State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Dr. Catherine Moore, NCLB Research & Development Administrator 
Instructional Services Division
Alabama State Department of Education
50 N. Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 242-8199
E-mail: cmoore@alsde.edu
Web: www.alsde.edu

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 
Betsy Prince, Part C Coordinator
Alabama's Early Intervention System
Department of Rehabilitation Services
Division of Early Intervention
2129 East South Boulevard 
Montgomery, AL 36116
(334) 281-8780; (800) 543-3098 
(800) 499-1816 (TTY) 
E-mail: bdprince@rehab.state.al.us 
Web: www.rehab.state.al.us/ei

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 
Cathy Jones, Education Specialist
Contact State Department of Education: Special Education

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency 
Steve Shivers, Commissioner 
Department of Rehabilitation Services
Division of Early Intervention
2129 East South Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36116 
(334) 281-8780 
E-mail: sshivers@rehab.state.al.us 
Web: www.rehab.state.al.us/vr.html 

Coordinator for Transition Services
DaLee Chambers, Director of Transition Initiative 
Special Education Services 
Alabama State Department of Education 
P.O. Box 302101 
Montgomery, AL 36130 
(334) 242-8114 
E-mail: daleec@alsde.edu
Web Site: 

Office of State Career and Technical Education 
Nancy Beggs, Director
Career/Technical Education
Alabama State Department of Education
Gordon Persons Building, Room 5239
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
(334) 242-9111
E-mail: nbeggs@alsde.edu
Web: www.alsde.edu/

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth 
Steve Lafreniere, Director
Office of Children's Services
Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
P.O. Box 301410
Montgomery, AL 36130-1410
(334) 353-7110
E-mail: slafreniere@mh.state.al.us
Web: www.mh.state.al.us

State Mental Retardation Program 
Kathy E. Sawyer, Commissioner
Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
RSA Union Building
P.O. Box 301410
Montgomery, AL 36130-1410
(334) 242-3107
E-mail: ksawyer@mh.state.al.us
Web: www.mh.state.al.us

State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council 
Elmyra Jones, Executive Director
Alabama Council for Developmental Disabilities
RSA Union Building
100 N. Union Street, Suite 498
P.O. Box 301410
Montgomery, AL 36130-1410
(334) 242-3973; (800) 232-2158
E-mail: acdd@mh.state.al.us
Web: http://acdd.org

Protection and Advocacy Agency 
Reuben Cook, Director
Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP)
The University of Alabama
526 Martha Parham West
P.O. Box 870395
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0395 
(205) 348-4928 (V/TTY); (800) 826-1675
E-mail: ADAP@law.ua.edu
Web: www.adap.net 

Client Assistance Program 
Jerry Norsworthy, Coordinator 
Department of Rehabilitation Services
2129 East South Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36116
(334) 613-2209; (800) 228-3231 (V/TTY in AL)
E-mail: sacap2000@yahoo.com

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs 
Dr. Cary Boswell, Assistant Commissioner
Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
Children's Rehabilitation Service
2129 East South Boulevard
P.O. Box 11586
Montgomery, AL 36111-0586
(334) 281-8780; (800) 441-7607
(800) 846-3697 (in AL)
E-mail: cboswell@rehab.state.al.us
Web: www.rehab.state.al.us 

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Gayle Lees Sandlin, Director
Children’s Health Insurance Program
Alabama Department of Public Health
201 Monroe Street, Suite 250
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 206-5568; (877) 774-9521
Web: www.adph.org/allkids/

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired, Deaf or Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind
Michelle Jones, Regional Director
Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind
1050 Government Street
Mobile, AL 36604
(251) 432-7777 (V/TTY)
E-mail: mijone@aidb.state.al.us
Web: www.AIDB.org

Steve Shivers, Commissioner
Department of Rehabilitation Services
Division of Early Intervention
2129 East South Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36116 
(334) 281-8780 
E-mail: sshivers@rehab.state.al.us 
Web: www.rehab.state.al.us/vr.html

