Florida Cerebral Palsy Resources
STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Shan Goff, Chief
Bureau of Instructional Support & Community Services
Division of Public Schools & Community Education
Department of Education
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 614
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
(850) 488-1570
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Patty Ball-Thomas, Administrator
Office of Early Intervention & School Readiness
Division of Public Schools & Community Education
Department of Education
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 325
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
(850) 488-6830
E-mail: Ballthp@mail.doe.state.fl.us
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Mike Haney, Assistant Health Officer
Children?s Medical Services
Department of Health
2020 Capital Circle, S.E.
Mail Bin A-06
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
(850) 487-2690
E-mail: Fran_Wilber@doh.state.fl.us
STATE DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
Tamara Bibb Allen, Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Labor & Employment Security
2002 Old St. Augustine Road, Building A
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0696
(850) 488-6210
Web: www.state.fl.us/vocrehab
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Janet Adams, Program Specialist
Division of Workforce Development
Department of Education, Turlington Building
325 W Gaines Street, Suite 714
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
(850) 487-3164
E-mail: adamsj@mail.doe.state.fl.us
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
John Bryant, Assistant Secretary
Mental Health Programs Office
Department of Children & Families
1317 Winewood Blvd., Bldg. 3
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
(850) 488-8304
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
David Fairbanks, Chief
Children?s Mental Health Program
Mental Health Programs Office
1317 Winewood Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
(850) 487-2920
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES
Carl Littlefield, Assistant Secretary
Department of Children and Families
Developmental Services Program Office
1317 Winewood Blvd., Bldg. 3, Rm. 325
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
(850) 488-4257
E-mail: Carl_Littlefield@dcf.state.fl.us
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Joseph Krieger, Director
Florida DD Council
124 Marriott Drive, Suite 203
Tallahassee, FL 32301-2981
(850) 488-4180
E-mail: joek.fddc@nettally.com
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Gary Blumenthal, Executive Director
Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities
2671 Executive Center Circle West, Suite 100
Tallahassee, FL 32301-5029
(850) 488-9071; (800) 346-4127 (TTY)
(800) 342-0823; (800) 350-4566 (Spanish & Creole Speaking Clients)
E-mail: advocacyn@AOL.com
Web: www.AdvocacyCenter.org
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Ann Robinson, CAP Program Director
Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency
(see above)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Eric Handler, Deputy Secretary
Children?s Medical Services Programs
Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services
1309 Winewood Blvd., Bldg. 6, Room 130
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
(850) 487-2690
STATE AGENCY FOR VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS
Susan Cartwright Babcock, Children & Families Program Specialist
Division of Blind Services
Department of Labor & Employment Security
2551 Executive Center Circle West, Suite 200
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(850) 488-1330
E-mail: susan_babcock@fdles.state.us
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Cecil Bradley, VR Administrator
Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services and School-to-Work Transition Programs
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
2002 Old St. Augustine Road, Building A
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0696
(850) 488-8380 (V); (850) 413-9629 (TTY)
E-mail: bradlec@vr.fdles.state.fl.us
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
David Ashburn, Deputy Director
Instructional Programs
Division of Public Schools & Community Education
Department of Education
Florida Education Center, Room 514
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(850) 488-2601
REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
Southeast Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center
(SEDBTAC), Region 4
490 10th Street
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 385-0636 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232
E-mail: sedbtac@ucpa.org
Web: www.sedbtac.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
Ven Sequenzia, President
Autism Society of Florida, Inc.
2858 Remington Green Circle
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 997-7233
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of Florida (BIAF)
North Broward Medical Center
201 East Sample Road
Pompano Beach, FL 33064
(954) 786-2400; (800) 992-3442 (in FL)
E-mail: info@biaf.org
Web: www.biaf.org
Cerebral Palsy
Carol J. DeJarnette, Director of Operations
United Cerebral Palsy of Florida
2475 Apalachee Parkway, Suite 205
Tallahassee, FL 32301-4946
(850) 878-2141
Epilepsy
Susan Ladd
Epilepsy Services Program
FL Department of Health, HSFCD
2020 Capital Circle, S.E., Bin #A-18
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1744
(850) 487-2772
E-mail: Susan_Ladd@doh.state.fl.us
Web: www.doh.state.fl.us/
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association of Florida (LDAF)
331 East Henry Street
Punta Gorda, FL 33950
(941) 637-8957
E-mail: lda00@sunline.net
Mental Health
NAMI-Florida
1020 E. Lafayette, Suite 102
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 671-4445
E-mail: fami@unr.net
Mental Retardation
Chris Schuh, Executive Director
Association for Retarded Citizens/FL
411 East College Avenue
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 921-0460
E-mail: arcfl@supernet.net
Speech and Hearing
FL Language, Speech & Hearing Association
335 Beard Street
Tallahassee, FL 32303
(850) 222-6000
Spina Bifida
Patrick Sabadie, Executive Director
Spina Bifida Association of FL, Inc.
24 Beach Walker Rd.
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034-6600
(904) 261-6639; (800) 722-6355 (in FL only)
Visual Impairments
Frances Mary D?Andrea, Director
American Foundation for the Blind- Southeast
100 Peachtree Street, Suite 620
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 525-2303
E-mail: atlanta@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Daniel Armstrong, Director
Mailman Center for Child Development
University of Miami School of Medicine
P.O. Box 016820 - D-820
Miami, FL 33101
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Terry Ward, Director
Florida Alliance for Assistive Service and Technology
1020 E. Lafayette Street, Suite 110
Tallahassee, FL 32301-4546
(850) 487-3278
E-mail: faast@faast.org
Web: faast.org
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECTS
Jan LaBelle, Executive Dirctor
Family Network on Disabilities of Florida, Inc.
2735 Whitney Road
Clearwater, FL 33760
(727) 523-1130; (800) 825-5736
E-mail: fnd@fndfl.org
Web: fndfl.org/
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Eileen Templeton, Director
Parent to Parent of Florida
Family Network on Disabilities of Florida, Inc.
2735 Whitney Road
Clearwater, FL 33760
(727) 523-1130; (800) 825-5736
E-mail: fnd@fndfl.org
Web: http://fndfl.org/
COMMUNITY PARENT RESOURCE CENTER
Isabel Garcia, Executive Director
Parent to Parent of Miami, Inc.
Community Parent Resource Center
c/o Sunrise Community
9040 Sunset Drive, Suite G
Miami, FL 33173
(305) 271-9797; (800) 527-9552
E-mail: PtoP1086@AOL.com
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Latha Krishaniyer, President
Florida Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
1747 Orlando Central Parkway
Orlando, FL 32809-5757
(407) 855-7604
E-mail: ptamarlene@AOL.com
Web: www.floridapta.org
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Robert Griggs, President
Easter Seals Florida, Inc.
1040 Woodcock Road, Suite 215
Orlando, FL 32803
(407) 896-7881
E-mail: bobg@flseals.com
Terry R. Farmer
Florida Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, Inc.
2475 Apalachee Parkway, Suite 205
Tallahassee, FL 32301-4946
(850) 877-4816
E-mail: tfarmer@floridaarf.org
Gay Drennon, Executive Director
VSA (Very Special Arts) Florida
3500 E. Fletcher Avenue, Suite 225
Tampa, FL 33613
(813) 975-6962
E-mail: drennon@earthlink.net
Web: www.vsafl.org