STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Steven B. Johnson, Associate Superintendent
Office of Special Education
Department of Education
55 Capitol Street NE
Salem, OR 97310-0203
(503) 378-3598, ext. 639; (503) 378-2892 (TTY)
Web: education.ne.gov/sped/
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES: AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Jane Mulholland, Assistant Superintendent
Office of Special Education, Department of Education
255 Capitol Street N.E.
Salem, OR 97310-0203
(503) 378-3598, Ext. 642
Web: www.ode.state.or.us
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Jane Mulholland, Assistant Superintendent
Office of Special Education
Department of Education
255 Capitol Street N.E.
Salem, OR 97310-0203
(503) 378-3598, Ext. 642
Web: www.ode.state.or.us
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Joil A. Southwell, Administrator
Voc. Rehabilitation Division, Dept. of Human Resources
500 Summer Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310-1018
(503) 945-5880
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Holly Miles
Disadvantaged & Handicapped
OR Department of Education
255 Capitol Street, N.E.
Salem, OR 97310-0203
(503) 378-3584
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Barry S. Kast, Administrator
Mental Health & DD Services Division
Department of Human Resources
2575 Bittern Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310-0520
(503) 945-9499
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Stephen Perkins, Program Specialist
Office of Mental Health Services
MH and DD Services Division
2575 Bittern Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310-0520
(503) 945-9739
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
James D. Toews, Assistant Administrator
Office of DD Services
Mental Health and Developmental Disability Services Division
Department of Human Resources
2575 Bittern Street, NW
Salem, OR 97310
(503) 945-9774
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Charlotte Duncan, Executive Director
Oregon Developmental Disabilities Council
540 24th Place, NE
Salem, OR 97301-4517
(503) 945-9941; (800) 292-4154 (in OR)
Web: www.oddc.org
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Robert Joondeph, Executive Director
Oregon Advocacy Center
620 SW 5th Avenue, Fifth Floor
Portland, OR 97204-1428
(503) 243-2081; (503) 323-9161 (TTY)
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Eugene Organ, CAP Director
OR Disabilities Commission
1257 Ferry Street SE
Salem, OR 97310
(503) 378-3599; (503) 378-3142 TTY)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Clifford Sells, Director
Child Development & Rehab. Center
Oregon Health Sciences University
P.O. Box 574
Portland, OR 97207-0574
(503) 494-8362
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Charles E. Young, Administrator
Oregon Commission for the Blind
535 SE 12th Avenue
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 731-3221; (800) 202-5463
Web: www.CFB.state.or.us
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Thomas J. Davis, State Coordinator
Deaf and Hearing Impaired Access Program
Oregon Disabilities Commission
1257 Ferry Street, SE
Salem, OR 97310
(503) 378-3142 (V/TTY)
(800) 358-3117 (V/TTY, in OR)
(800) 521-9615 (V/TTY, in OR)
REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
Northwest DBTAC
WA State Governor’s Committee on Disability Issue & Employment
P.O. Box 9046, MS 6000
Olympia, WA 98507-9046
(360) 438-4116 (V/TTY)
Web: www.wata.org/NWD/
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
Marilyn Gense
State Services for Autism
255 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310-0203
(503) 585-0855
Web: www.ode.state.or.us
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Alliance of Oregon
1118 Lancaster Drive NE, Suite 345
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 585-0855; (800) 544-5243 (in OR)
Web: biaoregon.org
Cerebral Palsy
Bud Thoune, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of OR & Southwest Washington
7830 SE Foster Road
Portland, OR 97206
(503) 777-4167
Epilepsy
George Ivan Smith, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of OR
619 S.W. 11th Street, Suite 225
Portland, OR 97205-2646
(503) 228-7651
Web: epilepsy.com
Learning Disabilities
Evelyn Murphy, Executive Director
Association for Children & Adults with Learning Disabilities (ACLD)
4475 SW Scholls Ferry Road, Suite 170
Portland, OR 97225
(503) 203-8448; (888) 899-2253
(888) 899-2253 (toll-free)
Mental Health
Cecilia Vergaretti, Program Coordinator
Mental Health Association of Oregon
c/o Oregon Advocacy Center
620 S.W. 5th Avenue, 5th Floor
Portland, OR 97204
(503) 243-2081; (800) 452-1694
Bonnie Parypa, Program Manager
NAMI-Oregon
3300 Market Street, NE, Suite 11
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 370-7774; (800) 343-6264
Mental Retardation
Paula Blue, Executive Director
The Arc of Oregon
1745 State Street
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 581-2726; (877) 581-2726 (toll-free)
Web: www.open.org/arcoforg
Speech and Hearing
Marilyn Triplett, President
Oregon Speech and Hearing Association
P.O. Box 523
Salem, OR 97308
(503) 370-7019
Visual Impairments
Gil Johnson, Director
American Foundation for the Blind
111 Pine Street, Suite 725
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 392-4845
Web: www.afb.org
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Hill M. Walker, Director
Center on Human Development – Clinical Services
University of OR-Eugene
Eugene, OR 97403-1265
(503) 346-3591
Gloria L. Krahn, Director
Child Development & Rehabilitation Center
OR Health Sciences University
P.O. Box 574
Portland, OR 97207-0574
(503) 494-8364
Web: health.oregonstate.edu/degrees/child-development
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Byron McNaught, Project Director
Oregon Technology Access for Life Needs Project
3070 Lancaster Drive, NE
Salem, OR 97305
(503) 361-1201; (800) 677-7512 (V/TTY)
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT
Anne Brown and Janice Morrow, Directors
Oregon COPE Project (Coalition in OR for Parent Education)
999 Locust Street, N.E.
Salem, OR 97303
(503) 581-8156 (V/TTY)
(888) 505-COPE (V/TTY)
Web: www.open.org/orcope
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Dian Anderson, President
Oregon Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
531 SE 14th Avenue, Room 205
Portland, OR 97214-2427
(503) 234-3928
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
William Hamilton, President & CEO
Easter Seals Oregon
5757 S.W. Macadam Avenue
Portland, OR 97201
(503) 228-5108 (V/TTY)
Web: easterseals.com/oregon/
Linda Hammond, Executive Director
VSA (Very Special Arts) Oregon
P.O. Box 304
Salem, OR 97308-0304
(503) 387-3598, ext. 630