ARIZONA CEREBRAL PALSY BIRTH INJURY LAWYER
Rasansky Law Firm
(855) 833-3707
STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Kathryn A. Lund, State Director
Exceptional Student Services, Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-3084
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Lynn Busenbark, Preschool Coordinator
Exceptional Student Services, Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-3852
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Interagency Coordinating Council for Infants & Toddlers
Department of Economic Security
1717 West Jefferson
P.O. Box 6123 (801-A-6)
Phoenix, AZ 85005
(602) 542-5577
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Skip Bingham, Administrator
Rehabilitation Services Bureau 930A
Department of Economic Security
1789 West Jefferson 2NW
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-3332
Web: des.az.gov/services/employment/arizona-rehabilitation-services
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Karlene Darby, Director of Federal Vocational Support
Division of Vocational Education, Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson, Bin 60
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-3450
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Ronald Smith, Assistant Director
Division of Behavioral Health Services
Department of Health Services
2122 E. Highland Ave., Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85016
(602) 381-8999
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE
FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Ron Smith, Deputy Assistant Director
Division of Behavioral Health Services
Department of Health Services
2122 E. Highland Ave., Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85016
(602) 381-8998
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM
Roger A. Deshaies, Assistant Director
Department of Economic Security
Division of Developmental Disabilities
P.O. Box 6123, Site Code (791A)
Phoenix, AZ 85005
(602) 542-0419
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Susan Madison, Executive Director
Governor’s Council on DD
1717 West Jefferson Street
Site Code (074Z)
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-4049
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Leslie Cohen, Executive Director
Arizona Center for Disability Law
3839 N 3rd Street #209
Phoenix, AZ 85012
(602) 274-6287
Web: www.nau.edu/~ihd/acdl
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Susan Burke, Chief
Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Department of Health
1740 W. Adams
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-1860
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Sherri Collins, Executive Director
Arizona Council for the Hearing Impaired
1400 Washington Street, Room 126
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-3323 (V/TTY); (800) 352-8161 (V/TTY)
Web: www.state.az.us
Kenneth D. Randall, Superintendent
Arizona State Schools for the Deaf & the Blind
1200 W. Speedway Boulevard
P.O. Box 88510
Tucson, AZ 85754
(520) 770-3700
REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
Erica Jones, Director
Pacific DBTAC
California Public Health Institute
2168 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 301
Berkeley, CA 94704-1307
(510) 848-2980 (V); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
(510) 848-1840 (TTY)
Web: www.phi.org
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
Blindness and Visual Impairments
Chris Tompkins, Executive Director
Foundation for Blind Children
1235 E. Harmont Drive
Phoenix, AZ 85020
(602) 331-1470
Gil Johnson, Director
American Foundation for the Blind-West
111 Pine Street, Suite 725
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 392-4845
Brain Injury
Mary Jane Trunzo, President
Brain Injury Association of Arizona
4545 North 36th Street, #125A
Phoenix, AZ 85018
(602) 952-2449 (Phoenix)
(520) 747-7140 (Tucson)
Cerebral Palsy
Guy Collison, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Central AZ
321 West Hatcher, Suite 102
Phoenix, AZ 85021
(602) 943-5472
Epilepsy
Mary Macleish, Executive Director
Epilepsy Society of Arizona
P.O. Box 25084
Phoenix, AZ 85002-5084
(602) 406-3581
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association of AZ
P.O. Box 30606
Phoenix, AZ 85046-0606
(602) 495-1175
Mental Health
Cheryl Collier Becker, Executive Director
Mental Health Association of Arizona
6411 E. Thomas Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
(602) 994-4407
Sue Davis, Executive Director
AZ Alliance for the Mentally Ill
2441 E. Fillmore St.
Phoenix, AZ 85008
(602) 244-8166; (800) 626-5022
Mental Retardation
Richard Young, Executive Director
The Arc of Arizona
5610 South Central
Phoenix, AZ 85040
(602) 243-1787; (800) 252-9054
Web: arcarizona.org
Gina Johnson, President
SHARING – Down Syndrome Arizona
425 E. Tremaine Avenue
Gilbert, AZ 85234
(602) 926-8685
Speech and Hearing
Donna Colyar, Contact
AZ Speech-Language-Hearing Association
7622 N. 48th Drive
Glendale, AZ 85301
(602) 939-6103; (800) 705-7510
Sherri Collins, Executive Director
Arizona Council for the Hearing Impaired
1400 West Washington
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-3323 (Voice/TTY); (800) 352-8161 (V/TTY, in AZ)
Web: www.state.az.us/
Spina Bifida
Rhonda L. Webb, Executive Director
Arizona Spina Bifida Association Inc.
1001 East Fairmont Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85014
(602) 274-3323
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Richard Carroll, Executive Director
Institute for Human Development
Northern Arizona University
P.O. Box 5630
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
(520) 523-4791
Web: www.nau.edu/~ihd
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Daniel Davidson, Interim Director
Elizabeth Pifer, Information and Referral
Arizona Technology Access Program (AZTAP)
Institute for Human Development
Northern Arizona University
P.O. Box 5630
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
(520) 523-7035; (520) 523-1695 (TTY)
(800) 477-9921 (toll-free)
Web: www.nau.edu/ihd/aztap/
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT
Mary Slaughter, Executive Director
RAISING Special Kids
4750 N. Black Canyon Highway, Suite 101
Phoenix, AZ 85017-3621
(602) 242-4366; (800) 237-3007 (in AZ only)
Lynn Kallis, Executive Director
Pilot Parents of Southern Arizona
2600 North Wyatt Drive
Tucson, AZ 85712
(520) 324-3150
Web: pilotparents.org
Paula Seanez, Assistant Director
Reaching Harmony
(PTI serving Native Americans)
P.O. Box 5423
Window Rock, AZ 86515
(520) 871-6338
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Cindy Craig, President
Arizona Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
2721 North Seventh Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85007-1102
(602) 279-1811
Web: www.azpta.org
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Michael Fitzgerald, Executive Director
DeAnn Davis, Vice President of Programs
Easter Seals of AZ
903 North Second Street
Phoenix, AZ 85004
(602) 252-6061; (800) 626-6061
(602) 254-3026 (TTY)
Community Information and Referral Services
1515 E. Osborn
Phoenix, AZ 85014
(602) 263-8856; (800) 352-3792 (In AZ)
Barbara Yorkis, Executive Director
VSA (Very Special Arts) Arizona
3321 North Chapel Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85716
(520) 795-6502