ALABAMA CEREBRAL PALSY BIRTH INJURY LAWYERS
Rasansky Law Firm
(855) 833-3707
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Mabrey Whetstone, Director
AL Dept of Education
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 DISABILITIES: AGES 3 THROUGH 5
James Waid, Education Specialist
Coordinator 619
AL Dept of Eduction
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 G. Holder, Part C Coordinator
Alabama’s Early Intervention System
Department of Rehabilitation Services
Division of Early Intervention
2129 East South Blvd., P.O. Box 11586
Montgomery, AL 36111-0586
(334) 281-8780
Web: www.rehab.alabama.gov/individuals-and-families/early-intervention
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
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR 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)
Web: www.adap.net
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)
REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
Southeast Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center
United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc.
490 10th Street
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 385-0636
Web: www.sedbtac.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
Julie Oetting, Executive Director
Autism Society of Alabama
P.O. Box 248
Alabaster, AL 35207-0248
(877) 428-8476 (toll-free)
Web: www.autism-alabama.org
Cerebral Palsy
Gary Edwards, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Birmingham
2430 11th Avenue, North
Birmingham, AL 35234
(205) 251-0165
Glenn R. Harger, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Mobile, Inc.
3058 Dolphin Square Connector
Mobile, AL 36607
(334) 479-4900
Head Injury
Charles Priest, Director
Alabama Head Injury Foundation
3600 8th Avenue, South
Birmingham, AL 35222
(205) 328-3505; (800) 433-8002 (In AL)
Web: www.ahif.org
Learning Disabilities
Debbie Gibson, President
Learning Disabilities Association of Alabama
P.O. Box 11588
Montgomery, AL 36111
(334) 277-9151
Mental Retardatio
Donald Giglio, Director
The Arc of Alabama
300 S. Hull 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
Visual Impairment
Frances Mary D’Andrea, Director
American Foundation for the Blind-Southeast
100 Peachtree Street, Suite 620
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 525-2303
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
Web: 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)
Web: www.rehab.alabama.gov/individuals-and-families/star
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)
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Donna Dickey, President
Alabama PTA
470 S. Union St.
Montgomery, AL 36104-4330
(334) 834-2501; (800) 328-1897
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
(256) 761-3200
Bruce Patterson, Executive Director
VSA (Very Special Arts) Alabama
1121 Heflin Avenue
Birmingham, AL 35214
(205) 791-0075