State & Local Disability Services

NOT PUBLISHED

American Council of the Blind .................... 1-800-424-8666
http://www.acb.org/
National information, referral, and consumer advocacy group.

AT&T
AT&T Accessibility Services - https://www.att.com/features/accessibility.html

Department of Motor Vehicles.................... 910-350-2005 (North) or 910-251-5747 (South)
(North): DMV Building, US 17N, One Station Road, 28405
(South): South Square Plaza, 2390 STE 104 Carolina Beach Road, 28401-7629
DMV Handicapped Placards & Plates: https://www.dmv.org/nc-north-carolina/disabled-drivers.php
To apply for a handicapped license or placard, print form for physician to complete.

EMERGENCY (Voice and TTY).................... 911

New Hanover County Emergency Management & 911: http://em911.nhcgov.com/

New Hanover County Social Services, Adult: http://socialservices.nhcgov.com/services/adult/

New Hanover County Senior Resource Center: http://src.nhcgov.com/

North Carolina Division of Aging https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/daas

Division of Services for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing - Wilmington Regional Resource Center........ 1-800-205-9915 or TTY 1-800-205-9916
http://www.ncdhhs.gov/dsdhh/rrc/wilmington/wilmington.htm

North Carolina ADA State Resource Network
http://www.sedbtac.org/ada/se_region/se_regionTemplate.cfm?st=NC
Resource Center on the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)

Relay North Carolina
North Carolina Telecommunications Relay Service.................... 7-1-1
TTY..........................................  1-800-735-2962
Voice Carry-Over (VCO).......... 1-877-735-8260
http://www.relaync.com/
Relay North Carolina is a free service that provides full telephone accessibility to people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf-blind, and speech-disabled.

New Hanover County Public Library.................... 910-798-6301
There are four libraries in the New Hanover County Public Library system. The Main Library & Law Library are located in downtown Wilmington. The Northeast Branch Library is in the Landfall Shopping Center on Military Cutoff Rd. The Pine Valley Library is on South College Road adjacent to the Fulton Station shopping center. The Pleasure Island Library is on N. Lake Park Blvd. Hours vary by location.
http://www.nhclibrary.org/

Adult Library Outreach for the Handicapped and Aged (ALOHA)................ 910-798-6301
http://nhcpl.libguides.com/aloha
Books in LARGE PRINT or regular print; books and music on audiotape or CD; and movies on video and DVD. Some are close captioned for the hearing impaired, others are described for the visually impaired.

North Carolina Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.................... 1-888-388-2460 or TDD: 919-733-1462
1811 Capital Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27635
http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/lbph/
Online Catalog - http://www.klas.com/talkingbooks/nc

Updated 11/14/19