STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Marcia Mittnacht, Director
Educational Improvement Group
Department of Education
350 Main Street
Malden, MA 02148-5023
(781) 388-3300
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Elisabeth Schaefer, Administrator
Early Learning Services
Department of Education
350 Main Street
Malden, MA 02148-5023
(781) 388-3300
Web: www.doe.mass.edu
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Ron Benham, Director
Early Intervention Services
Dept. of Public Health
250 Washington Street, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 624-5070
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Elmer C. Bartels, Commissioner
MA Rehabilitation Commission
Fort Point Place
27-43 Wormwood Street
Boston, MA 02210-1616
(617) 204-3600
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Francis Kane, Administrator
School to Career
Department of Education
350 Main Street
Malden, MA 02148-5023
(781) 388-3300
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Marylou Sudders, Commissioner
Department of Mental Health
25 Staniford Street
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 727-5600
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Joan Mikula, Assistant Commissioner
Child and Adolescent Services
Department of Mental Health
25 Staniford Street
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 727-5600
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION AGENCY
Gerald J. Morrissey Jr., Commissioner
Department of Mental Retardation
160 North Washington Street
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 727-5608
Web: www.dmr.state.ma.us
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Daniel Shannon, Director
MA Developmental Disabilities Council
174 Portland Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 727-6374 ext. 100; (617) 727-1885 (TTY)
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Christine Griffin, Acting Executive Director
Disability Law Center, Inc.
11 Beacon Street, Suite 925
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 723-8455; (800) 872-9992; (617) 227-9464 (TTY); (800) 381-0577 (TTY)
Web: www.dlc-ma.org/
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Barbara Lybarger, Director
Client Assistance Program
MA Office on Disability
One Ashburton Place, Room 1305
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 727-7440; (800) 322-2020 (In MA)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Deborah Allen, Director
Division for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02108-4619
(617) 624-5070
Web: www.magnet.state.ma.us/dph
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
David Govostes, Commissioner
MA Commission for the Blind
88 Kingston Street
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 727-5550; (800) 392-6450; (800) 392-6556 (TTY)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Barbara Jean Wood, Commissioner
MA Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
210 South Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 695-7500; (617) 695-7600 (TTY)
(800) 882-1155 (V, in MA only)
(800) 530-7570 (TTY, in MA only)
(800) 249-9949 (V/TTY in MA- after hours emergency)
REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
New England ADA Technical Assistance Center
Adaptive Environments Center, Inc.
374 Congress Street, Suite 301
Boston, MA 02210
(617) 695-0085 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
Web: www.adaptenv.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
Massachusetts Brain Injury Association
Denholm Building
484 Main Street, #325
Worcester, MA 01608
(508) 795-0244; (800) 242-0030 (in MA)
Web: www.mbia.net
Cerebral Palsy
Todd Kates, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of MetroBoston, Inc.
71 Arsenal Street
Watertown, MA 02172
(617) 926-5480
Epilepsy
William Murphy, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of MA & RI
95 Berkeley Street, Suite 409
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 542-2292
Learning Disabilities
Teresa Citro, Executive Director
Learning Disabilities Association of MA
1275 Main Street
Waltham, MA 02451
(781) 891-5009 (T-W-Th, 9-2 pm)
Web: www.ldanatl.org (select MA)
Mental Health
National Mental Health Association
1021 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-2971
(800) 969-6642; (703) 684-7722
NAMI Massachusetts
85 Central Street, Suite 202
Waltham, MA 02453
(781) 788-6642; (800) 370-9085
Web: www.namimass.org
Mental Retardation
Leo Sarkissian, Executive Director
Arc Massachusetts
217 South Street
Waltham, MA 02453-2769
(781) 891-6270
Web: thearcofmass.org
William Perry, Executive Director
Greater Boston ARC
1505 Commonwealth Ave.
Boston, MA 02135
(617) 783-3900
Tammara Beane, Executive Director
The ARC of Northern Briston County
5 Bank St.
Attlebor, MA 02703
(508) 226-1445
Speech and Hearing
Janet Pike-Botelho, President
MA Speech-Language-Hearing Association
200 Reservoir Street, Suite 309A
Needham, MA 02494
(781) 444-4098; (800) 898-817
Spina Bifida
MA Spina Bifida Association
456 Lowell Street
Peabody, MA 01960
(781) 239-1919
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
William E. Kiernan, Director
Institute for Community Inclusion UAP
Children’s Hospital
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 355-6506; (617) 355-6956 (TTY)
Philip R. Reilly, Director
Eunice Shriver Center UAP
200 Trapelo Road
Waltham, MA 02254
(781) 642-0001; (800) 764-0200 (TTY)
Web: www.shriver.org
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Marylyn Howe, Project Director
MA Assistive Technology Partnership
MATP Center; Children’s Hospital
1295 Boylston Street, Suite 310
Boston, MA 02215
(800) 848-8867 (V/TTY, in MA only); (617) 355-7820
(617) 355-7301 (TTY)
PARENT TRAINING & INFORMATION PROJECT
Richard Robison, Executive Director
Federation for Children with Special Needs
1135 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02120
(617) 236-7210 (V/TTY); (800) 331-0688
Web: www.fcsn.org/
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Rosalie Edes, Director
Families Ties
c/o MA Dept. of Public Health
250 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 624-5070
Massachusetts Families Organizing for Change
P.O. Box 61
Raynham, MA 02768
(800) 406-3632
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Joyce Knippenberg, President
Massachusetts Parent-Teacher-Student Association
84 Reed Street
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 894-7644; (888) 404-4782
Web: www.masspta.org
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Kirk Joslin, President
Easter Seals Massachusetts – (call for info about assistive technology, recreation, and therapy)
484 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608
(508) 757-2756
Web: www.eastersealsma.org
Debra S. Kamen, Director
Statewide Head Injury Program
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
27-43 Wormwood Street
Boston, MA 02210
(617) 204-3852 (V); (617) 204-3817 (TTY)
Web: www.state.ma.us/mrc/ship/ship.htm
Maida S. Abrams, President
VSA (Very Special Arts) Massachusetts
China Trade Center
2 Boylston Street, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02116-9856
(617) 350-7713