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 548-2547 (V)
(800) 548-2546 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(888) 229-5746 (Speech to Speech-English)
(866) 260-9470 (Speech to Speech-Spanish)

Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center 
Shelley Kaplan, Project Director
Southeast Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center
Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access
Georgia Tech
490 10th Street
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 385-0636; (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: sedbtacproject@catea.org
Web: www.sedbtac.org

Graham Sisson, Assistant Attorney General
Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
2129 East South Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36111
(334) 613-3471 (Montgomery office)
(205) 290-4540 (Birmingham office)
(888) 574-2257 (TTY)
(800) 205-9986 (Alabama's Toll Free Hotline for ADA Information)
E-mail: gsisson@rehab.state.al.us
Web: www.rehab.state.al.us/ada

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Michael J. Friedlander, Director
Civitan International Research Center
University of Alabama at Birmingham 
1719 6th Avenue South 
Birmingham, AL 35294-0021 
(205) 934-8900; (800) 822-2472
Web: www.circ.uab.edu

Technology-Related Assistance 
Ted Bridges, Executive Director
STAR (Statewide Technology Access and Response for Alabamians with Disabilities)
2125 East South Boulevard
P.O. Box 20752
Montgomery, AL 36120-0752
(334) 613-3480; (334) 613-3519 (TTY)
(800) 782-7656 (In AL)
Web: www.rehab.state.al.us/star

Respite Care
Linda Lamberth, Project Manager
The Alabama Respite Resource Network
2505 Inverness Lane
Birmingham, AL 35242
(205) 991-0927; (866) 737-8252
E-mail: alabamarespite@aol.com
Web: http://alabamarespite.org

Special Format Library
Fara L. Zaleski, Librarian 
Alabama Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 
6030 Monticello Drive 
Montgomery, AL 36130-6000
(334) 213-3906, ext. 921; (800) 392-5671 
(334) 213-3900 (TTY)
E-mail: fzaleski@apls.state.al.us
Web: http://apls.state.al.us/webpages/services
 

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
(484) 945-2101
Web: www.add.org

Autism
Jennifer Muller, Executive Director
Autism Society of Alabama
3100 Lorna Road, Suite 132
Birmingham, AL 35216
(205) 824-6734; (877) 4AUTISM
E-mail: director@autism-alabama.org
Web: www.autism-alabama.org

Blind/Visual Impairments
Frances Mary D'Andrea, Director
American Foundation for the Blind-National Literacy Center
100 Peachtree Street, Suite 620
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 525-2303
E-mail: literacy@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Cerebral Palsy 
Gary Edwards, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Birmingham 
Hand In Hand: A Learning Environment for Children
120 Oslo Circle
Birmingham, AL 35211 
(205) 944-3939; (800) 654-4483 
E-mail: gedwards@ucpbham.com
Web: http://ucpbham.com

Glenn R. Harger, President/CEO
United Cerebral Palsy of Mobile, Inc.
3058 Dauphin Square Connector
Mobile, AL 36607
(251) 479-4900; (888) 630-7102
E-mail: info@ucpmobile.org
Web: www.ucp.org/ucp_local.cfm/160

Epilepsy 
Judith Lindsay Adamson, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of North and Central Alabama
701 37th Street South, Suite 8
Birmingham, AL 35222 
(205) 324-4222; (800) 950-6662 (In AL)
E-mail: epilepsy@aol.com
Web: www.epilepsyfoundation.org/local/ncalabama

F. Mitchell Garrett, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of South Alabama
951 Government Street, Suite 201
Mobile, AL 36604
(251) 432-0970; (800) 626-1582 (In AL)
E-mail: mgarrett@epilepsysouthalabama.org
Web: www.efa.org/local/southalabama

Head Injury
Charles Priest, Director
Alabama Head Injury Foundation
3100 Lorna Road, Suite 226
Hoover, AL 35216
(205) 823-3818; (800) 433-8002
E-mail: charlespriest@bellsouth.net
Web: www.ahif.org

Learning Disabilities 
Mattie Ray, President
Learning Disabilities Association of Alabama
P.O. Box 11588 
Montgomery, AL 36111 
(334) 277-9151 
Web: www.ldaal.org

