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STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION

Bureau of Special Education, Department of Education 
333 Market Street, 7th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333 
(717) 783-2311

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5

Richard Price, Chief
Division of Early Intervention 
Bureau of Special Education, Department of Education 
333 Market Street, 7th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
(717) 783-6879

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

Jacqueline Epstein, Chief 
Children’s Services Division
Office of Mental Retardation, Department of Public Welfare 
P.O. Box 2675
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675 
(717) 783-8302

STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY

Gil Selders, Executive Director
Office of Voc. Rehab., Department of Labor & Industry 
1300 Labor & industry Bldg., Seventh and Forster Streets 
Harrisburg, PA 17120
(717) 787-5244

OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Marjorie Lowe Blaze, Supervisor
Special Populations Section, Department of Education, 
Bureau of Vocational-Technical Education 
333 Market Street, 6th Floor 
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
(717) 787-5293

STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY

Charles Curie, Deputy Secretary for Mental Health
Office of Mental Health, Department of Public Welfare
Health & Welfare Bldg., Room 502
P.O. Box 2675
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675 
(717) 787-6443

STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH

Anita K. Thiemann, Director 
Bureau of Children’s Services, 
Office of Mental Health Department of Public Welfare
P.O. Box 2675
Harrisburg, PA 17105 
(717) 772-2351

STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM

Nancy R. Thaler, Deputy Secretary for MR 
Department of Public Welfare
Health & Welfare Bldg., Room 512, P.O. Box 2675 
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675 
(717) 787-3700
E-mail: PADPWNT@aol.com

STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL

Graham Mulholland, Executive Director
DD Planning Council 
568 Forum Bldg., Commonwealth Avenue 
Harrisburg, PA 17120 
(717) 787-6057

PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY

Kevin Casey, Executive Director
Pennsylvania Protection & Advocacy, Inc.
1414 N. Cameron St
Suite C
Harrisburg, PA 17103 
(717) 236-8110; (800) 692-7443 (V/TTY, in PA)

CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Steve Pennington, Statewide Director 
Center for Disability Law & Policy
1617 JFK Boulevard, Suite 800
Philadelphia, PA 19103 
(215) 557-7112 (V/TTY)
E-mail: COLPLAW@aol.com

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS

C. Gail Stock, Director
Division of Special Health Care Programs
Department of Health, Room 724
P.O. Box 90 
Harrisburg, PA 17108 
(717) 783-5436

STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Douglass C. Boone, Director
Blindness & Visual Services, Dept. of Public Welfare
PO Box 2675
Harrisburg, PA 17105
(717) 787-6176; (800) 622-2842 (In PA)

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

Debra Maltese, Director
Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
1110 Labor & Industry Building
7th and Forster Streets
Harrisburg, PA 17120-0019
(717) 783-4912 (V/TTY)
(800) 233-3008 (V/TTY, in PA only)

STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE

Thomas Winters, Division Chief
Advisory Service, Department of Education
333 Market Street, 6th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126
(717) 787-8022

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
United Cerebral Palsy of PA
925 Linda Lane
Camp Hill, PA 17011
(717) 737-3477
E-mail: ucpofpa@juno.com

Epilepsy
Judy Painter, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Western PA
1323 Forbes Avenue #102
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 261-5880; (800) 361-5885
E-mail: staff@EFWP.org

Hearing Impaired/Deaf
Debra Maltese, Director
PA Office for Deaf & Hard of Hearing
1110 Labor & Industry Building
7th & Forster Streets
Harrisburg, PA 17120-0019
(717) 783-4912 (V/TTY); (800) 233-3008 (V/TTY in PA)

Learning Disabilities
Ana Mary McHugh, President
Learning Disabilities Association of PA
P.O. Box 208
Uwchland, PA 19480
(610) 458-8193

Mental Health
Tom Gargen, President
Alliance for the Mentally Ill in PA
2149 North Second Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
(717) 238-1514; (800) 223-0500

Glenda Fine, Director
Parents Involved Network of PA (PIN of PA)
1211 Chestnut Street, 11th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 751-1800; (800) 688-4226

Mental Retardation
W.A. West, Executive Director
The Arc of Pennsylvania
2001 N. Front, Building 2, Suite 221
Harrisburg, PA 17102-2104
(717) 234-2621
E-mail: thearcpa@usa.net

Speech and Hearing
Robert Craven, Business Manager
PA Speech-Language-Hearing Association
800 Perry Highway, Suite 3
Pittsburgh, PA 15229-1128
(412) 366-9858
E-mail: keystater@aol.com

