D.C. PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SPECIAL EDUCATION BRANCH, LEA
Jeff Myers, Director
Giddings School
315 G Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
(202) 724-2477
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Joan Christopher, Program Manager
DC Early Intervention Program
609 H Street, NE, 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 727-5930
D.C. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Elizabeth Parker, Acting Administrator
Rehabilitation Services Administration
Department of Human Services
800 9th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Carol Wallington, Director
Vocational Transition Services Unit
Walker Jones Elementary School
1st and K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 724-3878
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Commission on Mental Health Services
Department of Human Services/Bldg. A, Room 105
2700 Martin L. King, Jr. Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20032
(202) 373-7166
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Clover Arthur Ellis, Acting Administrator
DC Commission on MH Services
Child Youth Services Administration
2700 Martin Luther King Avenue, SE
St. Elizabeth's Hospital, #L Bldg.
Washington, DC 20032
(202) 373-7225
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Francis A. Bowie, Administrator
Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities Administration
Commission on Social Services
Department of Human Services
429 O Street, N.W., #202
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 673-7678
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Antonio Fisher, Executive Director
DC DD State Planning Council
2700 Martin L. King, Jr. Avenue, SE
Department of Human Services/801 East Building
Washington, DC 20032
(202) 279-6086
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
University Legal Services: Protection and Advocacy
300 I Street, NE, Suite 202
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 547-0198; (202) 547-2657 (TTY)
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Janice Williams, Acting Administrator
Client Assistance Program
300 I Street, NE, Suite 202
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 547-0198 (V); (202) 547-2657 (TTY)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Jacqueline W. McMorris, Acting Chief Med. Officer
Health Services for Children with Special Needs Clinic
D.C. General Hospital, Bldg. 10
19th & Massachusetts Avenue, S.E.
Washington, DC 20003
(202) 675-5214
DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact:
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
Brain Injury Association
105 N. Alfred
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 236-6000
Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy of Washington, D.C. & Northern
VA
3135 8th Street, NE
Washington, DC 20017
(202) 269-1500
Epilepsy
LeAnn Kingham, Director
Epilepsy Foundation for the Mid-Atlantic Region
300 E. Joppa Road, Suite 1103
Towson, MD 21286
(800) 492-2523
Learning Disabilities
Karen Brock, President
Learning Disabilities Association of Washington, DC
1848 Columbia Road, NW, #45
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 265-8869; (410) 396-0518
Mental Health
Francine M. Flood, Executive Director
Mental Health Association of DC
1628 l6th Street, NW, 4th Floor
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 265-6363
Jean Harris, President
Alliance for the Mentally Ill of
Washington, DC -- THRESHOLD
422 8th St., SE
Washington, DC 20003-2832
(202) 546-0646
Mental Retardation
Shirley Wade, Executive Director
District of Columbia Arc, Inc.
900 Varnum Street, NE
Washington, DC 20017
(202) 636-2950
E-mail: dcarc@aol.com
Richard C. Birkel, President & CEO
Lt. Joesph P. Kennedy Institute
801 Buchanan Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20017
(202) 529-7600, Ext. 203 (V/TTY)
E-mail: rcbirkel@kennedyinstitute.org
Speech and Hearing
Bonnie Bunting, President
D.C. Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 91016
Washington, DC 20090-1016
(202) 877-1445
Spina Bifida
Gill Hill, President
Spina Bifida Association of the National Capital Area
9079 Tiffany Park Court
Springfield, VA 22152
(703) 912-4311
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Jess Hall, President
Easter Seal Society for Disabled Children & Adults,
Inc.
Programs for Infants & Children
Metro. DC, Northern VA, & MD
4041 Powder Mill Road
Calverton, MD 20705
(301) 931-8700
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Phyllis R. Magrab, Director
Georgetown University Child Development Center
3307 M Street, NW, Suite 401
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 687-8635
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Thriftone Jones, President
D.C. Congress of Parents and Teachers
Washington-Dix St. Academy
6th Street & Brentwood Parkway, NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 543-0333
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