Alabama State Disability Resources (continued)

Disability-Specific Organizations

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

Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 150
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 19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
Web: www.add.org

Autism
Jennifer Muller, Executive Director
Autism Society of Alabama
4778 Overton Road
Birmingham, AL 35210
(205) 951-1364; (877) 4AUTISM
E-mail: contact@autism-alabama.gov
Web: www.autism-alabama.org

Blind/Visual Impairments
Jaclyn Packer, Ph.D., Director of Information Center
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (800) 232-5463
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Cerebral Palsy
Gary Edwards, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Birmingham
Hand In Hand: A Learning Environment for Children
120 Oslo Circle
Birmingham, AL 35211
(205) 944-3939; (800) 654-4483
E-mail: gedwards@ucpbham.com
Web: www.ucpbham.com

Glenn R. Harger, President/CEO
United Cerebral Palsy of Mobile, Inc.
3058 Dauphin Square Connector
Mobile, AL 36607
(251) 479-4900; (888) 630-7102
E-mail: info@ucpmobile.org
Web: www.ucp.org/ucp_local.cfm/160

Epilepsy
F. Mitchell Garrett, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Alabama
Office Park 3
273 Azalea Road, Suite 310
Mobile, AL 36609
(251) 341-0170; (800) 626-1582 (In AL)
E-mail: mgarrett@efala.org
Web: www.epilepsyfoundation.org/

Head Injury
Charles Priest, Director
Alabama Head Injury Foundation
3100 Lorna Road, Suite 200
Hoover, AL 35216
(205) 823-3818; (800) 433-8002
E-mail: charlespriest@bellsouth.net
Web: www.ahif.org

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Thomas B. Holmes, Executive Director
The Arc of Alabama, Inc.
P.O. Box 1206
Montgomery, AL 36102-1206
(334) 262-7688; (866) 243-9557
E-mail: info@thearcofalabama.com
Web: www.thearcofalabama.com

Learning Disabilities
Mattie Ray, President
Learning Disabilities Association of Alabama
P.O. Box 11588
Montgomery, AL 36111
(334) 277-9151
Web: www.ldaal.org

Mental Health
Terri Beasley, Executive Director
NAMI Alabama
4122 Wall Street
Montgomery, AL 36106
(334) 396-4797; (800) 626-4199 (In AL)
E-mail: terri@namialabama.org
Web: www.namialabama.org

Special Health Care Needs
Susan Colburn, State & Regional Coordinator
Family Voices
c/o Children's Rehabilitation Service
2129 E. South Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36116
(334) 613-2284
E-mail: susan.colburn@rehab.alabama.gov
Web: www.familyvoices.org

Dr. Gerald Oveson, State & Regional Coordinator
Family Voices
9800 Cascade Drive
Mobile, AL 36695
(251) 438-1609
E-mail: oveson@bellsouth.net

Speech and Hearing
Gary Copeland, Executive Director
Speech and Hearing Association of Alabama
P.O. Box 357
Normal, AL 35762
(256) 325-8885
E-mail: Info@AlabamaSHAA.org
Web: www.alabamashaa.org

Spina Bifida
Trish Switzer, President/Executive Director
Spina Bifida Association of Alabama
140 Lansdowne Drive
Madison, AL 35758
(256) 325-8600
E-mail: AL_spina_bifida_support@hotmail.com
Web: www.sbaofal.org

Tourette Syndrome
Linda Saunders, Program Manager
Tourette Syndrome Association Mid-South Regional Office
(Serving Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia)
423 Summertrees Drive
Auburn, AL 36832
(334) 502-0055
E-mail: tsamidsouth@bellsouth.net
Web: http://tsa-usa.org/TSANatlLocal/Chapters/Midsouth.htm

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Alabama Parent Education Center (APEC)
P.O. Box 118
Wetumpka, AL 36092
(334) 567-2252
E-mail: jwinter@alabamaparentcenter.com
Web: www.alabamaparentcenter.com

Partners in Policymaking
Jayne R. Chase, Director
Partners in Policymaking of Alabama
100 N. Union Street, Suite 498
P.O. Box 301410
Montgomery, AL 36130-1410
(256) 765-3895; (800) 846-3735
E-mail: jchase1040@aol.com
Web: http://acdd.org

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Nakia Thomas, Executive Director
Alabama PTA
470 S. Union Street
Montgomery, AL 36104-4330
(334) 834-2501; (800) 328-1897
E-mail: al_office@pta.org
Web: www.alabamapta.org