arizona autism resources

Arizona Autism Resources

Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities.
For current information concerning this state, please contact the office listed undr
STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: Special Education Services.

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STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: Special Education Services.	STATE VOCATIONAL Rehabilitation Agency.	DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES Planning Council.	DISABILITY Organizations
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN ages 3 through 5.	STATE VOCATIONAL Special Needs Programs	DISABILITIES Advocacy Program	UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED Programs
EARLY Intervention System.	DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH for children and youth.	CLIENT ASSISTANCE Program.	TECHNOLOGY RELATED Assistance.
PARENTS Training and Information Project.	DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH /Retardation	PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN with Special Health Care Needs.	PARENT-TEACHER Association (PTA)

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Kathryn A. Lund, State Director
Exceptional Student Services, Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-3084
E-mail: klund@mail1.ade.state.az.us
URL: http://ade.state.az.us

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Lynn Busenbark, Preschool Coordinator
Exceptional Student Services, Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-3852
E-mail: lbusenb@mail1.ade.state.az.us
URL: http://ade.state.az.us

PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Diane Renne, Executive Director
Interagency Coordinating Council for Infants & Toddlers
Department of Economic Security
1717 West Jefferson
P.O. Box 6123 (801-A-6)
Phoenix, AZ 85005
(602) 542-5577
E-mail: azeip@aztec.asu.edu

STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Roger Hodges, Administrator
Rehabilitation Services Bureau 930A
Department of Economic Security
1789 West Jefferson 2NW
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-3332

OFFICE OF STATE COORINATOR OF VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Karlene Darby, Director of Federal Vocational Support
Division of Vocational Education, Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson, Bin 60
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-3450

STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Rhonda Baldwin, Assistant Director
Division of Behavioral Health Services
Department of Health Services
2122 E. Highland Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85016
(602) 381-8999

STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE
FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Ron Smith, Deputy Assistant Director
Division of Behavioral Health Services
Department of Health Services
2122 E. Highland Ave., Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85016
(602) 381-8998

STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM
Roger A. Deshaies, Assistant Director
Department of Economic Security
Division of Developmental Disabilities
P.O. Box 6123, Site Code (791A)
Phoenix, AZ 85005
(602) 542-0419

STATE DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Susan Madison, Executive Director
Governor's Council on DD
1717 West Jefferson Street
Site Code (074Z)
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-4049

PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Leslie Cohen, Executive Director
Arizona Center for Disability Law
3839 N 3rd Street #209
Phoenix, AZ 85012
(602) 274-6287
E-mail: lorraineazl@juno.com
URL: http://www.nau.edu/~ihd/acdl.html

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Susan Burke, Chief
Office of Children with Special Health Care Needs
Department of Health
1740 W. Adams
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-1860
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Christine Chaillie, Acting Executive Director
Arizona Council for the Hearing Impaired
1400 Washington Street, Room 126
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-3323 (V/TTY); (800) 352-8161 (V/TTY)
E-mail: cchaillie@aol.com
Wilbur Lewis, Superintendent
Arizona State Schools for the Deaf & the Blind
1200 W. Speedway Boulevard
P.O. Box 87010
Tucson, AZ 85754

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
Blindness
Chris Tompkins, Executive Director
Foundation for Blind Children
1235 E. Harmont Drive
Phoenix, AZ 85020
(602) 331-1470
E-mail: tompkins@netzone.com
URL: http://www.the-fbc.org
Brain Injury
Gene van den Bosch,Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of Arizona
4250 E. Camelback Rd., K-280
Phoenix, AZ 85018
602-323-9165
1-888-500-9165
www.biaaz.org

