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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.maine.gov State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) Maine Department of Education 23 State House Station Augusta   ME   04333-0023 (207) 624-6734 jacqueline.soychak@maine.gov www.maine.gov/education/nclb/ Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 Child Development Services 146 State House Station Augusta   ME   04333 (800) 355-8611 (207) 624-6660 debra.hannigan@maine.gov www.maine.gov/education/ Coordinator for Transition Services Office of Special Services Maine Department of Education 23 State House Station Augusta   ME   04333 (207) 624-6648 pam.rosen@maine.gov www.maine.gov/education/speced/specserv.htm State Mental Health Agency Department of Health and Human Services 11 State House Station 221 State Street  Augusta   ME   04333 (207) 287-3707 www.maine.gov/dhhs Programs for Adults with Developmental Disabilities Office of Adults with Cognitive and Physical Disability Department of Health and Human Services #11 State House Station Marquardt Building, 2nd Floor Augusta   ME   04333 (207) 287-4242 (207) 287-2000 (TTY) jane.gallivan@maine.gov www.maine.gov/dhhs/OACPDS/ Protection and Advocacy Agency Disability Rights Center 24 Stone Street P.O. Box 2007 Augusta   ME   04338-2007 (800) 452-1948 (V/TTY in ME) (207) 626-2774 (V/TTY) advocate@drcme.org www.drcme.org Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs Children with Special Health Needs Program Department of Health and Human Services Key Bank Plaza, 7th Floor 11 State House Station Augusta   ME   04333-0011 (800) 698-3624 (207) 287-5139, ext. 5350 (207) 287-8015 (TTY) toni.g.wall@maine.gov State Education Agency Rural Representative Office of Special Services Department of Education 23 State House Station Augusta   ME   04333-0023 (207) 624-6650 (207) 624-6800 (TTY) david.stockford@maine.gov www.state.me.us/education/speced/specserv.htm Education Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Children Catholic Charities Maine 1066 Kenduskeag Avenue  Bangor   ME   04401 (207) 941-2855 jsmall@ccmaine.org www.catholiccharitiesmaine.org/ Telecommunications Relay Services     (800) 457-1220 (V) (800) 437-1220 (TTY); 711 (TTY) (800) 229-5746 (Speech to Speech-English) (866) 260-9470 (Speech to Speech-Spanish) University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies, UCEDD University of Maine 5717 Corbett Hall, Room 114 Orono   ME   04469-5717 (800) 203-6957 (207) 581-1207 lu.zeph@umit.maine.edu www.ccids.umaine.edu Maine Consumer Information and Technology Training Exchange (Maine CITE) Maine CITE Coordinating Center University of Maine System, University College 46 University Drive Augusta   ME   04330 (207) 621-3195 (V) (207) 621-3482 (TTY) kpowers@maine.edu www.mainecite.org Special Format Library Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Maine State Library 64 State House Station Augusta   ME   04333-0064 (800) 762-7106 (207) 287-5650 www.maine.gov/msl/outreach State Department of Education: Special Education Department of Education Office of Special Services 23 State House Station Augusta   ME   04333-0023 (207) 624-6650 (207) 624-6800 (TTY) david.stockford@maine.gov www.maine.gov/education/speced/specserv.htm Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 Contact Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 Through 5.     State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Bureau of Rehabilitation Services Department of Labor 150 State House Station Augusta   ME   04333-0150 (207) 623-7944 jill.c.duson@maine.gov www.maine.gov/rehab/ Office of State Coordinator of Career and Technical Education for Students with Disabilities Career and Technical Education Team Department of Education 23 State House Station Augusta   ME   04333-0023 (207) 624-6747 buzz.gamble@maine.gov www.maine.gov/education/ State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth Children's Behavioral Health Services Department of Health and Human Services 11 State House Station Augusta   ME   04333 (207) 287-8769 joan.smyrski@Maine.gov www.maine.gov/dhhs/ocfs/cbhs/ Councils on Developmental Disabilities Maine Developmental Disabilities Council 139 State House Station 225 Western Avenue Augusta   ME   04333 (800) 244-3990 (in ME only) (207) 287-4213 jbell@maineddc.org www.maineddc.org Client Assistance Program C.A.R.E.S., Inc 47 Water Street, Suite 104 Hallowell   ME   04347 (800) 773-7055 (V/TTY) (207) 622-7055 steve.beam@caresinc.org www.caresinc.org State CHIP Program (health care for low-income uninsured children) MaineCare 442 Civic Center Drive Augusta   ME   04333 (800) 321-5557 (option 1) (207) 624-7539 www.maine.gov/dhs/bfi/cubcare/CubCare.htm Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired Bureau of Rehabilitation Services 150 State House Station Augusta   ME   04333-0150 (207) 623-7956 paul.e.cote@maine.gov www.maine.gov/rehab/ Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Governor Baxter School for the Deaf Mackworth Island Falmouth   ME   04105 (207) 781-6215 (Newborn to age 5) (207) 781-6244 (Grades K - 12) 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 Technology-Related Assistance ALLTech The Spurwink Institute 60 Pineland Drive New Gloucester   ME   04260 (866) 688-4573 dblanchard@alltech-tsi.org www.alltech-tsi.org State Mediation System Office of Special Services, Due Process 23 State House Station Augusta   ME   04333-0023 (207) 624-6644 pauline.lamontagne@maine.gov www.maine.gov/education/speced/specserv.htm Back to Top

