GOVERNOR’S OFFICE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
Beatrice Rodgers, Director
Governor’s Office for Individuals with Disabilities
One Market Center, Box 10
300 West Lexington Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-3435
(410) 333-3098 (V/TTY)
STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Carol Ann Baglin, Assistant State Superintendent
Department of Education, Division of Special Education
Early Intervention Services
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-2595
(410) 767-0238
Web: www.msde.state.md.us
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 3
Deborah Metzger, Program Manager
Program Development and Assistance Branch
Division of Special Education
Early Intervention Services
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-0237; (800) 535-0182 (in MD)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES 3-21
Jerry F. White, Program Manager
Department of Education
Division of Special Education
Early Intervention Services
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-0249
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Robert Burns, Assistant State Superintendent
Division of Rehabilitation Services
Department of Education, Maryland Rehabilitation Center
2301 Argonne Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218-1696
(410) 554-9385
Web: www.dors.state.md.us/
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Mary Ann Marvil, Equity Specialist
Division of Career Technology and Adult Learning
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-0536
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Oscar Morgan, Director
Mental Hygiene Admin.
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
201 West Preston Street, Suite 416A
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-6655
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Albert Zachik, Assistant Director
Mental Hygiene Administration
Child & Adolescent Services
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
201 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-6649
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Diane Coughlin, Director
Developmental Disabilities Administration
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
201 West Preston Street, Room 422C
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-5600
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Mindy Morrell, Executive Director
MD Developmental Disabilities Council
300 West Lexington Street, Box 10
Baltimore, MD 21201-2323
(410) 333-3688
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Philip Fornaci, Executive Director
Maryland Disability Law Center
1800 N. Charles, Suite 204
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 727-6352; (800) 233-7201
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Peggy Dew, Director
Client Assistance Program
Department of Education
Division of Rehabilitation Services
2301 Argonne Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 554-9358; (800) 638-6243
Web: dors.maryland.gov/resources/Pages/CAP.aspx
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Sandra J. Malone, Chief
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
Children’s Medical Services Program- Unit 50
20l West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 225-5580; (800) 638-8864
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Jerry White, Program Manager
Program Administration & Support
Division of Special Education/Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street, 4th floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-0249
REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
ADA Information Center for Mid-Atlantic Region
TransCen, Inc.
451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 607
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 217-0124 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
Web: www.adainfo.org
DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CH.A.D.D)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 201
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
Web: www.chadd.org
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 1303
Northbrook, IL 60065-1303
Web: www.add.org
Autism
To identify an autism group in your state, contact:
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-0881; (800) 3-AUTISM
Web: www.autism-society.org
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of Maryland
Kernan Hospital
2200 Kernan Drive
Baltimore, MD 21207
(410) 448-2924; (800) 221-6443 (in MD)
Cerebral Palsy
Mitzi Bernard, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Southern MD
49 Old Solomons Island Rd., Suite 301
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 897-9545
Web: www.sitestar.com/ucp/
Epilepsy
Lee Kingham, Executive Director
Epilepsy Association of MD
Hampton Plaza, Suite 1103
300 East Joppa Road
Towson, MD 21286
(410) 828-7700; (800) 492-2523 (in MD only)
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association of MD
76 Cranbrook Road, Suite 300
Cockeysville, MD 21030
(800) 673-6777
Mental Health
Linda Raines, Executive Director
Mental Health Association of Maryland
711 West 40th Street, Suite 428
Baltimore, MD 21211
(410) 235-1178
Carolyn Knight, President
NAMI MD
711 W. 40th St., Suite 451
Baltimore, MD 21211
(410) 467-7100; (800) 467-0075
Mental Retardation
Cristine Boswell Marchand, Executive Director
The Arc of Maryland
49 Old Solomons Island Road, Suite 205
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 571-9320; (410) 974-6139 (In Balt.)
Speech and Hearing
Rosalie Nabors, President
MD Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 31
Manchester, MD 21102
(800) 622-6742
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of Maryland
600 W. Baker Avenue
Abingdon, MD 21009
(410) 833-5059
Visual Impairments
Regina Genwright, Director of Information Center
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (212) 502-7662 (TTY)
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Gary W. Goldstein, M.D., President
The Kennedy Krieger Institute
707 North Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21205-1890
(410) 502-9483
Web: www.kennedykrieger.org
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Paul Rasinski, Executive Director
Maryland Technology Assistance Program
Maryland Rehabilitation Center
2301 Argonne Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218
(800) TECH-TAP (832-4827)
Web: www.mdtap.org
PARENT TRAINING & INFORMATION PROJECT
Josie Thomas, Director
Parents Place of MD, Inc.
7484 Candlewood Road, Suite S
Hanover, MD 21076
(410) 859-5300 (V/TTY)
Web: www.ppmd.org
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Mona Freedman, Family Support Services Coordinator
Division of Special Education, Early Intervention Services
Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street, 4th floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-0652; (800) 535-0182 (in MD only)
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Deborah Bostian, President
Maryland Congress of Parents and Teachers
3121 St. Paul Street, Suite 25
Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 235-7290
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Jess Hall, President
Easter Seal Society
4041 Powder Mill Road, Suite 100
Calverton, MD 20705
(301) 931-8700; (800) 886-3771
Web: www.eseal.org
Nancy Stevens Carsey, Executive Director
VSA (Very Special Arts) Maryland
6802 McClean Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21234
(410) 426-0022