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.

State Department of Education: Special Education 
Marcia Harding, Associate Director
Special Education 
Arkansas Department of Education 
1401 W. Capitol, Suite 450
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-4221 
E-mail: mharding@arkedu.k12.ar.us
Web: http://arkedu.state.ar.us

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Janine Riggs, Assistant Director
School Improvement and Professional Development
Arkansas Department of Education 
#4 Capitol Mall, Room 406B
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-4219
E-mail: jriggs@arkedu.k12.ar.us
Web: http://arkedu.state.ar.us

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 
Sherrill Archer, First Connections Coordinator
Division of Developmental Disabilities Services
Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 1437, Donaghey Plaza, North-5th Floor, Slot N504
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437 
(501) 682-8676; (800) 643-8258
E-mail: Sherrill.Archer@arkansas.gov
Web: www.state.ar.us/dhs/ddds/

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 
Sandra K. Reifeiss, Early Childhood Program Director
Preschool Programs, Special Education Unit
Arkansas Department of Education
1401 W. Capitol, Suite 450
Little Rock, AR 72201-2936
(501) 682-4225 
E-mail: sreifeiss@arkedu.k12.ar.us
Web: http://arksped.k12.ar.us

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency 
John C. Wyvill, Commissioner 
Arkansas Rehabilitation Services
Department of Workforce Education
1616 Brookwood Drive
P.O. Box 3781
Little Rock, AR 72203-3781 
(501) 296-1616
E-mail: JCWyvill@ARS.state.ar.us
Web: www.arsinfo.org

James C. Hudson, Director 
Department of Human Services
Division of Services for the Blind
700 Main Street, S101
P.O. Box 3237 
Little Rock, AR 72203
(501) 682-5463; (800) 960-9270
(501) 682-0093 (TTY)
E-mail: jim.hudson@arkansas.gov
Web: www.state.ar.us/dhs/dsb

Coordinator for Transition Services 
Brook Charton, Transition Coordinator 
Arkansas Department of Education 
Special Education 
950 Hogan Lane, Suite 5
Conway, AR 72034
(501) 329-7400 
E-mail: bcharton@conwaycorp.net
Web: www.acc.k12.ar.us/transition

Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities 
Teresa Dow, Program Manager
Office of Support for Special Populations
Arkansas Department of Workforce Education
#3 Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201-1083 
(501) 682-1800
E-mail: teresa.dow@arkansas.gov
Web: http://dwe.arkansas.gov

State Mental Health Agency 
Pat Dahlgren, Director
Division of Behavioral Health Services 
4313 W. Markham Street 
Little Rock, AR 72205 
(501) 686-9164
E-mail: pat.dahlgren@arkansas.gov
Web: www.state.ar.us/dhs/dmhs

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth 
Anne Wells, Assistant Director
Division of Mental Health Services
4313 W. Markham Street 
Little Rock, AR 72205 
(501) 686-9489
E-mail: anne.wells@arkansas.gov
Web: www.state.ar.us/dhs/dmhs

State Mental Retardation Program 
James "Charlie" Green, Director 
Division of Developmental Disabilities Services
Department of Human Services 
P.O. Box 1437, Slot N501, 7th and Main Streets, 5th Floor 
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 682-8665; (501) 682-1332 (TTY) 
E-mail: charlie.green1@arkansas.gov
Web: www.state.ar.us/dhs/ddds

State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council 
Wilma Stewart, Coordinator
Governor's Developmental Disabilities Council
Freeway Medical Tower
5800 W. 10th, Suite 805
Little Rock, AR 72204
(501) 661-2589
E-mail: wstewart@healthyarkansas.com
Web: www.ddcouncil.org

Protection and Advocacy Agency 
Nan Ellen East, Executive Director 
Disability Rights Center 
1100 N. University, Suite 201 
Little Rock, AR 72207 
(501) 296-1775 (V/TTY); (800) 482-1174 (V/TTY)
E-mail: panda@arkdisabilityrights.org
Web: www.arkdisabilityrights.org/

Client Assistance Program 
Eddie Miller, CAP Director 
Disability Rights Center 
1100 N. University, Suite 201 
Little Rock, AR 72207 
(501) 296-1775 (V/TTY); (800) 482-1174
E-mail: panda@arkdisabilityrights.org
Web: www.arkdisabilityrights.org

