Maryland Disability Attorneys
RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
If you have been diagnosed by a medical professional as an individual with a disability, the following information may be helpful to you:
COUNTY COMMISSIONS ON DISABILLITIES
Baltimore City
Baltimore County
Carroll County
Fredrick County
Harford County
Howard County
Montgomery County
Prince George's County
St. Mary's County
Talbot County
Washington County
Maryland Dept. of Disabilities
443-984-3170
410-887-3580 v 410-887-2799 tty
410-848-4124
301-600-1793 v 301-694-1070 tty
410-638-3373 v 410-638-3086 tty
410-313-6402 v 410-313-6401 tty
240-777-1256 v/tty
301-985-3890 v 301-985-3894
301-475-4200 ext 1846 or ext 1894
410-820-6699 v 410-819-5680 v
240-313-2077
410-767-3659 v; 1-800-637-4113 v
FINANCIAL
Social Security Administration (SSI/SSD)
1-800-772-1213
MEDICAL/DENTAL
Medical Assistance/Medicaid-Maryland Department of Human Resources
Contact your local Department of Social Services to apply.
Maryland AIDS Insurance Assistance Program
410-767-6535
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
410-767-6500
Maryland Health Partners (mental health services)
1-800-888-1965
Maryland Children's Health Program
410-767-4160
Donated Dental Program
410-964-1944
INDEPENDENT LIVING PERSONAL CARE/RESPITE CARE
Maryland Centers for Independent Living
Garrett, Allegany, Washington Counties
Potomac Highlands Center for Independent Living
Phone: 301-784-1774; 1-800-371-1986; tty/md Relay – 711
E-mail: phcil@hereintown.net
Dorchester, Talbot. Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset Counties
Eastern Shore Center for Independent Living
Phone: 410-221-7701, 1-800-705-7944; tty 410-221-5140
E-mail: escil@shorenet.net
Charles, St Mary's and Calvert Counties
Center for L.I.F.E.
Phone: 301-884-4498
E-mail: cflife@earthlink.net
Fredrick and Carroll Counties
The Freedom Center
Phone: 301-846-7811
Medical Assistance Personal Care Program
Contact your local Health Department to apply
In-Home Aide Services Program
Contact your local department of Social Services to apply
Attendant Care Program
Department of Human Resources
Phone: 410-767-7422
Department of Aging
Phone: 410-767-1100
Office of Personal Assistance Services
Department of Human Resources
Phone: 410-767-7479; 1-800-332-6347
Maryland Respite Care Coalition
Phone: 410-341-0307
HOUSING
Department of Housing and Community Development Homeownership for People with Disabilities Program
1-800-638-7781
Emergency & Transitional Housing & Services Program
410-767-7328
HUD Rental Assistance
1-202-708-0477
US Department HUD Field Office
410-962-2520
Eviction Prevention Program (Baltimore City)
410-878-8650
HUD Mortgage Assistance Program
410-962-2520
Maryland Department of Housing- MD HOPE
1-877-462-7555
HOME MODIFICATIONS
Maryland Technology Assistance Program
MD TAP
Phone: 1-800-832-4827
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
Home Modification Loan Program
Phone: 410-514-7565
Maryland Guaranteed Loan Program
Phone: 410-554-9233
Assistive Technology Loan Program
Phone: 410-554-9230
TRANSPORTATION
MTA Mobility
410-727-8181
Yellow Transportation
410-369-7433
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority lift equipped bus
202-962-1825
Metro Access
301-562-5360
EMERGENCY FOOD, SHELTER, ETC.
Meals on Wheels
410-558-3663
First Call for Help
410-685-0525
Emergency & Transitional Housing & Services Program
410-767-7182
EMPLOYMENT
Maryland Department of Disabilities
410-767-3660
Division of Rehabilitation Services
410-554-9385 or 410-554-9404 tty
Maryland Job Service
410-767-2148
ENERGY ASSISTANCE
Maryland Energy Assistance Program
410-396-5555
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
410-234-6080 or 410-396-5555
Pepco (Washington Metro Area)
202-833-7500 or 202-872-2369 tty
LEGAL
Maryland Disability Law Center
1-800-233-7201
Legal Aid Bureau (civil matters)
410-539-5340
Hate Crimes Hotline
1800-637-6247
MD Commission on Human Relations
Discrimination Complaints
1-800 637-6247
COMMUNICATION
Maryland Relay Service
711 or 1-800-735-2258
Telecommunications Access of Maryland
410-767-6960 v tty or 1-800-552-7724 v/tty
Lifeline
(telephone discounts to low income consumers) – contact your local telephone company or the FCC
1-888-225-5322
CHILDREN/ YOUTH SERVICES
Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA)
410-767-5600
Central Region
(Baltimore City and Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford, and Howard Counties)
410-902-4500
Southern Region
(Charles, Calvert, Montgomery, Prince George's and St Mary's Counties)
301-362-5100
Eastern Shore Region
(Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worchester Counties)
410-334-6920
Western Region
(Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett and Washington Counties)
301-791-4016
State Department of Education
Special Education
410-767-0238
Maryland infants and Toddlers Program
410-767-0261 or 1-800-535-0182
Division of Special Education Early Intervention Services for Maryland State Department of Education
410-767-0249
Mental Health Services
410-646-7758
Special Health Care Needs
Children's Medical Services Program
1-800-638-8864
410-767-5588
Maryland Association of Resources for Families and Youth (MARFY)
410-974-4901
DISABILITIY ORGANIZATIONS
(Please note – some 800 numbers may be accessible in Maryland only)
ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Information Center
1-800-949-4232
Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's Association
410-561-9099 or 1-800-443-2273
Amputee's
Amputee Association of Maryland
410-448-2500
Attention- deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD)
Children and Adults w/ADD/ADHD (CHADD)
301-306-7070 or 1-800-233-4050
Autism
Autism society of America
301-657-0881, 1-800-3-AUTISM
Community Services for Autistic Adults/Children
301-762-1650
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of Maryland
410-448-2924 or 1-800-221-6443
Cerebral Palsy
Untied Cerebral Palsy of Central Maryland
1-800-872-5827
Dear/Hearing:
Hearing and Speech Agency
410-318-6780
National Association of the Deaf
301-587-1788 v 301-587-1789 tty
Maryland Speech – Hearing Association
410-239-7770
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES:
The Arc of Maryland, Inc.
410-974-6139, 410-5571-9320
Developmental Disabilities Administration
410-767-5600
Maryland Department of Disabilities
410-767-3600
Maryland Association of Community Services for people with Developmental Disabilities (MCAS)
410-767-3660
National Down's syndrome Society
1-800-221-4602
Epilepsy foundation of the Chesapeake region
410-828-7700, 1-800-492-2523
HIV/AIDS
HERO
410-685-1180
Leukemia and Lymphoma
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
1-800-242-4572
Mental Health:
Mental Health Association of Maryland
410-235-1178
NAMI
1-800-467-0075
Mental Hygiene Administration
410-402-8476
Multiple Sclerosis
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
1-800-532-7667
Speech and Hearing
Maryland Speech Hearing Association
410-239-7770
Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome Association of Greater Washington
301-681-4133
Visual Impairments/Blindness:
Blind Industries and Services of Maryland (BISM)
1-888-322-4567
Low Vision Center
310-951-4444
National Federation of the Blind
410-659-9314
American Council for the Blind
1-800-424-8666
Library for the Physically Handicapped
410-230-2424, 1-800-964-9209