All State Organizations
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| 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: |
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| www.mass.gov |
| State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) |
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| Office of Accountability and Targeted Assistance
Massachusetts Department of Education
350 Main Street |
| Malden MA 02148 |
| (781) 338-3507 |
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| ayp@doe.mass.edu |
| www.doe.mass.edu |
| Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 |
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| Early Education and Care
51 Sleeper Street |
| Boston MA 02210 |
| (617) 988-6600 |
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| www.eec.state.ma.us |
| Coordinator for Transition Services |
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| Special Education Planning and Policy Development Office
Massachusetts Department of Education
350 Main Street |
| Malden MA 02148 |
| (781) 338-3375 |
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| www.doe.mass.edu/sped/ |
| Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities |
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| Department of Mental Retardation
500 Harrison Avenue |
| Boston MA 02118 |
| (617) 727-5608 |
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| www.mass.gov/dmr |
| Protection and Advocacy Agency |
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| Disability Law Center, Inc.
11 Beacon Street, Suite 925 |
| Boston MA 02108 |
| (800) 872-9992 (V) |
| (617) 723-8455 |
| (800) 381-0577 (TTY) |
| (617) 227-9464 (TTY) |
| mail@dlc-ma.org |
| www.dlc-ma.org/ |
| State CHIP Program |
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| (health care for low-income uninsured children)
MassHealth Enrollment Center
Central Processing Unit
P.O. Box 129124 |
| Boston MA 02112-9124 |
| (888) 665-9993 |
| (888) 665-9997 (TTY) |
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| www.mass.gov/dma |
| Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing |
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| Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
150 Mt. Vernon Street, Suite 550 |
| Dorchester MA 02125 |
| (617) 740-1600 |
| (617) 740-1700 (TTY) |
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| MCDHH.office@state.ma.us |
| www.mass.gov/mcdhh |
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| State Department of Education: Special Education |
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| Special Education Planning and Policy Development Office
Department of Education
350 Main Street |
| Malden MA 02148-5023 |
| (781) 338-3000 |
| (781) 338-3388 |
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| mmmittnacht@doe.mass.edu |
| www.doe.mass.edu/sped |
| Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 |
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| Division for Perinatal, Early Childhood and Special Health Needs
Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street, 4th Floor |
| Boston MA 02108 |
| (617) 624-5901 |
| (800) 905-8437 (Early Intervention Programs) |
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| ron.benham@state.ma.us |
| www.mass.gov/dph/ |
| State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency |
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| Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
Fort Point Place
27 Wormwood Street |
| Boston MA 02210-1616 |
| (800) 245-6543 (in MA only) |
| (617) 204-3600 |
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| www.mass.gov/mrc/ |
| State Department of Education: Career and Technical Education Programs for Special Populations |
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| Career and Technical Education
Department of Education
350 Main Street |
| Malden MA 02148-5023 |
| (781) 338-3910 |
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| www.doe.mass.edu |
| Councils on Developmental Disabilities |
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| Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council
1150 Hancock Street, Suite 300 |
| Quincy MA 02169 |
| (617) 770-7676, ext. 100 |
| (617) 770-9499 (TTY) |
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| Dan.Shannon@state.ma.us |
| www.mass.gov/mddc |
| Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind |
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| Children's Services
Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
48 Boylston Street |
| Boston MA 02116 |
| (800) 392-6450 |
| (617) 626-7480 |
| (617) 626-7650 (TTY) |
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| www.mass.gov/mcb |
| Telecommunications Relay Services |
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| (800) 439-0183 (V) |
| (800) 439-2370 (TTY); 711 (TTY) |
| (800) 439-0183 (Speech to Speech) |
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| University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities |
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| Institute for Community Inclusion/UCEDD
UMass Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd. |
| Boston MA 02125 |
| (617) 287-4300 |
| (617) 287-4350 (TTY) |
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| ici@umb.edu |
| www.communityinclusion.org |
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| 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 |
| Landover MD 20785 |
| (800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet) |
| (301) 306-7070 |
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| www.chadd.org |
