STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
David Noble Stockford, Director
Department of Education, Office of Special Services
State House, Station #23
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
(207) 287-5950; (207) 287-2550
Web: www.state.me.us/education/specserv.htm
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Joanne C. Holmes, Part C and Section 619 Coordinator
Child Development Services
State House, Station #146
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-3272
Web: www.state.me.us/education
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
John Shattuck
Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
Department of Labor
150 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0150
(207) 287-5100
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Buzz Gamble, Consultant
Workforce Education
Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
(207) 287-5854
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Melodie J. Peet, Commissioner
Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation
and Substance Abuse Services
State Office Building Station 40
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-4223; (207) 287-2000 (TTY)
Web: www.state.me.us/dhhs/ocfs/cbhs/
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Lisa Burgess, Children’s Services Manager
Services for Children with Special Needs
Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation
and Substance Abuse Services
411 State Office Bldg., Station #40
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-4251
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Donald Trites, Program Manager
Mental Retardation Services
Department of Mental Health,Mental Retardation and
Substance Abuse Services
40 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-4200; (207) 287-4242
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Peter Stowell, Executive Director
ME Developmental Disabilities Council
139 State House Station, Nash Building
Capitol and Sewall Streets
Augusta, ME 04333-0139
(207) 287-4213; (800) 244-3990 (in ME only)
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Kimberly A. Moody, Executive Director
Disability Rights Center of Maine
PO Box 2007
Augusta, ME 04338-2007
(207) 626-2774; (800) 452-1948 (V/TTY in ME)
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Steven Beam, Program Director
C.A.R.E.S., Inc
4C Winter Street
Augusta, ME 04330
(207) 622-7055; (800) 773-7055 (V/TTY)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Toni G. Wall, Acting Director
Coordinated Care Svcs for Children with Special Health Needs,
Department of Human Services
151 Capitol Street, #11 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-5139
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
David Noble Stockford, Director
Special Services
Department of Education
State House, Station #23
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
(207) 287-5950
REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
New England ADA Technical Assistance Center
Adaptive Environments Center, Inc.
374 Congress Street, Suite 301
Boston, MA 02210
(617) 695-0085 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
Web: www.adaptenv.org
DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
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
Autism Society of Maine
P.O. Box 597
Gardiner, ME 04345
(207) 582-7727; (800) 273-5200 (in ME)
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 650
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-0881; (800) 3-AUTISM
Web: www.autism-society.org
Brain Injury
Susan T. Sullivan, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of ME
211 Main Avenue, Suite 200
Farmingdale, ME 04344
(207) 582-4696; (800) 275-1233 (in ME)
Web: www.biausa.org/state-affiliates/maine
Cerebral Palsy
MS. Bobbie Yeager, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Northeastern ME
700 Mt. Hope Avenue, Suite 320
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 941-2885; (207) 941-2952
Learning Disabilities
Rita Furlow, Executive Director
Learning Disabilities Association of ME
P.O. Box 134
Cushing, ME 04563-0134
(207) 832-4191
Mental Health
National Mental Health Association
1021 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-2971
(800) 969-6642
Michael Arenstam, President
NAMI Maine
P.O. Box 5120
Augusta, ME 04332
(207) 622-5767; (800) 464-5767 (in ME only)
Speech and Hearing
Ellen Decotiis, President
ME Speech-Language-Hearing Association
510 C Main St
Gorham, ME 04038
(207) 839-4007
Spina Bifida
Wendy Bondeson, Director
Spina Bifida Association of Maine
65 Woodridge Drive
Steep Falls, ME 04085
(207) 675-3589
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)
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Lucille A. Zeph, Director
Center for Community Inclusion, UAP
5717 Corbett Hall, Room 100
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469-5717
(207) 581-1084
Web: www.ume.maine.edu/~cci
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Kathy Powers, Project Director
Maine Consumer Information and Technology
Training Exchange
Maine CITE Coordinating Center
University of Maine System Network
46 University Drive
Augusta, ME 04330
(207) 621-3195 (V/TTY)
Web: mainecite.org
PARENT TRAINING & INFORMATION PROJECT
Janice LaChance, Director
Maine Parent Federation/SPIN
P.O. Box 2067
Augusta, ME 04338-2067
(207) 582-2504; (800) 870-7746 (In ME)
Web: www.mpf.org
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Carol Jo Morse, President
Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
16 Winthrop St.
Augusta, ME 04330
(207) 621-2782
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Gregory Ouellette, Executive Director
Easter Seal Society of Maine
149 Front Street
Bath, ME 04530
(207) 443-3341
David Webster, Executive Director
VSA (Very Special Arts) Maine-Arts for All
P.O. Box 4002
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 761-3861 (V/TTY)