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The Arc of Tennessee ®
151 Athens Way, Suite 100
Nashville, TN 37228 Phone: (615) 248-5878 Toll Free: (800) 835-7077 Fax: (615) 248-5879 | ||
Help for Families Looking for disability service providers, camps, etc? TN Disability Pathfinder can help. You can find Flood Relief information HERE. Flood tips, a copy of a Powerpoint presentation can be found HERE. For information on Recovery Efforts for Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County go to their website http://www.nashville.gov/mayor/flood_more.asp. TN Disability Pathfinder has flood recovery information here: http://kc.vanderbilt.edu/tennesseepathfinder/page.aspx?id=1113 For contact information from the Disability Law & Advocacy Center on disaster issues click HERE. UnitedHealthcare Grants - Families struggling with the medical bills of children with special needs may get help from the UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation (UHCCF). The nonprofit offers grants of up to $5,000 for [but not limited to] speech language treatment, audiology, and hearing aids--not fully covered by health insurance. There are some age, income, and residential qualifiers. For more information, visit Children's Foundation Inc. Effective Emergency Management: Making Improvements for Communities and People with Disabilities - The National Council on Disability (NCD) has released a report calling on federal, state and local authorities to make sweeping changes in emergency management practices for people with disabilities. Emergency Preparedness Protocols - The Division of Intellectual Disabilities Services (DIDS) has developed protocols to guide the determination of service requests. Read the DIDS Protocols. DD Task Force - Read the Developmental Disabilities Task Force Executive Summary.
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