CHAPTER 2: HEALTHCARE RESOURCES AND INFORMATION Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Milton J. Chatton Medical Library (408) 885-5650 The library offers information services related to the delivery of health care, the training of health care personnel, clinical research, and consumer health information. Hours are Mondays – Fridays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
National Stroke and Disabilities Educational Resources American Association of People with Disabilities (800) 840-8844 www.aapd.com American Occupational Therapy Association (301) 652-6611 (800) 377-8555 TDD www.aota.org
Silicon Valley Independent Living Center Information and Referral Resource Library (408) 894-9041 TTY (408) 894- 9012 www.svilc.org/ Provides access to anyone with a disability regardless of income to its collection of hardcopy, electronic, audio, and video materials regarding a wide range of disability-related issues.
American Physical Therapy Association (703) 684-APTA - (800) 999-2782 www.apta.org American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) (800) 638-8255 www.asha.org Refers callers to Speech-Language Pathologists who specialize in aphasia.
Stanford Health Library (800) 295-5177 or (650) 725-8400 www.healthlibrary.stanford.edu A free and open-to-the-public consumer health information library that provides scientifically based medical information about health and health care. The main branch is located at 211 Quarry Road. Branch offices located at Ravenswood Family Health Center, Stanford Care South Bay, and Stanford Cancer Center. Services are provided on-site, on the phone and on their website. Other languages: Spanish, Language Bank.
American Stroke Association Stroke Family Support Network 1 (888) 4-STROKE www.strokeassociation.org/ American Stroke Association is a division of the American Heart Association. They provide resources for stroke data and information. They publish the free “Stroke Connection” magazine. Other languages: Spanish (translator available), Chinese, Vietnamese. American Stroke Association (888) 478-7653 www.stroke.org Provides education, services and communitybased activities in prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and recovery. American Therapeutic Association (703) 234-4140 www.atra-online.com
www.PacificStrokeAssociation.org support@psastroke.org – (650) 565-8485
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