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The offices listed on NICHCY state sheets are primarily state-level offices. Even if an office is not close to your home, they can usually put you in touch with resources in your community, as well as provide you with information and assistance about disability issues in your state. If you find that an address or number has changed or is incorrect, please e-mail us at nichcy@aed.org and let us know.

A Note About Age of Eligibility:
Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education for the state of interest.

All State Organizations
collapse   State Agencies
Official State Web Site
Connect with your state's official website to find all manner of state agencies and information, including how to contact your governor and/or your representatives in the Senate and House:
   
www.mass.gov
State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Office of Accountability and Targeted Assistance
Massachusetts Department of Education
350 Main Street
Malden   MA   02148
(781) 338-3507
ayp@doe.mass.edu
www.doe.mass.edu
Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Early Education and Care
51 Sleeper Street
Boston   MA   02210
(617) 988-6600
www.eec.state.ma.us
Coordinator for Transition Services
Special Education Planning and Policy Development Office
Massachusetts Department of Education
350 Main Street
Malden   MA   02148
(781) 338-3375
www.doe.mass.edu/sped/
State Mental Health Agency
Department of Mental Health
25 Staniford Street
Boston   MA   02114
(617) 626-8123
elizabeth.childs@state.ma.us
www.mass.gov/dmh
Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities
Department of Mental Retardation
500 Harrison Avenue
Boston   MA   02118
(617) 727-5608
www.mass.gov/dmr
Protection and Advocacy Agency
Disability Law Center, Inc.
11 Beacon Street, Suite 925
Boston   MA   02108
(800) 872-9992 (V)
(617) 723-8455
(800) 381-0577 (TTY)
(617) 227-9464 (TTY)
mail@dlc-ma.org
www.dlc-ma.org/
State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
MassHealth Enrollment Center
Central Processing Unit
P.O. Box 129124
Boston   MA   02112-9124
(888) 665-9993
(888) 665-9997 (TTY)
www.mass.gov/dma
Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
150 Mt. Vernon Street, Suite 550
Dorchester   MA   02125
(617) 740-1600
(617) 740-1700 (TTY)
MCDHH.office@state.ma.us
www.mass.gov/mcdhh
Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
DBTAC - New England ADA Center
Adaptive Environments Center, Inc.
180-200 Portland Street, First Floor
Boston   MA   02114
(800) 949-4232 V/TTY)
(617) 695-1225 (V/TTY)
adainfo@newenglandada.org
http://adaptiveenvironments.org/neada/site/home

UMASS Medical School - E.K. Shriver Center
200 Trapelo Road
Waltham   MA   02452-6319
(800) 764-0200 (TTY)
(781) 642-0001
william.mcilvane@umassmed.edu
www.umassmed.edu/shriver
Special Format Library
Braille and Talking Book Library
Perkins School for the Blind
175 N. Beacon Street
Watertown   MA   02472
(800) 852-3133
(617) 972-7240
library@perkins.org
www.perkinslibrary.org
State Department of Education: Special Education
Special Education Planning and Policy Development Office
Department of Education
350 Main Street
Malden   MA   02148-5023
(781) 338-3000
(781) 338-3388
mmmittnacht@doe.mass.edu
www.doe.mass.edu/sped
Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Division for Perinatal, Early Childhood and Special Health Needs
Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street, 4th Floor
Boston   MA   02108
(617) 624-5901
(800) 905-8437 (Early Intervention Programs)
ron.benham@state.ma.us
www.mass.gov/dph/
State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
Fort Point Place
27 Wormwood Street
Boston   MA   02210-1616
(800) 245-6543 (in MA only)
(617) 204-3600
www.mass.gov/mrc/
State Department of Education: Career and Technical Education Programs for Special Populations
Career and Technical Education
Department of Education
350 Main Street
Malden   MA   02148-5023
(781) 338-3910
www.doe.mass.edu
State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Child and Adolescent Services
Department of Mental Health
25 Staniford Street
Boston   MA   02114
(617) 626-8086
joan.mikula@dmh.state.ma.us
www.mass.gov/dmh
Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council
1150 Hancock Street, Suite 300
Quincy   MA   02169
(617) 770-7676, ext. 100
(617) 770-9499 (TTY)
Dan.Shannon@state.ma.us
www.mass.gov/mddc
Client Assistance Program
Client Assistance Program
Massachusetts Office on Disability
One Ashburton Place, Room 1305
Boston   MA   02108
(800) 322-2020 (V/TTY)
(617) 727-7440
barbara.lybarger@state.ma.us
www.mass.gov/mod
Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind
Children's Services
Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
48 Boylston Street
Boston   MA   02116
(800) 392-6450
(617) 626-7480
(617) 626-7650 (TTY)
www.mass.gov/mcb
Telecommunications Relay Services
   
