A publication of the National Dissemination
Center for Children with Disabilities
District of Columbia Resources
Complete update · 4/2007
Partial update · 1/28/2008
The
offices listed on this resource sheet are primarily administrative offices for
the District of Columbia. Even if an office is not close to your home, they can usually put
you in touch with resources in your community, as well as provide you with information
and assistance about disability issues in the District of Columbia. If you find that an address
or number has changed or is incorrect, please e-mail us at nichcy@aed.org
and let us know.
Age of Eligibility
Each state or territory sets eligibility ages for services
to children and youth with disabilities. For current information concerning
your area, please contact the office listed under Department
of Education: Special Education.
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United States House of Representatives
Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)
1424 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-8050
(202) 225-1904 (TTY)
Official State Web Site
Web: www.dc.gov/index.asp
Department of Education: Special Education
Dr. Marla C. Oakes, Executive Director
Office of Special Education
DC Public Schools
825 N. Capitol Street, N.E., 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-5468
E-mail: marla.oakes@k12.dc.us
Web: www.k12.dc.us/
State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Dr. Marla C. Oakes, Executive Director
Office of Special Education
DC Public Schools
825 N. Capitol Street, N.E., 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-5468
E-mail: marla.oakes@k12.dc.us
Web: www.k12.dc.us/
Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through
3
Tracie Dickson, Program Manager
Infant and Toddlers with Disabilities Office
Early Care and Education Administration
Department of Human Services
717 14th Street, N.W., Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 727-5371
E-mail: tracie.dickson@dc.gov
DC Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Elizabeth Parker, Administrator
DC Rehabilitation Services Administration
Department of Human Services
810 First Street, N.E., 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-8663
E-mail: elizabeth.parker@dc.gov
Coordinator for Transition Services
Darlene Gripper, State Transition Program Coordinator
DC Rehabilitation Services Administration
810 1st Street, N.E., 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-8085
E-mail: darlene.gripper@dc.gov
Genee Norbert, State Transition Program Coordinator
DCPS Office of Special Education
825 N. Capitol Street, NE, 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-5488
E-mail: genee.norbert@k12.dc.us
Web: www.k12.dc.us
Mental Health Agency
Juanita H. Price, CEO
Community Service Agency
Department of Mental Health
1250 U Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 671-4010; (202) 698-2525
(202) 442-4202 (intake office)
E-mail: juanita.price@dc.gov
Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities
Kathy Sawyer, Interim Director
Department on Disability Services
Department of Human Services
1125 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 730-1700
E-mail: ksawyer@dc.gov
Web: www.dc.gov/agencies
Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Mary Brown, Executive Director
DC Developmental Disabilities Council
Department of Human Services
64 New York Avenue, N.E., Room 6161
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 671-4385
E-mail: mary.brown@dc.gov
Web: www.dc.gov/agencies
Protection and Advocacy Agency
Jane Brown, Executive Director
University Legal Services: Protection and Advocacy
220 I Street, N.E., Suite 130
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 547-0198; (202) 547-2657 (TTY)
E-mail: jbrown@uls-dc.org
Web: www.uls-dc.org
Client Assistance Program
Joseph Cooney, Program Director
Client Assistance Program
University Legal Services: Protection and Advocacy
220 I Street, N.E., Suite 130
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 547-0198 (V); (202) 547-2657 (TTY)
Web: www.uls-dc.org
Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Cecil Doggette, Director
Department of Outreach Services
Health Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc.
2124 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, S.E.
Washington, DC 20020
(202) 580-8465; (202) 467-2708
E-mail: cdoggette@hscsn.org
Web: www.hscsn-net.org/
The HSC (Health Services for Children) Pediatric Center
1731 Bunker Hill Road, NE
Washington, DC 20017
(202) 832-4400; (800) 226-4444
(202) 832-7848 (TTY)
Web: www.hscpediatriccenter.org
CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
DC Healthy Families Insurance Program
4601 N. Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22203
(888) 557-1116
Web: www.dchealth.dc.gov
Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Jo Constance Bond, Supervisor
Ward 5, CWI Unit & One Stop Center
DC Rehabilitation Services Administration
810 1st Street, N.E., 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-8629
Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 643-3769 (V)
(800) 643-3768 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 898-0137 (ASCII)
(800) 898-0740 (Speech to Speech)
(800) 546-7111 (Spanish TTY)
(800) 546-5111 (Spanish Voice)
Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Marilyn Griffin Clark, Supervisor
Visual Impairment Unit
DC Rehabilitation Services Administration
810 1st Street, N.E., 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-8628
Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center
Marian Vessels, Director
DBTAC: Mid-Atlantic ADA Center
TransCen, Inc.
