STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Robert M. Pryhoda, Director
Office of Special Needs
Department of Education, Shepard Building
255 Westminster Street, Room 400
Providence, RI 02903-3400
(401) 277-4600 , ext. 2301
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Amy Cohen, Preschool ECSE Consultant
Special Education Program Services Unit
Shepard Building
255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903-3400
(401) 277-4600 , ext. 2135
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Ron Caldarone, Part H Coordinator
Division of Family Health
State Department of Health
3 Capital Hill, Rm. 302
Providence, RI 02908-5097
(401) 277-2313 ; (401) 277-2312
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Raymond A. Carroll, Acting Administrator
Office of Rehabilitation Services
Department of Human Services
40 Fountain Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 421-7005 , Ext. 301
E-mail: rcarroll@ors.state.ri.us
URL: http://www.ors.state.ri.us
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Thomas Scott
State Department of Education
Office of Special Needs Center
Shepard Building
255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903-3400
(401) 277-4600 , Ext. 2216
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
A. Kathryn Power, Director
Department of MH, Retardation & Hospitals
600 New London Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 464-3201
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Kathryn Nicodemus, Chief
Children’s Mental Health & Education
Department of Children, Youth, and Families
610 Mt. Pleasant Avenue, Building #7
Providence, RI 02908
(401) 457-4514
E-mail: KBNICKRI@aol.com
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Lynda Kahn, Executive Director
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Mental Health, Retardation & Hospitals
Aime J. Forand Building
600 New London Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 464-3234
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Marie Citrone, Executive Director
R.I. Developmental Disabilities Council
600 New London Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 464-3191 (V/TTY)
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Raymond L Bandusky, Executive Director
Rhode Island Disability Law Center
151 Broadway
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 831-3150 ; (401) 831-5335 (TTY)
(800) 733-5332 (in RI)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Ron Caldarone, Director
Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908
(401) 277-2313 ; (401) 277-2312
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Jack Thompson, Deputy Administrator
Services for the Blind, Department of Human Services
40 Fountain Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 277-2300 ; (800) 752-8088 , Ext. 2300
URL: http://www.ors.state.ri.us
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Kristin J. Mulrooney, Coordinator
Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
One Capitol Hill, 2nd Floor
Providence, RI 02908-5850
(401) 277-1204 (V); (401) 277-1205 (TTY)
URL: http://www.state.ri.us/ricdhh
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Robert Pryhoda, Director
Office of Special Needs
Department of Education, Shepard Building
255 Westminster Street, Room 400
Providence, RI 02903-3400
(401) 277-3505
DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CH.A.D.D.)
499 NW 70th Avenue, Suite 101
Plantation, FL 33317
(954) 587-3700
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
URL: http://www.chadd.org
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 972
Mentor, OH 44061
(216) 350-9595
(800) 487-2282 (Voice mail to request information packet)
E-mail: NATLADDA@aol.com
URL: http://www.add.org
Brain Injury
Sharon Brinkworth, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association
Independent Square, 500 Prospect Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(401) 725-2360
Cerebal Palsy
Christiane Petrin, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of RI
571 Pontiac Avenue
Cranston, RI 02910
(401) 941-9377
URL: http://www.jumi.com/ucp
Learning Disabilities
Janice DeFrances, President
Learning Disabilities Association of RI
P.O. Box 6685
Providence, RI 02940
(401) 294-7994
Mental Health
Laure Turn-Mulrooney, Executive Director
Mental Health Association of RI
500 Prospect St.
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(401) 726-2285
Lisa Conlan, Director
Parent Support Network
Warwick Executive Park
250 Centerville Road, Building F
Warwick, RI 02886
(401) 736-8844 ; (800) 483-8844
William Emmet, Executive Director
Alliance for the Mentally Ill of RI
1255 North Main Street
Providence, RI 02904
(401) 331-3060
E-mail: amiofRI@aol.com
Mental Retardation
James Healey, Executive Director
The Rhode Island Arc
99 Bald Hill Road
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 463-9191
Speech and Hearing
Patricia Iasrate Bellini, President
RI Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 9241
Providence, RI 02940
(401) 455-7472
Spina Bifida
Deborah Gellman
Spina Bifida Association of RI
P.O. Box 6948
Warwick, RI 02889
(401) 732-7862
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Dean Martins, President
Easter Seal Society of RI
Meeting Street Center,
667 Waterman Avenue
East Providence, RI 02914
(401) 438-9500 ; (401) 438-3690 (TTY)
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
A. Anthony Antosh, Director
UAP of Rhode Island
Institute for Developmental Disabilities at Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Avenue
Providence, RI 02908
(401) 456-8072 ; (401) 456-8150 (TTY)
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Susan Olson, Project Director
Rhode Island Assistive Technology Access Partnership
Office of Rehabilitation Services
40 Fountain Street
Providence, RI 02903-1898
(800) 752-8088 , Ext. 2608 (in RI)
(401) 421-7005 ; (401) 421-7016 (TTY)
E-mail: solson@atap.state.ri.us
URL: http://www.atap.state.ri.us
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT
Deanna Forist, Executive Director
RI Parent Info Network (RIPIN)
500 Prospect Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(401) 727-4144 ; (800) 464-3399 (In RI)
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Pauline Nunes, President
Rhode Island Congress of Parents and Teachers
1704 Broad Street
Cranston, RI 02905-2720
(401) 785-1970