Frequently Called Numbers

Abuse Hotline
1.800.96. ABUSE (22873)

Children’s Trust Helpline
211 or 305.644.9449 TTY

Clearinghouse on Disability Information
1.877.232.4968 or 1.850.922.4103 TTY

Family Counseling Services
305.271.9800

Fire, Medical & Police Emergency
911

Homeless Helpline
1.877.994.4357

Legal Services of Greater Miami
305.576.0080

MDC Emergency Evacuation Program
305.468.5400 or 305.468.5402 TTD
For 24-hour updates when disaster occurs, call: 305.468.5900 or 305.468.5402 TTD

MDC Government Information Center
311 (Spanish & Creole support for all social programs)

Poison Information Center
1.800.222.1222 or 305.585.8902 TTY

Social Security
1.800.772.1213

Special Transportation Service (STS)
305.264.9000 or 786.469.5000

Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1.800.SUICIDE (800.784.2433)

Switchboard of Miami Helpline
305.358.HELP (4357) or 305.644.9449 TTY

Veteran’s Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1.800.273.TALK (8255)
EDUCATION
Barry University
Division of Student Services–Disability Services
11300 NE 2nd Ave., Miami Shores 33161
305.899.3488 Voice & TTY
disabilityservices@mail.barry.edu
Provides information, advocacy and academic accommodations to those students with documented physical, psychological, visual, speech, hearing and/or learning disabilities.

Florida Diagnostic & Learning Resources System (FDLRS)
FDLRS South
5555 SW 93rd Ave., Miami 33165 – main campus
305.274.3501
1.800.995.8771 TTY / VCO
www.fdlrs-south.dadeschools.net

FDLRS North
Horace Mann Middle 9-PAC – 8950 NW 2 Ave., Miami 33150
305.754.4081

FDLRS – Monroe
1400 United St., Key West 33040
305.293.1646

FDLRS, operating through the MDCPS, Div. of Exceptional Student Ed, is a special education support system for educators, parents and professionals who work with exceptional children.

Florida International University
  Disability Resource Center – Student Affairs
  University Park – 11200 SW 8th St., GC 190, Miami 33199
  305.348.3532
  305.348.3852 TTY
  drcupgl@fiu.edu

  Biscayne Bay – 3000 NE 151 St., WUC131, Miami 33181
  305.919.5345
  305.919.5390 TTY
  drcbbc@fiu.edu
  Provides disability support services on both campuses.

  Lindsey Hopkins Technical Education Center
  750 NW 20th St., Miami 33127
  305.324.6070
  www.lindsey.dadeschools.net
  Provides a dual enrollment program and vocational training for high school students
  enrolled in exceptional student education programs at 12 local high schools.

Miami-Dade College
Access Program available on all campuses
305.237.1272 – Hialeah
305.237.5234 – Homestead
305.237.6360 – Inter-American
305.237.2767 – Kendall
305.237.4141 – Medical
305.237.1272 – North
305.237.3072 – Wolfson
www.mdc.edu
Support services, note-takers, interpreters.

MDC Public Library
Library Services for the Homebound – FREE service
305.474.7251
305.474.7258 TDD
connections@mdpls.org
Provides books by mail to elderly, homebound and people with physical disabilities. Caption decoders, TTY, captioned videos and interpreters for events are offered for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.

MDC Public School System
Division of Special Education
1500 Biscayne Blvd., Miami 33132
305.995.7580
www.dadeschools.net

St. Thomas University
16401 NW 37 Ave., Miami Gardens 33054
305.628.6564
www.stu.edu (click on admissions, then academic enhancement center, then disabled student services)
Provides services for students with disabilities.

University of Miami
Office of Disability Services
Whitten Center, Ste. N-201, 1306 Stanford Dr., Coral Gables
305.284.2374
305.284.3401 TTY
disabilityservices@miami.edu
www.umarc.miami.edu
Coordinates auxiliary aids and services for students with disabilities.