451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 700
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 217-0124 (V/TTY)
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV)
E-mail: adainfo@transcen.org
Web: www.adainfo.org
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Phyllis R. Magrab, Director
Center for Child and Human Development
Georgetown University
3300 Whitehaven Street, NW
P.O. Box 571485
Washington, DC 20057-1485
(202) 687-5000
E-mail: magrabp@georgetown.edu
Web: http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/
Mediation System
Bernadette Bullock, Esq., Director of Mediation Services and Early Dispute Resolution
State Enforcement and Investigation Division
DC Public Schools
825 N. Capitol Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-5467
E-mail: bernadette.bullock@k12.dc.us
Web: www.k12.dc.us
DC Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Venetia V. Demson, Chief
Adaptive Services Division
DC Public Library
901 G Street, N.W., Room 215
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 727-2270; (202) 727-2142
(202) 727-2255 (TTY)
E-mail: venetia.demson@dc.gov
Web: http://dclibrary.org/lbph/
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact:
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 19464-0543
(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
Jaclyn Packer, Ph.D., Director of Information Center
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (800) 232-5463
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org
Mark Richert, Director
American Foundation for the Blind - Public Policy Center
820 First Street NE, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 408-0200
E-mail: afbgov@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org
Cerebral Palsy
Theodore Bergeron, Executive Director
Dawn Carter, Assistant Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Washington, DC
1818 New York Avenue, NE, Suite 101
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 526-0146
E-mail: tbergeron@ucpdc.org
E-mail: gillomcarter@ucpdc.org
Web: www.ucpdc.org
Epilepsy
LeAnn Kingham, Director
Epilepsy Foundation of the Chesapeake Region
8503 LaSalle Road
Towson, MD 21286
(410) 828-7700; (800) 492-2523
E-mail: lkingham@epilepsy-foundation.org
Web: www.epilepsy-foundation.org
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Mary Lou Meccariello, Executive Director
The Arc of the District of Columbia, Inc.
817 Varnum Street, N.E., Suite 229
Washington, DC 20017
(202) 636-2950
E-mail: mlmeccariello@arcdc.net
Web: www.arcdc.net
Daphne Pallozzi, Director
Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Institute
801 Buchanan Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20017
(202) 529-7600; (202) 281-2759
E-mail: daphne.pallozzi@ccs-dc.org
Web: www.ccs-dc.org
Mental Health
Amelia Missieledies, Acting Director
Child and Family Community Support Services
Department of Mental Health Community Support
821 Howard Road, S.E., 1st Floor
Washington, DC 20020
(202) 698-1838
E-mail: amelia.missieledies@dc.gov
Mary Gardiner Jones, President
Mental Health Association of DC
1628 l6th Street, N.W., 4th Floor
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 265-6363
E-mail: marygjones@verizon.net
Web: www.mhadc.org
Adrian Green, President
NAMI DC
422 8th Street, S.E.
Washington, DC 20003-2832
(202) 546-0646
E-mail: namidc@juno.com
Web: www.namidc.org
Speech, Language, and Hearing
Carrie Benson Pereyra, President
District of Columbia Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 29590
Washington, DC 20017
(202) 877-1000
E-mail: president@dcsha.org
Web: www.dcsha.org
Spina Bifida
Jill Hill, President
Spina Bifida Association of the National Capital Area
P.O. Box 523415
Springfield, VA 22152-5415
(703) 455-4900
Web: www.sbanca.com
Tourette Syndrome
Sue Jacob, Acting Executive Director
Tourette Syndrome Association of Greater Washington
33 University Boulevard, East
Silver Spring, MD 20901
(301) 681-4133; (877) 295-2148
E-mail: TSAGW@aol.com
Web: www.TSAGW.org
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Kim Y. Jones, Executive Director
Advocates for Justice and Education, Inc.
2041 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, S.E., Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20020
(202) 678-8060; (888) 327-8060
E-mail: information@aje-dc.org
Web: www.AJE-DC.org
Community Parent Resource Center
Advocates for Justice and Education, Inc.
1459 Columbia Road, NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 265-1432
E-mail: caru.echenique@aje-dc.org
Web: www.AJE-DC.org
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Saundra L. Billups-Williams, President
DC Congress of Parents and Teachers
Hamilton School
1401 Brentwood Parkway, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 543-0333
E-mail: dc_pres@pta.org
Other Parent Organization
Loretta Knox-Hicks, Clinical Social Worker
Wanda Pickens, Clinical Social Worker
Parents' Special Education Service Center
Tyler Elementary School
1001 G Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
(202) 471-4272; (202) 698-3575
E-mail: loretta.knoxhicks@k12.dc.us
E-mail: wanda.pickens@k12.dc.us
Web: www.k12.dc.us/dcps/specialed/seservicecenter.html
The Equal Rights Center
11 Dupont Circle, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 234-3062; (202) 234-7590 (TTY)
E-mail: info@equalrightscenter.org
Web: www.equalrightscenter.org
Lisa Reeves, President/CEO
Patricia J. Rohrer, Sr. Vice President Programs/Services
Easter Seals
Greater Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia
4041 Powder Mill Road, Suite 100
Calverton, MD 20705
(301) 931-8700
E-mail: lreeves@eseal.org
E-mail: prohrer@eseal.org
Web: www.gwbr.easterseals.com
Tina Campanella, Executive Director
The Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities
5335 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 825
Washington, DC 20015
(202) 448-1450
Web: www.dcqualitytrust.org
L. Lawrence Riccio, Ed.D., President/CEO
WVSA arts Connection
1100 16th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 296-9100
E-mail: info@wvsarts.org
Web: www.wvsarts.org
Independent Living
To find out the contact information for the Statewide
Independent Living Council (SILC) in the District, 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
Center for Independent Living (CIL)
Richard A. Simms, Executive Director
DC Center for Independent Living
1400 Florida Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 388-0033
E-mail: info@dccil.org
Web: www.dccil.org
Anacostia Satellite Office
2110 Mississippi Avenue, SE, Suite B1
Washington, DC 20020
(202) 889-5802
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