Idaho 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
E-mail: mail@add.org
Web: www.add.org

Autism
Sarah Stevens
Autism Society of America/Treasure Valley Chapter
441 W. 7th Street North
Middleton, ID 83644
(208) 336-5676
E-mail: info@asatvc.org
Web: www.asatvc.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
Michelle Featherston, President
Wendy Cary, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of Idaho
P.O. Box 414
Boise, ID 83701-0414
(208) 342-0999; (888) 374-3447 (In ID)
E-mail: info@biaid.org
Web: www.biaid.org

Cerebral Palsy
Lynn Cundick, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Idaho
5420 W. Franklin Road, Suite A
Boise, ID 83705
(208) 377-8070; (888) 289-3259
E-mail: lcundick@ucpidaho.org
Web: www.ucpidaho.org

Epilepsy
David C. Blackwell, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Idaho
310 W. Idaho
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 344-4340; (800) 237-6676 (In ID)
E-mail: efid@epilepsyidaho.org
Web: www.epilepsyidaho.org

Learning Disabilities
Ginny Hughes
9797 N. Circle Drive
Hayden, ID 83835-9503
(208) 762-2316
E-mail: connect4kids@imbris.com

Mental Health
Lee Woodland, Executive Director
NAMI-Idaho
P.O. Box 68
Albion, ID 83311
(208) 673-6672; (800) 572-9940
E-mail: namiid@atcnet.net
Web: www.nami.org/sites/NAMIIDAHO

Martha Ekhoff, Director
Office of Consumer Affairs
1607 W. Jefferson
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 336-5533, ext. 340
E-mail: mekhoff@mtnstatesgroup.org
Web: www.mtnstatesgroup.org

Speech, Language, and Hearing
Rachelle Ruffing, President
Idaho Speech, Language, Hearing Association (ISHA)
P.O. Box 603
Mountain Home, ID 83647
(208) 599-2536
Web: www.idahosha.org

Tourette Syndrome
(Serving Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Wyoming)
Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.
Rocky Mountain Region
PMB 198
837 S. Kuner Road
Brighton, CO 80601
(720) 212-7535
E-mail: tsarmr@att.net
Web: www.tsarmr.com

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Evelyn Mason, Executive Director
Idaho Parents Unlimited, Inc. (IPUL)
600 N. Curtis Road, Suite 145
Boise, ID 83706
(208) 342-5884 (V/TTY); (800) 242-4785 (in ID only)
E-mail: parents@ipulidaho.org
Web: http://ipulidaho.org

Parent-To-Parent
Contact Parent Training and Information Center listed above.

Partners in Policymaking
Christine Pisani, DD Program Specialist
Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities
802 W. Bannock, Suite 308
Boise, ID 83702-5840
(208) 334-2178; (800) 544-2433
E-mail: cpisani@icdd.idaho.gov
Web: www.icdd.idaho.gov
Web: www.idahocdhd.org/idahopartners

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Barb Bode, President
Idaho PTA
500 W. Washington
Boise, ID 83702-5965
(208) 344-0851; (208) 342-8585
E-mail: idahopta@mindspring.com
Web: www.idahopta.net

Other Parent Organization
(National resource center for Native American families and parent centers)
Native American Families Together
S. 200 Almon #205
Moscow, ID 83843
(208) 892-8270; (877) 205-7501
E-mail: NAFT@moscow.com
Web: www.nativefamilynetwork.com