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.

Department of Education: Special Education 
Dr. Ray Bryant, Chief of Special Education Reform
Division of Special Education
DC Public Schools
825 N. Capitol Street, N.E., Suite 6100
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-4800
Web: www.k12.dc.us/

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Division of Special Education
DC Public Schools
825 N. Capitol Street, N.E., 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-4800
Web: www.k12.dc.us

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 3 
Joan Christopher, Program Associate
DC Early Intervention Program
717 14th Street, N.W., Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 727-5371
E-mail: joan.christopher@dc.gov

DC Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Elizabeth Parker, Administrator
DC Rehabilitation Services Administration 
Department of Human Services 
810 First Street, N.E., 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20002 
(202) 442-8663

Coordinator for Transition Services
Darlene Gripper, Transition Program Coordinator
DC Rehabilitation Services Administration
810 1st Street, N.E., 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-8469
E-mail: darlene.gripper@dc.gov

Mental Health Agency 
Juanita H. Price, CEO
Community Service Agency
Department of Mental Health
1250 U Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 671-4010; (202) 698-2525
(202) 442-4202 (intake office)
E-mail: juanita.price@dc.gov

Mental Retardation Program 
Dale E. Brown, Administrator 
Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities Administration
Department of Human Services 
429 O Street, N.W., Suite 202 
Washington, DC 20001 
(202) 673-7657; (202) 673-3580 (TTY)
E-mail: dale.brown@dc.gov

Developmental Disabilities Council 
Mary Brown, Executive Director
DC Developmental Disabilities Council 
Department of Human Services
64 New York Avenue, N.E., Room 6161
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 671-4990
E-mail: mary.brown@dc.gov
Web: www.dc.gov/agencies

Protection and Advocacy Agency
Jane Brown, Executive Director
University Legal Services: Protection and Advocacy
220 I Street, N.E., Suite 130
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 547-0198; (202) 547-2657 (TTY)
E-mail: jbrown@uls-dc.com
Web: www.dcpanda.org

Client Assistance Program
Joseph Cooney, Program Director
Client Assistance Program
University Legal Services: Protection and Advocacy
220 I Street, N.E., Suite 130
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 547-0198 (V); (202) 547-2657 (TTY)
Web: www.dcpanda.org

CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
DC Healthy Families Insurance Program 
4601 N. Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22203
(888) 557-1116
Web: www.dchealth.dc.gov

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Jo Constance Bond, Supervisor 
Ward 5, CWI Unit & One Stop Center
DC Rehabilitation Services Administration
810 1st Street, N.E., 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-8629

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(202) 855-1000 (V)
(202) 855-1234 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 229-5746 (Speech to Speech - English)
(866) 260-9470 (Speech to Speech - Spanish) 

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired 
Marilyn Griffin Clark, Supervisor 
Visual Impairment Unit
DC Rehabilitation Services Administration
810 1st Street, N.E., 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-8628

Regional ADA Technical Assistance Agency 
Marian Vessels, Director
ADA and IT Information Center for the Mid Atlantic Region
451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 607
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 217-0124 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (TTY)
E-mail: adainfo@transcen.org
Web: www.adainfo.org

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Phyllis R. Magrab, Director
Georgetown University Child Development Center
3307 M Street, N.W., Suite 401
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 687-8837
E-mail: magrabp@georgetown.edu
Web: http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/

Mediation System 
Bernadette Bullock, Mediation Coordinator
Office of Mediation and Compliance 
Division of Special Education
DC Public Schools
825 N. Capitol Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-5467
E-mail: bernadette.bullock@k12.dc.us
Web: www.k12.dc.us

Special Format Library
Philip Wong-Cross, Librarian 
Head Adaptive Services Division
DC Public Library 
901 G Street, N.W., Room 215 
Washington, DC 20001 
(202) 727-2270; (202) 727-2142
(202) 727-2145 (TTY)
E-mail: philip.wong-cross@dc.gov
Web: http://dclibrary.org/lbph/

Disability-Specific Organizations

Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact:

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
To identify an autism group in your state, contact:
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-0881; (800) 3-AUTISM
Web: www.autism-society.org

Blind/Visual Impairments
Regina Genwright, Director of Information Center
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (212) 502-7662 (TTY)
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org
 

