Autism
Society of Maine
693 Western Avenue, Suite 2
Manchester, ME 04351
(207) 626-2708; (800) 273-5200 (in ME)
Email: asm | at | mint.net
Alan
J. Azzara, Esq.
Attorney at Law
83 Ridge View Lane
Wiscasset, ME 04578
(207) 882-8435; (207) 318-3649
Email: MEDLAWAA | at | AOL.COM
Representing parents and students in all special education matters
Carlisle
Academy Integrative Equine Therapy
Sarah Armentrout
65 Drown Lane
Lyman, ME 04002
(207) 985-0374; (207) 985-7937 (fax)
Email: info | at | carlisleacademymaine.com
Web: http://carlisleacademymaine.com
Hippotherapy, therapeutic riding, carriage driving, interactive
vaulting for children and adults with disabilities. Specialized
programs for school children, pre-schoolers, seniors and veterans.
Center
for Community Inclusion, UAP
5717 Corbett Hall, Rm 114
The University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469-5717
Web: http://www.umaine.edu/cci/
Children
and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (C.H.A.D.D.)
Web:
http://www.chaddonline.org/chapters/chadd796.html
Client
Assistance Program
C.A.R.E.S., Inc
4C Winter Street
Augusta, ME 04330
(207) 622-7055; (800) 773-7055 (V/TTY)
Web: http://www.caresinc.com/
James
A. Clifford, Esq.
Attorney at Law
One Monument Way, Suite 421
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 541-9101; (877) 351-1817 (fax)
Email: jamesclifford | at | jamescliffordlaw.com
Legal advocacy for parents of students eligible for or receiving
special education services and/or Section 504 plans. Licensed
to practice in Maine and Massachusetts.
The Council for Exceptional
Children (CEC)
Disability Rights Center of Maine
DHHS/ME
CDC/Children with Special Health Needs
Toni Wall, Program Manager
286 Water Street, 7th floor
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-5357; (207) 287-5355 (fax)
Email: toni.g.wall | at | maine.gov
Education
Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Children
Catholic Charities Maine
1066 Kenduskeag Avenue
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 941-2855
Email: jsmall | at | ccmaine.org
Fagan
Center for Communication
Dr. Elizabeth Fagan
985 Forest Ave
Portland, ME 04103
(207) 797-2351; (207) 797-8738; (207) 797-8650 (fax0
Email: lrfagan | at | earthlink.net
Web: http://www.fagancenter.com
Speech-Language Pathology services and family services for children,
adolescents and adults with communication disorder.
Susan
Fitzgerald Grant Consultancy
72 Houghton Street
Auburn, ME 04210
(207) 615-8302; (207) 344-3095; (207) 344-3095 (fax)
Email: snsgrants | at | gwi.net
I have worked with children and adults having disabilities for
2o+ years. I have advanced degrees as well as hands on experience.
G.E.A.R.
(Gaining Empowerment Allows Results) Parent Network
Carol Tiernan, Director
c/o Crisis and Counseling Centers
32 Winthrop St
Augusta, ME 04330-5624
(800) 264-9224; (207) 626-3448
Email: tiernan | at | verizon.net
Web: http://www.gearparentnetwork.com
A non-profit family organization that empowers families of children
with behavioral health needs to build on their families strengths
and to advocate for their needs.
Home
Education & Family Services/Royal Academy
Shirley Minster
15 Shaker Road
PO Box 1056
Gray, ME 04039
(207) 657-2800; (207) 657-2404 (fax)
Email: sminster | at | securespeed.net
Web: http://www.HomeEducator.com
We help parents examine and choose the most appropriate educational
program to educate their children, K-post high school. USA and
international consultations are available.
Infinite
Horizons
Karri White, LSW
180 Main St. Suite B
Norway, ME 04268
(207) 743-3946; (207) 743-6133 (fax)
Email: karri | at | ihinc.org
Web: http://www.ihinc.org
Specializing in providing Targeted Case Management services to
children birth to twenty years of age with mental retardation,
autism, or developmental delays.
