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Find educational consultants, psychologists, educational diagnosticians, health care providers, academic therapists, tutors, speech language therapists, occupational therapists, coaches, advocates, and attorneys for children with disabilities on the Yellow Pages for Kids for your state.
You will also find special education schools, learning centers, treatment programs, parent groups, respite care, community centers, grassroots organizations, and government programs for children with disabilities.
A to Z In-Home Tutoring Cara Donahue
1300 Division Street, Suite 306 Nashville, TN 37203 (866) 505-2869; (866)
838-0437 (fax) Email: info@atoztutoring.com
Web: www.atoztutoring.com Local,
certified special education teachers are trained and screened to provide in-home
tutoring in the comfort and convenience of the child's home. William
Allen, Esq. Attorney at Law Mostoller, Stulberg & Whitfield 136
S. Illinois Avenue Suite 104 Oak Ridge, TN 37830 (865) 482-4466; (865)
481-0940 (fax) Email: ballen@msw-law.com
Web: http://www.msw-law.com Legal
advocacy for parents and children with disabilities on education issues American
Foundation for the Blind-Southeast 100 Peachtree Street, Suite 620
Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 525-2303 Email: atlanta@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) & Accessible IT Resource Center Southeast
Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC) 490 Tenth Street
Atlanta, GA 30318 (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY) Email: sedbtacproject@law.syr.edu
Web: http://www.sedbtac.org/ The
Arc of Davidson County (Serving Nashville/Davidson County) 111 North Wilson
Boulevard Nashville, TN 37205 (615) 321-5699 Email: ntenenbaum@arcdc.org The
Arc of the Mid South Carlene Leaper 3485 Poplar Ave, Suite 210
Memphis, TN 38111 (901) 327-2473; (901) 327-1197 (fax) Email: msarc@arcmidsouth.net
Web: http://www.arcmidsouth.net We
provide respite care, personal assistance, career development/job placement, summer
camps, weekend retreats, parent resource library, advocacy, and information and
referral. The
Arc of Tennessee 44 Vantage Way, Suite 550 Nashville, TN 37228
(615) 248-5878 Email: wrogers@thearctn.org
Email: walterrogersarc@aol.com
Web: www.thearctn.org Autism
Society of East Tennessee Cheri Howlett P.O. Box 30015 Knoxville,
TN 37930 (865) 637-3914 Email: Cah37849@aol.com
Our chapter is a non profit organization comprised entirely of parent and
professional volunteers. Autism
Society of Middle Tennessee 480 Craighead St., Suite 200 Nashville,
TN 37204 (615) 385-2077; (615) 383-1176 (fax) Email: asmt@bellsouth.net
Web: http://www.autismmidtenn.org/
Autism
Support Group of Blount County Linda Terry 308 Best Street Maryville,
TN 37803 (865) 983-9584 Email: ninnaterry@aol.com
We meet 4th Friday of every month . We discuss current issues with our children
and pass along any new information on services, upcoming conferences and educational
issues. Lawrence
Ballew, Esq. Attorney at Law 4800 Charlotte Avenue Nashville,
TN 37209 (615) 627-0030; (615) 383-7128 (fax) Email: lb@BallewLawOffice.com
Web: http://www.ballewlawoffice.com/
Offering advocacy and representation in the area of Special Education Law. I also
assist parents with establishing conservatorships and special needs trusts for
their children. Baptist
Pediatric Rehabilitation 2120 Exeter Road, Suite 110 Germantown, TN
38138-3922 (901) 624-8675; (901) 624-8676 (fax) Behavioral
Consulting Associates, Inc. Kelly Motes 136 Dartmoore Drive Clarksville,
TN 37043 (931) 368-1660; (931) 368-1714 (fax) Email: help@behaviorsupport.org
Web: http://www.behaviorsupport.org
Behavioral consultation to individuals, families, schools, organizations, companies,
and government agencies. Serving children, adolescents, and adults. Boling
Center for Developmental Disabilities The University of Tennessee Health
Science Center 711 Jefferson Avenue Memphis, TN 38105 (901) 448-6511;
(888) 572-2249; (901) 448-4677 (TTY) Elizabeth Bishop, MSSW, Clinical Services
Coordinator Email: ebishop@utmem.edu
Web: www.utmem.edu/bcdd
Katherine
Budai, MSW, LCSW
687C Emory Valley Road
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
(865) 483-3334
Email: KatherineBudai@aol.com
Katherine provides solution-focused counseling to children, teens,
and families. Extensive experience with special needs children,
special education, and behavioral management. Parent of teen with
ADHD and a child with Down syndrome.
