Child Development & Rehab. Center
Oregon Health Sciences University
P.O. Box 574
Portland, OR 97207-0574
(503) 494-8362
Email: sellsc@OHSU.edu
Web: www.ohsu.edu/cdrc
Circle
of Friends Advocacy
Joni Anderson
14407 SW Teal Blvd. Apt. 99 D
Beaverton,
Oregon 97008
(503) 524-9420
Email: purpleslp@msn.com
Web:
http://www.circleoffriendsadvocacy.com
Provides
assistance for parents and students to navigate an IEP/504 in educational settings
and provide consultations and evaluations for academic, and speech/language disabilities.
Client
Assistance Program (CAP)
Oregon Advocacy Center
620 SW 5th Ave., Fifth Floor
Portland, OR 97204-1428
(503) 243-2081; (800) 452-1694; (503) 323-9161 or (800) 556-5351
(TTY)
Email: welcome@oradvocacy.org
A federally mandated program funded by the Rehabilitation Services
Administration (RSA) of the U.S. Dept. of Education. CAP provides
free advocacy and legal assistance to applicants and clients
of programs that receive federal money through RSA.
Deaf
and Hearing Impaired Access Program
Oregon Disabilities Commission
1257 Ferry Street, SE
Salem, OR 97310
(503) 378-3142 (V/TTY); (800) 358-3117
(V/TTY); (800) 521-9615 (V/TTY)
Email: tj.x.davis@state.or.us
Direction Service
Sybil Ford
PO Box 51360
Eugene, OR 97405
(541) 686-5060; (541) 686-5063 (fax)
Web: www.directionservice.org
Direction Service is a one-stop source for information and assistance
on locating and coordinating programs which meet the needs of
children with disabilities and their families.
Dispute
Solutions LLC
Scott Bellows
P.O. Box 23146
Portland, OR 97281
(503) 345-9343
Email: info@disputesolutions.org
Web: http://www.disputesolutions.org
I am a mediator who can help parents and school districts overcome
their disagreements to find the best IEP/solution for each child.
Early
Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education Dept.
Department of Education
255 Capitol Street N.E.
Salem, OR 97310-0203
(503) 378-3600, ext. 2331
Web: http://www.ode.state.or.us/
Easter
Seals Oregon
5757 S.W. Macadam Avenue
Portland, OR 97239
(503) 228-5108
(V/TTY)
Email: info@or.easterseals.com
Web:
http://www.or.easterseals.com
Eastern Oregon Regional Crisis/Diversion Program
17 SW Frazer, Suite 309
Pendleton, OR 97801
(541) 278-8668; (541) 278-8664 (fax)
Email:
susan_l._purcell@class.oregonvos.net
Web: http://www.eoddr.com
A website about resources in Eastern Oregon--for people with developmental
disabilities and their families and friends and the people who support them.
Education Soaring, Inc.
Kristine Fosback, Director
3959 NE 134th Ave.
Portland, OR 97230
(503) 255-7627
Email: kfosback@educationsoaring.com
Web: www.educationsoaring.com
We provide assessment services, educational planning, connection
to resources, advocacy, and teacher conferencing for gifted
and non-gifted students in first through eighth grades.
Empowerment
Services
Marie Johnson
8020 SW Greenhouse Ln.
Portland, OR 97225
(503) 880-4107; (503) 477-7847 (fax)
Email: estm@comcast.net
Web: http://www.empowermentservicesonline.com
Our mission statement is "A holistic approach to empowering
all individuals, no matter a person’s age or disability,
and providing training, planning and support to families, schools
and agencies."
Epilepsy Foundation of OR
619 S.W. 11th Street, Suite 225
Portland,
OR 97205-2646
(503) 228-7651; (888) 828-7651
Email: mail@epilepsyoregon.org
Web: http://www.epilepsyoregon.org/
Gately
Academy
Francine Salkin, Director / Susan Decker, Office Manager
205
NE 50th Avenue
Portland, OR 97213
(503) 215-2672; (503) 215-2688 (fax)
Email: susan.decker@providence.org
Web: www.gatelyyouth.org
Gately Academy
is a private non-denominational middle school serving 6th-8th graders who have
Learning Disabilities and/or Attention Deficit Disorders.
Hearing & Speech Institute
Donald S. Rushmer, Ph.D., Director
3515 SW US Veterans Hospital Rd.
Portland, OR 97239
(503) 228-6479; (503)
228-4248 (fax)
Email: ryanc@hearingandspeech.org
Web: www.hearingandspeech.org
We provide therapy for children with hearing loss, speech-language disorders,
reading and literacy, and relatedness challenges such as autism spectrum disorders.