Ingraham
Volunteers
Web: http://www.ingraham.org/
Katahdin
Friends, Inc. (KFI)
Joann Dickinson
1024 Central St. Suite A
Millinocket, ME 04462
(207) 723-9466; (207) 723-5099 (fax)
Email: jdickinson | at | kfimaine.org
Web: http://www.kfimaine.org
KFI provides children's and adult case management to the MR/Autism
population. We also provide supported living and day habilitation
to adults with MR/Autism.
KIDS
LEGAL at Pine Tree Legal Assistance
Sara DePasquale
88 Federal Street
P.O. Box 547
Portland, ME 04112
(207) 774-8246; (207) 828-2300 (fax)
Email: sarad | at | ptla.org
Web: http://www.kidslegal.org
KIDS LEGAL is Maine’s first and only children’s law project.
We provide direct representation to low income families, consultations,
and group trainings.
Lean
On Me
Stephanie Moores
203 Kennedy Highway
Milbridge, ME 04658
(207) 598-8066
Email: stephanie_moores | at | yahoo.com
Support group for parents with special needs children of all ages
and diagnosis focusing on advocating for your child.
Learning
Disabilities Association of Maine
179 Main Street, Suite 410
Waterville, ME 04901-6672
(877) 208-4029; (207) 861-7824; (207) 861-7823 (fax)
Email: info | at | ldame.org
Web: http://www.ldame.org
Our mission is to assist individuals with specific learning disabilities
and their families through support, education and collaborative
efforts within our communities.
Maine
Congress of Parents and Teachers
Maine Consumer Information
and Technology
Maine
Department of Education, Office of Special Services Home Page
23 State House Station,
Augusta, ME 04333-0023;
(207) 287-5950; (207) 287-5900 (fax); (207) 287-2550 (TTY)
Web:
http://www.state.me.us/education/specserv.htm
Maine
Down Syndrome Network
Jen Greslick
P.O. Box 705
Windham, ME 04062
(866) 571-2223
Email: info | at | dsmaine.org
Web: http://www.dsmaine.org
Non-Profit organization providing support, education and advocacy
to our members and our communities. We invite families, professionals
and community members to join us.
Maine
Fragile X Resource Group
Julie Gosselin
PO Box 180
Gray, ME 04039
(207) 657-2395; (207) 224-2035
Email: mainefragilex | at | yahoo.com
Provides educational and emotional support for those affected
by Fragile X, promotes public and professional awareness, and
supports research toward improved treatments and a cure for Fragile
X Syndrome.
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Maine Parent Federation
Janice LaChance
PO Box 2067
Augusta, ME 04338
(207) 588-1933; (207) 588-1938 (fax)
Email: parentconnect | at | mpf.org
Web: http://www.mpf.org
Maine
Speech-Language-Hearing Association
150 Frances Street
Portland, ME 04102-2512
(207) 871-5842
Email: thisbetterbgood | at | excite.com
Maine
Special Education Regulations
http://www.state.me.us/education/speced/contentrules.htm
Merrywing
Corporation
Lou McIntosh
178 H.L. Dow Highway
Eliot, ME 03903
(207) 439-0382; (207) 752-0666; (207) 439-8413 (fax)
Email: merrywing | at | merrywing.com
Serving Maine, NH and northern MA
Midcoast
Advocacy
Buckley J. Hugo
2 Sandy Ridge Road
Brunswick, ME 04011
(207) 504-7983
Email: Buckley.H | at | usa.net
Web: http://www.midcoastadvocacy.com
Providing special education advocacy services for families of
children with special needs throughout mid coast Maine.
Milestones
Family Services, LLC
Jane Landry, LSW
849 Main Street, Suite 300
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 490-6931; (877) 406-6282; (207) 490-4151 (fax)
Email: jane | at | milestonesfamilyservices.com
Individualized, quality case management services provided to
families with children birth through twenty with special needs.(birth-5
with Developmental Delays,age 6-20 with MR, Autism, Asperger's,
PDD-NOS)
NAMI
Maine
P.O. Box 5120
Augusta, ME 04332
(207) 622-5767; (800) 464-5767 (in ME only)
Email: clcarothers | at | hotmail.com
Web: http://me.nami.org
National
Mental Health Association
1021 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-2971
(703) 684-7722; (800) 969-6642
New England ADA Technical
Assistance Center
Northeast
Life Care Planning-Holden, Inc.
