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 Disabilities 
Kristen Cox, Secretary
Department of Disabilities
One Market Center, Box 10
300 W. Lexington Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-3435
(410) 333-3098 (V/TTY); (800) 637-4113 (V/TTY)
E-mail: oid@gov.state.md.us
Web: www.mdtap.org

State Department of Education: Special Education
Carol Ann Baglin, Assistant State Superintendent
Maryland State Department of Education
Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services
200 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-2595
(410) 767-0238
E-mail: cbaglin@msde.state.md.us
Web: www.msde.state.md.us

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Ann Chafin, Chief
Program Improvement and Family Support Branch
Division of Student and School Services
Maryland State Department of Education
200 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-2595
(410) 767-0286
E-mail: achafin@msde.state.md.us
Web: www.marylandpublicschools.org

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 
Deborah Metzger, Program Manager
Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program/Preschool Branch
200 W. Baltimore Street, 4th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201 
410-767-0261; (800) 535-0182 (in MD) 
E-mail: dmetzger@msde.state.md.us
Web: www.msde.state.md.us

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 21 
Kim Lewis, Program Manager 
Maryland State Department of Education
Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services
200 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-0249
E-mail: klewis@msde.state.md.us
Web: www.msde.state.md.us

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency 
Robert A. Burns, Assistant State Superintendent 
Maryland Division of Rehabilitation Services 
Workforce and Technology Center 
Maryland State Department of Education
2301 Argonne Drive 
Baltimore, MD 21218-1696 
(410) 554-9385
E-mail: dors@dors.state.md.us
Web: www.dors.state.md.us/

Coordinator for Transition Services
Tom Barkley, Transition Specialist 
Division of Special Education
Maryland State Department of Education 
200 W. Baltimore Street, 9th Floor 
Baltimore, MD 21201 
(410) 767-0231
Web: www.msde.state.md.us/SpecialEducation/

Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities 
Katharine M. Oliver, Assistant State Superintendent 
Division of Career Technology and Adult Learning
200 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201 
(410) 767-0158
E-mail: koliver@msde.state.md.us
Web: www.msde.state.md.us

State Mental Health Agency 
Brian Hepburn, Director
Mental Hygiene Administration 
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene 
Spring Grove Hospital Center
55 Wade Avenue, Dix Building
Catonsville, MD 21228
(410) 402-8452; (800) 735-2258 (TTY)
E-mail: bhepburn@dhmh.state.md.us
Web: www.dhmh.state.md.us/mha/

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth 
Albert Zachik, Director
Mental Hygiene Administration
Office of Child and Adolescent Services 
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene 
Spring Grove Hospital Center
55 Wade Avenue, Mitchell Building
Baltimore, MD 21228
(410) 402-8487
E-mail: azachik@dhmh.state.md.us

State Developmental Disabilities Program 
Diane Coughlin, Director 
Developmental Disabilities Administration 
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene 
201 W. Preston Street, Room 422C 
Baltimore, MD 21201 
(410) 767-5600
E-mail: coughlind@dhmh.state.md.us
Web: www.ddamaryland.org

State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council 
Brian Cox, Executive Director
Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council 
217 E. Redwood Street, Suite 1300
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 333-3688 (V/TTY); (800) 305-6441 (in MD only)
E-mail: info@md-council.org
Web: www.md-council.org

Protection and Advocacy Agency
Gary Weston, Executive Director
Maryland Disability Law Center 
1800 N. Charles, Suite 400
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 727-6352; (800) 233-7201
Web: www.mdlcbalto.org

Client Assistance Program 
Beth Lash, Director
Client Assistance Program
Department of Education
Division of Rehabilitation Services
2301 Argonne Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 554-9358; (800) 638-6243
E-mail: cap@dors.state.md.us
Web: www.dors.state.md.us/

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Dr. Susan Panny, Program Director
Specialty Care Division
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Office for Genetics and CSHCN
20l W. Preston Street, Room 421A
Baltimore, MD 21201 
(410) 767-6730; (800) 638-8864
E-mail: pannys@dhmh.state.md.us
Web: http://mdpublichealth.org/genetics/index.html

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Maryland Children’s Health Program 
For referral to your local program call: (800) 456-8900; (800) 735-2258 (TTY)
Web: www.dhmh.state.md.us/mma/mchp/

