{"id":20368,"date":"2022-12-12T22:29:53","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T22:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/?page_id=20368"},"modified":"2026-05-12T16:56:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T21:56:31","slug":"ace","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/ace\/","title":{"rendered":"Ataxia Centers of Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"20368\" class=\"elementor elementor-20368\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c127e3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c127e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-156482e\" data-id=\"156482e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-821fb98\" data-id=\"821fb98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34c187c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34c187c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Ataxia Centers of Excellence<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-239cd32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"239cd32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1e52fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1e52fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A designation to recognize centers that provide comprehensive care and services for individuals affected by Ataxia and their families.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba66304 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba66304\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9baf94\" data-id=\"b9baf94\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67d13ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67d13ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"#ACEcenters\"><strong>ATAXIA CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46e36f3\" data-id=\"46e36f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-963a016 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"963a016\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"#ACEdesignation\"><strong>DESIGNATION CRITERIA<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd84843\" data-id=\"cd84843\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62f6f6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62f6f6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"#ACEapply\"><strong>HOW TO APPLY<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b9de58\" data-id=\"0b9de58\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95fc5a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95fc5a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/ace\/apply\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BECOME AN ACE &gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb90224 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb90224\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a438372\" data-id=\"a438372\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f67f91e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f67f91e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fe04fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fe04fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>NAF&#8217;s <span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Roboto; color: #212121;\">Ataxia Centers of Excellence (ACE) program is to designate exceptional regional centers providing comprehensive care and services for individuals affected by Ataxia and their families. In addition to providing expert clinical care for a variety of Ataxias and Ataxia-related disorders, the Centers should be engaged in clinical research and\/or clinical trials, provide professional and lay education to patients and their families in the areas they serve, and work with NAF locally and nationally in its efforts to continually improve the lives of those affected by Ataxia.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cec92ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cec92ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa0a45b\" data-id=\"aa0a45b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f408ed2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f408ed2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d81954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d81954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ACE-Centers-logo-tagline-.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21455\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ACE-Centers-logo-tagline-.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ACE-Centers-logo-tagline--300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e84ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"2e84ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"ACEcenters\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ae19aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1ae19aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b830f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b830f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Current NAF Ataxia Centers of Excellence in the United States are listed on the map below. 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more<\/a><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"subStateTitle\">University of Miami<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Miami, FL<\/b><br\/><b>Phone #: <\/b><a href=\"tel:305-243-3100\">305-243-3100<\/a><br\/><b>Website:<\/b> <a href=\" https:\/\/med.miami.edu\/departments\/neurology\/divisions\/movement-disorders-division\">med.miami.edu\/departments\/neurology\/divisions\/movement-disorders-division<\/a><br><b>Detailed Information:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/clinic\/university-of-miami\/\">Click here to learn more<\/a><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"subStateTitle\">University of South Florida Ataxia Research Center<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Tampa, FL<\/b><br\/><b>Phone #: <\/b><a href=\"tel:813-821-8017\">813-821-8017<\/a><br\/><b>Website:<\/b> <a href=\" https:\/\/health.usf.edu\/medicine\/neurology\/ataxia\/\"health.usf.edu<\/a><br><b>Detailed Information:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/clinic\/university-of-south-florida-ataxia-research-center\/\">Click here to learn 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Michigan<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Ann Arbor, MI<\/b><br\/><b>Phone #: <\/b><a href=\"tel:734-764-6831\">734-764-6831<\/a><br\/><b>Website:<\/b> <a href=\" https:\/\/medicine.umich.edu\/dept\/neurology\/clinical-care\/ataxia-clinical-program\">www.medicine.umich.edu<\/a><br><b>Detailed Information:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/clinic\/university-of-michigan\/\">Click here to learn more<\/a><\/p>`);\r\n   }\r\n\r\n   if(stateName == 'US-MN'){\r\n\t   jQuery('.locationDiv').html();\r\n\t   jQuery('.locationDiv').html(`\r\n\t\t<h1 