STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Dennis Kane, Director
Family & Educational Support Team
120 State Street, State Office Building
Montpelier, VT 05620-2501
(802) 828-2755
Web: www.state.vt.us/educ/sped.htm

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Kathleen Andrews, Preschool Coordinator
Special Education Unit, Department of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620-2501
(802) 828-5115

PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Beverly MacCarty, Coordinator
Family, Infant and Toddlers Project
P.O. Box 70
Burlington, VT 05402
(802) 863-7338
E-mail: bmccart@vdh.state.vt.us

STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Dianne Dalmasse, Director
Vocational Rehabilitation Division
Dept. of Aging & Disabilities, Agency of Human Services
103 South Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05671-2303
(802) 241-2186
E-mail: carmen@dad.state.vt.us
Web: www.dad.state.vt.us/

OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Tony Campbell, Special Needs Consultant
Vocational Education for Disadvantaged & Handicapped Programs
Department of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620
(802) 828-3101
E-mail: TCAMPBELL@doe.state.vt.us

STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Rodney Copeland, Commissioner
Department of Developmental & Mental Health Services
Agency of Human Services
103 South Main Street, Weeks Building
Waterbury, VT 05671-1601
(802) 241-2610
E-mail: rcopeland@ddmhs.state.vt.us
Web: www.cit.state.vt.us/dmh/

STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Charles Biss, Director of the Child, Adolescent & Family Unit
Division of Mental Health
103 South Main Street, Weeks Building
Waterbury, VT 05671-1601
(802) 241-2650
E-mail: cbiss@ddmhs.state.vt.us
Web: www.cit.state.vt.us/dmh/

STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Theresa Wood, Interim Director
Division of Developmental Services
Department of Developmental & Mental Health Services
103 South Main Street, Weeks Building
Waterbury, VT 05671-1601
(802) 241-2614
E-mail: twood@ddmhs.state.vt.us
Web: www.cit.state.vt.us/dmh/

STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Thomas Pombar, Director
Vermont DD Council
103 South Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05671-0206
(802) 241-2612 (TTY)
E-mail: tomp@wpgate1.ahs.state.vt.us
Web: www.ahs.state.vt.us/vtddc

PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Judy Dickson, Director
Disability Law Project
264 North Winooski Avenue
P.O. Box 1367
Burlington, VT 05402 -1367
(802) 223-6377; (800) 889-2047 (V/TTY)

Judith Rex, Executive Director
VT Protection and Advocacy, Inc.
21 E. State Street, #101
Montpelier, VT 05602
(802) 229-1355; (800) 834-7890 (In VT)

CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Laura Philipps, Director
Client Assistance Program
264 North Winooski Avenue
P.O. Box 1367
Burlington, VT 05402-1367
(802) 863-2881; (800) 747-5022 (V/TTY)
E-mail: lphilipps@vtlegalaid.org

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Carol Hassler, Director
Division for Children with Special Health Needs
Department of Health
108 Cherry St, P.O. Box 70
Burlington, VT 05402
(802) 863-7338
E-mail: chassle@vdh.state.vt.us

STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Steven Stone, Director
Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Dept. of Aging and Disabilities, Agency of Human Services
103 South Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05671-2304
(802) 241-2210
Web: www.dad.state.vt.us/dbvi/

STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Department of Education/Special Education Unit
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
(802) 828-2755; (802) 229-4126

REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
Adaptive Environment Center Inc.
374 Congress Street, Suite 301
Boston, MA 02210
(617) 695-1225 (V/TTY)
E-mail: adaptive@adaptenv.org
Web: www.adaptenv.org

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

Cerebral Palsy
Susan Clark, Executive Director
Association for Cerebral Palsy
73 Main Street, Room 402
Montpelier, VT 05602
(802) 223-5161

Epilepsy
Audrey Butler, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Vermont
P.O. Box 6292
Rutland, VT 05702
(802) 775-1686

Head Injury
Emmie Burke, Executive Director
Vermont Head Injury Foundation
P.O. Box 1837, Station A
Rutland, VT 05701
(802) 446-3017

Mental Health
National Mental Health Association (NMHA)
1021 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-2971
(800) 969-6642
Web: www.nmha.org
(to identify an NMHA chapter in your state)

Clare Munat, President
Alliance for the Mentally Ill of VT
132 South Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05676
(802) 257-5546; (800) 639-6480
E-mail: namivt@sover.net
Web: amivt.nami.org/amivt

Judy Sturtevant, Director
VT Federation of Families for Children?s Mental Health
P.O. Box 607
Montpelier, VT 05601-0607
(802) 223-4917

Mental Retardation
Karen Mikkelsen, Executive Director
Vermont Arc
187 St. Paul Street, Unit 3B
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 658-2221

Speech and Hearing
Amy Wagner, President
VT Speech-Language-Hearing Association
1163 New Boston Road
Norwich, VT 05055
(802) 649-1676

Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of Vermont
RFD #1, Box 278
Castleton, VT 05735

Visual Impairments
Elga Joffee, 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.org
Web: www.afb.org

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Wayne L. Fox, Director
Center on Disability and Community Inclusion
The University Affiliated Program of Vermont
University of Vermont
499C Waterman Building
Burlington, VT 05405-0160
(802) 656-4031
E-mail: wfox@zoo.uvm.edu
Web: www.uvm.edu/~uapvt/index.html

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Lynne Cleveland, Project Director
Vermont Assistive Technology Project
103 South Main Street, Weeks 1
Waterbury, VT 05671-2305
(802) 241-2620 (V/TTY)
E-mail: lynnec@dad.state.vt.us

PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT
Connie Curtin, Director
Vermont Parent Information Center
Chace Mill
1 Mill St., Suite A7
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 658-5315 (V/TTY); (800) 639-7170 (In VT)
E-mail: vpic@vtpic.com
Web: www.vtpic.com

PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Carol Tank-Day, President
Vermont Congress of Parents and Teachers
P.O. Box 501
North Bennington, VT 05257
(802) 447-0125

PARENT-TO-PARENT
Nancy DiVenere, Director
Parent-to-Parent Program of Vermont
69 Champlain Mill
1 Main Street
Winooski, VT 05404
(802) 655-5290
E-mail: p2pvt@together.net
Web: www.partoparvt.org

OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
William Mayers, Coordinator
Vermont Family Resource Partnership
P.O. Box 646
Middleburg, VT 05753
(802) 388-3171
E-mail: wmayers@sover.net
Web: www.sover.net/~acpcc/PCCNetwork/vfrp.html

Alex Chirelstein, Executive Director
VSA (Very Special Arts) Vermont
192 College Street, 2nd Floor
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 860-6220
E-mail: vsavt@together.net