STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
P. Paulette Bragg, Director
Division for Exceptional Students
GA Department of Education
1870 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-3963
E-mail: pbragg@doe.k12.ga.us
Web: www.doe.k12.ga.us/sla/exceptional/exceptional.html
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Toni Waylor-Bowen, Consultant
Preschool Special Education
GA Department of Education
1870 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, GA 30334-5060
(404) 657-9955
Web: www.doe.k12.ga.us/sla/exceptional/exceptional.html
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Eve Bogan, Project Director
Babies Can't Wait Program
Division of Public Health
Department of Human Resources
2 Peachtree Street, Room 7-315
Atlanta, GA 30303-3166
(404) 657-2726
Web: www2.state.ga.us/departments/DHR/
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Valencia Wilson-Thomas, Business Development Representative
Department of Human Resources
Division of Rehabilitation Services
2 Peachtree Street, N.W., Room 35-403
Atlanta, GA 30303-3166
(404) 657-3053
E-mail: vathomas@dhr.state.ga.us
Web: www2.state.ga.us/departments/dhr/rehab.html
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Jeff Chandler, Intervention Specialist
Department of Education
Vocational Education Special Needs Unit
1752 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 657-8324
E-mail: jchandle@doe.k12.ga.us
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Carl E. Roland, Jr., Director
Division of Mental Health/ Mental Retardation/ Substance Abuse
Department of Human Resources
2 Peachtree Street, N.W., 22nd Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 657-2252
E-mail: eroland@dmh.dhr.state.ga.us
Web: www.2.state.ga.us/departments/DHR
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND
YOUTH
Dawne Morgan, Child & Adolescent Mental Health Program Chief
Division of Mental Health/ Mental Retardation/ Substance Abuse
Department of Human Resources
2 Peachtree Street, N.W., 23rd Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303-3142
(404) 657-2157
E-mail: drmorgan@dhr.state.ga.us
Web: www2.state.ga.us/Departments/DHR/
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Charles Hopkins, Interim Mental Retardation Program Chief
Division of Mental Health/ Mental Retardation/ Substance Abuse
Department of Human Resources
2 Peachtree Street, N.W., 23rd Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303-3142
(404) 657-2140
E-mail: chopkins@dmh.dhr.ga.us
Web: www2.state.ga.us/Departments/DHR/
GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES FOR GEORGIA
Eric Jacobson, Executive Director
Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
2 Peachtree Street, N.W., 3rd Floor, Suite 210
Atlanta, GA 30303-3142
(404) 657-2126; (888) 275-4233
E-mail: eej@dhr.state.ga.us
Web: www.ga-ddcouncil.org
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Joyce Ringer, Executive Director
Georgia Advocacy Office, Inc.
999 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 870
Atlanta, GA 30309
(404) 885-1234; (800) 537-2329 (in GA only)
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Charles L. Martin, Director
Client Assistance Program
123 North McDonough Street
Decatur, GA 30030
(404) 373-2040; (800) 822-9727 (in GA only)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Rosalyn Bacon, Director
Adolescent Health & Youth Development
DHR/DPH/FHB
2 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 8-206
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 657-2850
E-mail: rkb@dhr.state.ga.us
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
P. Paulette Bragg, Director
Division for Exceptional Students
GA Department of Education
1870 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-3963
E-mail: pbragg@doe.k12.ga.us
REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
Southeast Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center
(SEDBTAC), Region 4
490 10th Street
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 385-0636 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232
E-mail: se-dbtac@mindspring.com
Web: www.sedbtac.org
DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:
Carol Sadler, Coordinator
Cherokee & North Fulton County (GA CH.A.D.D.)
