STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
David Noble Stockford, Director
Division of Special Education, Dept. of Education
State House, Station #23
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
(207) 287-5950
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Joanne C. Holmes, Part H and Section 619 Coordinator
Child Development Services
State House, Station #146
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-3272
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Margaret Brewster, Director
Office of Rehabilitation Services/Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation
Department of Labor
35 Anthony Avenue
Augusta, ME 04333-0150
(207) 624-5300
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Joseph Lessard, Consultant
Programs for the Handicapped & Disadvantaged
Division of Program Services & Finance
Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
(207) 287-5854
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Melodie J. Peet, Commissioner
Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation
and Substance Abuse Services
411 State Office Bldg., Station #40
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-4223
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Rhama Schofield, Acting Director
Division of Children with Special Needs
Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation
and Substance Abuse Services
411 State Office Bldg., Station #40
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-4250
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Donald Trites, Program Manager
Mental Retardation Services
Department of Mental Health,Mental Retardation and
Substance Abuse Services
411 State Office Bldg., Station #40
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-4200 ; (207) 287-4242
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Peter Stowell, Executive Director
ME Developmental Disabilities Council
139 State House Station, Nash Building
Capitol and Sewall Streets
Augusta, ME 04333-0139
(207) 287-4213
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Kimberly A. Moody, Acting Executive Director
Maine Advocacy Services
32 Winthrop Street, PO Box 2007
Augusta, ME 04338-2007
(207) 626-2774 ; (800) 452-1948 (In ME) (TTY)
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
C.A.R.E.S., Inc
4C Winter Street
Augusta, ME 04330
(207) 622-7055 ; (800) 773-7055
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Debora Tuck, Director
Coordinated Care Svcs for Children with Special Health Needs,
Department of Human Services
151 Capitol Street, State House, Station #11
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-5139
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
David Noble Stockford, Director
Division of Special Education
Department of Education
State House, Station #23
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
(207) 287-5950
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
Brain Injury Association of ME
P.O. Box 2224
Augusta, ME 04338-2224
(207) 626-0022 ; (800) 275-1233
Cerebral Palsy
Ms. Bobbie Yeager, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Northeastern ME
115 Main Street
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 941-2885 ; (207) 941-2952
Learning Disabilities
Janet Sylvester, Executive Director
Learning Disabilities Association of ME
2 E. Mechanic St.
P.O. Box 385
Gardiner, ME 04345
(207) 582-2866
Mental Health
National Mental Health Association
1021 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-2971
(800) 969-6642
William Stubbs, President
ME Alliance for the Mentally Ill
P.O. Box 222
Augusta, ME 04332-0222
(207) 622-5767 ; (800) 464-5767 (in ME only)
Speech and Hearing
Ellen Decotiis, President
ME Speech-Language-Hearing Association
510 C Main St
Gorham, ME 04038
(207) 839-4007
Spina Bifida
Wendy Bondeson, Director
Spina Bifida Association of Maine
65 Woodridge Drive
Steep Falls, ME 04085
(207) 675-3589
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Gregory Ouellette, Executive Director
Easter Seal Society of Maine
149 Front Street, P.O. Box 518
Bath, ME 04530
(207) 443-3341
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Lucille A. Zeph, Director
Center for Community Inclusion, UAP
5717 Corbett Hall, Room 100
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469-5717
(207) 581-1084
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Kathy Powers, Project Director
Maine Consumer Information and Technology
Training Exchange
Maine CITE Coordinating Center
Education Network of Maine
46 University Drive
Augusta, ME 04330
(207) 621-3195 (V/TTY)
PARENT TRAINING & INFORMATION PROJECT
Janice LaChance, Director
Maine Parent Federation/SPIN
P.O. Box 2067
Augusta, ME 04338-2067
(207) 582–2504; (800) 870-7746 (In ME)
E-mail: lachance@SATURN.caps.maine.edu
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Georgia Carroll, President
Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers
16 Winthrop St.
Augusta, ME 04330
(207) 621-2782