STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Jack Shook, Division Administrator
Center for Educational Innovation & Reform
Program Compliance
100 North First Street, E-228
Springfield, IL 62777-0001
(217) 782-5589 Gordon M. Riffel, Special Assistant to the Superintendent
Special Education Coordination
Illinos State Board of Education
100 North First Street
Springfield, IL 62777-0001
(217) 782-3371
E-mail: griffel@smtp.isbe.state.il.us
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Mary Miller, Bureau Chief
Help Me Grow
Bureau of Part H/Early Intervention
Dept. of Human Services
P.O. Box 19429
Springfield, IL 62794-9429
(217) 782-1981 ; (800) 323-4769 (in IL only)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Kay Henderson, Division Administrator
Center for Educational Innovation and Reform
Department of Early Childhood Education
100 North First Street, E-230
Springfield, IL 62777-0001
(217) 524-4835
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Carl Suter, Associate Director
Office of Rehabilitation Services
Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 19429
Springfield, IL 62794-9429
(217) 785-0218 (V); (217) 782-5734 (TTY)
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Sharon Fall, Special Populations Coordinator
Illinois State Board of Education
100 North First Street, C-418
Springfield, IL 62777-0001
(217) 782-3370
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Lynn Handy, Director
Division of Disability & Behavior Health Services
Department of Human Services
100 S. Grand Ave. West
Springfield, IL 62765
(217) 785-1469
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN
Leigh Steiner, Associate Director
Department of Human Services
400 Stratton Building
Springfield, IL 62765
(217) 782-7555
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
John Bundy, Associate Director
Department of Human Services
416 Stratton Building
Springfield, IL 62765
(217) 524-0453
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Rene Christensen Leininger, Director
Illinois Planning Council on DD
830 S. Spring St.
Springfield, IL 62704
(217) 782-9696 (V/TTY)
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Zena Naiditch, CEO & President
Equip for Equality, Inc.
11 East Adams, Suite 1200
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 341-0022
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Cynthia Grothaus, Manager
Illinois Client Assistance Program
100 North First Street, 1st Floor West
Springfield, IL 62702-5197
(217) 782-5374 (V/TTY)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Charles N. Onufer, Interim Director
Division of Specialized Care for Children
University of Illinois at Chicago
P.O. Box 19481
2815 West Washington, Suite 300
Springfield, IL 62794-9481
(217) 793-2340
E-mail: cnonufer@uic.edu
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Ellen Roth, State Coordinator of the Deaf
Division of Services for Persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Department of Rehabilitation Services
100 West Randolph Street, Suite 8-100
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 814-2939 ; (312) 814-3040 (TTY)
E-mail: zandu@mcs.com
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Leah Covey, Design Facilitator
Dept. of Rural Education, IL State Board of Education
123 South Tenth Street, Suite 200
Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
(618) 244-8383
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Wilhelmina Gunther, Executive Director
Illinois Assistive Technology Project
1 W. Old State Capitol Plaza, Suite 100
Springfield, IL 62701
(217) 522-7985 (V/TTY)
(800) 852-5110 (V/TTY, in IL only)
REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
University of IL/Chicago
Institute on Disability & Human Development
1640 West Roosevelt Road (MC/626)
Chicago, IL 60608-6902
(312) 413-1407 (V/TTY)
E-mail: gldtac@uic.edu
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
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
9930 Johnnycake Ridge Rd., Suite 3E
Mentor, OH 44060
(440) 350-9595
(800) 487-2282 (Voice mail to request information packet)
E-mail: NatlADDA@aol.com
URL: http://www.add.org
Brain Injury
Cheryl Burda, Executive Director
Brain Injury Assoc. of Illinois
1127 South Mannheim Rd., Ste. 213
Westchester, IL 60154
(708) 344-4646 ; (800) 699-6443 (in IL only)
E-mail: biail@yahoo.com
Cerebral Palsy
Don Moss, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of IL
312 East Adams
Springfield, IL 62701
(217) 528-9681
E-mail: dmoss10110@aol.com
Epilepsy
Barbara Wilder-Dershin, President/CEO
Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago
20 East Jackson Boulevard, 13th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 939-8622 ; (800) 273-6027
(312) 939-1117 (TTY)
Epilepsy Resource Center
(serving central Illinois)
219 Bruns Lane
Springfield, IL 62702
(217) 726-1839 (V/TTY); (800) 800-6401
Learning Disabilities
Ernie Florence, President
Learning Disabilities Association of IL
10101 S. Roberts Rd., Suite 205
Palos Hills, IL 60465
(708) 430-7532
E-mail: JanetLerner@juno.com
URL: http://www.ldanatl.org
Mental Health
Jan Holcomb, Executive Director
Mental Health Association of IL
188 West Randolph Street, Suite 2225
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 368-9070
Randy Wells, Executive Director
Alliance for the Mentally Ill of IL
730 E. Vine Street, Room 209
Springfield, IL 62703
(217) 522-1403 ; (800) 346-4572 (In IL only)
E-mail: AMIIL@eosinc.com
Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities
Anthony Paulauski, Executive Director
The Arc of Illinois
1820 Ridge Road, Suite 300
Homewood, IL 60430
(708) 206-1930 ; (708) 206-1171 (Fax)
E-mail: tony@thearcofil.org
URL: http://www.thearcofil.org
Speech And Hearing
Cynthia Keillor, Executive Director
Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association
435 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1717
Chicago, IL 60611-4067
(312) 644-0828 , ext. 210
Spina Bifida
Ann Walsh Cernak, Director
IL Spina Bifida Association
3080 Ogden Avenue, Suite 103
Lisle, IL 60532
(630) 637-1050 ; (773) 581-2426
E-mail: ILSBA@aol.com
Spinal Cord Injury
Mercedes Raven, Executive Director
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
Illinois Chapter
1032 S. La Grange Rd.
LaGrange, IL 60525
(708) 352-6223
E-mail: sciinjury@aol.com
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
Tom Berkshire, President
Illinois Easter Seal Society
2715 South 4th Street, Box 1767
Springfield, IL 62705
(217) 525-0398
E-mail: IESS@Eosinc.orgPathways Awarness Foundation
123 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 955-2445 ; (312) 236-7411 (TTY)
URL: http://www.pathwaysawareness.org
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
David Braddock, Director
Institute on Disability & Human Development
University of Illinois at Chicago
1640 West Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608
(312) 413-1647 (V); (312) 413-0453 (TTY)
PARENT TRAINING & INFORMATION PROJECTS
Charlotte Des Jardins, Director
Family Resource Center on Disabilities
20 East Jackson Blvd., Room 900
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 939-3513 ; (312) 939-3519 (TTY)
(800) 952-4199 National Center for Latinos with Disabilities
1921 S. Blue Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60608
(312) 666-3393 ; (312) 666-1788 (TTY)
Deb Kunz, Director
Family T.I.E.S. Network
830 S. Spring Street
Springfield, IL 62704
(800) 865-7842 ; (217) 544-5809 (V)
(217) 544-5826 (TTY)
E-mail: ftiesn@aol.com
Maria Elena Rodriguez-Sullivan
National Center for Latinos with Disabilities
1921 South Blue Island Avenue
Chicago, IL 60608
(312) 666-3393 (V); (312) 666-1788 (TTY)
(800) 532-3393
E-mail: ncld@interaccess.com
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Charlotte Des Jardins
Family Resource Center on Disabilities
20 East Jackson Blvd., Suite 900
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 939-3513 ; (800) 952-4199
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Anna Weselak, President
Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers
901 South Spring Street
Springfield, IL 62704-2790
(800) 877-9617 ; (217) 528-9617
