STATE EPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Dennis Kane, Director
Family & Educational Support Team
120 State Street, State Office Building
Montpelier, VT 05620-2501
(802) 828-3130
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Kathleen Andrews, Preschool Coordinator
Special Education Unit, Department of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620-2501
(802) 828-5115
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Beverly MacCarty, Coordinator
Family, Infant and Toddlers Project
P.O. Box 70
Burlington, VT 05402
(802) 863-7338
E-mail: bmccart@vdrax.vdh.state.vt.us
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Dianne Dalmasse, Director
Vocational Rehabilitation Division
Dept. of Aging & Disabilities, Agency of Human Services
103 South Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05671-2303
(802) 241-2186
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Tony Campbell, Special Needs Consultant
Vocational Education for Disadvantaged & Handicapped
Programs
Department of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620
(802) 828-3101
E-mail: TCAMPBELL@doe.state.vt.us
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Rodney Copeland, Commissioner
Department of Developmental & Mental Health Services
Agency of Human Services
103 South Main Street, Weeks Building
Waterbury, VT 05671-1601
(802) 241-2610
URL: http://www.cit.state.vt.us/dmh/
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Charles Biss, Director of the Child, Adolescent & Family
Unit
Division of Mental Health
103 South Main Street, Weeks Building
Waterbury, VT 05671-1601
(802) 241-2650
E-mail: charlie@dmh.state.vt.us
URL: http://www.cit.state.vt.us/dmh/
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Charles Moseley, Director
Division of Developmental Services
Department of Developmental & Mental Health Services
103 South Main Street, Weeks Building
Waterbury, VT 05671-1601
(802) 241-2614
URL: http://www.cit.state.vt.us/dmh/
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Thomas Pombar, Director
Vermont DD Council
103 South Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05671-0206
(802) 241-2612 (TTY)
E-mail: tomp@wpgate1.ahs.state.vt.us
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Judy Dickson, Director
Disability Law Project
264 North Winooski Avenue
P.O. Box 1367
Burlington, VT 05402 -1367
(802) 223-6377 (V/TTY)
Judith Rex, Executive Director
VT Protection and Advocacy, Inc.
21 E. State Street, #101
Montpelier, VT 05602
(802) 229-1355; (800) 834-7890 (In VT)
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Laura Philipps, Director
Client Assistance Program
264 North Winooski Avenue
P.O. Box 1367
Burlington, VT 05402-1367
(802) 863-2881; (800) 747-5022 (V/TTY)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Carol Hassler, Director
Division for Children with Special Health Needs
Department of Health
108 Cherry St, P.O. Box 70
Burlington, VT 05402
(802) 863-7338
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Steven Stone, Director
Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Dept. of Aging and Disabilities, Agency of Human Services
103 South Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05671-2304
(802) 241-2210
URL: http://www.dad.state.vt.us/dbvi/
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Department of Education/Special Education Unit
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
(802) 828-3130; (802) 229-4126
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
Cerebral Palsy
Susan Clark, Executive Director
Association for Cerebral Palsy
73 Main Street, Room 402
Montpelier, VT 05602
(802) 223-5161
Epilepsy
Audrey Butler, Executive Director
Epilepsy Association of Vermont
P.O. Box 6292
Rutland, VT 05702
(802) 775-1686
Head Injury
Emmie Burke, Executive Director
Vermont Head Injury Foundation
P.O. Box 1837, Station A
Rutland, VT 05701
(802) 446-3017
Mental Health
National Mental Health Association
1021 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-2971
(800) 969-6642
Clare Munat, President
Alliance for the Mentally Ill of VT
230 Main Street, Room 203
Brattleboro, VT 05301-2840
(802) 257-5546; (800) 639-6480
Mental Retardation
Elizabeth Milizia, Executive Director
Vermont Association for Retarded Citizens
Chase Mill, A-12
1 Mill Street
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 658-2221
Speech and Hearing
Amy Wagner, President
VT Speech-Language-Hearing Association
1163 New Boston Road
Norwich, VT 05055
(802) 649-1676
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of Vermont
RFD #1, Box 278
Castleton, VT 05735
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Judy Sturtevant, Director
VT Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
P.O. Box 607
Montpelier, VT 05601-0607
(802) 223-4917
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Wayne L. Fox, Director
The University Affiliated Program of Vermont
University of Vermont
499C Waterman Building
Burlington, VT 05405-0160
(802) 656-4031
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Lynne Cleveland, Project Director
Vermont Assistive Technology Project
103 South Main Street, Weeks 1
Waterbury, VT 05671-2305
(802) 241-2620 (V/TTY)
E-mail: lynnec@dad.state.vt.us
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT
Connie Curtin, Director
VT Parent Information Center
Chace Mill
1 Mill St.
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 658-5315 (V/TTY); (800) 639-7170 (In VT)
E-mail: vpic@together.net
URL: http://www.together.net/~vpic
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Carol Tank-Day, President
Vermont Congress of Parents and Teachers
P.O. Box 501
North Bennington, VT 05257
(802) 447-0125
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Nancy DiVenere, Director
Parent-to-Parent Program of Vermont
69 Champlain Mill
1 Main Street
Winooski, VT 05404
(802) 655-5290
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