The
CAN-LEARN Project (Child Advocacy Network)
University of Tennessee College of Law
Lawyers Education Advocacy Resource Network
1505 W. Cumberland Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37996-1810
(865) 974-4141; (423) 283-0558 (fax)
Email: bhdyer1@netscape.net
CAN-LEARN is not a source of direct representation nor is it a pro
bono Project. Instead, the Project serves as a back-up and support
center for lawyers who engage in education representation.
"Capable
Kids!" "Working with your child...not their diagnosis."
Occupational, Behavioral, Speech, and Physical Therapies Mickey McGee, OTR
owner 3918 Dickerson Pike, #113 Nashville, TN 37207 (615) 594-5437;
(615) 868-4703 (fax)
Email: kidsot@comcast.net Somos terapistas
que tratan a bebes y ninos. Por favor, comuniquese con Stacia a las 615-397-2360.
Our mission is to provide superior, cutting edge, effective therapy services for
children (and adults) within a family centered, collaborative atmosphere built
on a foundation of dignity, respect and integrity. CHADD
Greater Chattanooga (423) 876-1241 Web: http://www.chaddonline.org/chapters/chadd464.html CHADD
Greater East Tennessee Knoxville (865) 681-1174 Web: http://www.chaddonline.org/chapters/chadd271.html
Challenged
Athletes Playing Equally (CAPE) P.O. Box 10986 Murfreesboro, TN 37129
(615) 238-7372 Email: rickrbs@yahoo.com
Web: http://www.capetn.org CAPE provides
sports and activities in a seasonal league format year round for special needs
children (and adults). Year round activities; recreational activities for the
special needs. Children's
Special Services Department of Health Title 5 Children with Special
Health Care Needs Cordell Hull Building, 5th Floor 425 5th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37247-4750 (615) 741-0322 Web:
http://www2.state.tn.us/health/mch/css.htm Patricia
C. Davis, MD Columbia Pediatric Clinic 1222 Trotwood #101
Columbia, TN 38401 (931) 388-8965; (931) 388-0815
(fax) Email:
pjcdavis@cpws.net I am a behavioral/developmental
pediatrician. I evaluate, diagnose, and treat children with school problems, behavioral
problems, chronic disabilities. I am a member of the AAP sections on developmental/behavioral
pediatrics and children with disabilities. Department
of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Cordell Hull Building,
3rd Floor 425 5th Avenue North Nashville, TN 37247 (615) 532-6500
Email: Frieda.Outlaw@state.tn.us
Web: www.state.tn.us/mental The
Disability Coalition on Education 111 North Wilson Boulevard Nashville,
TN 37205 (615) 321-5699; (615) 322-9184
(fax) Email:
msloniker@arcdc.org The DCE is a
Statewide alliance of families, educators, State and advocacy organizations, focused
on bringing about positive change in the education of students with and without
disabilities. Disability
Law & Advocacy Center of Tennessee (DLAC) (Formerly TN Protection and
Advocacy, Inc.) P.O. Box 121257 Nashville, TN 37212 (800) 342-1660;
(888) 852-2852 Email: GetHelp@DLACTN.org
Web: http://www.DLACTN.org Legal and advocacy
services for individuals with disabilities in Tennessee. Division
of Rehabilitation Services Department of Human Services 400 Deaderick
Street, l5th Floor Nashville, TN 37248 (615) 313-4714 Web: www.state.tn.us/humanserv Division
of Special Education Department of Education Andrew Johnson Tower,
5th Floor 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243-0380 (615)
741-2851 Web:
http://www.state.tn.us/education/speced/index.htm
Division of Vocational Education Andrew Johnson Tower, 4th
Floor 710 James Roberston Parkway Nashville, TN 37243-0383 (615) 532-2834
Web: www.state.tn.us/education Easter
Seals 2001 Woodmont Boulevard Nashville, TN 37215 (615) 292-6640;
(800) 264-0078 Email: jperkins@eastersealstn.com
Web: www.tn.easter-seals.org Educational
Consultants Linda Buchanan 2400 Crestmoor RD Nashville,TN 37215
(615) 586-5142; (615) 865-3205 Email: lindalee80@netscape.com
Web: http://educationservicesspecialist.com
Provides educational testing,parent training, specialized tutoring& consultation
and advocacy services.Our agency customizes services to accommodate to the student's
learning profile and school environment. Educational
Solutions Patricia C. Holst, MS, BCET 687-C Emory Valley Road
Oak Ridge, TN 37830 (865) 482-5635; (865) 567-7802 Email: pholstcet@aol.com
Board Certified Educational Therapist, ages 5-1/2 through adult. Providing information
and assitance through educational testing,individualized neuro-science based interventions
