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 
Martha Brooks, Ed.D., Director
Exceptional Children and Early Childhood Group
Department of Education
P.O. Box 1402 
Dover, DE 19903 
(302) 739-5471 
E-mail: mbrooks@doe.k12.de.us
Web: www.doe.state.de.us/Exceptional_Child/ececehome.htm

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Nancy Wilson, Associate Secretary 
Curriculum and Instructional Improvement Branch
Department of Education
P.O. Box 1402
Dover, DE 19903
(302) 739-3772
E-mail: nwilson@doe.k12.de.us
Web: www.doe.state.de.us

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Rosanne Griff-Cabelli, Part C Coordinator
Division of Management Services
Department of Health and Social Services 
Main Administration Building
1901 N. DuPont Highway
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 255-9135
E-mail: roseanne.griff-cabelli@state.de.us
Web: www.state.de.us/dhss/dms/epqc/birth3/directry.html

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
James Lesko, Ph.D., 619 Coordinator
Exceptional Children and Early Childhood Group
Department of Education
P.O. Box 1402
Dover, DE 19903
(302) 739-4667
E-mail: jlesko@doe.k12.de.us
Web: www.doe.state.de.us/Exceptional_Child/ececehome.htm 

State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Andrea S. Guest, Director
Delaware Division of Vocational Rehabilitation 
4425 N. Market Street
P. O. Box 9969
Wilmington, DE 19809-0969
(302) 761-8275; (302) 761-8336 (TTY)
E-mail: aguest@dvr.state.de.us
Web: www.state.de.us

Coordinator for Transition Services
Mark Chamberlin, Education Associate 
Delaware Department of Public Instruction 
Secondary Transition 
401 Federal Street Suite 2, Townsend Building 
P.O. Box 1402 
Dover, DE 19903 1402 
(302) 739-4667
E-mail: mchamberlin@doe.k12.de.us 
Web: www.doe.state.de.us/ 

Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities 
Adam W. Fisher, Ph.D., Education Associate
Part B IDEA Funds 
Exceptional Children and Early Childhood Group
Department of Education 
P. O. Box 1402
Dover, DE 19903-1402 
(302) 739-4667
E-mail: adfisher@doe.k12.de.us
Web: www.doe.state.de.us/Exceptional_Child/ececehome.htm

State Mental Health Agency 
Renata J. Henry, Director 
Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Department of Health and Social Services 
Main Administration Building
1901 N. DuPont Highway, 
New Castle, DE 19720 
(302) 255-9398
E-mail: rehenry@state.de.us

State Mental Health Representative for Children
Susan Cycyk, Director
Division of Child Mental Health Services 
Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families 
1825 Faulkland Road
Wilmington, DE 19805-1195
(302) 633-2600
Web: www.state.de.us/kids/cmhhome.htm

State Developmental Disabilities Program 
Marianne Smith, Director 
Division of Developmental Disabilities Services 
Delaware Health and Social Services
1056 S. Governors Avenue
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 744-9600
E-mail: dhssinfo@state.de.us
Web: www.state.de.us/dhss/ddds/index.html

State Developmental Disabilities Council 
Patricia L. Maichle, Director
Delaware Developmental Disabilities Council
Margaret M. O'Neill Building, 2nd Floor
410 Federal Street, Suite 2
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 739-3333
E-mail: pmaichle@state.de.us
Web: www.state.de.us/ddc

Protection and Advocacy Agency 
Brian Hartman, Program Director
Disabilities Law Program 
Community Service Building
100 W. 10th Street, Suite 801
Wilmington, DE 19801 
(302) 575-0660; (302) 575-0696 (TTY)
(800) 292-7980 (in DE)
Web: www.declasi.org

Client Assistance Program 
Melissa Shahan, Director
Client Assistance Program, United Cerebral Palsy, Inc.
254 E. Camden-Wyoming Avenue
Camden, DE 19934
(302) 698-9336; (302) 698-9336
E-mail: capucp@magpage.com

