Georgia State Resources

State Agencies and Organizations

United States Senators
Honorable Saxby Chambliss (R)
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-3521
(202) 224-0072 (Fax)
Web: http://chambliss.senate.gov

Honorable Zell Miller (D)
257 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-3643
(202) 228-2090 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://miller.senate.gov/email.htm
Web: http://miller.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 Sonny Perdue
203 State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-1776
Web: www.governorperdue.org

Official State Web Site
Web: www.georgia.gov

State Department of Education: Special Education
Phil Pickens, Director
Division for Exceptional Students
Georgia Department of Education
1870 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-3963
E-mail: ppickens@doe.k12.ga.us
Web: www.doe.k12.ga.us/

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Clara J. Keith, Director for Title 1
Georgia Department of Education
1854 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-4160
E-mail: ckeith@doe.k12.ga.us
Web: www.gadoe.org

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Stephanie Moss, Project Director
Babies Can't Wait Program
Division of Public Health
Department of Human Resources
2 Peachtree Street, Room 11-206
Atlanta, GA 30303-3186
(404) 657-2726
E-mail: skmoss@dhr.state.ga.us
Web: www.ph.dhr.state.ga.us/programs/bcw

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Sheila Langston, Consultant
Young Children Special Education
Division for Exceptional Students
Georgia Department of Education
1870 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, GA 30334-5060
(404) 657-9955
E-mail: slangsto@doe.k12.ga.us
Web: www.doe.k12.ga.us

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Jan Cribbs, Special Populations Coordinator
Vocational Rehabilitation Program
Georgia Department of Labor
1700 Century Circle, Suite 300
Atlanta, GA 30345-3020
(404) 235-0156
E-mail: jan.cribbs@dol.state.ga.us
Web: www.vocrehabga.org

Coordinator for Transition Services
Contact Vocational Rehabilitation Agency listed above.

Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities
Jeff Chandler, Program Specialist
Vocational Education Special Needs Unit
Georgia Department of Education
1752 Twin Towers East
205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 657-8324
E-mail: jchandle@doe.k12.ga.us

State Mental Health Agency
Karl H. Schwartzkopf, Ph.D., Director
Division of Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities and Addictive Diseases
Department of Human Resources
2 Peachtree Street, N.W., 22nd Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303-3142
(404) 657-2260
E-mail: khschwarzkopf@dhr.state.ga.us
Web: www2.state.ga.us/departments/dhr/mhmrsa/index.html

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Dawne Morgan, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Program Chief
Division of Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities and Addictive Diseases
Department of Human Resources
2 Peachtree Street, N.W., 23.403
Atlanta, GA 30303-3171
(404) 657-2157
E-mail: dmorgan@dhr.state.ga.us
Web: www2.state.ga.us/departments/dhr/mhmrsa/index.html

State Mental Retardation Program
Charles Hopkins, Developmental Disabilities Program Chief
Division of Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities and Addictive Diseases
Department of Human Resources
2 Peachtree Street, N.W., 23.402
Atlanta, GA 30303-3142
(404) 657-2140
E-mail: chopkins@dhr.state.ga.us
Web: www2.state.ga.us/departments/dhr/mhmrsa/index.html

Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities for Georgia
Eric Jacobson, Executive Director
Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
2 Peachtree Street, N.W., 8th Floor, Suite 210
Atlanta, GA 30303-3142
(404) 657-2126; (888) 275-4233
E-mail: eejacobson@dhr.state.ga.us
Web: www.gcdd.org

Protection and Advocacy Agency
Ruby Moore, Executive Director
Georgia Advocacy Office, Inc.
100 Crescent Centre Parkway, Suite 520
Tucker, GA 30084
(404) 885-1234 (V/TTY); (800) 537-2329 (in GA only)
E-mail: info@thegao.org
Web: http://thegao.org

Client Assistance Program
Charles L. Martin, Director
Georgia Client Assistance Program
123 N. McDonough Street
Decatur, GA 30030
(404) 373-2040 (V/TTY); (800) 822-9727 (in GA only)
E-mail: GaCAPDirector@theOmbudsman.com
Web: www.theOmbudsman.com/CAP/

