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State Agencies
and Organizations |
United States Senators
Honorable Arlen Specter (R)
711 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-4254
(202) 228-1229 (Fax)
E-mail
Web Form:
Web:
http://specter.senate.gov/
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Honorable Robert P. Casey, Jr. (D)
383 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-6324
(202) 228-0604 (Fax)
E-mail Web
Form:
Web:
http://casey.senate.gov/ |
United States Representatives
To find the contact information for your
representative in the House of the U.S. Congress, visit
the House’s Web site at: www.house.gov, or call: (202)
225-3121; (202) 225-1904 (TTY). |
Governor
Honorable Edward G. Rendell
225 Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
(717) 787-2500
E-mail
Web Form:
Web:
www.governor.state.pa.us/
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Official State Web Site
Web: www.state.pa.us/
Accessible Pennsylvania
Online Disability Resource for Pennsylvanians
Web:
www.accessiblepa.state.pa.us |
State Department of
Education: Special Education
John J. Tommasini, Director
Bureau of Special Education
Department of Education
333 Market Street, 7th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
(717) 783-6913
Special Education Consultline: (800) 879-2301(V/TTY)
Web:
www.pde.state.pa.us |
State Coordinator for NCLB (No
Child Left Behind)
Shula Nedley, Director
Bureau of Assessment and Accountability
Department of Education
333 Market Street, 9th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
(717) 705-2343
Web:
www.pde.state.pa.us |
Programs for Infants and
Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Maureen Cronin, Director
Bureau of Early Intervention Services
Office of Child Development and Early Learning
Department of Education and Public Welfare
333 Market Street, 6th Floor, PDE Building
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
(717) 783-7213
E-mail:
mcronin@state.pa.us |
Programs for Children with
Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Shatarupa Podder, Acting Chief
Bureau of Early Intervention Services
Office of Child Development and Early Learning
Department of Education and Public Welfare
333 Market Street, 7th Floor, PDE Building
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
(717) 787-9266
E-mail:
spodder@state.pa.us
Web:
www.pde.state.pa.us |
State Vocational
Rehabilitation Agency
William A. Gannon, Executive Director
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Labor and Industry
1521 N. 6th Street
Harrisburg, PA 17102
(717) 787-7312
E-mail:
wgannon@state.pa.us
Web: |
State Mental Health Agency
Joan Erney, Deputy Secretary
Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Department of Public Welfare
P.O. Box 2675
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675
(717) 787-6443
E-mail:
joerney@state.pa.us
Web:
www.dpw.state.pa.us |
State Mental Health
Representative for Children's Behavioral Health Services
Stanley J. Mrozowski, Ph.D., Director
Bureau of Children's Services
Beechmont Building
P.O. Box 2675
Harrisburg, PA 17105
(717) 772-7763
E-mail:
smrozowski@state.pa.us |
Programs for People with
Developmental Disabilities
Kevin Casey, Deputy Secretary
Office of Developmental Program
Department of Public Welfare
Health and Welfare Building, Room 502
P.O. Box 2675
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675
(717) 787-3700
Web:
www.dpw.state.pa.us |
Councils on Developmental
Disabilities
Graham Mulholland, Executive Director
Developmental Disabilities Council
561 Forum Building, Commonwealth Avenue
Harrisburg, PA 17120
(717) 787-6057
E-mail:
gmulhollan@dpw.state.pa.us
Web: www.paddc.org
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Protection and Advocacy Agency
Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
1414 N. Cameron Street, Suite C
Harrisburg, PA 17103
(717) 236-8110; (800) 692-7443 (in PA)
(877) 375-7139 (TTY)
E-mail: drnpa@drnpa.org
Web: www.drnpa.org |
Client Assistance Program
Stephen Pennington, Statewide Director
Pennsylvania Client Assistance Program
1617 JFK Boulevard, Suite 800
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 557-7112 (V/TTY)
E-mail:
info@equalemployment.org
Web:
www.equalemployment.org |
Programs for Children with
Special Health Care Needs
Michelle L. Connors, Director
Division of Community Systems Development and Outreach
Division of Child and Adult Health Services