1105 Rock Pointe Look
Woodstock, GA 30188
(770) 381-8687, ext. 1
E-mail: sadlerpc@prodigy.net
Web: http://groups.accessatlanta.com/CCCHADD
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 1303
Northbrook, IL 60065-1303
E-mail: mail@add.org
Web: www.add.org
Autism
To identify an autism group in your state, contact:
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-0881; (800) 3-AUTISM
Web: www.autism-society.org
Brain Injury
Gloria Stahle, President/CEO
Brain Injury Association of GA
1447 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 810
Atlanta, GA 30309
(404) 817-7577
Epilepsy
Gerald L. Rupert, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Georgia
100 Edgewood Avenue, N.E., Suite 1200
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 527-7155; (800) 527-7105 (In GA)
E-mail: epilepsyga@mindspring.com
Web: www.epilepsyga.org
Learning Disabilities
Vicki Hansberger, Executive Director
Learning Disabilities Association of GA
P.O. Box 1337
Roswell, GA 30077
(770) 514-8088
Mental Health
Cynthia Wainscott, Executive Director
National Mental Health Association of Georgia
100 Edgewood Avenue, N.E., Suite 502
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 527-7175
Web: www.nmhag.org
Don Daves, President
NAMI-Georgia
3125 Presidential Pkwy., Suite 335
Atlanta, GA 30340
(770) 234-0855
E-mail: NAMI-GA@nami.org
Sue Smith, Executive Director
GA Parent Support Network
620 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite #300E
Atlanta, GA 30308
(404) 875-6801
E-mail: gpsn@mindspring.com
Mental Retardation
Julie Koob, Executive Director
The Georgia ARC Network
1945 Cliff Valley Way, Suite 220
Atlanta, GA 30329
(404) 634-5512
Speech and Hearing
Raymond Penn, Executive Director
GA Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 6708
Athens, GA 30604
(706) 613-0144; (800) 226-4742
E-mail: exdir@gsha.org
Web: www.gsha.org
Visual Impairments
Frances Mary D'Andrea, Director
American Foundation for the Blind-Southeast
100 Peachtree Street, Suite 620
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 525-2303
E-mail: atlanta@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Zolinda Stoneman, Director
Institute on Human Development and Disability
University Affiliated Program
The University of Georgia
850 College Station Road
Athens, GA 30602-4806
(706) 542-3457
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Joy Kniskern, Project Director
Georgia Tools for Life
Division of Rehabilitation Services
#2 Peachtree Street N.W., Suite 35-415
Atlanta, GA 30303-3142
(404) 657-3082; (800) 497-8665; (404) 657-3085 (TTY)
E-mail: joykniskern@atfl.org
Web: www.gatfl.org
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT
Linda Shepard, Project Director
Parents Educating Parents & Professionals for All Children (PEPPAC)
6613 E. Church Street, Suite 100
Douglasville, GA 30134
(770) 577-7771
E-mail: peppac@bellsouth.net
Web: www.peppac.org
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Cathy Spraetz, Executive Director
Parent to Parent of Georgia, Inc.
3805 Presidential Pkwy., Suite 207
Atlanta, GA 30340
(770) 451-5484
E-mail: info@parenttoparentofga.org
Web: www.parenttoparentofga.org
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Donna Davidson, President/CEO
Easter Seals North Georgia
3035 North Druid Hills Road
Atlanta, GA 30329
(404) 633-9609
E-mail: ddavi08@ibm.net
Beth Vann, Executive Director
The Foundation for Medically Fragile Children
6666 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 328
Atlanta, GA 30339
(770) 953-3750
Janet Bittner, Family & Children Coordinator
The University of Georgia
Carl Vinson Institute of Government
47 Trinity Avenue, S.W., Room 212H
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 463-6800
E-mail: bittner@igs.cviog.uga.edu
Jennifer Sedlack, Executive Director
Arts for All (an affiliate of VSA)
Healey Building
57 Forsyth St., NW, Suite R1
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 221-1270, ext. 14
E-mail: artsforall@mindspring.com
Emory Regional Perinatal Center
Neonatal Section
P.O. Box 26015
80 Butler Street, SE
Atlanta, GA 30335
E-mail: Karen_Pierce@oz.ped.emory.edu
Web: www.emory.edu/PEDS/NEONATOLOGY/DCP
(focusing on the development and special needs
of the extremely premature infant)