Alabama State Resources

State Agencies and Organizations

United States Senators
Honorable Jeff Sessions (R)
335 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-4124
(202) 224-3149 (Fax)
E-mail: senator@sessions.senate.gov
Web: http://sessions.senate.gov

Honorable Richard C. Shelby (R)
110 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-5744
(202) 224-3416 (Fax)
E-mail: senator@shelby.senate.gov
Web: http://shelby.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) 224-3121; (202) 225-1904 (TTY).

Governor
Honorable Robert R. Riley
State Capitol
600 Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36130-2751
(334) 242-7100
Web: www.governor.state.al.us/

Official State Web Site
Web: www.alabama.gov/

State Department of Education: Special Education
Mabrey Whetstone, Director
Alabama Department of Education
Special Education Services
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
(334) 242-8114; (800) 392-8020 (in AL)
E-mail: mabreyw@alsde.edu
Web: www.alsde.edu/

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Dr. Catherine Moore, Research & Development Administrator
Instructional Services Division
Alabama State Department of Education
50 N. Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 242-8199
E-mail: cmoore@alsde.edu
Web: www.alsde.edu

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Betsy Prince, Part C Coordinator
Alabama's Early Intervention System
Department of Rehabilitation Services
Division of Early Intervention
2129 East South Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36116
(334) 281-8780
E-mail: bdprince@rehab.state.al.us
Web: www.rehab.state.al.us

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Phyllis Mayfield, Education Specialist
Contact State Department of Education: Special Education

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Steve Shivers, Commissioner
Department of Rehabilitation Services
Division of Early Intervention
2129 East South Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36116
(334) 281-8780
E-mail: sshivers@rehab.state.al.us
Web: www.rehab.state.al.us/vr.html

Coordinator for Transition Services
DaLee Chambers, Director of Transition Initiative
Special Education Services
Alabama State Department of Education
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36130
(334) 242-8404
E-mail: daleec@alsde.edu
Web: www.alsde.edu/html/sections/documents.asp?section=65&sort=5&footer=sections

Office of State Career and Technical Education
Nancy Beggs, Director
Career/Technical Education Section
Gordon Persons Building, Room 5239
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
(334) 242-9111
E-mail: nbeggs@alsde.edu
Web: www.alsde.edu/

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Kathy E. Sawyer, Commissioner
Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
RSA Union Building
P.O. Box 301410
Montgomery, AL 36130-1410
(334) 242-3107
E-mail: ksawyer@mh.state.al.us
Web: www.mh.state.al.us

State Mental Retardation Program
Kathy E. Sawyer, Commissioner
Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
RSA Union Building
P.O. Box 301410
Montgomery, AL 36130-1410
(334) 242-3107
E-mail: ksawyer@mh.state.al.us
Web: www.mh.state.al.us

State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
Judi Myers, Executive Director
Alabama Council for Developmental Disabilities
RSA Union Building
100 N. Union Street, Suite 498
P.O. Box 301410
Montgomery, AL 36130-1410
(334) 242-3973; (800) 232-2158
E-mail: acdd@mh.state.al.us
Web: http://acdd.org

Protection and Advocacy Agency
Reuben Cook, Director
Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP)
The University of Alabama
526 Martha Parham West
P.O. Box 870395
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0395
(205) 348-4928 (V/TTY); (800) 826-1675
E-mail: ADAP@law.ua.edu
Web: www.adap.net

Client Assistance Program
Jerry Norsworthy, Coordinator
Department of Rehabilitation Services
2129 East South Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36116
(334) 613-2209; (800) 228-3231 (V/TTY in AL)
E-mail: sacap2000@yahoo.com

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Dr. Cary Boswell, Assistant Commissioner
Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
Children's Rehabilitation Service
2129 East South Boulevard
P.O. Box 11586
Montgomery, AL 36111-0586
(334) 281-8780; (800) 441-7607
E-mail: cboswell@rehab.state.al.us
Web: www.rehab.state.al.us

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Alabama Department of Public Health
Children's Health Insurance Program
201 Monroe Street, Ste. 250
Montgomery, AL 36104
P O Box 303017
Montgomery, AL 36130-3017
(334) 206-5568; (877) 774-9521
Web: www.adph.org/allkids/

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired, Deaf or Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind
Steve Shivers, Commissioner
Department of Rehabilitation Services
Division of Early Intervention
2129 East South Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36116
(334) 281-8780
E-mail: sshivers@rehab.state.al.us
Web: www.rehab.state.al.us/vr.html

Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
Shelley Kaplan, Project Director
Southeast Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center
Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access
Georgia Tech
490 10th Street
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 385-0636; (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: sedbtac@catea.org
Web: www.sedbtac.org

Graham Sisson, Assistant Attorney General
Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
2129 East South Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36111
(334) 613-3471; (888) 574-2257 (TTY)
(800) 205-9986 (Alabama's Toll Free Hotline for ADA Information)
E-mail: gsisson@rehab.state.al.us
Web: www.rehab.state.al.us/ada

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Michael J. Friedlander, Director
Civitan International Research Center
University of Alabama at Birmingham
1719 6th Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294-0021
(205) 934-8900; (800) 822-2472
Web: www.circ.uab.edu

Technology-Related Assistance
Ted Bridges, Executive Director
STAR (Statewide Technology Access and Response for Alabamians with Disabilities)
2125 East South Boulevard
P.O. Box 20752
Montgomery, AL 36120-0752
(334) 613-3480; (334) 613-3519 (TTY)
(800) 782-7656 (In AL)
Web: www.rehab.state.al.us/star

Linda Rass, Director
Technology Assistance for Special Consumers (T.A.S.C.)
P.O. Box 443
Huntsville, AL 35804
(256) 532-5996
E-mail: tasc@hiwaay.net
Web: http://tasc.ataccess.org

State Mediation System
Doris McQuiddy, Coordinator
Alabama Department of Education
Gordon Persons Building
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
(334) 242-8114; (800) 392-8020 (in AL)
E-mail: dorismc@alsde.edu
Web: www.alsde.edu

Respite Care
Linda Lamberth, Project Manager
The Alabama Respite Resource Network
2505 Inverness Lane
Birmingham, AL 35242
(205) 991-0927; (866) 737-8252
E-mail: alabamarespite@aol.com
Web: http://alabamarespite.org

Special Format Library
Fara L. Zaleski, Librarian
Alabama Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
6030 Monticello Drive
Montgomery, AL 36130-6000
(334) 213-3906, ext. 921; (800) 392-5671
(334) 213-3900 (TTY)
E-mail: fzaleski@apls.state.al.us
Web: http://apls.state.al.us/webpages/services

Disability-Specific Organizations

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 201
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
(484) 945-2101
Web: www.add.org

Autism
Meredy Hogue, Executive Director
Autism Society of Alabama
3100 Lorna Road, Suite 132
Birmingham, AL 35216
(205) 824-6734; (877) 4AUTISM
E-mail: director@autism-alabama.org
Web: www.autism-alabama.org

Blind/Visual Impairments
Frances Mary D'Andrea, Director
American Foundation for the Blind-National Literacy Center
100 Peachtree Street, Suite 620
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 525-2303
E-mail: literacy@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Cerebral Palsy
Gary Edwards, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Birmingham
Hand In Hand: A Learning Environment for Children
120 Oslo Circle
Birmingham, AL 35211
(205) 944-3939; (800) 654-4483
E-mail: gedwards@ucpbham.com
Web: http://ucpbham.com

Glenn R. Harger, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Mobile, Inc.
3058 Dauphin Square Connector
Mobile, AL 36607
(251) 479-4900; (888) 630-7102
E-mail: gharger@ucpmobile.org
E-mail: info@ucpmobile.org

Epilepsy
Judith Lindsay Adamson, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of North and Central Alabama
701 37th Street South, Suite 8
Birmingham, AL 35222
(205) 324-4222; (800) 950-6662 (In AL)
E-mail: epilepsy@aol.com
Web: www.epilepsyfoundation.org/local/ncalabama

F. Mitchell Garrett, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of South Alabama
951 Government Street, Suite 201
Mobile, AL 36604
(251) 432-0970; (800) 626-1582 (In AL)
E-mail: mgarrett@mobilecan.org
Web: www.efa.org/local/southalabama

Head Injury
Charles Priest, Director
Alabama Head Injury Foundation
3100 Lorna Road, Suite 226
Hoover, AL 35216
(205) 823-3818; (800) 433-8002
E-mail: charlespriest@bellsouth.net
Web: www.ahif.org

Learning Disabilities
John Paul Taylor, President
Learning Disabilities Association of Alabama
P.O. Box 11588
Montgomery, AL 36111
(334) 277-9151
E-mail: Alabama@ldaal.org
Web: www.ldaal.org

