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STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION

Diego Gallegos, State Director
Special Education, Department of Education – Education Building
300 Don Gaspar Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
            (505) 827-6541      

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5

J. David Nelson
Early Childhood Consultant
Special Education Unit, Department of Education
300 Don Gasper Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
            (505) 827-6788      

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

Cathy Stevenson, Part H Coordinator
Department of Health
Development Disabilities Division
1190 St. Francis Drive
P.O. Box 26110
Santa Fe, NM 87502-6110
            (505) 827-2573      

STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY

Terry Brigance, Director
Div. of Vocational Rehabilitation, Dept. of Education
435 St. Michaels Drive, Building D
Santa Fe, NM 87505
            (505) 827-3511      

OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Carolyn Luck, Assistant Superintendent
Adult Basic Education, State Dept. of Education
Education Building, 300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
            (505) 827-6655      

STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY

Jack Callaghan, Director
Division of Mental Health, Department of Health
1190 St. Francis Drive, Room 3078N
Santa Fe, NM 87502
            (505) 827-2651      

STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH

Carol Watts, Director
Children, Youth & Families Department
Prevention & Intervention Division
P.O. Box 5160
Santa Fe, NM 87502-5160
            (505) 827-5888      

STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM

Ramona Florez-Lopez, Director
Long-Term Services, Dept. of Health
1190 Saint Francis Drive, P.O. Box 26110
Santa Fe, NM 87502-6110
            (505) 827-2574      

STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL

Chris Isengard, Director
New Mexico DD Planning Council
435 Saint Michael’s Drive, Bldg D
Santa Fe, NM 87505
            (505) 827-7590      ;             (505) 827-7589       (Fax)

PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY

James Jackson, Executive Director
Protection and Advocacy System, Inc.
1720 Louisiana Blvd., N.E., Suite 204
Albuquerque, NM 87110
            (505) 256-3100      ;             (800) 432-4682       (In NM)

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS

Ann Taulbee, Chief
Family Health Bureau, Dept. of Health
1190 Saint Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87502
            (505) 827-2350      Marilyn Sakara, Program Manager
Department of Health
Public Health Division, Children’s Medical Services
P.O. Box 22110
Santa Fe, NM 87502
            (505) 827-2548      

STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Gary Hauge, Director
Commission for the Blind
PERA Building, Room 553
Santa Fe, NM 87503
            (505) 827-4479      

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

Karen L. Courtney, Interim Executive Director
NM Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
1435 St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87501
            (505) 827-7584       (V/TTY);             (505) 827-7588       (TTY)
            (800) 489-8536       (V/TTY, in NM only)
            (800) 873-8897       (V/TTY, News Line in NM)
E-mail: courteny@nm-us.campus.mci.net

STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE

Diego Gallegos, State Director
Department of Education, Special Education
300 Don Gaspar, Education Building
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
            (505) 827-6541      

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
Karen Krout, President
New Mexico Brain Injury Foundation
11000 Candalaria, NW, Suite 113-W
Albuquerque, NM 87112
            (505) 292-7414      ;             (888) 292-7415       (in NM)

Learning Disabilities
Penny White, President
NM Learning Disabilities Association
6301 Menaul NE, #556
Albuquerque, NM 87110
            (505) 821-2545      
E-mail: whiteps@aol.com
URL: http://www.viva.com/nm/nmlda

Mental Health
Susan Erickson, President
Consumer Coalition
1720 Louisiana NE #204
Albuquerque, NM 87110
            (505) 255-2822      ;             (800) 551-5073       (In NM)

Patricia Reilly, President
Alliance for the Mentally Ill of New Mexico
P.O. Box 3086
Albuquerque, NM 87190-3086
            (505) 260-0154      ;             (800) 953-6745      

Mental Retardation
John Foley, Executive Director
The Arc of NM
3500 Commanche, N.E., Building G
Albuquerque, NM 87107
            (505) 883-4630      

Speech and Hearing
Berna Woods, Administrative Assistant
NM Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 53580
Albuquerque, NM 87153
            (505) 281-8465      
E-mail: bwoods@NMIA.com

Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of NM, Inc.
1127 University NE
Albuquerque, NM 87102
            (505) 242-1184      

OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS

Marlis Hadley, President
Easter Seal Society of NM
2819 Richmond Drive, N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87107
            (505) 888-3811      

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM

Catherine McClain, Director
University of New Mexico
Health Sciences Center
Center for Developmental Disabilities
School of Medicine
Albuquerque, NM 87131-5020
            (505) 272-3000      

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE

Alan Klaus, Project Director
New Mexico Technology Assistance Program
435 St. Michael’s Drive, Building D
Santa Fe, NM 87505
            (800) 866-ABLE       (V);             (505) 954-8539      
            (800) 659-4915       (TTY)

PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECTS

Sallie Van Curen, Executive Director
Parents Reaching Out (P.R.O), Project Adobe
1000 A Main Street, NW
Los Lunas, NM 87031
            (505) 865-3700      ;             (800) 524-5176       (In NM)Rosemary Gallegos, Director
STEP*HI Parent/Infant Program
New Mexico School for the Deaf
Early Childhood Programs
1060 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87503
            (505) 827-6789       (V/TTY)

Martha J. Gorospe, Project Director
Education for Parents of Indian Children
with Special Needs/(EPICS) Project
P.O. Box 788
Bernalillo, NM 87004
            (505) 867-3396      ;             (800) 765-7320       (V/TTY)
E-mail: epics@highfiver.com

PARENT-TO-PARENT

Sallie Van Curen, Executive Director
Parents Reaching Out (P.R.O)
1000 A Main Street, NW
Los Lunas, NM 87031
            (505) 865-3700      ;             (800) 524-5176       (In NM)

PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)

Marcanne Kouri-Beck, President
New Mexico Congress of Parents and Teachers
3315 Louisiana Blvd., N.E.
Montgomery Complex
Albuquerque, NM 87110
            (505) 881-0712      

Computers & Technology  
La Plaza de Taos Telecommunity 
Tech Corps New Mexico

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:
SPECIAL EDUCATION

Robert Marra, Director
Division of Special Education, Dept. of Education
State House, Room 229
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798
            (317) 232-0570      
E-mail: sMARRAB@speced.doe.state.in.us
URL: http://web.indstate.edu/soe/iseas/dse.html

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5

Sheron Cochran, Preschool Coordinator
Division of Special Education, Department of Education
State House, Room 229
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798
            (317) 232-0570      
E-mail: COCHRA@speced.doe.state.in.us

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

Maureen Greer, Assistant Deputy Director
IN Family & Social Services Administration
Div. of Families & Children/Bur. of Child Development
402 West Washington Street, Room W-386
Indianapolis, IN 46204
            (317) 232-2429      ;             (317) 232-7948       (Fax)
E-mail: mgreer@fssa.state.in.us

STATE DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION

Rita Martin, Deputy Director
Indiana Family & Social Services Administration
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Division of Disability Aging, and Rehabilitative Services
402 W. Washington St., Rm. W453, P.O. Box 7083
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
            (317) 232-1319      ;             (800) 545-7763      , ext. 1319

OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Terry Fields, State Coordinator
Program Improvement & Modernization
325 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
            (317) 232-1829      

STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY

Janet Corson, Acting Director
IN Family & Social Services Administration
Division of Mental Health, Family & Social Services Administration
402 West Washington Street, Room W353
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2739
            (317) 232-7845      

STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN

Jim Phillips, Chief
IN Family & Social Services Administration
Childrens Services Bureau
Division of Mental Health
402 West Washington Street, Room W353
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2739
            (317) 232-7934      

STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM

IN Family & Social Services Administration
Division of Disabilitiy, Aging & Rehabilitative Services
Bureau of DD Services
402 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2739
            (317) 232-7933      

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL

Suellen Jackson-Boner, Director
Governor’s Planning Council on DD
143 West Market Street, Suite 404
Indianapolis, IN 46204
            (317) 722-5555       (V);             (317) 722-5563       (TTY)

PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY

Thomas Gallagher, Executive Director
Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services
4701 N. Keystone Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46205
            (317) 722-5555      
            (800) 622-4845      ;             (800) 838-1131       (TTY)
E-mail: ipas@source.isd.state.in.us

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS

Wendy Gettelfinger, Director
Children’s Special Health Care Services
Division of Famiy and Children
2 N. Meridian Street, Section 7-B
Indianapolis, IN 46204
            (317) 233-5578      

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

Jerome Freeman, Deputy Director
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Division of Disability, Aging, and Rehabilitative Services
402 West Washington Street, Room W-453
P. O. Box 7083
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
            (317) 232-1143       (V/TTY)
            (800) 962-8408       (V/TTY, in IN only)
E-mail: jfreeman@fssa.state.in.us

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

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
9930 Johnnycake Ridge Rd., Suite 3E
Mentor, OH 44060
            (440) 350-9595      
            (800) 487-2282       (Voice mail to request information packet)
E-mail: NatlADDA@aol.com
URL: http://www.add.org

Autism
Cathy Pratt, Director
The IN Resource Center for Autism
Institute for the Study of Developmental Disabilities (ISDD)
IN University, Bloomington
2853 E. Tenth Street
Bloomington, IN 47408-2601
            (812) 855-6508      ;             (812) 855-9396       (TTY)
E-mail: PRATTC@ISDD.IDSS.Indiana.edu
URL: http://www.isdd.indiana.edu/~irca/

Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of Indiana
5506 E. 16th Street, Suite B5
Indianapolis, IN 46218-4624
            (317) 356-7722      ;             (800) 407-4246       (IN only)

Cerebral Palsy
Donna Roberts, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy Association of Greater Indiana, Inc.
615 N Alabama, Room 322
Indianapolis, IN 46204
            (317) 632-3561      ;             (800) 723-7620      
E-mail: ucpaindy@aol.com