and parent education. Epilepsy
Foundation of West Tennessee 70 Timber Creek, Suite 1 Cordova, TN
38018 (901) 624-7148 Email: jeanmdodd@hotmail.com FACES:
The National Craniofacial Association Stephanie R. Hale PO Box 11082 Chattanooga,
TN 37401 (800) 332-2373; (423) 266-1632; (423) 267-3124 (fax) Email: stephanie@faces-cranio.org Web:
http://www.faces-cranio.org A non-profit
organization serving children and adults throughout the United States with severe
craniofacial deformities resulting from birth defects, injuries, or disease. Families
for Early Autism Treatment Chattanooga Web: http://www.featchatt.org/ Green's
Karate Corey Green 4200 Access Rd. Chattanooga, TN 37425
(423) 432-5280; (423) 894-1634 Email: greenskarate@msn.com
Web: http://www.greenskarate.com
Green's Karate has taught the "first and possibly second person in history
with autism to qualify for the Karate Nationals in the non-hanicap division" Kingston
Campus & Residential Treatment Center 183 Fiddler's Lane Kingston,
TN 37763 (800) 896-4754; (865) 375-2296; 376-1850
(fax) Treating
and educating adolescents with emotional, behavioral and mental illnesses from
age 5 to 18. Knox
County Schools
Dr. John E. McCook PO Box 2188 Knoxville, TN 37901 (865) 594-1540;
(865) 594-1531 (fax) Email: jmccook125@aol.com
Web: http://www.kcs.k12tn.net/index.htm
Knox County Schools provide quality educational services to students with
educational disabilities as defined in federal and state laws and regulations
for students residing in Knox County. Learning
Disabilities Association of Greater Memphis 711 Jefferson Avenue Memphis,
TN 38105 (901) 448-3127 Email: ebishop@utmem.edu
Web: http://www.learningdisabilities-tn.org/
Legal
Aid of East Tennessee Laurie Draves 311 W. Walnut Street P. O. Drawer
360 Johnson City, TN 37606-0360 (423) 928-8311; (800) 821-1312; (423) 928-9488
(fax) Email: ldraves@laet.org Provides
special educational advocacy for children and youth at risk of state custody in
Northeast Tennessee March
of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation 1101 Kermit Drive, Suite 201 Nashville,
TN 37217 (888) 399-3272; (615) 399-3200 Web: www.modimes.org Mental
Health Association of Middle Tennessee 2416 21st Avenue South, Suite 201
Nashville, TN 37212 (615) 269-5355 Email: forinfo@mhamt.org NAMI-Tennessee
(National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) Debi Wheatley 1101 Kermit
Dr., Suite 605 Nashville, TN 37217 (866) 901-6264; (800) 467-3589; (615)
361-6698 (fax) Email: dwheatley@namitn.org
Web: http://www.namitn.org Office
of Children and Adolescent Services Department of Mental Health and Developmental
Disabilities Cordell Hull Building, 3rd Floor 425 5th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37247 (615) 532-6767; (615) 532-6612 (TTY) Web: www.state.tn.us/mental Parent-Child
Services Group, Inc. Lynne F. Harmon, M.A., CCC-SLP 1225 E. Weisgarber
Road, Suite 180 South Knoxville, TN 37909 (865) 584-5558; (865) 584-6607
(fax) Email:
pcsg@parent-childservices.com
Web: www.parent-childservices.com
Multi-disciplinary evaluation and therapy services for children; speech-language
pathology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, psychological services, parenting
classes, and consultations with area agencies and schools. Parents
Encouraging Parents (PEP) Program Tennessee Department of Health Cordell
Hull Building, 5th Floor 426 5th Avenue North Nashville, TN 37247-4750
(615) 741-0353 Programs
for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 Division of Special
Education Department of Education Andrew Johnson Tower, 5th Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243-0380 (615) 741-2851
Web: http://www.state.tn.us/education/speced/index.htm
Programs
for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 Division
of Special Education Department of Education Andrew Johnson Tower, 5th
Floor 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243-0380 (615)
741-2851 Web:
http://www.state.tn.us/education/speced/index.htm Project
LINK Virginia Piper 4104 Fite Haven Drive Chattanooga, TN 37415
(423) 316-9326; (423) 267-0500; (423) 267-9550 (fax) Email: linkchairhamilton@hotmail.com
Facilitates team-building between families who have students with disabilities,
and the schools and educators who serve them. Steve
T. Raney, Esq. Attorney at Law 5350 Granny White Pike Brentwood,
TN 37027 (615) 587-6400; (615) 373-3468 (fax) Email: RaneyAssociates@aol.com Mr.
