Disability Resources
Disclaimer: This is a partial list and is not meant as an endorsement by DSPS
LOCAL CLINICS AND AGENCIES
Access Line
Service: Gateway to Mental Health Services (free/low cost)
Phone: (888) 868-1649
Address: 2034 De La Vina, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Adapted Recreation Program
Service: Adapted recreation
Phone: (805) 893 4114
Address: Recreation Center, Room 1507 UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Website: rick.vanhoorn@essr.ucsb.edu
Adult Literacy Program
Service: Free tutoring and basic skill
Phone: (805) 564 5619
Address: 40 E Anapamu, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Website: www.sbplibrary.org
Alcoholics Anonymous
Service: Alcoholism recovery and meetings
Phone: (805) 962 3332
Address: 1213 State St, Suite H, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Website: www.santabarbaraaa.com
Alternate Text Production Centre
Service: Text to electronic text or Braille
Phone: (805) 948 8927
Address: 71 A. Day Road, Ventura, CA 93003
Website: www.atpc.net
Braille Institute
Service: Resources for people with vision loss
Phone: (805) 682 6222
Address: 2031 De La Vina, Santa Barbara, CA
Website: www.brailleinstitute.org/Centers/SantaBarbara
Coast Caregiver Resource Center
Service: Brain impairment advocacy, education, referral
Phone: (800) 443 1236
Address: 1528 Chapala St, Suite 302, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Website: www.risb.org
Community Counseling and Education Center
Service: Affordable, bilingual counseling & educational sevices
Phone: (805) 962 3363
Address: 923 Olive Street, Santa Barbara, CA
Website: www.ccecsb.org
CHADD
Service: C.H.A.D.D ADHD support groups
Phone: (805) 637 3920
Address: info@mindgains.com
Website: www.mindgainsinc.com
Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
Service: Treatment, prevention, intervention, advocacy
Phone: (805) 963 1433
Address: 232 East Canon Perdido, Santa Barbara, CA 93102
Website: www.cadasb.org
Department of Rehabilitation
Service: Vocational counseling and financial support for training
Phone: (805) 560 8130
Address: 509 E. Montecito Street, Suite 101, Santa Barbara CA 93103
Website: www.rehab.cahwnet.gov
Dyslexia Awareness and Resource Center (DARC)
Service: LD/ADD advocacy, resources, referrals
Phone: (805) 963 7339
Address: 928 Carpinteria Street, Suite 2, Santa Barbara, CA 93103
Website: www.dyslexiacenter.org
Easy Lift transportation
Service: Curbside to Curbside "Dial A Ride" type transportation
Phone: (805) 681 1181
Address: 53 Cass Place, Suite D, Goleta, CA 93117
Website: www.easylift.org
Family Service Agency
Service: Referral to Community Services
Phone: 211 in CA
Address: 123 W. Gutierrez St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Website: www.211.org
Hosford Counseling and Psychological Services Clinic
Service: Assessment and Counseling
Phone: (805) 893 8064
Address: 1110 Phelps Hall, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Website: http://education.ucsb.edu/ccsp/hosford.html
Independent Living Resource Center
Service: Financial, housing, medical counseling, advising
Phone: (805) 963 0595
Address: 423 W. Victoria Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Website: www.ilrc-trico.org/home.html
Access Unlimited KPFK 90.7 FM, 98.7 Pacifica Radio Santa Barbara
Service: News, issues and events concerning the disabled community
The brain injury association of Santa Barbara
Service: Acquired brain injury support
Phone: (805) 563 2882
Address: 1235 Veronica Springs Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Website: www.jodihouse.org
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
Service: Read for those who can't
Phone: (805) 687 6393
Address: 5638 Hollister Avenue, Goleta, CA 93117
Website: www.rfbd.org
Rehabilitation Institute
Service: Brain, spinal chord injury, stroke, neurological, orthopedic problems
Phone: (805) 687 7444
Address: 2415 De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Website: www.risb.org
Rehabilitation Institute Keck Center for Outpatient Services
Service: Physical, occupational and speech/language therapy
Phone: (805) 569 8900
Address: 2415 De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Website: www.risb.org
Solutions
Service: Residential and day treatment for traumatic brain injury
Phone: (805) 683 1995
Address: 1135 N. Patterson, Santa Barbara, CA 93111
Website: www.jodihouse.org/solutions.htm
Tri-Counties Regional Center
Service: Support for developmental disabilities
Phone: (805) 962 7881
Address: 520 E. Montecito, Santa Barbara, CA
Website: www.tri-counties.org
INDIVIDUAL SERVICE PROVIDERS IN SANTA BARBARA
Cherie Baroni
Title: Educational Therapist
Service: LD assessment, tutoring
Phone: (805) 687 3711
Address: 1811-E State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Email: sbcet1@aol.com
George Bifano
Title: Psychiatrist
Service: Therapy, chemical dependency
Phone: (805) 682 5451
Carolyn Binkley
Title: Educational Therapist
Service: Coaching, tutoring
Phone: (805) 252 8866
Ron Brooks
Title: Psychologist
Service: LD/ADD/ADHD assessment
Phone: (805) 962 0266
Address: 1335 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Merith Cosden
Title: Psychologist
Service: Counseling and coaching
Phone: (805) 893 2370
Address: 123 West Padre Street, Suite B, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Email: cosden@education.ucsb.edu
Mark Corazza
Title: Neurologist M.D.