Learning Disabilities
Dawn Lytle, President
Learning Disabilities Association of IN
P.O. Box 20584
Indianapolis, IN 46220

Mental Health
Beth Karnes, President
Mental Health Association in Indiana, Inc.
55 Monument Circle, Suite 700
Indianapolis, IN 46204
            (317) 638-3501      ;             (800) 555-6424       (in IN only)
URL: http://www.mhai.org

Diane Arneson, President
IN Alliance for the Mentally Ill
PO Box 22697
Indianapolis, IN 46222-0697
            (317) 925-9399      

Mental Retardation
John Dickerson, Executive Director
The Arc of Indiana
22 East Washington Street, Suite 210
Indianapolis, IN 46204
            (317) 977-2375      
URL: http://www.arcind.org

Speech and Hearing
Thomas Hemeyer, President
IN Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 984
Noblesville, IN 46060-0984
            (317) 573-6062      
E-mail: OOTFHemeyer@BSUVC.BSU.EDU

Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of Northern IN
P.O. Box 1935
South Bend, IN 46634
            (219) 234-6260      

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

James J. Vento, President
Central Indiana Easter Seal Society
Crossroads Rehabilitation Center
4740 Kingsway Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46205-1521
            (317) 466-2006       (V);             (317) 466-2001       (TTY)
E-mail: xroads@indy.net
URL: http://www.iquest.net/crossroads

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM

David M. Mank, Director
Institute for the Study of Developmental Disabilities (ISDD)
IN University, Bloomington
2853 East Tenth Street
Bloomington, IN 47408-2601
            (812) 855-6508      ;             (812) 855-9396       (TTY)
E-mail: uap@isdd.indiana.edu
URL: http://www.isdd.indiana.eduJohn D. Rau, M.D., Director
Riley Child Development Center
Indiana University School of Medicine
James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children
702 Barnhill Drive, Room 5837
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5225
            (317) 274-8167      
E-mail: jdran@indyuap.iupuy.edu

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE

Cris Fulford, Project Director
ATTAIN (Accessing Technology Through Action in Indiana)
1815 N. Meridian St., Suite 200
Indianapolis, IN 46202
            (800) 528-8246       (in IN);             (317) 921-8766       (in Marion County)
            (800) 743-3333       (TTY)
E-mail: cfulford@indian.vinu.edu

PARENT TRAINING & INFORMATION PROJECT

Richard Burden, Executive Director
IN*SOURCE
809 North Michigan Street
South Bend, IN 46601-1036
            (219) 234-7101      ;             (219) 234-7101       (TTY)
            (800) 332-4433       (In IN)
E-mail: insourc1@aol.com
URL: http://home1.gte.net/insource

PARENT-TO-PARENT

Donna Gore Olsen, Executive Director
Indiana Parent Information Network, Inc.
4755 Kingsway Drive, Suite 105
Indianapolis, IN 46205-1545
            (317) 257-8683      
E-mail: ipin@indy.net
URL: http://www.ai.org/ipin

PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)

Darlene Maloney, President
Indiana Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
2525 N. Shadeland Ave., C-4
Indianapolis, IN 46219-1770
            (317) 357-5881      
E-mail: pta@spitfire.net

Job Training and Workplace  
Indianapolis Regional Small Business Development Center

 

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION

Melodie Friedebach, Coordinator
Division of Special Education
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
            (573) 751-2965      

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5

Paula Goff, ECSE Director
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
            (573) 751-0187      

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

Paula Goff, ECSE Director
Section of Early Childhood Special Education
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
            (573) 751-0187      

STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY

Don L. Gann, Assistant Commissioner
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Education
3024 W. Trauma Boulevard
Jefferson City, MO 65109-0525
            (573) 751-3251      

OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Jean Cole, Director
Vocational Special Needs
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
            (573) 751-3500      

STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY

Roy Wilson, Director
Department of Mental Health
1706 East Elm, P.O. Box 687
Jefferson City, MO 65102
            (573) 751-3070      

STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH

Ed Morris, Coordinator
Children & Youth Services/
Department of Mental Health
1706 East Elm, P.O. Box 687
Jefferson City, MO 65102
            (573) 751-9482      

STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM

John Solomon, Acting Director
Division of MR/DD
1706 East Elm, P.O. Box 687
Jefferson City, MO 65102
            (573) 751-4054      

STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL

Kay Conklin, Director
MO Planning Council for DD
Division of MR/DD, Department of Mental Health
1706 East Elm, P.O. Box 687
Jefferson City, MO 65102
            (573) 751-8611      ;             (800) 500-7878       (In MO)

PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY

Shawn de Loyola, Acting Director
MO Protection & Advocacy Services
925 South Country Club Drive, Unit B-1
Jefferson City, MO 65109
            (573) 893-3333      ;             (800) 392-8667       (In MO)

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS

Angela Ford, Chief
Bureau of Special Health Care Needs/Department of Health
P.O. Box 570, 1730 East Elm
Jefferson City, MO 65102
            (573) 751-6246      

STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Sally Howard, Deputy Director
Rehabilitation Service for the Blind
Division of Family Services/Department of Social Services
619 East Capital Avenue
Jefferson City, MO 65101
            (573) 751-4249      

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

Gerald Covell, Executive Director
MO Commission for the Deaf
915 Leslie Boulevard, Suite E
Jefferson City, MO 65101
            (573) 526-5205       (V/TTY)
            (800) 796-6499       (V/TTY)

STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE

Department of Education
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
            (573) 751-4426      

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
Lori Winter, Chief Executive Officer
Brain Injury Association of Missouri
10270 Page, Suite 100
St. Louis, MO 63132
            (314) 862-4466      ;             (800) 377-6442      

Cerebral Palsy
Jean Bailey Smith, Director of Family Support
United Cerebral Palsy of MO
c/o UCP of Greater Kansas City
106 East 31st Terrace
Kansas City, MO 64111
            (816) 531-4189      ;             (800) 325-8173       (in MO)
            (816) 531-3825       (TTY)

Epilepsy
Darla Templeton, Executive Vice President
Epilepsy Foundation of the St. Louis Region
7100 Oakland Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63117
            (314) 645-6969      ;             (800) 264-6970      

Learning Disabilities
B. J. Wiemer, President
Learning Disibilities Association of MO
P.O. Box 3303
1942 East Meadowmere, #104
Springfield, MO 65804
            (417) 864-5110      

Mental Health
James House, Executive Director
Mental Health Association of St. Louis
1905 S. Grand Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63104
            (314) 773-1399      

Cindi Keele, Executive Director
MO Coalition of Alliances for the Mentally Ill
230 W. Dunklin, Room 204
Jefferson City, MO 65101
            (573) 634-7727      ;             (800) 374-2138      

Speech and Hearing
Gina L. Shelley, President
MO Speech-Language-Hearing Association
713 PCA Road, P.O. Box 45
Warrensburg, MO 64093
            (816) 747-9544      

Spina Bifida
Chris Guzdial, President
Spina Bifida Association of Greater St. Louis (SBAGSL)
5609 Hampton Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63109
            1-800-784-0983      ;             (314) 353-7079      
URL: http://members.aol.com/sbastl

OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS

Pat Jones, President
Missouri Easter Seal Society
5025 Northrup Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110
            (314) 664-5025      Jim de Jong, Executive Director
Great Plains Disability and Business
Technical Assistance Center
ADA Project
4816 Santana Circle
Columbia, MO 65203
            (573) 882-3600      ;             (800) 949-4232      

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM

Carl F. Calkins, Director
Institute for Human Development
University of MO at Kansas City
2220 Holmes Street, 3rd Floor
Kansas City, MO 64108
            (816) 235-1770      

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE

Diane Golden, Project Director
Missouri Assistive Technology Project
4731 South Cochise, Suite 114
Independence, MO 64055-6975
            (800) 647-8557      ;             (816) 373-5193      

PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECTS

Kent Kolaga, Program Director
Missouri Parents Act (MPACT)
1901 Wind River Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65101
            (573) 635-1189      ;             (573) 635-7802      Sonia Moran, Program Director
Missouri Parents Act (MPACT)
2100 South Brentwood, Suite G
Springfield, MO 63108
            (417) 882-7434      ;             (800) 743-7634       (in MO only)

Christine Higgs, Regional Coodinator
Missouri Parents Act (MPACT)
4144 Lindell Boulevard, Suite 405
St. Louis, MO 63108
            (314) 531-5922      ;             (800) 995-3160       (in MO only)

Carolyn Stewart, Regional Coordinator
Missouri Parents Act (MPACT)
3100 Main St., Suite 303
Kansas City, MO 64111
            (816) 531-7070      ;             (816) 931-2992       (TTY)
E-mail: mpactcs@coop.crn.org

PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)

Teresa Lupton, President
Missouri Congress of Parents and Teachers
2101 Burlington Street
Columbia, MO 65202-1997
(573) 474-8631

Disaster Relief  
American Red Cross – Greater Kansas City 

Community Service (Volunteering)  
Kansas City Cares 
Lions Club – Belton Missouri 

Recovery, Addiction, And Abuse  
Kansas City Help Chapter 
Life Crisis Services 
Ozarks Fighting Back 

Homelessness, Housing and Poverty  
ShowMe Central Habitat for Humanity 
Feed My People 
St. Louis Area Food Bank 

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      

Consumer Protection  
Better Business Bureau 

Family and Parenting  
Parents and Children for Justice in Vermont Family Court 
 

Community Service (Volunteering)  
Single Volunteers of Vermont 
 
 
 

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION

David Noble Stockford, Director
Division of Special Education, Dept. of Education
State House, Station #23
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
            (207) 287-5950      

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5

Joanne C. Holmes, Part H and Section 619 Coordinator
Child Development Services
State House, Station #146
Augusta, ME 04333
            (207) 287-3272      

STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY

Margaret Brewster, Director
Office of Rehabilitation Services/Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation
Department of Labor
35 Anthony Avenue
Augusta, ME 04333-0150
            (207) 624-5300      

OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Joseph Lessard, Consultant
Programs for the Handicapped & Disadvantaged
Division of Program Services & Finance
Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
            (207) 287-5854      

STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY

Melodie J. Peet, Commissioner
Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation
and Substance Abuse Services
411 State Office Bldg., Station #40
Augusta, ME 04333
            (207) 287-4223      

STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH

Rhama Schofield, Acting Director
Division of Children with Special Needs
Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation
and Substance Abuse Services
411 State Office Bldg., Station #40
Augusta, ME 04333
            (207) 287-4250      

STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM

Donald Trites, Program Manager
Mental Retardation Services
Department of Mental Health,Mental Retardation and
Substance Abuse Services
411 State Office Bldg., Station #40
Augusta, ME 04333
            (207) 287-4200      ;             (207) 287-4242      

STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL

Peter Stowell, Executive Director
ME Developmental Disabilities Council
139 State House Station, Nash Building
Capitol and Sewall Streets
Augusta, ME 04333-0139
            (207) 287-4213      

PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY

Kimberly A. Moody, Acting Executive Director
Maine Advocacy Services
32 Winthrop Street, PO Box 2007
Augusta, ME 04338-2007
            (207) 626-2774      ;             (800) 452-1948       (In ME) (TTY)

CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

C.A.R.E.S., Inc
4C Winter Street
Augusta, ME 04330
            (207) 622-7055      ;             (800) 773-7055      

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS

Debora Tuck, Director
Coordinated Care Svcs for Children with Special Health Needs,
Department of Human Services
151 Capitol Street, State House, Station #11
Augusta, ME 04333
            (207) 287-5139      

STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE

David Noble Stockford, Director
Division of Special Education
Department of Education
State House, Station #23
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
            (207) 287-5950      

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
Brain Injury Association of ME
P.O. Box 2224
Augusta, ME 04338-2224
            (207) 626-0022      ;             (800) 275-1233      

Cerebral Palsy
Ms. Bobbie Yeager, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Northeastern ME
115 Main Street
Bangor, ME 04401
            (207) 941-2885      ;             (207) 941-2952      

Learning Disabilities
Janet Sylvester, Executive Director
Learning Disabilities Association of ME
2 E. Mechanic St.
P.O. Box 385
Gardiner, ME 04345
            (207) 582-2866      

Mental Health
National Mental Health Association
1021 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-2971
            (800) 969-6642      

William Stubbs, President
ME Alliance for the Mentally Ill
P.O. Box 222
Augusta, ME 04332-0222
            (207) 622-5767      ;             (800) 464-5767       (in ME only)

Speech and Hearing
Ellen Decotiis, President
ME Speech-Language-Hearing Association
510 C Main St
Gorham, ME 04038
            (207) 839-4007      

Spina Bifida
Wendy Bondeson, Director
Spina Bifida Association of Maine
65 Woodridge Drive
Steep Falls, ME 04085
            (207) 675-3589      

OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS

Gregory Ouellette, Executive Director
Easter Seal Society of Maine
149 Front Street, P.O. Box 518
Bath, ME 04530
            (207) 443-3341      

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM

Lucille A. Zeph, Director
Center for Community Inclusion, UAP
5717 Corbett Hall, Room 100
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469-5717
            (207) 581-1084      

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE

Kathy Powers, Project Director
Maine Consumer Information and Technology
Training Exchange
Maine CITE Coordinating Center
Education Network of Maine
46 University Drive
Augusta, ME 04330
            (207) 621-3195       (V/TTY)

PARENT TRAINING & INFORMATION PROJECT

Janice LaChance, Director
Maine Parent Federation/SPIN
P.O. Box 2067
Augusta, ME 04338-2067
(207) 582–2504;             (800) 870-7746       (In ME)
E-mail: lachance@SATURN.caps.maine.edu

PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)

Georgia Carroll, President
Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers
16 Winthrop St.
Augusta, ME 04330
            (207) 621-2782      

Legal Assistance
Pine Tree Legal Assistance

Consumer Protection 
Better Business Bureau
Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Maine, Inc.

Job Training and Workplace
Portland SCORE
SCORE – Maine

Community 
Tennessee State and Local Government 
KORRnet: Knoxville-Oak Ridge Regional Network 
Child and Family, Inc. 
ACORN 
Bristol Life Saving Crew
Knoxville Red Cross 
Hometown Connections 
Neighborhood Network   
Knowles Senior Center 
Senior Link Hotline 
East Tennesssee Technology Access Center 
 

Family and Parenting  
Knoxville Child Care Information and Referral Office 
 

Hunger and Poverty  
Second Harvest Foodbank of East Tennessee

Homelessness and Housing  
Campus for Human Development 
Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise 
Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County 
Knoxville Habitat for Humanity, Inc.