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs 
Gilbert Buchanan, Medical Director
Children's Medical Services
Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 1437, Slot S380 
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437 
(501) 682-2277; (800) 482-5850, ext. 22277 (in AR) 
E-mail: gil.buchanan@arkansas.gov
Web: www.medicaid.state.ar.us

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
ARKids
Division of Medical Services 
Arkansas Department of Human Services 
P.O. Box 1437 (S295) 
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(888) 474-8275
Web: www.arkidsfirst.com/home.htm

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Deaf ACCESS
Arkansas Rehabilitation Services
4601 W. Markham
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
(501) 686-9680; (501) 686-9836 (TTY)
Web: www.arsinfo.org/deafaccess.html

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 285-1121 (V)
(800) 285-1131 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(866) 565-9823 (Speech to Speech)

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind Educational Services for the Visually Impaired 
Arkansas Department of Education
2402 Wildwood Avenue, Suite 112 
Sherwood, AR 72120
(501) 835-5448
E-mail: jima@esvi.org
Web: www.esvi.org

Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center 
Wendy Wilkinson, Director
Disability Law Resource Project
2323 S. Shepard Boulevard, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 520-0232 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: dlrp@ilru.org
Web: www.dlrp.org

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service
Mark Swanson, Director
Partners for Inclusive Communities
2001 Pershing Circle, Suite 300
North Little Rock, AR 72114-1841
(501) 682-9900; (800) 342-2923 
E-mail: swansonmarke@uams.edu
Web: www.uams.edu/UAP/

Technology-Related Assistance 
Barbara Gullett, Project Director
Arkansas Increasing Capabilities Access Network
2201 Brookwood, Suite 117
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 666-8868 (V/TTY); (800) 828-2799 (in AR)
Web: www.arkansas-ICAN.org

State Mediation System 
Tom Hicks, Special Education Program Manager
State Department of Education, Special Education
State Education Building C, Room 105
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-4221
E-mail: thicks@arkedu.k12.ar.us

Special Format Library
John J.D. Hall, Librarian
Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 
One Capitol Mall 
Little Rock, AR 72201-1081 
(501) 682-1155 ; (866) 660-0885 (in AR)
(501) 682-1002 (TTY)
E-mail: nlsbooks@asl.lib.ar.us
Web: www.asl.lib.ar.us/ASL_LBPH.htm

Disability-Specific Organizations
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact one of the following:

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

Attention Deficit Disorders Association - Southern Region
12345 Jones Road, Suite 287-7
Houston, TX 77070
(281) 897-0982
E-mail: addaoffice@pda.net
Web: www.adda-sr.org

Autism
Arkansas Autism Society
2001 Pershing Circle, 3rd Floor
N. Little Rock, AR 72114
(501) 682-9930; (800) 342-2923
E-mail: comments@arautism.org
Web: www.arautism.org

Blind/Visual Impairments
Mary Ann Siller, Director
American Foundation for the Blind-Southwest
260 Treadway Plaza, Exchange Park
Dallas, TX 75235
(214) 352-7222
E-mail: dallas@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Brain Injury
Mary Anne Sullivan, President
Brain Injury Association of Arkansas
525 W. Capitol Avenue, Suite 1533
P. O. Box 26236
Little Rock, AR 72221-6236
(501) 374-3585; (800) 235-2443
E-mail: info@brainassociation.org
Web: www.brainassociation.org

Cerebral Palsy 
Edmond A. Benton, President 
UCP of Arkansas 
9720 N. Rodney Parham Road
Little Rock, AR 72227
(501) 224-6067; (800) 228-6174
E-mail: info@ucpcark.org
Web: www.ucpcark.org

Deaf-Blindness
Lou Kirkpatrick, Project Coordinator
Arkansas Project for Children with Deaf-Blindness
1401 W. Capitol, Suite 450
Little Rock, AR 72201-2936
(501) 682-4222; (501) 682-2380 (TTY)
E-mail: lkirkpatrick@arkedu.k12.ar.us
Web: http://acc.k12.ar.us/ade/db.htm