Raney exclusively represents parents of children with disabilities in TN. He has
over 18 years experience in the field of special education law (IDEA and Section
504). Holly
Ruskin, Esq. Attorney at Law 1308 Eighth Avenue North Nashville,
TN 37208 (615) 254-0202; (615) 254-3355 (fax) Email: hollyruskin@comcast.net
Legal advocacy and consultation for parents and children surrounding educational
issues, including mediation, due process hearings, IEP meetings, expulsion/suspension
hearings. Ryan's
Hope for Family & Friends 562 S. Center St., Suite B1 Collierville,
TN 38017 (901) 861-7039 Email: angie@ryanshopeinc.org
Web: http://www.ryanshopeinc.org
We provide respite care, a support group, and Ryan's Ranch that caters to special
needs families please see website for details. Scenic
Land School Eileen A. Card 1130 Mountain Creek Road Chattanooga,
TN 37405 (423) 877-9711; (423) 876-0398
(fax) Email:
ecard@sceniclandschool.org
Web: www.sceniclandschool.org Services
for the Blind and Visually Impaired Division of Rehabilitation Services
Citizens Plaza State Office Building 400 Deadrick Street, Suite 1100 Nashville,
TN 37248-6200 (615) 313-4917; (800) 628-7818; (615) 313-6601 (TTY); (800)
270-1349 (TTY) Web: www.state.tn.us/humanserv Sevier
County Department of Special Education Dr. John T. Enloe Trula Lawson
Center 550 Eastgate Road Sevierville, TN 37862-4122 (865) 453-1036;
(865) 453-3112 (fax)
Email: enloej1@k12tn.net Web: http://www.slc.sevier.org/
Provides special education programs and services to eligible Sevier County students
and their families. Special
Kids & Families Edna Mills 5118 Park Avenue, Ste 505 Memphis,
TN 38117 (901) 683-8787 Email: lwallgren@specialkidsandfamilies.org
Web: http://www.specialkidsandfamilies.org
Our mission is to empower children with developmental disabilities, and their
families, to maximize their potential. The
STAR Center 60 Lynoak Cove Jackson, TN 38305 (731) 668-3888; (800)
464-5619 (W.TN only) Email: infostar@starcenter.tn.org
Web: www.starcenter.tn.org State
Department for Children and Youth in State Custody Tennessee Department
of Children's Services Cordell Hull Building, 7th Floor 436 6th Avenue
North Nashville, TN 37243-1290 (615) 741-9699 Web: www.state.tn.us/youth State
Education Agency Rural Representative Division of Special Education
Department of Education Andrew Johnson Tower, 5th Floor 710 James Robertson
Parkway Nashville, TN 37243-0380 (615) 741-2851 Web: www.state.tn.us/education/ State
Mediation System Division of Special Education Department of Education
Andrew Johnson Tower 710 James Robertson Parkway, 5th floor Nashville,
TN 37243-0380 (615) 741-2422 Web:
http://www.state.tn.us/education/speced/index.htm Stuttering
Foundation of America 3100 Walnut Grove Rd, Suite 603 PO Box 11749 Memphis,
TN 38111-0749 (800) 992-9392; (901) 452-7343; (901) 452-3931 (fax) Email:
info@stutteringhelp.org Web:
http://www.stutteringhelp.org The
Foundation provides free online resources to those who stutter and their families,
works towards the prevention and improved treatment of stuttering, and supports
research into the causes of stuttering. Sunshine
Early Intervention 3000 N. Central Street Knoxville, TN 37917
(865) 524-1311 Email: eikcarc@bellsouth.net
Sunshine Early Intervention is a home-based early intervention program for children
with disabilities age birth to 3. We serve families living in Knox, Sevier, Anderson,
and Union Counties. Support and Training for Exceptional Parents,
Inc. (STEP) 712 Professional Plaza Greeneville, TN 37745 (423)
