A Step Ahead Advocacy
Gail Mackler
27 Fieldstone Drive
Mansfield, MA 02048
(508) 369-2879; (440) 337-6539 (fax)
Email: stepaheaded | at | yahoo.com
Compassionate effective guidance and support for all abilities. Specializing in ASD, ADHD and emotional impairments. IEP development, TEAM meetings, School Placement.Federation trained and certified.
ACCESS! Education Consulting
Christine H. Barrington
94 Park Terrace Ave.
West Haven, CT 06516
(401) 484-0052
Email: accessedtoday | at | gmail.com
Web: http://sites.google.com/site/accessedconsulting
Offering a Wide Variety of Affordable Child-Centered Legal and Related Services from Attorneys, Advocates and Related Service Professionals
Advocates in Action
P.O. Box 41528
Providence, RI 02940-1528
(401) 785-2028; (800) 745-5555 (TTY, via RI relay)
Email: aina | at | aina-ri.org
Web: www.aina-ri.org
Allpozabilities
Arthur Plitt
44 Cooke Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860-6114
(401) 724-8915; (401) 369-1918
Email: allpozabilities | at | gmail.com
Educational, Advocacy, and Facilitated-Mediated services in the special needs areas for enabling progress and correcting past errors. Empowerment of parents for their future advocacy.
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (212) 502-7662 (TTY)
Email: afbinfo | at | afb.net
Web: www.afb.org
Autism Project of RI
Joanne G. Quinn
Executive Director
51 Sockanosset Crossroad
Cranston, RI 02920
(401)785-2666; (401)785-2272 (fax)
Email: info | at | theautismproject.org
Web: www.theautismproject.org
The Autism Project of RI is an independent, non-profit working to train and educate parents, teachers, occupational therapist, speech/language pathologists, physicians and community members on the best practices for supporting people with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Philomena A. Barboza, Esq.
Attorney at Law
48 Coggeshall Avenue
Bristol, RI 02809
(508) 536-3115
Email: pabarboza | at | hotmail.com
I am an attorney specializing in special needs law, including but not limited to special education law and special needs trusts.
Brain Injury Association of Rhode Island
Independent Square, 500 Prospect Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(401) 725-2360
Email: sbrinkworthbia | at | gateway.net
Thomas Callahan, Ph.D. Inc.
The Doctor at Your Door Since 2000
Thomas Callahan, Ph.D. Educational Consultant, School Psychologist
P.O. Box 1189, Newport, RI 02840
(401) 845-6682
Email: thoscallahan | at | cox.net
Web: www.ThomasCallahan.com
Specializing in Psychoeducational Evaluation and Private Pay Residential Educational and Therapeutic Placements for Troubled Teens.
Center for Autism & Developmental Disabilities
Rowland P. Barrett, Ph.D.
Bradley Hospital
1011 Veterans Memorial Parkway
East Providence, RI 02915
(401) 432-1189; (401) 432-1000; (401) 432-1500 (fax)
Email: RBarrett | at | Lifespan.org
Web: http://www.bradleyhospital.org
Inpatient, day patient, residential, home-based, and outpatient services for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder, MR, and behavior problems.
CHADD of Rhode Island
P.O. Box 8251
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 943-9399
Fran Riessen
Email: coordinator | at | chaddofri.org
Web: www.chaddofri.org
The mission of CHADD is to improve the lives of those affected by ADHD through education, advocacy and support. Information,directions and meeting schedules are available on our website.
Children’s Behavioral Health Division
Department of Children, Youth and Families
101 Friendship Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 528-3548; (800) 742-4453
Adam J. Cox, PhD, ABPP
3964 Main Rd.
Tiverton, RI 02878
(401) 816-5900
Email: adamcox | at | enter.net
Web: http://www.dradamcox.com
Licensed psychologist, board-certified clinical psychology, parenting author. ADHD, executive dysfunction, gifted, learning disabilities, autism-spectrum, social skills; academic, behavioral & developmental concerns. 3-adult.