Mental Health
Jolene James, President
NAMI Alabama
6900 6th Avenue South, Suite B
Birmingham, AL 35212-1902 
(205) 833-8336; (800) 626-4199 (In AL)
E-mail: office@namialabama.org
Web: www.namialabama.org

Mental Retardation 
Thomas B. Holmes, Executive Director
The Arc of Alabama, Inc. 
300 S. Hull Street
Montgomery, AL 36104-6105
(334) 262-7688
E-mail: Tholmes@TheArcAlabama.org
Web: www.arcalabama.org

Special Health Care Needs
Susan Colburn, State & Regional Coordinator
Family Voices
c/o Children's Rehabilitation Service
2129 E. South Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36116
(334) 613-2284
E-mail: scolburn@rehab.state.al.us
Web: www.familyvoices.org

Dr. Gerald Oveson, State & Regional Coordinator
Family Voices
9800 Cascade Drive
Mobile, AL 36695
(251) 633-3756
E-mail: oveson@bellsouth.net

Speech and Hearing
Byron McCain, CAE Executive Director
Speech and Hearing Association of Alabama
P.O. Box 130220
Birmingham, AL 35213
(205) 802-7551
E-mail: bymccain@bellsouth.net
Web: www.alabamashaa.org

Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of Alabama
P.O. Box 130538
Birmingham, AL 35213-0538
(205) 978-7287
 

Organizations Especially for Parents
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) 
Mavis Smith, Director
Special Education Action Committee Inc. (SEAC)
600 Bel Air Boulevard, Suite 210
P.O. Box 161274 
Mobile, AL 36616-2274 
(251) 478-1208; (800) 222-7322 (In AL)
E-mail: seacofmobile@seacpac.com
Web: www.seacparentassistancecenter.com/

Partners in Policymaking
Partners in Policymaking of Alabama
100 N. Union Street
Montgomery, AL 36130-1410
(256) 765-3895; (800) 846-3735
Web: http://acdd.org

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Lori Farsheé, Executive Director
Alabama PTA
470 S. Union Street
Montgomery, AL 36104-4330
(334) 834-2501; (800) 328-1897
E-mail: al_office@pta.org
Web: www.alabamapta.org

Other Disability Organizations
Byron White, President
Alabama Association for Persons in Supported Employment
P.O. Box 11586
Montgomery, AL 36116
(334) 613-3527
E-mail: bwhite@rehab.state.al.us
Web: www.al-apse.org

Graham Sisson, President
Alabama Disability Action Coalition
206 13th Street South
Birmingham, AL 35233-1317
Web: www.accessalabama.org

Terry Graham, President
Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind
P.O. Box 698
Talladega, AL 35161
(256) 761-3200
E-mail: tgrah@aidb.state.al.us
Web: www.aidb.org

John Roberts, Director
Alabama Work Incentives Network
2129 East South Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36116
(334) 613-2241; (800) 441-7607 
E-mail: jroberts@rehab.state.al.us
Web: www.alawin.org

Easter Seals Alabama
6005-A E. Shirley Lane
Montgomery, AL 36117-1935
(334) 395-4489; (800) 388-7325
Web: www.easter-seals.org

Jeff Underwood, President/CEO
Lakeshore Foundation
4000 Ridgeway Drive
Birmingham, AL 35209
(205) 313-7400; (888) 868-2303 (In AL)
Web: www.lakeshore.org

Donna Sargent, Director
Start on Success Alabama
United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Birmingham
2430 N. 11th Avenue
Birmingham, AL 35234
(205) 251-0165, ext. 227
E-mail: dsargent@ucpbham.com

Sherri Van Pelt, Executive Director
VSA arts of Alabama 
1116 S. 26th Street
Birmingham, AL 35205
(205) 322-4086
E-mail: vsaal@bellsouth.net
Web: www.vsartsalabama.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
1916 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 209
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 525-3406; (703) 525-4153 (TTY)
E-mail: ncil@ncil.org
Web: www.ncil.org