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Support Groups and Education - National Ataxia Foundation

Eligibility

Persons with hereditary or sporadic ataxia and their families; physicians and other health professionals; others interested in the fight against ataxia or in disability issues; national service area

Hours

9 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday CST
https://www.ataxia.org
[email protected]

Application process

Call; visit website

Service area

MN

Other Information

Program Fees

No Fee

Description

- Encourage and support research efforts in identifying the causes and mechanisms of Ataxia, improving diagnosis, and developing treatment models - Locating families affected by ataxia or at risk for Ataxia to offer information and education - Identifying needs and services for purposes of referral, including referral to Ataxia clinics and neurologists - Creating and making available educational programs for ataxia families, health care professionals, and the general public - Increasing public awareness of Ataxia - Chapters, support groups, and informational meetings - Brochures and fact sheets available on many of the ataxias; videos on Ataxia

Last Assured

11/12/2025

Providing organization

National Ataxia Foundation

Encourages and supports research into Ataxia; a group of chronic, progressive neurological?conditions affecting coordination, while also providing advocacy, education, and community support for people living with Ataxia.

Support Groups and Education - National Ataxia Foundation