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Usher Syndrome--Resources

Local Resources	National Resources
Nevada Dual Sensory Impairment Project Department of Educational Specialties/299 University of Nevada, Reno Reno, NV 89557 (775) 784-6471 (voice and TTY) (775)327-5220 (fax) 1-877-621-5042 (toll free in Nevada) [www.unr.edu/educ/ndsip] Project Director--MaryAnn Demchak, Ph.D.	American Association of the Deaf-Blind 814 Thayer Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301) 588-6545 (voice and TTY) (301) 588-8705 (fax) [(e-mail) aadb@erols.com] [www.aadb.org]
Bureau of Services to the Blind and Visually Impaired--Reno 1325 Corporate Blvd. Reno, NV 89502 (775) 688-1450 (voice) (775) 688-2598 (fax) [http://detr.state.nv.us/rehab/reh_bvi.htm]	Boys Town National Research Hosptial Usher Syndrome Project 555 North 30th Street Omaha, NE 68131 (402) 498-6556 (voice & TTY) (402) 498-6631 (fax) [www.boystownhospital.org/UsherSyndrome]
Bureau of Services to the Blind and Visually Impaired--Las Vegas 628 Belrose Street Las Vegas, NV 89107 (702) 486-5333 (voice) (800) 662-3366 (toll-free Las Vegas only) (702) 486-7880 (fax) [http://detr.state.nv.us/rehab/reh_bvi.htm]	DB-LINK The National Information Clearinghouse on Children who are Deaf-Blind 345 N. Monmouth Ave. Monmouth, OR 97361 (800) 438-9376 (voice) (800) 854-7013 (TTY) [(e-mail)dblink@wou.edu] [www.tr.wou.edu/dblink]
Bureau of Services to the Blind and Visually Impaired--Carson City 1933 N. Carson St. Carson City, NV 89706 (775) 684-0432 (voice) (775) 684-0361 (fax) (800) 607-6564 (toll free) [http://detr.state.nv.us/rehab/reh_bvi.htm]	RP Foundation Fighting Blindness Executive Plaza, Ste. 800 11350 McCormick Rd. Hunt Valley, MD 21031 (410) 785-1414 (voice) (800) 683-5555 (toll free) (800) 683-5551 (TDD) [www.blindness.org]
Bureau of Services to the Blind and Visually Impaired--Elko 557 W. Silver St., #206 Elko, NV 89801 (775) 778-9573 (voice) (775) 778-9574 (fax) (800) 395-0660 (toll free) [http://detr.state.nv.us/rehab/reh_bvi.htm]	Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Adults 111 Middle Neck Road Sands Point, NY 11050 (516) 944-8900 (voice & TDD) (516) 644-7302 (fax) [www.hknc.org]
Newsletter	National Technical Assistance Consortium (NTAC) for Children and Young Adults Who Are Deaf-Blind 345 N. Monmouth Ave. Monmouth, OR 97361 (503) 838-8778 (voice) (503) 838-8773 (voice) (503) 838-8821 (TTY) [www.tr.wou.edu/ntac]
Usher Family Support (A newsletter for families of people with Usher syndrome) c/o Helen Anderson 4918 42nd Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55417 (612) 724-6982 [(e-mail)kadbmn@aol.com]