Horizon Family Solutions, LLC
Contact Name: Dore Frances
1145 N.W. Knoxville Blvd.
Bend, OR 97701
(541) 312-4422; (866) 833-6911
Email: Dore@DoreFrances.com
Website: www.Guidingteens.com
Child Right's Advocate and Educational Consultant assisting
with select programs and schools for struggling adolescents
and teens. Clients served all across the U.S. and Canada.
IEP
Partner
Holly Hickman
3630 SE 39th
Portland, OR 97202
(503) 235-5499
Email: news2holly@gmail.com
I am an IEP partner; no charge; attend with parents to IEP meetings;
help them prepare for the meeting, and more.
Jacksonville
Speech and Language Center
Deborah Luetkenhoelter
675 N 5th Street
Jacksonville, OR 97530
(541) 227-8307; (541) 899-9033
Email: deborah@jacksonvillespeech.com
Web: http://www.jacksonvillespeech.com
Offering speech and language services to children with developmental
delays, autism spectrum disorders, augmentative communication
needs, tongue thrust, fluency, voice disorders.
k4teens.info
Kay Jones
PO Box 1500 #146
Brookings, OR 97415
(541) 412-7054; (540) 958-1698
Email: kay@k4teens.info
Web: http://www.k4teens.info
Website of resources for parents and educators working with
adolescents with LD/EBD/ADHD.
Kidsense
Annette Broddie
315 Oak St. Suite 200
Hood River, OR 97031
(541) 386-0009
Email: kidsense@gorge.net
Web: http://www.kidsense.biz
We provide pediatric sensory and motor therapy services that
treat the whole child in a nurturing and playful environment.
Learning Disabilities Association of Oregon
P.O. Box 1221
Portland, OR 97207
(503) 641-3768
Learning
Perceptions
Kathy Pozzi
P.O. Box 1015
1995 S.W. 4th Ave
Ontario, OR 97914
(541) 881-6497
Email: kathy@learningperceptions.com
Web: http://www.learningperceptions.com
I am a licensed, Davis® Dyslexia Correction Program Provider.
We teach our clients how control their symptoms of their dyslexia,
ADD, ADHA and other learning difficulties. When you stop the
confusion, you stop the learning disability.
Lisa
A Lieberman, MSW, LCSW
15100 SW Boones Ferry Road, Suite 750
Lake Oswego, OR 97035
(503) 697-5956; (503) 635-9127 (fax)
Email: lisalieb@comcast.net
Web: http://www.disabilityinthefamily.com
Private counseling with a specialty of "living with disability
in the family" Work with parents of children with disabilities.
Co-facilitate a support group for couples on the autism spectrum.
Little
League Baseball - Adaptive/Challenger Div.
Raleen Hockenberry
PO Box 328
401 Crooked Finger Road, NE
Scotts Mills, OR 97375-0328
(503) 873-5563
Email: 4.the.kids@earthlink.net
Oregon contact; Co-ed, ages 5-21; Little League's adaptive
division strives to accommodate the needs of the individual
child to promote interpersonal/physical development and FUN.
Richard
X. Mazzara, J.D.
600 Ridgeview Court
Hood River, OR 97031
(707) 303-6468
Email: richardmazzara@embarqmail.com
Provide direct educational and related legal representation
for disabled child and family to assure the protection of
rights to a FAPE on sliding fee scale.
Mental Health Association of Oregon
620 S.W. 5th Avenue, 5th Floor
Portland, OR 97204
(503) 243-2081; (800) 452-1694
Email: mhaoregon@aol.com
Email: mhaoregon@oradvocacy.org
Mid-Valley
Learning Center
1510 Queen Avenue SE
Albany, OR 97322
(541) 928-6181;
(541) 928-6181 (fax)
Email: mvlcdyslexia@earthlink.net
Web: http://www.mvlc.net/
We Teach the Way Children Learn. It is the mission of MVLC to aide children with
dyslexia and other Language Learning Differences to recognize their gifts, understand
their weaknesses, and take advantage of their unique learning style.