Spina Bifida
Patricia Fulvio, Executive Director
Spina Bifida Coalition of Pennsylvania
209 E. State St, Suite B
Quarryville, PA 17566-1242
(717) 786-9280; (888) 770-SBPA (In PA)

OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS 

Nevin Hollinger, President/CEO
Easter Seal Society of South Central Pennsylvania
331 Bridge Street, Suite 250
New Cumberland, PA 17070
(717) 774-8277James Heiden, Executive Director
Easter Seal Society of Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware
Montgomery Counties
3975 Conshohocken Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19131-5484
(215) 879-1000

Larry Rager, Executive Director/CEO
Easter Seal Society of Western Pennsylvania
632 Fort Duquesne Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 281-7244
(800) 587-3257

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM

Diane Nelson Bryen, Director
Institute on Disabilities UAP
Temple University, Ritter Annex, Room 423
1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215) 204-1356 (V/TTY)
E-mail: dianeb@astro.ocis.temple.edu
URL: http://www.temple.edu/inst_disabilitiesMark L. Batshaw, Director
Children’s Seashore House
3405 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 895-3800; (215) 895-3285
E-mail: dowrick@mail.med.upenn.edu
URL: http://www.med.upenn.edu/~seashore

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE

Amy S. Goldman, Project Director
Pennsylvania’s Initiative on Assistive Technology
Institute on Disability/UAP
1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue
Ritter Hall Annex 423
Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215) 204-1356 (V/TTY)
(800) 204-PIAT (Voice); (800) 750-PIAT (TTY)
E-mail: piat@astro.ocis.temple.edu

PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECTS

Parents Union for Public Schools
311 South Juniper Street, Suite 200
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 546-1166
E-mail: ParentsU@aol.comLouise Thieme, Director
Parent Education Network
333 East 7th Avenue
York, PA 17404
(717) 845-9722; (800) 522-5827 (V/TTY) (In PA); 
(800) 441-5028 (Spanish)
E-mail: pen@parentednet.org
URL: http://www.homepagecreations.com/pen/

PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) 

Linda Burns, President
Pennsylvania Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
P.O.Box 4384
4804 Derry Street
Harrisburg, PA 17111-0384
(717) 564-8985
E-mail: PAPTA@juno.com

Family and Parenting
A Second Chance
Paths to Parenthood
Planned Parenthood of Southeastern
Pennsylvania
Pregnancy Care Centers of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania
 

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED 
 Programs 

 

 STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION

Martha Brooks, Director
Exceptional Children and Early Childhood Group
Department of Education
P.O. Box 1402
Dover, DE 19903
            (302) 739-5471      
E-mail: mbrooks@state.de.us

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5

Martha Toomey, 619 Coordinator
Exceptional Children and Early Childhood Group
Department of Education
P.O. Box 1402
Dover, DE 19903
            (302) 739-4667      
E-mail: mtoomey@state.de.us

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

Rosanne Griff-Cabelli, Part C Coordinator
Management Svcs. Division
Health and Social Services, 2nd Floor, Room 204
1901 North DuPont Highway
New Castle, DE 19720
            (302) 577-4647      
E-mail: rcabelli@state.de.us

STATE DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION

Andrea S. Guest, Director
Delaware Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
4425 North Market Street
P. O. Box 9969
Wilmington, DE 19809-0969
            (302) 761-8275      ;             (302) 761-8336       (TTY)

OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Adam W. Fisher, Education Associate
Vocational Technology Education & School to Work Transition
Department of Education
P. O. Box 1402
Dover, DE 19903
            (302) 739-4638      
E-mail: afisher@state.de.us

STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY

Thomas M. Fritz, Director
Division of Alcoholism, Drug Abuse & Mental Health
Department of Health & Social Services
1901 North DuPont Highway
New Castle, DE 19720
            (302) 577-4461      

STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN

Julian R. Taplin, Director
Division of Child Mental Health Services
Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families
1825 Faulkland Road
Wilmington, DE 19805-1195
            (302) 633-2600      

STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM

William E. Love, Director
Division of Mental Retardation
Department of Health & Social Services
Jesse Cooper Building
P.O. Box 637/Federal Street
Dover, DE 19903
            (302) 739-4386      

STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL

James F. Linehan, Director
Delaware Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
821 Silver Lake Boulevard, Suite 108
Townsend Building
Dover, DE 19904
            (302) 739-3333      

PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY

Brian Hartman, Director
Disabilities Law Program
913 Washington Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
            (302) 575-0660      

CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Teresa Gallagher, Director
Client Assistance Program, United Cerebral Palsy, Inc.
254 East Camden-Wyoming Avenue
Camden, DE 19934
            (302) 698-9336      

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS

Joan Powell, Director
Family Health Services
Division of Public Health
P.O. Box 637, Jesse Cooper Building
Dover, DE 19903
            (302) 739-3111      

STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Deborah Wallace, Director
Division for the Visually Impaired
Health & Social Services
1901 N. Dupont Hwy., Biggs Building
New Castle, DE 19720
            (302) 577-4730      

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

Lorretta Sarro, Coordinator
DE Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
4425 North Market Street, 3rd Floor
Wilmington, DE 19802
            (302) 761-8275       (V/TTY);             (302) 761-8336       (TTY)
E-mail: LSarro@dvr.state.de.us

REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY

TransCen, Inc.
451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 607
Rockville, MD 20850
            (301) 217-0124       (V/TTY)
URL: http://www.transcen.org

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
Eve Colley, President
Brain Injury Association of Delaware
P.O. Box 9876
Newark, DE 19714
            (302) 378-3035      ;             (800) 411-0505      

Cerebral Palsy
William McCool III, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of DE — New Castle Co. Branch
700 A River Road
Wilmington, DE 19809
            (302) 764-2400      

Carma Carpenter, Director
United Cerebral Palsy of DE — Kent/Sussex Co. Branch
3249 Midstate Road
Filton, DE 19943
            (302) 335-5626      

Epilepsy
Barbara Blair, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Delaware
New Castle Corporate Commons
61 Corporate Circle
New Castle, DE 19720-2405
            (302) 324-4455      
E-mail: BHB@NC.ESDEL.org

Mental Health
Merrie Bailey, Executive Director
Mental Health Association in DE
1813 North Franklin Street
Wilmington, DE 19802
            (302) 656-8308      ;             (800) 287-6423       (In DE)

Mark Pacilio, Director
Alliance for the Mentally Ill in Delaware
4th Street Plaza, Suite 12
2500 West 4th Street
Wilmington, DE 19805
            (302) 427-0787      

Mental Retardation
Rita Mariani, Executive Director
Arc of DE
1016 Centre Road, Suite 1
Wilmington, DE 19805
            (302) 996-9400      

Speech and Hearing
Pamela Patterson, President
DE Speech and Hearing Association
P.O. Box 7383
Newark, DE 19714-7383
            (302) 478-3552      

Spina Bifida
Marie Baca, Parent Information Contact
Spina Bifida Association of Delaware
461 Granger Drive
Bear, DE 19701-2175
            (302) 832-0298      ;             (302) 836-7227      
E-mail: mariebaca@usa.net

OTHER STATE AGENCIES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Kyle Hodges
State Council for Persons with Disabilities
Margaret M. O’Neill Building
P.O. Box 1401
Dover, DE 19903Govenor’s Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens
P.O. Box 1401
21 The Green
Dover, DE 19901
            (301) 739-4553      

OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS

Sandra Tuttle, President
Easter Seal Society of Del-Mar, Inc.
61 Corporate Circle
New Castle Corporate Commons
New Castle, DE 19720
            (302) 324-4444      Beth MacDonald, Chairperson
Interagency Coordinating Council
1901 N. Dupont Highway, 2nd Floor
New Castle, DE 19720
            (302) 577-4643      

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM

Donald L. Peters, Director
University of Delaware
Center for Disabilities Studies
A University Affiliated Program
101 Alison Hall
Newark, DE 19716
            (302) 831-6974      

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE

Beth A. Mineo Mollica, Project Director
DE Assistive Technology Initiative
Univ. of Delaware
DuPont Hospital for Children
1600 Rockland Road, Room 117E
Wilmington, DE 19899-0269
            (302) 651-6790      ;             (302) 651-6794       (TTY)

PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECTS

Marie-Anne Aghazadian, Executive Director
Parent Information Center of DE, Inc. (PIC)
700 Barksdale Road, Suite 3
Newark, DE 19711
            (302) 366-0152      ;             (302) 366-0178       (TTY)
E-mail: PEP700@aol.com

PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)

Margaret Tansley, President
Delaware Congress of Parents and Teachers
100 South Gerald Drive
Newark, DE 19713-3299
            (302) 737-4646      