(800) 439-0183 (V)
(800) 439-2370 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 439-0183 (Speech to Speech)
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Institute for Community Inclusion/UCEDD
UMass Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston   MA   02125
(617) 287-4300
(617) 287-4350 (TTY)
ici@umb.edu
www.communityinclusion.org
State Mediation System
Bureau of Special Education Appeals
Department of Education
350 Main Street
Malden   MA   02148
(781) 338-6443
msevigny@doe.mass.edu
www.doe.mass.edu/bsea
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Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:

Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 150
Landover   MD   20785
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
(301) 306-7070
www.chadd.org
Autism
Autism Society of America - Massachusetts Chapter
c/o Autism Services Association
47 Walnut Street
Wellesley Hills   MA   02481
(781) 237-0272, ext. 17
asamasschapter@hotmail.com
www.geocities.com/asamasschapter

Massachusetts Association of Parents of the Visually Impaired Children (MAPVI)
22 Old Marlboro Road
Maynard   MA   01754
(978) 897-3005
judywestgate@comcast.net
Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy of MetroBoston, Inc.
71 Arsenal Street
Watertown, MA 02472
Watertown   MA   02472
(617) 926-5480
ucpboston@ucpboston.org
 www.ucpboston.org
Epilepsy
Epilepsy Foundation of Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Programs and Services Office
540 Gallivan Boulevard, 2nd Floor
Boston   MA   02124
(888) 576-9996
(617) 506-6041
bdavis@efmri.org
www.epilepsymassri.org

The Arc of Massachusetts
217 South Street
Waltham   MA   02453
(781) 891-6270
arcmass@arcmass.org
www.arcmass.org
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Worldwide
P.O. Box 142
Weston   MA   02493
(781) 890-5399
www.ldworldwide.org

Parent/Professional Advocacy League (PAL)
45 Bromfield Street, 10th Floor
Boston   MA   02108
(866) 815-8122
(617) 542-7860
info@ppal.net
www.ppal.net
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of Massachusetts
733 Turnpike Street, #282
North Andover   MA   01845
(888) 479-1900
bpackard@sbaMass.org
www.sbaMass.org

Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
Pottstown   PA   19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
www.add.org
Blind/Visual Impairments
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York   NY   10001
(800) 232-5463
(212) 502-7600
afbinfo@afb.net
www.afb.org
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts
30 Lyman Street, Suite 10
Westborough   MA   01581
(800) 242-0030 (in MA)
(508) 475-0032
biama@biama.org
www.biama.org
Down Syndrome
Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress
P.O. Box 866
Melrose   MA   02176
(800) 664-6372
(508) 278-7769
mdsc@mdsc.org
www.MDSC.org
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Greater Boston Arc
221 N. Beacon Street, 2nd Floor
Boston   MA   02135
(617) 783-3900, ext. 20
tangelone@arcgb.org
www.arcgb.org