Cerebral Palsy
Guy Collison, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Central AZ
321 West Hatcher, Suite 102
Phoenix, AZ 85021
(602) 943-5472
Epilepsy
Mary Macleish, Executive Director
Epilepsy Society of Arizona
P.O. Box 25084
Phoenix, AZ 85002-5084
(602) 406-3581
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association of AZ
P.O. Box 30606
Phoenix, AZ 85046-0606
(602) 495-1175
Mental Health
Cheryl Collier-Becker, Executive Director
Mental Health Association of Arizona
6411 E. Thomas Road
Phoenix, AZ 85251
(602) 994-4407
Liz Ramsey, President
AZ Alliance for the Mentally Ill
2441 E. Fillmore St.
Phoenix, AZ 85008
(602) 244-8166
Mental Retardation
Richard Young, Executive Director
The Arc of Arizona
5610 South Central
Phoenix, AZ 85040
(602) 243-1787; (800) 252-9054
Gina Johnson, President
"SHARING"-Down Syndrome Arizona
425 E. Tremaine Avenue
Gilbert, AZ 85234
(602) 926-8685
Speech and Hearing
Donna Collier
AZ Speech-Language-Hearing Association
7622 N. 48th Drive
Glendale, AZ 85301
(602) 939-6103; (800) 705-7510
Arizona Council for the Hearing Impaired
1400 West Washington
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-3323 (Voice/TTY); (800) 352-8161 (V/TTY, in AZ)
Spina Bifida
Arizona Spina Bifida Association Inc.
1001 East Fairmont Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85014
(602) 274-3323
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
William Montfort, Executive Director
DeAnn Davis, Vice President of Programs
Easter Seal Society of AZ
903 North Second Street
Phoenix, AZ 85004
(602) 252-6061; (800) 626-6061
(602) 254-3026 (TTY)
Community Information and Referral Services
1515 E. Osborn
Phoenix, AZ 85014
(602) 263-8856; (800) 352-3792 (In AZ)
E-mail: cir@cir.org

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Richard Carroll, Director
Institute for Human Development
Northern Arizona University
P.O. Box 5630
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
(520) 523-4791
URL: http://www.nau.edu/~ihd/

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Daniel Davidson, Interim Director
Elizabeth Pifer, Information and Referral
Arizona Technology Access Program (AZTAP)
Institute for Human Development
Northern Arizona University
P.O. Box 5630
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
(520) 523-7035; (520) 523-1695 (TTY)
(800) 477-9921 (toll-free)
E-mail: daniel.davidson@nau.edu
URL: http://www.nau.edu/~ihd/aztap.html

PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT
Mary Slaughter, Executive Director
Pilot Parent Partnerships
4750 N. Black Canyon Highway, Suite 101
Phoenix, AZ 85017-3621
(602) 242-4366; (800) 237-3007 (in AZ only)

PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Jeanette Weis, President
Arizona Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
2721 North Seventh Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85007-1102
(602) 279-1811

Arizona Web

Civil Liberties and Human Rights Arizona Chapter of NAAFA	Job Training and Workplace Service Corps Of Retired Executives (SCORE) Tucson SCORE
Disability Information Arc of Arizona, Inc. Disability Information Services, Inc. Greater Phoenix Chapter of the Austism Society of America Mesa Association of Sports for the Disabled Associated Rehabilitation Counseling Specialists.	Children and Youth Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Tucson Camp Wildcat Children's Action Alliance Cops Who Care Inc.
Health Camp Sunrise Casa Gloriosa Comstock Children's Foundation, Inc. March of Dimes Southern Arizona Division Ronald McDonald House Valley Fever Center For Excellence	Government Arizona State and Local Government Service Directory of Helping Services in Southern Arizona Volunteering Southwest Alternatives Institute, Inc. Volunteer Center of Tucson
Safety ABATE of Arizona Recovery, Addiction, and Abuse Anasazi Foundation Tucson Rape Crisis Center Valley HELP Group	Homelessness and Housing Central Arizona Shelter Services, Inc. Christmas in April Greater Tucson Habitat for Humanity of Tucson Rural Community Assistance Corporation Community Food Bank of Tucson

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5

PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2

STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY

OFFICE OF STATE COORINATOR OF VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY

STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE
FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH

STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM

STATE DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL

PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING

DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS

OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE

PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT

PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)