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Tips for First Responders - Delaware

Delaware Disability Resources

Mobility Impairments

Division of Developmental Disabilities Services (DDDS) (Children birth-age 22)
1-866-552-5758 (24-Hour Toll-Free)

Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities (DSAAPD) (Adults age 18+)
Delaware Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)
1-800-223-9074 (Toll-Free)

Intellectual Disabilities

Alzheimer’s Association Delaware Valley Chapter
1-800-272-3900 (24-Hour Toll-Free)

Division of Developmental Disabilities Services (DDDS) (Children birth-age 22)
1-866-552-5758 (24-Hour Toll-Free)

Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities (DSAAPD) (Adults age 18+)
Delaware Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)
1-800-223-9074 (Toll-Free)

Mental Illness

Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Mental-Health Emergencies in Delaware
24-Hour Toll-Free Numbers:
1-800-652-2929 (New Castle)
1-800-345-6785 (Kent, Sussex)
1-800-652-2929 (DE Mobile Crisis Unit)

Mental Health Association in Delaware
1-302-654-6833

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill in DE (NAMI-DE)
1-302-427-0787 (New Castle)

Autism

Division of Developmental Disabilities Services (Children birth-age 22)
1-866-552-5758 (24-Hour Toll-Free)

Autism Delaware
1-302-224-6020 (New Castle)
1-302-644-3410 (Kent, Sussex)

Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Delaware Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
1-302-761-8275 (TTY and voice)
1-302-761-8336 (TTY)

Hearing Loss Association in Delaware
Delaware Chapter (Wilmington)
1-302-292-3066 (Voice/Relay)
Kent and Sussex County Chapters
1-302-674-3272 (Voice/Relay)

Blindness or Visual Impairments

Delaware Division for the Visually Impaired (DVI)
1-302-255-9800 (New Castle)
1-302-424-7240 (Kent, Sussex)

Delaware Association for the Blind
1-888-777-3925 (Toll-Free)
1-302-998-5913

Service Animals

Canine Partners for Life
1-610-869‑4902
info@k94life.org

Dogs for the Deaf
1-541-826-9220 (New Castle, Kent, Sussex)

Seniors

Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities (DSAAPD) (Adults age 18+)
Delaware Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)
1-800-223-9074 (Toll-Free)

Senior Legal Hotline
Delawareans age 60 and older can call Monday-Thursday 9-4:30 for free legal advice from either a DVLS staff attorney or volunteer attorneys on a variety of issues. There are no income requirements to call the hotline.
1-302-478-8850 (New Castle)
1-800-773-0606 (Kent, Sussex)

For more information about Delaware’s Tips for First Responders or for information about emergency preparedness for people with disabilities or other functional and access needs, please contact:

Dr. Phyllis Guinivan
pguiniva@udel.edu
302-831-7464
855-READY-DE

Center for Disabilities Studies
University of Delaware
461 Wyoming Road
Newark, Delaware 19761

University of DelawareCenter for Disabilities Studies