District of Columbia Resources (continued)

Disability-Specific Organizations

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

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
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

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

Mark Richert, Director
American Foundation for the Blind - Public Policy Center
820 First Street NE, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 408-0200
E-mail: afbgov@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Cerebral Palsy
Theodore Bergeron, Executive Director
Dawn Carter, Assistant Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Washington, DC
1818 New York Avenue, NE, Suite 101
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 526-0146
E-mail: tbergeron@ucpdc.org
E-mail: gillomcarter@ucpdc.org
Web: www.ucpdc.org

Epilepsy
LeAnn Kingham, Director
Epilepsy Foundation of the Chesapeake Region
8503 LaSalle Road
Towson, MD 21286
(410) 828-7700; (800) 492-2523
E-mail: lkingham@epilepsy-foundation.org
Web: www.epilepsy-foundation.org

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Mary Lou Meccariello, Executive Director
The Arc of the District of Columbia, Inc.
817 Varnum Street, N.E., Suite 229
Washington, DC 20017
(202) 636-2950
E-mail: mlmeccariello@arcdc.net
Web: www.arcdc.net

Daphne Pallozzi, Director
Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Institute
801 Buchanan Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20017
(202) 529-7600; (202) 281-2759
E-mail: daphne.pallozzi@ccs-dc.org
Web: www.ccs-dc.org

Mental Health
Amelia Missieledies, Acting Director
Child and Family Community Support Services
Department of Mental Health Community Support
821 Howard Road, S.E., 1st Floor
Washington, DC 20020
(202) 698-1838
E-mail: amelia.missieledies@dc.gov

Mary Gardiner Jones, President
Mental Health Association of DC
1628 l6th Street, N.W., 4th Floor
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 265-6363
E-mail: marygjones@verizon.net
Web: www.mhadc.org

Adrian Green, President
NAMI DC
422 8th Street, S.E.
Washington, DC 20003-2832
(202) 546-0646
E-mail: namidc@juno.com
Web: www.namidc.org

Speech and Hearing
Kristen Torbert, President
DC Speech-Hearing Association (DCSHA)
P.O. Box 29590
Washington, DC 20017
(202) 877-1000
Web: www.dcsha.org

Spina Bifida
Jill Hill, President
Spina Bifida Association of the National Capital Area
P.O. Box 523415
Springfield, VA 22152-5415
(703) 455-4900
Web: www.sbanca.com

Tourette Syndrome
Sue Jacob, Acting Executive Director
Tourette Syndrome Association of Greater Washington
33 University Boulevard, East
Silver Spring, MD 20901
(301) 681-4133; (877) 295-2148
E-mail: TSAGW@aol.com
Web: www.TSAGW.org