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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
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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.maryland.gov/
State Department of Education: Special Education
Maryland State Department of Education
Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services
200 W. Baltimore Street, 9th Floor
Baltimore   MD   21201-2595
(410) 767-0238
lsparr@msde.state.md.us
www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/earlyinterv/
Programs for Infants and Young Children with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 5
Early Childhood Intervention and Education
Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services
Maryland State Department of Education
200 W. Baltimore Street, 9th Floor
Baltimore   MD   21201
(410) 767-0261
(800) 535-0182 (in MD)
dmcmicha@msde.state.md.us

 http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/earlyinterv/

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Maryland Division of Rehabilitation Services
Workforce and Technology Center
Maryland State Department of Education
2301 Argonne Drive
Baltimore   MD   21218-1696
(410) 554-9385
dors@dors.state.md.us
www.dors.state.md.us/
Career and Technical Program
Division of Career Technology and Adult Learning
200 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore   MD   21201
(410) 767-0158
koliver@msde.state.md.us
www.marylandpublicschools.org
State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Mental Hygiene Administration
Office of Child and Adolescent Services
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Spring Grove Hospital Center
55 Wade Avenue, Mitchell Building
Catonsville   MD   21228
(410) 402-8487
azachik@dhmh.state.md.us
Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council
217 E. Redwood Street, Suite 1300
Baltimore   MD   21202
(800) 305-6441 (in MD only)
(410) 767-3670 (V/TTY)
info@md-council.org
www.md-council.org
Client Assistance Program
Division of Rehabilitation Services
2301 Argonne Drive
Baltimore   MD   21218
(800) 638-6243
(410) 554-9359
(410) 554-9360 (TTY)
cap@dors.state.md.us
www.dors.state.md.us/
State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Maryland Children’s Health Program
For referral to your local program call:
   
(800) 456-8900
(800) 735-2258 (TTY)
www.dhmh.state.md.us/mma/mchp/
Programs for Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Governor's Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
217 E. Redwood Street, Suite 1300
Baltimore   MD   21202
(410) 767-6290 (V)
(410) 767-7756 (TTY)
ODHH@gov.state.md.us
www.odhh.md.gov/
Telecommunications Relay Services

(800) 201-7165 (V/TTY)
(800) 735-2258 (TTY/HCO); 711 (TTY)
(888) 826-9673 (VCO)
(800) 785-5630 (Speech to Speech)
(877) 735-5151 (ASCII)
(877) 258-9854 (2-Line VCO)
(800) 877-1264 (Spanish)
(900) 344-3323 (pay per call, English)
(900) 344-4889 (pay per call, Spanish)

   
Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center
DBTAC: Mid-Atlantic ADA Center
TransCen, Inc.
451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 700
Rockville   MD   20850
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV)
(301) 217-0124 (V/TTY)
adainfo@transcen.org
www.adainfo.org
Technology-Related Assistance
Maryland Technology Assistance Program
Workforce and Technology Center
2301 Argonne Drive, Room T-17
Baltimore   MD   21218
(800) TECH-TAP (832-4827)
(866) 881-7488 (TTY)
mdtap@mdtap.org
 www.mdtap.org
Special Format Books for Children and Youth
Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
415 Park Avenue
Baltimore   MD   21201-3603
(800) 964-9209
(800) 934-2541 (TTY outside Metro area)
(410) 230-2424
(410) 230-8679 (TTY)
jlewis@lbph.lib.md.us
 www.lbph.lib.md.us
Department of Disabilities
Department of Disabilities
217 E. Redwood Street, Suite 1300
Baltimore   MD   21202
(800) 637-4113
(410) 767-3660
mdod@mdod.state.md.us
www.mdod.maryland.gov
State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Program Improvement and Family Support Branch
Division of Student, Family, and School Support
Maryland State Department of Education
200 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore   MD   21201-2595
(410) 767-0286
www.marylandpublicschools.org
Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 6 through 21
Student Achievement and Professional Development
Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services
200 W. Baltimore Street, 9th Floor
Baltimore   MD   21201
(410) 767-0249
nbradley@msde.state.md.us
www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/earlyinterv/
Coordinator for Transition Services
Division of Special Education
Maryland State Department of Education
200 W. Baltimore Street, 9th Floor
Baltimore   MD   21201
(410) 767-0231
www.msde.state.md.us/SpecialEducation/
State Mental Health Agency
Mental Hygiene Administration
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Spring Grove Hospital Center
55 Wade Avenue, Dix Building
Catonsville   MD   21228
(800) 735-2258 (TTY)
(410) 402-8452
bhepburn@dhmh.state.md.us
www.dhmh.state.md.us/mha/
Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities Administration
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
201 W. Preston Street, Room 422C
Baltimore   MD   21201
(410) 767-5600
watersa@dhmh.state.md.us
www.ddamaryland.org
Protection and Advocacy Agency
Maryland Disability Law Center
1800 N. Charles, Suite 400
Baltimore   MD   21201
(800) 233-7201
(410) 727-6352
www.mdlcbalto.org
Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Office for Genetics and CSHCN
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
20l W. Preston Street, Room 421A
Baltimore   MD   21201
(800) 638-8864
(410) 767-6730
pannys@dhmh.state.md.us
http://fha.state.md.us/genetics
Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind
Maryland School for the Blind
3501 Taylor Avenue
Baltimore   MD   21236
(410) 444-5000
www.mdschblind.org

