Wisconsin 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
Jane Pribek, Executive Director
Autism Society of Wisconsin
P.O. Box 165
Two Rivers, WI 54241
(920) 553-0278; (888) 428-8476 (in WI)
E-mail: asw@asw4autism.org
Web: www.asw4autism.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
Patricia G. David, Director of Operations
Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin
21100 W. Capitol Drive, Suite 5
Pewaukee, WI 53072
(262) 790-9660; (800) 882-9282 (in WI)
E-mail: admin@biaw.org
Web: www.biaw.org

Cerebral Palsy
Judith Britton, Executive Director
Cerebral Palsy of Mideast Wisconsin
36 Broad Street, Suite 120
P.O. Box 1241
Oshkosh, WI 54903-1241
(920) 424-4071; (800) 261-1895 (in WI)
(920) 424-4076 (TTY)
E-mail: cpmideastwi@vbe.com
Web: http://cpmideastwis.com/

Fred Hesselbein, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Southeastern Wisconsin, Inc.
7519 W. Oklahoma Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53219
(414) 329-4500; (414) 329-4511 (TTY)
(888) 482-7739
E-mail: fhesselbein@ucpsew.org
Web: www.ucpsew.org

Children with Special Health Care Needs
Elizabeth Hecht, Coordinator
Southern Regional Children & Youth with Special Health Care Needs Center
Waisman Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
1500 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53705-2280
(608) 263-7148; (800) 532-3321
E-mail: hecht@waisman.wisc.edu
Web: www.waisman.wisc.edu/cedd/indexfr.html

Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
10243 W. National Avenue
West Allis, WI 53227
(414) 604-2200; (888) 742-7651 (TTY)
E-mail: info@cdhh.org
Web: www.cdhh.org

Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin, Inc.
The Cambridge Office Center
9401 W. Beloit Road, Suite 311
Milwaukee, WI 53227-4357
(414) 327-3729; (866) 327-3729
E-mail: info@dsaw.org
Web: www.dsaw.org

Andrea Wipperfurth, Executive Director
Madison Area Down Syndrome Society
P.O. Box 44796
Madison, WI 53744-4796
(608) 692-7653
E-mail: info@madss.org
Web: www.madss.org

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Jim Hoegemeier, Executive Director
The Arc-Wisconsin Disability Association, Inc.
2800 Royal Avenue #209
Madison, WI 53713
(608) 222-8907
E-mail: arcw@att.net
Web: www.arc-wisconsin.org

Learning Disabilities
Diane Sixel, President
Learning Disabilities Association of Wisconsin
P.O. Box 14690
Madison, WI 53708-0690
(866) 532-9472
E-mail: info@LDAwisconsin.com
Web: www.LDAWisconsin.com

Mental Health
Martha Rasmus, President/CEO
Mental Health America of Wisconsin
734 N. 4th Street, Suite 200
Milwaukee, WI 53203
(414) 276-3122
E-mail: info@mhawisconsin.org
Web: www.mhawisconsin.org

Cheryl Porior-Mayhew, Executive Director
NAMI Wisconsin
4223 W. Beltline Highway
Madison, WI 53711
(608) 268-6000; (800) 236-2988
E-mail: nami@namiwisconsin.org
Web: www.namiwisconsin.org

Hugh Davis, Executive Director
Wisconsin Family Ties
16 N. Carroll Street, Suite 640
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 267-6888; (800) 422-7145
E-mail: info@wifamilyties.org
Web: www.wifamilyties.org

Prader-Willi
Mary Lynn Larson, Program Director
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Wisconsin, Inc.
2701 N. Alexander Street
Appleton, WI 54911
(920) 882-6371; (866) 797-2947
E-mail: wisconsin@pwsausa.org
Web: www.pwsausa.org/wi

Speech, Language, and Hearing
Robert Craven, Business Manager
Wisconsin Speech-Language-Pathology and Audiology Professional Association
1360 Regent Street #154
Madison, WI 53713
(608) 283-5489; (800) 545-0640
E-mail: wsha@wisha.org
Web: www.wisha.org

Spina Bifida
Lori Swendrowski, Executive Director
Spina Bifida Association of Wisconsin
830 N. 109th Street, Suite 6
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
(414) 607-9061
E-mail: sbawi@sbawi.org
Web: www.sbawi.org

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