STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Alice Parker, Director
Special Education, Department of Education
515 L Street, Suite 270
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 445-4729
URL: http://www.cde.ca.gov/spbranch/sed/index.htm
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Alice Parker, Director
Special Education Div./California Dept. of Educ.
515 L Street, Suite 270
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 445-4623
URL: http://www.cde.ca.gov/spbranch/sed/index.htm
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Carlos Flores, Manager
Prevention & Children Services Branch
Department of Developmental Services
1600 9th Street, Room #310
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 654-2773
E-mail: DDSHQI.CFlores@HWI.CAHWNET.gov
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Brenda Premo, Director
Department of Rehabilitation
830 K Street Mall, Room 307
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 445-3971
OFFICE OF STATE COORINATOR OF VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Department of Education
721 Capital Mall
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 657-2451
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Stephen W. Mayberg, Director
Department of Mental Health
1600 9th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 654-2309
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Gary Pettigrew, Deputy Director
Systems of Care, Department of Mental Health
1600 9th Street, Room 250
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 654-3551
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Clifford Allenby, Director
Dept. of Developmental Services, Health & Welfare Agency
1600 9th Street, 2nd Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 654-1897
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Judy McDonald, Director
State Council on Developmental Disabilities
2000 “O” Street, Room 100
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 322-8481
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Catherine Blakemore, Executive Director
Protection & Advocacy, Inc.
100 Howe Avenue, Suite 185N
Sacramento, CA 95825
(916) 488-9950 ; (800) 776-5746 (In CA)
E-mail: hn1232@handsnet.org
URL: http://www.pai-ca.org
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Sheila Conlon Mentkowski, Chief
Client Assistance Program
830 K Street Mall, Second Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 322-5066 ; (800) 952-5544 (V)
(800) 598-3273 (TTY)
E-mail: SMENTKOW@REHAB.CAWNET.gov
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Maridee Gregory, Chief
State Children’s Medical Services Branch
Department of Health Services
714 P Street, Room 350
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 654-0832
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Fred Lewis, Chief
State Office of Deaf Access
Department of Social Services
744 P Street, MS 19-91
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 229-4573 ; (916) 229-4577 (TTY)
E-mail: deaf.access@dss.ca.gov
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Ted Hawthorne, Consultant
Special Education Division
CA Department of Education
515 L Street, Suite 270
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 327-3505
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
Brain Injury
Claude Munday, President
Brain Injury Association of CA
P.O. Box 160786
Sacramento, CA 95816
(916) 442-1710 ; (800) 457-2443
Cerebral Palsy
Jo Gates, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Sacramento
191 Lathrop Way, #N
Sacramento, CA 95815
(916) 565-7700
E-mail: UCPSacto@aol.com
Epilepsy
Jackie Vella, Executive Director
Epilepsy Society of San Diego County
2055 El Cajon Blvd
San Diego, CA 92104
(619) 296-0161
Learning Disabilities
Betty G. Schiemenz, Administrative Director
Learning Disabilities Association of CA
655 Lewelling Boulevard, #355
San Leandro, CA 94579
(916) 725-7881
URL: http://www.ldaca.org
Mental Health
Rusty Selix, Executive Director
Mental Health Association in California
1127 11th St , #830
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 557-1167
Grace McAndrews, Executive Director
NAMI Children & Adolescent Network
California Alliance for the Mentally III
1111 Howe Ave., Suite 475
Sacramento, CA 95825
(916) 567-0163
Karen Hart, NAMI Young Family CA Representative
CA Alliance for the Mentally Ill
291 San Bernabe Drive
Monterey, CA 95940
(408) 373-3966
United Advocates for Children of CA
P.O. Box 214213
Sacramento, CA 95821
(530) 477-8957
Mental Retardation
Laurie Shields, Interim Executive Director
Arc California
120 I Street, 2nd Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 552-6619
Speech and Hearing
CA Speech-Language-Hearing Association
825 University Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95825
(916) 921-1568
E-mail: csha@CAspeech.Hearing.org
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of the East Bay
P.O. Box 6015
Malaga, CA 94570
(510) 210-6006
Spina Bifida Association of Greater San Diego
P.O. Box 232272
San Diego, CA 92193-2272
(619) 491-9018
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Bart Charlow, C.E.O
Easter Seals of the Bay Area
6221 Geary Blvd.
San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 752-1915 Karen Pekarcik, Executive Director
Family Resource Network
5250 Claremont Avenue, Suite 235
Stockton, CA 95207
(209) 472-3674
Christine Meinsen, Founder & Advocate
FOCUSED (For Our Children Under Stress with Educational Disabilities)
P.O. Box 417
Lakeside, CA 92040-0417
(619) 390-HELP (4357)
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
James McCracken, Director
University of California at Los Angeles, UAP
760 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 825-0470 Robert A. Jacobs, Director
Center for Child Development & Developmental Disabilities
Children’s Hospital LA
USC — University Affiliated Program
P. O. Box 54700, MS #53
Los Angeles, CA 90054-0700
(213) 669-2300
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UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute,
Los Angeles, California 300 UCLA Medical Plaza,
Post Office Box 956967, Los Angeles, California 90024
Contact: Linda Andron, LCSW. (310)206-6150 .
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Dennis Law, Project Coordinator
California Assistive Technology System
CA Department of Rehabilitation
830 K Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 324-3062 (V/TTY); (800) 390-2699 (V/TTY, In CA)
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECTS
Joan Tellefsen, Director
Team of Advocates for Special Kids (TASK)
100 West Cerritos Avenue
Anaheim, CA 92805-6546
(714) 533-TASK
E-mail: taskca@aol.comRichard Miller, Co-Director
Team of Advocates for Special Kids (TASK), San Diego
3750 Convoy Street, Suite 303
San Diego, CA 92111
(619) 874-2386 ; (619) 874-2375
Mary Ellen Peterson, Chief Executive Officer
Northern California Coalition for Parent Training
Information (NCC)
Parents Helping Parents
3041 Olcott Street
Santa Clara, CA 95054-3222
(408) 727-5775
E-mail: info@php.com
URL: http://www.php.com
Lois Jones
Parents Helping Parents — San Francisco
594 Monterey Boulevard
San Francisco, CA 94127
(415) 841-8820
Marion Karian, Executive Director
Exceptional Parents Unlimited
4120 North 1st Street
Fresno, CA 93726
(209) 229-2000
E-mail: epu1@cybergate.com
Susan Henderson, Director of Administration
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc. (DREDF)
2212 6th Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
(510) 644-2555
E-mail: dredf@dredf.org
Deidre Hayden, Executive Director
MATRIX, A Parent Network & Resource Center
555 Northgate Drive, Suite A
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 499-3877
E-mail: matrix@marin.k12.ca.us
URL: http://marin.org/edu/matrix
Juno Duenas
Support for Families of Children with Disabilities
2601 Mission Street, Suite 710
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 282-7494
E-mail: sfcdmiss@aol.com
Coyne & Associates, Inc.
A Psychological Group
741 Garden View Court, Suite 101
Encinitas, CA 92024
(760)-634-1530 Business Office
(760) 213-1776 Paul Coyne Ph.D.
Provides consultative services to families who have children eligible for services
through Regional Center or through their local school district.
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Rosaline Turnbull, President
California State PTA
930 Georgia Street
P.O. Box 15015
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 620-1100