STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
E. Lowell Harris, Director
Exceptional Children Division
Department of Public Instruction
301 N. Wilmington St, Education Bldg., #570
Raleigh, NC 27601-2825
(919) 715-1565
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 3
Duncan Munn, Branch Head of Child & Adolescent Services
Developmental Disabilities Services Section
Division of MH, DD & Substance Abuse Services
Department of Health and Human Services
325 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 733-3654
Web: www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/mhddsas
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Bob H. Philbeck, Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Department of Human Resources
Post Office Box 26053
Raleigh, NC 27611
(919) 733-3364; (919) 733-5924 (TTY)
Web: www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/dvrs
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Willie J.. Randolph, Director
Workforce Development Education
Department of Public Instruction
301 N. Wilmington St
Raleigh, NC 27601-2825
(919) 715-1644
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Lenore Behar, Chief
Child & Family Svcs. Section
Division of MH, DD & Substance Abuse Services
Department of Health and Human Services
325 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 733-0598
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM
Patricia Porter, Chief
Developmental Disability Services Section
Div. of MH, DD & Substance Abuse Services
Department of Health and Human Services
325 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 733-3654
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Holly Riddle, Executive Director
NC Council on DD
1508 Western Blvd.
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 733-6566; (800) 357-6916
Web: www.nc-ddc.org
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Kathy Brack, Director
Client Assistance Program
P.O. Box 26053
Raleigh, NC 27611
(919) 733-6300 (V/TTY)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Thomas J. Vitaglione, Chief
Children and Youth Section
Division of Women’s and Children’s Health
Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 29597
1330 St. Mary’s Street
Raleigh, NC 27626-0597
(919) 733-7437
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
John DeLuca, Director
Div. of Svcs. for the Blind/Dept. of Health and Human Services
309 Ashe Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 733-9822
Web: www.state.nc.us/DHR/DSB/home.htm
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
George McCoy, Director
Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Department of Human Resources
319 Chapanoke Road, Suite 108
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 773-2963; (919) 773-2966 (TTY)
Web: www.state.nc.us/DHR/docs/divinfo/dsdhh.htm
REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
Southeast Disability and Technical Assistance Center
United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc.,
490 10th Street
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 385-0636 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232
Web: www.sedbtac.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
Jill Hinton Keel, Director
Autism Society of North Carolina
505 Oberlin Road, Suite 230
Raleigh, NC 27605-1345
(800) 442-2762; (919) 743-0204
Brain Injury
Cecil Greene, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of North Carolina
P.O. Box 748
133 Fayetteville Street Mall, Suite 310
Raleigh, NC 27602
(919) 833-9634; (800) 377-1464 (in NC)
Web: www.bianc.org
Cerebral Palsy
Mrs. Connie Cochran, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of NC
P.O. Box 27707
Raleigh, NC 27611-7707
(919) 832-3787 ; (800) 868-3787
Web: ucp.org
Epilepsy
Richard Gibbs, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of NC
3001 Spring Forest Road
Raleigh, NC 27616-2817
(919) 876-7788; (800) 451-0694 (In NC)
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association of NC
Box 3542
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 493-5362
Mental Health
John Tote, Executive Director
Mental Health Association in NC
3820 Bland Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27609-6239
(919) 981-0740
NAMI- North Carolina
309 W. Millbrook Road, Suite 121
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919) 788-0801
(800) 451-9682 (in NC)
Web: www.naminc.org
Mental Retardation
Dave Richard, Executive Director
The Arc of North Carolina
16 Rowan Street, P. O. Box 20545
Raleigh, NC 27619
(919) 782-4632; (800) 662-8706
Speech and Hearing
G. Peyton Maynard, Executive Director
NC Speech, Hearing & Language Association
P.O. Box 28359
Raleigh, NC 27611-8359
(919) 833-3984
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of North Carolina
6204 Butterfly Court
Fayetteville, NC 28306-9303
(800) 847-2262
Visual Impairments
Frances Mary D’Andrea, Director
American Foundation for the Blind-Southeast
100 Peachtree Street, Suite 620
Atlanta, Ga 30303
(404) 525-2303
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Melvin Levine, Director
Clinical Center for the Study of Development and Learning
CB# 7255
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7255
(919) 966-5171
Web: www.cidd.unc.edu
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Ricki Cook, Director
North Carolina Assistive Technology Project
Department of Human Resources
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
1110 Navaho Drive, Suite 101
Raleigh, NC 27609-7322
(919) 850-2787 (V/TTY); (800) 852-0042
PARENT TRAINING & INFORMATION PROJECT
Connie Hawkins, Executive Director
ECAC, Inc. (Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center)
P.O. Box 16
Davidson, NC 28036
(704) 892-1321V/TTY); (800) 962-6817 (In NC only)
Web: www.ECAC-parentcenter.org
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Family Support Network of North Carolina/
Central Directory of Resources
CB #7340
University of NC at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7340
(919) 966-2841; (800) 852-0042
Web: www.med.unc.edu/commedu/familysu
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Sandy Carmany, President
North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers
3501 Glenwood Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27612-4934
(919) 787-0534; (800) 255-0417
Web: www.ncpta.org
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Adele Foschia, President
Easter Seals, North Carolina
2315 Myron Drive
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 783-8898; (800) 662-7119
Fred Baars, Executive Director
VSA (Very Special Arts) North Carolina
Department of Public Instruction
301 N. Wilmington Street
Raleigh, NC 27601-2825
(919) 715-1597