STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:
SPECIAL EDUCATION
Robert Marra, Director
Division of Special Education, Dept. of Education
State House, Room 229
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798
(317) 232-0570
E-mail: MARRAB@speced.doe.state.in.us
Web: web.indstate.edu/soe/iseas/dse.html

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Sheron Cochran, Preschool Coordinator
Division of Special Education, Department of Education
State House, Room 229
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798
(317) 232-0570
E-mail: COCHRA@speced.doe.state.in.us

PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Maureen Greer, Assistant Deputy Director
IN Family & Social Services Administration
Div. of Families & Children/Bur. of Child Development
402 West Washington Street, Room W-386
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
(317) 232-2429; (317) 232-7948 (Fax)
E-mail: mgreer@fssa.state.in.us

STATE DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
Rita Martin, Deputy Director
Indiana Family & Social Services Administration
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Division of Disability Aging, and Rehabilitative Services
402 W. Washington St., Rm. W453, P.O. Box 7083
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
(317) 232-1319; (800) 545-7763, ext. 1319

OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Terry Fields, State Coordinator
Program Improvement & Modernization
325 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-1829

STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Janet Corson, Director
IN Family & Social Services Administration
Division of Mental Health, Family & Social Services Administration
402 West Washington Street, Room W353
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
(317) 232-7845
E-mail: jcorson@fssa.state.in.us

STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN
Jim Phillips, Chief
IN Family & Social Services Administration
Childrens Services Bureau
Division of Mental Health
402 West Washington Street, Room W353
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
(317) 232-7934
E-mail: JPhillips3@fssa.state.in.us

STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Deborah Simmons Wilson, Director
IN Family & Social Services Administration
Division of Disabilitiy, Aging & Rehabilitative Services
Bureau of DD Services
402 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2739
(317) 232-7000

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Suellen Jackson-Boner, Director
Governor?s Planning Council on Disabilities
143 West Market Street, Suite 404
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 722-5555 (V); (317) 722-5563 (TTY)
E-mail: suellen@In.net

PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Thomas Gallagher, Executive Director
Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services
4701 N. Keystone Avenue, Suite 222
Indianapolis, IN 46205
(317) 722-5555
(800) 622-4845; (800) 838-1131 (TTY)

CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency
(see above)

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Wendy Gettelfinger, Director
Children?s Special Health Care Services
Indiana State Department of Health
2 N. Meridian Street, Section 7-B
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 233-5578

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Jerome Freeman, Deputy Director
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Division of Disability, Aging, and Rehabilitative Services
402 West Washington Street, Room W-453
P. O. Box 7083
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
(317) 232-1143 (V/TTY)
(800) 962-8408 (V/TTY, in IN only)
E-mail: jfreeman@fssa.state.in.us

REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
Great Lakes DBTAC
University of IL/Chicago
Department on Disability & Human Development
1640 West Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608
(312) 413-1407 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: gldbtac@uic.edu
Web: www.gldbtac.org

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

Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CH.A.D.D)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 201
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
E-mail: national@chadd.org
Web: www.chadd.org

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 1303
Northbrook, IL 60065-1303
E-mail: mail@add.org
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

Cathy Pratt, Director
The IN Resource Center for Autism
Institute for the Study of Developmental Disabilities (ISDD)
IN University, Bloomington
2853 E. Tenth Street
Bloomington, IN 47408-2696
(812) 855-6508; (812) 855-9396 (TTY)
E-mail: PRATTC@Indiana.edu
Web: www.isdd.indiana.edu/~irca/

Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of Indiana
5506 E. 16th Street, Suite B5
Indianapolis, IN 46218-4624
(317) 356-7722; (800) 407-4246 (IN only)
Web: www.biausa.org/indiana/bia.htm

Cerebral Palsy
Donna Roberts, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy Association of Greater Indiana, Inc.
615 N Alabama, Room 322
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 632-3561; (800) 723-7620

Learning Disabilities
Barbara L. Uhrig, Administative Director
Learning Disabilities Association of IN
P.O. Box 20584
Indianapolis, IN 46220
(317) 889-1260
E-mail: bluhrig@inct.net

Mental Health
Stephen McCaffrey, President
Mental Health Association in Indiana, Inc.
55 Monument Circle, Suite 455
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 638-3501; (800) 555-6424 (in IN only)
Web: www.a1.com/mhai

NAMI Indiana
PO Box 22697
Indianapolis, IN 46222-0697
(317) 925-9399; (800) 677-6442
E-mail: nami-in@nami.org
Web: www.nami.org/namiin

Mental Retardation
John Dickerson, Executive Director
The Arc of Indiana
22 East Washington Street, Suite 210
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 977-2375
Web: www.arcind.org

Speech and Hearing
Colleen Reader, President
IN Speech-Language-Hearing Association
11595 N. Meridian, Suite 300
Carmel, IN 46032
(317) 573-6062
E-mail: careader@hotmail.com
Web: www.islha.org

Spina Bifida
Carla Beres, Director
Spina Bifida Association of Northern IN
P.O. Box 1935
South Bend, IN 46634
(219) 234-6260

Visual Impairments
Paul Schroeder, Director
American Foundation for the Blind-Midwest
401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 308
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 245-9961
E-mail: chicago@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
David M. Mank, Director
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
2853 East Tenth Street
Bloomington, IN 47408-2696
(812) 855-6508; (812) 855-9396 (TTY)
E-mail: uap@indiana.edu
Web: www.iidc.indiana.edu

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
ATTAIN (Accessing Technology Through Action in Indiana)
1002 North First Street
Vincennes University
Social Science Bldg., RM 312
Vincennes, IN 47591
(800) 528-8246 (in IN); (317) 921-8766 (in Marion County)
(800) 743-3333 (TTY); (877) 812-5899
(812) 888-5710
E-mail: attain@indian.vinu.edu
Web: vinu.edu/attain

PARENT TRAINING & INFORMATION PROJECT
Richard Burden, Executive Director
IN*SOURCE
809 North Michigan Street
South Bend, IN 46601-1036
(219) 234-7101; (219) 234-7101 (TTY)
(800) 332-4433 (In IN)
E-mail: insource@insource.org
Web: www.insource.org

PARENT-TO-PARENT
Donna Gore Olsen, Executive Director
Indiana Parent Information Network, Inc.
4755 Kingsway Drive, Suite 105
Indianapolis, IN 46205-1545
(317) 257-8683
E-mail: ipin@indy.net
Web: www.ipininc.com

PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Barbara Eager, President
Indiana Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
14322 Scipio Road
Grabill, IN 46741
(317) 357-5881
E-mail: pta@spitfire.net

OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
James J. Vento, President
Central Indiana Easter Seal Society
Crossroads Rehabilitation Center
4740 Kingsway Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46205-1521
(317) 466-2006 (V); (317) 466-2001 (TTY)
E-mail: jvento@x-roads.org
Web: www.x-roads.org

John D. Rau, M.D., Director
Riley Child Development Center
Indiana University School of Medicine
James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children
702 Barnhill Drive, Room 5837
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5225
(317) 274-8167
E-mail: jdran@indyuap.iupuy.edu

Jim Nulty, President
VSA (Very Special Arts) Indiana
2506 Willowbrook Parkway
Suite 202
Indianapolis, IN 46205
(317) 253-5504
E-mail: vsai@AOL.com
Web: www.vsai.org