Montana State Disability 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
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

Montana Association for the Blind
P.O. Box 465
Helena, MT 59624-0465
(406) 442-9411

Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of Montana
1280 S. 3rd West, Suite 4
Missoula, MT 59801
(406) 541-6442; (800) 241-6442
E-mail: biam@biamt.org
Web: www.biamt.org

Fragile X Syndrome
Mary and Dick DeBernardis
Fragile X Resource of Montana
12345 Gooch Hill Road
Gallatin Gateway, MT 59730-9707
(406) 763-4268
E-mail: debern@imt.net
Web: www.fragilex.org

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Bev Owens, Arc Treasurer
Yellowstone Arc
602 18th Street, W.
Billings, MT 59102
(406) 652-5510

Learning Disabilities
Mark Taylor, President
Learning Disabilities Association of Montana
3544 Toboggan Road
Billings, MT 59101
(406) 259-3110
E-mail: mark@learningclinic.com
Web: www.ldaofmt.org

Mental Health
Tracy Velazquez, Executive Director
Montana Mental Health Association
P.O. Box 88
Bozeman, MT 59771
(406) 589-7774; (888) 927-6642
E-mail: info@montanamentalhealth.org
Web: www.montanamentalhealth.org

Barbara Sample, Executive Director
Family Support Network (FSN)
1211 Grand, Suite 6
Billings, MT 59102
(406) 256-7783
E-mail: fsntoo@aol.com
Web: www.mtfamilysupport.org/

Speech, Language, and Hearing
Montana Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Box 215
Miles City, MT 59301
(406) 234-8727
E-mail: info@mshaonline.org
Web: www.mshaonline.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)
Roger Holt, Co-Director
Parents, Let's Unite For Kids (PLUK)
516 N. 32nd Street
Billings, MT 59101-6003
(406) 255-0540; (800) 222-7585 (MT only)
E-mail: plukinfo@pluk.org
Web: www.pluk.org

Parent-To-Parent
Contact Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) listed above

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Beth Verlanic, President
Montana Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
P.O. Box 6448
Great Falls, MT 59406
(406) 268-7475
E-mail: montana_pta@gfps.k12.mt.us
Web: www.montanapta.org

Deanna Johnson
IDEA PTA (Individuals with Diverse and Exceptional Abilities)
P.O. Box 7724
Missoula, MT 59807
(406) 728-1124
E-mail: lotus@bigsky.net