Local Support Programs
Local/Western Pennsylvania Resources: Developmental Disabilities
Academy
of Dentistry
for the Handicapped
5808 Eva Street,
Pittsburgh,
PA 15206
(412) 661-2222
accessAbilities,
Inc.
2904 Seminary Drive, Greensburg,
PA 15601
Phone: (724)
832-8272
Fax: (724)
837-8278
E-Mail: abilities@accessAbilities.org
ACHIEVA
711 Bingham
Street, Pittsburgh,
PA 15203
Phone: (412)
995-5000
Fax: (412)
995-5001
Special features:
calendar of
fund-raising
events; information
about local
community
homes; community-based
employment
opportunities
for individuals
with retardation
and other
disabilities;
early intervention
programs;
occupational,
physical and
speech/language
therapy services.
Allegheny
County Department
of Human Services
One Smithfield Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
www.county.allegheny.pa.us/dhs
Phone: (412)
350-5701
Fax: (412)
350-4004
Allegheny
County Health
Department
3333 Forbes
Avenue, Pittsburgh,
PA 15213
Phone: (412)
687-2243
Fax: (412)
578-8325
Allegheny
County Intermediate
Unit
1400 Penn
Avenue, Suite
201, Pittsburgh,
PA 15222-4332
(412) 394-5700
Information
about schools,
special and
vocational
education;
also a calendar
of meetings
and access
to eSchool
News Online.
Association
for Children
and Adults
with Learning
Disabilities,
Inc. –
Allegheny
Chapter (AC-ACLD)
Girard Road,
Pittsburgh,
PA 15227
Phone: (412)
881-2253
Fax: (412)
881-2263
Center for
Creative Play
1400 South Braddock Avenue, Pittsburgh,
PA 15218
Phone: (412)
281-8886
Fax: (412)
471-8801
Special features:
information
about programs
(including
toy lending,
Thursday evening
concerts,
Super Sunday
programs and
summer camps)
plus a separate
listing of
programs for
special needs
children and
their families
(including
Our Time,
a respite
care program
for parents,
sensory adventure
camps, parent
support and
adapted toy
information).
The
Children’s
Institute
(formerly
known as The
Rehabilitation
Institute)
6301 Northumberland
Street, Pittsburgh,
PA 15217
Phone: (412)
420-2400
Fax: (412)
521-0570
Special features:
an up-to-date
and relevant
calendar of
events (one
of the few
found; e.g.,
announcement
Spring 2001:
dates of Dance
Classes for
Children with
Special Needs)
plus a link
to the ACCESS
PENNSYLVANIA
database.
Easter
Seal Society
of Western
PA School
Program
632 Fort Duquesne
Blvd., Pittsburgh,
PA 15222
Phone: (412)
281-7244
Fax: (412)
281-9333
Parents
Helping Parents
with Intensive
Care Newborns
300
Halket Street,
Pittsburgh,
PA 15213
Phone: (412)
641-NICU
Parent
to Parent
of Pennsylvania
(Southwest
PA Regional
Office)
5320 N. Pioneer
Rd., Gibsonia,
PA 15044
Toll free:
(800) 986-4550
Phone: (724)
449-8305
Fax: (724)
449-2121
Pennsylvania
Department
of Health
- Southwest
District Office
Division of
Special Health
Care Programs,
514 State
Office Building
300 Liberty
Avenue, Pittsburgh,
PA 15222
Phone: (412)
880-0251
Fax: (412)
565-7582
People
with Disabilities
(from Three
Rivers Free
Net / TRFN)
Absolutely
the best place
to start -
a wealth of
helpful information!
The site has
NO frills,
but it offers
hundreds of
well-chosen
links to local
and statewide
disability
information
(plus some
national organizations
to contact
as well).
Topics covered
include: accessibility
(including
electronic
access), assistive
technology,
children with
disabilities,
developmental
disabilities,
educational
resources,
employment,
government
resources,
independent
living, news,
organizations
to contact,
specific disabilities,
and travel.
