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RESOURCESDisability Visually Impaired Voter Information Legal Aid Self-Help Homeless Services Information & Referral
DISABILITYArizona Bridge to Independent Living (ABIL) Check out all the good programs on the website. Call or e-mail via the website if you would like to be put on the Empower listserve for disability advocacy. Archived news releases: Social Security Disability This page contains electronic versions of most printed literature on federal disability benefits. Includes an eligibility screening tool to see if you qualify for federal benefits and programs.
BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIREDSun Sounds of Arizona provides audio access to information to people in the Southwest who cannot read print because they have a disability. Sun Sounds Can Read When You Can’t! Sun Sounds of Arizona, established in 1979, provides at no charge to the listener, access to print for individuals who are blind, visually impaired or physically unable to read. It is a community outreach service of Rio Salado College. Sun Sounds of Arizona programming is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week using special radios, designated cable systems, via telephone and on the internet
For more
information: http://sounds,org
Hadley School for the Blind offers distance learning courses you can take on the computer. Founded in 1920, Hadley offers more than 90 tuition-free courses to eligible students. The school serves 8,500 students annually from all corners of the United States and more than 100 countries. http://www.hadley-school.org/Web_Site/Hadley-School.asp
American Foundation for the Blind has lots of great resources, and a directory of local organizations for blind and visually impaired people. http://www.afb.org AFB’s Livable Communities Project. Includes "Where are the best places to live if you are blind or visually impaired?" Unfortunately, none of them are in Arizona, but they tell you how this might be changed. http://www.afb.org/livability.asp How to get an accessible telephone: http://www.afb.org/info_document_view.asp?documentid=1536
Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired Arizona State Library, Archives and Public
Records, Braille and Talking Book Division
VOTER INFORMATIONMaricopa County Elections Voter registration forms may be found at public libraries, political party offices, and most government buildings. You may also print out a voter registration form by clicking http://www.recorder.maricopa.gov/regform.aspxIf you have been registered to vote in Arizona and need to change your address, political affiliation, or name (by marriage, etc.), this can be done electronically. Go to: http://www.servicearizona.com/VOTE BY MAILThis is no longer called absentee voting. Anyone may vote early by mail for any reason. It’s easy! To request a ballot by mail, call the Elections Dept. or do it on line at https://recorder.maricopa.gov/earlyvoteballotnet/evbrequest.aspx
LEGALAZ Law Help Org. Free help for low-income seniors, disabled people and families in such areas as housing, immigration, public benefits, Native American law, health, and work. Search by Arizona county or zip code for nearest location. This is a collaborative project of seven non-profit legal aid groups. Resource documents are also available in an easy-to-read format, or as
detailed information for people who wish to help themselves in the legal
process. There is also advanced legal information and articles to assist
attorneys and legal advocates. Spanish translations are being added on a regular
basis. Arizona Center for Disability Law Also has offices in Tucson. Catalog of Disability Law, for those who want to do their own research: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Homepage: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Arizona Civil Liberties Union (AzCLU)
SELF-HELPAlcoholics Anonymous World Services En Español
Arizona AA Website:
http://www.aaarizona.org/ Women for Sobriety (WFS) Gamblers Anonymous Arizona G.A. Meeting Directory: Overeaters Anonymous
HOMELESS SERVICESA directory of services for homeless people in the Phoenix area can be found at http://www.ci.phoenix.az.us/CITZASST/homeless.html Community Voice Mail allows homeless people to receive voice mail messages, a valuable service when applying for a job. Call Community Information and Referral at 602-263-8845 for more information. Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS) at 1209 W. Madison in downtown Phoenix has a homeless mailbox system. Phone 602-256-6945 for information. HOMELESS VOTINGRegistering to vote gives you a say in many things that affect your life. When lots of homeless people are registered, this helps you take charge of forces that affect your life. (Besides, it is also a very good form of identification.) To register to vote, you must have a mailing address. Some shelters and programs that serve the homeless allow clients to use their address for purposes of voter registration. CASS clients use their homeless mailbox system address on registration forms. Check with other organizations and shelters regarding their voter registration policy.
COMMUNITY INFORMATION & REFERRAL SERVICE24-hour referrals to just about any local agency or service. A very important number when you can’t find it listed anywhere else. CIRS also sponsors Community Voice Mail to give homeless people their own personal phone numbers. Info is available by calling, or on the website. For Central and Northern Arizona 1 (800) 352-3792 – From area codes 602 and 928 only
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