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:
SPECIAL EDUCATION

Mike Armstrong, Director
Division of Exceptional Children’s Services
Kentucky Department of Education
Capitol Plaza Tower, 8th Floor
500 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
            (502) 564-4970      
E-mail: marmstro@kde.state.ky.us
URL: http://www.kde.state.ky.us

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5

Debbie Schumacher, Director, Division of Preschool Programs
Office of Learning Program Development
500 Mero Street, Capitol Plaza Tower, 16th Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
            (502) 564-7056      
E-mail: dschumac@kde.state.ky.us
URL: http://www.kde.state.ky.us

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

Jim Henson, Part H Coordinator
Infant and Toddler Program
Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation Services
100 Fair Oaks Lane, 4E-E
Frankfort, KY 40621-0001
            (502) 564-7700      
E-mail: jhenson@mail.state.ky.us

STATE DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION

Sam Serraglio, Commissioner
Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
Cabinet for Workforce Development
209 St. Clair
Frankfort, KY 40601
            (502) 564-4440      

DIVISION OF SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

Donnalie Stratton, Program Consultant
Special Vocational Programs
Capitol Plaza Tower, Room 2114, 500 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
            (502) 564-3775      
E-mail: dstratto@kde.state.ky.us
URL: http://www.kde.state.ky.us

STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY

Elizabeth Rehm Wachtel, Commissioner
Department for MH/MR Services
Cabinet for Health Services
100 Fair Oaks Lane
Frankfort, KY 40601-0001
            (502) 564-4527      
E-mail: ewachtel@mail.state.ky.us

STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE
FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH

Paul Andis, Manager
Children & Youth Services Branch
Department for MH & MR Services
100 Fair Oaks Lane, 4W-C
Frankfort, KY 40621-0001
            (502) 564-7610      
E-mail: pandis@mail.state.ky.us

STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM

Diane Simmons, Acting Director
Division of Mental Retardation/Department for
Mental Health & Mental Retardation Services
100 Fair Oaks Lane, 4E-E
Frankfort, KY 40621-0001
            (502) 564-7702      
E-mail: dsimmons@mail.state.ky.us

STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL

Kentucky DD Planning Council
Dept. For Mental Health/Mental Retardation Services
100 Fair Oaks Lane, 4E-F
Frankfort, KY 40621-0001
            (502) 564-7842      

PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY

Gayla O. Peach, Director
Department for Public Advocacy, P&A Division
100 Fair Oaks Lane, Third Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
            (502) 564-2967      ;             (800) 372-2988       (In KY) (Voice and TTY)

CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Diane A. High, Director
Client Assistance Program
209 St. Clair, 5th Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
            (502) 564-8035      ;             (800) 633-6283       (in KY)
E-mail: dhigh@mail.state.ky.us

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS

Denzle L. Hill, Executive Director
Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs
982 Eastern Parkway
Louisville, KY 40217-1566
            (502) 595-4459      ;             (800) 232-1160      
E-mail: Denzle.Hill@mail.state.ky.us

STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Pris Rogers, Commissioner
Department for the Blind
P.O. Box 757
Frankfort, KY 40602-0757
            (502) 564-4754      

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

Bobbie Beth Scoggins, Executive Director
KY Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
632 Versailles Road
Frankfort, KY 40601
            (502) 573-2604       (V/TTY)
            (800) 372-2907       (V/TTY, in KY only)
E-mail: kcdhh@mail.state.ky.us
URL: http://www.state.ky.us/agencies/kcdhh

STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE

Johnnie Grissom, Associate Commissioner
Department of Education
500 Mero Street, Capitol Plaza Tower, 8th Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
            (502) 564-4970      
E-mail: jgrissom@kde.state.ky.us

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

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
9930 Johnnycake Ridge Rd., Suite 3E
Mentor, OH 44060
            (440) 350-9595      
            (800) 487-2282       (Voice mail to request information packet)
E-mail: NatlADDA@aol.com
URL: http://www.add.org

Brain Injury
Bob Ayres, Director
Brain Injury Association of KY
3910 Dupont Square South, Suite D
Louisville, KY 40207-4648
            (800) 592-1117       (in KY);             (502) 899-7141      
E-mail: info@braincenter.org
URL: http://www.braincenter.org

Cerebral Palsy
Sally Hanbury, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Eastern Kentucky
Diniaco Court, P.O. Box 413
Ashland, KY 41105-0413
            (606) 324-1614      

Down Syndrome
Gail T. Lowe, Coordinator
Down Syndrome Axis of Kentucky, Inc.
3713 Fallen Timber Drive
Louisville, KY 40241-1620
            (502) 339-8690      ;             (888) 999-3759      
E-mail: GTLowe@aol.com

Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association of Franlin Co./Bluegrass
2210 Goldsmith Lane
Louisville, KY 40218
            (502) 473-1256      

Mental Health
Sheriall A. Cunningham, Executive Director
Mental Health Association of Kentucky
120 Sears Avenue, Suite 213
Louisville, KY 40207
            (502) 893-0460      ;             (888) 705-0463      
E-mail: mhaky@kih.net

