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Tennessee Disability Pathfinder

The Tennessee Disability Pathfinder is a “good place to start” when seeking current information about community services around the state. It is a free, statewide, information and referral service for persons with disabilities, family members, and service providers. The scope of information includes all disabilities and individuals of all ages. Service is provided in English and Spanish.

This office incorporates information and referral services with Tennessee Family Pathfinder, an Internet source of disability information available at www.familypathfinder.org This website is maintained by Disability Pathfinder and includes a statewide database of disability services and support agencies in Tennessee as well as national resources and materials concerning various topic areas.

Tennessee Disability Pathfinder is a project of the Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities and is jointly sponsored by Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development.

Toll-free Hot Line

Statewide Toll Free
Voice: 1-800-640-INFO (4636) (English and Spanish)
TTY: 1-800-273-9595

Nashville Area

Voice: (615) 322-8529 (English), (615) 322-7830 (Spanish)
TTY: (800) 273-9595
Fax: (615) 936-5010

Disability Pathfinder is staffed by Coordinator Carole Moore-Slater, MS, who has more than three decades experience in disability services in Tennessee, and Claudia Avila, a Spanish social worker.

E-mail Addresses

carole.moore-slater@vanderbilt.edu
claudia.avila@vanderbilt.edu

Local Address

1810 Edgehill Ave.
Nashville, TN 37212

Statewide Directory of Disability Services and Supports

Disability Pathfinder publishes Tennessee Services & Supports Directory, a statewide directory, in three regional volumes (East, Middle & West Tennessee), on a two-year cycle A new directory will be available in January 2004. If interested in obtaining a new directory it is important to contact Disability Pathfinder to place an order or complete a pre-order form available online. To request a Directory, click here to fill out an online order form or specify which region and send name and address to Carole Moore-Slater.

Click here to search the Pathfinder database of Tennessee service providers

Tennessee Disability Training Network

Disability Pathfinder helps maintain Tennessee Disability Training Calendar, an Internet calendar of disability training and other events sponsored by members of the Tennessee Disability Training Network, a coalition of nonprofit training providers. Member organizations post events to this calendar, the most comprehensive web listing of Tennessee disability events. Website address is www.disabilitytrainingtn.org If you would like to submit a listing for a conference, training event, or meeting, fax information to 615-936-5010 or by email to carole.moore-slater@vanderbilt.edu

Staff

Carole Moore-Slater Coordinator