MH
and DD Services Division
P.O. Box 14250
Salem, OR 97309-0740
(503) 945-9739
Mental Health & DD Services Division
Department of Human Services
2575 Bittern Street, NE
Salem, OR 97309
MetDESK, MetLife's Division of Estate Planning for Special Kids at New England
Financial Northwest
James Kuhlman, LUTCF
121 SW Morrison Street
Portland, Oregon 97204
(503) 228-6645 ext 104; (503) 222-7047 (fax)
Email:
jkuhlman@portland.nef.com
Web: www.nefnw.com
MetDESK, was established
to help families plan for the financial future of their children or other dependents
with Special needs.
NAMI-Oregon
2620 Greenway Drive, N.E.
Salem, OR 97302
(503) 945-9499; (503)
945-9774; (503) 370-7774; (800) 343-6264
Email: namior@aol.com
Northwest
ADA and IT Center
Oregon Health Sciences University
PO Box 574
Portland, Or 97207-0574
(503) 494-4001; (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
Email:
nwada@ohsu.edu
Web: http://www.nwada.org
Northwest Advocacy
7923 SW Cirrus Drive
Beaverton, Oregon 97008
(503) 626-4622
Email: nwadvocates@yahoo.com
Northwest
Special Education Services
Karen Chase
1560 Columbia Blvd
Saint Helens, OR 97051
(503) 290-6264
Email: karen@nwses.com
Web: http://www.nwses.com
Consulting, advocacy, seminars, and training. Oregon Licensed
Special Education Teacher 25 years of experience in the public
school system and the Special Education Maze.
Office
of Professional Technical Education
OR Department of Education
255
Capitol Street, N.E.
Salem, OR 97310-0203
(503) 378-3600, ext. 2217
Email: holly.miles@state.or.us
Office of Special Education
Department of Education
255 Capitol Street NE
Salem, OR 97310-0203
(503) 378-3600, ext 2329; (503) 378-2892 (TTY)
Email: steve.johnson@state.or.us
Web:
http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=40
OrFIRST
Anne Saraceno
830 NE 47th Ave
Portland, OR 97213
(503) 215-2268; (503) 215-0660 (fax)
Email: info@orfirst.org
Web: http://www.orfirst.org
Community Parent Resource Center serving families of children
with disabilities address Special Education issues. Federally
funded, all services offered at no cost.
Oregon Advocacy Center
620 SW 5th Avenue, Fifth Floor
Portland, OR
97204-1428
(503) 243-2081; (503) 323-9161 (TTY)
Email: oradvocacy@aol.com
The Oregon
Brain Injury Resource Network
345 N. Monmouth Avenue
Monmouth, OR
97361
(503) 585-0855; (800) 544-5243
Email: tbi@wou.edu
Web: www.tr.wou.edu/tbi
Oregon Clarion/Community Partnerships Project
Michael T. Bailey
4265
NE Halsey, Suite 817
Portland, OR. 97213
Email: mtbclation@attbi.com
The Community Partnerships Project (funded by the Oregon Council on Developmental
Disabilities) provides a statewide network of advocates interested in issues important
to people with developmental disabilities. Trainings in public policy advocacy
are available. The Oregon Clarion is a free quarterly newspaper with a state wide
circulation.
Oregon Commission for the Blind
535 SE 12th Avenue
Portland, OR
97214
(503) 731-3221; (800) 202-5463
Email: charles.young@state.or.us
Web: http://www.cfb.state.or.us/
Oregon
Department of Education
255 Capitol St NE Salem, OR 97310-0203
(503)
378-3569; (503) 378-2892 (TDD); (503) 373-7968 (fax)
Web: http://www.ode.state.or.us/
Oregon Department of Education Office of Special Education
(503) 378-3598;
(503) 378-2892 (TDD); (503) 373-7968 (fax)
Web:
http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=40
Oregon Developmental Disabilities Council
540 24th Place, NE
Salem,
OR 97301-4517
(503) 945-9941; (800) 292-4154 (in OR)
Email: ocdd@ocdd.org
Web: http://www.ocdd.org/
Oregon Disabilities Commission
1257 Ferry Street SE
Salem, OR 97310
(503) 378-3142 (V/TTY); (800) 358-3117
Oregon Institute on Disability and Development
OR Health Sciences University
P.O. Box 574
Portland, OR 97207-0574
(503) 494-8364
Email: oidd@ohsu.edu
Web: http://www.ohsu.edu/oidd/
Oregon Parent Training and Information Center
Executive Director - Janice
Richards
2295 Liberty Street NE
Salem, OR 97303
(503) 581-8156; (888)
505-2673; Oregon Special Education Help Line (888) 891-6784; (503) 391-0429 (fax)
Email: info@orpti.org
Web: www.orpti.org
Special Education Helpline for the state of Oregon, IEP Partners, Trainings
on a variety of topics related to children with disabilities, and other services.