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION

Robert M. Pryhoda, Director
Office of Special Needs 
Department of Education, Shepard Building
255 Westminster Street, Room 400 
Providence, RI 02903-3400 
            (401) 277-4600      , ext. 2301 

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5

Amy Cohen, Preschool ECSE Consultant 
Special Education Program Services Unit 
Shepard Building
255 Westminster Street 
Providence, RI 02903-3400 
            (401) 277-4600      , ext. 2135 

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

Ron Caldarone, Part H Coordinator
Division of Family Health
State Department of Health
3 Capital Hill, Rm. 302
Providence, RI 02908-5097
            (401) 277-2313      ;             (401) 277-2312      

STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY

Raymond A. Carroll, Acting Administrator 
Office of Rehabilitation Services
Department of Human Services 
40 Fountain Street 
Providence, RI 02903 
            (401) 421-7005      , Ext. 301
E-mail: rcarroll@ors.state.ri.us
URL: http://www.ors.state.ri.us

OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Thomas Scott
State Department of Education
Office of Special Needs Center
Shepard Building
255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903-3400
            (401) 277-4600      , Ext. 2216

STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY

A. Kathryn Power, Director
Department of MH, Retardation & Hospitals
600 New London Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920 
            (401) 464-3201      

STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH

Kathryn Nicodemus, Chief
Children’s Mental Health & Education
Department of Children, Youth, and Families
610 Mt. Pleasant Avenue, Building #7
Providence, RI 02908
            (401) 457-4514      
E-mail: KBNICKRI@aol.com

STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM

Lynda Kahn, Executive Director 
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Mental Health, Retardation & Hospitals
Aime J. Forand Building 
600 New London Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920 
            (401) 464-3234      

STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL

Marie Citrone, Executive Director
R.I. Developmental Disabilities Council 
600 New London Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920 
            (401) 464-3191       (V/TTY)

PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY

Raymond L Bandusky, Executive Director
Rhode Island Disability Law Center
151 Broadway
Providence, RI 02903 
            (401) 831-3150      ;             (401) 831-5335       (TTY)
            (800) 733-5332       (in RI)

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS

Ron Caldarone, Director
Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Department of Health 
3 Capitol Hill 
Providence, RI 02908 
            (401) 277-2313      ;             (401) 277-2312      

STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Jack Thompson, Deputy Administrator 
Services for the Blind, Department of Human Services 
40 Fountain Street
Providence, RI 02903 
            (401) 277-2300      ;             (800) 752-8088      , Ext. 2300
URL: http://www.ors.state.ri.us

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

Kristin J. Mulrooney, Coordinator
Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
One Capitol Hill, 2nd Floor
Providence, RI 02908-5850
            (401) 277-1204       (V);             (401) 277-1205       (TTY)
URL: http://www.state.ri.us/ricdhh

STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE

Robert Pryhoda, Director 
Office of  Special Needs 
Department of Education, Shepard Building
255 Westminster Street, Room 400 
Providence, RI 02903-3400 
            (401) 277-3505      

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
Sharon Brinkworth, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association
Independent Square, 500 Prospect Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
            (401) 725-2360      

Cerebal Palsy 
Christiane Petrin, Executive Director 
United Cerebral Palsy of RI 
571 Pontiac Avenue
Cranston, RI 02910
            (401) 941-9377      
URL: http://www.jumi.com/ucp

Learning Disabilities 
Janice DeFrances, President
Learning Disabilities Association of RI 
P.O. Box 6685
Providence, RI 02940 
            (401) 294-7994      

Mental Health 
Laure Turn-Mulrooney, Executive Director
Mental Health Association of RI 
500 Prospect St.
Pawtucket, RI 02860 
            (401) 726-2285       

Lisa Conlan, Director
Parent Support Network
Warwick Executive Park
250 Centerville Road, Building F
Warwick, RI 02886
            (401) 736-8844      ;             (800) 483-8844      

William Emmet, Executive Director
Alliance for the Mentally Ill of RI 
1255 North Main Street
Providence, RI 02904
            (401) 331-3060      
E-mail: amiofRI@aol.com

Mental Retardation 
James Healey, Executive Director 
The Rhode Island Arc
99 Bald Hill Road 
Cranston, RI 02920 
            (401) 463-9191      

Speech and Hearing 
Patricia Iasrate Bellini, President 
RI Speech-Language-Hearing Association 
P.O. Box 9241 
Providence, RI 02940 
            (401) 455-7472      

