STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Lawrence Gloeckler, Deputy Commissioner
Office of Vocational & Educational Services
for Individuals with Disabilities
1 Commerce Plaza, Room 1606
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474-2714
Web: www.nysed.gov
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Michael Plotzker, Manager
State Education Department
Office of Vocational and Education Services
for Individuals with Disabilities
1 Commerce Plaza, Room 1607
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 473-6108
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Donna Noyes, Director
Early Intervention Program
Bureau of Child and Adolescent Health
Corning Tower, Room 208
Albany, NY 12237
(518) 473-7016
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Lawrence Gloeckler, Deputy Comm.
Office of Vocational and Educational Services
for Individuals with Disabilities
State Education Department
1 Commerce Plaza, Room 1606
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474-2714
Web: www.nysed.gov
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
James Stone, Commissioner
Office of Mental Health
44 Holland Avenue
Albany, NY 12229
(518) 474-4403
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Michael Zuber, Associate Commissioner
Office of Children & Families
Office of Mental Health
44 Holland Avenue
Albany, NY 12229
(518) 473-6902
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Thomas Maul, Commissioner
NY State Office of MR and DD
44 Holland Avenue
Albany, NY 12229
(518) 473-1997
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Sheila Carey, Executive Director
NYS DD Planning Council
155 Washington Avenue, 2nd Floor
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 432-8233
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Christopher A. Kus, Director
Bureau of Child and Adolescent Health, Dept. of Health
Tower Building, Room 208
Albany, NY 12237-0618
(518) 474-2084
STATE AGENCY FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Thomas Robertson, Assistant Commissioner
Comm. for the Blind and Visually Handicapped
Department of Social Services
40 North Pearl Street
Albany, NY 12243
(518) 473-1801
Web: ocfs.ny.gov/main/cb/
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Dorothy Steele, Deaf Services
Office of Vocational and Educational Services
for Individuals with Disabilities
State Education Department
One Commerce Plaza, Room 1603
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474-5652 (V/TTY)
(800) 222-5627 (V/TTY)
NYS Technical Assistance Project
1000 Tenth Avenue
New York, NY 10019
(800) 697-8271; (212) 523-6248
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Suzanne Spear, Supervisor
Department of Education
Bureau of School District Reorganization Unit
Education Building Annex, Room 876
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474-3936
Web: www.nysed.gov
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
Judith Avner, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of New York State
10 Colvin Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
(518) 459-7911; (800) 228-8201 (in NY)
Web: www.bianys.org
Cerebral Palsy
Michael Parker, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State, Inc.
330 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 947-5770, ext. 201
Epilepsy
Richard Daly, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island
550 Stewart Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 794-5500
Web: www.516WEB.com/medical/EFLI.htm
George H. Smith, Executive Director
Epilepsy Society of New York City
305 7th Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 633-2930
Learning Disabilities
Michael Helman, President
Learning Disabilities Association of NY
90 South Swan Street
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 436-4633
Mental Health
Joseph A. Glazer, President/CEO
Mental Health Association of NY State
194 Washington Ave., Suite 4
Albany, NY 12210-2317
(518) 434-0439; (800) 766-6177
Web: www.mhanys.org
Issac D. Rubin, President
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of NY State
260 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12210-1312
(518) 462-2000; (800) 950-3228
Web: www.naminys.org
Mental Retardation
Marc Brandt, Executive Director
NYSARC, Inc.
393 Delaware Avenue
Delmar, NY 12054
(518) 439-8311; (800) 724-2094
Web: www.nysarc.org
Speech and Hearing
Luis F. Riguelme, President
NY State Speech-Language-Hearing Association
25 Chamberlain Street, P. O. Box 997
Glenmont, NY 12077-0997
(518) 463-5272; (800) 697-7542 (in NY)
Web: www.healthcaresource.com/nysslha
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Association of NY State
382 Ridge Road
Scotia, NY 12302
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 PROGRAMS
Madeline W. Appell, Director
DD Center/St. Lukes – Roosevelt Hospital Center
1000 10th Avenue
New York, NY 10019
(212) 523-6230
Ansley Bacon, Director
WIHD/University Affiliated Program
Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, NY 10595
(914) 493-8204
Herbert J. Cohen, Director
Univ. Affiliated Program/Rose F. Kennedy Center
Albert Einstein Coll. of Medicine/Yeshiva University
1410 Pelham Parkway South
Bronx, NY 10461
(718) 430-8522
Philip W. Davidson, Director
Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities
University of Rochester Medical Center
601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 671
Rochester, NY 14642
(716) 275-2986
Web: www.urmc.rochester.edu/strong/scdd
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Deborah Buck, Project Director
New York State TRAID Project
Office of Advocate for Persons with Disabilities
NYS One Empire State Plaza, Suite 1001
Albany, NY 12223-1150
(518) 474-2825 (V); (800) 522-4369 (V/TTY/Spanish, in NY)
(518) 473-4231 (TTY)
Web: opwdd.ny.gov
PARENT TRAINING & INFORMATION PROJECT
Joan M. Watkins, Executive Director
Parent Network Center
250 Delaware Avenue, Suite #3
Buffalo, NY 14202
(716) 853-1570; (800) 724-7408 (In NY)
(716) 853-1573 (TTY)
Galen Kirkland
Advocates for Children of New York (NY City)
105 Court Street, 4th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 624-8450
Karen Schlesinger, Director
Resources for Children with Special Needs
200 Park Avenue South, Suite 816
New York, NY 10003
(212) 667-4650
Myrta Cuada-Lash, Executive Director
Singergia/Metropolitan Parent Center
15 West 65th Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10023
(212) 496-1300
Web: www.sinergiany.org
COMMUNITY PARENT RESOURCE CENTER
(Serving primarily the areas of Green Point and Williamsburg)
Lourdes Rivera-Putz
United We Stand of New York
Casa del Barrio
728 Driggs Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 302-4313
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Carolyn Schimanski, Director
Parent to Parent of New York State
500 Balltown Road
Schenectady, NY 12304
(800) 305-8817; (518) 381-4350
Web: www.parenttoparentnys.org
Mary Bonsignore, Project Coordinator
Family Support Project for the DD
North Central Bronx Hospital
3424 Kossuth Avenue, Room 15A10
Bronx, NY 10467
(718) 519-4797
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Carolyn Fiori, President
New York State Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
One Wembley Square
Albany, NY 12205-3830
(518) 452-8808
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Christine McMahon, Chief Operating Officer
New York Easter Seal Society
845 Central Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
(518) 438-8785
Michael Reif, Director
Regional Early Childhood Direction Center
(Clearinghouse of information about resources serving children birth to 5 and their families)
Box 671
601 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, NY 14642
(800) 462-4344; (716) 275-2263
Richard Warrender, State Advocate
NYS Office of Advocate for Persons with Disabilities
1 Empire State Plaza, Suite 1001
Albany, NY 12223-1150
(518) 473-4129 (V); (518) 473-4231 (TTY)
(800) 522-4369 (V/TTY/Spanish, in NY only)
Web: https://www.health.ny.gov/community/infants_children/early_intervention/transition/resources.htm
Bebe Bernstein, Director
VSA (Very Special Arts) New York City
18-05 215 Street, Suite 15N
Bayside, NY 11360
(718) 225-6305