David Olds, President
Mental Health Association of Northern KY
605 Madison
Covington, KY 41011
            (606) 431-1077      

Sheila Schuster, Executive Director
Kentucky Mental Health Coalition
120 Sears Avenue, #202
Louisville, KY 40207
            (502) 894-0222      

Doris Daulton, President
KY Alliance for the Mentally Ill
10510 LaGrange Rd., Bldg. 103
Louisville, KY 40223-1228
            (502) 245-5284      ;             (800) 257-5081      

Mental Retardation
Chris Brown, Executive Director
The Arc of Kentucky
833 East Main
Frankfort, KY 40601
            (502) 875-5225      ;             (800) 281-1272      

Speech and Hearing
Rebecca Goss, President
KY Speech-Language-Hearing Association
366 Waller Avenue, Suite 113
Lexington, KY 40504
            (606) 277-2446      
E-mail: KSHAoffice@aol.com

Spina Bifida
Ed Farley, Executive Director
Spina Bifida Association of Kentucky
982 Eastern Parkway, Box 18
Louisville, KY 40217
            (502) 637-7363      
E-mail: SBAofKY@aol.com

Visual Impairments

Paul Schroeder, Director
American Foundation for the Blind-Midwest
401 North Michigan Ave., Suite 308
Chicago, IL 60611
            (312) 245-9961      
E-mail: chicago@afb.org

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

Kerry Gillihan, President/CEO
Kentucky Easter Seal Society
2050 Versailles Road
Lexington, KY 40504
            (800) 888-5377      ;             (606) 254-5701      Gail Lincoln, Executive Director
Angie Wood, Information Manager
Kentucky Disabilities Coalition
859 East Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
            (502) 875-1871      ;             (800) 977-7505      

Deborah Anderson
KY Partnership for Families and Children
c/o Division of Mental Health
DMHMRS
100 Fair Oaks Lane
Frankfort, KY 40621
            (502) 564-7610      
E-mail: danderson@mail.state.ky.us

Deborah Anderson
Office of Family Leadership
Department for Mental Health
100 Fair Oaks Lane
Frankfort, KY 40621
            (502) 564-7610      
E-mail: danderson@mail.state.ky.us

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM

Human Development Institute
University Affiliated Facility
University of Kentucky
126 Mineral Industries Building
Lexington, KY 40506-0051
            (606) 257-1714      

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE

Kentucky Assistive Technology Service (KATS) Network
Charles McDowell Center
8412 Westport Rd.
Louisville, KY 40242
            (800) 327-5287      ;             (502) 327-0022      
E-mail: KATSNet@iglou.com
URL: http://www.katsnet.org

PARENT TRAINING & INFORMATION PROJECT

Paulette Logsdon, Director
Kentucky Special Parent Involvement Network (KY-SPIN)
2210 Goldsmith Lane, Suite 118
Louisville, KY 40218
            (502) 456-0923      ;             (800) 525-7746      
E-mail: familytrng@aol.com

DIRECTIONS DISABILITY LINK

Ruth L. Bailey, Executive Director
Dawn Vermey, Assistant Director
Ask Us, Inc.
201 Burley Ave.
Lexington, KY 40503-1009
(606) 233-9370

PARENT-TO-PARENT

Susan Lawrence
Parent Outreach: Parents Supporting Parents
1146 South Third Street
Louisville, KY 40203
            (502) 584-1239      
E-mail: CRC@iglou.com

PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)

Karen C. Jones, President
Kentucky Congress of Parents and Teachers
P.O. Box 654
Frankfort, KY 40602
            (502) 564-4378      
E-mail: KY_office@pta.org

Recovery, Addiction, and Abuse 
The Healing Place

Disaster Relief 
Kentucky Search Dog Association

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION

Leslie Averna, Acting Bureau Chief
Bur. of Special Educ. & Pupil Svcs.
CT Dept. of Education
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, CT 06457-1520
            (860) 638-4265      

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5

Maria Synodi, 3-5 Coord., State Preschool Program
Bureau of Early Childhood Education & Social Svcs.
CT Department of Education
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, CT 06457
            (860) 638-4211      

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

Linda Goodman, Birth-3 Part H Coordinator
State Birth to Three System
Department of Mental Retardation
460 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
            (860) 418-6147      

STATE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

John F. Halliday, Director
Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
Department of Social Services
10 Griffin Road, North
Windsor, CT 06095
            (860) 298-2003      

STATE TRANSITION COORDINATOR

Leslie Averna, Associate Commissioner
Bureau of Special Education
CT Department of Education
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, CT 06457-1543
            (860) 638-4242      

STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY

Albert J. Solnit, Commissioner
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
410 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
            (860) 418-7000      

STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN

Gary Blau, Director of Mental Health
Department of Children & Families
505 Hudson Street
Hartford, CT 06106
            (860) 550-6528      
E-mail: gary.blau@po.state.ct.us

STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM

Peter O’Meara, Commissioner
Department of Mental Retardation
460 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
            (860) 418-6000      

STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL

Edward T. Preneta, Director
Council on Developmental Disabilities
460 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106-1308
            (860) 418-6157      ;             (860) 418-6172       (TTY)

PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY

James McGaughey, Executive Director
Office of P & A for Persons with Disabilities
60 B Weston Street
Hartford, CT 06120-1551
            (860) 297-4300      ;             (800) 842-7303       (In CT)
            (860) 566-2102       (TTY)
E-mail: hn2571@earthlink.net

CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Susan Werboff, Director
Client Assistance Program
Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency
(see above)

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS

Lisa Davis, CSHCN Director
CT Department of Public Health
410 Capital Avenue, MF #911MAT
P. O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
            (860) 509-8074      Thomas Hussman, Vice President
Easter Seals Camp Hemlocks
147 Jones Street, P.O. Box 198
Hebron, CT 06248-0198
            (860) 228-9496      ;             (860) 228-2091       (TTY)

STATE AGENCY FOR THE LEGALLY BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Kenneth R. Tripp, Executive Director
Board of Education and Services for the Blind (BESB)
170 Ridge Road
Wethersfield, CT 06109
            (860) 249-8525      

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

Stacie Eusko, Acting Executive Director
Connecticut Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
1245 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06107
            (860) 561-0196       (V/TTY)
E-mail: cdhi@p.o.state.ct.us

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
Brain Injury Association of CT
1800 Silas Deane Highway, Suite 224
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
            (860) 721-8111      ;             (800) 278-8242       (in CT)

Cerebral Palsy
Barry Buxbaum, President/CEO
St Vincents Special Needs Services/UCP of
Fairfield County Affiliate
Trumbull Corporate Park, 95 Merritt Blvd
Trumbull, CT 06611
            (203) 375-6400      

Epilepsy
Linda Wallace, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of CT
1800 Silas Deane Highway, Suite 168
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
            (860) 721-9226      ;             (800) 899-3745       (in CT)
E-mail: efct@aol.com

Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association of CT (LDA)
999 Asylum Avenue
Hartford, CT 06105
            (860) 560-1711      

Beryl Kaufman, Executive Director
The CT Association for Children
with Learning Disabilities (CACLD)
25 Van Vent Street, Suite 15-5
East Norwalk, CT 06855
            (203) 838-5010      

Mental Health
Beverly Walton, President & CEO
Mental Health Association of CT
20-30 Beaver Road, Suite 101
Wethersfield, CT 06109
            (860) 529-1970      
E-mail: MN+hlth@tiac.net

Maureen Kennedy, Administrative Director
CT Alliance for the Mentally Ill (CAMI)
151 New Park Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
            (860) 586-2319      ;             (800) 215-3021      

Mental Retardation
Margaret Dignoti, Executive Director
Association for Retarded Citizens/CT
1030 New Britain Avenue, Suite 102B
West Hartford, CT 06110
            (860) 953-8335      

Speech and Hearing
Andrew Lees, President
CT Speech-Language-Hearing Association
213 Back Lane
Newington, CT 06111
            (860) 666-6900      

Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of CT, Inc.
P.O. Box 2545
Hartford, CT 06146-2545
            (203) 874-2339      

OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS

John R. Quinn, President
Easter Seals of CT, Inc.
147 Jones Street
P.O. Box 100
Hebron, CT 06248-0100
            (860) 228-9438      ;             (860) 228-2091       (TTY)Molly Cole, Director
The Family Center
CT Children’s Medical Center
282 Washington Street
Hartford, CT 06106
            (860) 545-9023      
E-mail: mcole@ccmckids.org

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM

Lee McLean, Director
A. J. Pappanikou Ctr. on Spec. Educ. & Rehabilitation
A University Affiliated Program
249 Glenbrook Road, U-64
Storrs, CT 06269-2064
            (860) 486-5035      ;             (860) 486-5069       (TTY)
E-mail: mclean@unconnvm.uconn.edu
URL: http://www.ucc.uconn.edu/~wwwpcse

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE

John M. Ficarro, Project Director
Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
DSS/BRS
25 Sigourney Street, 11 Floor
Hartford, CT 06106
            (860) 424-4881      ;             (800) 537-2549      
            (860) 424-4839       (TTY)

PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT

Nancy Prescott, Director
Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center (CPAC)
338 Main Street
Niantik, CT 06357
            (860) 739-3089      ;             (800) 445-2722       (In CT)
E-mail: cpacinc@aol.com
URL: http://members.aol.com/cpacinc/cpac.htm

PARENT-TO-PARENT

Mary Ann Meade, Network Coordinator
Parent-to-Parent Network of CT
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
282 Washington Street
Hartford, CT 06106
            (860) 545-9021      Pat Tomka, Coordinator
WeCAHR
11 Lake Avenue Ext.
Danbury, CT 06811
            (203) 792-3540      

PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)

The Parent-Teacher Association of CT
Wilbur Cross Commons, Building #11
60 Connolly Parkway
Hamden, CT 06514-2519
            (203) 281-6617