class=\"stateHeader\">Minnesota<\/h1>\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"subStateHeader\">NAF Ataxia Center of Excellence<\/h2>\r\n            <h3 class=\"subStateTitle\">The Bob Allison Ataxia Clinic<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Minneapolis, MN<\/b><br\/><b>Phone #: <\/b><a href=\"tel:612-626-6688\">612-626-6688<\/a><br\/><b>Detailed Information:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/clinic\/the-bob-allison-ataxia-clinic\/\">Click here to learn 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href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/clinic\/atrium-health-wake-forest-baptist-multidisciplinary-ataxia-clinic\/\">Click here to learn more<\/a><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t`);   }\r\n\t\t\t\r\n   if(stateName == 'US-NY'){\r\n\t   jQuery('.locationDiv').html();\r\n\t   jQuery('.locationDiv').html(`\r\n\t\t<h1 class=\"stateHeader\">New York<\/h1>\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"subStateHeader\">NAF Ataxia Center of Excellence<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"subStateTitle\">Columbia University Irving Medical Center<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>New York, NY<\/b><br\/><b>Phone #: <\/b><a href=\"tel:212-305-1303\">212-305-1303<\/a><br\/><b>Website:<\/b> <a href=\" https:\/\/www.neurosurgery.columbia.edu\/patient-care\/specialties\/movement-disorders\">www.neurosurgery.columbia.edu<\/a><br><b>Detailed Information:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/clinic\/columbia-university-irving-medical-center\/\">Click here to learn more<\/a><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"subStateTitle\">NYU Langone 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https:\/\/www.houstonmethodist.org\/neurology\/locations\/texas-medical-center\/clinical-programs\/movement-disorders-clinic\/\">www.houstonmethodist.org<\/a><br><b>Detailed Information:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/clinic\/houston-methodist-neurological-institute-movement-disorders-clinic\/\">Click here to learn more<\/a><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"subStateTitle\">Baylor College of Medicine<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>7200 Cambridge St, Suite 9A, Houston, TX 77030<\/b><br\/><b>Phone #: <\/b><a href=\"tel:713-798-2273\">713-798-2273<\/a><br><b>Detailed Information:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/clinic\/baylor-college-of-medicine\/\">Click here to learn more<\/a><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"subStateTitle\">UT Southwestern Medical Center<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Dallas, TX<\/b><br\/><b>Phone #: <\/b><a href=\"tel:214-645-8800\">214-645-8800<\/a><br\/><b>Website:<\/b> <a href=\" https:\/\/utswmed.org\/locations\/aston\/neurology-clinic-movement-disorders\/\">www.utswmed.org<\/a><br><b>Detailed Information:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/clinic\/ut-southwestern-medical-center\/\">Click here to learn more<\/a><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t`);\r\n\r\n   }\r\n   \r\n    if(stateName == 'US-UT'){\r\n\t   jQuery('.locationDiv').html();\r\n\t   jQuery('.locationDiv').html(`\r\n\t\t<h1 class=\"stateHeader\">Utah<\/h1>\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"subStateHeader\">NAF Ataxia Center of Excellence<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"subStateTitle\">University of Utah<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Salt Lake City, UT<\/b><br\/><b>Phone #: <\/b><a href=\"tel:801-585-7575\">801-585-7575<\/a><br\/><b>Website:<\/b> <a href=\" https:\/\/medicine.utah.edu\/neurology\/movement-disorders\">medicine.utah.edu\/neurology\/movement-disorders<\/a><br><b>Detailed Information:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/clinic\/university-of-utah\/\">Click here to learn more<\/a><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t`);\r\n \r\n   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https:\/\/www.uwmedicine.org\/locations\/neurology-uwmc\">www.uwmedicine.org<\/a><br><b>Detailed Information:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/clinic\/university-of-washington-medical-center\/\">Click here to learn more<\/a><\/p>`);\r\n   }\r\n\r\n   if(stateName == 'US-OH'){\r\n\t   jQuery('.locationDiv').html();\r\n\t   jQuery('.locationDiv').html(`\r\n\t\t<h1 class=\"stateHeader\">Ohio<\/h1>\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"subStateHeader\">NAF Ataxia Clinics<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"subStateTitle\">University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>3113 Bellevue Avenue, 3rd Floor 3400, Cincinnati, OH 45219<\/b><br\/><b>Phone #: <\/b><a href=\"tel:513-475-8730\">513-475-8730<\/a><br><b>Detailed Information:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/clinic\/university-of-cincinnati-gardner-neuroscience-institute\/\">Click here to learn more<\/a><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"subStateTitle\">Ataxia Clinic, The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Department of Neurology<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>920 N. Hamilton Rd, Suite 500, Gahanna, OH<\/b><br\/><b>Phone #: <\/b><a href=\"tel:614-293-4969\">614-293-4969<\/a><br><b>Detailed Information:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/clinic\/ataxia-clinic-the-ohio-state-wexner-medical-center-department-of-neurology\/\">Click here to learn more<\/a><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t`);\r\n   }\r\n\r\n   if(stateName == 'US-PA'){\r\n\t   jQuery('.locationDiv').html();\r\n\t   jQuery('.locationDiv').html(`\r\n\t\t<h1 class=\"stateHeader\">Pennsylvania<\/h1>\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"subStateHeader\">NAF Ataxia Clinics<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"subStateTitle\">Penn Ataxia Clinic<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>330 S 9TH Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107<\/b><br\/><b>Phone #: <\/b><a href=\"tel:215-829-7775\">215-829-7775<\/a><br><b>Detailed Information:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/clinic\/penn-ataxia-clinic\/\">Click here to learn more<\/a><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"subStateTitle\">Jefferson Movement Disorders Center<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>1101 Chestnut St, 10th floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107<\/b><br\/><b>Phone #: <\/b><a href=\"tel:215-503-2724\">215-503-2724<\/a><br><b>Detailed Information:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/clinic\/jefferson-movement-disorders-center\/\">Click here to learn more<\/a><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t`);\r\n   }\r\n\r\n   if(stateName == 'US-VA'){\r\n\t   jQuery('.locationDiv').html();\r\n\t   jQuery('.locationDiv').html(`\r\n\t\t<h1 