STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATIONDiane Sydoriak, Associate Director
Special Education Unit, Department of Education
Special Education Building C, Room 105
#4 Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201-1071
(501) 682-4225
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Sandra K. Reifeiss, Coordinator
Preschool Programs, Special Education, Dept. of Educ.
#4 Capitol Mall, Room 105-C
Little Rock, AR 72201-1071
(501) 682-4225
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2Sherry Cobb, Part H Coordinator
Div. of Dev. Dis. Svcs.,Dept. of Human Services
P.O. Box 1437, Donaghey Plaza, North-5th Floor, Slot 2520
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 682-8676
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Bobby C. Simpson, Commissioner
Department of Workforce Education
Arkansas Rehabilitation Services
1616 Brookwood Drive
P.O. Box 3781
Little Rock, AR 72203-3781
(501) 296-1616
OFFICE OF STATE COORINATOR OF VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Department of Workforce Education
Three Capitol Mall, Luther S. Hardin Building
Little Rock, AR 72201-1083
(501) 682-1800
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
John Selig, Director
Arkansas Division of Mental Health Services
4313 West Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72205
(501) 686-9164
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE
FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Billy Burris, Assistant Director of Children & Forensic Services
Division of Mental Health Services
4313 West Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72205-4096
(501) 686-9166
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM
Mike McCreight, Director
Division of Developmental Disabilities Services
Dept. of Human Services
P.O. Box 1437, Slot #2500, 7th & Main Streets, 5th Floor
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 682-8662
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Wilma Stewart, Coordinator
Governor’s Developmental Disabilities Council
Freeway Medical Tower
5800 West 10th, Suite 805
Little Rock, AR 72204
(501) 661-2589
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Nan Ellen East, Executive Director
Advocacy Services, Inc.
1100 N. University, Suite 201
Little Rock, AR 72207
(501) 296-1775 ; (800) 482-1174 (V/TTY)
E-mail: panda@advocacyservices.org
URL: http://www.advocacyservices.org
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Eddie Miller, CAP Director
Advocacy Services, Inc.
1100 N. University, Suite 201
Little Rock, AR 72207
(501) 296-1775 ; (800) 482-1174
E-mail: panda@advocacyservices.org
URL: http://www.advocacyservices.org
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Gilbert Buchanan, Medical Director
Children’s Medical Services
Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 1437, Slot #256
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 682-2277
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
James C. Hudson, Director
Department of Human Services
Division of Services for the Blind
522 Main Street, Suite 100
P.O. Box 3237
Little Rock, AR 72203
(501) 682-5463 ; (800) 960-9270
DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CH.A.D.D.)
499 NW 70th Avenue, Suite 101
Plantation, FL 33317
(954) 587-3700
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
URL: http://www.chadd.org
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 972
Mentor, OH 44061
(216) 350-9595
(800) 487-2282 (Voice mail to request information packet)
E-mail: NATLADDA@aol.com
URL: http://www.add.org
Autism
Central Arkansas Autism Society
501 Woodlane, Suite 210 Annex
Little Rock, AR 72201
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of Arkansas
P. O. Box 26236
Little Rock, AR 72221
(501) 771-5011 ; (800) 235-2443
Cerebral Palsy
Edmond A. Benton, President
United Cerebral Palsy of Central AR
9720 N. Rodney Parham Road
Little Rock, AR 72227
(501) 224-6067
Hearing Impairment
Karen Lutrick, Executive Director
Arkansas Association for Hearing Impaired Children
2000 S. Main, Suite 109
Little Rock, AR 72206
(501) 374-7010
Learning Disabilities
Janice Peters, Director
Learning Disabilities Association of Arkansas
P.O. Box 7316
Little Rock, AR 72217
(501) 666-8777
E-mail: ldaa@aristotle.net
Mental Health
Libby Wheeler, President
Mental Health Association of N.W. Arkansas
1635 West Shadowridge
Fayetteville, AR 72701
(501) 521-1158
Cathy Calloway, President
Arkansas Alliance for the Mentally Ill/NAMI Arkansas
4313 West Markham, Hendrix Hall #233
Little Rock, AR 72205
(501) 661-1548 ; (800) 844-0381
E-mail: arami@sprynet.com
Speech and Hearing
Susan Russell, Association Manager
Arkansas Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 3835
Little Rock, AR 72203
(501) 228-7850
Spina Bifida
James Rucker
Spina Bifida Association of Arkansas
P.O. Box 24663
Little Rock, AR 72221
(501) 975-7222
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Sharon Moone-Jochums, President
Arkansas Easter Seal Society
3920 Woodland Heights Road
Little Rock, AR 72212
(501) 227-3600
Paul Cavnor, President
Rodney Farley, Parent Activities Coordinator
Children’s Medical Services
Parent Advisory Council
P.O. Box 1437, Slot 526
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 682-1461
Julian Streett, Executive Director
Community Resources Network
501 Woodlane, Suite 303
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 376-9952
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Mark Swanson, Director
University Affiliated Program of Arkansas
501 Woodlane, Suite 210
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-9900 ; (800) 831-4827
_______________________________________University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences,
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dept. of Pediatrics, James L. Dennis Developmental Center,
PO Box 251708, Little Rock, AR 72225,
(501) 320-1830 . Tyra Reid, M.D., Medical Director,
Autism Specialty Clinic.
Contact: Rebecca G. Carey, LCSW, (501) 320-1834
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Sue Gaskin, Project Director
Arkansas Increasing Capabilities Access Network
2201 Brookwood, Suite 117
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 666-8868 (V/TTY) or (800) 828-2799 (in AR)
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT
Wanda Stovall, Director
Arkansas Disability Coalition
2801 Lee Avenue, Suite B
Little Rock, AR 72205
(501) 614-7020 (V/TTY); (800) 223-1330 (V/TTY)
E-mail: adc@cei.net
Ramona Hodges, Project Director
FOCUS, Inc.
305 West Jefferson Avenue
Jonesboro, AR 72401
(870) 935-2750
E-mail: focusinc@intellinet.com
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Linda Hamilton, President
Arkansas Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
P.O. Box 1015
North Little Rock, AR 72115
(501) 753-5247