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
DHR/DPH/FHB
Office of Children with Special Needs
2 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 11.206
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 657-2724
Web: www.dhr.state.ga.us

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
PeachCare for Kids
P.O. Box 2583
Atlanta, GA 30301-2583
(877) 427-3224
Web: www.peachcare.org
Web: www.communityhealth.state.ga.us

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Pat Ford, Director
Georgia Council for the Hearing Impaired, Inc.
4151 Memorial Drive, Suite 103-B
Decatur, GA 30032
(404) 292-5312; (800) 541-0710 (V/TTY)
Web: www.gachi.org

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired, Deaf or Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind
Dr. Kathy Heller, Project Director
Georgia Sensory Assistance Project
Georgia State University
MSC6A0820
33 Gilmer Street, S.E., Unit 6
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 651-2310; (800) 597-2356 (V/TTY)
E-mail: spekwh@langate.gsu.edu
Web: http://education.gsu.edu/georgiadeafblindproj

State Education Agency Rural Representative
Phil Pickens, Director
Division for Exceptional Students
Georgia Department of Education
1870 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, GA 30334-5060
(404) 656-3963
E-mail: ppickens@doe.k12.ga.us
Web: www.doe.k12.ga.us

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

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Zolinda Stoneman, Director
Institute on Human Development and Disability
Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service
The University of Georgia
850 College Station Road
Athens, GA 30602-4806
(706) 542-3457
E-mail: info@uap.uga.edu
Web: www.uap.uga.edu

Technology-Related Assistance
Christopher Lee, Project Manager
Tools for Life, Georgia Assistive Technology Project
Vocational Rehabilitation Program
Georgia Department of Labor
1700 Century Circle, Suite 300
Atlanta, GA 30345
(404) 638-0384; (800) 497-8665
(404) 486-6333 (TTY); (866) 373-7778 (TTY)
E-mail: info@gatfl.org
Web: www.gatfl.org

State Mediation System
Nancy O'Hara, Coordinator
Division for Exceptional Students
Georgia Department of Education
1870 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, GA 30334-5060
(404) 657-9959
E-mail: nohara@doe.k12.ga.us
Web: www.doe.k12.ga.us

Special Format Library
Linda Stetson, Director/Librarian
Georgia Library for Accessible Service
1150 Murphy Avenue, S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30310
(404) 756-4619; (800) 248-6701
E-mail: glass@georgialibraries.org
Web: http://georgialibraries.org

Disability-Specific Organizations

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

Carol Sadler, Coordinator
Cherokee/Cobb County, North Atlanta & Central Georgia CHADD
1105 Rock Pointe Look
Woodstock, GA 30188
(770) 736-5519
E-mail: sadlerpc@prodigy.net
Web: www.chaddga.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
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

Brain Injury
Dr. Woodrow Leake, President/CEO
Brain Injury Association of Georgia
P.O. Box 2650
Atlanta, GA 30031-2650
(404) 467-9367
E-mail: biag@BraininjuryGA.org
Web: www.braininjuryga.org

Cerebral Palsy
Diane Wilush, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Georgia, Inc.
3300 Northeast Expressway, Building #9
Atlanta, GA 30341
(770) 676-2000
E-mail: dwilush@ucpga.org
Web: www.ucpga.org

Down Syndrome
Sue Joe, Executive Director
Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta
3232 Cobb Parkway, Suite 213
Atlanta, GA 30339
(404) 320-3233
Web: www.down-syndrome-atlanta.org

Epilepsy
Tom E. Allen, Jr., Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Georgia
100 Edgewood Avenue, N.E., Suite 1200
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 527-7155; (800) 527-7105 (In GA)
E-mail: epilepsyga@mindspring.com
Web: www.epilepsyga.org