class=\"stateHeader\">Virginia<\/h1>\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"subStateHeader\">NAF Ataxia Clinic<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"subStateTitle\">Virginia Commonwealth University<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>11958 W. Broad Street, 4th Floor, Henrico, VA<\/b><br\/><b>Phone #: <\/b><a href=\"tel:804-305-7451\">804-305-7451<\/a><br><b>Website:<\/b> <a href=\" https:\/\/www.vcuhealth.org\/services\/parkinsons-and-movement-disorders-center\/\">www.vcuhealth.org\/services\/parkinsons-and-movement-disorders-center\/<\/a><br><b>Detailed Information:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/clinic\/virginia-commonwealth-university\/\">Click here to learn more<\/a><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t`);\r\n   }\r\n\r\n   jQuery(\".locationDiv\").fadeIn('slow');\r\n    }\r\n}\r\n   \r\n\t}, 1000);\r\n});\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57df0d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57df0d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc62b3d\" data-id=\"cc62b3d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97fa921 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97fa921\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Map Key:&nbsp;<\/strong><br><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">Blue states have at least one ACE clinic; White states do not have an ACE clinic.<br>Stars indicate the location of an ACE clinic.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-align: start;\">Download a printable, accessible version of this map: <span style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/US-Neurologist-Resource-List-10-17-24.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NAF Ataxia Centers of Excellence and Specialty Clinics<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-017184b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"017184b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4027e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4027e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">International <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18359b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"18359b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-916f4e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"916f4e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c17ff5\" data-id=\"7c17ff5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72d4d13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72d4d13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Australia<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90a9052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90a9052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MJD Foundation<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6020650 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6020650\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>North Territory, Australia<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Website: <\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mjd.org.au\/our-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mjd.org.au<\/a><\/span><br \/><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 1300 584 122<br \/><strong>Detailed Information:<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/clinic\/mjd-foundation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to learn more.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ae5dfa elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7ae5dfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29920fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29920fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital's Ataxia Clinic<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f87bce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f87bce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Melbourne, Australia<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Website: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eyeandear.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">eyeandear.org.au\/<\/span><\/a><br \/><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 03 9929 8666<br \/><strong>Detailed Information:<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/clinic\/royal-victorian-eye-and-ear-hospital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to learn more.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4d9f7a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d4d9f7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b847fc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b847fc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">St. Vincent's Neurogenomics Clinic<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5365a79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5365a79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Darlinghurst, Australia<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Website: <\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.svhs.org.au\/our-services\/list-ofservices\/st-vincents-clinical-genomics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">svhs.org.au\/<\/a><\/span><br \/><strong>Phone:<\/strong> +61 (0)2 8382 4899<br \/><strong>Detailed Information:<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/clinic\/st-vincents-neurogenomics-clinic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to learn more.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9638df1\" data-id=\"9638df1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b12b16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b12b16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Austria<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dcc052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2dcc052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Center for Rare Movement Disorders Innsbruck <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a5ab09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a5ab09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck<br \/><br \/><\/em><strong>Phone:<\/strong> +43 512-504-24239<br \/><strong>Detailed Information:<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/clinic\/center-for-rare-movement-disorders-innsbruck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to learn more.