The Arc of Northern Bristol County
141 Park Street
Attleboro   MA   02703
(888) 343-3301
(508) 226-1445
mandrade@arcnbc.org
www.arcnbc.org
Mental Health
NAMI Massachusetts
400 W. Cummings Park, Suite 6650
Woburn   MA   01801
(800) 370-9085
(781) 938-4048
namimass@aol.com
 www.namimass.org
Speech, Language, and Hearing
Massachusetts Speech-Language-Hearing Association
77 Rumford Avenue, Suite 3B
Waltham   MA   02453
(800) 898-8177
(781) 647-7031
msha@camihq.com
www.MSHAHearSay.org
Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome Association
Massachusetts Chapter
P.O. Box 653
Marston's Mills   MA   02648
(617) 277-7589
DMErickson84@aol.com
http://www.tsa-ma.org/
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Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Federation for Children with Special Needs
1135 Tremont Street, Suite 420
Boston   MA   02120-2140
(800) 331-0688 (in MA only)
(617) 236-7210 (V/TTY)
fcsninfo@fcsn.org
www.fcsn.org/

Massachusetts Families Organizing for Change
P.O. Box 61
Raynham   MA   02768
(800) 406-3632
mfofc@comcast.net
www.mfofc.org
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Massachusetts PTA
P.O. Box 421
Rehobeth   MA   02769
(508) 347-7055
info@masspta.org
www.masspta.org
Parent-to-Parent
Family TIES of Massachusetts
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Donovan Health Building, 3rd Floor
5 Randolph Street
Canton   MA   02021
(800) 905-TIES
(781) 774-6736
mcsummers@fcsn.org
www.massfamilyties.org
Community Parent Resource Center
(Serving the city of Boston)
Urban PRIDE
184 Dudley Street, Suite 104LL
Roxbury   MA   02119
(617) 989-3929
info@urbanpride.org
www.urbanpride.org
Parent Advisory Council
Massachusetts Association of Special Education Parent Advisory Councils (MASSPAC)
P.O. Box 167
Sharon   MA   02067
(617) 962-4558
info@masspac.org
www.masspac.org
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Associated Advocacy Center
Visions for the Future, Inc.
24 Widow Coombs Walk
Sandwich   MA   02563
(888) 420-4356
(508) 420-4356
Tonisvision@aol.com

www.aacvisions.org


New England INDEX
Shriver Center UMASS Medical School
(Information & Referral for people with Disabilities)
200 Trapelo Road
Waltham   MA   02452-6319
(800) 642-0249
(781) 642-0248
(800) 764-0200 TTY (in MA)
info@disabilityinfo.org
www.disabilityinfo.org

Home Modifications Loan Program for People with Disabilities
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
27 Wormwood Street
Boston   MA   02210-1616
(800) 245-6543
(617) 204-3600
www.mass.gov/mrc/agency/homemods.htm
Independent Living
To find out the contact information for the Statewide
Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state, contact:
Independent Living Research Utilization Project
The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000
Houston   TX   77019
(713) 520-0232 (V)
(713) 520-5136 (TTY)
ilru@ilru.org
www.ilru.org

Easter Seals Massachusetts
(School transition services, assistive technology and augmentative communication assessments, therapy services, summer Camp, and low interest rate loans for assistive technology.)
484 Main Street
Worcester   MA   01608
(800) 244-2756
(508) 757-2756
kjoslin@eastersealsma.org
www.eastersealsma.org

Statewide Head Injury Program
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
27 Wormwood Street, Fort Point Place, Suite 600
Boston   MA   02210
(800) 223-2559 (MA only)
(617) 204-3852 (V)
(617) 204-3817 (TTY)
debra.kamen@mrc.state.ma.us
www.mass.gov/mrc/ship/ship.htm

VSA arts of Massachusetts
China Trade Center
2 Boylston Street, 2nd Floor
Boston   MA   02116-9856
(617) 350-7713
(617) 350-6836 (TTY)
cjwashburn@vsamass.org
www.vsamass.org

To find out the contact information for centers for
independent living (CILs) in your state, contact:
National Council on Independent Living
1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor
Washington   DC   20036
(202) 207-0334 (V)
(202) 207-0340 (TTY)
ncil@ncil.org
www.ncil.org
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