Spina Bifida 
Deborah Gellman
Spina Bifida Association of RI 
P.O. Box 6948
Warwick, RI 02889
            (401) 732-7862      

OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS 

Dean Martins, President 
Easter Seal Society of RI 
Meeting Street Center,
667 Waterman Avenue 
East Providence, RI 02914 
            (401) 438-9500      ;             (401) 438-3690       (TTY)

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM

A. Anthony Antosh, Director
UAP of Rhode Island
Institute for Developmental Disabilities at Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Avenue
Providence, RI 02908
            (401) 456-8072      ;             (401) 456-8150       (TTY)

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE

Susan Olson, Project Director
Rhode Island Assistive Technology Access Partnership
Office of Rehabilitation Services
40 Fountain Street
Providence, RI 02903-1898
            (800) 752-8088      , Ext. 2608 (in RI)
            (401) 421-7005      ;             (401) 421-7016       (TTY)
E-mail: solson@atap.state.ri.us
URL: http://www.atap.state.ri.us

PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT

Deanna Forist, Executive Director
RI Parent Info Network (RIPIN)
500 Prospect Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
            (401) 727-4144      ;             (800) 464-3399       (In RI)

PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) 

Pauline Nunes, President
Rhode Island Congress of Parents and Teachers
1704 Broad Street
Cranston, RI 02905-2720
            (401) 785-1970      

DISABILITY Organizations

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION

Bill East, Director
AL Dept of Educ, Div of  Special Education Services
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
(334) 242-8114      ;             (800) 392-8020       (In AL)

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5

James Waid, Education Specialist/Coordinator 619
AL Dept of Educ, Div of Special Education Services
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
(334) 242-8114      ;             (800) 392-8020       (In AL)

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

Ouida Holder, Part H Coordinator
Alabama’s Early Intervention System
Department of Rehabilitation Services
2129 East South Blvd., P.O. Box 11586
Montgomery, AL 36111-0586
(334) 281-8780
E-mail: oholder@rehab.state.al.us
URL: http://www.rehab.state.al.us

STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY

Lamona Lucas, Commissioner
Department of Rehabilitation Services
2129 East South Blvd., P.O. Box 11586
Montgomery, AL 36111-0586
(334) 281-8780
E-mail: webinfo@rehab.state.al.us
URL: http://www.rehab.state.al.us/vr.html

OFFICE OF STATE COORINATOR OF VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Jim Kendrick, Coordinator
Special Needs Programs, Department of Education
Gordon Persons Building
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
(334) 242-9108

STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN
AND YOUTH

Virginia A. Rogers, Commissioner
Alabama Department of Mental Health
RSA Union Bldg.
P.O. Box 301410
Montgomery, AL 36130-1410
(334) 242-3218

STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM

Catharine P. Maddox, Associate Commissioner
Department of Mental Health/Mental Retardation
RSA Union Bldg.
100 N. Union Street
P.O. Box 301410
Montgomery, AL 36130-1410
(334) 242-3701

STATE DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL

Joan B. Hannah, Director
Alabama DD Planning Council
RSA Union Bldg.
100 N. Union Street
P.O. Box 301410
Montgomery, AL 36130-1410
(334) 242-3973      ;             (800) 232-2158

PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY

Reuben Cook, Director
Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP)
526 Martha Parham West
The University of Alabama
P.O. Box 870395
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0395
(800) 826-1675      ;             (205) 348-4928
(205)348-9484       (TTY)
E-mail: ADAP@law.ua.edu

CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Jerry Norsworthy, Coordinator
Department of Rehabilitation Services
P.O. Box 11586
Montgomery, AL 36111-0586
(334) 281-2276       (V/TTY);             (800) 228-3231       (V/TTY in AL)

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS

Christine Kendall, Assistant Commissioner
Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
Children’s Rehabilitation Service
2129 East South Blvd., P.O. Box 11586
Montgomery, AL 36111-0586
(334) 281-8780      ;             (800) 846-3697
E-mail: ckendall@rehab.state.al.us
URL: http://www.rehab.state.al.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
or
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

Cerebral Palsy
Gary Edwards, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Birmingham
2430 11th Avenue, North
Birmingham, AL 35234
(205) 251-0165
E-mail: UCPGBI@aol.com

Glenn R. Harger, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Mobile, Inc.
3058 Dolphin Square Connector
Mobile, AL 36607
(334) 479-4900

Epilepsy
Stan Garris, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of North & Central Alabama
1801 Oxmoor Road, Suite 101
Birmingham, AL 35209
(205) 870-1146      ;             (800) 950-6662       (In AL)