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e99bc5\" data-id=\"3e99bc5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-273c8e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"273c8e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Canada<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f50f6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f50f6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IRDPQ Centre Cardinal Villeneuve<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-293edaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"293edaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Qu\u00e9bec, QC<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Website: <\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ciusss-capitalenationale.gouv.qc.ca\/services\/deficience-handicap\/deficience-motrice\/programme-readaptation\/unite-enfants-adolescents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.ciusss-capitalenationale.gouv.qc.ca\/services\/deficience-handicap\/deficience-motrice\/programme-readaptation\/unite-enfants-adolescents<\/a><\/span><br \/><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 418-529-9141<br \/><strong>Detailed Information:<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/clinic\/irdpq-centre-cardinal-villeneuve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to learn more.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a953958 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a953958\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-409bece elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"409bece\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al (CHUM)<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d294037 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d294037\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Montr\u00e9al, QC<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Website:<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chumontreal.qc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.chumontreal.qc.ca<\/a><\/span><br \/><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 514 890-8000<br \/><strong>Detailed Information:<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/clinic\/centre-hospitalier-de-luniversite-de-montreal-chum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to learn more.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bab44eb\" data-id=\"bab44eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e48446 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e48446\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Germany<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ad2f8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ad2f8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">University Hospital Bonn\/German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99d5d73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99d5d73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Bonn, Germany<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Website:<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukbonn.de\/neurodegenerative-erkrankungen\/klinik\/ataxien\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.ukbonn.de\/<\/a><\/span><br \/><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 49 228 2870<br \/><strong>Detailed Information:<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/clinic\/university-hospital-bonn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to learn more.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21d577d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21d577d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48d370b\" data-id=\"48d370b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6915c8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a6915c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fbefe1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5fbefe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd5457f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd5457f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13a7ef2\" data-id=\"13a7ef2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f327f0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f327f0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Italy<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae40a7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae40a7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bambino Ges\u00f9 Children Hospital IRCCS <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed4fefd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed4fefd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Roma RM, Italy<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Website: <\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ospedalebambinogesu.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.ospedalebambinogesu.it\/<\/a><\/span><br \/><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 00390668593376<br \/><strong>Detailed Information:<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/clinic\/bambino-gesu-children-hospital-irccs\/\">Click here to learn more.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fed56fc\" data-id=\"fed56fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8638cdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8638cdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Peru<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4238ece elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4238ece\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Neurogenetics Research Center at Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurol\u00f3gicas<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ee776 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43ee776\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Lima, Peru<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.incn.gob.pe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">www.incn.gob.pe<\/span><\/a><br \/><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 511 4117700<br \/><strong>Detailed Information:<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/clinic\/instituto-nacional-de-ciencias-neurologicas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to learn more.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40e27a4\" data-id=\"40e27a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d83b5da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d83b5da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Portugal <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b839424 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b839424\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ataxia Clinic, Neurology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universit\u00e1rio de Santo Ant\u00f3nio, Unidade Local de Sa\u00fade de Santo Ant\u00f3nio <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d3f0eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d3f0eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Rua D Manuel II, 57, 4050-342 Porto<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Phone:<\/strong> +00351222077500, extension 4288\u00a0<br \/><strong>Detailed Information:<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/clinic\/ataxia-clinic-neurology-department-centro-hospitalar-universitario-de-santo-antonio-unidade-local-de-saude-de-santo-antonio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to learn more.