Cerebral Palsy
Theodore Bergeron, Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Washington, DC
3135 8th Street, N.E. 
Washington, DC 20017-1601
(202) 269-1500 
E-mail: tbergeron@ucpdc.org
Web: www.ucpa.org

Epilepsy 
LeAnn Kingham, Director
Epilepsy Foundation of the Chesapeake Region
300 E. Joppa Road, Suite 1103
Towson, MD 21286
(410) 828-7700; (800) 492-2523 
E-mail: lkingham@epilepsy-foundation.org
Web: www.epilepsy-foundation.org

Mental Health
Amelia Missieledies, Acting Director
Child and Family Community Support Services
Department of Mental Health Community Support
821 Howard Road, S.E., 1st Floor
Washington, DC 20020
(202) 698-1838
E-mail: amelia.missieledies@dc.gov

Dona Bowens, Executive Director
Mental Health Association of DC 
1628 l6th Street, N.W., 4th Floor 
Washington, DC 20009 
(202) 265-6363
E-mail: dona.bowens@verizon.net
Web: www.mhadc.org

Joan Bowser, President
NAMI DC
422 8th Street, S.E.
Washington, DC 20003-2832
(202) 546-0646
Web: http://dc.nami.org

Mental Retardation 
Marylou Meccariello, Executive Director
The Arc of the District of Columbia, Inc. 
817 Varnum Street, N.E., Suite 229
Washington, DC 20017
(202) 636-2950
Web: www.dcarc.org

Rebecca Salon, Ph.D., Director
Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Institute
801 Buchanan Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20017
(202) 281-1338
E-mail: rsalon@kennedyinstitute.org
Web: www.kennedyinstitute.org

Speech and Hearing 
Suzanne Coyle, President
DC Speech-Hearing Association (DCSHA)
P.O. Box 29590
Washington, DC 20017
(202) 877-1000

Spina Bifida
Jill Hill, President
Spina Bifida Association of the National Capital Area 
P.O. Box 523415
Springfield, VA 22152-5415
(703) 455-4900

Tourette Syndrome
Lyn Mox, Executive Director
Tourette Syndrome Association of Greater Washington
33 University Boulevard, East
Silver Spring, MD 20901
(301) 681-4133
E-mail: TSAGW@aol.com
Web: www.TSAGW.org

Organizations Especially for Parents and Caregivers

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) 
Kim Jones, Executive Director 
Advocates for Justice and Education, Inc.
2041 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, S.E., Suite 301
Washington, D.C. 20020
(202) 678-8060; (888) 327-8060
E-mail: Bethann.James@aje-dc.org
Web: www.AJE-DC.org

Parent Teacher Association (PTA) 
Linda Hilliard Moody, President
DC Congress of Parents and Teachers 
Hamilton School
1401 Brentwood Parkway, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 543-0333
E-mail: dc_pres@pta.org

Other Parent Organization
Parents' Special Education Service Center
P.O. Box 10232
Washington, DC 20018
(202) 471-4272
E-mail: parenttips@shs.net

Other Disability Organizations
Disability Rights Council of Greater Washington
11 Dupont Circle, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 234-7550; (202) 234-7590 (TTY)
E-mail: info@disabilityrightscouncil.org
Web: www.disabilityrightscouncil.org

Lisa Reeves, President/CEO
Easter Seals 
Programs for Infants and Children
Metropolitan DC, Northern Virginia, and Maryland
4041 Powder Mill Road, Suite 100
Calverton, MD 20705
(301) 931-8700
E-mail: lreeves@eseal.org
Web: www.nca-md.easterseals.com

Tina Campanella, Executive Director
The Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities
5335 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 825
Washington, DC 20015
(202) 448-1450
E-mail: info@dcqualitytrust.org
Web: www.dcqualitytrust.org

L. Lawrence Riccio, President/CEO
WVSA arts Connection
1100 16th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 296-9100
E-mail: wvsa@wvsarts.org
Web: www.wvsarts.org

Independent Living 

To find out the contact information for the Statewide 
Independent Living Council (SILC) in the District, 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

Center for Independent Living (CIL)
Richard A. Simms
DC Center for Independent Living
1400 Florida Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 388-0033

Anacostia Satellite Office
2110 Mississippi Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20020
(202) 889-5802