NEWS FROM PATHFINDER
by Melissa Fortson

Tennessee Disability Pathfinder has phone, Web, and print resources in English and Spanish to connect the Tennessee disability community with service providers. Referral services, free of cost, are provided to persons with disabilities, family members, service providers, and advocates. Pathfinder is a joint project of the Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities and the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development.

PATHFINDER OFFICE MOVE
No longer located at 1810 Edgehill Avenue, the Pathfinder office has moved to 1114 17th Avenue South, Nashville TN 37212. We are pleased to share a space with the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Recreation & Art program. While an open house will be held soon, we welcome you to stop by and visit anytime. Though we have a new address and fax number, our telephone numbers remain the same (see below).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Tennessee Disability Pathfinder
(615) 322-8529 (Nashville area, English & Español)
(800) 640-4636 (toll-free, English & Español)
(615) 321-8834 (fax)
TTY/TDD users: please dial 711 for free relay service
www.familypathfinder.org
tnpathfinder@vanderbilt.edu

We have an auto attendant system that prompts callers to press 1 for Pathfinder, 2 for Pathfinder in Spanish, or 3 for Recreation & Art. When a caller selects 1, the call “rolls” through available Pathfinder staff. When a caller selects 2 or 3, s/he is transferred directly to Claudia (Spanish) or Gretchen (Recreation & Art). Callers can enter an extension anytime:
 
10	Melissa Fortson
11	Claudia Avila-Lopez
12	Access Nashville (Suzanne Ezell & intern)
13	Carole Moore-Slater
14	Gretchen Herbert
15	Ashley Coulter
16	Pathfinder intern (Dawn Callas)

2007 DIRECTORY AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER

Pathfinder publishes the Tennessee Disability Services & Supports Directory, a statewide directory in three regional volumes (East, West, and Middle Tennessee). The 2007 edition of the directory, which lists statewide and local disability-related resources, is nearing completion. To reserve your copies, please call the Pathfinder office at 800-640-4636 or send your name, e-mail address, and phone number to tnpathfinder@vanderbilt.edu; please indicate how many copies you would like of each volume and include “directory pre-order” in the subject line of your message. Upon publication of the directories, we will mail copies to those who have pre-ordered, along with an invoice requesting payment. Directories will cost $25 each.

In addition to the print directory, Pathfinder continues to offer bilingual telephone information and referral service. Pathfinder Web site users have access to the Tennessee Disability Pathfinder Database, which lists statewide disability resources, and the Pathfinder Disability Calendar, a list of disability-related events across Tennessee.

Melissa Fortson is information & referral specialist/program coordinator with Tennessee Disability Pathfinder.