STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
E. Lowell Harris, Director
Exceptional Children Division
Department of Public Instruction
301 N. Wilmington St, Education Bldg., #570
Raleigh, NC 27601-2825
(919) 715-1565
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Duncan Munn, Branch Head of Child & Adolescent Services
Developmental Disabilities Services Section
Division of MH, DD & Substance Abuse Services
Department of Human Resources
325 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 733-3654
E-mail: dmunn@dhr.state.nc.us
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Bob H. Philbeck, Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Department of Human Resources
Post Office Box 26053
Raleigh, NC 27611
(919) 733-3364 ; (919) 733-5924 (TTY)
E-mail: bphilbec@dhr.state.nc.us
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Willie J.. Randolph, Director
Workforce Development Education
Department of Public Instruction
301 N. Wilmington St
Raleigh, NC 27601-2825
(919) 715-1644
E-mail: wrandolph@DPI.state.nc.us
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
John Baggett, Director
Division of MH, DD & Substance Abuse Services
Department of Human Resources
325 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 733-7011
E-mail: jbaggett@dhr.state.nc.us
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Lenore Behar, Chief
Child & Family Svcs. Section
Division of MH, DD & Substance Abuse Services
Department of Human Resources
325 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 733-0598
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM
Patricia Porter, Chief
Developmental Disability Services Section
Div. of MH, DD & Substance Abuse Services
Department of Human Resources
325 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 733-3654
E-mail: pporter@dhr.state.nc.us
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Holly Riddle, Executive Director
NC Council on DD
1508 Western Blvd.
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 733-6566
E-mail: hriddle@dhr.state.nc.us
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Allen Perry, Director
Governor’s Advocacy Council for Persons with Disabilities
Bryan Building
2113 Cameron Street, Suite 218
Raleigh, NC 27605
(919) 733-9250
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Kathy Brack, Director
Client Assistance Program
P.O. Box 26053
Raleigh, NC 27611
(919) 733-6300 (V/TTY)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Thomas J. Vitaglione, Chief
Children and Youth Section, Dept. of Environment, Health, &
Natural Resources, Maternal & Child Health Division
P.O. Box 29597
1330 St. Mary’s Street
Raleigh, NC 27626-0597
(919) 733-7437
E-mail: tom_vitaglione@mail.dehnr.state.nc.us
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
John DeLuca, Director
Div. of Svcs. for the Blind/Dept. of Human Resources
309 Ashe Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 733-9822
E-mail: jdeluca@dhr.state.nc.us
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Craig Greene, Director
Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Department of Human Resources
319 Chapanoke Road, Suite 108
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 773-2963 ; (919) 773-2966 (TTY)
E-mail: sbell@dhr.state.nc.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
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
Cecil Greene, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of North Carolina
P.O. Box 748
133 Fayetteville Street Mall, Suite 310
Raleigh, NC 27602
(919) 833-9634 ; (800) 377-1464 (in NC)
E-mail: BIAofNC@aol.com
URL: http://www.bianc.org
Cerebral Palsy
Mr. Connie Cochran, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of NC
P.O. Box 27707
Raleigh, NC 27611-7707
(919) 832-3787
Epilepsy
Richard Gibbs, Executive Director
Epilepsy Association of NC
3001 Spring Forest Road
Raleigh, NC 27616-2817
(919) 876-7788 ; (800) 451-0694 (In NC)
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association of NC
Box 3542
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 493-LDNC
Mental Health
John Tote, Executive Director
Mental Health Association in NC
3820 Bland Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27609-6239
(919) 981-0740
E-mail: johntote3@aol.com
NC Alliance for the Mentally Ill
4904 Waters Edge Drive, Suite 152
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 851-0063
(800) 451-9682 (in NC)
E-mail: NCAM4U@aol.com
Mental Retardation
Dave Richard, Executive Director
The Arc of North Carolina
16 Rowan Street, P. O. Box 20545
Raleigh, NC 27619
(919) 782-4632 ; (800) 662-8706
Speech and Hearing
G. Peyton Maynard, Executive Director
NC Speech, Hearing & Language Association
P.O. Box 28359
Raleigh, NC 27611-8359
(919) 833-3984
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of North Carolina
6204 Butterfly Court
Fayetteville, NC 28306-9303
(800) 847-2262
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Adele Foschia, President
Easter Seal Society of NC
2315 Myron Drive
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 783-8898 ; (800) 662-7119
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Melvin Levine, Director
Clinical Center for the Study of Development and Learning
CB# 7255
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7255
(919) 966-5171
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Ricki Cook, Director
North Carolina Assistive Technology Project
Department of Human Resources
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
1110 Navaho Drive, Suite 101
Raleigh, NC 27609-7322
(919) 850-2787 (V/TTY); (800) 852-0042
E-mail: NCATP@mindspring.com
PARENT TRAINING & INFORMATION PROJECT
Connie Hawkins, Executive Director
ECAC, Inc. (Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center)
P.O. Box 16
Davidson, NC 28036
(704) 892-1321 (V/TTY); (800) 962-6817 (In NC only)
E-mail: ECAC1@aol.com
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Family Support Network of North Carolina/
Central Directory of Resources
CB. #7340
University of NC at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7340
(919) 966-2841 ; (800) 852-0042
E-mail: cdr@med.unc.edu
URL: http://www.med.unc.edu/commedu/familysu
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Nellie Taylor, President
North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers
3501 Glenwood Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27612-4934
(919) 787-0534 ; (800) 255-0417