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs 
Dennis L. Rubino, MSW, MPH, Director
CSHCN
Division of Public Health
P.O. Box 637, Jesse Cooper Building
Dover, DE 19903
(302) 744-4553; (800) 464-4357 (Helpline)
E-mail: Dennis.Rubino@state.de.us

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Delaware Healthy Children Program
P.O. Box 950
New Castle, DE 19720-9914
(800) 996-9969
Web: www.state.de.us/dhss/dss/healthychildren.html

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired 
Harry B. Hill, Director
Division for the Visually Impaired
Health and Social Services
1901 N. Dupont Highway, Biggs Building
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 255-9800
E-mail: Harry.Hill@state.de.us

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Lorretta Sarro, Coordinator
Delaware Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
4425 N. Market Street, 3rd Floor
Wilmington, DE 19809
(302) 761-8275 (V/TTY); (302) 761-8336 (TTY)
E-mail: LSarro@dvr.state.de.us
Web: www.state.de.us

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 232-5470 (V)
(800) 232-5460 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 229-5746 (Speech to Speech - English)
(866) 260-9470 (Speech to Speech - Spanish)

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind
Peggy Lashbrook, Coordinator
Delaware Program for Deaf-blind Children
620 E. Chestnut Hill Road
Newark, DE 19713
(302) 454-2305

State Education Agency Rural Representative
Contact State Department of Education: Special Education listed above

Regional ADA Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center 
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 (V/TTY)
E-mail: adainfo@transcen.org
Web: www.adainfo.org

Other State Agencies For People With Disabilities

State Council for Persons with Disabilities
Kyle Hodges
Margaret M. O’Neill Building
P.O. Box 1401
Dover, DE 19903

Governor’s Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens (GACEC)
Wendy Strauss, Administrator
516 W. Loockerman Street
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 739-4553
E-mail: wstrauss@gacec.k12.de.us
Web: www.state.de.us/gacec/index.htm

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Michael Gamel-McCormick, Director
University of DE Center for Disabilities Studies
166 Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-6974; (302) 831-4689
E-mail: ud-cds@udel.edu
Web: www.udel.edu/cds

Technology-Related Assistance 
Beth A. Mineo Mollica, Project Director
Delaware Assistive Technology Initiative
University of DE/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
P.O. Box 269
1600 Rockland Road, Room 200
Wilmington, DE 19899
(302) 651-6790; (302) 651-6794 (TTY)
(800) 870-3284 (in DE)
E-mail: dati@asel.udel.edu
Web: www.dati.org

State Mediation System 
Martha Toomey, Coordinator
Exceptional Children and Early Childhood Group
Department of Education
P.O. Box 1402 
Dover, DE 19903
(302) 739-4667
E-mail: mtoomey@doe.k12.de.us
Web: www.doe.state.de.us

Special Format Library
John Phillos, Librarian 
Delaware Division of Libraries 
Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 
43 S. DuPont Highway 
Dover, DE 19901 
(302) 739-4748; (V/TTY)(800) 282-8676 
E-mail: jphillos@lib.de.us
E-mail: debph@lib.de.us
Web: www.state.lib.de.us

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
Theda M. Ellis, Executive Director
Autism Society of Delaware
5572 Kirkwood Highway
Wilmington, DE 19808
(302) 472-2838
E-mail: theda.ellis@delautism.org
Web: www.delautism.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

Brain Injury
Eve Tolley, President
Brain Injury Association of Delaware
P.O. Box 95
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 378-3035; (800) 411-0505
Web: www.biausa.org/Delaware/bia.htm

Cerebral Palsy 
William J. McCool III, Statewide Executive Director 
United Cerebral Palsy of Delaware
700 A River Road
Wilmington, DE 19809
(302) 764-2400
E-mail: williammccool@ucpde.org

Carma Carpenter, Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Delaware -- Kent/Sussex County Branch
3249 Midstate Road
Felton, DE 19943
(302) 335-5626

