Greater Rocket City Chapter NFB of Alabama
Changing what it means to be blind!
Huntsville Alabama Resource List
NFB Huntsville
Coordinator: Larry Povinelli
121 Cork Alley
Madison, AL 35758-3106
(256) 325-4120
President: Joy Harris
5209 Sterling Glen Drive
Pinson, Alabama 35126-7612
Home: 205-520-9979
Cell: 515-720-8699
*NFB of AL: 205-815-5544
E-mail: joy.harris@dwx.com
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
Laura Weber, President
Home:
E-mail: president@nopbc.org
Web site: www.nfb.org/nopbc
NFB Training Centers
BLIND, Incorporated (Blindness: Learning in New Dimensions, Incorporated)
Shawn Mayo, Director
100 East 22nd Street South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
Phone: 612-872-0100
Toll Free: 800-597-9558
Fax: 612-872-9358
E-mail: info@blindinc.org
Web site: http://www.blindinc.org/
Colorado Center for the Blind
Julie Deden, Director
2233 West Shepperd Avenue
Littleton, Colorado 80120
Phone: 303-778-1130
Toll Free: 800-401-4632
Fax: 303-778-1598
E-mail: jdeden@cocenter.org
Web site: http://www.cocenter.org/
Louisiana Center for the Blind
Pam Allen, Director
101 South Trenton Street
Ruston, Louisiana 71270
Phone: 318-251-2891
Toll Free: 800-234-4166
E-mail: pallen@lcb-ruston.com
Web site: http://www.lcb-ruston.com/
Other State Resources
Library Services:
Alabama Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
6030 Monticello Drive
Montgomery, Alabama 36130
Phone: 334-213-3900
Toll Free: 800-392-5671
Rehabilitation Services:
Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind
Huntsville Regional Center
Karla Smith
600 St. Clair Ave, Bldg. 2
Huntsville, Alabama 35801
256-539-7881 (voice/TDD)
256-532-0942 (fax)
Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
560 South Lawrence Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36104
Phone: 334-293-7500
Toll Free: 800-441-7607
Children's Services:
Alabama Department of Education
Division of Special Education Services
Mabrey Whetstone, Director
Gordon Persons Building, Room 3346
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36104-3833
Phone: 334-242-8114
Toll Free: 800-392-8020
Fax: 334-242-9192
Web site: www.alsde.edu/html/sections/section_detail.asp?section=65&footer=sections
Social Security Administration
SOCIAL SECURITY
4970 RESEARCH DRIVE, NW
HUNTSVILLE, AL 35805
1-800-772-1213
Website: http://www.socialsecurity.gov/
Alabama's Jobline®: Look here for JobLine® details
Jobline® is a telephone-based job search system that allows all citizens to search "America's Job Bank" from any touch-tone telephone by calling (800) 414-5748. This is provided through a collaborative effort with the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation, Alabama Department of Industrial Relations, Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, and the National Federation of the Blind.
Resources for Families and Providers
Family Support Links
Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program
Chronic Illness, Children, Health Education
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
National and State Resources
State of Alabama Official Website
National Council on Disability
Supplemental Security Income ( SSI )
State and National Laws and Regulations
Office of Special Education & Rehabilitation Services
National Association of State Directors of Special Education
Special Education Action Committee
For more information about blindness, please contact the Jacobus tenBroek Library of the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute at 410-659-9314 or send an e-mail to jtblibrary@nfb.org.