Examples
of listings:
- Augmentive
Communication
Consultants
(Moon Twp.)
Lists recycled equipment and equipment needs. - Carnegie
Library’s
Library
for the
Blind and
Physically
Handicapped
(LBPH)
4724 Baum Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: (412) 687-2440 or toll-free (800) 242-0586
LBPH loans cassette books and disc books and magazines, plus the equipment to play them, to eligible persons with visual, physical or reading disabilities throughout Western Pennsylvania. LBPH also houses a collection of more than 5,000 large print titles as well as a collection of special videos. - Special
Collection:
Children’s
Books About
Disabilities
An up-to-date bibliography of books for children and teens about a wide range of diseases / disabilities; all listings are owned by Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and accessible to anyone in the area with a current library card or by ILL to others in PA.
Special Kids Network
5320 N. Pioneer
Rd., Gibsonia,
PA 15044
Toll free:
(800) 986-4550
Special
Olympics Allegheny
County
1100 Washington
Ave., Room
213, Carnegie,
PA 15106
Phone: (412)
279-5450
Spina
Bifida Association
of Greater
Pittsburgh
Children’s
Hospital of
Pittsburgh
3705 Fifth
Avenue
Pittsburgh,
PA 15213
(412) 692-6010
Spina
Bifida Association
of Western
Pennsylvania
134 Shenot
Road - Building
One, Wexford,
PA 15090
Phone: (800)
243-5787
Fax: (724)
934-9610
email: info@sbawp.org
Features:
up-to-date
information
about summer
camp programs
and weekend
retreats.
UCLID
Center at
the University
of Pittsburgh
Rangos Research
Center, 3705
Fifth Ave.,
Pittsburgh,
PA 15213
Phone: (412)
692-6300
Fax: (412)
692-8729
Special features:
Regional resources
for individuals
with disabilities
by location
(Eastern Ohio,
Pennsylvania
and W. Virginia)
and by diagnosis.
Also, links
of special
interest such
as Fire
Safety for
People with
Disabilities
as presented
by the National
Fire Protection
Association.
and relevant
general information
for individuals
with disabilities.
An extensive
calendar of
events - but
this is NOT
up-to-date.
United
Cerebral Palsy
of Pittsburgh
4638 Centre
Ave., Pittsburgh,
PA 15213
Phone: (412)
683-7100
Fax: (412)
683-4160
E-Mail: acucpgh@aol.com
Special features:
information
about local
residential
support services,
skill building
classes, vocational
training,
the Elks Home
Nurse Service,
the Project
Success community
service program,
the Partnership
for Choice
mentoring
program.
UCP
of Beaver,
Butler & Lawrence
Counties
101 Hindman
Lane, Butler,
PA 16001
Phone: (724)
482-4765
Fax: (724)482-2250
E-mail: ucpbbl@nauticom.net
UCP
of Southern
Alleghenies
Region
616 Somerset
St., Johnstown,
PA 15901
Phone: (814)
536-7708
Fax: (814)
536-8833
E-Mail: ucpsar@aol.com
UCP
of Southwestern
Pennsylvania
655 Jefferson
Ave., Washington,
PA 15301
Phone: (412)
225-8145
Fax: (412)
225-4934
E-Mail: jealy@ucpswpa.org
United
Way of Allegheny
County
One Smithfield
Street
PO Box 735
Pittsburgh,
PA 15230
Phone: (412)
261-6010
University
of Pittsburgh
Center for
Assistive
Technology
3010 Forbes
Tower, 200
Lothrop Street,
Pittsburgh,
PA 15213
Phone: (412)
647-1210
Fax: (412)
647-1322
Watson
Institute
301 Camp Meeting
Road, Sewickley,
PA 15143
Phone: (800)
922-4226
Special features:
information
about the
institute’s
services for
children with
autism, cerebral
palsy, muscular
dystrophy,
spina bifida,
neurological
impairments,
developmental
delays, brain
injuries and
other impairments;
video view
of the facility;
information
about the
CareBreak
respite care
program.
Updated 10/25/07
