Florida State 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
Autism Society of Florida, Inc.
P.O. Box 970646
Coconut Creek, FL 33097
(954) 349-2820
Web: www.autismfl.com

Holly Bortfeld, President
Autism Recovery Network
E-mail: maximom@yahoo.com
Web: http://www.autismrecoverynetwork.org/

Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD)
(One of six regional centers for autism and related disabilities)
University of Florida
P.O. Box 100234
Gainesville, FL 32610
(352) 846-2761; (800) 754-5891
E-mail: card_info@ufl.edu
Web: www.card.ufl.edu
To identify the CARD serving your region, either call the 800 number above, or visit:
www.card.ufl.edu/state.html

Erica Kosares, Director
The Alexis Foundation
P.O. Box 916263
Longwood, FL 32779
(407) 862-8833
E-mail: admin@alexisfoundation.org
Web: www.alexisfoundation.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 Florida (BIAF)
1655 E. Semoran Boulevard, Suite 8
Apopka, FL 32703
(800) 992-3442 (in FL)
E-mail: biafhelp@biaf.org
Web: www.biaf.org

Cerebral Palsy
Gloria Wetherington, President of the Board of Directors
Ron Sanders, Regional Administrator
United Cerebral Palsy of Florida
1830 Buford Court
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 878-2141
E-mail: rsanders@sunrisegroup.org
Web: www.sunrisegroup.org

Down Syndrome
Diane DeBraga, Director
Broward Gold Coast Down Syndrome Organization
10250 NW 53rd Street
Sunrise, FL 33351
(954) 577-4122
E-mail: jmaia@aol.com
Web: www.bgcdownsyndrome.org

Amy Van Bergen, Executive Director
Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida
1137 Edgewater Drive, Suite 101
Orlando, FL 32804
(407) 540-1121
E-mail: info@dsacf.org
Web: www.dsacf.org

(Manatee & Sarasota County)
Manasota BUDS (Bringing Up Down Syndrome)
8374 Market Street, #113
Bradenton, FL 34202
(941) 907-0499
E-mail: info@manasotabuds.org
Web: www.manasotabuds.org

Epilepsy
Melba Hawkins-Littles, Program Manager
Epilepsy Services Program
Florida Department of Health
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A-18
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1744
(850) 245-4330, ext. 4366
E-mail: melba_hawkins-littles@doh.state.fl.us
Web: www.floridaepilepsy.org

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Deborah Linton, Executive Director
ARC/Florida
2898 Mahan Drive, Suite 1
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(800) 226-1155
E-mail: arcofflorida@gmail.com
Web: www.arcflorida.org

Learning Disabilities
Cheryl Kron, Executive Secretary
Learning Disabilities Association of Florida, Inc. (LDA-FL)
331 E. Henry Street
Punta Gorda, FL 33950
(941) 637-8957
E-mail: ldaf00@sunline.net
Web: www.lda-fl.org

Mental Health
Susanne Homant, MBA, DPA, Executive Director
NAMI Florida, Inc.
911 E. Park Avenue
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 671-4445
E-mail: namifl@namifl.org
Web: www.namifl.org

Speech, Language, and Hearing
Tina Kautter, Executive Director
Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (FLASHA)
222 S. Westmonte Drive #101
Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
(407) 774-7880; (800) 243-3574
E-mail: tkautter@kmgnet.com

Spina Bifida
Maria Quinones, Executive Director
Spina Bifida Association of Florida of Jacksonville, Inc.
807 Children's Way
Jacksonville, FL 32207
(904) 390-3686; (800) 722-6355
E-mail: mquinone@nemours.org
Web: www.sbaj.org

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Eileen Gilley, Executive Director
Central Florida Parent Center, Inc.
Assistance with Achieving Results in Education (AWARE Project)
1021 Delaware Avenue
Palm Harbor, FL 34683-3529
(727) 789-2400; (888) 612-9273
E-mail: cfpc@cflparents.org
Web: www.cflparents.org

Rich LaBelle, Executive Director
Family Network on Disabilities of Florida, Inc.
Parent Education Network
2735 Whitney Road
Clearwater, FL 33760-1610
(727) 523-1130; (800) 825-5736 (In Fl only)
E-mail: fnd@fndfl.org
Web: www.fndfl.org/

(Serving Northwest Florida from Escambia county to Alachua county)
Ashley Ocampo, Director
Parents of the Panhandle Information Network
1002 Miccosukee Road
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 980-1103; (800) 825-5736 (in FL)
E-mail: popin@fndfl.org
Web: www.fndfl.org

Community Parent Resource Center
Isabel Garcia, Executive Director
Parent to Parent of Miami, Inc.
Community Parent Resource Center
7990 S.W. 117th Avenue, Suite 201
Miami, FL 33183
(305) 271-9797; (800) 527-9552
E-mail: info@ptopmiami.org
Web: www.ptopmiami.org

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Lenell Cruse, President
Janice Bailey, Executive Director
Florida Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
1747 Orlando Central Parkway
Orlando, FL 32809
(407) 855-7604
E-mail: janice@floridapta.org
Web: www.floridapta.org