District of Columbia Resources (continued)

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Kim Y. Jones, Executive Director
Advocates for Justice and Education, Inc.
2041 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, S.E., Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20020
(202) 678-8060; (888) 327-8060
E-mail: information@aje-dc.org
Web: www.AJE-DC.org

Community Parent Resource Center
Advocates for Justice and Education, Inc.
1459 Columbia Road, NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 265-1432
E-mail: caru.echenique@aje-dc.org
Web: www.AJE-DC.org

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Saundra L. Billups-Williams, President
DC Congress of Parents and Teachers
Hamilton School
1401 Brentwood Parkway, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 543-0333
E-mail: dc_pres@pta.org

Other Parent Organization
Loretta Knox-Hicks, Clinical Social Worker
Wanda Pickens, Clinical Social Worker
Parents' Special Education Service Center
Tyler Elementary School
1001 G Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
(202) 471-4272; (202) 698-3575
E-mail: loretta.knoxhicks@k12.dc.us
E-mail: wanda.pickens@k12.dc.us
Web: www.k12.dc.us/dcps/specialed/seservicecenter.html

Other Disability Organizations

The Equal Rights Center
11 Dupont Circle, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 234-3062; (202) 234-7590 (TTY)
E-mail: info@equalrightscenter.org
Web: www.equalrightscenter.org

Lisa Reeves, President/CEO
Patricia J. Rohrer, Sr. Vice President Programs/Services
Easter Seals
Greater Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia
4041 Powder Mill Road, Suite 100
Calverton, MD 20705
(301) 931-8700
E-mail: lreeves@eseal.org
E-mail: prohrer@eseal.org
Web: www.gwbr.easterseals.com

Tina Campanella, Executive Director
The Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities
5335 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 825
Washington, DC 20015
(202) 448-1450
Web: www.dcqualitytrust.org

L. Lawrence Riccio, Ed.D., President/CEO
WVSA arts Connection
1100 16th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 296-9100
E-mail: info@wvsarts.org
Web: www.wvsarts.org

Independent Living

To find out the contact information for the Statewide
Independent Living Council (SILC) in the District, contact:
Independent Living Research Utilization Project
The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 520-0232 (V); (713) 520-5136 (TTY)
E-mail: ilru@ilru.org
Web: www.ilru.org

Center for Independent Living (CIL)
Richard A. Simms, Executive Director
DC Center for Independent Living
1400 Florida Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 388-0033
E-mail: info@dccil.org
Web: www.dccil.org

Anacostia Satellite Office
2110 Mississippi Avenue, SE, Suite B1
Washington, DC 20020
(202) 889-5802