F. Mitchell Garrett, Executive Director
Epilepsy Chapter of Mobile and Gulf Coast
951 Government Street, Suite 201
Mobile, AL 36604
(334) 432-0970      ;             (800) 626-1582       (In AL)

Head Injury
Charles Priest, Director
Alabama Head Injury Foundation
3600 8th Avenue, South
Birmingham, AL 35222
(205) 328-3505      ;             (800) 433-8002       (In AL)

Learning Disabilities
Wanda Manning, President
Learning Disabilities Association of Alabama
P.O. Box 11588
Montgomery, AL 36111
(334) 277-9151

Mental Health
Ann Denbo, President
Alabama Alliance for the Mentally Ill
6900 6th Avenue, South, Suite B
Birmingham, AL 35212-1902
(205) 833-8336      ;             (800) 626-4199       (In AL)

Mental Retardation
Rocky Allman, Acting Director
The Arc of Alabama
444 South Decatur Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 262-7688      ;             (800) 261-7687       (In AL)

Speech and Hearing
Brian Shulman, President
Speech & Hearing Association of Alabama
P.O. Box 9585
Mobile, AL 36691
(334) 380-2630

Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of Alabama
P.O. Box 130538
Birmingham, AL 35213
(205) 978-7287

OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS

Barry F. Cavan, President
Alabama Easter Seal Society
P.O. Box 20320
Montgomery, AL 36120-0320
(334) 288-8382      Joseph Busta, Jr., President
Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind
P.O. Box 698
Talladega, AL 35161
(205) 761-3200
E-mail: jbusta@aidb.state.al.us
URL: http://www.aidb.state.al.us

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM

Craig T. and Sharon L. Ramey, Directors
Civitan International Research Center
University of AL at Birmingham
1719 Sixth Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294-0021
(205) 934-8900
URL: http://www.circ.uab.edu

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE

Tom Gannaway, Executive Director
STAR (Statewide Technology Access and Response for Alabamians with Disabilities)
2125 East South Boulevard
P.O. Box 20752
Montgomery, AL 36120-0752
(334) 613-3480      ;             (334) 613-3519       (TTY);
(800) 782-7656       (In AL)
E-mail: alstar@mont.mindspring.com

PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT

Carol Blades, Director
Special Education Action Committee Inc. (SEAC)
P.O. Box 161274
Mobile, AL 36616-2274
(334) 478-1208      ;             (800) 222-7322       (In AL)
E-mail: seacmob1@juno.com

PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)

Donna Dickey, President
Alabama PTA
470 S. Union St. >

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Organizations 

• AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund
• Alliance for Justice
• American Civil Liberties Union
• Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
• Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA)
• Disability Rights Advocates
• For Legally Abused Citizens (FLAC)
• HALT
• Heirs, Inc.
• Home School Legal Defense Association
• Institute For Law and Justice
• LAAW – Legal Aid for Abused Women
• Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)
• National Court Appointed Special Advocates
• National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
• National Resource Center for Consumers of Legal Services
• National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc.
• The Native American Rights Fund
• Public Assistance Clearinghouse
• Sensible Accountability For Enforcement (of Child Support) (S.A.F.E.)
• Service Member Legal Defense Network
• Student Press Law Center

  Guides and Directories 

• The Center for Public Interest Law
• Federal Legal Resources
• National Clearinghouse for Legal Services
• Social Law Library

• Advocates for Life
• Alliance for Justice
• American Civil Liberties Union
• And Justice for All
• Center for Equal Opportunity
• Communication Works
• Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR)
• Focus: HOPE
• Human Rights Campaign
• Independent Free Papers of America
• Liberty Counsel
• Loka Institute
• Media Education Foundation
• NARAL
• National Public Radio
• National Urban League
• National Writers Union
• Negative Population Growth
• Not Dead Yet
• People For The American Way
• Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
• Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
• RCTA
• Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
• Southern Poverty Law Center
• Student Press Law Center
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• Until We Have Answers
• Vera Institute of Justice

  Guides and Directories 

• DIANA: An International Human Rights Law Database
• Drug Reform Coordination Network
• EFF Government Server Index
• Human Rights Gopher
• Human Rights Information through Essex
• Human Rights IGC
• Human Rights – WWW Virtual Library
• Human Rights Web
• Institute for First American Studies
• PeaceNet
• PeaceNet’s Human Rights Gopher

  Publications 

• Disability Rights Activist