Oregon PTA
531 SE 14th Avenue, Room 205
Portland, OR 97214-2427
(503) 234-3928
Email: or_office@pta.org
Email: or_pres@pta.org
Oregon School for the Deaf
Janet Johanson, Outreach Coordinator
999
Locust St. NE
Salem, OR 97303
(503) 378-3825 (Voice/TTY); (503) 373-7879
(fax)
Email: outreach@osd.k12.or.us
Web: www.osd.k12.or.us
The Oregon School
for the Deaf provides comprehensive, specialized, educational services for children
who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in a setting that is communication-accessible
through the use of American Sign Language by all staff.
Oregon Speech and Hearing Association
P.O. Box 523
Salem, OR 97308
(503) 370-7019
Web: http://www.oregonspeechandhearing.org/
Oregon Technology Access for Life Needs Project
Access Technologies Inc.
3070 Lancaster Drive NE
Salem, OR 97305-1396
(800) 677-7512 (V/TTY); (503)
361-1201 (V/TDD); (503) 370-4530 (fax)
Email: ati@oregonvos.net
Web: www.accesstechnologiesinc.org
Parent Advocate for Special Education
Will help with I.E.P.'s in 509j School District
Madras, Oregon 97741
Contact: Jan Webb (541) 475-2458
Email: jwreno@madras.net
Park
Academy
Kim Barton/Fawn Morris
17600 Pacific Highway
P. O. Box 34
Marylhurst, OR 97036
(503) 635-3088; (503) 697-6293 (fax)
Email: kim@parkacademy.org
Web: http://www.parkacademy.org
Park Academy, located on the beautiful Marylhurst University
campus, is a school for students challenged with dyslexia
and other language-based learning differences.
PATHS
Through School Choice
Debbie Smith
PO Box 1281
Coos Bay, OR 97420
(541) 404-0094
Email: debbie@paths2choice.com
Web: http://www.paths2choice.com
A non-profit organization advocating public school reform
through the promotion of school choice - giving parents more
control over their children's education.
Portland
Auditory Processing Diagnostics
Laura Polich, Ph.D., CCC,
825 NE 20th Avenue, #230
Portland, OR 97232
(503) 806-1498; (503) 805-5350
Email: portlandapd@gmail.com
Web: http://www.portlandapd.com
Portland APD specializes in Auditory Processing Disorder evaluations.
Dr. Polich is a licensed audiologist, focusing exclusively
on APD , serving Oregon and southwest Washington State.
Protection and Advocacy Agency
Oregon Advocacy Center
620 SW 5th Avenue, Fifth Floor
Portland, OR 97204-1428
(503) 243-2081; (503) 323-9161 (TTY)
Email: oradvocacy@aol.com
Valerie Regan, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
PO Box 68258
Portland, OR 97268
(971) 645-5541
Email: valerie@valreganslp.com
Web: http://www.valreganslp.com
Providing diagnosis and treatment of speech, language and communication disorders. Services for children are delivered in their home and community settings.
Bonnie
Robb Consulting
Bonnie K. Robb, RN, BSN, CCM
16869 SW 65th Ave - PMB 108
Lake Oswego, OR 97035
(503) 684-8831; (503) 804-6287; (503) -670-4861 (fax)
Email: brobb2000@aol.com
I am a Certified Case Manager and Certified Nurse Life Care
Planner. Licensed RN in Oregon and Washington.
Rogue
Valley Learning
Laurie E. Cuddy
1910 Talent Avenue
Talent, OR 97540
(541) 301-0296
Email: LECuddy@aol.com
Web: http://www.roguevalleylearning.com
Dyslexia Specialist: Tutor, Teacher Trainer, Workshop Presenter.
25 years experience teaching students with dyslexia and other
language-based learning differences. Fellow, Academy of Orton-Gillingham
Practitioners and Educators.
Scottish Rite Centers
-
H.