Learning Disabilities
Christopher Lee, Executive Director
Learning Disabilities Association of Georgia
130 W. Wieuca Road, Suite 202
Atlanta, GA 30342
(404) 303-7774
E-mail: services@ldag.org
Web: www.ldag.org

Mental Health
Judy Fitzgerald, Executive Director
National Mental Health Association of Georgia
100 Edgewood Avenue, N.E., Suite 502
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 527-7175
E-mail: judy@nmhag.org
Web: www.nmhag.org

Mary V. Sloan, Executive Director
NAMI-Georgia
3050 Presidential Drive, Suite 202
Atlanta, GA 30340
(770) 234-0855; (800) 728-1052
E-mail: msloan@nami.org
E-mail: NAMI-GA@nami.org
Web: www.nami.org

Sue Smith, Executive Director
Georgia Parent Support Network
1381 Metropolitan Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30310
(404) 758-4500; (800) 832-8645
E-mail: gpsn@mindspring.com
Web: www.gpsn.org

Mental Retardation
John Foley, Interim Executive Director
The Arc of Georgia
1996 Cliff Valley Way, N.E., Suite 102
Atlanta, GA 30329
(404) 634-5512
E-mail: arcga@earthlink.net
Web: www.arcga.org

Speech and Hearing
Raymond Penn, Executive Director
Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 6708
Athens, GA 30604
(706) 613-0144
E-mail: exdir@gsha.org
Web: www.gsha.org

Spina Bifida
William E. Turnipseed, President
Spina Bifida Association of Georgia, Inc.
1448 B McLendon Drive
Decatur, GA 30033
(770) 454-7600; (888) 280-7224
E-mail: sbag@mindspring.com
Web: www.spinabifidaofgeorgia.org

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Linda Shepard, Project Director
Parents Educating Parents and Professionals, Inc. (PEPP, Inc.)
The Drew Building
5727 Palazzo Way, Suite B
Douglasville, GA 30135
(770) 577-7771; (800) 322-7065
E-mail: peppac@peppac.org
Web: www.peppac.org

Parent-To-Parent
Esther Sherberger, Executive Director
Parent to Parent of Georgia, Inc.
3805 Presidential Parkway, Suite 207
Atlanta, GA 30340
(770) 451-5484
E-mail: info@parenttoparentofga.org
Web: www.parenttoparentofga.org

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Shiree Lynch, President
Georgia Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
114 Baker Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30308-3366
(404) 659-0214
E-mail: gapta@bellsouth.net
Web: www.georgiapta.org

Other Disability Organizations

Donna Davidson, President/CEO
Easter Seals North Georgia
5600 Roswell Road, Prado North, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30342
(404) 943-1070
E-mail: ddavidson@easter-seals-northgeorgia.org
Web: www.easter-seals-northgeorgia.org

Meghan McNail, Statewide Inclusion Coordinator
Georgia Child Care Council
2987 Clairmont Road, Suite 220
Atlanta, GA 30329-1687
(888) 295-8912
E-mail: mmcnail@bellsouth.net
Web: www.GAchildcare.org

Dorsa C. McGuire, Executive Director
The Foundation for Medically Fragile Children
6666 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 328
Atlanta, GA 30339
(770) 951-6111
E-mail: ffmfc@juno.com
Web: www.care4gakids.org

Janet Bittner, Family and Children Coordinator
The University of Georgia
Carl Vinson Institute of Government
47 Trinity Avenue, S.W., Room 212H
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 463-6800
E-mail: bittner@cviog.uga.edu

Jay Tribby, Executive Director
VSA arts of Georgia
Healey Building
57 Forsyth Street, N.W., Suite R1
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 221-1270, ext. 207
E-mail: VSAartsGA.org
Web: www.vsaartsga.org

Emory Regional Perinatal Center
Developmental Continuity Program (focusing on the development and special needs of the extremely premature infant)
P.O. Box 26015
80 Butler Street, S.E.
Atlanta, GA 30335
E-mail: Karen_Pierce@oz.ped.emory.edu
Web: http://med.emory.edu/PEDIATRICS/NEONATOLOGY/DPC/index.htm

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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