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind
Maryland School for the Blind 
3501 Taylor Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21236
(410) 444-5000
Web: www.mdschblind.org

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
James E. Tucker, Superintendent
Maryland School for the Deaf 
101 Clarke Place
P.O. Box 250 
Frederick, MD 21705-0250 
(301) 360.2005 (V/TTY)
Web: www.msd.edu/

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 201-7165 (V/TTY)
(800) 735-2258 (TTY/HCO); 711 (TTY)
(888) 826-9673 (VCO)
(800) 785-5630 (Speech to Speech)
(877) 735-5151 (ASCII)
(877) 258-9854 (2-Line VCO)
(800) 877-1264 (Spanish)
(900) 344-3323 (pay per call, English)
(900) 344-4889 (pay per call, Spanish)

State Education Agency Rural Representative
Kim Lewis, Program Manager
Program Administration, Support and Staff Development
Division of Special Education, Maryland State Department of Education
200 W. Baltimore Street, 4th floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-0249
E-mail: klewis@msde.state.md.us
Web: www.msde.state.md.us

Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
Marian Vessels, President
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

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Dr. Gary W. Goldstein, President 
The Kennedy Krieger Institute 
707 N. Broadway 
Baltimore, MD 21205-1890 
(443) 923-9300
E-mail: goldstein@kennedykrieger.org
Web: www.kennedykrieger.org

Technology-Related Assistance 
Michael Dalto, Executive Director
Maryland Technology Assistance Program
Workforce and Technology Center
2301 Argonne Drive, Room T-17
Baltimore, MD 21218
(800) TECH-TAP (832-4827); (866) 881-7488 (TTY)
E-mail:mdtap@mdtap.org
Web: www.mdtap.org

State Mediation System 
Laurie Bennett, Director of Quality Assurance
Office of Administrative Hearings
11101 Gilroy Road
Hunt Valley, MD 21031
(410) 229-4210; (800) 388-8805
E-mail: lbennett@oah.state.md.us

Special Format Books for Children and Youth
Jill Lewis, Director
Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
415 Park Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201-3603
(410) 230-2424; (800) 964-9209
(410) 230-8679 (TTY); (800) 934-2541 (TTY outside Metro area)
E-mail: recept@lbph.lib.md.us
Web: www.lbph.lib.md.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
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

Amy G. Gabala, Executive Director
Low Vision Information Center
7701 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 604
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 951-4444
E-mail: lowvisioninfo@lycos.com
Web: www.lowvisioninfo.org/

Brain Injury
Diane Triplett, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of Maryland
2200 Kernan Drive
Baltimore, MD 21207
(410) 448-2924; (800) 221-6443 (in MD)
E-mail: info@biamd.org
Web: www.biamd.org

Cerebral Palsy
Mitzi Bernard, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Southern Maryland 
211 Chinquapin Round Road
Annapolis, MD 21401 
(410) 280-2003
E-mail: ucpinfo@ucpsm.org
Web: www.ucpsm.org

Patricia A. Sandusky, President/CEO
United Cerebral Palsy of Central Maryland
1700 Reisterstown Road, Suite 226
Baltimore, MD 21208
(410) 484-4540; (800) 451-2452
E-mail: psandusky@ucp-cm.org
Web: www.ucp-cm.org

Charles McNelly, Ph.D., Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Prince George's and Montgomery Counties, Inc.
William Irwin Buck Center
4409 Forbes Boulevard
Lanham, MD 20706
(301) 459-0566
E-mail: ucppgmc@aol.com
Web: www.ucppgmc.com
Web: www.high-school-high-tech.com
Web: www.netathon.org

Epilepsy 
Lee Ann Kingham, Executive Director 
Abilities Network
Epilepsy Foundation of the Chesapeake Region 
Hampton Plaza, Suite 1103
300 E. Joppa Road
Towson, MD 21286 
(410) 828-7700; (800) 492-2523 (in MD only)
E-mail: lkingham@abilitiesnetwork.org
Web: www.abilitiesnetwork.org

Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association of Maryland
10339 Southern Maryland Boulevard, Suite 204
Dunkirk, MD 20754
(410) 535-9679; (800) 799-4533
E-mail: LDAMaryland@aol.com
Web: www.ldamaryland.org

