ARKANSAS CEREBRAL PALSY BIRTH INJURY LAWYERS
Rasansky Law Firm
(855) 833-3707
Diane Sydoriak, Associate Director
Special Education Unit, Department of Education
State Education Building C
Room 105, #4 Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201-1071
(501) 682-4225
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Sandra K. Reifeiss, Coordinator
Preschool Programs, Special Education, Dept. of Educ.
#4 Capitol Mall, Room 105-C
Little Rock, AR 72201-1071
(501) 682-4225
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Sherrill Archer
Div. of Dev. Dis. Svcs.,Dept. of Human Services
P.O. Box 1437, Donaghey Plaza, North-5th Floor, Slot 2520
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 682-8676
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Bobby C. Simpson, Commissioner
Department of Workforce Education
Arkansas Rehabilitation Services
1616 Brookwood Drive
P.O. Box 3781
Little Rock, AR 72203-3781
(501) 296-1616
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Teresa Dow, Special Needs Program Manager
Arkansas Department of Workforce Education
Three Capitol Mall, Luther S. Hardin Building
Little Rock, AR 72201-1083
(501) 682-1800
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
John Selig, Director
Arkansas Division of Mental Health Services
4313 West Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72205
(501) 686-9164
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Billy Burris, Assistant Director of Children & Forensic Services
Division of Mental Health Services
4313 West Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72205-4096
(501) 686-9174
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Mike McCreight, Director
Division of Developmental Disabilities Services
Dept. of Human Services
P.O. Box 1437, Slot #2500, 7th & Main Streets, 5th Floor
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 682-8662
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Wilma Stewart, Coordinator
Governor’s Developmental Disabilities Council
Freeway Medical Tower
5800 West 10th, Suite 805
Little Rock, AR 72204
(501) 661-2589
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Nan Ellen East, Executive Director
Disability Rights Center
1100 N. University, Suite 201
Little Rock, AR 72207
(501) 296-1775 (V/TTY); (800) 482-1174 (V/TTY)
Web: www.advocacyservices.org
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Eddie Miller, CAP Director
Disability Rights Center
1100 N. University, Suite 201
Little Rock, AR 72207
(501) 296-1775 (V/TTY); (800) 482-1174
Web: www.advocacyservices.org
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Gilbert Buchanan, Medical Director
Children’s Medical Services
Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 1437, Slot #256
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 682-2277
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
James C. Hudson, Director
Department of Human Services
Division of Services for the Blind
522 Main Street, Suite 100
P.O. Box 3237
Little Rock, AR 72203
(501) 682-5463; (800) 960-9270
(501) 682-0093 (TTY)
REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
Lex Frieden, Director
Southwest DBTAC
Independent Living Research Utilization
2323 South Shepard Boulevard, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 520-0232
(713) 520-5136
Web: www.ilru.org
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
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
Central Arkansas Autism Society
501 Woodlane, Suite 210 Annex
Little Rock, AR 72201
Brain Injury
Trible Moseley, Acting Executive Director/President
Brain Injury Association of Arkansas
P. O. Box 26236
Little Rock, AR 72221
(501) 771-5011; (800) 235-2443
Cerebral Palsy
Edmond A. Benton, President
United Cerebral Palsy of Central AR
9720 N. Rodney Parham Road
Little Rock, AR 72227
(501) 224-6067
Hearing Impairment
Karen Lutrick, Executive Director
Arkansas Association for Hearing Impaired Children
18004 Bunny Lane
Alexander, AR 72002
(501) 316-2442; (888) 335-0396
Learning Disabilities
Janice Peters, Director
Learning Disabilities Association of Arkansas
P.O. Box 7316
Little Rock, AR 72217
(501) 666-8777
Web: www.ldaarkansas.org
Mental Health
Libby Wheeler, President
Mental Health Association of N.W. Arkansas
1635 West Shadowridge
Fayetteville, AR 72701
(501) 521-1158
Cathy Calloway, President
Arkansas Alliance for the Mentally Ill/NAMI Arkansas
4313 West Markham, Hendrix Hall #233
Little Rock, AR 72205
(501) 661-1548; (800) 844-0381
Speech and Hearing
Susan Russell, Association Manager
Arkansas Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 3835
Little Rock, AR 72203
(501) 228-7850
Spina Bifida
James Rucker
Spina Bifida Association of Arkansas
P.O. Box 24663
Little Rock, AR 72221
(501) 975-7222
Visual Impairments
Judy Scott, Director
American Foundation for the Blind-Southwest
260 Treadway Plaza, Exchange Park
Dallas, TX 75235
(214) 352-7222
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Mark Swanson, Director
University Affiliated Program of Arkansas
501 Woodlane, Suite 210
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-9900; (800) 831-4827
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Sue Gaskin, Project Director
Arkansas Increasing Capabilities Access Network
2201 Brookwood, Suite 117
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 666-8868 (V/TTY)
or (800) 828-2799 (in AR)
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT
Wanda Stovall, Director
Arkansas Disability Coalition
1123 S. University Avenue
Suite 225
Little Rock, AR 72204
(501) 614-7020 (V/TTY); (800) 223-1330 (V/TTY)
Ramona Hodges, Project Director
FOCUS, Inc.
305 West Jefferson Avenue
Jonesboro, AR 72401
(870) 935-2750
Lynn Donald, Program Manager
Arkansas Support Network, Inc.
614 East Emma Ave., Suite 235
Springdale, AR 72764
(800) 759-8788
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Elizabeth Jacobs, President
Arkansas Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
P.O. Box 1015
North Little Rock, AR 72115
(501) 753-5247
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Sharon Moone-Jochums, President
Arkansas Easter Seal Society
3920 Woodland Heights Road
Little Rock, AR 72212
(501) 227-3600
Paul Cavnor, President
Rodney Farley, Parent Activities Coordinator
Children’s Medical Services
Parent Advisory Council, Inc.
P.O. Box 1437, Slot 526
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 682-1461
Julian Streett, Executive Director
Community Resources Network
501 Woodlane, Suite 303
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 376-9952
Rodney Farley, State Coordinator
Arkansas Fathers’ Network
P.O. Box 1437, Slot 526
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(800) 482-5850, ext. 22277
Joyce Soularie, Education Director
Family to Family Education Program
NAMI-Arkansas
4313 W. Markham, Hendrix Hall, Room 233
Little Rock, AR 72205
(501) 661-1548; (800) 844-0381