Department of Health, 7th Floor, East Wing
Health & Welfare Building
7th & Forster Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120
(717) 772-2763
(800) 986-4550 - Special Kids Networks
E-mail:
mconnors@state.pa.us
Web: www.state.pa.us |
State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Pennsylvania's Children's Health Insurance Program
1011 Mumma Road
Wormleysburg, PA 17043
(800) 986-5437
Web:
www.ins.state.pa.us
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Programs for Children and Youth
who are Blind or Visually Impaired
David De Notaris, Director
Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Labor and Industry
1521 N. 6th Street
Harrisburg, PA 17102
(717) 787-6176; (800) 622-2842 (in PA)
E-mail:
ddenotaris@state.pa.us
Web: www.state.pa.us |
Programs for Individuals who
are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Sharon Behun, Director
Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
1521 N. 6th Street
Harrisburg, PA 17102
(717) 783-4912 V/TTY
(800) 233-3008 (V/TTY in PA only)
E-mail:
ra-li-ovr-odhh@state.pa.us
Web:
www.dli.state.pa.us/odhh |
Telecommunications Relay
Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing,
or with Speech Impairments
(800) 654-5988 (V)
(800) 654-5984 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 229-5746 (Speech to Speech - English)
(866) 260-9470 (Speech to Speech - Spanish)
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Programs for Children and Youth
who are Deaf-Blind
Julie Baumgartner, Consultant
Pennsylvania Deaf-Blind Project
6340 Flank Drive, Suite 600
Harrisburg, PA 17112-2764
(717) 541-4960, ext. 3115; (800) 360-7282 (in PA only)
Web: www.pattan.net |
State Education Agency Rural
Representative
Bureau of Special Education
Department of Education
333 Market Street, 7th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
(717) 783-6913
Web:
www.pde.state.pa.us |
Regional ADA Technical
Assistance Center
Marian Vessels, Director
DBTAC: Mid-Atlantic ADA Center
TransCen, Inc.
451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 700
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 217-0124 (V/TTY)
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY - DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV)
E-mail:
adainfo@transcen.org
Web: www.adainfo.org |
University Centers for
Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Diane Nelson Bryen, Executive Director
Institute on Disabilities at Temple University - UCEDD
University Services Building, Suite 610
1601 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215) 204-1356 (V/TTY)
E-mail:
dianeb@temple.edu
Web:
http://disabilities.temple.edu
Nathan Blum, M.D., Director
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
(LEND)
Children's Seashore House of the Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia
3405 Civic Center Boulevard, Room 210
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4388
(215) 590-7466
E-mail:
blum@email.chop.edu |
Technology-Related Assistance
Amy S. Goldman, Associate Director
Pennsylvania's Initiative on Assistive Technology
Institute on Disabilities/UCEDD
1601 N. Broad Street, Suite 610
Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215) 204-1356 (V/TTY); (800) 204-PIAT (V, in PA)
(866) 268-0579 (TTY, in PA)
E-mail:
ATINFO@temple.edu
Web:
http://disabilities.temple.edu |
State Mediation System
Jill Lichty, Coordinator
Office for Dispute Resolution
6340 Flank Drive, Suite 600
Harrisburg, PA 17112
(717) 541-4960
Web:
http://odr.pattan.net |
Special Format Library
Vickie L. Collins, Librarian
Free Library of Philadelphia
Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
919 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 683-3213; 800-222-1754
E-mail:
flpblind@library.phila.gov
Web:
http://lbph.library.phila.gov/
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Disability-Specific Organizations
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Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality,
contact either:
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder (CHADD)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 150
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information
packet)
Web: www.chadd.org
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
Pottstown, PA 19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
E-mail: mail@add.org
Web: www.add.org |
Autism
Karl Smelser, Director
