COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Our community offers a wide variety of public and private agencies and organizations ready to assist students with disabilities as well as their families. The following is a list of some of the community agencies and organizations available to help students with special needs and their families. Services include diagnosis, testing, counseling, therapy, and support.
Physical Disabilities
California Children Crippled Children Society Tichenor Orthopedic Clinic Services Long Beach of Los Angeles County, Inc. for Children Medical Treatment Unit 3770 E. Willow Street 1660 Termino Avenue 2221 Argonne Avenue Long Beach, CA 90815 Long Beach, CA 90804 Long Beach, CA 90815 (562) 426-6161 (562) 597-3696 (562) 498-2389
Tichenor Lowman Center United Cerebral Blind Children’s Center for Orthopedics at Palsy/Spastic Children’s 4120 Marathon Street Memorial Miller Children’s Foundation Los Angeles, CA 90029 Hospital 7630 Gloria Avenue (800) 222-3567 2801 Atlantic Avenue Van Nuys, CA 91406 Long Beach, CA 90801 (323) 873-3366 Braille Institute of America (562) 933-0249 527 N. Dale Avenue Anaheim, CA 92801 Blind Children’s Learning Blind-Braille Institute of (714) 821-5000 Center America 18542-B Vanderlip Avenue 741 N. Vermont Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92705 Los Angeles, CA 90005 Low Vision Center (714) 573-8888 (323) 663-1111, ext. 202 St. Mary Medical Center 1055 Linden Avenue Foundation for the Junior Long Beach, CA 90813 Blind (562) 491-9275 5300 Angeles Vista Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90043 (323) 295-4555 Communicative Disabilities
California State University Orange County Deaf Equal at Long Beach Speech & Access Long Beach Scottish Rite Hearing Clinic 6022 Cerritos Ave. Clinic for Childhood 1250 Bellflower Blvd. Cypress, CA 90630 Language Disorders Long Beach, CA 90804 (714) 826-9793 855 Elm Avenue (562) 985-4583 FAX (714) 826-9813 Long Beach, CA 90813 (562) 436-7787 John Tracy Clinic Greater Los Angeles 740 E. Wardlow Road Council on Deafness Long Beach, CA 90807 (GLAD) (562) 426-2257 2222 Laverna Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90041 (323) 478-8000
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Developmental Disabilities
Association for Retarded Harbor Regional Center Hillside Enterprises Citizens Long Beach 21231 Hawthorne Blvd. 4525 E. Stearns Street 4519 E. Streans Street Torrance, CA 90503 Long Beach, CA 90815 Long Beach, CA 90815 (310) 540-1711 (562) 597-7716 (562) 597-4396
Emotional Disabilities
Family Service of Long Greater Long Beach Child Helpline Youth Counseling Beach Guidance Center 1133 Rhea 1041 Pine Avenue 2801 Atlantic Avenue Long Beach, CA 90806 Long Beach, CA 90813 Long Beach, CA 90801 (562) 599-2244 (562) 436-9893 (562) 424-4227
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health-Long Beach Child & Adolescent Program 240 E. 20th Street Long Beach, CA 90806 (562) 599-9271
Disability Organizations
Autism Society of America Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities (ASA) Greater Long Beach Attention Deficit Disorders Association (LDA) of South Bay Chapter of Long Beach (CHADD) California Orange County P.O. Box 15247 4235 Oceana Avenue Chapter Long Beach, CA 90815-0247 Lakewood, CA 90713 P.O. Box 25772 (562) 425-6850 (562) 595-6147 Santa Ana, CA 92799 (714) 547-4206 National Down Syndrome International Dyslexia Congress Association-Orange County International Dyslexia 7000 Peachtree-Dunwoody rd Branch Association-Los Angeles Bldg. 5, Ste. 1000 1801 East Parkcourt Place, County Branch Atlanta, GA 30328-1662 Ste. D-101 4379 Tujunga Avenue (800) 232-NDSC (6372) Santa Ana, CA 92701 Studio City, CA 91604 (714) 564-0777 (818) 506-8866 The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps National Council for (TASH) Learning Disabilities 29 W. Susquehanna Avenue (NCLD) Baltimore, MD 21204 381 Park Ave. S., Ste. 1401 (410) 828-8274, ext. 101 New York, NY 10016-8806 (212) 545-7510 www.ncld.org IV-10b COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Legal Resources
Mental Health Advocacy Protection and Advocacy, Team of Advocates for Services Inc.-So. California Area Special Kids (TASK) 1336 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 102 Legal Unit 100 W. Cerritos Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90017 3580 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 902 Anaheim, CA 92805 (213) 484-1628 Los Angeles, CA 90901 (714) 533-8275 (213) 427-8747 Western Law Center for (800) 776-5746 Disability Rights 919 S. Albany Street Los Angeles, CA 90015 (213) 736-1031
Recreation Resources
City of Long Beach Special Olympics of Department of Parks, Long Beach Recreation and Marine 3520 Monogram Avenue 2760 Studebaker Long Beach, CA 90808 Long Beach, CA 90815-1697 (562) 421-2882 Attn. Adapted Recreation (562) 570-3100
Other Resources
California State University Disabled Resources Center California State University at Long Beach 2750 E. Spring Street at Long Beach Perceptual Motor Long Beach, CA 90806 Educational Psychology Development Clinic (562) 427-1000 Clinic 1250 Bellflower Blvd. 1250 Bellflower Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90804 Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA 90840 (562) 985-7969 Disabled Student Services (562) 985-4991 4901 East Carson Info Line Referral Service Long Beach, CA 90808 Exceptional Children’s South Bay/Long Beach (562) 938-4558 Foundation Area (562) 938-4272 (TDD) 3750 M.L. King Blvd. (310) 603-8962 Los Angeles, CA 90008 (323) 290-2000 California State University at Long Beach Disabled Student Services 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Brotman Hall 270 Long Beach, CA 90840 (562) 985-5401
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