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
- Communicative Disabilities
- Developmental Disabilities
- Emotional Disabilities
- Disability Organizations
- Legal Resources
- Recreation Resources
- Other Resources
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 Children’s Hospital 2801 Atlantic Avenue Long Beach, CA 90801 (562) 933-0249 |
United Cerebral Palsy/Spastic Children’s Foundation 7630 Gloria Avenue Van Nuys, CA 91406 (323) 873-3366 |
Blind Children’s Center 4120 Marathon Street Los Angeles, CA 90029 (800) 222-3567 |
| Blind Children’s 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 |
Braille Institute of America 527 N. Dale Avenue Anaheim, CA 92801 (714) 821-5000 |
| Foundation for the Junior Blind 5300 Angeles Vista Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90043 (323) 295-4555 |
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 |
Long Beach Scottish Rite Clinic for Childhood Language Disorders 855 Elm Avenue Long Beach, CA 90813 (562) 436-7787 |
| 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 |
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 |
Learning Disabilities Association (LDA) of California Orange County Chapter P.O. Box 25772 Santa Ana, CA 92799 (714) 547-4206 |
| 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 |
International Dyslexia Association-Los Angeles County Branch 4379 Tujunga Avenue Studio City, CA 91604 (818) 506-8866 |
| 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 |
Legal Resources
| Mental Health Advocacy Services 1336 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 102 Los Angeles, CA 90017 (213) 484-1628 |
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 |
| Western Law Center for Disability Rights 919 S. Albany Street Los Angeles, CA 90015 (213) 736-1031 |
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 |
Disabled Resources Center 2750 E. Spring Street Long Beach, CA 90806 (562) 427-1000 |
California State University at Long Beach Educational Psychology Clinic 1250 Bellflower Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90840 (562) 985-4991 |
| Info Line Referral Service South Bay/Long Beach Area (310) 603-8962 |
Long Beach City College Disabled Student Services 4901 East Carson Long Beach, CA 90808 (562) 938-4558 (562) 938-4272 (TDD) |
Exceptional Children’s Foundation 3750 M.L. King Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90008 (323) 290-2000 |
| California State University at Long Beach Disabled Student Services 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Brotman Hall 270 Long Beach, CA 90840 (562) 985-5401 |
