A publication of the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

Maine State Resources

Complete update · 7/2007
Partial update · 1/8/2008

The offices listed on this state sheet 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.

State Agencies and Organizations

Age of Eligibility

Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information concerning this state, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education.

United States Senators
Honorable Susan M. Collins (R)
413 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-2523
(202) 224-2693 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://collins.senate.gov/public/continue.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorCollins.Email
Web: http://collins.senate.gov

Honorable Olympia J. Snowe (R)
154 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-5344
(202) 224-1946 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://snowe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorSnowe.Email
Web: http://snowe.senate.gov

United States Representatives
To find the contact information for your representative in the House of the U.S. Congress, visit the House’s Web site at: www.house.gov, or call: (202) 225-3121; (202) 225-1904 (TTY).

Governor
Honorable John Elias Baldacci
Office of the Governor
#1 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0001
(207) 287-3531
(207) 287-1034 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: www.maine.gov/governor/baldacci/contact/citizen_services/share_views.html
Web: www.maine.gov/governor/baldacci/index.shtml

Official State Web Site
Web: www.maine.gov

State Department of Education: Special Education
David Noble Stockford, Policy Director/Team Leader
Department of Education
Office of Special Services
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
(207) 624-6650; (207) 624-6800 (TTY)
E-mail: david.stockford@maine.gov
Web: www.maine.gov/education/speced/specserv.htm

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Jacqueline Soychak, Federal Program Services Team Leader and Policy Director
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
(207) 624-6734
E-mail: jacqueline.soychak@maine.gov
Web: www.maine.gov/education/nclb/

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Contact Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 Through 5, below.

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Deb Hannigan, Part C and Section 619 Coordinator
Child Development Services
146 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 624-6660; (800) 355-8611
E-mail: debra.hannigan@maine.gov
Web: www.maine.gov/education/

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Jill C. Duson, Executive Director
Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
Department of Labor
150 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0150
(207) 623-7944
E-mail: jill.c.duson@maine.gov
Web: www.maine.gov/rehab/

Coordinator for Transition Services
Pam Rosen, Special Projects Director
Office of Special Services
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 624-6648
E-mail: pam.rosen@maine.gov
Web: www.maine.gov/education/speced/specserv.htm

Office of State Coordinator of Career and Technical Education for Students with Disabilities
Buzz Gamble, Consultant
Career and Technical Education Team
Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
(207) 624-6747
E-mail: buzz.gamble@maine.gov
Web: www.maine.gov/education/

State Mental Health Agency
Brenda Harvey, Commissioner
Department of Health and Human Services
11 State House Station
221 State Street
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-3707
Web: www.maine.gov/dhs

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Joan Smyrski, MS
Director Children's Behavioral Health Services
Department of Health and Human Services
State House, Station #11
Marquardt Building, 2nd Floor
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-8769
E-mail: joan.smyrski@Maine.gov
Web: www.maine.gov/dhhs/bds/children/home.html

Programs for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Jane Gallivan, Director
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)
E-mail: jane.gallivan@maine.gov
Web: www.maine.gov/bds

Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Julia Bell, Executive Director
Maine Developmental Disabilities Council
139 State House Station
225 Western Avenue
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-4213; (800) 244-3990 (in ME only)
E-mail: jbell@maineddc.org
Web: www.maineddc.org

Protection and Advocacy Agency
Kimberly A. Moody, Executive Director
Disability Rights Center
24 Stone Street
P.O. Box 2007
Augusta, ME 04338-2007
(207) 626-2774 (V/TTY); (800) 452-1948 (V/TTY in ME)
E-mail: advocate@drcme.org
Web: www.drcme.org

Client Assistance Program
Stephen Beam, Program Director
C.A.R.E.S., Inc
47 Water Street, Suite 104
Hallowell, ME 04347
(207) 622-7055; (800) 773-7055 (V/TTY)
E-mail: steve.beam@caresinc.org
Web: www.caresinc.org

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Toni G. Wall, Director
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
(207) 287-5139, ext. 5350; (800) 698-3624
(207) 287-8015 (TTY)
E-mail: toni.g.wall@maine.gov

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
MaineCare
442 Civic Center Drive
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 624-7539; (800) 321-5557 (option 1)
Web: www.maine.gov/dhs/bfi/cubcare/CubCare.htm

State Education Agency Rural Representative
David Noble Stockford, Policy Director/Team Leader
Office of Special Services
Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
(207) 624-6650; (207) 624-6800 (TTY)
E-mail: david.stockford@maine.gov
Web: www.state.me.us/education/speced/specserv.htm

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind
Paul Cote, Program Manager
Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
150 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0150
(207) 623-7956
E-mail: paul.e.cote@maine.gov
Web: www.maine.gov/rehab/

Jean Small, Program Director
Education Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Children
Catholic Charities Maine
1066 Kenduskeag Avenue
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 941-2855
Email: jsmall@ccmaine.org
Web: www.catholiccharitiesmaine.org/

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Larry S. Taub, Ed.D., Superintendent
Governor Baxter School for the Deaf
Mackworth Island
Falmouth, ME 04105
(207) 781-6215 (Newborn to age 5)
(207) 781-6244 (Grades K - 12)

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 457-1220 (V)
(800) 437-1220 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 229-5746 (Speech to Speech-English)
(866) 260-9470 (Speech to Speech-Spanish)

Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
Valerie Fletcher, Executive Director
Oce Harrison, Project Director
DBTAC - New England ADA Center
Adaptive Environments Center, Inc.
180-200 Portland Street, First Floor
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 695-1225 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 V/TTY)
E-mail: adainfo@newenglandada.org
Web: http://adaptiveenvironments.org/neada/site/home

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Lucille A. Zeph, Director
Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies, UCEDD
University of Maine
5717 Corbett Hall, Room 114
Orono, ME 04469-5717
(207) 581-1207; (800) 203-6957
E-mail: lu.zeph@umit.maine.edu
Web: www.ccids.umaine.edu

Technology-Related Assistance
Dale Blanchard, Executive Director
ALLTech
The Spurwink Institute
60 Pineland Drive
New Gloucester, ME 04260
(866) 688-4573
E-mail: dblanchard@alltech-tsi.org
Web: www.alltech-tsi.org

Kathleen Powers, Program Director
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)
E-mail: kpowers@maine.edu
Web: www.mainecite.org

State Mediation System
Pauline Lamontagne, Coordinator
Office of Special Services, Due Process
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
(207) 624-6644
E-mail: pauline.lamontagne@maine.gov
Web: www.maine.gov/education/speced/specserv.htm

Special Format Library
Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Maine State Library
64 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0064
(207) 287-5650; (800) 762-7106
Web: www.maine.gov/msl/outreach

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
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
Web: www.chadd.org

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

Autism
Autism Society of Maine
72B Maine Street
Winthrop, ME 04364
(207) 377-9603; (800) 273-5200
E-mail: asm@asmonline.org
Web: www.asmonline.org

Blind/Visual Impairments
Jaclyn Packer, Ph.D., Director of Information Center
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (800) 232-5463
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Brain Injury
John Bott, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of Maine
325 Main Street
Waterville, ME 04901
(207) 861-9900; (800) 275-1233 (in ME)
E-mail: info@biame.org
Web: www.biame.org

Cerebral Palsy
Bobbie Yeager, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Northeastern Maine
700 Mt. Hope Avenue, Suite 320
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 941-2885; (207) 941-2952 (V/TTY)
E-mail: office@ucpofmaine.org
Web: www.ucpofmaine.org

Deafness/Hard of Hearing
Maine Center on Deafness (MCD)
68 Bishop Street, Suite 3
Portland, ME 04103
(207) 797-7656 (V/TTY); (800) 639-3884 (V/TTY)
Web: www.mcdmaine.org

Learning Disabilities
Brenda Bennett, Executive Director
Learning Disabilities Association of Maine
P.O. Box 67
Oakland, ME 04963
(207) 465-7700; (877) 208-4029
E-mail: info@ldame.org
Web: www.ldame.org

Beth McClure, President
New Hampshire Branch of the International Dyslexia Association
(also serving Vermont and Maine)
P.O. Box 3724
Concord, NH 03302
(603) 229-7355
E-mail: referralsMaine@nhida.org
Web: www.nhida.org

Mental Health
Carol Carothers, Executive Director
NAMI Maine
1 Bangor Street
Augusta, ME 04330
(207) 622-5767; (800) 464-5767 (in ME only)
E-mail: clcarothers@gwi.net
Web: www.namimaine.org

Speech, Language, and Hearing
Sabrina M.R. Jellison, President
Maine Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Strong Elementary School
110 N. Main Street
Strong, ME 04983
(207) 491-5219
E-mail: sabrinaslp@yahoo.com
Web: www.mslha.org/

Spina Bifida
Wendy Bondeson, Director
Spina Bifida Association of Maine
P.O. Box 11166
Portland, ME 04104
(207) 675-3589

Tourette Syndrome
Maine/New Hampshire Chapter of the Tourette Syndrome Association
(207) 428-3040; (877) 368-9800
E-mail: info@tsa-maine.org
Web: www.tsa-maine.org

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Janice LaChance, Director
Maine Parent Federation
P.O. Box 2067
Augusta, ME 04338-2067
(207) 623-2144; (800) 870-7746 (in ME)
E-mail: parentconnect@mpf.org
Web: www.mpf.org

Parent-To-Parent
Contact Parent Training and Information Center, listed above.

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Tammie Breen, President
Maine PTA
Zone Corporation
P.O. Box 1929
Bangor, ME 04402
(207) 852-6683
E-mail: tbreen@zoneradio.com
Web: www.mainepta.org

Other Parent Organization
Pam Marshall, Manager
Mainely Parents
188 State Street, Suite 400
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 842-2984; (800) 249-5506
E-mail: amandal@day-one.org
Web: www.mainelyparents.org

Other Disability Organizations

Anne Marsh, Executive Director
Erin Rice, Marketing and Communications Director
Pine Tree Society
Discovering abilities together
149 Front Street
Bath, ME 04530
(207) 443-3341 (V/TTY)
E-mail: info@pinetreesociety.org
Web: www.pinetreesociety.org

Kipp Rudy, Executive Director
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)
E-mail: info@vsartsmaine.org
Web: www.vsartsmaine.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)
E-mail: ilru@ilru.org
Web: www.ilru.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)
E-mail: ncil@ncil.org
Web: www.ncil.org

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