639-0125; (800) 280-7837 (English & Spanish TN only); (423) 639-8802 (TTY)
Email: information@tnstep.org
Web: www.tnstep.org Tennessee
Association of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists P.O. Box
70 Spring Hill, TN 37174 (931) 487-9871 Email: wmijohn@aol.com
Web: www.taaslp.org Tennessee
Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc. 1905 Acklen Avenue Nashville,
TN 37212-3788 (615) 383-9740 Email: tn_offic@pta.org Tennessee
Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Citizens Plaza Building, 11th
Floor 400 Deaderick Street Nashville, TN 37248-6000 (615) 313-4891;
(615) 313-5695 (TTY); (800) 270-1349 (in TN) Web: www.state.tn.us/humanserv Tennessee
Council on Developmental Disabilities Cordell Hull Building, 5th Floor
425 5th Avenue North Nashville, TN 37247 (615) 532-6615 Web: http://www.tennessee.gov/cdd/
Tennessee
Cross-Abilities Network, Inc. (TN CAN) P. O. Box 2231 Cordova, TN
38088 (901) 756-8067; (901) 755-2576
(fax) Email:
beverlycarolhart@msn.com TN
Cross-Abilities Network, Inc. is a statewide, not-for-profit organization for
providers, advocates, families, & people with cross-abilities, coalesced to
educate all about including people with differences, and fighting to protect their
rights. Tennessee
Disability Information and Referral Office John F. Kennedy Center
Peabody College of Vanderbilt University P.O. Box 40 Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 322-8529; (800) 640-4636; (800) 372-9595 (TTY) Email: carole.moore-slater@vanderbilt.edu
Web: http://kc.vanderbilt.edu/tnpathfinder/
Tennessee's
Early Intervention System Office of Early Childhood Programs Division
of Special Education Department of Education Andrew Johnson Tower, 5th
Floor 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243-0380 (800)
852-7157 Email: cmayer@tntech.edu
Web: http://www.state.tn.us/education/speced/TEIS/
This program is the single point of entry for IDEA Part C eligible children
in Tennessee. There are nine district offices located across the state. Tennessee
Grands Brenda LeQuire 101 McGhee Road Greenback, TN 37742 (865)
705-7174; (865) 856-5725 (fax) Email: Nannasbabe@aol.com
Web: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TennesseeG
Our group provides Links, Information on Tn. Laws for children and grandparents,
court cases and lots of information to help kinship caregivers of children Tennessee
Respite Network 1315 8th Avenue South Nashville, TN 37203 (615)
269-7855; (800) 269-7855 Email: dcarter@tnvoices.org
Web: www.tnvoices.org Tennessee
Technology Access Project Citizens Plaza State Office Building, 11th Floor
400 Deaderick Street Nashville, TN 37248 (615) 532-3122; (615) 741-4566
(TTY); (800) 732-5059 (Toll-free in TN only) Email: kevin.r.wright@state.tn.us
Web: http://www.state.tn.us/humanserv/ttap_index.htm Tennessee
Voices for Children 1315 8th Avenue South Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 269-7751; (800) 670-9982 Email: TVC@TNVoices.org
Web: www.tnvoices.org United
Cerebral Palsy of the Mid South, Inc. 4189 Leroy Avenue Memphis, TN
38108 (901) 761-4277 Email: dreid@ucpmemphis.org
Web: www.ucpmemphis.org Untapped
Brilliance Tresie Wallace 4128 Hilldale Memphis, TN 38117 (901)
270-9225; (901) 291-3072; (901) 683-7111 (fax) Email: tresie@untappedbrilliance.com
Web: http://www.untappedbrilliance.com Specialized
tutoring service that specializes in remediation of learning disabilities. All
teachers are special education certified. We also offer OT, PT, ABA/Behavioral
therapy, and Speech services as well as parent advocacy.
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