Maryland School for the Deaf
101 Clarke Place
P.O. Box 250
Frederick   MD   21705-0250
(301) 360-2005 (V/TTY)
frederick@msd.edu
www.msd.edu/
State Education Agency Rural Representative
Program Administration, Support and Staff Development
Division of Special Education, Maryland State Department of Education
200 W. Baltimore Street, 4th floor
Baltimore   MD   21201
(410) 767-0249
klewis@msde.state.md.us
www.msde.state.md.us
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
The Kennedy Krieger Institute
707 N. Broadway
Baltimore   MD   21205-1890
(443) 923-9300
goldstein@kennedykrieger.org
www.kennedykrieger.org
State Mediation System
Office of Administrative Hearings
11101 Gilroy Road
Hunt Valley   MD   21031
(800) 388-8805
(410) 229-4210
lbennett@oah.state.md.us
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collapse   Disability-Specific Organizations
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 - To identify an autism group in your state, contact:
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda   MD   20814
(800) 3-AUTISM
(301) 657-0881
www.autism-society.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 Maryland
2200 Kernan Drive
Baltimore   MD   21207
(800) 221-6443 (in MD)
(410) 448-2924
info@biamd.org
www.biamd.org

United Cerebral Palsy of Central Maryland
1700 Reisterstown Road, Suite 226
Baltimore   MD   21208
(800) 451-2452
(410) 484-4540
dcoughlin@ucp-cm.org
www.ucp-cm.org
Epilepsy
Abilities Network
Epilepsy Foundation of the Chesapeake Region
8503 LaSalle Road
Towson   MD   21286
(800) 492-2523 (in MD only)
(410) 828-7700
www.abilitiesnetwork.org
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association of Maryland
P.O. Box 268
Huntingtown   MD   20639
(888) 265-6459
LDAMaryland@aol.com
www.ldamaryland.org

(National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Maryland)
NAMI MD
Maryland’s Voice on Mental Illness
804 Landmark Drive, Suite 122
Glen Burnie   MD   21061
(800) 467-0075
(410) 863-0470
namimd@nami.org
http://md.nami.org
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of Maryland
2416 Lamp Post Lane
Baltimore   MD   21234
(410) 665-1543
sbamaryland@comcast.net

Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
Pottstown   PA   19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
www.add.org

Pathfinders for Autism
P.O. Box 10501
Baltimore   MD   21285
(866) 806-8400
(410) 769-9500
info@pathfindersforautism.org
www.pathfindersforautism.org

Low Vision Center
7701 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 604
Bethesda   MD   20814
(301) 951-4444
Terry@lowvisioninfo.org
www.lowvisioninfo.org/
Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy of Southern Maryland
1919A West Street
Annapolis   MD   21401
(410) 224-4205
ucpinfo@ucpsm.org
www.ucpsm.org

United Cerebral Palsy of Prince George's and Montgomery Counties, Inc.
William Irwin Buck Center
4409 Forbes Boulevard
Lanham   MD   20706
(301) 459-0566
ucppgmc@aol.com
www.ucppgmc.com
www.high-school-high-tech.com
www.netathon.org
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
The Arc of Maryland, Inc.
49 Old Solomons Island Road, Suite 205
Annapolis   MD   21401
(410) 571-9320
(410) 974-6139 (In Balt.)
cmarchand@thearcmd.org
www.thearcmd.org
Mental Health
Mental Health Association of Maryland
711 W. 40th Street, Suite 460
Baltimore   MD   21211
(800) 572-6426
(410) 235-1178
info@mhamd.org
www.mhamd.org
Speech, Language, and Hearing
Maryland Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 31
Manchester   MD   21102
(410) 239-7770
office@mdslha.org
www.mdslha.org
Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome Association of Greater Washington
33 University Boulevard East
Silver Spring   MD   20901-2485
(877) 295-2148
(301) 681-4133
TSAGW@aol.com
www.TSAGW.org
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Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Parents' Place of Maryland, Inc.
801 Cromwell Park Drive, Suite 103
Glen Burnie   MD   21061
(800) 394-5694
(410) 768-9100
info@ppmd.org
www.ppmd.org
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Maryland PTA
5 Central Avenue
Glen Burnie   MD   21061
(410) 760-6221
office@mdpta.org
www.mdpta.org
Parent-To-Parent
Family Support Services, Division of Special Education
Early Intervention Services
Maryland State Department of Education
200 W. Baltimore Street, 9th Floor
Baltimore   MD   21201
(800) 535-0182 (in MD only)
(410) 767-1019
pmiller@msde.state.md.us
www.msde.state.md.us
Other Parent Organization
Maryland Coalition of Families for Children's Mental Health
10632 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 119
Columbia   MD   21044
(888) 607-3637
(410) 730-8267
info@mdcoalition.org
www.mdcoalition.org
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Easter Seals Greater Washington-Baltimore Region, Inc.
4041 Powder Mill Road, Suite 100
Calverton   MD   20705
(301) 931-8700
lreeves@eseal.org
www.gwbr.easterseals.com

The Coordinating Center (for individuals with complex medical needs and disabilities)
8258 Veterans Highway, Suite 113
Millersville   MD   21108
(410) 987-1048
(301) 621-7830
bmccord@coordinatingcenter.org
www.coordinatingcenter.org

Resource Finder
(information on developmental disability resources)
A project of Kennedy Krieger Institute
707 N. Broadway
Baltimore   MD   21205
(800) 390-3372
(443) 923-2795 (TTY)
resourcefinder@kennedykrieger.org
http://www.resourcefinder.kennedykrieger.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

Family Net Works Program
217 E. Redwood Street, Suite 1300
Baltimore   MD   21202
(301) 642-2277
director@family-networks.org
www.family-networks.org

The Kennedy-Krieger Institute (dedicated to improving the lives of children with developmental disabilities through patient care, special education, research and professional training)
707 N. Broadway
Baltimore   MD   21205
(888) 554-2080 (toll free referral line)
(443) 923-9200 (Main)
(443) 923-9400 (referral line)
(443) 923-2645 (TTY)
www.kennedykrieger.org
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
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