National Ataxia Foundation
15500 Wayzata Blvd., # 750
Wayzata, MN 55391
Phone:  (612) 473-7666
Fax:    (612) 473-9289  FAX
Email:  naf@mr.net
Home Page:  http://www.ataxia.org

The National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) was founded in 1957
in an organized effort to combat all hereditary ataxias.
Hereditary ataxia is not a single disease, but a group of
disorders which have in common that they cause ataxia
(lack of coordination) and that they run in families.
Terms used to describe the hereditary ataxias include but
are not limited to: olivopontocerebellar atrophy (OPCA),
spinocerebellar degeneration (SCA), Marie's ataxia, "pure"
cerebellar ataxia and more.  Ataxia can be either
dominantly inherited as those listed above or recessively
inherited like Friedreich's ataxia.

NAF has three primary objectives and areas of service:
Education, Service and Research.  Services include patient
education materials, Pen-Pal program, chapters and support
groups, informational meetings and quarterly newsletter,
Generations.  Most single copies of publications are free
as is a list of "What's Available" through NAF.  Call or
write for more information