Clearinghouses
The following list of clearinghouses provides information, referrals, and materials on disability-related issues. They meet regularly to discuss their work, current projects, and plans for future projects. Clearinghouses share resources, prevent duplication, and avoid gaps in information. To learn more about these services and publications, please contact the individual clearinghouses below:
Heath Resource Center, The National Clearinghouse On Postsecondary Education For Individuals With Disabilities
HEATH provides information on educational support services, policies, procedures, adaptations and opportunities on American campuses, vocational-technical schools, adult education programs, independent living centers, transitions, and other training entities after high school for individuals with disabilities.
HEATH Resource Center
The George Washington University
2121 K Street, N.W., Suite 220
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 973-0904 (TTY/Voice)
(800) 544-3284 (Toll-Free)
(202) 973-0908 (Fax)
heath@ace.nche.edu
health.gwu.edu
ERIC, Educational Resources Information Center Clearinghouse On Disabilities And Gifted Education
ERIC is a national information system on education with a large database of journals and other print materials. ERIC, one of 16 ERIC clearinghouses, gathers abstracts, publishes, and disseminates information on disabilities and gifted education. ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education
The Council for Exceptional Children
1110 North Glebe Road
Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201 - 5704
(800) 328-0272 (Voice)
(703) 620-3660 (TTY/Voice)
(703) 264-9494 (Fax)
ericec@inet.ed.gov
ericec.org
National Deaf Education Network And Clearinghouse: Info To Go
Info to Go, formerly the National Information Center on Deafness, is a centralized source of accurate, up-to-date, objective information on topics dealing with deafness and hearing loss in the age group of 0-21.
Gallaudet University
800 Florida Ave. NE
Washington, DC 20002-3695
(202) 651-5051 (TTY/Voice)
(202) 651-5052 (TTY/Voice)
(202) 651-5054 (Fax)
Clearinghouse.infotogo@gallaudet.edu
clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/infotogo
NICHCY, National Information Center For Children And Youth With Disabilities
Established by Congress, NICHCY is an information and referral center that provides free information on disabilities and disability-related issues. The focus is on education and children and youth, ages birth to 22 years.
NICHCY
PO Box 1492
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20013
(800) 695-0285 (TTY/Voice)
(800) 884-8200 (TTY/Voice)
(202) 884-8441 (Fax)
nichcy@aed.org
nichcy.org
DB-Link, The National Information Clearinghouse On Children Who Are Deaf-Blind
DB-Link identifies, coordinates, and disseminates information related to children and youth that are deaf-blind. Parents, service providers, administrators, and others interested in services are invited to contact DB-Link for information. DB-Link is a collaborative effort including the American Association of the Deaf-Blink, American Foundation for the Blind, Helen Keller National Center, Perkins School for the Blind, St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, and Teaching Research.
DB-LINK
345 N. Monmouth Avenue
Monmouth, OR 97361
(800) 438-9376 (TTY/Voice)
(800) 854-7013 (TTY/Voice)
(202) 838-8150 (Fax)
dblink@tr.wou.edu
tr.wou.edu/dblink
NCPSE, National Clearinghouse For Professions In Special Education
This clearinghouse provides information on recruitment and retention and overall supply of professionals in special education and related professional fields, with a particular focus on individuals with disabilities and those from culturally/linguistically diverse communities. It maintains a listing of programs of study in colleges and universities at both undergraduate and graduate levels, and provides resources for financial aid, nontraditional training programs, alternative certification, and job banks, as well as providing specific special education career information.
The National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education
The Council for Exceptional Children
1920 Association Drive
Reston, VA 22091
(800) 641-7824 (Toll Free) (703) 264-9476 (Voice
(703) 264-9480 (TTY/Voice)
(703) 264-1637 (Fax)
ncpse@cec.sped.org
special-ed-careers.org
NIDCD, National Institute On Deafness And Other Communication Disorders
NIDCD Information Clearinghouse
31 Center Drive
MSC 2320
Bethesda, MD 20892-2320
(301) 496-7243 (Voice)
(301) 402-0252 (TTY)
(301) 402-0018 (Fax)
nidcd@aerie.com
nidcd.nih.gov