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals
14 Harrington Road, Barry Hall
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 462-3234
Email: lkahn | at | mhrh.state.ri.us
Down Syndrome Society of Rhode Island, Inc. (DSSRI)
Claudia M. Lowe, Coordinator
99 Bald Hill Road
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 463-5751; (401) 463-5337 (fax)
Email: coordinator | at | dssri.org
Web: www.dssri.org
The Down Syndrome Society of RI, Inc. (DSSRI) is dedicated to promoting the rights, dignity and potential of all individuals with Down syndrome through advocacy, education, public awareness and support.
Dunn Institute for Learning Differences
Cathy Sanford
220 West Exchange Street Suite 202
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 831-7323; (401) 831-7327 (fax)
Email: sanfordcw | at | aol.com
Web: http://www.dunninstitute.org
The Dunn Institute provides direct services for students struggling with learning differences, professional development courses for teachers, and conferences & workshops for parents and educators.
Easter Seals Rhode Island
Judy Fortier
245 Waterman Street, Suite 111
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 437-6373; (401) 284-1000; (401) 437-6486 (fax)
Email: JFortier | at | eastersealsri.org
Web: http://www.eastersealsri.org
Easter Seals provides exceptional services to ensure that all people with disabilities or special needs and their families have equal opportunitis to live, learn, work and play in their communities.
E. P. Local Advisory Committee for Special Education
Laurie Brown/Karen Rebello
80 Burnside Ave
Riverside, RI 02915
(401) 497-0470; (401) 578-7476
Email: EPLAC07 | at | yahoo.com
Web: http://epschoolsri.com
Laurie Brown Co-Chair 497-0470 Sbrown8025 | at | verizon.net; Karen Rebello Co-Chair 578-7476 krebello | at | epschoolsri.com
Educational Advisors of Rhode Island
28 Cobblestone Terrace
Coventry, RI 02816
(401) 808-0258; (888) 473-2963 (fax)
Email: edavri | at | hotmail.com
EDAVRI specializes in supporting families through the often challenging process of special education as well as providing assistance with 504 and parental advocacy skills.
Educational Advocate and Coaching Services
Checklist International
44 Cooke Street
Pawtucket RI 02860-6114
(401) 724-8915
Email: educationnet2020 | at | yahoo.com
Epilepsy Foundation of Massachusetts and Rhode Island
95 Berkeley Street, Suite 409
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 542-2292; (888) 576-9996
Email: epilepsymassri | at | aol.com
Web: www.epilepsymassri.org
Family and Friends Coaching Practice
Dr. Stefan Battle, Ed.D., MSW
P.O. Box 3671
Cranston, RI 02910
(617) 733-6006
Email: drstefanbattle | at | aol.com
Web: http://familyandfriendscoachingpractice.com
We are a non-profit parent organization that specializes in supporting families with children who are challenged with behavioral and learning difficulties due to living in a dysfunctional home environment.
Family Voices of Rhode Island
175 Main Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(401) 727-4144, ext. 58; (800) 464-3399, ext. 58 (in RI)
Email: familyvoices | at | ripin.org
Web: http://www.ripin.org/fvri.html
Caryl Frankenberger, Ed.M.
Frankenberger Associates
359 Thames Street
Newport, RI 02840
(401) 846-0777
Email: carylfrank | at | aol.com
Learning Disability Specialist with an expertise in psycho-educational evaluation and independent school placement, day and boarding.
Governor’s Commission on Disabilities
41 Cherry Dale Court
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 462-0100; (401) 462-0101 (TTY)
Email: disabilities | at | gcd.state.ri.us
Web: www.gcd.state.ri.us/
Shelly Greene, M.Ed.
Educational Consultant/Advocate
30 Lorimer Ave.
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 454-4682; (401) 454-8558 (fax)
Email: shellygreene | at | cox.net
Hands in Harmony
Nicole O’Malley MT-BC, NMT
PO Box 5333
Wakefield, RI 02880
(401) 345-1738
Email: NicoleMTBC | at | yahoo.com
Web: http://www.handsinharmonyri.com
The mission of Hands in Harmony is to provide quality music therapy services while working collaboratively to optimize overall treatment and progress.
