Note: The groups with a star (*) next to their names sponsored an advocacy training program by Pete and Pam Wright.

Advocates Across America
1243 E Chicago Circle
Chandler, AZ 85225
E-mail: support@axa.org

Alabama Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI-AL)
6900 6th Avenue South, Suite B
Birmingham, AL 35212-1902
(205) 833-8336; (800) 626-4199 (In AL)
E-mail: nami-alabama@worldnet.att.net

Alabama Association for Persons in Supported Employment
PO Box 1730
Tuscaloosa, AL 35403-1730
(205) 554-4118; FAX: (205) 554-4177
Email: bmccomb@dbtech.net
Web: http://www.al-apse.org/

Alabama Dept. of Education -Impartial Hearing Decision Summaries
This is the "Search" function - you must type in "Decision" to get the RTF file.
Web: http://www.alsde.edu/html/home.asp

Alabama Disabilities Action Coalition
206 13th Street South
Birmingham, AL 35233-1317
ADA Hotline
800-205-9986
888-574-2257 (TTY)
Email: gsisson@rehab.state.al.us
Web: http://www.accessalabama.org/

Alabama Easter Seal Society
P.O. Box 20320
Montgomery, AL 36120-0320
(334) 288-8382; (800) 388-7325
E-mail: alaseal@worldnet.att.net

American Foundation for the Blind-Southeast
100 Peachtree Street, Suite 620
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 525-2303
E-mail: atlanta@afb.org

Alabama Head Injury Foundation
3600 8th Avenue, South
Birmingham, AL 35222
(205) 328-3505; (800) 433-8002 (In AL)
E-mail: ahif1@aol.com
Web: http://www.ahif.org/

Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind
P.O. Box 698
Talladega, AL 35161
(256) 761-3200
E-mail: jbusta@aidb.state.al.us
Web: http://www.aidb.org/

Alabama Legislative Information System (statutes and Constitution)
http://www.legislature.state.al.us/

Alabama PTA
470 S. Union St.
Montgomery, AL 36104-4330
(334) 834-2501; (800) 328-1897
E-mail: al_office@pta.org
Web: http://www.alabamapta.org/

Alabama School for the Deaf
205 East South Street
Talladega, AL 35160

Alabama Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 130220
Birmingham, AL 35213
(205) 802-7551
E-mail: bymccain@aol.com
Web: www.conweb.com/shaa

Alabama State Department of Education
50 North Ripley Street
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-2101
(334)242-9700
Web: http://www.alsde.edu/html/home.asp

Alabama Statewide Technology Access and Response Project (STAR) System for Alabamians with Disabilities
2125 East South Boulevard
P.O. Box 20752
Montgomery, AL 36120-0752
Phone: (334) 613-3480; (800) STAR656 (In-State); TDD (334) 613-3519
Fax: (334) 613-3485
E-mail: tbridges@rehab.state.al.us
Web: http://www.rehab.state.al.us/star

Alabama Work Incentives Network
206 13th Street South
Birmingham, AL. 35233-1317
1-866-869-3290 (Voice)
1-888-737-2032 (TDD)
Web: http://www.alawin.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)
E-mail: sedbtacproject@catea.org
Web: http://www.sedbtac.org/

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD) Support Group
St. Paul's Episcopal Church,
Foley, Alabama
Meetings 2nd and 4th Friday of each month; begin at 6:30 pm.
For info, contact Tina Perrault at 251-968-2122 or by email: perrault@gulftel.com

Autism Society of Alabama
3100 Lorna Road, Suite 132
Birmingham, AL 35216
(877) 428-8476 (toll-free)
E-mail: director@autism-alabama.org
Web: http://www.autism-alabama.org/
State Resources: http://autism-alabama.org/Projects/Booklet.doc

Central AZ Council on DD
P. O. Box 130, 10592 E. Vah Ki Inn Road
Valley Farms, AZ 85291

Central Alabama Scottish Rite Learning Center
Inquiries: Scottish Rite Masonic Center
400 Valley Avenue
Birmingham, AL 35209-3899
(205) 942-2687

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (C.H.A.D.D.)
Web: http://www.chadd.org/

Civitan International Research Center
Web: http://www.circ.uab.edu/

Client Assistance Program
Department of Rehabilitation Services
P.O. Box 11586
Montgomery, AL 36111-0586
(334) 281-2276 (V/TTY)
(800) 228-3231 (V/TTY in AL)