Deafness/Hard of Hearing
Karen Lutrick, Executive Director
Arkansas Association for Hearing Impaired Children
P.O. Box 2007
Benton, AR 72018-2007
(501) 316-2442; (877) 504-5778
E-mail: aahic@aristotle.net
Web: http://aahic.org

Learning Disabilities 
Learning Disabilities Association of Arkansas 
7509 Cantrell, Suite 103
Little Rock, AR 72207 
(501) 666-8777
E-mail: info@ldaarkansas.org
Web: www.ldaarkansas.org

Mental Health 
Abby Selby, President
Mental Health Association in N.W. Arkansas
P.O. Box 1993
Fayetteville, AR 72702 
(479) 443-2143; (479) 575-2934 
E-mail: akolbse@uark.edu

Pauline Charton, Executive Director
NAMI Arkansas 
712 W. 3rd Street, Suite 200
Little Rock, AR 72201 
(501) 661-1548; (800) 844-0381
E-mail: pcharton@nami.org
Web: http://ar.nami.org

Mental Retardation 
Steve Hitt, Executive Director
The Arc of Arkansas
2004 S. Main Street
Little Rock, AR 72206-1597
(501) 375-7770
E-mail: shitt@arcark.org
Web: www.arcark.org

Special Health Care Needs
Rodney Farley, Regional Coordinator
Tammy Walloch, State Coordinator
Family Voices of Arkansas
110 Louise Street
N. Little Rock, AR 72118
(501) 753-3163; (501) 843-3133
E-mail: refarley@juno.com
Web: www.familyvoices.org

Spina Bifida 
James Rucker, President
Spina Bifida Association of Arkansas 
P.O. Box 24663
Little Rock, AR 72221
(501) 975-7222
Email: sigmondr@sbcglobal.net
Web: www.sbaa.org

Organizations Especially for Parents
Parent Training and Information Centers (PTI) 
Wanda Stovall, Director & Co-Director 
Arkansas Disability Coalition 
1123 S. University Avenue, Suite 225
Little Rock, AR 72204-1605
(501) 614-7020 (V/TTY); (800) 223-1330 (V/TTY) 
E-mail: adcwstovall@earthlink.net
Web: www.arkansaspti.org

Ramona Hodges, Co-Director
Shelby Knight, Co-Director
FOCUS, Inc. 
2809 Forrest Home Road
Jonesboro, AR 72401 
(870) 935-2750; (888) 247-3843
E-mail: focusinc@ipa.net

Lynn Donald, Program Manager
Arkansas Support Network, Inc.
614 E. Emma Avenue, Suite 219
Springdale, AR 72764
(479) 927-1004; (800) 748-9768
E-mail: pti@supports.org
Web: www.supports.org

Partners in Policymaking
Mary Edwards, Parent Trainer
Arkansas Governor's Developmental Disabilities Council
Freeway Medical Tower
5800 W. 10th Street, Suite 805
Little Rock, AR 72204
(501) 661-2519; (501) 661-2736 (TTY)
E-mail: medwards@healthyarkansas.com
Web: www.ddcouncil.org

Parent to Parent
Ashley Rentz, Program Coordinator
The Arc Arkansas
2004 S. Main Street
Little Rock, AR 72206-1597
(501) 375-7770
E-mail: arentz@arcark.org
Web: www.arcark.org

Parent Teacher Association (PTA) 
Kathy McFetridge, President
Arkansas Congress of Parents and Teachers
P.O. Box 1015
North Little Rock, AR 72115
(501) 753-5247
E-mail: ar_office@pta.org
Web: www.arkansaspta.org

Other Disability Organizations
Sharon Moone-Jochums, President/CEO
Easter Seals Arkansas
3920 Woodland Heights Road 
Little Rock, AR 72212
(501) 227-3600
Email: info@ar.easter-seals.org
Web: http://ar.easter-seals.org/

Sandi Anderson, President
Rodney Farley, Parent Consultant
Children's Medical Services
Parent Advisory Council, Inc.
P.O. Box 1437, S380
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501) 682-1461
E-mail: Refarley@juno.com

Pauline Charton, Executive Director
Family to Family Education Program
NAMI-Arkansas
712 W. 3rd Street, Suite 200
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 661-1548; (800) 844-0381
E-mail: pcharton@nami.org
Web: www.namiar.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