Epilepsy 
Barbara H. Blair, RN, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Delaware 
Tower Office Park
240 N. James Street, Suite 208
Newport, DE 19804
(302) 999-9318; (800) 422-3653
E-mail: efd@efde.org
Web: http://epilepsyfoundation.org/delaware

Mental Health 
James Lafferty, Executive Director
Mental Health Association in Delaware 
100 W. 10th Street, Suite 600
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 654-6833; (800) 287-6423 (In DE)
E-mail: information@mhainde.org
Web: www.mhainde.org

Rita A. Marocco, Executive Director
NAMI-Delaware
2400 W. 4th Street
Wilmington, DE 19805 
(302) 427-0787
E-mail: NAMIDE@aol.com
Web: www.namide.org

Mental Retardation 
The Arc of Delaware
1016 Centre Road, Suite 1
Wilmington, DE 19805-1234
(302) 996-9400
Web: www.arcde.org

Speech and Hearing
Kristen M. Palmer, President
Delaware Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 7383
Newark, Delaware 19711
E-mail: dshaweb@dshaweb.org
Web: www.dshaweb.org/

Special Health Care Needs
Beth A. MacDonald, State and Regional Coordinator
Delaware Family Voices
2340 Alamo, S.E., Suite 102
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 872-4774; (888) 835-5669
Email: bmacdonfv@juno.com
Web: www.familyvoices.org/

Organizations Especially for Parents and Caregivers

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) 
Marie-Anne Aghazadian, Executive Director 
Parent Information Center of Delaware, Inc. (PIC) 
5570 Kirkwood Highway
Wilmington, DE 19808
(302) 999-7394
E-mail: picofdel@picofdel.org
Web: www.picofdel.org

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

Partners in Policymaking
Marsha Mills, Coordinator
Partners in Policymaking of Delaware
Developmental Disabilities Council
Margaret M. O'Neill Building, 2nd Floor
410 Federal Street, Suite 2
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 739-7193
Web: www.state.de.us/ddc/policymaking/

Parent Teacher Association (PTA) 
Sarah F. Pierce, President
Delaware Congress of Parents and Teachers
92 S. Gerald Drive
Newark, DE 19713-3299
(302) 737-4646
E-mail: dpta@delawarepta.org
Web: www.delawarepta.org

Other Disability Organizations
Richard Hofman, Executive Director
American Amputee Soccer Association
P.O. Box 9315
Wilmington, DE 19809
(302) 683-0997
E-mail: rgh@ampsoccer.org
Web: www.ampsoccer.org

Gail Launey, Project Coordinator
Delawareans with Special Needs: Medicaid Managed Care Panel
102 Glade Circle West
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
(302) 226-5232
E-mail: gr8fulgail@bwave.com

Sandra Tuttle, President/CEO 
Easter Seals Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore
61 Corporate Circle
New Castle Corporate Commons
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 324-4444; (800) 677-3800
E-mail: stuttle@nc.esdel.org
Web: www.de.easterseals.com

Beth MacDonald, Chairperson
Interagency Coordinating Council
Birth to Three Early Intervention System
1901 N. Dupont Highway, 2nd Floor
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 255-9134; (302) 697-1976
E-mail: bmacdonfv@juno.com

MENTOR ABI Group - New Jersey
Rehabilitative and Support Services for Persons with Acquired Brain Injury
505 S. Lenola Road
Blason Office Plaza II, Suite 217
Moorestown, NJ 08057
(856) 235-5505
Web: http://nj.thementornetwork.com/state/index.asp

Cindi Romanelli, Team In Training Campaign Manager
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Delaware Chapter
100 W. 10th Street, Suite 209
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 661-7300, ext. 25; (800) 220-1617
E-mail: romanellic@de.leukemia-lymphoma.org
Web: www.teamintraining.org/de

Jennifer Gunther, Executive Director
VSA arts of Delaware 
Art Center Gallery, Deleware State University
1200 N. Dupont Highway
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 857-6699
E-mail: jgunther@dsc.edu

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