STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Marcia Mittnacht, Executive Director
Educational Improvement Group
Department of Education
350 Main St
Malden, MA 02148-5023
(617) 388-3300
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Elisabeth Schaefer, Administrator
Early Learning Services
Department of Education
350 Main St
Malden, MA 02148-5023
(617) 388-3300
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Ron Benham, Director
Early Intervention Services
Dept. of Public Health
250 Washington Street, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 624-5070
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Elmer C. Bartels, Commissioner
MA Rehabilitation Commission
Fort Point Place
27-43 Wormwood Street
Boston, MA 02210-1606
(617) 727-2172
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Judith Klimkiewicz, Administrator
School to Employment
Department of Education
350 Main St
Malden, MA 02148-5023
(617) 388-3300
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Marylou Sudders, Commissioner
Department of Mental Health
25 Staniford St
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 727-5600
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Joan Mikula, Assistant Commissioner
Child-Adolescent Services
Department of Mental Health
25 Staniford Street
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 727-5600
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Philip Campbell, Commissioner
Department of Mental Retardation
160 North Washington Street
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 727-5608
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Daniel Shannon, Director
MA Developmental Disabilities Council
174 Portland Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 727-6374 ext. 100; (617) 727-1885 (TTY)
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Tim Sinclair, Acting Executive Director
Disability Law Center, Inc.
11 Beacon Street, Suite 925
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 723-8455
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Barbara Lybarger, Director
Client Assistance Program
MA Office on Disability
One Ashburton Place, Room 1305
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 727-7440; (800) 322-2020 (In MA)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Deborah Allen, Director
Division for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02108-4619
(617) 624-5070
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Charles Crawford, Commissioner
MA Commission for the Blind
88 Kingston Street
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 727-5550
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Barbara Jean Wood, Commissioner
MA Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
210 South Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 695-7500; (617) 695-7600 (TTY)
(800) 882-1155 (V, in MA only)
(800) 530-7570 (after-hours emergency V/TTY, in MA only)
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
Massachusetts Brain Injury Association
Denholm Building
484 Main Street, #325
Worcester, MA 01608
(508) 795-0244; (800) 242-0030 (in MA)
Cerebral Palsy
Michael Ripple, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of MetroBoston, Inc.
71 Arsenal Street
Watertown, MA 02172
(617) 926-5480
Epilepsy
William Murphy, Executive Director
Epilepsy Association of MA
59 Temple Place, Suite 550
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 542-2292
Learning Disabilities
Annemarie Carpenter, President
Learning Disabilities Association of MA
1275 Main St
Waltham, MA 02154-1762
(617) 891-5009 (T-W-Th, 9-2 pm)
Mental Health
National Mental Health Association
1021 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-2971
(800) 969-6642
Barbara Cantrill, Executive Director
MA Alliance for the Mentally Ill
295 Devonshire St.
Boston, MA 02210
(617) 426-2299
Mental Retardation
Leo Sarkissian, Executive Director
Arc Massachusetts
217 South Street
Waltham, MA 02154
(617) 891-6270
Speech and Hearing
David Russell, President
MA Speech-Language-Hearing Association
518 North Main Street
Randolph, MA 02368
(617) 986-8177; (800) 898-8177
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of MA
336 Grove Street
Waltham, MA 02154
(617) 239-1919
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Richard LaPierre, President
MA Easter Seal Society
484 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608
(508) 757-2756
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
William E. Kiernan, Director
Institute for Community Inclusion UAP
Children's Hospital
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 355-6506; (617) 355-6956 (TTY)
Philip R. Reilly, Director
Eunice Shriver Center UAP
200 Trapello Road
Waltham, MA 02154
(617) 642-0238
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Judy Brewer, Project Director
MA Assistive Technology Partnership
MATP Center; Children's Hospital
1295 Boylston Street, Suite 310
Boston, MA 02215
(800) 848-8867 (V/TTY, in MA only); (617) 355-7820
(617) 355-7301 (TTY)
PARENT TRAINING & INFORMATION PROJECT
Richard Robinson, Executive Director
Federation for Children with Special Needs
95 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 482-2915 (V/TTY); (800) 331-0688 (In MA)
E-mail: fcsninfo@fcsn.org
URL: http://www.fcsn.org/
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Kimberly Molle, Family Support Coordinator
Greater Boston Association for Retarded Citizens
1505 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02135
(617) 783-3900
Rosalie Edes, Director
Families Ties
c/o MA Dept. of Public Health
250 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 624-5070
Massachusetts Families Organizing for Change
P.O. Box 50
Raynham, MA 02768
(800) 406-3632
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Barbara Bailey, President
Massachusetts Parent-Teacher-Student Association
99 Moody Street
Waltham, MA 02154
(617) 646-6771
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