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 
Mary Ford, Administrator
Bureau of Special Education
New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street 
Concord, NH 03301-3860 
(603) 271-6693 
E-mail: mford@ed.state.nh.us
Web: www.ed.state.nh.us

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Paul Ezen, Deputy Commissioner 
Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-3495
E-mail: pezen@ed.state.nh.us
Web: www.ed.state.nh.us

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 
Carolyn H. Stiles, Part C Coordinator
New Hampshire Family-Centered Early Support and Services 
Division of Developmental Services
105 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3860
(603) 271-5122; (800) 852-3345 (in NH)
E-mail: cstiles@dhhs.state.nh.us
Web: www.nhdds.org/programs/famchild/earlysupports/

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 
Ruth Littlefield, Preschool Education Consultant
Bureau of Special Education
New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street 
Concord, NH 03301-3860
(603) 271-2178
E-mail: rlittlefield@ed.state.nh.us
Web: www.ed.state.nh.us

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency 
Paul K. Leather, Director
Division of Adult Learning and Rehabilitation
New Hampshire Department of Education
78 Regional Drive, Building 2
Concord, NH 03301 
(603) 271-3471
E-mail: pleather@ed.state.nh.us
Web: www.state.nh.us/doe

Coordinator for Transition Services 
Cate Weir, Transition Consultant 
Institute on Disability (UAP) 
University of New Hampshire 
10 Ferry Street, Suite 14 
Concord, NH 03301 
603-228-2084
E-mail: cweir@cisunix.unh.edu 
Web: www.ed.state.nh.us/SpecialEd/special1.htm

Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities 
Constance Manchester-Bonenfant, Educational Consultant
New Hampshire Department of Education 
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3860
(603) 419-0235 
Web: www.state.nh.us/doe

State Mental Health Agency 
Geoffrey Souther, Acting Director 
Division of Behavioral Health
Department of Health and Human Services 
105 Pleasant Street 
Concord, NH 03301 
(603) 271-5007
E-mail: gsouther@dhhs.state.nh.us
Web: www.dhhs.state.nh.us/

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth 
Joe Perry, Administrator 
Children’s Mental Health Services
Division of Behavioral Health
Department of Health and Human Services 
State Office Park South
105 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301 
(603) 271-5095
E-mail: joe.perry@dhhs.state.nh.us
Web: www.dhhs.state.nh.us/

State Mental Retardation Program 
Dennis Powers, Director
Division of Developmental Services 
105 Pleasant Street 
Concord, NH 03301 
(603) 271-5034
E-mail: dpowers@dhhs.state.nh.us
Web: www.dhhs.state.nh.us

State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council 
Gordon Allen, Executive Director
New Hampshire Developmental Disabilities Council
The Concord Center 
10 Ferry Street, Unit 315 
Concord, NH 03301-5004 
(603) 271-3236
E-mail: wgallen@dhhs.state.nh.us
Web: www.NHDDC.com

Protection and Advocacy Agency 
Richard Cohen, Executive Director 
Disabilities Rights Center, Inc. 
18 Low Avenue
P.O. Box 3660
Concord, NH 03302-3660 
(603) 228-0432; (800) 834-1721 (V/TTY)
E-mail: advocacy@drcnh.org
Web: www.drcnh.org

Client Assistance Program 
Bill J. Hagy, Ombudsman
Client Assistance Program (CAP)
Governor's Commission on Disability
57 Regional Drive
Concord, NH 03301-8518
(603) 271-4175/4176; (800) 852-3405 (in NH)
E-mail: bhagy@gov.state.nh.us
Web: www.state.nh.us/disability/caphomepage.html

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs 
Judith A. Bumbalo, Bureau Chief
Special Medical Services
Medicaid Administrative Services
29 Hazen Drive 
Concord, NH 03301-6504
(603) 271-4488; (800) 852-3345, ext. 4488 (in NH)
E-mail: jbumbalo@dhhs.state.nh.us
Web: www.dhhs.state.nh.us

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
New Hampshire Healthy Kids
25 Hall Street Suite 302
Concord, NH 03301
(877) 464-2447
Web: www.nhhealthykids.com/

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired, Deaf or Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind
Division of Family Assistance
129 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-4238
Web: www.dhhs.state.nh.us

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 735-2964 (V/TTY); 711 (TTY)
(877) 735-1245 (Speech to Speech) 

State Education Agency Rural Representative 
Mary Ford, Administrator
Bureau of Special Education
New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street 
Concord, NH 03301-3860 
(603) 271-6693
E-mail: mford@ed.state.nh.us
Web: www.ed.state.nh.us

Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center 
Valerie Fletcher, Executive Director
Oce Harrison, Project Director
New England ADA and Accessible IT Center
Adaptive Environments Center, Inc.
374 Congress Street, Suite 301
Boston, MA 02210 
(617) 695-0085 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: adainfo@newenglandada.org
Web: www.newenglandada.org

