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State Agencies and OrganizationsHonorable Frank Lautenberg (D) 825A Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-3224 (202) 224-8567 (Fax) Web: http://lautenberg.senate.gov Honorable Jon Corzine (D) 502 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-4744 (202) 224-9707 (Fax) E-mail Web Form: http://corzine.senate.gov/contact.cfm Web: http://corzine.senate.gov United States Representatives To find the contact information for your representative in the House of the U.S. Congress, visit the House’s Web site at: www.house.gov, or call: (202) 224-3121; (202) 225-1904 (TTY). Governor Honorable James E. McGreevey The State House P. O. Box 001 Trenton, NJ 08625 (609) 292-6000 E-mail Web Form: www.state.nj.us/governor/govmail.html Web: www.state.nj.us/governor/ State Department of Education: Special Education Barbara Gantwerk, Director Office of Special Education Programs Department of Education 100 Riverview Plaza P. O. Box 500 Trenton, NJ 08625-0500 (609) 633-6833 E-mail: bgantwer@doe.state.nj.us Web: www.state.nj.us/education Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 Terry Harrison, Part C Coordinator Division of Family Health Services Early Intervention System 50 E. State Street P. O. Box 364 Trenton, NJ 08625 (609) 777-7734 E-mail: terry.harrison@doh.state.nj.us Web: www.state.nj.us/health/fhs/eiphome.htm Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 Barbara Tkach, Section 619 Coordinator Office of Special Education Programs Department of Education 100 Riverview Plaza P. O. Box 500 Trenton, NJ 08625-0500 (609) 984-4950 E-mail: btkach@doe.state.nj.us Web: www.state.nj.us/education State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Thomas G. Jennings, Director New Jersey Department of Labor Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services P. O. Box 398 Trenton, NJ 08625-0398 (609) 292-5987; (609) 292-2919 (TTY) E-mail: tjenning@dol.state.nj.us Web: www.wnjpin.state.nj.us/ Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities Marie Barry, Acting Director Office of Vocational-Technical, Career and Adult Programs New Jersey Department of Education P. O. Box 500 Trenton, NJ 08625 (609) 633-0665 E-mail: marie.barry@doe.state.nj.us Web: www.state.nj.us/education State Mental Health Agency Alan G. Kaufman, Director Division of Mental Health Services Department of Human Services 50 E. State Street, Capital Center P. O. Box 727 Trenton, NJ 08625 (609) 777-0702; (800) 382-6717 E-mail: dmhsmail@DHS.state.nj.us Web: www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dmhs/ State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth Lucy C. Keating, Assistant Director Division of Mental Health Services Office of Children's Services Capital Center P. O. Box 727 Trenton, NJ 08625 (609) 777-0740 E-mail: lucy.keating@dhs.state.nj.us State Mental Retardation Program James W. Smith, Jr., Director Division of Developmental Disabilities Department of Human Services Capital Center P.O. Box 726 Trenton, NJ 08625 (609) 292-7260 E-mail: jim.smith@dhs.state.nj.us Web: www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddd/index.html State Developmental Disabilities Council Ethan B. Ellis, Executive Director New Jersey Developmental Disabilities Council 20 W. State Street, 7th floor P. O. Box 700 Trenton, NJ 08625 (609) 292-3745 E-mail: njddc@njddc.org Web: www.njddc.org Protection and Advocacy Agency Sarah W. Mitchell, Executive Director New Jersey Protection and Advocacy, Inc. 210 S. Broad Street, 3rd Floor Trenton, NJ 08608 (609) 292-9742; (609) 633-7106 (TTY) (800) 922-7233 (in NJ) E-mail: advoca@njpanda.org Web: www.njpanda.org Client Assistance Program Lillie Lowe-Reid, Coordinator Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency listed above Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs Gloria M. Rodriguez, Ph.D., Director Special Child, Adult and Early Intervention Services New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services 50 E. State Street P.O. Box 364 Trenton, NJ 08625 (609) 984-0755 E-mail: gloria.rodriguez@doh.state.nj.us Web: www.state.nj.us/health Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired Jamie C. Hilton, Executive