Tim Hillman Associates
175 Kenyon Hill Trail
Wyoming, RI 02898
(401) 207-5222; (401) 491-9444
Email: tim | at | timhillman.com
Web: http://www.timhillman.com
I work with a broad range of possible disabilities to connect them with the proper educational match. My practice is centered around the idea of aiding the widest range of children possible; also provided guidance for children with severe physical disabilities in traditional classroom settings.
Steve C. Imber, Ph.D.
Psychoeducational Consultants
Steve C. Imber, Ph.D.
145 Waterman Street
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 421-4004; (401) 233-0946 (fax)
Email: scimber1 | at | aol.com
Web: www.dr-imber.com
Consultation, independent educational evaluations and advocacy services are provided for parents of children and adolescents with disabilities (ADD, ED, LD and other disability areas).
The Karg Academy Disability Advocates
LeeAnn D. Karg, M.Ed.
2598 Hartford Avenue
Johnston, RI 02919
(401) 764-0198; (401) 935-9894 (cell); (401) 764-0369 (fax)
Email: leeannkarg | at | kargacademy.com
Web: http://www.kargacademy.com/
Disability / Special Education Advocacy organization with 20 years experience fighting for our children’s free and appropriate public education (FAPE) guaranteed by US IDEA/ADA law.
Kent County ARC
J. Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center
3445 Post Road
Warwick, RI 02886
(401) 739-2700; (401) 737-8907 (fax); (800) 745-5555 (TTY)
Email: webmaster | at | kentcountyarc.org
Web: www.kentcountyarc.org
Jon S. Ladd, Ph.D.
194 Waterman Street
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 474-1422
Email: jonladdphd | at | cox.net
Individual practice offering psychological, neuropsychological and psychoeducational assessments for children and adolescents, and counseling and parental guidance sessions. Accept BC/BS of RIl and self-pay.
Gregory A. Mancini, Esq.
Attorney at Law
100 Midway Place, suite 1
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 944-9690; (401) 943-9040 (fax)
Email: gmancini@sfclaw.com
Web: http://www.sfclaw.com
Mr. Mancini is licensed in RI and MA. He has experience in SPED Law and in particular obligations of school districts for children in private schools.
The Matty Fund
Jessie Kenyon
P.O. Box 5300
Wakefield, RI 02880
and
10 High Street
Wakefield, RI 02879
(401) 789-7330; (401) 789-7364 (fax)
Email: mattyfund | at | cox.net
Web: http://www.MattyFund.org
Our goal at The Matty Fund is to provide famiy resources, raise epilepsy awareness, promote patient safety and improve the quality of ife for children and families living with epilepsy.
Meeting Street
Laurie Kiely
1000 Eddy Street
Providence, RI 02905
(401) 533-9100; (401) 533-9101 (fax)
Email: lkiely | at | meetingstreet.org
Web: http://www.meetingstreet.org
Meeting Street provides services to children of all abilities and ages (infants – 21 years old) in our inclusive schools, through Early Intervention and through our out-patient therapy program.
Mental Health Association of Rhode Island
500 Prospect Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(401) 726-2285
Email: mhari | at | mhari.org
Web: www.mhari.org
Middlebridge School
Shannon Leventhal
333 Ocean Road
Narragansett, RI 02882
(401) 788-0800; (401) 783-1266 (fax)
Email: sleventhal | at | middlebridgeschool.org
Web: http://www.middlebridgeschool.org
Middlebridge School is a coeducational boarding and day high school program for students with learning differences.
NAMI Rhode Island (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)
Chaz Gross, Executive Director
154 Waterman St, Suite 5B
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 331-3060; (401) 274-3020 (fax)
Email: chaznami | at | cox.net
Web: http://www.namirhodeisland.org
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: www.adaptenv.org
North Kingstown Special Education Local Advisory Committee
100 Fairway Drive
North Kingstown, RI 02852
We meet the first Tuesday of the month.
Davisville Elementary
50 East Court Avenue
North Kingstown RI 02852
Please contact Pamela Weiger at (401) 268-6222 ext. 133-9570
Advice/assistance at IEP’s and support is available via the Committee Voting Members. We also hold Special Educational Workshops. Leave Name/Phone Number/ and address on our Voice Mail and we will place you on our Mailing List.
Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs
State Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 302
Providence, RI 02908-5097
(401) 222-4632; (401) 222-2312
Email: daveh | at | doh.state.ri.us
Web: www.health.state.ri.us
Office of Rehabilitation Services
Department of Human Services
40 Fountain Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 421-7005, Ext. 301
Email: rcarroll | at | ors.state.ri.us
Web: www.ors.state.ri.us
Office of Special Needs
Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
255 Westminster Street, Room 400, Shepard Building
Providence, RI 02903-3400
(401) 222-4600, ext. 2301
Web: www.ridoe.net
Parent Support Network
400 Warwick Avenue, Suite 12
Warwick, RI 02888
(401) 467-6855; (800) 483-8844 (in RI)
Email: cathyciano | at | aol.com
Web: http://www.psnri.org/
Gillian Elliott Pearis M.D.
1 Richmond Square, Suite 305W
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 521-1400; (401) 521-1402 (fax)
Email: richmondsq305w | at | gmail.com
Web: http://www.drpearis.com
Child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist treating learning disabilities, autistic spectrum disorders, and mood and anxiety disorders.
Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Office of Integrated Social Services
Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
255 Westminster Street, Shepard Building
Providence, RI 02903-3414
(401) 222-4600, ext. 2408
Email: abcohen | at | ride.ri.net
Web: www.ridoe.net
Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Early Intervention
State Department of Health
3 Capital Hill, Room 302
Providence, RI 02908-5097
(401) 222-4632
Email: daveh | at | doh.state.ri.us
Psychological Support Services
Lazara Garcia
1020 Park Avenue, Suite 213
Cranston, RI 02910
(401) 808-0070
Email: contact | at | psychologicalsupportservices.com
Web: http://www.psychologicalsupportservices.com
PSS provides comprehensive and individualized psychological, educational, and behavioral services to children. Our expertise includes learning disabilities, developmental disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, and behavior/emotional problems.
Rehab New England/ Physiotherapy Associates
Don Kelly
1160 Post Road Suite 8
Warwick, RI 02888
(401) 941-9111; (401) 781-4446 (fax)
Email: don.kelly | at | stryker.com
Web: http://www.rehabnewengland.org
Comprehensive pediatric outpatient occupational, speech, and physical therapy services for sensory integration disorders, autism spectrum disorders, and developmental delay.
Rhode Island Arc
99 Bald Hill Road
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 463-9191
Email: riarc | at | compuserve.com
Rhode Island Assistive Technology Access Partnership
Office of Rehabilitation Services
40 Fountain Street
Providence, RI 02903-1898
(401) 421-7005, ext. 390; (401) 421-7016 (TTY); (800) 752-8088, ext. 2608 (in RI)
Email: reginac | at | ors.state.ri.us
Web: www.atap.state.ri.us
Rhode Island Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
One Capitol Hill, Ground Level
Providence, RI 02908-5850
(401) 222-1204; (401) 222-1205 (TTY)
Email: cdhh | at | cdhh.state.ri.us
Web: http://www.cdhh.ri.gov/
Rhode Island Congress of Parents and Teachers
RIC East Campus-Building 6
600 Mount Pleasant Avenue
Providence, RI 02908
(401) 272-6405
Email: ri_office | at | pta.org
Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council
400 Bald Hill Road, Suite 515
Warwick, RI 02886
(401) 737-1238
Email: riddc | at | riddc.org
Web: www.riddc.org
Rhode Island Disability Law Center
349 Eddy Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 831-3150; (401) 831-5335 (TTY); (800) 733-5332 (in RI)
Email: hn7384 | at | handsnet.org
Web: http://www.icdri.org/legal/ripad.htm
Rhode Island Parent Info Network (RIPIN)
Susan Donovan, Director PTIC
1210 Pontiac Ave.
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 270-0101; (401) 270-7049 (fax)
Email: donovan | at | ripin.org
Web: http://www.ripin.org
Rhode Island School for the Deaf
Nancy Maguire Heath, Director
One Corliss Park
Providence, RI 02908
(401) 222-3525
Email: nmaguireheath | at | rideaf.net
Web: http://rideaf.net
Rhode Island School for the Deaf is a statewide resource center and preK-12 school for deaf and hard of hearing children, a critical low incidence population.