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2fb05f\" data-id=\"d2fb05f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-276fe47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"276fe47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">United Kingdom<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13d3ebc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13d3ebc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Ataxia Centre London<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08c6987 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08c6987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>London, UK<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Website: <\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/ion\/research\/research-centres\/ataxia-centre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.uclh.nhs.uk<\/a><\/span><br \/><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 020 3448 3100<br \/><strong>Detailed Information:<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/clinic\/the-ataxia-centre-london\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to learn more.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4dc72aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4dc72aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56c1605\" data-id=\"56c1605\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e713478 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e713478\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9675e19 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9675e19\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5062042\" data-id=\"5062042\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0673578 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0673578\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8993e0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"8993e0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"ACEdesignation\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dae8cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2dae8cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DESIGNATION CRITERIA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-522c5ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"522c5ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Comprehensive Clinical Care <\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Must have a coordinated ataxia clinical care team to provide comprehensive multidisciplinary ataxia care that includes:\u00a0<\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul type=\"circle\"><li><u>at least two<\/u><b>\u00a0<\/b>neurologists with specialized training\/experience in ataxia\/movement disorder\u00a0<br \/><br \/><b>OR<\/b>\u00a0<\/li><li><p>at least .5 FTE combined dedicated clinical time to ataxia between neurologist and Advanced Practice Practitioners\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Offer Referral Services, such as, but not limited to:<ul><li>Genetic Counseling and Testing<\/li><li>Urology<\/li><li>Cardiology<\/li><li>Ophthalmology<\/li><li>Psychiatry\/Psychology<\/li><li>Family Planning &amp; Reproductive Health<\/li><li>Trained Rehabilitation Specialists (e.g., Physical and Occupational Therapy, Speech Language Pathology)<\/li><li>Social Services<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Provide clinical care for at least 30 ataxia patients annually and patients must span a variety of ataxia types.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Professional Training and Research<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Provide clinical education and training to health care professionals (e.g., fellows, nurses, PTs, social workers) through formal rotations and\/or fellowships.<\/li><li>Must have a designated clinical coordinator who dedicates some time to ataxia and demonstrate active engagement in ataxia clinical trials and\/or research studies.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Community Education and Outreach<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Engage in community-based educational or outreach events for individuals with ataxia, care partners and families (e.g., participate in fundraisers, patient meetings, support groups).<\/li><li>Promote patient engagement in clinical research studies and clinical trials.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fdff66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4fdff66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc43c93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc43c93\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0e41df\" data-id=\"e0e41df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43fbe01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"43fbe01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"ACEapply\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eef10fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eef10fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HOW TO APPLY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a9ab22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a9ab22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Roboto; color: #212121;\">NAF accepts applications two times per year. If approved, designated centers will maintain their recommendation for five years from the date of approval, at which time they will be required to re-submit a proposal for review. Selected sites must meet annual reporting requirements to maintain ACE designation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6e0216 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c6e0216\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NAF_ACE_Application_2025_Downloadable.docx\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">DOWNLOAD APPLICATION<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4a34b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e4a34b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3699215 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3699215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For full details about applying, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/ACE\/apply\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>www.ataxia.org\/ACE\/apply<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. If you have any questions, email Kelsey Trace at <strong><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"mailto:kelsey@ataxia.org\">kelsey@ataxia.org<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55cb001 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"55cb001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76151a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76151a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae47268\" data-id=\"ae47268\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5b7f2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d5b7f2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b728d50 