Disability Resource Directory - Orange County
Disability Resource Directory - Orange County
Disability Resource Directory - Orange County
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American Council of the Blind<br />
800-424-8666<br />
American Sign Language 407-518-7900<br />
Canine Companions Inc. 407-522-3313<br />
Deaf Service Bureau 407-531-1299<br />
FL Children w/visual impairments<br />
386-677-7760<br />
FL Outreach Project Deaf/Blind<br />
904-827-2731<br />
FL School Deaf/Blind 904-827-2731<br />
Hearing Me 407-317-7430<br />
Lighthouse of Central FL 407-898-2483<br />
Natl. Assoc for Visual Impairments<br />
800-562-6265<br />
Deafness and Hearing Loss<br />
Hearing loss and deafness affect individuals<br />
of all ages and may occur at any time from<br />
infancy through old age. There are four types<br />
of hearing loss: (1) Conductive hearing losses<br />
are caused by disease or obstructions in the<br />
outer and inner ear (2) Sensorineural hearing<br />
loss is the result of damage to the sensory<br />
hair cells of the inner ear; (3) Mixed hearing<br />
means a problem occurs in both the outer or<br />
middle and inner ear; (4) Central hearing loss is<br />
damage to both the outer or middle and the<br />
inner ear.<br />
Alexander Graham Bell Association<br />
for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing<br />
202-337-5220 (Voice), 202-337-5221 (TTY)<br />
www.agbell.org<br />
American Society for Deaf Children<br />
800-942-2732 (Voice and TTY)<br />
www.deafchildren.org<br />
American Speech-Language Hearing<br />
Association 301-897-5700 (Voice and TTY)<br />
www.asha.org<br />
Laurent Clerc National Deaf<br />
Education Center 202-651-5051 (Voice, TTY)<br />
National Institute on Deafness<br />
800-241-1044 (Voice), 800-241-1055 (TTY)<br />
Self Help for Hard of Hearing People<br />
301-657-2248 (Voice), 301-657-2249 (TTY)<br />
Dial A Hearing Screening Test<br />
850-245-4330<br />
Ear Foundation 800-545-4327<br />
Deaf Services<br />
Deaf Service Bureau 407-531-1299 (Voice, TTY)<br />
Deaf Service Bureau of Central FL<br />
407-898-0303<br />
Programs for Children (VR) 850-245-3353,<br />
850-245-3413, 850-245-3404 (TTY)<br />
Delmarva Foundation 813-972-8100<br />
Dental<br />
FL Dental Association 800-877-9922<br />
Dental Society of Greater Orlando<br />
407-894-9798<br />
Osceola <strong>County</strong>, 407-343-2160<br />
Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services<br />
800-435-7352<br />
Dept. of Banking & Finance 800-848-3792<br />
Dept. of Children & Families (DCF)<br />
(Food stamps, Medicaid, financial assistance,<br />
foster care, community based care, homeless<br />
services) 407-245-0420, 850-487-1111<br />
www.dcf.state.fl.us/districts/d7<br />
ACCESS FL Tallahassee<br />
850-922-8002<br />
Mental Health Programs Office<br />
850-488-8304<br />
Mental Health Rep. for Children & Youth<br />
850-410-1177<br />
Dept. of Education (Div of VR) 850-488-7082<br />
Bureau of Exceptional Education &<br />
Student Services 850-245-0475<br />
Coordinator of Transition Services<br />
351-392-0701<br />
Programs for Children & Youth who are<br />
Blind or Visually Impaired<br />
800-342-1828, 850-245-0322<br />
Programs for Children & Youth who are<br />
Deaf or Hard of Hearing<br />
850-245-3353/850-245-3350 (Voice),<br />
850-245-3413 (TTY)<br />
School to Work Transition Services<br />
850-245-3360<br />
Dept. of Health, Children’s Medical<br />
Services (Early Steps) 850-245-4200<br />
Dept. of Elder Affairs 800-963-5337<br />
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