Arkansas State Disability Resources (continued)

Disability-Specific Organizations

Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact one of the following:

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

Attention Deficit Disorders Association - Southern Region
12345 Jones Road, Suite 287-7
Houston, TX 77070
(281) 897-0982
E-mail: addaoffice@pda.net
Web: www.adda-sr.org

Autism
Arkansas Autism Society
2001 Pershing Circle, 3rd Floor
N. Little Rock, AR 72114
(501) 682-9934; (800) 342-2923
E-mail: comments@arautism.org
Web: www.arautism.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

Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of Arkansas
P. O. Box 26236
Little Rock, AR 72221-6236
(501) 374-3585; (800) 235-2443 (in AR)
E-mail: info@brainassociation.org
Web: www.brainassociation.org

Cerebral Palsy
Larry Stang, President
UCP of Arkansas
9720 N. Rodney Parham Road
Little Rock, AR 72227
(501) 224-6067; (800) 228-6174
E-mail: info@ucpcark.org
Web: www.ucpcark.org

Deaf-Blindness
Arkansas Project for Children with Deaf-Blindness
1401 W. Capitol, Suite 450
Little Rock, AR 72201-2936
(501) 682-4222 (V/TTY)
Web: http://arksped.k12.ar.us

Deafness/Hard of Hearing
Karen Lutrick, Executive Director
Arkansas Association for Hearing Impaired Children
P.O. Box 2007
Benton, AR 72018-2007
E-mail: aahic@aristotle.net
Web: http://aahic.org

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Steve Hitt, CEO
The Arc of Arkansas
2004 S. Main Street
Little Rock, AR 72206-1597
(501) 375-7770
E-mail: shitt@arcark.org
Web: www.arcark.org

Learning Disabilities
Dana Jackson, Director
Learning Disabilities Association of Arkansas
7509 Cantrell Road, Suite 103C
Little Rock, AR 72207
(501) 666-8777
E-mail: ldaa@sbcglobal.net
Web: www.ldaarkansas.org

Mental Health
Mary Martin, President
Mental Health America in Northwest Arkansas
P.O. Box 4714
Fayetteville, AR 72702
(479) 571-3024
E-mail: marymartin7@gmail.com
Web: www.mhanwa.org

Kim Arnold, Executive Director
NAMI Arkansas
712 W. 3rd Street, Suite 200
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 661-1548; (800) 844-0381
E-mail: nami-ar@nami.org
Web: http://ar.nami.org/

Special Health Care Needs
Rodney Farley, Regional Coordinator
Family Voices of Arkansas, Region 6
110 Louise Street
N. Little Rock, AR 72118
(501) 753-3163
E-mail: refarley@juno.com
Web: www.familyvoices.org

Spina Bifida
James Rucker, President
Vicki Rucker, Executive Director
Spina Bifida Association of Arkansas
P.O. Box 335
Scott, AZ 72142
(501) 975-7222
Email: sbaark@hotmail.com
Web: www.sbaar.typepad.com

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 Centers (PTI)
Wanda Stovall, Executive Director
Arkansas Disability Coalition
1123 S. University Avenue, Suite 225
Little Rock, AR 72204-1605
(501) 614-7020 (V/TTY); (800) 223-1330 (V/TTY)
E-mail: adcoalition@earthlink.net
E-mail: adcwstovall@earthlink.net
Web: http://www.adcpti.org

Lynn Donald, Program Manager
Arkansas Support Network
614 E. Emma Avenue, Suite 219
Springdale, AR 72764
(479) 927-1004; (800) 748-9768
E-mail: ldonald@supports.org
Web: www.supports.org

Jackie Buchanan, Co-Director
Rebecca Singleton, Co-Director
FOCUS, Inc.
2809 Forrest Home Road
Jonesboro, AR 72401
(870) 935-2750
E-mail: focus@suddenlinkmail.com
Web: www.focusinconline.org

Partners in Policymaking
Mary Edwards, Parent Trainer
Arkansas Governor's Developmental Disabilities Council
Freeway Medical Tower
5800 W. 10th Street, Suite 805
Little Rock, AR 72204
(501) 661-2519; (800) 285-1131 (TTY)
E-mail: mary.edwards@arkansas.gov
Web: www.ddcouncil.org

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Ginny Kurrus, President
Arkansas Congress of Parents and Teachers
P.O. Box 1015
North Little Rock, AR 72115
(501) 753-5247
E-mail: arpta_office@yahoo.com
Web: www.arkansaspta.org

Other Parent Organization
Tina L. Alexander, President & Founder
PEACE - Parents Educating Arkansas about Children with Epilepsy
P.O. Box 224
Vilonia, AR 72173
(501) 470-5185 (cell); (501) 852-8448 (work)
E-mail: TinaAlexander@peaceinark.com
Web: www.peaceinark.com