STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION



STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION

Thelma Yamamoto, Acting Administrator

Special Education Section

HI Department of Education

637 18th Avenue, Room 102

Honolulu, HI 96816

(808) 733-4990

Web: www2.k12.hi.us/PUBLIC/SPED.nsf?OpenDatabase

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:

AGES 3 THROUGH 5

Michael Fahey, 619 Coordinator

Special Education Section

Department of Education

637 18th Avenue Avenue, Bldg. C

Honolulu, HI 96816

(808) 733-4840

E-mail: Michael_Fahey@notes.k12.hi.us

PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:

AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2

Sue Brown, Coordinator

Zero-to-Three Services Section

Department of Health

1600 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1401

Honolulu, HI 96814

(808) 957-0066

STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY

Neil Shim, Administrator

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

Department of Human Services

601 Kamokila Blvd., Room 515

Kapolei, HI 96707

(808) 586-5355

E-mail: hivrsbd@

OFFICE OF STATE DIRECTOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

Karla Jones, Acting State Director

Office of the State Director for Vocational Education

University of Hawaii at Manoa

2425 Campus Road

Sinclair Library; MEZ #2

Honolulu, HI 96822

(808) 956-7461

E-mail: kjones@hawaii.edu

STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY

Linda Fox, Chief

Adult Mental Health Division

P.O. Box 3378

Honolulu, HI 96801

(808) 586-4770

E-mail: lcfox@mail.health.state.hi.us

STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN

Christine Donkervoet, Chief

Child & Adolescent MH Division

Department of Health

3627 Kilauea Avenue, Suite 101

Honolulu, HI 96816

(808) 733-9333

E-mail: cmdonker@camhmis.health.state.hi.us

STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM

Stanley C. Yee, Chief

Developmental Disabilities Division

P. O. Box 3378

Honolulu, HI 96801

(808) 586-5840

E-mail: scyee@mail.health.state.hi.us

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL

Diana Tizard, Executive Director

State Planning Council on DD

919 Ala Moana Blvd., #113

Honolulu, HI 96814

(808) 586-8100

E-mail: hiddc@

PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY

Gary Smith, Executive Director

Protection and Advocacy Agency

1580 Makaloa Street, Suite 1060

Honolulu, HI 96814

(808) 949-2922; (800) 882-1057 (in HI)

E-mail: pahi@

Web: ~pahi

CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Contact Protection & Advocacy Agency

(see above)

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS

Patricia Heu, Chief

Children with Special Health Needs Branch

Department of Health

741 Sunset Avenue

Honolulu, HI 96816

(808) 733-9070

E-mail: plheu@mail.fhsd.health.state.hi.us

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING

Francine Wai, Director

Commission on Persons with Disabilities

HI State Coordinating Council on Deafness

919 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 101

Honolulu, HI 96814

(808) 586-8121 (V/TTY); (808) 586-8130 (TTY)

E-mail: cpdppp@

Web: health/cpd_indx.htm

STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE

Evangeline Barney, Acting Assistant Superintendent

Office of Accountability and School Instructional Support

P.O. Box 2360

Honolulu, HI 96804

(808) 586-3446

REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY

Pacific Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center

2168 shattuck Avenue, Suite 301

Berkeley, CA 94704-1307

(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)

E-mail: adatech@

Web:

DISABILITY 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 201

Landover, MD 20785

(301) 306-7070

(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)

E-mail: national@

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

Wendy Vandewaal, Executive Director

Brain Injury Association of Hawaii

1775 So. Beretania, Rm. 203

Honolulu, HI 96826

(808) 941-0372

E-mail: biahi@

Epilepsy

Epilepsy Foundation of Hawaii, Inc.

245 N. Kukui Street, Suite 207

Honolulu, HI 96817

(808) 951-7705

Learning Disabilities

Jennifer Schember-Lang, Executive Director

Learning Disabilities Association of HI

200 North Vineyard Blvd., #310

Honolulu, HI 96817

(808) 536-9684 (V/TTY); (800) 533-9684

E-mail: ldah@

Mental Health

Greg Farstrup, Executive Director

Mental Health Association in HI

200 North Vineyard Blvd., #300

Honolulu, HI 96817

(808) 521-1846

E-mail: mha@i-

Helen Chapin, President

NAMI-OAHU

770 Kapiolani Blvd., #613

Honolulu, HI 96813

(808) 591-1297

Sharon R. Nobriga and Vicky M. Followell

Co-Executive Directors

Hawaii Families as Allies

1001 Kamokila Blvd., #106

Kapolei, HI 96707

(808) 674-0732, ext. 113 or 114

E-mail: SHANDVIC@

Mental Retardation

Garrett Toguchi, Executive Director

The Arc in Hawaii

3989 Diamond Head Road

Honolulu, HI 96816

(808) 737-7995

E-mail: arc-hi@

Speech And Hearing

Barbara Ward, President

HI Speech-Language-Hearing Association

P.O. Box 235850

Honolulu, HI 96853-3514

(808) 539-2400

E-mail: barbara_ward@notes.k12.hi.us

Visual Impairments

Gil Johnson, Director

American Foundation for the Blind-West

111 Pine Street, Suite 725

San Francisco, CA 94111

(415) 392-4845

E-mail: sanfran@

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM

Robert A. Stodden, Director

Hawaii University Affiliated Program

for Developmental Disabilities, University of Hawaii at Manoa

1776 University Avenue, UA 4-6

Honolulu, HI 96822

(808) 956-5011

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE

Barbara Fischlowitz-Leong, Executive Director

Hawaii Assistive Technology Training and Service Project

414 Kuwili Street, #104

Honolulu, HI 96817-5050

(808) 532-7110 (V/TTY)

E-mail: hatts@

Web:

Eric Arveson, Program Director

Aloha Special Technology Access Center, Inc. (Aloha STAC)

710 Green Street

Honolulu, HI 96813

(808) 523-5547

PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT

Jennifer Schember-Lang, Executive Director

Assisting With Appropriate Rights in Education (AWARE)

200 North Vineyard Blvd., #310

Honolulu, HI 96817

(808) 536-9684 (V/TTY); (808) 536-2280 (V/TTY)

E-mail: lda@

PARENT-TO-PARENT

Susan Rocco, Coordinator

Special Parent Information Network (SPIN)

919 Ala Moana Blvd. #101

Honolulu, Hawaii 96814

(808) 586-8126 (V/TTY)

OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS

John Howell, Chief Executive Officer

Easter Seals Hawaii

710 Green Street

Honolulu, HI 96813

(808) 536-1015; (808) 536-1015 (TTY)

E-mail: essh@

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