COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Our community offers a wide variety of public and private agencies and organizations ready to assist
students with disabilities as well as their families. The following is a list of some of the community
agencies and organizations available to help students with special needs and their families. Services
include diagnosis, testing, counseling, therapy, and support.

Physical Disabilities
California Children
Services Long Beach
Medical Treatment Unit
2221 Argonne Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90815
(562) 498-2389

Crippled Children Society

of Los Angeles County, Inc.
3770 E. Willow Street
Long Beach, CA 90815
(562) 426-6161

Tichenor Orthopedic Clinic

for Children
1660 Termino Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90804
(562) 597-3696

Tichenor Lowman Center

for Orthopedics at
Memorial Miller Childrens
Hospital
2801 Atlantic Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90801
(562) 933-0249

United Cerebral
Palsy/Spastic Childrens
Foundation
7630 Gloria Avenue
Van Nuys, CA 91406
(323) 873-3366

Blind Childrens Center

4120 Marathon Street
Los Angeles, CA 90029
(800) 222-3567

Blind Childrens Learning

Center
18542-B Vanderlip Avenue
Santa Ana, CA 92705
(714) 573-8888

Blind-Braille Institute of
America
741 N. Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90005
(323) 663-1111, ext. 202

Foundation for the Junior

Blind
5300 Angeles Vista Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90043
(323) 295-4555

Braille Institute of America

527 N. Dale Avenue
Anaheim, CA 92801
(714) 821-5000
Low Vision Center
St. Mary Medical Center
1055 Linden Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90813
(562) 491-9275

Communicative Disabilities
California State University
at Long Beach Speech &
Hearing Clinic
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90804
(562) 985-4583

Orange County Deaf Equal

Access
6022 Cerritos Ave.
Cypress, CA 90630
(714) 826-9793
FAX (714) 826-9813

John Tracy Clinic

740 E. Wardlow Road
Long Beach, CA 90807
(562) 426-2257

Greater Los Angeles

Council on Deafness
(GLAD)
2222 Laverna Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90041
(323) 478-8000
IV-10a

Long Beach Scottish Rite

Clinic for Childhood
Language Disorders
855 Elm Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90813
(562) 436-7787

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Developmental Disabilities
Association for Retarded
Citizens Long Beach
4519 E. Streans Street
Long Beach, CA 90815
(562) 597-4396

Harbor Regional Center

21231 Hawthorne Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90503
(310) 540-1711

Hillside Enterprises
4525 E. Stearns Street
Long Beach, CA 90815
(562) 597-7716

Emotional Disabilities
Family Service of Long
Beach
1041 Pine Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90813
(562) 436-9893

Greater Long Beach Child

Guidance Center
2801 Atlantic Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90801
(562) 424-4227

Helpline Youth Counseling

1133 Rhea
Long Beach, CA 90806
(562) 599-2244

Los Angeles County

Department of Mental
Health-Long Beach Child
& Adolescent Program
240 E. 20th Street
Long Beach, CA 90806
(562) 599-9271

Disability Organizations
Autism Society of America
(ASA) Greater Long Beach
South Bay Chapter
P.O. Box 15247
Long Beach, CA 90815-0247
(562) 425-6850

Children and Adults with

Attention Deficit Disorders
of Long Beach (CHADD)
4235 Oceana Avenue
Lakewood, CA 90713
(562) 595-6147

National Down Syndrome

Congress
7000 Peachtree-Dunwoody rd
Bldg. 5, Ste. 1000
Atlanta, GA 30328-1662
(800) 232-NDSC (6372)

International Dyslexia
Association-Orange County
Branch
1801 East Parkcourt Place,
Ste. D-101
Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 564-0777

The Association for Persons

with Severe Handicaps
(TASH)
29 W. Susquehanna Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21204
(410) 828-8274, ext. 101

National Council for

Learning Disabilities
(NCLD)
381 Park Ave. S., Ste. 1401
New York, NY 10016-8806
(212) 545-7510
www.ncld.org
IV-10b

Learning Disabilities
Association (LDA) of
California Orange County
Chapter
P.O. Box 25772
Santa Ana, CA 92799
(714) 547-4206
International Dyslexia
Association-Los Angeles
County Branch
4379 Tujunga Avenue
Studio City, CA 91604
(818) 506-8866

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Legal Resources
Mental Health Advocacy
Services
1336 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 102
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 484-1628
Western Law Center for
Disability Rights
919 S. Albany Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 736-1031

Protection and Advocacy,

Inc.-So. California Area
Legal Unit
3580 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 902
Los Angeles, CA 90901
(213) 427-8747
(800) 776-5746

Team of Advocates for

Special Kids (TASK)
100 W. Cerritos Avenue
Anaheim, CA 92805
(714) 533-8275

Recreation Resources
City of Long Beach
Department of Parks,
Recreation and Marine
2760 Studebaker
Long Beach, CA 90815-1697
Attn. Adapted Recreation
(562) 570-3100

Special Olympics of
Long Beach
3520 Monogram Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90808
(562) 421-2882

Other Resources
California State University
at Long Beach
Perceptual Motor
Development Clinic
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90804
(562) 985-7969
Info Line Referral Service
South Bay/Long Beach
Area
(310) 603-8962

Disabled Resources Center

2750 E. Spring Street
Long Beach, CA 90806
(562) 427-1000
Long Beach City College
Disabled Student Services
4901 East Carson
Long Beach, CA 90808
(562) 938-4558
(562) 938-4272 (TDD)

California State University

at Long Beach
Disabled Student Services
1250 Bellflower Blvd.,
Brotman Hall 270
Long Beach, CA 90840
(562) 985-5401

IV-10c

California State University

at Long Beach
Educational Psychology
Clinic
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90840
(562) 985-4991
Exceptional Childrens
Foundation
3750 M.L. King Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90008
(323) 290-2000