FLORIDA CEREBRAL PALSY BIRTH INJURY LAWYER
Rasansky Law Firm
(855) 833-3707
STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Shan Goff, Chief
Bureau of Instructional Support & Community Services
Division of Public Schools & Community Education
Department of Education
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 614
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
(850) 488-1570
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Patty Ball-Thomas, Administrator
Office of Early Intervention & School Readiness
Division of Public Schools & Community Education
Department of Education
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 325
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
(850) 488-6830
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Mike Haney, Assistant Health Officer
Children’s Medical Services
Department of Health
2020 Capital Circle, S.E.
Mail Bin A-06
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
(850) 487-2690
STATE DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
Tamara Bibb Allen, Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Labor & Employment Security
2002 Old St. Augustine Road, Building A
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0696
(850) 488-6210
Web: www.rehabworks.org
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Janet Adams, Program Specialist
Division of Workforce Development
Department of Education, Turlington Building
325 W Gaines Street, Suite 714
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
(850) 487-3164
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
John Bryant, Assistant Secretary
Mental Health Programs Office
Department of Children & Families
1317 Winewood Blvd., Bldg. 3
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
(850) 488-8304
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
David Fairbanks, Chief
Children’s Mental Health Program
Mental Health Programs Office
1317 Winewood Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
(850) 487-2920
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES
Carl Littlefield, Assistant Secretary
Department of Children and Families
Developmental Services Program Office
1317 Winewood Blvd., Bldg. 3, Rm. 325
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
(850) 488-4257
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Joseph Krieger, Director
Florida DD Council
124 Marriott Drive, Suite 203
Tallahassee, FL 32301-2981
(850) 488-4180
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Eric Handler, Deputy Secretary
Children’s Medical Services Programs
Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services
1309 Winewood Blvd., Bldg. 6, Room 130
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
(850) 487-2690
STATE AGENCY FOR VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS
Susan Cartwright Babcock, Children & Families Program Specialist
Division of Blind Services
Department of Labor & Employment Security
2551 Executive Center Circle West, Suite 200
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(850) 488-1330
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Cecil Bradley, VR Administrator
Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services and School-to-Work Transition Programs
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
2002 Old St. Augustine Road, Building A
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0696
(850) 488-8380 (V); (850) 413-9629 (TTY)
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
David Ashburn, Deputy Director
Instructional Programs
Division of Public Schools & Community Education
Department of Education
Florida Education Center, Room 514
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(850) 488-2601
REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
Southeast Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center
(SEDBTAC), Region 4
490 10th Street
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 385-0636 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232
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
Ven Sequenzia, President
Autism Society of Florida, Inc.
2858 Remington Green Circle
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 997-7233
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of Florida (BIAF)
North Broward Medical Center
201 East Sample Road
Pompano Beach, FL 33064
(954) 786-2400; (800) 992-3442 (in FL)
Web: www.biaf.org
Cerebral Palsy
Carol J. DeJarnette, Director of Operations
United Cerebral Palsy of Florida
2475 Apalachee Parkway, Suite 205
Tallahassee, FL 32301-4946
(850) 878-2141
Epilepsy
Susan Ladd
Epilepsy Services Program
FL Department of Health, HSFCD
2020 Capital Circle, S.E., Bin #A-18
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1744
(850) 487-2772
Web: www.doh.state.fl.us/
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association of Florida (LDAF)
331 East Henry Street
Punta Gorda, FL 33950
(941) 637-8957
Mental Health
NAMI-Florida
1020 E. Lafayette, Suite 102
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 671-4445
Mental Retardation
Chris Schuh, Executive Director
Association for Retarded Citizens/FL
411 East College Avenue
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 921-0460
Speech and Hearing
FL Language, Speech & Hearing Association
335 Beard Street
Tallahassee, FL 32303
(850) 222-6000
Spina Bifida
Patrick Sabadie, Executive Director
Spina Bifida Association of FL, Inc.
24 Beach Walker Rd.
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034-6600
(904) 261-6639; (800) 722-6355 (in FL only)
Visual Impairments
Frances Mary D’Andrea, Director
American Foundation for the Blind- Southeast
100 Peachtree Street, Suite 620
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 525-2303
Web: www.afb.org
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Daniel Armstrong, Director
Mailman Center for Child Development
University of Miami School of Medicine
P.O. Box 016820 – D-820
Miami, FL 33101
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Terry Ward, Director
Florida Alliance for Assistive Service and Technology
1020 E. Lafayette Street, Suite 110
Tallahassee, FL 32301-4546
(850) 487-3278
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECTS
Jan LaBelle, Executive Dirctor
Family Network on Disabilities of Florida, Inc.
2735 Whitney Road
Clearwater, FL 33760
(727) 523-1130; (800) 825-5736
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Eileen Templeton, Director
Parent to Parent of Florida
Family Network on Disabilities of Florida, Inc.
2735 Whitney Road
Clearwater, FL 33760
(727) 523-1130; (800) 825-5736
Web: fndusa.org
COMMUNITY PARENT RESOURCE CENTER
Isabel Garcia, Executive Director
Parent to Parent of Miami, Inc.
Community Parent Resource Center
c/o Sunrise Community
9040 Sunset Drive, Suite G
Miami, FL 33173
(305) 271-9797; (800) 527-9552
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Latha Krishaniyer, President
Florida Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
1747 Orlando Central Parkway
Orlando, FL 32809-5757
(407) 855-7604
Web: www.floridapta.org
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Robert Griggs, President
Easter Seals Florida, Inc.
1040 Woodcock Road, Suite 215
Orlando, FL 32803
(407) 896-7881
Terry R. Farmer
Florida Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, Inc.
2475 Apalachee Parkway, Suite 205
Tallahassee, FL 32301-4946
(850) 877-4816
Gay Drennon, Executive Director
VSA (Very Special Arts) Florida
3500 E. Fletcher Avenue, Suite 225
Tampa, FL 33613
(813) 975-6962
Web: vsafl.org