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 National autism organizations are listed at the end of NICHCY's autism page, http://www.nichcy.org/Disabilities/Specific/Pages/autism.aspx. Autism Society of Maine 72B Maine Street Winthrop   ME   04364 (800) 273-5200 (207) 377-9603 me-maine@autismsocietyofamerica.org www.asmonline.org Brain Injury Brain Injury Association of Maine 325 Main Street Waterville   ME   04901 (800) 275-1233 (in ME) (207) 861-9900 info@biame.org www.biame.org Deafness/Hard of Hearing Maine Center on Deafness (MCD) 68 Bishop Street, Suite 3 Portland   ME   04103 (800) 639-3884 (V/TTY) (207) 797-7656 (V/TTY); www.mcdmaine.org Learning Disabilities Learning Disabilities Association of Maine P.O. Box 67  Oakland   ME   04963 (877) 208-4029 (207) 465-7700 info@ldame.org www.ldame.org Mental Health NAMI Maine, National Alliance on Mental Illness 1 Bangor Street Augusta   ME   04330 (800) 464-5767 (in ME only) (207) 622-5767 clcarothers@gwi.net www.namimaine.org Spina Bifida Spina Bifida Association of Maine P.O. Box 11166 Portland   ME   04104 (207) 675-3589 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 Cerebral Palsy United Cerebral Palsy of Northeastern Maine 700 Mt. Hope Avenue, Suite 320  Bangor   ME   04401 (207) 941-2885 (207) 941-2952 (V/TTY) office@ucpofmaine.org www.ucpofmaine.org Epilepsy Epilepsy Foundation Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire & Maine 540 Gallivan Blvd #200 Boston   MA   02124 (888) 576-9996 (617) 506-6041 kbinette@efmarinhme.org www.efmarinhme.org New Hampshire Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (also serving Vermont and Maine) P.O. Box 3724 Concord   NH   03302 (603) 229-7355 referralsMaine@nhida.org www.nhida.org Speech, Language, and Hearing Maine Speech-Language-Hearing Association Strong Elementary School 110 N. Main Street  Strong   ME   04983 (207) 491-5219 sabrinaslp@yahoo.com www.mslha.org/ Tourette Syndrome Maine/New Hampshire Chapter of the Tourette Syndrome Association     (877) 368-9800 (207) 428-3040 info@tsa-maine.org www.tsa-maine.org Back to Top

Organizations for Parents Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) Maine Parent Federation P.O. Box 2067 Augusta   ME   04338-2067 (800) 870-7746 (in ME) (207) 623-2144 parentconnect@mpf.org www.mpf.org Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Maine PTA Zone Corporation P.O. Box 1929  Bangor   ME   04402 (207) 852-6683 tbreen@zoneradio.com www.mainepta.org Parent-To-Parent Contact Parent Training and Information Center.     Other Parent Organization Mainely Parents 188 State Street, Suite 400 Portland   ME   04101 (800) 249-5506 (207) 842-2984 amandal@day-one.org www.mainelyparents.org Back to Top

Other Disability Organizations Pine Tree Society Discovering abilities together 149 Front Street Bath   ME   04530 (207) 443-3341 (V/TTY) info@pinetreesociety.org www.pinetreesociety.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 VSA Arts of Maine (Statewide art opportunities for children and adults with disabilities) P.O. Box 4002 Portland   ME   04101 (207) 761-3861 (V/TTY) info@vsartsmaine.org www.vsartsmaine.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 Back to Top

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.

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Esta página de recursos le ayudará a saber qué clase de ayuda hay en su estado para las personas con discapacidades y sus familias, cuáles organizaciones y agencias podrá contactar para mayor información, y ¡mucho más! Las oficinas identificados tienden a ser oficinas a nivel estatal, no local, pero usualmente pueden ponerle en contacto con recursos dentro de su comunidad. También pueden proveerle información y asistencia sobre los asuntos relacionados a la discapacidad en su estado.

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