STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:
SPECIAL EDUCATION
Robert Marra, Director
Division of Special Education, Dept. of Education
State House, Room 229
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798
(317) 232-0570
E-mail: sMARRAB@speced.doe.state.in.us
URL: http://web.indstate.edu/soe/iseas/dse.html
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Sheron Cochran, Preschool Coordinator
Division of Special Education, Department of Education
State House, Room 229
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798
(317) 232-0570
E-mail: COCHRA@speced.doe.state.in.us
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Maureen Greer, Assistant Deputy Director
IN Family & Social Services Administration
Div. of Families & Children/Bur. of Child Development
402 West Washington Street, Room W-386
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-2429 ; (317) 232-7948 (Fax)
E-mail: mgreer@fssa.state.in.us
STATE DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
Rita Martin, Deputy Director
Indiana Family & Social Services Administration
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Division of Disability Aging, and Rehabilitative Services
402 W. Washington St., Rm. W453, P.O. Box 7083
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
(317) 232-1319 ; (800) 545-7763 , ext. 1319
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Terry Fields, State Coordinator
Program Improvement & Modernization
325 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-1829
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Janet Corson, Acting Director
IN Family & Social Services Administration
Division of Mental Health, Family & Social Services Administration
402 West Washington Street, Room W353
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2739
(317) 232-7845
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN
Jim Phillips, Chief
IN Family & Social Services Administration
Childrens Services Bureau
Division of Mental Health
402 West Washington Street, Room W353
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2739
(317) 232-7934
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
IN Family & Social Services Administration
Division of Disabilitiy, Aging & Rehabilitative Services
Bureau of DD Services
402 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2739
(317) 232-7933
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Suellen Jackson-Boner, Director
Governor’s Planning Council on DD
143 West Market Street, Suite 404
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 722-5555 (V); (317) 722-5563 (TTY)
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Thomas Gallagher, Executive Director
Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services
4701 N. Keystone Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46205
(317) 722-5555
(800) 622-4845 ; (800) 838-1131 (TTY)
E-mail: ipas@source.isd.state.in.us
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Wendy Gettelfinger, Director
Children’s Special Health Care Services
Division of Famiy and Children
2 N. Meridian Street, Section 7-B
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 233-5578
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Jerome Freeman, Deputy Director
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Division of Disability, Aging, and Rehabilitative Services
402 West Washington Street, Room W-453
P. O. Box 7083
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
(317) 232-1143 (V/TTY)
(800) 962-8408 (V/TTY, in IN only)
E-mail: jfreeman@fssa.state.in.us
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
Autism
Cathy Pratt, Director
The IN Resource Center for Autism
Institute for the Study of Developmental Disabilities (ISDD)
IN University, Bloomington
2853 E. Tenth Street
Bloomington, IN 47408-2601
(812) 855-6508 ; (812) 855-9396 (TTY)
E-mail: PRATTC@ISDD.IDSS.Indiana.edu
URL: http://www.isdd.indiana.edu/~irca/
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of Indiana
5506 E. 16th Street, Suite B5
Indianapolis, IN 46218-4624
(317) 356-7722 ; (800) 407-4246 (IN only)
Cerebral Palsy
Donna Roberts, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy Association of Greater Indiana, Inc.
615 N Alabama, Room 322
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 632-3561 ; (800) 723-7620
E-mail: ucpaindy@aol.com
Learning Disabilities
Dawn Lytle, President
Learning Disabilities Association of IN
P.O. Box 20584
Indianapolis, IN 46220
Mental Health
Beth Karnes, President
Mental Health Association in Indiana, Inc.
55 Monument Circle, Suite 700
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 638-3501 ; (800) 555-6424 (in IN only)
URL: http://www.mhai.org
Diane Arneson, President
IN Alliance for the Mentally Ill
PO Box 22697
Indianapolis, IN 46222-0697
(317) 925-9399
Mental Retardation
John Dickerson, Executive Director
The Arc of Indiana
22 East Washington Street, Suite 210
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 977-2375
URL: http://www.arcind.org
Speech and Hearing
Thomas Hemeyer, President
IN Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 984
Noblesville, IN 46060-0984
(317) 573-6062
E-mail: OOTFHemeyer@BSUVC.BSU.EDU
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of Northern IN
P.O. Box 1935
South Bend, IN 46634
(219) 234-6260
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
James J. Vento, President
Central Indiana Easter Seal Society
Crossroads Rehabilitation Center
4740 Kingsway Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46205-1521
(317) 466-2006 (V); (317) 466-2001 (TTY)
E-mail: xroads@indy.net
URL: http://www.iquest.net/crossroads
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
David M. Mank, Director
Institute for the Study of Developmental Disabilities (ISDD)
IN University, Bloomington
2853 East Tenth Street
Bloomington, IN 47408-2601
(812) 855-6508 ; (812) 855-9396 (TTY)
E-mail: uap@isdd.indiana.edu
URL: http://www.isdd.indiana.eduJohn D. Rau, M.D., Director
Riley Child Development Center
Indiana University School of Medicine
James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children
702 Barnhill Drive, Room 5837
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5225
(317) 274-8167
E-mail: jdran@indyuap.iupuy.edu
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Cris Fulford, Project Director
ATTAIN (Accessing Technology Through Action in Indiana)
1815 N. Meridian St., Suite 200
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(800) 528-8246 (in IN); (317) 921-8766 (in Marion County)
(800) 743-3333 (TTY)
E-mail: cfulford@indian.vinu.edu
PARENT TRAINING & INFORMATION PROJECT
Richard Burden, Executive Director
IN*SOURCE
809 North Michigan Street
South Bend, IN 46601-1036
(219) 234-7101 ; (219) 234-7101 (TTY)
(800) 332-4433 (In IN)
E-mail: insourc1@aol.com
URL: http://home1.gte.net/insource
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Donna Gore Olsen, Executive Director
Indiana Parent Information Network, Inc.
4755 Kingsway Drive, Suite 105
Indianapolis, IN 46205-1545
(317) 257-8683
E-mail: ipin@indy.net
URL: http://www.ai.org/ipin
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Darlene Maloney, President
Indiana Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
2525 N. Shadeland Ave., C-4
Indianapolis, IN 46219-1770
(317) 357-5881
E-mail: pta@spitfire.net