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b728d50\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1854b6\" data-id=\"f1854b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32dacee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32dacee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BENEFITS &amp; REQUIREMENTS AFTER DESIGNATION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3aaaa6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3aaaa6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2230b3\" data-id=\"d2230b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2395d26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2395d26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Benefits<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3c4020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3c4020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>NAF ACE branded plaque for public display in clinic.<\/li>\n<li>Approval to use designation in institutional or clinic promotional materials and external communications or applications.<\/li>\n<li>Recommendation to patients on NAF website as an Ataxia Center of Excellence.<\/li>\n<li>Listed in NAF-recommended clinical trial site registry to be provided to NAF industry partners.<\/li>\n<li>Regular updates on new and ongoing clinical trials, referral programs, grant opportunities, and pertinent updates on ataxia standard of care.<\/li>\n<li>Become part of a network of ataxia clinical experts that can provide support, guidance, and new opportunities for collaboration for improved ataxia clinical care and research.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b00333b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b00333b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Requirements After Designation as NAF Ataxia Center of Excellence<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b35a827 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b35a827\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5d014f\" data-id=\"c5d014f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da6a900 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da6a900\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><strong> Annual<\/strong> <strong>Patient Population Report:<\/strong> The purpose of this report is to better understand the regional distribution of ataxia patients and to provide guidance for industry partners on site selection for clinical trials. This report will require each center to enter the number of patients with specific ataxia disorders that were seen in the previous year. No other clinical or demographic information will be required about patients (e.g. 7 unique SCA1 patients seen in 2022). A templated report will be provided to each designated center and the first report will be due 13 months after the designation start date.<\/li><li><strong>Annual Clinical Study and Trial Report: <\/strong>The purpose of this report is to assist NAF in providing guidance and recruitment material for our patient membership seeking participation in clinical research and trials. Centers will provide an annual summary report of ongoing clinical research and trials at your site. The first report will be due 13 months after the designation start date.<\/li><li><strong>Participate<\/strong> in at least one local or virtual patient support group per year.<\/li><li><strong>Provide current contact information<\/strong> of clinic lead neurologists for periodic NAF communications.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3a68ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3a68ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b260afd\" data-id=\"b260afd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c92f87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c92f87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">REVIEWING AND SCORING OF APPLICANTS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a017525 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a017525\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7759619 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7759619\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-665147a\" data-id=\"665147a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06299c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06299c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Applications will be reviewed by a committee composed of NAF staff, representatives from the NAF Medical Research and Advisory Board, an industry representative from NAF\u2019s Drug Development Collaborative, and a patient representative. All applications will be scored, using the following criteria:<\/p><ol><li>The quality of the overall application and services provided.<\/li><li>Engagement in clinical research and trials.<\/li><li>Geographic diversity.<\/li><li>History of commitment to NAF Community Outreach and Education OR demonstration of plan to commit to NAF Community Outreach and Education.<\/li><\/ol><p>The scoring of applications is part of an internal review process. Therefore, scores will not be shared with any site applying for designation, regardless of whether the site is given designation. Following review of the application, applicants not selected for designation may request a virtual meeting to discuss avenues to strengthen future applications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c6fd37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9c6fd37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-271ebf7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"271ebf7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16c4d56\" data-id=\"16c4d56\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01fa846 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"01fa846\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-245d5c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"245d5c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CONTACT US<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32d8e62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32d8e62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you have any questions about NAF&#8217;s Ataxia Center of Excellence designation, contact our Research Services Director, Kelsey Trace, at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"mailto:kelsey@ataxia.org\">kelsey@ataxia.org<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38e3465 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"38e3465\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ataxia Centers of Excellence A designation to recognize centers that provide comprehensive care and services for individuals affected by Ataxia and their families. 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