Client Assistance Program
Department of Rehabilitation Services
2125 East South Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36116
(334) 613-2209; (800) 228-3231 (V/TTY in AL)
E-mail: sacap2000@yahoo.com

Epilepsy Foundation of North and Central Alabama
701 37th Street, South, Suite 2
Birmingham, AL 35222
(205) 324-4222; (800) 950-6662 (In AL)
E-mail: epilepsy@aol.com
Web: www.bham.net/epilepsy

Epilepsy Foundation of South Alabama
951 Government Street, Suite 201
Mobile, AL 36604
(334) 432-0970; (800) 626-1582 (In AL)
E-mail: mgarrett@mobilecan.org
Web: http://www.efa.org/

Family Voices
Childrens Rehabilitation Service
2129 E. South Blvd.
Montgomery, AL 36116
(334) 613-2284
E-mail: scolburn@rehab.state.al.us

Family Voices
9800 Cascade Drive
Mobile, AL 36695
(334) 633-3756
E-mail: oveson@bellsouth.net

Friends for Life NETWORK
6000 Atlanta Highway
Montgomery, AL 36117
(334) 271-3214; (334) 271-5643

Full Life Ahead Foundation
Lisa Manly, Executive Director
2908 Clairmont Avenue
Birmingham, Alabama 35205
(205) 439-6534
1-866-700-2026 Phone & Fax
Email: lisamanly@FullLifeAhead.org
Web: www.FullLifeAhead.org

Greengate School
Marcia Ramsey, Head of school
6600 Madison Pike
Huntsville, AL 35806
Phone: (256) 721-6592 or (256) 337-1889 ; Fax: (256) 721-9018
E-mail: mmr.greengate@knology.net
Web: www.greengateschool.org
Greengate is a private, nonprofit school for children with specific learning differences in reading, writing, or spelling.

Governor
State Capitol
600 Dexter Ave.
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 242-7100
Web: www.governor.state.al.us/index2.htm

Independent Living/Walker County
P.O. Box 434
Jasper, AL 35503

Learning Disabilities Association of Alabama
P.O. Box 11588
Montgomery, AL 36111
(334) 277-9151
E-mail: Alabama@ldaal.org
Web: http://www.ldaal.org/

Legacy Financial Group
Mitch Bayles
2703 6th St.
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401
3100 Lorna Road
Hoover, Alabama 35216
205-345-9522
866-371-5433
E-mail: mbayles@kclis.com
Special Needs Trust Workshops--Info on how to set up and fund without jeopardizing state and/or federal aid. These workshops are free of charge to agencies and families.

Links to Alabama Federal District Courts (And Decisions)
Web: http://www.wallacejordan.com/links.htm#Federal Case Law

Madison Learning Differences
(256) 837-7936
Web: http://www.madisonlearningdifferences.org/
*Support group for parents of children with dyslexia and other learning differences.

Mobile Scottish Rite Learning Center
Inquiries: Scottish Rite Masonic Center
P.O. Box 70203
Mobile, AL 36670-1203
(334) 476-5300

Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities
Education Administrator - Curriculum Innovation, Department of Education
Gordon Persons Building, Room 5234
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, Al 36130-2101
(334) 242-9108

Partners in Policymaking of Alabama
Alabama Council for Developmental Disabilities
RSA Union Building
100 North Union Street
Post Office Box 301410
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1410
(334)2 42-3973;Toll-Free 1-800-232-2158; Info & Referral: 1-877-774-9520; FAX: 334-242-0797
Email: addpc@mh.state.al.us
Web: http://www.acdd.org/About/PIPA.htm

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
Children's Rehabilitation Service
2129 East South Blvd., P.O. Box 11586
Montgomery, AL 36111-0586
(334) 281-8780; (800) 846-3697
E-mail: ckendall@rehab.state.al.us
Web: http://www.rehab.state.al.us/

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Alabama's Early Intervention System
Department of Rehabilitation Services
Division of Early Intervention
2129 East South Blvd.
Montgomery, AL 36116
(334) 281-8780
E-mail: bdprince@rehab.state.al.us
Web: http://www.rehab.state.al.us/

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Education Specialist/Coordinator 619 - Contact State Department of Education
Special Education

