GOVERNOR’S OFFICE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
Beatrice Rodgers, Director
Governor’s Office for Individuals with Disabilities
One Market Center, Box 10
300 West Lexington Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-3435
(410) 333-3098 (V/TTY)
E-mail: ojd@clark.net
STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Carol Ann Baglin, Assistant State Superintendent
Department of Education, Division of Special Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-2595
(410) 767-0238
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Lucy Hession, Chief
Program Development and Assistance Branch
Division of Special Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-0237
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Deborah Metzger, Chief
Department of Education
Division of Special Education
200 West Baltimore Street, 4th floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-0261 ; (410) 767-0342
(800) 535-0182 (in MD only)
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Robert Burns, Assistant State Superintendent
Division of Rehabilitation Services
Department of Education, Maryland Rehabilitation Center
2301 Argonne Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218-1696
(410) 554-9385
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Diana M. Bailey, CTE Coordinator
Division of Career Technology and Adult Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-0531
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Stuart Silver, M.D., Director
Mental Hygiene Admin.
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
201 West Preston Street, Room 416A
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-6860
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Al Zachik, Assistant Director
Division of Child & Adolescent Services
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
201 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-6649
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Diane Ebberts, Director
Developmental Disabilities Administration
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
201 West Preston Street
O’Connor Bldg., 4th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-5600
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Mindy Morrell, Executive Director
MD Developmental Disabilities Council
300 West Lexington Street, Box 10
Baltimore, MD 21201-2323
(410) 333-3688
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Elizabeth Jones, Director
Maryland Disability Law Center
1800 N. Charles, Suite 204
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 234-2791
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Peggy Dew, Director
Client Assistance Program
Department of Education
Division of Rehabilitation Services
2301 Argonne Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 554-9358 ; (800) 638-6243
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
Children’s Medical Services – Unit 50
20l West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 225-5580
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Jerry White, Chief
Program Administration & Support
Division of Special Education/Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street, 4th floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-0249
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 Maryland
Kernan Hospital
2200 Kernan Drive, Suite 810E
Baltimore, MD 21207
(410) 747-7758 ; (800) 221-6443 (in MD)
Cerebral Palsy
Mitzi Bernard, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Southern MD
1616 Forest Drive, Suite 5
Annapolis, MD 21403
(410) 263-9600
Epilepsy
Lee Kingham, Executive Director
Epilepsy Association of MD
Hampton Plaza
300 East Joppa Road
Towson, MD 21286
(410) 828-7700 ; (800) 492-2523
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association of MD
76 Cranbrook Road, Suite 300
Cockeysville, MD 21030
(410) 484-0499
Mental Health
Linda Raines, Executive Director
Mental Health Association of Maryland
711 West 40th Street, Suite 428
Baltimore, MD 21211
(410) 235-1178
Joe Friend, President
The Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Maryland Inc.
711 W. 40th St., Suite 451
Baltimore, MD 21211
(410) 467-7100 ; (800) 467-0075
Mental Retardation
Cristine Boswell Marchand, Executive Director
The Arc of Maryland
49 Old Solomons Island Road, Suite 205
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 571-9320 ; (410) 974-6139 (In Balt.)
Speech and Hearing
Ray Rembe, President
MD Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 539
Columbia, MD 21045
(800) 622-6742
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of Maryland
600 W. Baker Avenue
Abingdon, MD 21009
(410) 833-5059
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Jess Hall, President
Easter Seal Society
3104 Timanus Lane, Suite 200
Baltimore, MD 21244
(410) 298-0991
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Gary W. Goldstein, M.D., President
The Kennedy Krieger Institute
Contact: (410) 550-9483 , (410)550-8446 , or (800)873-3377
707 North Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21205-1890