Barbara Bate
325 South Rd.
Holden, ME 04429
(207) 843-5729; (877) 843-5729; (866) 878-9147 (fax)
Email: bbate | at | nlcp.net
Medical Case Management, Life Care Plans, Medicare Set-Aside allocations,
and Medical Cost Projections. Certifications: Nurse Life Care
Planning, Medicare Set-Aside consulting, Case Management, and
Legal Nurse Consulting.
Office
of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with
Disabilities
Workforce Education
Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
(207) 624-6730; (207) 287-5854
Richard
L. O'Meara, Esq.
Murray, Plumb & Murray
75 Pearl Street
P.O. Box 9785
Portland, ME 04104-5085
(207) 773-5651 voice, (207) 773-8023 fax
Email: romeara | at | mpmlaw.com
Serving ME and NH
Ann
Mary Palozzi, Psy.D.
7 Oak Hill Terrace, Suite 3
Scarborough, ME
(207) 883-4283; (207) 883-4284 (fax)
Email: annpalozzi | at | att.net
Neuropsychological evaluations for children through adults. For
child evaluations the emphasis is the relationship with leanring,behavior,
and the brain.
Parent
Teacher Association (PTA)
Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
16 Winthrop Street
Augusta, ME 04330
(207) 621-2782
Email: me_office | at | pta.org
Parent
Training and Information Center (PTI)
Maine Parent Federation
P.O. Box 2067
Augusta, ME 04338-2067
(207) 623-2144; (800) 870-7746 (in ME)
Email: parentconnect | at | mpf.org
Web: http://www.mpf.org/
Pine
Tree Society
149 Front Street
Bath, ME 04530
(207) 443-3341
Email: info | at | pinetreesociety.org
Email: erinrice | at | pinetreesociety.org
Web: http://www.pinetreesociety.org/
Offering a full range of comprehensive, professional services
designed to help Maine people with disabilities lead fuller, richer
lives. Pine Tree Society: Discovering abilities together.
Robert M. Powers, Esq.
Attorney at Law
58 Portland Road
Kennebunk, ME 04043
(207) 985-2008; (866) 840-1720 (fax)
Email: rmplaw | at | roadrunner.com
An attorney and special educator providing parents with analysis of
their special education issues, representation at IEP meetings and/or
formal due process legal representation.
Programs
for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Governor Baxter School for the Deaf
Mackworth Island
Falmouth, ME 04105
(207) 781-3165
Programs
for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Part C and Section 619 Coordinator
Child Developrnent Services
State House, Station #146
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-3272
Web:
http://www.state.me.us/education/homepage.htm
Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth
through 2
Child Development Services
State House, Station 146
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 624-6660
Web: www.state.me.us/education
The
Progress Center, Inc.
Laurie Phillips
35 Cottage Street
Norway, ME 04268
(207) 743-8049; (207) 739-2349 (fax)
Email: lphillip | at | megalink.net
Web: http://www.progresscentermaine.org
Children's Case Management for coordination of services, resource
assistance, referrals, advocacy and support. We serve children
with mental retardation/autism/mental health issues.
Protection
and Advocacy Agency
Disability Rights Center of Maine
P.O. Box 2007
Augusta, ME 04338-2007
(207) 626-2774 (V/TTY); (800) 452-1948 (V/TTY in ME)
Email: advocate | at | drc.org
Regional ADA Technical Assistance Agency
New England ADA Technical Assistance Center
Adaptive Environments Center, Inc.
