STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION



STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION

P. Paulette Bragg, Director

Division for Exceptional Students

GA Department of Education

1870 Twin Towers East

Atlanta, GA 30334

(404) 656-3963

E-mail: pbragg@doe.k12.ga.us

Web: doe.k12.ga.us/sla/exceptional/exceptional.html

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:

AGES 3 THROUGH 5

Toni Waylor-Bowen, Consultant

Preschool Special Education

GA Department of Education

1870 Twin Towers East

Atlanta, GA 30334-5060

(404) 657-9955

Web: doe.k12.ga.us/sla/exceptional/exceptional.html

PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:

AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2

Eve Bogan, Project Director

Babies Can't Wait Program

Division of Public Health

Department of Human Resources

2 Peachtree Street, Room 7-315

Atlanta, GA 30303-3166

(404) 657-2726

Web: www2.state.ga.us/departments/DHR/

STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY

Valencia Wilson-Thomas, Business Development Representative

Department of Human Resources

Division of Rehabilitation Services

2 Peachtree Street, N.W., Room 35-403

Atlanta, GA 30303-3166

(404) 657-3053

E-mail: vathomas@dhr.state.ga.us

Web: www2.state.ga.us/departments/dhr/rehab.html

OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL

EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Jeff Chandler, Intervention Specialist

Department of Education

Vocational Education Special Needs Unit

1752 Twin Towers East

Atlanta, GA 30334

(404) 657-8324

E-mail: jchandle@doe.k12.ga.us

STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY

Carl E. Roland, Jr., Director

Division of Mental Health/ Mental Retardation/ Substance Abuse

Department of Human Resources

2 Peachtree Street, N.W., 22nd Floor

Atlanta, GA 30303

(404) 657-2252

E-mail: eroland@dmh.dhr.state.ga.us

Web: 2.state.ga.us/departments/DHR

STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH

Dawne Morgan, Child & Adolescent Mental Health Program Chief

Division of Mental Health/ Mental Retardation/ Substance Abuse

Department of Human Resources

2 Peachtree Street, N.W., 23rd Floor

Atlanta, GA 30303-3142

(404) 657-2157

E-mail: drmorgan@dhr.state.ga.us

Web: www2.state.ga.us/Departments/DHR/

STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM

Charles Hopkins, Interim Mental Retardation Program Chief

Division of Mental Health/ Mental Retardation/ Substance Abuse

Department of Human Resources

2 Peachtree Street, N.W., 23rd Floor

Atlanta, GA 30303-3142

(404) 657-2140

E-mail: chopkins@dmh.dhr.ga.us

Web: www2.state.ga.us/Departments/DHR/

GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON DEVELOPMENTAL

DISABILITIES FOR GEORGIA

Eric Jacobson, Executive Director

Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities

2 Peachtree Street, N.W., 3rd Floor, Suite 210

Atlanta, GA 30303-3142

(404) 657-2126; (888) 275-4233

E-mail: eej@dhr.state.ga.us

Web: ga-

PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY

Joyce Ringer, Executive Director

Georgia Advocacy Office, Inc.

999 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 870

Atlanta, GA 30309

(404) 885-1234; (800) 537-2329 (in GA only)

CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Charles L. Martin, Director

Client Assistance Program

123 North McDonough Street

Decatur, GA 30030

(404) 373-2040; (800) 822-9727 (in GA only)

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS

Rosalyn Bacon, Director

Adolescent Health & Youth Development

DHR/DPH/FHB

2 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 8-206

Atlanta, GA 30303

(404) 657-2850

E-mail: rkb@dhr.state.ga.us

STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE

P. Paulette Bragg, Director

Division for Exceptional Students

GA Department of Education

1870 Twin Towers East

Atlanta, GA 30334

(404) 656-3963

E-mail: pbragg@doe.k12.ga.us

REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY

Southeast Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center

(SEDBTAC), Region 4

490 10th Street

Atlanta, GA 30318

(404) 385-0636 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232

E-mail: se-dbtac@

Web:

DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS

Attention Deficit Disorder

To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:

Carol Sadler, Coordinator

Cherokee & North Fulton County (GA CH.A.D.D.)

