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)
INDEPENDENT LIVING

ABLEDATA
8630 Fenton St., Ste.930, Silver Springs MD 20910
1.800.227.0216
1.301.608.8912 TTY
abledata@macrointernational.com
Objective information on assistive technology products and rehabilitative equipment.

Canine Companions for Independence
PO Box 446, Santa Rosa, CA 95402
1.866.224.3647
1.800.572.2275
www.cci.org
Exceptional dogs for exceptional people – providing trained services, skilled companions.

Center for Independent Living of South Florida
6660 Biscayne Blvd., Miami 33138
305.751.8025
www.soflacil.org
Provides programs and services such as job placement, pre-vocational skills, minor home repairs/ramp project, computer literacy, peer support, loan closet of adaptive equipment, free furniture, home furnishings when available, benefits counseling, housing & transportation assistance, ADA compliance and much more.

Florida Alliance for Assistive Services & Technology (FAAST)
1.850.487.3278
1.888.788.9216
www.faast.org
Provides information and referral on assistive technology, product demonstration, product research, education & advocacy. Also home barrier-modification programs and recycled product matching programs; assists in the recycling/selling/donating of assistive devices and equipment.

HomeSmart LLC
6518 Las Flores Drive, Boca Raton 33433
888.464.6110
561-699-6079  cell
www.homesmart.org

Certified home modification specialists and accessibility consultants providing individualized   assessments, recommendations for designs and specialty products, and project management services.  Experts in bath and kitchen retrofits, ramps, lifts and other accessibility equipment


Housing & Assistive Technology, Inc.
80 NE 40 St. (rear), Miami 33137
305.572.9005
1.866.956.8880
www.hatfl.com
hatfl@bellsouth.net
Solutions for independent living through assistive technology and accessible housing designs.

International Association of Assistance Dog Partners
www.iaadp.org
Provides resources and information re: the assistance dog field.

MDC Disability Services & Independent Living (DSAIL)
1335 NW 14th St., Miami 33125
305.547.5445
305.324.5281 TTY
www.miamidade.gov/dhs/elderly_disability_services.asp
Direct services: adaptive aids, counseling, crisis intervention, personal assistance, skills training, group therapy, interpreters; assistance with employment placement, accessible housing, accessible transportation, benefits, & equipment. Community services: training for Braille, basic American Sign Language classes, parenting classes, transferring documents to accessible formats, disabled parking enforcement program, ADA technical assistance, accessibility surveys and information, sensitivity/awareness training & other services.

Self-Help Devices
Sources for assistive technology information:
www.abilityhub.com
www.abilitiesexpo.com

Spinal Cord Living-Assistance Development Inc. (SCLAD)
240 E. First Ave., Ste. 122, Hialeah 33010
305.887.8838
www.sclad.org
Facilitates independent living, economic self-sufficiency, full community integration for people with disabilities by providing and coordinating support services, employment, vocational opportunities and the development of barrier-free housing.