District of Columbia Resources

Agencies and Organizations

United States House of Representatives
Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)
1424 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-8050
(202) 225-1904 (TTY)

Official State Web Site
Web: www.dc.gov/index.asp

Department of Education: Special Education
Anne Gay, Assistant Superintendent
Division of Special Education
DC Public Schools
825 N. Capitol Street, N.E., Suite 6100
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-4800
Web: www.k12.dc.us/

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Division of Special Education
DC Public Schools
825 N. Capitol Street, N.E., 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-4800
Web: www.k12.dc.us

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 3
Joan Christopher, Program Manager
DC Early Intervention Program
717 14th Street, N.W., Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 727-5371
E-mail: joan.christopher@dc.gov

DC Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Elizabeth Parker, Administrator
DC Rehabilitation Services Administration
Department of Human Services
810 First Street, N.E., 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-8663

Coordinator for Transition Services
Darlene Gripper, Transition Program Coordinator
DC Rehabilitation Services Administration
810 1st Street, N.E., 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-8469
E-mail: darlene.gripper@dc.gov

Mental Health Agency
Juanita H. Price, CEO
Community Service Agency
Department of Mental Health
821 Howard Road, S.E.
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 698-2525
E-mail: juanita.price@dc.gov

Mental Retardation Program
Dale E. Brown, Interim Administrator
Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities Administration
Department of Human Services
429 O Street, N.W., Suite 202
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 673-7678; (202) 673-3580 (TTY)

Developmental Disabilities Council
Mary Brown, Executive Director
DC Developmental Disabilities Council
Department of Human Services/801 East Building
2700 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, S.E.
Washington, DC 20032
(202) 279-6085
Web: www.dc.gov/agencies

Protection and Advocacy Agency
Jane Brown, Executive Director
University Legal Services: Protection and Advocacy
220 I Street, N.E., Suite 130
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 547-0198; (202) 547-2657 (TTY)
E-mail: jbrown@uls-dc.com
Web: www.dcpanda.org

Client Assistance Program
Joseph Cooney, Program Director
Client Assistance Program
University Legal Services: Protection and Advocacy
220 I Street, N.E., Suite 130
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 547-0198 (V); (202) 547-2657 (TTY)
Web: www.dcpanda.org

CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
DC Healthy Families Insurance Program
4601 N. Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22203
(888) 557-1116
Web: www.dchealth.dc.gov

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Jo Constance Bond, Supervisor
Ward 5, CWI Unit & One Stop Center
DC Rehabilitation Services Administration
810 1st Street, N.E., 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-8629

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Marilyn Griffin Clark, Supervisor
Visual Impairment Unit
DC Rehabilitation Services Administration
810 1st Street, N.E., 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-8628

Regional ADA Technical Assistance Agency
Marian Vessels, Director
ADA and IT Information Center for the Mid Atlantic Region
451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 607
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 217-0124 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (TTY)
E-mail: adainfo@transcen.org
Web: www.adainfo.org

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Phyllis R. Magrab, Director
Georgetown University Child Development Center
3307 M Street, N.W., Suite 401
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 687-8837

Mediation System
Bernadette Bullock, Mediation Coordinator
Office of Mediation and Compliance
Division of Special Education
DC Public Schools
825 N. Capitol Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-5467
E-mail: bernadette.bullock@k12.dc.us
Web: www.k12.dc.us

Special Format Library
Grace J. Lyons, Librarian
District of Columbia Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
901 G Street, N.W., Room 215
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 727-2142; (202) 727-2145 (TTY)
E-mail: dc1alyons@hotmail.com
Web: http://dclibrary.org/lbph/

Disability-Specific Organizations

Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact:

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
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

Blind/Visual Impairments
Regina Genwright, 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)
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Brain Injury
Allan Bergman, CEO
Brain Injury Association
105 N. Alfred Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 236-6000; (800) 444-6443
E-mail: familyhelpline@biausa.org
Web: www.biausa.org
Cerebral Palsy
Theodore Bergeron, Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Washington, DC
3135 8th Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20017-1601
(202) 269-1500
E-mail: tbergeron@ucpdc.org
Web: www.ucpa.org

Epilepsy
LeAnn Kingham, Director
Epilepsy Foundation of the Chesapeake Region
300 E. Joppa Road, Suite 1103
Towson, MD 21286
(410) 828-7700; (800) 492-2523
E-mail: lkingham@epilepsy-foundation.org
Web: www.epilepsy-foundation.org

Mental Health
Susan A. Webb, Executive Director
Mental Health Association of DC
1628 l6th Street, N.W., 4th Floor
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 265-6363
E-mail: info@mhadc.org
Web: www.mhadc.org

Joan Bowser, President
NAMI DC
422 8th Street, S.E.
Washington, DC 20003-2832
(202) 546-0646
Web: http://dc.nami.org

Mental Retardation
Marylou Meccariello, Executive Director
The Arc of the District of Columbia, Inc.
900 Varnum Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20017
(202) 636-2950
Web: www.dcarc.org

Michael D. Ward, President/CEO
Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Institute
801 Buchanan Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20017
(202) 281-2774
E-mail: mward@kennedyinstitute.org
Web: www.kennedyinstitute.org

Speech and Hearing
Suzanne Coyle, President
DC Speech-Hearing Association (DCSHA)
P.O. Box 29590
Washington, DC 20017
(202) 877-1000

Spina Bifida
Jill Hill, President
Spina Bifida Association of the National Capital Area
P.O. Box 523415
Springfield, VA 22152-5415
(703) 455-4900

Tourette Syndrome
Lyn Mox, Executive Director
Tourette Syndrome Association of Greater Washington
33 University Boulevard, East
Silver Spring, MD 20901
(301) 681-4133
E-mail: TSAGW@aol.com
Web: www.TSAGW.org

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Bethann James, Interim Director
Advocates for Justice and Education, Inc.
2041 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, S.E., Suite 301
Washington, D.C. 20020
(202) 678-8060; (888) 327-8060
E-mail: Bethann.James@aje-dc.org
Web: www.AJE-DC.org

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Linda Hilliard Moody, President
DC Congress of Parents and Teachers
Hamilton School
1401 Brentwood Parkway, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 543-0333
E-mail: dc_pres@pta.org

Other Parent Organization
Parents' Special Education Service Center
(202) 471-4272
E-mail: parenttips@shs.net

Other Disability Organizations

Lisa Reeves, President/CEO
Easter Seals Society for Disabled Children and Adults, Inc.
Programs for Infants and Children
Metropolitan DC, Northern Virginia, and Maryland
4041 Powder Mill Road, Suite 100
Calverton, MD 20705
(301) 931-8700
E-mail: lreeves@eseal.org
Web: www.nca-md.easter-seals.org

Tina Campanella, Executive Director
The Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities
5335 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 825
Washington, DC 20015
(202) 448-1450
E-mail: info@dcqualitytrust.org
Web: www.dcqualitytrust.org

L. Lawrence Riccio, President/CEO
WVSA arts Connection
1100 16th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 296-9100
E-mail: wvsa@wvsarts.org
Web: www.wvsarts.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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