STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Robert Wells, Education Consultant
New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3860
(603) 271-1536
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Ruth Littlefield, Preschool Education Consultant
Bureau of Special Education, Dept. of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3860
(603) 271-2178
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Carolyn H. O’Hara, Part C Coordinator
NH Family-Centered Early Support & Services
Division of Developmental Services
State Office Park South
105 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3860
(603) 271-5122
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Paul K. Leather, Director
Div. of Adult Learning & Rehabilitation
New Hampshire Department of Education
78 Regional Drive, Bldg. 2
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-3471
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Constance Manchester-Bonenfant
New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3860
(603) 271-2454
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Paul Gorman, Director
Division of Behavioral Health
Department of Health and Human Services
105 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-5007
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Joe Perry, Director of Children’s Mental Health Services
Division of Behavioral Health
State Office Park South, 105 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-5095
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Susan Fox, Director
Division of Developmental Services
105 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-5034
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Alan Robichaud, Executive Director
NH DD Council, The Concord Center
10 Ferry Street, Unit 315
Concord, NH 03301-5004
(603) 271-3236
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Donna Woodfin, Executive Director
Disabilities Rights Center, Inc.
P.O. Box 3660
Concord, NH 03302-3660
(603) 228-0432; (800) 834-1721
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Michael D. Jenkins, Executive Director
Governor’s Commission on Disability
Client Assistance Program
57 Regional Drive, Suite 5
Concord, NH 03301-8518
603-271-2773; (800) 852-3405 (in NH)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Jane Hybsch, Bureau Chief
Bureau of Special Medical Services
Office of Health Management
6 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301-6527
(603) 271-4596
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Joanne Baker, Director
Division of Educational Improvement
Bureau of Special Education
Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3860
(603) 271-3741
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
Autism Society of New Hampshire
P.O. Box 68
Concord, NH 03302
(603) 898-0916
Brain Injury
Steven D. Wade, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire
2 1/2 Beacon Street
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 225-8400; (800) 773-8400 (in NH only)
Web: www.bianh.org
Learning Disabilities
Jan Carleton, President
NH Learning Disibilities Association
35 Marty Drive
Merrimack, NH 03054
(800) 794-9700 (in NH only); (603) 429-0648
Mental Health
Mrs. Rick Sherman, President
NAMI New Hampshire
10 Ferry Street, Unit 314
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 225-5359; (800) 242-6264 (in NH)
Mental Retardation
Sandra Young
The Arc of NH
The Concord Center
10 Ferry Street, Unit 4
Concord, NH 03301-5019
(603) 228-9092; (800) 828-9997 (in NH)
Special Health Care Needs
Family Voices of NH
c/o Parent Information Center
P.O. Box 2405
Concord, NH 03302-2405
(603) 224-7005, ext. 33
Speech and Hearing
Deborah Hiney, President
NH Speech-Language-Hearing Assoc., Inc. (NHSLHA, Inc.)
P.O. Box 1538
Concord, NH 03302-1538
(603) 528-4415
Visual Impairments
Elga Joffee, 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
Jan Nisbet, Director
Institute on Disability/UAP
University of New Hampshire
7 Leavitt Lane, Suite 101
Durham, NH 03824-3522
(603) 862-4320 (V/TTY)
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Therese Willkomm, Project Coordinator
New Hampshire Technology Partnership Project
Institute on Disability/UAP
University of New Hampshire
#14, Ten Ferry Street
The Concord Center
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 224-0630 (V/TTY)
Web: www.NHassistivetechnology.org
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT
Judith Raskin, Executive Director
Parent Information Center (PIC)
P.O. Box 2405
Concord, NH 03302-2405
(603) 224-7005 (V/TTY); (800) 232-0986 (In NH)
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Bev Parry, Director
Parent to Parent
P.O. Box 622
Hanover, NH 03755
(603) 448-6393; (800) 698-5465 (In NH & VT, only)
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Connie Ross, President
New Hampshire PTA
41 Terrill Park Drive
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 223-0052
E-mail: pta_nhpres.org
INDEPENDENT LIVING
Larry Robinson, Co-director
P.O. Box 7268
Concord, NH 03301-7268
(603) 228-9680
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Larry Gammon, President
Easter Seals New Hampshire
555 Auburn Street
Manchester, NH 03l03
(603) 623-8863 (V/TTY); (800) 870-8728
Janice Hastings, Executive Director
VSA arts New Hampshire
44 South Main Street
Concord, NH 03301-4822
(603) 228-4330