Marie Mambuca, Family Support Coordinator
ABOARD (Advisory Board on Autism and Related Disorders)
35 Wilson Street, Suite 100
Pittsburgh, PA 15223
(412) 781-4116; (800) 827-9385
E-mail: info@aboard.org
Web: www.aboard.org
Cindy Waeltermann, Director
AutismLink
376 Wagon Wheel Trail
Wexford, PA 15090
(412) 364-1886
E-mail:
info@autismlink.com
Web:
www.autismlink.com
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-0881; (800) 3-AUTISM
Web:
www.autism-society.org
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Blind/Visual Impairments
Jaclyn Packer, Ph.D., Director of Information Center
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (800) 232-5463
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org
James Antonacci, President
National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania
42 S. 15th Street, Suite 222
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 988-0888
E-mail: nfbofpa@att.net
Web: www.nfbp.org |
Cerebral Palsy
Joan W. Martin, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Pennsylvania
908 N. Second Street
Harrisburg, PA 17103
(717) 441-6049, ext. 26
E-mail:
info@ucpofpa.org
Web: www.ucpofpa.org
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Epilepsy
Judy Painter, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation Western/Central Pennsylvania
Lifeswork
1323 Forbes Avenue, Suite 102
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 261-5880; (800) 361-5885
E-mail: pbeem@efwp.org
Web: www.efwp.org
Jeanette K. Chelius, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania
919 Walnut Street, Suite 700
Philadelphia, PA 19107-5237
(215) 629-5003; (800) 887-7165 (in PA)
E-mail: efepa@efepa.org
Web: www.efepa.org |
Intellectual and
Developmental Disabilities
Stephen H. Suroviec, Executive Director
The Arc of Pennsylvania
101 S. Second Street, Suite 8, Executive House
Harrisburg, PA 17101
(717) 234-2621; (800) 692-7258
E-mail:
ssuroviec@thearcpa.org
Web: www.thearcpa.org |
Learning Disabilities
Debbie Rodes, President
Learning Disabilities Association of Pennsylvania
Toomey Building
P.O. Box 208
Uwchland, PA 19480
(610) 458-8193
Web: www.ldapa.org
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Mental Health
James W. Jordan, Jr., Executive Director
NAMI Pennsylvania
2149 N. Second Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
(717) 238-1514; (800) 223-0500
E-mail:
nami-pa@nami.org
Web:
http://namipa.nami.org
Catherine Panzarella, Director
Family & Youth Support & Advocacy Division
Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania
1211 Chestnut Street, 11th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 751-1800, ext. 513; (800) 688-4226, ext. 513
E-mail: pin@pinofpa.org
Web: www.pinofpa.org
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Speech, Language, and
Hearing
Diane Yenerall, Business Manager
Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association
800 Perry Highway, Suite 3
Pittsburgh, PA 15229-1128
(412) 366-9858
E-mail: psha@psha.org
Web: www.psha.org |
Spina Bifida
Patricia Fulvio, Executive Director
Spina Bifida Association of Greater Pennsylvania
215 E. State Street, Suite D
Quarryville, PA 17566-1242
(717) 786-9280; (888) 770-7272 (In PA)
E-mail: SBAofPA@aol.com
Web:
www.geocities.com/SBAofgPA |
Tourette Syndrome
Sherrie Sponseller, Administrator/Advocate
Pennsylvania Tourette Syndrome Association
132 W. Middle Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717) 337-1134; (800) 990-3300 (in PA)
E-mail:
sherrie@patsainc.org
Web: www.patsainc.org |
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Organizations Especially for Parents
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Parent Training and Information
Center (PTI)
Parent Education Network
2107 Industrial Highway
York, PA 17402
(717) 600-0100; (800) 522-5827 (V/TTY) (In PA);
(800) 441-5028 (Spanish)
E-mail:
pen@parentednet.org
Web:
www.parentednet.org
Elisabeth Healey, Director
Parent and Education Advocacy Leadership (PEAL) Center
1119 Penn Avenue, Suite 400
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4205
(412) 281-4404; (866) 950-1040
(412) 281-4409 (TTY)
Email:
admin@pealcenter.org
Web:
www.pealcenter.org |
Community Parent Resource
Center
(Serving American Street Empowerment Zone and
providing intense training sessions to parents of
children with disabilities in Philadelphia)
Luz Hernandez, Program Director
Hispanos Unidos para Ninos Excepcionales
(Philadelphia HUNE, Inc.)
