| Official State Web Site |
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| Connect with your state's official website to find all manner of state agencies and information, including how to contact your governor and/or your representatives in the Senate and House: |
| www.maryland.gov/ |
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| State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) |
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| Program Improvement and Family Support Branch
Division of Student, Family, and School Support
Maryland State Department of Education
200 W. Baltimore Street |
| Baltimore MD 21201-2595 |
| (410) 767-0286 |
| www.marylandpublicschools.org |
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| Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 5 |
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| Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program/Preschool Branch
Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services
Maryland State Department of Education
200 W. Baltimore Street, 4th Floor |
| Baltimore MD 21201 |
| (410) 767-0261 |
| (800) 535-0182 (in MD) |
| dmetzger@msde.state.md.us |
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| State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency |
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| Maryland Division of Rehabilitation Services
Workforce and Technology Center
Maryland State Department of Education
2301 Argonne Drive |
| Baltimore MD 21218-1696 |
| (410) 554-9385 |
| dors@dors.state.md.us |
| www.dors.state.md.us/ |
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| Coordinator for Transition Services |
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| Division of Special Education
Maryland State Department of Education
200 W. Baltimore Street, 9th Floor |
| Baltimore MD 21201 |
| (410) 767-0231 |
| www.msde.state.md.us/SpecialEducation/ |
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| State Mental Health Agency |
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| Mental Hygiene Administration
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Spring Grove Hospital Center
55 Wade Avenue, Dix Building |
| Catonsville MD 21228 |
| (800) 735-2258 (TTY) |
| (410) 402-8452 |
| bhepburn@dhmh.state.md.us |
| www.dhmh.state.md.us/mha/ |
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| State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth |
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| Mental Hygiene Administration
Office of Child and Adolescent Services
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Spring Grove Hospital Center
55 Wade Avenue, Mitchell Building |
| Catonsville MD 21228 |
| (410) 402-8487 |
| azachik@dhmh.state.md.us |
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| Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities |
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| Developmental Disabilities Administration
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
201 W. Preston Street, Room 422C |
| Baltimore MD 21201 |
| (410) 767-5600 |
| watersa@dhmh.state.md.us |
| www.ddamaryland.org |
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| Councils on Developmental Disabilities |
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| Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council
217 E. Redwood Street, Suite 1300 |
| Baltimore MD 21202 |
| (800) 305-6441 (in MD only) |
| (410) 767-3670 (V/TTY) |
| info@md-council.org |
| www.md-council.org |
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| Protection and Advocacy Agency |
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| Maryland Disability Law Center
1800 N. Charles, Suite 400 |
| Baltimore MD 21201 |
| (800) 233-7201 |
| (410) 727-6352 |
| www.mdlcbalto.org |
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| State CHIP Program |
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| (health care for low-income uninsured children)
Maryland Children’s Health Program
For referral to your local program call: |
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| (800) 456-8900 |
| (800) 735-2258 (TTY) |
| www.dhmh.state.md.us/mma/mchp/ |
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind |
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| Maryland School for the Blind
3501 Taylor Avenue |
| Baltimore MD 21236 |
| (410) 444-5000 |
| www.mdschblind.org |
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| Programs for Deaf or Hard of Hearing |
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| Governor's Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
217 E. Redwood Street, Suite 1300 |
| Baltimore MD 21202 |
| (410) 767-6290 (V) |
| (410) 767-7756 (TTY) |
| ODHH@gov.state.md.us |
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| Telecommunications Relay Services |
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(800) 201-7165 (V/TTY)
(800) 735-2258 (TTY/HCO); 711 (TTY)
(888) 826-9673 (VCO)
(800) 785-5630 (Speech to Speech)
(877) 735-5151 (ASCII)
(877) 258-9854 (2-Line VCO)
(800) 877-1264 (Spanish)
(900) 344-3323 (pay per call, English)
(900) 344-4889 (pay per call, Spanish)
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| State Education Agency Rural Representative |
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| Program Administration, Support and Staff Development
Division of Special Education, Maryland State Department of Education
200 W. Baltimore Street, 4th floor |
| Baltimore MD 21201 |
| (410) 767-0249 |
| klewis@msde.state.md.us |
| www.msde.state.md.us |
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| Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center |
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| DBTAC: Mid-Atlantic ADA Center
TransCen, Inc.