Service: ADHD, Tourette Disorder, assessment
Phone: (805) 682 3601
Jean De La Vega
Title: Educational Therapist
Service: Coaching, tutoring
Phone: (805) 967 8697
Address: 5073 San Julio Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93111
Email: rj.delavega@cox.net
Barry Dubin
Title: Educational therapist
Service: Academic support and instruction for students with learning differences
Phone: (805) 962 7122
Address: 112 W. Cota St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Email: dubinlearningcenter@verizon.com
Mary Ann Evans
Title: Neuropsychologist
Service: LD/ADD/ADHD assessment
Phone: (805) 965 2141
Address: 28 W. Arrellaga Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Susan Farber
Title: Psychotherapist
Service: LD/ADD/ADHD therapy for muscular dystrophy, traumatic brain injury
Phone: (805) 886 5538
Address: 22 W. Micheltorena Street, Suite B, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Email: farbermft@yahoo.com
Diana Ferrari
Title: MFT Counselor
Service: Psychotherapy
Phone: (805) 965 6830
Address: 621 Chapala Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Marjorie Gies
Title: Psychiatrist
Service: Therapy, eating disorders
Phone: (805) 899 4940
Holly Holbrook
Title: Speech Pathologist, Rehabilitation Specialist
Service: ADD/ABI cognitive coaching
Phone: (805) 895 3984
Address: 315 Meigs Road #A-211, Santa Barbara, CA 93109
Elaine Jacobs
Title: Psychotherapist
Service: LD/ADHD assessment
Phone: (805) 687 6711
Address: 2429 Bath Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Email: elain8j@yahoo.com
Joyce Lunt
Title: Clinical Psychologist
Service: LD/ADHD assessment
Phone: (805) 965 8880
Address: 1515 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Zev Nathan
Title: Psychiatrist, psychologist
Service: ADHD, adoption and gay and lesbian support
Phone: (805) 962-3530
Address: 1335 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Cornelius Mietus
Title: Optometrist
Service: Behavioral Optometry
Phone: (805) 969 2020
Address: 1125 Coast Village Road, Montecito, CA 93108
Peter Robertson
Title: Access Consultant
Service: Accessibility Management
Phone: (805) 569 2245
Address: PO Box 2245, Santa Barbara, CA 93120
Email: pmr@accessunltd.com
Howard Rothman
Title: Psychologist
Service: LD assessment
Phone: (805) 569 2989
Address: 1534 Marquard Terrace, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Email: horo64@cox.net
Roland Rotz
Title: Clinical Psychologist
Service: ADD/ADHD assessment, coaching
Phone: (805) 566 0441
Address: 957 Maple Avenue, Carpinteria, CA 93013
Cheryll Smith
Title: Clinical Neuropsychologist
Service: LD, ADHD assessment
Phone: (805) 962 6002
Address: 924 Anacapa Street, Suite 3B, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Michael Stulberg
Title: Psychiatrist
Service: Therapy, ADD, AOD, mood disorders
Phone: (805) 682 1882
Kathy Yuill
Title: Educational Therapist
Service: LD, ADD, coaching
Phone: (805) 637 3920
Address: 924 Anacapa Street, Suite 2L, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Email: info@mindgainsinc.com
Ruben Weininger
Title: Psychiatrist
Service: Psychotherapy, medications, meditation
Phone: (805) 569-3313
Address: 1227 De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Jordan Witt
Title: Clinical Psychologist
Service: LD ADD assessment, Therapy
Phone: (805) 564 1763
Address: 28 West Arrellaga Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
NATIONAL DISABILITY RESOURCES:
Latest Disability News from MedlinePlus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/disabilities.html
Center for the Study and Advancement of Disability Policy
http://www.disabilitypolicycenter.org/
Cornucopia of Disability Information
http://codi.buffalo.edu/
Disability Main Page, U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/disability/disability.html
Disability Resources
http://www.disabilityresources.org
Disability Statistics, Cornell University
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/ped/disabilitystatistics/index.cfm
Disability Statistics Center, University of California San Francisco
http://www.dsc.ucsf.edu/main.php
Government disability information
http://www.disabilityInfo.gov/
National Clearinghouse on Post-Secondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities
http://www.heath.gwu.edu/index.htm
Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.dol.gov/odep
ORGANIZATIONS ON DISABILITY:
Association on Higher Education and Disability
http://www.ahead.org
California Association on Post-Secondary Education and Disability
http://www.caped.net
California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, Disabled Student Programs and Services
http://www.cccco.edu
Department of Rehabilitation, California
http://www.dor.ca.gov
Films involving Disability
http://www.disabilityfilms.co.uk