J. Casey Scottish Rite Clinic for Childhood Language Disorders
1507 SW
Morrison Street, Suite A
Portland, OR 97205-1814
(503) 226-1048; (503)
226-1049 (fax)
Email: talkdoc@teleport.com -
McCarty Scottish Rite Clinic for Childhood Language Disorders
Scottish
Rite Center
620 Walnut Avenue
Klamath Falls, OR 97601-6141
(541) 883-7095
Email: srckf@kfalls.net -
Rogue
Valley Scottish Rite Clinic for Childhood Language Disorders
Inquiries:
Scottish Rite Center
955 N. Phoenix Road
Medford, OR 97504
(541) 826-3637
Email: medvally@juno.com -
Scottish Rite Clinic for Childhood Language Disorders
700-B NW Hill Street
Bend, OR 97701-2923
(541) 389-8201
Email: srcbend@transport.com -
Scottish Rite Clinic for Childhood Language Disorders
Masonic Building
920 SE Cass Street, Suite 208
Roseburg, OR 97470-4910
(541) 440-3040
Email: srcrsbg@sorcom.com -
Scottish Rite Clinic for Childhood Language Disorders
(LaGrande, OR 97850)
Inquiries: P.O. Box 601
Union, OR 97883-0601
(541) 562-5550
Email:
dpatters@oregon.net
Southern Oregon Special Education Services
Mark & Debra McAlister
181 S. Old Stage Rd.
Cave Junction, Oregon 97523
(907) 785-6474
Email:
mcalister_mark@yahoo.com
Our
organization provides advocacy services for all special education issues, after
school tutoring, independent educational assessments, behavioral plans, and independent
or group counseling.
State Services for Autism
Department
of Education
255 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310-0203
(503) 378-3600,
ext. 2336
Email: marilyn.gense@state.or.us
Web: http://www.ode.state.or.us/
Carla
Sweet
Advocate and Consultant (formerly with Northwest Advocacy)
3211
SW Ridge Drive
Portland, OR 97219
(503) 246-2001
Email: csweet43@comcast.net
The
Swindells Center
Anne Saraceno
Providence Child Center
830 NE 47th Ave
Portland, OR 97213
(503) 215-2429; (503) 215-0660 (fax)
Email: swindells@providence.org
Web: http://www.providence.org/childcenter
Connecting families of children with disabilities to resources,
training and information on all aspects of their childs day
to day life, at no cost.
Therapy Solutions for Kids
Loretta Gimse
5200 SW Macadam, Suite 100
Portland, OR 97239
(503) 224-1998; (502) 224-5176 (fax)
Email:
lgimse@therapysolutionsforkids.com
Web: http://www.therapysolutionsforkids.com
A therapy and resource center for kids and their families offering
Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, and
Social/Behavioral Consultations.
Lana
L. Traynor, LLC
1221 SW Yamhill St., Ste. 290
Portland, OR 97205
(503) 223-4147; (503) 224-3667 (fax)
Email: lana@traynorlawfirm.com
Web: http://www.traynorlawfirm.com
Education attorney licenses to practice in Oregon, Washington,
and California. Represent students birth through college-age
in state and federal education-related forums.
United
Cerebral Palsy of OR & Southwest Washington
7830 SE Foster Road
Portland, OR 97206
(503) 777-4167
Email: bthoune@ucpaorwa.org
University
of Oregon Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Education, Research, and Service (UCEDD), Center on Human Development
University of Oregon
Hill Walker, Director
901 E. 18th Avenue
Eugene, OR 97403
(541) 346-3591
Email: ucedd@uoregon.edu
Web: http://ucedd.uoregon.edu/
Our mission is to be of assistance in improving the quality
of life for Oregonians and all persons with developmental disabilities
and their families.
Voc. Rehabilitation
Division, Dept. of Human Services
500 Summer Street, NE-E87
Salem,
OR 97301
(503) 945-5880
Email: sally.s.zuelke@state.or.us
Washington Elks Therapy Program for Children, Inc
Washington state (serves
most of WA state)
P.O. Box 110760
Tacoma, WA 98411-0760
(800)
TAL-ELKS; (253) 472-6223
Email: waelks@waelks.net
Westside Pediatric Therapy
12525 SW 3rd St.
Beaverton, OR 97005
(503) 641-2767; (503) 690-7583; (503) 644-6115 (fax)
Email: leahskelly@comcast.net
Web: http://therapykidz.com
Sensory
integration and developmental therapy for children with special needs.
Diane
Frost Wiscarson, P.C.
P.O. Box 40468
Portland, OR 97240
(503) 727-0202; (503) 727-0303 (fax)
Email: diane@wiscarsonlaw.com
Web: http://www.wiscarsonlaw.com
Special Education Law and Advocacy