Rhode Island 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

Richard Gaffney, President
National Federation of the Blind of Rhode Island
P.O. Box 154564
Riverside, RI 02915
(401) 433-2606
E-mail: info@nfbri.org
Web: www.nfbri.org

Brain Injury
Sharon Brinkworth, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of Rhode Island, Inc.
935 Park Avenue, Suite 8
Cranston, RI 02910
(401) 461-6599; (888) 824-8911
E-mail: braininjuryctr@biaofri.org
Web: www.biaofri.org

Cerebral Palsy/Developmental Disabilities
United Cerebral Palsy of Rhode Island
200 Main Street, Suite 210
Pawtucket, RI 02862
(401) 728-1800
E-mail: ucprisupport@ucpri.org
Web: www.ucpri.org

Down Syndrome
Claudia M. Lowe
Down Syndrome Society of Rhode Island, Inc
99 Bald Hill Road
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 463-5751; (800) 745-5555 (TDD for RI Relay)
E-mail: coordinator@dssri.org
Web: www.dssri.org

Epilepsy
Leslie G. Brody, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer
Epilepsy Foundation of Massachusetts and Rhode Island
540 Gallivant Boulevard, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02124
(617) 506-6041; (888) 576-9996
Web: www.efmri.org

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Mary Lou McCaffrey, Executive Director
Rhode Island Arc
99 Bald Hill Road
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 463-9191
E-mail: RhodeIslandArc@cs.com

Mental Health
Mental Health Association of Rhode Island
500 Prospect Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(401) 726-2285
E-mail: mhari@mhari.org
Web: www.mhari.org

Cathy Ciano, Executive Director
Parent Support Network of Rhode Island
Crossroads Common Plaza
1395 Atwood Avenue, Suite 114
Johnston, RI 02919
(401) 467-6855; (800) 483-8844 (in RI)
E-mail: c.ciano@psnri.org
Web: www.psnri.org

Chaz Gross, Executive Director
NAMI Rhode Island
154 Waterman Street, Suite 5B
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 331-3060; (800) 749-3197
E-mail: chaznami@cox.net
Web: www.namirhodeisland.org

Special Health Care Needs
Dawn Wardyga, Program Director
Family Voices of the Rhode Island Parent Information Network
175 Main Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(401) 727-4144 ext. 158; (800) 464-3399 ext. 158 (in RI)
E-mail: familyvoices@ripin.org
Web: http://ripin.org/

Speech, Language, and Hearing
Sheryl C. Amaral, President
Rhode Island Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 9241
Providence, RI 02940
(401) 455-7472
Web: www.risha.info

Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.
42-40 Bell Boulevard
Bayside, NY 11361-2820
(718) 224-2999
E-mail: ts@tsa-usa.org
Web: www.tsa-usa.org

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Cheryl Collins, Program Director
Rhode Island Parent Info Network (RIPIN)
175 Main Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(401) 727-4144, ext. 152; (800) 464-3399 (In RI)
E-mail: collins@ripin.org
Web: www.ripin.org

Parent-To-Parent
Barbara Torres, Family Support Coordinator
Family to Family of Rhode Island
Family Voices at the Rhode Island Parent Information Network
175 Main Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(401) 727-4144, ext. 161; (800) 401-3399 (in RI)
Email: torres@ripin.org
Web: www.rifamilytofamily.net

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Rhode Island Congress of Parents and Teachers
RIC East Campus-Building 6
600 Mount Pleasant Avenue
Providence, RI 02908
(401) 272-6405
E-mail: ri_office@pta.org