451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 700 |
| Rockville MD 20850 |
| (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV) |
| (301) 217-0124 (V/TTY) |
| adainfo@transcen.org |
| www.adainfo.org |
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| Technology-Related Assistance |
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| Maryland Technology Assistance Program
Workforce and Technology Center
2301 Argonne Drive, Room T-17 |
| Baltimore MD 21218 |
| (800) TECH-TAP (832-4827) |
| (866) 881-7488 (TTY) |
| mdtap@mdtap.org |
| www.mdtap.org |
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| State Mediation System |
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| Office of Administrative Hearings
11101 Gilroy Road |
| Hunt Valley MD 21031 |
| (800) 388-8805 |
| (410) 229-4210 |
| lbennett@oah.state.md.us |
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| Special Format Books for Children and Youth |
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| Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
415 Park Avenue |
| Baltimore MD 21201-3603 |
| (800) 964-9209 |
| (800) 934-2541 (TTY outside Metro area) |
| (410) 230-2424 |
| (410) 230-8679 (TTY) |
| jlewis@lbph.lib.md.us |
| www.lbph.lib.md.us |
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| Disability-Specific Organizations |
| Attention Deficit Disorder |
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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
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| Landover MD 20785 |
| (800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet) |
| (301) 306-7070 |
| www.chadd.org |
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| Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543 |
| Pottstown PA 19464-0543 |
| (484) 945-2101 |
| www.add.org |
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| Autism - To identify an autism group in your state, contact: |
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| Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300 |
| Bethesda MD 20814 |
| (800) 3-AUTISM |
| (301) 657-0881 |
| www.autism-society.org |
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| Blind/Visual Impairments |
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| American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 |
| New York NY 10001 |
| (800) 232-5463 |
| (212) 502-7600 |
| afbinfo@afb.net |
| www.afb.org |
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| Brain Injury |
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| Brain Injury Association of Maryland
2200 Kernan Drive |
| Baltimore MD 21207 |
| (800) 221-6443 (in MD) |
| (410) 448-2924 |
| info@biamd.org |
| www.biamd.org |
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| Epilepsy |
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| Abilities Network
Epilepsy Foundation of the Chesapeake Region
8503 LaSalle Road |
| Towson MD 21286 |
| (800) 492-2523 (in MD only) |
| (410) 828-7700 |
| www.abilitiesnetwork.org |
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| Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities |
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| The Arc of Maryland, Inc.
49 Old Solomons Island Road, Suite 205 |
| Annapolis MD 21401 |
| (410) 571-9320 |
| (410) 974-6139 (In Balt.) |
| cmarchand@thearcmd.org |
| www.thearcmd.org |
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| Mental Health |
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| Mental Health Association of Maryland
711 W. 40th Street, Suite 460 |
| Baltimore MD 21211 |
| (800) 572-6426 |
| (410) 235-1178 |
| info@mhamd.org |
| www.mhamd.org |
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| (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Maryland)
NAMI MD
Maryland’s Voice on Mental Illness
804 Landmark Drive, Suite 122 |
| Glen Burnie MD 21061 |
| (800) 467-0075 |
| (410) 863-0470 |
| namimd@nami.org |
| http://md.nami.org |
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| Spina Bifida |
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| Spina Bifida Association of Maryland
2416 Lamp Post Lane |
| Baltimore MD 21234 |
| (410) 665-1543 |
| sbamaryland@comcast.net |
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| Tourette Syndrome |
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| Tourette Syndrome Association of Greater Washington
33 University Boulevard East |
| Silver Spring MD 20901-2485 |
| (877) 295-2148 |
| (301) 681-4133 |
| TSAGW@aol.com |
| www.TSAGW.org |
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| Organizations for Parents |
| Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) |
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| Parents' Place of Maryland, Inc.
801 Cromwell Park Drive, Suite 103 |
| Glen Burnie MD 21061 |
| (800) 394-5694 |
| (410) 768-9100 |
| info@ppmd.org |
| www.ppmd.org |
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| Parent-To-Parent |
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| Family Support Services, Division of Special Education
Early Intervention Services
Maryland State Department of Education
200 W. Baltimore Street, 9th Floor |
| Baltimore MD 21201 |
| (800) 535-0182 (in MD only) |
| (410) 767-1019 |
| pmiller@msde.state.md.us |
| www.msde.state.md.us |
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| Other Parent Organization |
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| Maryland Coalition of Families for Children's Mental Health
10632 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 119 |
| Columbia MD 21044 |
| (888) 607-3637 |
| (410) 730-8267 |
| info@mdcoalition.org |
| www.mdcoalition.org |
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| Other Disability Organizations |
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| The Kennedy-Krieger Institute (dedicated to improving the lives of children with developmental disabilities through patient care, special education, research and professional training)
707 N. Broadway |
| Baltimore MD 21205 |
| (888) 554-2080 (toll free referral line) |
| (443) 923-9200 (Main) |
| (443) 923-9400 (referral line) |
| (443) 923-2645 (TTY) |
| www.kennedykrieger.org |
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| Independent Living |
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| To find out the contact information for the Statewide
Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state, 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) |
| ilru@ilru.org |
| www.ilru.org |
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| To find out the contact information for centers for
independent living (CILs) in your state, contact:
National Council on Independent Living
1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor |
| Washington DC 20036 |
| (202) 207-0334 (V) |
| (202) 207-0340 (TTY) |
| ncil@ncil.org |
| www.ncil.org |
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