374 Congress Street, Suite 301
Boston, MA 02210
(617) 695-0085 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
Email: adaptive | at | adaptenv.org
Web: http://www.adaptenv.org/
Southern
Maine Parent Awareness
886 Maine Street Suite 303
Sanford ME 04072
(207) 324-2337; (800) 564-9696 (in the state of Maine only); (207)
324-5621 (fax)
Email: support | at | somepa.org
Web: www.somepa.org
State
Agency for the Visually Impaired
Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired
150 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0150
(207) 624-5959
State
Department of Education: Special Education
Department of Education
Office of Special Services
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
(207) 624-6650; (207) 624-6800 (TTY)
Email: DStockford | at | doe.k12.ed.us
Web:
www.state.me.us/education/speced/specserv.htm
State
Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
Maine Developmental Disabilities Council
139 State House Station
Room 313, Building 205, Togus Center
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-4213; (800) 244-3990 (in ME only)
Web: http://www.maineddc.org/
State
Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
ME Developmental Disabilities Council
139 State House Station, Nash Building, Station
Capitol and Sewall Streets
Augusta, ME 04333-0139
(207) 287-4213; (207) 287-8001 (fax); (800) 244-3990 (in Me only)
State
Education Agency Rural Representative
Office of Special Services
Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
(207) 624-6650; (207) 624-6800 (TTY)
Web:
www.state.me.us/education/speced/specserv.htm
State
Mediation System
Office of Special Services, Due Process
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
(207) 624-6650
Web:
www.state.me.us/education/specserv.htm
State
Mental Health Agency
Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance
Abuse Services
40 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-4223; (207) 287-2000 (TTY)
Web: www.state.me.us/dmhmrsa
State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Services for Children with Special Needs
Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance
Abuse Services
40 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-4251
Web: www.state.me.us/dmhmrsa
State Mental Retardation Program
Mental Retardation Services
Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance
Abuse Services
40 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-4242; (207) 287-2000 (TTY)
Web: www.state.me.us/dmhmrsa
State
Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
Department of Labor
150 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0150
(207) 624-5954; (207) 624-5300
Web: www.state.me.us/rehab/
Technology-Related Assistance
Maine Consumer Information and Technology Training Exchange
Maine CITE Coordinating Center
University of Maine System, University College
46 University Drive
Augusta, ME 04330
(207) 621-3195 (V); (207) 621-3482 (TTY)
Email: KPowers | at | maine.edu
Web: http://www.mainecite.org/
University
Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Center for Community Inclusion, UAP
University of Maine
5717 Corbett Hall, Room 114
Orono, ME 04469-5717
(207) 581-1084; (207) 581-3328 (TTY)
Email: lu.zeph | at | umit.maine.edu
Web: http://www.umaine.edu/cci/
United
Cerebral Palsy of Northeastern Maine
700 Mt. Hope Avenue, Suite 320
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 941-2885; (207) 941-2952 (V/TTY)
Email: ucp2 | at | midmaine.com
Web: http://www.ucpofmaine.org/
VSA
Arts of Maine
P.O. Box 4002
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 761-3861 (V/TTY)
Email: me | at | vsarts.org
Washington
County Children's Program
Lee McBride, Executive Director
P.O. Box 311
Machias, ME 04654
(207) 255-3426; (800) 545-0873; (207) 255-3426 (fax)
Email: dhelder | at | wccp.net or wccp | at | wccp.net
Web: http://www.wccp.net
Developmental Therapy ages 0-5; Case Management 0-21; Dental Program
in schools; Grow With Us and Outreach services; training and support.
Lynne
Williams, Esq.
Attorney at Law
13 Albert Meadow
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
(207) 266-6327
Email: LWilliamsLaw | at | earthlink.net
Special Education Attorney and estate planner (supplemental needs
trusts), serving the families of Downeast Maine. Former special education
independent hearing officer.
Woodfords
Family Services
Paul Nau, Executive Director
PO Box 1768
Portland, ME 04104-1768
(207) 878-9663; (207) 878-2259 (fax)
Email: development | at | woodfords.org
Web: http://www.woodfords.org
Nonprofit organization providing serving people with special needs
through preschools, behavioral consultation, case management, therapeutic
foster care, in home support, adult residential and more.