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Jan Nisbet, Director
Institute on Disability/UCED
University of New Hampshire
7 Leavitt Lane, Suite 101
Durham, NH 03824-3522
(603) 862-4320 (V/TTY); (800) 238-2048 (in NH)
E-mail: institute.disability@unh.edu
Web: http://iod.unh.edu

Technology-Related Assistance 
New Hampshire Technology Partnership Project
Institute on Disability/UCED
University of New Hampshire, The Concord Center
10 Ferry Street, Suite 14
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 224-0630 (V/TTY)
E-mail: sd@cisunix.unh.edu
Web: www.NHassistivetechnology.org

State Mediation System 
Stephen W. F. Berwick, Coordinator
New Hampshire Department of Education
Office of Legislation and Hearings
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3860
(603) 271-2299
E-mail: sberwick@ed.state.nh.us
Web: www.ed.state.nh.us/Hearings/mediatio.htm

Special Format Library
Ms. Donna Gilbreth, Librarian
New Hampshire State Library 
Library Services to Persons with Disabilities 
117 Pleasant Street 
Concord, NH 03301-3852 
(603) 271-3429; 800-491-4200 
E-mail: gilbreth@finch.nhsl.lib.nh.us 
Web: www.state.nh.us/nhsl/talkbks/index.html

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
Stacey Shannon, President
Autism Society of New Hampshire
P.O. Box 68
Concord, NH 03302
(603) 679-2424
E-mail: nhautism@yahoo.com
Web: www.autism-society-nh.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
Steven D. Wade, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire
109 N. State Street, Suite 2
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 225-8400; (800) 773-8400 (in NH only)
E-mail: mail@bianh.org
Web: www.bianh.org 

Deafness/Hard of Hearing
Northeast Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, Inc. (NDHHS)
125 Airport Road
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 224-1850; (800) 492-0407
(866) 634-4764 (TTY)
Web: www.nhdeaf-hh.org

Learning Disabilities
Mike Angwin and Caryl Patten, Co-Presidents
New Hampshire Branch of the International Dyslexia Association
P.O. Box 3724
Concord, NH 03302
(603) 229-7355
E-mail: information@nhida.org
Web: www.nhida.org

Mental Health
Michael Cohen, Executive Director
NAMI New Hampshire 
(National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)
15 Green Street
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 225-5359; (800) 242-6264 (in NH)
E-mail: info@naminh.org
Web: www.naminh.org

Special Health Care Needs 
Terry Ohlson-Martin and Martha-Jean Madison, Co-Directors
New Hampshire Family Voices
NHDHHS/SMS
6 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-4525; (800) 852-3345, ext. 4525
E-mail: nhfv@yahoo.com
Web: www.nhfv.org

Speech and Hearing 
Laura Darling, President
New Hampshire Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 1538
Concord, NH 03302-1538
(603) 228-5949; (603) 783-9091
E-mail: nhslha@aol.com 

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Heather Thalheimer, Executive Director 
Parent Information Center (PIC)
P.O. Box 2405 
Concord, NH 03302-2405 
(603) 224-7005 (V/TTY); (800) 232-0986 (In NH) 
E-mail: picinfo@parentinformationcenter.org
Web: www.parentinformationcenter.org
Web: www.picnh.org

Parent-To-Parent 
Philip Eller, Coordinator
Parent to Parent
P.O. Box 622
Hanover, NH 03755
(603) 448-6393; (800) 698-5465 (In NH and VT, only)
E-mail: p2pnh@valley.net
Web: www.p2pnh.org

Partners in Policymaking
Mary Schuh, Ph.D., Program Director
Institute on Disability/UCE
University of New Hampshire, The Concord Center
10 Ferry Street, Unit #14, Suite 317
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 228-2084
E-mail: mcschuh@cisunix.unh.edu
Web: http://iod.unh.edu/

Parent Teacher Association (PTA) 
Donald Austin, President
New Hampshire PTA
47 Kendall Hill Road
Mont Vernon, NH 03057
(877) 701-4PTA
E-mail: nhpta1@aol.com

Other Disability Organizations
Larry Gammon, President 
Easter Seals New Hampshire 
555 Auburn Street 
Manchester, NH 03l03 
(603) 623-8863 (V/TTY); (800) 870-8728
E-mail: lgammon@eastersealsnh.org
Web: www.eastersealsnh.org

Dorothy French, Director/Founder
Education-A-Must
(for advocacy services for children with physical, emotional, behavioral, or learning disabilities)
P.O. Box 216
East Derry, NH 03041
(603) 437-6286
E-mail: info@education-a-must.com
Web: www.education-a-must.com

Janet Krumm, Executive Director
New Hampshire Challenge
P.O. Box 579
Dover, NH 03821-0579
(603) 742-0500; (800) 758-6430
E-mail: nhchallenge@comcast.net
Web: www.nhchallenge.org

Karen Bessette, Interim Executive Director
VSA arts New Hampshire
44 S. Main Street
Concord, NH 03301-4822
(603) 228-4330
E-mail: info@vsaartsnh.org
Web: www.vsarts.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