Rhode Island Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 9241
Providence, RI 02940
(401) 455-7472
Email: PBCLCTMS | at | uriacc.uri.edu
Ellen Saideman, Esq.
Attorney At Law
7 Henry Drive
Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 258-7276
Email: esaideman | at | yahoo.com
I provide legal assistance on a full range of disability rights issues, from special education to fair housing.
Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Department of Human Services
40 Fountain Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 222-2300; (800) 752-8088, Ext. 2300; (401) 222-3010 (TTY); (401) 272-7990 (Cambodian telephone line); (401) 272-8090 (Hispanic telephone line)
Web: www.ors.state.ri.us
Tavit Smith, LICSW
Child and Family Counseling
6899 Post Road Suite 2E
North Kingstown, RI 02852
(401) 398-0109
Email: Tavit | at | cox.net
Spina Bifida Association of Rhode Island
P.O. Box 6948
Warwick, RI 02887
(401) 732-7862
Email: sbaofrhodeisland | at | yahoo.com
Web: www.spinabifida.org
State Education Agency Rural Representative
Office of Special Needs
Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
255 Westminster Street, Room 400, Shepard Building
Providence, RI 02903-3400
(401) 222-3505
Web: www.ridoe.net
State Mediation System
Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
255 Westminster Street, Shephard Building
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 222-4600
Email: dkane | at | providence.edu
Web: http://www.ridoe.net/Special_needs/dispute.htm
State Mental Health Agency
Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals
14 Harrington Road
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 462-3201
Email: kpower | at | mhrh.state.ri.us
Web: www.mhrh.state.ri.us
TheraPediatrics, Inc.
Dina L DiCola
55 Village Square Drive, Suite #6
South Kingstown, RI 02879
(401) 284-4357; (401) 284-4358 (fax)
Email: info | at | TheraPediatricsRI.com
Web: http://www.TheraPediatricsRI.com
Occupational therapy services for children, specializing in sensory integration therapy. Offering comprehensive evaluation, treatment, consultaion, SIPT, Berard AIT, Listening Programs, Interactive Metronome, and neurofeedback/edufeedback.
J Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center
Pam Goes
3445 Post Road
Warwick, RI 02886
(401) 739-2700; (401) 737-8907 (fax)
Email: pgoes | at | trudeaucenter.org
Web: http://trudeaucenter.org
Our mission is to promote an enhanced quality of life for individuals of all ages with developmental disabilities.
United Cerebral Palsy of Rhode Island
1704 Broad Street
Cranston, RI 02905
(401) 941-9377
Email: all | at | ucpri.org
Web: www.ucpri.org
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities
Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Avenue
Providence, RI 02908
(401) 456-8072; (401 456-8773 (TTY)
Email: aantosh | at | ric.edu
Web: www.sherlockcenter.org
Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities
Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
255 Westminster Street, Shepard Building
Providence, RI 02903-3400
(401) 222-4600, ext. 2216
Email: rid03249 | at | ride.ri.net
Web: www.ridoe.net
VSA Arts of Rhode Island
500 Prospect Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(401) 725-0247; (800) 745-5555 (TTY/Relay)
Email: ri | at | vsarts.org
Web: www.vsarts.org
D. Luray Wallace, Esq.
Wallace Law Office
One Post Office Square
Sharon, MA 02067
Phone: (781) 793-0575
(888) 737-0575; (781) 793-0600 (fax)
Email: admin | at | wallacelawoffice.com
Web: http://www.wallacelawoffice.com
Four-attorney, firm concentrating in: Education Law, including special education and school discipline; Juvenile Justice, including CHINS and delinquency, Family Law; and Mediation.
Westerly Local Parent Advisory Committee
Westerly Public Schools
15 Highland Avenue
Westerly, RI 02891
(401) 315-1533; (401) 315-1545 (fax)
Email: WLAC | at | westerly.k12.ri.us
Web: http://www.westerly.k12.ri.us
Parents and educators working to effectively and collaboratively advocate for our children with special needs to improve their lives and educational experience.