenape Valley Foundation
500 N West Street Doylestown, PA 18901215-345-2273
Lower Bucks AreaPenndel Mental Health Center1517 Durham Road Penndel, PA 19047215-785-9765
Chester County, PAOffice of Mental Health/Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Website:http://www.chesco.org/index.aspx?nid=615
Mental health crisis hotline: 877-918-2100 or 610-280-3270
Adult mental health service providers:
- Creative Health Services, Spring City, 610-948-6490
- Fellowship Health Resources-Phoenixville-610-415-9301
- Holcomb Behavioral Health – Exton – 610-363-1488
- Kennett Square – 610-388-7400
- Human Services, Inc
- Downingtown – 610-873-1010 or 1-888-873-1001
- Oxford – 610-998-1807
- Coatesville – 610-380-9982
Delaware
Office of Intellectual Disabilities: http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/humanservices/inteldis.html
Project REACH-Holcomb Behavioral Health Services
24 hour telephone crisis counseling and mobile crisis outreach services
Contact: 610-352-4703
Two Psychiatric Crisis Centers that provide crisis intervention, 24 Hour telephone, walk-in services, and Psychiatric Emergency Commitment Procedures:
- Crozer Chester Medical Center (South & Western part of Delaware County)Contact: 610-447-7600Address: One Medical Center Blvd., Chester, PA 19013website: www.crozer.org
- Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (North and Eastern parts of Delaware County)Contact: 610-237-4210Address: 1500 Lansdowne Ave., Darby, PA 19013website: www.mercyhealth.org
Base Service Units
Northwestern Human Services, 610-534-3636 / 800 Chester Pike, Sharon Hill, PA 19079
Crozer Chester Medical Center, 610-497-7700 / 2600 W. 9th Street, Chester, PA 19013
Montgomery
Department of Behavioral Health/Developmental Disabilities Program
http://www.montcopa.org/index.aspx?NID=747
Montgomery County Emergency Services (MCES)
Phone: (610) 279-6100 Address: 50 Beech Drive, Norristown, PA 19401
Counseling and mental health providers in the service areas of Pottstown, Telford/Souderton, Lansdale, Abington, Norristown and Lower Merion, visit:
http://www.montcopa.org/DocumentCenter/View/5104
Philadelphia
Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disabilities Services: http://dbhids.org/
24/hr Suicide & Crisis Intervention: (215) 686-4420
Mental Health Delegate (Involuntary Mental Health Commitments, Mobile Emergency Team, Crisis Response Centers, Information, Consultation and Technical Advice): (215) 685-6440
Einstein Crisis Response Center at GermantownContact: (215) 951-8300 Address: One Penn Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19144
Friends Hospital Crisis Response CenterContact: (215) 831-2600 Address: 4641 Roosevelt Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19124
Hall-Mercer Crisis Response Center (Center City/South Philadelphia)Contact: (215) 829-5433 Address: 245 S 8th Street, Philadelphia, PA Â 19107
Temple University/Episcopal Crisis Response Center (North Philadelphia)Contact: (215) 707-2577 Address: 100 East Lehigh Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19125
Mercy Hospital Crisis Response Center (West Philadelphia)Contact: (215) 748-9525 Address: 5401 Cedar Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19143
RECREATION, SOCIAL, SPORTS, TRAVEL and OTHER ACTIVITIES
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American Special Hockey Association
http://www.americanspecialhockey.org
Pegasus Riding Academy
http://www.pegasusridingacademy.com
Adults with Developmental Disabilities (ADD)
http://www.addpa.org
University of Penn Developmental Disorders Program
http://www.med.upenn.edu/add
Kinney Center for Autism Education and Support
http://www.kinneyautism.sju.edu
Mitzvah Mensches
https://mishkan.org/celebrations
Jewish Family and Children’s Service, Center for Special Needs
https://www.jfcsphilly.org
Autism Speaks
http://www.autismspeaks.org/family-services/community-connections/traveling-tips-individuals-autism-and-their-families
Airport Autism Access Program
http://www.phl.org/passengerinfo/Accessibility/Pages/AirportAutism.aspx
RESPITE SERVICES
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Access Services, Inc.
http://www.accessservices.org
Jewish Family and Children’s Service, Center for Special Needs
https://www.jfcsphilly.org
Friendship Circle Philadelphia Region
http://www.phillyfriendship.com
The ARC of Pennsylvania
http://www.thearcpa.org
SIGHT/HEARING/SPEECH
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Meeting Life’s Challenge
http://toolsmlc.org/
Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation
http://www.patf.us/
Temple University Institute on Disabilities
http://disabilities.temple.edu/tech/
Pennsylvania Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/blindness_and_visual_services/10367
Pennsylvania Office for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing (ODHH)
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/directory_of_resources_and_services/10372
SUPPORT GROUPS
For additional support groups in the Philadelphia region, please refer to Elwyn’s A List at
http://www.ascendgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/A-LIST_2013.pdf
Adults with Developmental Disabilities ( ADD )
http://www.addpa.org
The Arc Alliance
http://www.thearcalliance.org
Autism Sharing and Parenting
http://www.autismsharingandparenting.org
ASCEND Meet-Ups
http://www.meetup.com/autism-414/
Asperger and Autism Alliance for Greater Philadelphia
http://www.ascendgroup.org
Bucks County Sibshop
http://www.siblingsupport.org
Chester County Sibshops
http://www.childandfamilyfocus.org
Delaware County Family PASS Inc.
http://www.delcofamilypass.com
The Friendship Circle Philadelphia Region
http://www.phillyfriendship.com
Jewish Family and Children’s Service Parent Support Group
Led by Rabbi Elisa Goldberg
Main Line Sibshop
http://www.siblingsupport.org email: mainlinesibshop@gmail.com
Surviving and Thriving
http://www.survivingthriving.com
Special Individuals Meeting Challenges with Heartwarming Activities
http://www.shiraminow.org/html/s_i_m_c_h_a.html
Families Of Adults Autism-ASAphilly
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/FamiliesOfAdultsAutism-ASAphilly/
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Sibshop
http://www.siblingsupport.org
The MENTOR Network/PA MENTOR (10601 Decatur Rd.)
http://www.pa-mentor.com
Special Parents of Exceptional Children (SPEC)
Phone: (215) 248-5930
Healthy Relationships and Sexuality Group at Child Guidance Resource Center
Phone: (267) 713-4100 ext 3533 Email: aconnor@cgrc.org
Sharing & Caring of Bucks County
http://www.sharingcaringbuckscounty.org
Wrong Planet
http://www.wrongplanet.net