Job Accommodation Network
http://www.jan.wvu.edu
DISABILITY RIGHTS LAWS:
Americans with Disabilities Act
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
Disability Rights Advocates
http://www.dralegal.org
EdLaw
http://www.edlaw.net
Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html
Protection and Advocacy, Disability Civil Rights Legal Services
http://www.pai-ca.org
Rehabilitation Act, Section 504
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/504.html
U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy
http://www.dol.gov/odep/
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY:
Alliance for Technology Access
http://www.ataccess.org
Closing the Gap
http://closingthegap.com
Ergonomic Workplace Designs
http://www.ergointerfaces.com
High Tech Center Training Unit of the California Community Colleges
http://www.htctu.fhda.edu
IBM Accessibility Center
http://www-3.ibm.com/able/index.html
Section 508 standards
http://www.access-board.gov
WebAble
http://www.webable.com
Web Accessibility Initiative
http://www.w3.org/wai
FOR PERSONS WHO ARE BLIND OR LOW VISION:
American Foundation for the Blind
http://www.afb.org
American Printing House for the Blind
http://www.aph.org
eSight
http://www.esight.org
National Eye Institute
http://www.nei.nih.gov
Prevent Blindness America
http://www.preventblindness.org
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
http://www.rfbd.org
Vision World Wide
http://www.visionww.org
FOR PERSONS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES:
Learning Disabilities Association of America
http://www.ldanatl.org
International Dyslexia Association
http://www.interdys.org
National Center for Learning Disabilities
http://www.ncld.org
Council for Learning Disabilities
http://www.cldinternational.org
Schwab Foundation for Learning Disabilities
http://www.schwablearning.org
Learning Disabilities Online
http://www.ldonline.com
College Planning for Students with Learning Disabilities
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/postsecondary/eric_collegeplanning.html
FOR PERSONS WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER:
Attention Deficit Disorder Association
http://www.add.org
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder
http://www.chadd.org
Finding a Therapist Who Specializes in Attention Deficit Disorder
http://www.addreferral.com
ADD/ADHD in College
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/postsecondary/adhd_and_college.html
FOR PERSONS WITH AUTISM:
Autism Society of America
http://www.autism-society.org
National Association for Autism Research
http://www.naar.org
FOR PERSONS WITH ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY:
Brain Injury Association
http://www.biausa.org
FOR PERSONS WITH MOBILITY DISABILITIES:
Mobility International
http://www.miusa.org
National Spinal Cord Injury Hotline
http://www.scihotline.org
FOR PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES:
American Association on Mental Retardation
http://www.aamr.org
FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF:
American Speech-Language Hearing Association
http://www.asha.org
National Information Center on Deafness, Gallaudet University
http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/InfoToGo/
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/
National Association of the Deaf
http://www.nad.org/
FOR PERSONS WITH MEDICAL DISABILITIES:
American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org
American Parkinson's Disease Association
http://www.apdaparkinson.com
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Association
http://www.alsa.org
Arthritis Foundation
http://www.arthritis.org/
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation
http://www.ccfa.org
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
http://www.cff.org
Epilepsy Foundation of America
http://www.efa.org
Huntington's Disease Society of America
http://www.hdsa.org
Lupus Foundation of America
http://www.lupus.org
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
http://www.msfacts.org
Muscular Dystrophy Association
http://www.mdausa.org
National Neurofibromatosis Foundation
http://www.nf.org
National Organization for Rare Diseases
http://www.rarediseases.org
National Stroke Association
http://www.stroke.org
Spina Bifida Association
http://www.sbaa.org
FOR PERSONS WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL DISABILITIES:
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
http://www.nami.org
National Mental Health Association
http://www.nmha.org
Tourette's Syndrome Association
http://www.tsa-usa.org/
FOR PERSONS WITH SPEECH OR LANGUAGE DISABILITIES:
American Speech, Language, Hearing Association
http://www.asha.org
National Center for Stuttering
http://www.stuttering.com
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/
