STATE DEPRTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Lawrence Gloeckler, Deputy Commissioner
Office of Vocational & Educational Services
for Individuals with Disabilities
1 Commerce Plaza, Room 1606
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474-2714
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Michael Plotzker, Director
State Education Department
Special Education Services
1 Commerce Plaza, Room 1607
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 473-6108
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Donna Noyes, Director
Early Intervention Program
Bureau of Child and Adolescent Health
Corning Tower, Room 208
Albany, NY 12237
(518) 473-7016
E-mail: dmn02@health.state.ny.us
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Lawrence Gloeckler, Deputy Comm.
Office of Vocational and Educational Services
for Individuals with Disabilities
Department of Education
1 Commerce Plaza, Room 1606
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474-2714
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
James Stone, Commissioner
Office of Mental Health
44 Holland Avenue
Albany, NY 12229
(518) 474-4403
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Michael Zuber
Office of Children & Families
Office of Mental Health
44 Holland Avenue
Albany, NY 12229
(518) 473-6902
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Thomas Maul, Commissioner
NY State Office of MR and DD
44 Holland Avenue
Albany, NY 12229
(518) 473-1997
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Sheila Cary, Director
NYS DD Planning Council
155 Washington Avenue, 2nd Floor
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 432-8233
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Marcel Chaine, Director Advocacy Bureau
NY Comm. on Quality of Care
99 Washington Avenue, Suite 1002
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 473-7378
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Michael Peluso, CAP Director
NY Comm. on Quality of Care
99 Washington Avenue, Suite 1002
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 473-7378
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Christopher A. Kus, Director
Bureau of Child and Adolescent Health, Dept. of Health
Tower Building, Room 208
Albany, NY 12237-0618
(518) 474-2084
E-mail: cak03@health.state.ny.us
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Thomas Robertson, Assistant Commissioner
Comm. for the Blind and Visually Handicapped
Department of Social Services
40 North Pearl Street
Albany, NY 12243
(518) 473-1801
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Sharon Brown-Levey, Resource on Deafness
Office of Vocational and Educational Services
for Individuals with Disabilities
State Education Department
One Commerce Plaza, Room 1603
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474-5652 (V/TTY)
(800) 222-5627 (V/TTY)
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Suzanne Spear, Supervisor
Department of Education
Bureau of School District Reorganization Unit
Education Building Annex, Room 876
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474-3936
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
Judith Avner, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of New York State
10 Colvin Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
(518) 459-7911; (800) 228-8201 (in NY)
Cerebral Palsy
Michael Parker, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State, Inc.
330 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 947-5770, ext. 201
Epilepsy
Richard Daly, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island
550 Stewart Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 794-5500
E-mail: LIEPIL@aol.com
URL: http://www.516WEB.com/medical/EFLI.htm
George H. Smith, Executive Director
Epilepsy Society of New York City
305 7th Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 633-2930
E-mail: epsocnyc@aol.com
Learning Disabilities
Michael Helman, President
Learning Disabilities Association of NY
90 South Swan Street
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 436-4633
Mental Health
Isaac D. Rubin, President/CEO
Mental Health Association of NY State
169 Central Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
(518) 434-0439; (800) 766-6177
Jerry Klein, President
Alliance for the Mentally Ill of NY State
260 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12210-1312
(518) 462-2000; (800) 950-3228
E-mail: aminys@crisny.org
Mental Retardation
Marc Brandt, Executive Director
NYSARC, Inc.
393 Delaware Avenue
Delmar, NY 12054
(518) 439-8311
Speech and Hearing
Susan Brannen, President
NY State Speech-Lang-Hearing Association
25 Chamberlain Street, P. O. Box 997
Glenmont, NY 12077-0997
(518) 463-5272
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Association of NY State
382 Ridge Road
Scotia, NY 12302
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Christine McMahon, Chief Operating Officer
New York Easter Seal Society
845 Central Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
(518) 438-8785
Michael Reif, Director
Regional Early Childhood Direction Center
(Serving children birth to 5 and their families)
Box 671
601 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, NY 14642
(800) 462-4344; (716) 275-2263
(Call to find out the Early Childhood Direction Center serving your community.)
Richard Warrender, State Advocate
State Advocate for Persons with Disabilities
1 Empire State Plaza, Suite 1001
Albany, NY 12223-1150
(518) 474-2825 (V); (518) 473-4231 (TTY)
(800) 522-4369 (V/TTY/Spanish, in NY only)
URL: http://www.state.ny.us/disabledadvocate
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Madeline W. Appell, Director
DD Center/St. Lukes - Roosevelt Hospital Center
1000 10th Avenue
New York, NY 10019
(212) 523-6230
Ansley Bacon, Director
WIHD/University Affiliated Program
Westchester County Medical Center
Valhalla, NY 10595
(914) 285-8204
E-mail: Ansley_Bacon@NYMC.edu
John A. Kessler, Director
Univ. Affiliated Program/Rose F. Kennedy Center
Albert Einstein Coll. of Medicine/Yeshiva University
1410 Pelham Parkway South
Bronx, NY 10461
(718) 430-4228
Philip W. Davidson, Director
Strong Center for Developmental Disorders
University of Rochester Medical Center
601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 671
Rochester, NY 14642
(716) 275-2986
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Deborah Buck, Project Director
New York State TRAID Project
Office of Advocate for Persons with Disabilities
One Empire State Plaza, Suite 1001
Albany, NY 12223-1150
(518) 474-2825 (V); (800) 522-4369 (V/TTY/Spanish, in NY)
(518) 473-4231 (TTY)
URL: http://www.state.ny.us/disabledadvocate
PARENT TRAINING & INFORMATION PROJECT
Joan M. Watkins, Executive Director
Parent Network Center
250 Delaware Avenue, Suite #3
Buffalo, NY 14202
(716) 853-1570; (800) 724-7408 (In NY)
(716) 853-1573 (TTY)
Galen Kirkland
Advocates for Children of New York (NY City)
105 Court Street, 4th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 624-8450
E-mail: advocat1@idt.com
Karen Schlesinger, Director
200 Park Avenue South, Suite 816
New York, NY 10003
(212) 667-4650
E-mail: resourcesnyc@prodigy.net
Richard Lash, Executive Director
Singergia/Metropolitan Parent Center
15 West 65th Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10023
(212) 496-1300
E-mail: Sinergia@panix.com
URL: http://www.panix.com/~sinergia
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Linda Rippel, Director
Parent to Parent of New York State
500 Balltown Road
Schenectady, NY 12304
(800) 305-8817; (518) 381-4350
E-mail: Parent2Par@aol.com
URL: http://www.parenttoparentnys.org
Mary Bonsignore, Project Coordinator
Family Support Project for the DD
North Central Bronx Hospital
3424 Kossuth Avenue, Room 15A10
Bronx, NY 10467
(718) 519-4797
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Carolyn Fiori, President
New York State Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
One Wembley Square
Albany, NY 12205-3830
(518) 452-8808