1105 Rock Pointe Look

Woodstock, GA 30188

(770) 381-8687, ext. 1

E-mail: sadlerpc@

Web:

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)

P.O. Box 1303

Northbrook, IL 60065-1303

E-mail: mail@

Web:

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: autism-

Brain Injury

Gloria Stahle, President/CEO

Brain Injury Association of GA

1447 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 810

Atlanta, GA 30309

(404) 817-7577

Epilepsy

Gerald L. Rupert, Executive Director

Epilepsy Foundation of Georgia

100 Edgewood Avenue, N.E., Suite 1200

Atlanta, GA 30303

(404) 527-7155; (800) 527-7105 (In GA)

E-mail: epilepsyga@

Web:

Learning Disabilities

Vicki Hansberger, Executive Director

Learning Disabilities Association of GA

P.O. Box 1337

Roswell, GA 30077

(770) 514-8088

Mental Health

Cynthia Wainscott, Executive Director

National Mental Health Association of Georgia

100 Edgewood Avenue, N.E., Suite 502

Atlanta, GA 30303

(404) 527-7175

Web:

Don Daves, President

NAMI-Georgia

3125 Presidential Pkwy., Suite 335

Atlanta, GA 30340

(770) 234-0855

E-mail: NAMI-GA@

Sue Smith, Executive Director

GA Parent Support Network

620 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite #300E

Atlanta, GA 30308

(404) 875-6801

E-mail: gpsn@

Mental Retardation

Julie Koob, Executive Director

The Georgia ARC Network

1945 Cliff Valley Way, Suite 220

Atlanta, GA 30329

(404) 634-5512

Speech and Hearing

Raymond Penn, Executive Director

GA Speech-Language-Hearing Association

P.O. Box 6708

Athens, GA 30604

(706) 613-0144; (800) 226-4742

E-mail: exdir@

Web:

Visual Impairments

Frances Mary D'Andrea, Director

American Foundation for the Blind-Southeast

100 Peachtree Street, Suite 620

Atlanta, GA 30303

(404) 525-2303

E-mail: atlanta@

Web:

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM

Zolinda Stoneman, Director

Institute on Human Development and Disability

University Affiliated Program

The University of Georgia

850 College Station Road

Athens, GA 30602-4806

(706) 542-3457

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE

Joy Kniskern, Project Director

Georgia Tools for Life

Division of Rehabilitation Services

#2 Peachtree Street N.W., Suite 35-415

Atlanta, GA 30303-3142

(404) 657-3082; (800) 497-8665; (404) 657-3085 (TTY)

E-mail: joykniskern@

Web:

PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT

Linda Shepard, Project Director

Parents Educating Parents & Professionals for All Children (PEPPAC)

6613 E. Church Street, Suite 100

Douglasville, GA 30134

(770) 577-7771

E-mail: peppac@

Web:

PARENT-TO-PARENT

Cathy Spraetz, Executive Director

Parent to Parent of Georgia, Inc.

3805 Presidential Pkwy., Suite 207

Atlanta, GA 30340

(770) 451-5484

E-mail: info@

Web:

OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS

Donna Davidson, President/CEO

Easter Seals North Georgia

3035 North Druid Hills Road

Atlanta, GA 30329

(404) 633-9609

E-mail: ddavi08@

Beth Vann, Executive Director

The Foundation for Medically Fragile Children

6666 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 328

Atlanta, GA 30339

(770) 953-3750

Janet Bittner, Family & Children Coordinator

The University of Georgia

Carl Vinson Institute of Government

47 Trinity Avenue, S.W., Room 212H

Atlanta, GA 30334

(404) 463-6800

E-mail: bittner@igs.cviog.uga.edu

Jennifer Sedlack, Executive Director

Arts for All (an affiliate of VSA)

Healey Building

57 Forsyth St., NW, Suite R1

Atlanta, GA 30303

(404) 221-1270, ext. 14

E-mail: artsforall@

Emory Regional Perinatal Center

Neonatal Section

P.O. Box 26015

80 Butler Street, SE

Atlanta, GA 30335

E-mail: Karen_Pierce@oz.ped.emory.edu

Web: emory.edu/PEDS/NEONATOLOGY/DCP

(focusing on the development and special needs

of the extremely premature infant)

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