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| Massachusetts Association of Parents of the Visually Impaired Children (MAPVI)
22 Old Marlboro Road |
| Maynard MA 01754 |
| (978) 897-3005 |
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| judywestgate@comcast.net |
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| Epilepsy |
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| Epilepsy Foundation of Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Programs and Services Office
540 Gallivan Boulevard, 2nd Floor |
| Boston MA 02124 |
| (888) 576-9996 |
| (617) 506-6041 |
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| bdavis@efmri.org |
| www.epilepsymassri.org |
| Learning Disabilities |
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| Learning Disabilities Worldwide
P.O. Box 142 |
| Weston MA 02493 |
| (781) 890-5399 |
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| www.ldworldwide.org |
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| Parent/Professional Advocacy League (PAL)
45 Bromfield Street, 10th Floor |
| Boston MA 02108 |
| (866) 815-8122 |
| (617) 542-7860 |
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| info@ppal.net |
| www.ppal.net |
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| Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543 |
| Pottstown PA 19464-0543 |
| (484) 945-2101 |
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| www.add.org |
| 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 |
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| afbinfo@afb.net |
| www.afb.org |
| Brain Injury |
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| Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts
30 Lyman Street, Suite 10 |
| Westborough MA 01581 |
| (800) 242-0030 (in MA) |
| (508) 475-0032 |
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| biama@biama.org |
| www.biama.org |
| Down Syndrome |
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| Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress
P.O. Box 866 |
| Melrose MA 02176 |
| (800) 664-6372 |
| (508) 278-7769 |
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| mdsc@mdsc.org |
| www.MDSC.org |
| Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities |
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| Greater Boston Arc
221 N. Beacon Street, 2nd Floor |
| Boston MA 02135 |
| (617) 783-3900, ext. 20 |
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| tangelone@arcgb.org |
| www.arcgb.org |
| Speech, Language, and Hearing |
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| Massachusetts Speech-Language-Hearing Association
77 Rumford Avenue, Suite 3B |
| Waltham MA 02453 |
| (800) 898-8177 |
| (781) 647-7031 |
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| msha@camihq.com |
| www.MSHAHearSay.org |
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| Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) |
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| Federation for Children with Special Needs
1135 Tremont Street, Suite 420 |
| Boston MA 02120-2140 |
| (800) 331-0688 (in MA only) |
| (617) 236-7210 (V/TTY) |
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| fcsninfo@fcsn.org |
| www.fcsn.org/ |
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| Parent-to-Parent |
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| Family TIES of Massachusetts
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Donovan Health Building, 3rd Floor
5 Randolph Street |
| Canton MA 02021 |
| (800) 905-TIES |
| (781) 774-6736 |
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| mcsummers@fcsn.org |
| www.massfamilyties.org |
| Parent Advisory Council |
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| Massachusetts Association of Special Education Parent Advisory Councils (MASSPAC)
P.O. Box 167 |
| Sharon MA 02067 |
| (617) 962-4558 |
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| info@masspac.org |
| www.masspac.org |
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| New England INDEX
Shriver Center UMASS Medical School
(Information & Referral for people with Disabilities)
200 Trapelo Road |
| Waltham MA 02452-6319 |
| (800) 642-0249 |
| (781) 642-0248 |
| (800) 764-0200 TTY (in MA) |
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| info@disabilityinfo.org |
| www.disabilityinfo.org |
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| Home Modifications Loan Program for People with Disabilities
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
27 Wormwood Street |
| Boston MA 02210-1616 |
| (800) 245-6543 |
| (617) 204-3600 |
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| www.mass.gov/mrc/agency/homemods.htm |
| 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) |
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| ilru@ilru.org |
| www.ilru.org |
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| Easter Seals Massachusetts
(School transition services, assistive technology and augmentative communication assessments, therapy services, summer Camp, and low interest rate loans for assistive technology.)
484 Main Street |
| Worcester MA 01608 |
| (800) 244-2756 |
| (508) 757-2756 |
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| kjoslin@eastersealsma.org |
| www.eastersealsma.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) |
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| ncil@ncil.org |
| www.ncil.org |
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Reprinted with the permission of the National Dissemination Center.
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