STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Steven B. Johnson, Associate Superintendent
Office of Special Education
Department of Education
255 Capitol Street NE
Salem, OR 97310-0203
(503) 378-3598 , Ext. 639
E-mail: steve.johnson@state.or.us
URL: http://www.ode.state.or.us
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Jane Mulholland, OSB and OSD Assistant Superintendent
Office of Special Education, Department of Education
255 Capitol Street N.E.
Salem, OR 97310-0203
(503) 378-3598 , Ext. 639
E-mail: jane.mulholland@state.or.us
URL: http://www.ode.state.or.us
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Jane Mulholland, OSB and OSD Assistant Superintendent
Office of Special Education
Department of Education
255 Capitol Street N.E.
Salem, OR 97310-0203
(503) 378-3598 , Ext. 637
E-mail: jane.mulholland@state.or.us
URL: http://www.ode.state.or.us
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Joil A. Southwell, Administrator
Voc. Rehabilitation Division, Dept. of Human Resources
500 Summer Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310-1018
(503) 945-5880
E-mail: sally.s.zuelke@state.or.us
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Holly Miles
Disadvantaged & Handicapped
OR Department of Education
255 Capitol Street, N.E.
Salem, OR 97310-0203
(503) 378-3584
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Barry S. Kast, Administrator
Mental Health & DD Services Division
Department of Human Resources
2575 Bittern Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310-0520
(503) 945-9499
E-mail: kastb@mail.mhd.hr.state.or.us
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Madeline M. Olson, Assistant Administrator
Office of Mental Health Services
MH and DD Services Division
2575 Bittern Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310-0520
(503) 945-9718
E-mail: olsonnm@mail.mhd.hr.state.or.us
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
James D. Toews, Assistant Administrator
Office of DD Services
Mental Health and Developmental Disability Services Division
Department of Human Resources
2575 Bittern Street, NW
Salem, OR 97310
(503) 945-9774
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Charlotte Duncan, Executive Director
Oregon Developmental Disabilities Council
540 24th Place, NE
Salem, OR 97301-4517
(503) 945-9941 ; (800) 292-4154 (in OR)
E-mail: ODDC@aol.com
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Robert Joondeph, Executive Director
Oregon Advocacy Center
620 SW 5th Avenue, Fifth Floor
Portland, OR 97204-1428
(503) 243-2081 ; (503) 323-9161 (TTY)
E-mail: oradvocacy@aol.com
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Eugene Organ, CAP Director
OR Disabilities Commission
1257 Ferry Street SE
Salem, OR 97310
(503) 378-3599 ; (503) 378-3142 (TTY)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Clifford Sells, Director
Child Development & Rehab. Center
Oregon Health Sciences University
P.O. Box 574
Portland, OR 97207
(503)494-8362
E-mail: sellsc@OHSU.edu
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Charles E. Young, Administrator
Oregon Commission for the Blind
535 SE 12th Avenue
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 731-3221
E-mail: charles.young@state.or.us
URL: http://www.CFB.state.or.us
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARD
Thomas J. Davis, State Coordinator
Deaf and Hearing Impaired Access Program
Oregon Disabilities Commission
1257 Ferry Street, SE
Salem, OR 97310
(503) 378-3142 (V/TTY)
(800) 358-3117 (V/TTY, in OR)
(800) 521-9615 (V/TTY, in OR)
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
Marilyn Gense
State Services for Autism
255 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310-0203
(503) 585-0855
E-mail: marilyn.gense@state.or.us
URL: http://www.ode.state.or.us
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of Oregon
1118 Lancaster Drive NE, Suite 345
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 585-0855 ; (800) 544-5243 (in OR)
URL: http://www.teleport.com/~xman/biao
Cerebral Palsy
Bud Thoune, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of OR & Southwest Washington
7830 SE Foster Road
Portland, OR 97206
(503) 777-4167
E-mail: orbud4u@aol.com
Epilepsy
George Ivan Smith, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of OR
619 S.W. 11th Street, Suite 225
Portland, OR 97205-2646
(503) 228-7651
E-mail: eao@teleport.com
Learning Disabilities
Evelyn Murphy, Executive Director
OR Association for Children & Adults with Learning Disabilities (ACLD)
3903 Southwest Kelly, Suite 100
Portland, OR 97201
(503) 229-4439
Mental Health
Cecilia Vergaretti, Program Coordinator
Mental Health Association Program
c/o Oregon Advocacy Center
620 S.W. 5th Avenue, 5th Floor
Portland, OR 97204
(503) 243-2081 ; (800) 452-1694
E-mail: oradvocacy@aol.com
Bonnie Parypa, Program Manager
OR Alliance for the Mentally Ill
3300 Market Street, NE, Suite 11
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 370-7774 ; (800) 343-6264
Mental Retardation
John Murren, Executive Director
The Arc of Oregon
1745 State Street
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 581-2726
E-mail: arcoforg@open.org
URL: http://www.open.org/arcoforg
Speech and Hearing
Joanna Burk, President
Oregon Speech and Hearing Association
P.O. Box 523
Salem, OR 97308
(503) 370-7019
E-mail: jo_burk@umesd.k12.or.us
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
William Hamilton, President & CEO
Easter Seal Society of Oregon
5757 S.W. Macadam Avenue
Portland, OR 97201
(503) 228-5108 (V/TTY)
E-mail: BillH@ESSO.org
URL: http://www.esso.org
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Hill M. Walker, Director
Center on Human Development – Clinical Services
University of OR-Eugene
Eugene, OR 97403-1265
(503) 346-3591
URL: http://www.uoregon.eduGloria L. Krahn, Director
Child Development & Rehabilitation Center
OR Health Sciences University
P.O. Box 574
Portland, OR 97207
(503) 494-8364
E-mail: uap@ohsu.edu
URL: http://www.ohsu.edu/cdrc/uap/
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Byron McNaught, Project Director
Oregon Technology Access for Life Needs Project
1257 Ferry Street, SE
Salem, OR 97310
(503) 361-1201 ; (800) 677-7512 (V/TTY)
REGIONAL ADA ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AGENCY
WA State Govenor’s Committee on Disability Issue & Employment
P.O. Box 9046, MS 6000
Olympia, WA 98507-9046
(360) 438-4116 (V/TTY)
URL: http://www.wa.gov/work
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT
Jill Crawford, Director
Oregon COPE Project (Coalition in OR for Parent Education)
999 Locust Street, N.E.
Salem, OR 97303
(503) 581-8156 (V/TTY)
(888) 505-COPE (V/TTY)
E-mail: orcope@open.org
URL: http://www.open.org/
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Dian Anderson, President
Oregon Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
531 SE 14th Avenue, Room 205
Portland, OR 97214-2427
(503) 234-3928
E-mail: or_office@pta.org