202 W. Cecil B. Moore Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215) 425-6203
E-mail: huneinc@aol.com
Web: http://huneinc.org
(Serving rural Northwest Pennsylvania)
Gail Walker, Director
The Mentor Parent Program, Inc.
P.O. Box 47
Pittsfield, PA 16340
(814) 563-3470; (888) 447-1431 (in PA)
E-mail:
gwmpp@verizon.net
E-mail:
mentorparentprogram@verizon.net
Web:
www.mentorparent.org |
Parent-To-Parent
Fiona Patrick, Program Director
Parent to Parent of Pennsylvania
6340 Flank Drive, Suite 600
Harrisburg, PA 17112-2764
(717) 540-4722; (888) 727-2706 (in PA)
E-mail:
info@parenttoparent.org
Web:
www.parenttoparent.org |
Partners in Policymaking
Diane N. Bryen, Ph.D., Executive Director
Institute on Disabilities/University Center for
Excellence
Temple University
University Services Building, Room 610
1601 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215) 204-9395
E-mail:
dianeb@temple.edu
Web:
http://disabilities.temple.edu |
Parent Teacher Association
(PTA)
Caroline Allen, President
Pennsylvania Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
4804 Derry Street
Harrisburg, PA 17111
(717) 564-8985
E-mail:
info@papta.org
Web: www.papta.org |
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Other Disability
Organizations |
David Bateman, President
Easter Seals South Central
Pennsylvania
2201 S. Queen Street
York, PA 17402
(717) 741-3891; (888) 273-7251
E-mail:
Web:
www.VisitEasterSeals.org
Carl G. Webster, Executive Director/CEO
Easter Seals of Southeastern
Pennsylvania
3975 Conshohocken Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19131
(215) 879-1000
E-mail:
cwebster@easterseals-sepa.org
Web:
www.easterseals-sepa.org
Tiffany Mori, Social Service Manager
Easter Seals Society of Western
Pennsylvania
2525 Railroad Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 281-7244
(800) 587-3257
E-mail:
tmori@westernpa.easterseals.com
Web:
www.westernpa.easterseals.org |
MENTOR ABI Group -
New Jersey
Rehabilitative and Support Services for Persons with
Acquired Brain Injury
505 S. Lenola Road
Blason Office Plaza II, Suite 217
Moorestown, NJ 08057
(856) 235-5505
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Neurofibromatosis Clinics Association
P.O. Box 14185
Pittsburgh, PA 15239
(412) 795-3029
E-mail:
info@nfpittsburgh.org
Web:
www.nfpittsburgh.org |
Sue
Scott Dolan, Director
Pennsylvania Parents and
Caregivers Resource Network
P.O. Box 4336
Harrisburg, PA 17111-0336
(717) 561-0098; (888) 572-7368 (in PA)
E-mail: info@ppcrn.org
Web: www.ppcrn.org
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Independent Living
To find out the contact information for the
Statewide
Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state,
contact:
Independent Living Research
Utilization Project
The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 520-0232 (V); (713) 520-5136 (TTY)
E-mail: ilru@ilru.org
Web: www.ilru.org |
To find out the contact information for centers for
independent living (CILs) in your state, contact:
National Council on Independent
Living
1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 207-0034 (V); (202) 207-0340 (TTY)
E-mail: ncil@ncil.org
Web: www.ncil.org |