Director Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired 153 Halsey Street Newark, NJ 07101 (973) 648-2324 E-mail: jhilton@dhs.state.nj.us Web: www.state.nj.us/humanservices/cbvi/index.html Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Brian Shomo, Director Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing New Jersey Department of Human Services P. O. Box 074 Trenton, NJ 08625-0074 (609) 984-7281 (V/TTY) (800) 792-8339 (V/TTY, in NJ only) E-mail: ihock@dhs.state.nj.us State Education Agency Rural Representative Diane L. Paine, Supervisor Special Education High Point Regional High School 299 Pigeon Hill Road Sussex, NJ 07461 (973) 875-3102 E-mail: dpaine@hpregional.org Regional ADA Technical Assistance Agency Andrea Haenlin-Mott, Director Northeast ADA and IT Center Cornell University 107 ILR Extension Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-8348; (607) 255-2891 E-mail: northeastada@cornell.edu Web: www.northeastada.org University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Deborah Spitalnik, Ph.D., Executive Director The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Liberty Plaza 335 George Street, 3rd Floor P.O. Box 2688 New Brunswick, NJ 08903-2688 (732) 235-9300 (V); (732) 235-9328 (TTY) E-mail: boggsweb@umdnj.edu Web: http://rwjms.umdnj.edu/boggscenter Technology-Related Assistance Ellen Lence, Project Director New Jersey Technology Assistive Resource Program New Jersey Protection and Advocacy, Inc. 210 S. Broad Street, Third Floor Trenton, NJ 08608 (609) 292-9742; (609) 633-7106 (TTY) (800) 922-7233 (in NJ) E-mail: advoca@njpanda.org Web: www.njpanda.org State Mediation System New Jersey Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs P.O. Box 500 Trenton, NJ 08625 (609) 984-1286 Web: www.state.nj.us/education Disability-Specific OrganizationsAttention Deficit DisorderTo identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either: Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) 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) Autism Brain Injury Cerebral Palsy Learning Disabilities Organizations Especially for ParentsParent Training and Information Center (PTI)Diane Autin, Executive Director Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN) 35 Halsey Street, 4th Floor Newark, NJ 07102 (973) 642-8100; (800) 654-7726 (In NJ) E-mail: span@spannj.org Web: www.spannj.org Parent-To-Parent Malia Corde, Program Coordinator New Jersey Statewide Parent-to-Parent 35 Halsey Street Newark, NJ 07102 (973) 642-8100; (800) 372-6510 E-mail: Parent2Parent@spannj.org Web: www.spannj.org/familywrap/parent2parent.htm Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Elise F. Miller, President New Jersey Congress of Parents and Teachers 900 Berkeley Avenue Trenton, NJ 08618-5322 (609) 393-5004 E-mail: njpta@ptamail.com Web: www.njpta.org Other Disability OrganizationsBrian J. Fitzgerald, President/CEOEaster Seals New Jersey 1 Kimberly Road East Brunswick, NJ 08816-1076 (732) 257-6662; (800) 486-0027 E-mail: essnj@nj.easter-seals.org Web: www.eastersealsnj.org Eileen Coyne, Director Family Support Center of New Jersey Lions Head Office Park 35 Beaverson Boulevard, Suite 8A Brick, NJ 08723 (732) 262-8020; (800) 372-6510 (in NJ) E-mail: FSCNJ@aol.com Web: www.efnj.com Lowell Arye, Executive Director Alliance for the Betterment of Citizens with Disabilities 127 Route 206, Suite 18 Hamilton, NJ 08610 (609) 581-8375 E-mail: abcdnj@sprintmail.com Edward Madara, Director New Jersey Self-Help Group Clearinghouse 100 Hanover Avenue, Suite 202 Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927-2020 (973) 326-6789; (800) 367-6274 (in NJ) E-mail: njshc@cybernex.net Web: www.njgroups.org William A. B. Ditto, Executive Director Division of Disability Services P.O. Box 700 Trenton, NJ 08625-0700 (609) 292-7800; (609) 292-1210 (TTY) (888) 285-3036 E-mail: william.ditto@dhs.state.nj.us Web: www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dds Vanessa Young, Executive Director VSA arts New Jersey 703 Jersey Avenue New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (732) 745-3885; (732) 745-3913 (TTY) E-mail: info@vsanj.org Web: www.vsanj.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
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