Protection and Advocacy Agency
Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP)
The University of Alabama
526 Martha Parham West
P.O. Box 870395
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0395
(205) 348-4928; (800) 826-1675
(205)348-9484 (TTY)
E-mail: ADAP@law.ua.edu
Web: http://www.adap.net/

Northeast Alabama Scottish Rite Learning Center
Inquiries: Scottish Rite Masonic Center
314 Bob Wallace Avenue, S.W.
Huntsville, AL 35801-3811
(256) 539-1300

Samford & DePaola, P.C.
One Commerce Street, Suite 601
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 262-1600
E-mail: ssdp@mindspring.com
Web: http://www.specialedatty.com

Scottish Rite Clinic for Childhood Language Disorders
University of Montevallo, Dept. of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Station 6720
Montevallo, AL 35115
(205) 665-6720

Special Education Action Committee Inc. (SEAC)
600 Bel Air Blvd., Suite 210
P.O. Box 161274
Mobile, AL 36616-2274
(334) 478-1208; (800) 222-7322 (In AL)
E-mail: seacofmobile@zebra.net

Special Education Action Committee Inc.
P.O. Box 161274
Mobile, AL 36616-2274
(334) 478-1208
E-mail: seacmobile@zebra.net

SEAC Parent Assistance Center
3322 S. Memorial Parkway, Suite 238
Huntsville, AL 35801

Spina Bifida Association of Alabama
P.O. Box 130538
Birmingham, AL 35213-0538
(205) 978-7287

State Department of Education: Special Education
Alabama Department of Education
Special Education Services
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
(334) 242-8114
E-mail: mabreyw@alsde.edu
Web: www.alsde.edu/

State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
Alabama Council on Developmental Disabilities
RSA Union Bldg.
100 N. Union Street
P.O. Box 301410
Montgomery, AL 36130-1410
(334) 242-3973; (800) 232-2158

State Mediation System
Department of Education
Gordon Persons Building
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
(334) 242-8114
E-mail: dorismc@alsde.edu
Web: http://www.alsde.edu/

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
RSA Union Bldg.
P.O. Box 301410
Montgomery, AL 36130-1410
(334) 242-3107
E-mail: ksawyer@mh.state.al.us

State Mental Retardation Program
Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
RSA Union Bldg.
100 N. Union Street
P.O. Box 301410
Montgomery, AL 36130-1410
(334) 242-3107
E-mail: ksawyer@mh.state.al.us
E-mail: ADDPC@mh.state.al.us

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Department of Rehabilitation Services
2129 East South Blvd., P.O. Box 11586
Montgomery, AL 36111-0586
(334) 281-8780
E-mail: sshivers@rehab.state.al.us
Web: www.rehab.state.al.us/vr.html

Super Sports-Montgomery
1500 E. Fairview Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36106
(334) 833-4348
E-mail: lmolenik@huntingdon.edu

Technology Assistance for Special Consumers (T.A.S.C.)
P.O. Box 443
Huntsville, AL 35804
(256) 532-5996
E-mail: tasc@hiwaay.net
Web: tasc.ataccess.org

The Arc of Alabama
300 S. Hull Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 262-7688
E-mail: haybar@fcbl.net
Web: http://www.arcalabama.org/

The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Web: http://www.cec.sped.org/

Troy Scottish Rite Learning Center
Chas. Henderson Child Health Center
Inquiries: Scottish Rite Masonic Center
P.O. Box 210956
Montgomery, AL 36121-0956
(334) 277-8109

United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc.
Web: http://www.sedbtac.org/

United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Birmingham
2430 11th Avenue, North
Birmingham, AL 35234
(205) 251-0165
E-mail: gedwards@ucpbham.com
Web: ucpbham.com

United Cerebral Palsy of Mobile, Inc.
3058 Dauphin Square Connector
Mobile, AL 36607
(334) 479-4900
E-mail: gharger1947@aol.com

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Civitan International Research Center
University of Alabama at Birmingham
1719 Sixth Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294-0021
(205) 934-8900
Web: http://www.circ.uab.edu/

VSA arts Alabama (formerly Very Special Arts)
701 S. 37th Street, Suite 10
Birmingham, AL 35222
(205) 322-4086
E-mail: vsachap@mindspring.com
Web: http://www.vsarts.org/

Wiregrass Scottish Rite Learning Center
Inquiries: Scottish Rite Masonic Center
P.O. Box 1074
Dothan, AL 36302-1074
(334) 792-5388

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