Mental Health
Linda Raines, Executive Director
Mental Health Association of Maryland
711 W. 40th Street, Suite 460
Baltimore, MD 21211
(410) 235-1178; (800) 572-6426 
E-mail: info@mhamd.org
Web: www.mhamd.org

Barbara Bellack, President
NAMI Maryland
711 W. 40th Street, Suite 451
Baltimore, MD 21211 
(410) 467-7100; (800) 467-0075
E-mail: amimd@aol.com
Web: http://md.nami.org

Mental Retardation
Cristine Boswell Marchand, Executive Director
The Arc of Maryland, Inc.
49 Old Solomons Island Road, Suite 205
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 571-9320; (410) 974-6139 (In Balt.)
E-mail: cmarchand@thearcmd.org
Web: www.thearcmd.org

Speech and Hearing
Nancy Brandenburger, Association Manager
Maryland Speech-Language-Hearing Association 
P.O. Box 31 
Manchester, MD 21102
(410) 239-7770
E-mail: office@mdslha.org
Web: www.mdslha.org

Spina Bifida
Jeanne Free, President
Susan Whelan, Vice-President (Contact)
Spina Bifida Association of Maryland
2416 Lamp Post Lane
Baltimore, MD 21234
(410) 665-1543
E-mail: susanwhelan1@comcast.net

Tourette Syndrome
Jennifer Hines, Executive Director
Tourette Syndrome Association of Greater Washington
33 University Boulevard East
Silver Spring, MD 20901-2485
(301) 681-4133; (877) 295-2148
E-mail: TSAGW@aol.com
Web: www.TSAGW.org

Organizations Especially for Parents and Caregivers

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) 
Josie Thomas, Director
Parents' Place of Maryland, Inc.
801 Cromwell Park Drive, Suite 103
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
(410) 768-9100; (800) 394-5694
E-mail: info@ppmd.org
Web: www.ppmd.org

Community Parent Resource Center
(Serving Baltimore Metropolitan Area)
Diane Dvoskin Sakwa, Executive Director
Families Involved Together, Inc.
301 N. Charles Street, Suite 901
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 235-5222
E-mail: diane@familiesinvolved.org
Web: www.familiesinvolved.org

Parent-To-Parent
Pam Miller, Education and Resource Specialist
Family Support Services, Division of Special Education
Early Intervention Services
Maryland State Department of Education
200 W. Baltimore Street, 9th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-0557; (800) 535-0182 (in MD only)
E-mail: pmiller@msde.state.md.us
Web: www.msde.state.md.us

Partners in Policymaking
Mary Baskar, Program Director
Partners in Policymaking
49 Old Solomon's Island Road, Suite 205
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 974-6139, ext. 26; (888) 272-3449 
E-mail: mbaskar@thearcmd.org
Web: www.thearcmd.org

Parent Teacher Association (PTA) 
Esther Parker, President
Maryland PTA
5 Central Avenue
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
(410) 761-6221
E-mail: office@mdpta.org
Web: www.mdpta.org

Other Parent Organization
Jane Walker, Executive Director
Maryland Coalition of Families for Children's Mental Health
10632 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 119
Columbia, MD 21044
(410) 730-8267; (888) 607-3637
E-mail: info@mdcoalition.org
Web: www.mdcoalition.org

Other Disability Organizations

Lisa Reeves, President/CEO
Easter Seals Greater Washington-Baltimore Region, Inc.
4041 Powder Mill Road, Suite 100
Calverton, MD 20705
(301) 931-8700
E-mail: lreeves@eseal.org
Web: www.nca-md.easterseals.com

Stephanie Watkins, Program Director
Family Net Works Program
217 E. Redwood Street, Suite 1300
Baltimore, MD 21202
(301) 834-5427
E-mail: director@family-networks.org
Web: www.family-networks.org

Karen-Ann Lichtenstein, Executive Director
The Coordinating Center (for individuals with complex medical needs and disabilities)
8258 Veterans Highway, Suite 113
Millersville, MD 21108
(410) 987-1048; (301) 621-7830
E-mail: bmccord@coordinatingcenter.org
Web: www.coordinatingcenter.org

The Resource Network
(information on developmental disability resources)
A project of Kennedy Krieger Institute
707 N. Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21205
(800) 390-3372; (443) 923-2795 (TTY)
E-mail: info@resourcenetworkatkki.org
Web: www.resourcenetworkatkki.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