Mental Health
Jolene James, President
NAMI Alabama
6900 6th Avenue South, Suite B
Birmingham, AL 35212-1902
(205) 833-8336; (800) 626-4199 (In AL)
E-mail: office@namialabama.org
Web: www.namialabama.org

Mental Retardation
Thomas Holmes, Executive Director
The Arc of Alabama
300 S. Hull Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 262-7688
E-mail: ArcAlabama@juno.com
Web: www.arcalabama.org

Special Health Care Needs
Susan Colburn, State & Regional Coordinator
Family Voices
c/o Children's Rehabilitation Service
2129 E. South Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36116
(334) 613-2284
E-mail: scolburn@rehab.state.al.us
Web: www.familyvoices.org

Dr. Gerald Oveson, State & Regional Coordinator
Family Voices
9800 Cascade Drive
Mobile, AL 36695
(251) 633-3756
E-mail: oveson@bellsouth.net

Speech and Hearing
Byron McCain, CAE Executive Director
Speech and Hearing Association of Alabama
P.O. Box 130220
Birmingham, AL 35213
(205) 802-7551
E-mail: bymccain@bellsouth.net
Web: www.conweb.com/shaa

Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of Alabama
P.O. Box 130538
Birmingham, AL 35213-0538
(205) 978-7287

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Mavis Smith, Director
Special Education Action Committee Inc. (SEAC)
600 Bel Air Boulevard, Suite 210
P.O. Box 161274
Mobile, AL 36616-2274
(251) 478-1208; (800) 222-7322 (In AL)
E-mail: seacofmobile@zebra.net
Web: www.seacparentassistancecenter.com/

Partners in Policymaking
Partners in Policymaking of Alabama
275 Crockett Circle
Florence, AL 35633
(256) 765-3895; (800) 846-3735
Web: http://acdd.org

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Lori Farsheé, Executive Director
Alabama PTA
470 S. Union Street
Montgomery, AL 36104-4330
(334) 834-2501; (800) 328-1897
E-mail: al_office@pta.org
Web: www.alabamapta.org

Other Disability Organizations

Byron White, President
Alabama Association for Persons in Supported Employment
P.O. Box 11586
Montgomery, AL 36116
(334) 613-3527
E-mail: bwhite@rehab.state.al.us
Web: www.al-apse.org

Graham Sisson, President
Alabama Disability Action Coalition
206 13th Street South
Birmingham, AL 35233-1317
E-mail: gsisson@rehab.state.al.us
Web: www.accessalabama.org

Terry Graham, President
Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind
P.O. Box 698
Talladega, AL 35161
(256) 761-3200
E-mail: tgrah@aidb.state.al.us
Web: www.aidb.org

John Roberts, Director
Alabama Work Incentives Network
2129 East South Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36116
(334) 613-2241; (800) 441-7607 (in AL)
E-mail: jroberts@rehab.state.al.us
Web: www.alawin.org

Barry F. Cavan, President
Easter Seals Alabama
6005-A E. Shirley Lane
Montgomery, AL 36117-1935
(334) 395-4489; (800) 388-7325
E-mail: bcavan@al.easter-seals.org
Web: www.easter-seals.org

Jeff Underwood, President/CEO
Lakeshore Foundation
4000 Ridgeway Drive
Birmingham, AL 35209
(205) 313-7400; (888) 868-2303 (In AL)
Web: www.lakeshore.org

Donna Sargent, Director
Start on Success Alabama
United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Birmingham
2430 N. 11th Avenue
Birmingham, AL 35234
(205) 251-0165, ext. 227
E-mail: donnas@ucpbham.com

J.P. Barfield, Director
Super Sports-Montgomery
(Programs also available in Decatur, Anniston, and Tuscaloosa)
1500 E. Fairview Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36106
(334) 833-4518
E-mail: jpbarfield@huntingdon.edu
Web: http://fs.huntingdon.edu/sport_studies/lmolenik/supersports/default.html

Sherri Van Pelt, Executive Director
VSA arts of Alabama
701 S. 37th Street, Suite 10
Birmingham, AL 35222
(205) 322-4086
E-mail: vsaal@bellsouth.net
Web: www.vsarts.org

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
1916 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 209
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 525-3406; (703) 525-4153 (TTY)
E-mail: ncil@ncil.org
Web: www.ncil.org

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