Georgia State Resources (continued)

Disability-Specific Organizations

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

Kim McIntosh, Coordinator
Cherokee/Cobb County, North Atlanta & Central Georgia CHADD
350 Weatherstone Place
Woodstock, GA 30188
(770) 517-6963
E-mail: NorthAtlantaCHADD@yahoo.com
Web: www.chaddonline.org/chapters/chadd108.html

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

Brain Injury
Karen Parsley, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of Georgia/Brain Injury Resource Foundation
1441 Clifton Road, NE #114-A
Atlanta, GA 30322
E-mail: kparsatl@hotmail.com
Web: www.birf.info

Cerebral Palsy
Diane Wilush, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Georgia, Inc.
3300 Northeast Expressway, Building #9
Atlanta, GA 30341
(770) 676-2000
E-mail: dwilush@ucpga.org
Web: www.ucpga.org

Down Syndrome
Michelle Norweck, Executive Director
Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta
4355J Cobb Parkway, Suite 213
Atlanta, GA 30339
(404) 320-3233
E-mail: contactus@atlantadsaa.org
Web: www.atlantadsaa.org

Epilepsy
Epilepsy Foundation of Georgia
6065 Roswell Road, NE, Suite 515
Atlanta, GA 30328
(404) 527-7155; (800) 527-7105 (In GA)
E-mail: epilepsyga@mindspring.com
Web: www.epilepsyga.org

Learning Disabilities
Dr. Joan Teach, President
Learning Disabilities Association of Georgia
2566 Shallowford Road, Suite 104, PMB 353
Atlanta, GA 30345
(404) 303-7774
E-mail: services@ldag.org
Web: www.ldag.org

Mental Health
Ellyn Jeager, Interim Executive Director
National Mental Health Association of Georgia
100 Edgewood Avenue, N.E., Suite 502
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 527-7175
E-mail: ellyn@nmhag.org
Web: www.nmhag.org

NAMI-Georgia
3050 Presidential Drive, Suite 202
Atlanta, GA 30340
(770) 234-0855; (800) 728-1052
E-mail: NAMI-GA@nami.org
Web: www.nami.org

Sue Smith, Co-CEO
Anna McLaughlin, Co-CEO
Georgia Parent Support Network
1381 Metropolitan Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30310
(404) 758-4500; (800) 832-8645
E-mail: sue.smith@gpsn.org
E-mail: anna.mclaughlin@gpsn.org
Web: www.gpsn.org

Speech, Language, and Hearing
Jody B. Rosen, APR, Executive Director
Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association
20423 State Road 7, Suite F6-491
Boca Raton, FL 33498
(800) 226-4742
E-mail: execdir@gsha.org
Web: www.gsha.org

Special Health Care Needs
Julia Bowen, State Coordinator
Family Voices of Georgia
2460 LeHaven Drive
Tucker, GA 30084
(770) 256-2988
E-mail: beammeupbaby@earthlink.net
Web: www.familyvoices.org

Spina Bifida
Jim Okula, Executive Director
Spina Bifida Association of Georgia, Inc.
1448 B McLendon Drive
Decatur, GA 30033
(770) 939-1044
E-mail: info@spinabifidaga.org

Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome Association of Georgia
P.O. Box 6147
Athens, GA 30606
(706) 248-9784
E-mail: tsageorgia@bellsouth.net
Web: www.georgiatourette.org

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Stephanie Moss, Director
Parent Training and Information Center
3805 Presidential Parkway, Suite 207
Atlanta, GA 30340
(770) 451-5484; (800) 229-2038
E-mail: info@parenttoparentofga.org
Web: www.parenttoparentofga.org

Parent-To-Parent
Debi Tucker, Director
Parent to Parent of Georgia, Inc.
3805 Presidential Parkway, Suite 207
Atlanta, GA 30340
(770) 451-5484; (800) 229-2038
E-mail: info@parenttoparentofga.org
Web: www.parenttoparentofga.org

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Leslie Cushman, President
Georgia Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
114 Baker Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30308-3366
(404) 659-0214
E-mail: gapta@bellsouth.net
Web: www.georgiapta.org