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

ADA Information Center for the Mid-Atlantic Region (DBTAC)
TransCen, Inc.
451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 607
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 217-0124 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (TTY)
E-mail: adainfo@transcen.org
Web: www.adainfo.org
ADULT LEGAL, LLC
1250 H Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 399-6137; Fax: (202) 399-6519
E-mail: ecesquire@earthlink.net
ADULT LEGAL provides education advocacy training to parents through presentation of self-help seminars and a speaker's bureau, and additionally provides legal representation and parental support.

Advocates for Justice and Education, Inc.
2041 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, S.E., Suite 301
Washington, D.C. 20020
(202) 678-8060; (888) 327-8060
E-mail: kim.jones@AJE-DC.org
Web: www.AJE-DC.org

American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (212) 502-7662 (TTY)
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.org
Web: www.afb.org

The Arc of the District of Columbia, Inc.
900 Varnum Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20017
(202) 636-2950
Web: www.dcarc.org

Asherman Law & Mediation Office
Jeanne Asherman
9015 Walden Road
Silver Spring, MD 20901
Phone: (301) 587-6990
Fax: (301) 587-6680
E-mail: jash@erols.com
Web: http://www.directionservice.org/cadre/professional/JAsherman/index.cfm
Advocacy, consultation and training provided in special and general education. Mediation services between schools and families and between family members. Facilation services at IEP meetings.

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 Association
105 N. Alfred Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 236-6000; (800) 444-6443
E-mail: familyhelpline@biausa.org
Web: www.biausa.org

Browns Educational Consulting
Dr. Mildred Brown, Educational Specialist or LaTanya Higginbotham, Educational Advocate
1930 Martin Luther King Jr., Avenue, S.E., 2nd Floor
Washington, D.C. 20020
(202) 610-0120; Fax: 202-610-1300
E-mail: brownsconsults@yahoo.com

Community Service Agency
Department of Mental Health
35 K Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-4100

DC Congress of Parents and Teachers
Hamilton School
1401 Brentwood Parkway, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 543-0333
E-mail: dc_pres@pta.org

DC Developmental Disabilities Council
2700 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, S.E.
Department of Human Services/801 East Building
Washington, DC 20032
(202) 279-6085

DC Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 91016
Washington, DC 20090-1016
(202) 877-8061
E-mail: robin.goffen@gallaudet.edu

Department of Education
825 N. Capitol Street, N.E., Suite 6100
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-4800
Web: www.k12.dc.us/

Department of Special Education
825 North Capitol Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20002
202-442-4800
Fax: (202) 442-5517, and (202) 442-5518
Web: http://www.k12.dc.us/dcps/specialed/specialed_frame.html

Easter Seals Society for Disabled Children and Adults, Inc.
Programs for Infants and Children
Metropolitan DC, Northern Virginia, and Maryland
4041 Powder Mill Road, Suite 100
Calverton, MD 20705
(301) 931-8700
E-mail: lreeves@eseal.org
Web: www.easter-seals.org

Epilepsy Foundation of the Chesapeake Region
300 E. Joppa Road, Suite 1103
Towson, MD 21286
(410) 828-7700; (800) 492-2523
E-mail: lkingham@epilepsy-foundation.org
Web: www.epilepsy-foundation.org

Family Advocacy Clinic
Georgetown University Law Center
111 F Street, N.W., Room 312
Washington, D.C. 20001-2095
We provide legal representation to low-income parents/caregivers in the
area of special education, public benefits and consent custody/adoption.

Georgetown University Child Development Center
3307 M Street, N.W., Suite 401
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 687-8837

The Kingsbury Center
Carolyn A. Thornell
5000 14th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20011
Phone: (202) 722-5555
Fax: (202) 722-5533
E-mail: center@kingsbury.org
Web: www.kingsbury.org
Kingsbury's program services include educational and neuropsychological testing, specialized tutoring services, and an independent day school for students 5-15 with learning disabilities and differences.

Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Institute
801 Buchanan Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20017
(202) 281-2774
E-mail: mward@kennedyinstitute.org
Web: www.kennedyinstitute.org

Mediation System
Carol Helton, Mediation Coordinator
DC Public Schools
825 N. Capitol Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-5467
E-mail: carol.helton@k12.dc.us
Web: www.k12.dc.us

Mental Health Association of DC
1628 l6th Street, N.W., 4th Floor
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 265-6363
E-mail: info@mhadc.org
Web: www.mhadc.org

Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities Administration
Department of Human Services
429 O Street, N.W., Suite 202
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 673-7678; (202) 673-3580 (TTY)

Murrell & Associates
Advocacy for Children's Education
1220 L Street, NW
Suite 750
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 742-2046
E-mail: A1Diamante@aol.com or michellbarker@justice.com
Web: www.iser.com/ace2000-DC.html

NAMI DC
422 8th Street, S.E.
Washington, DC 20003-2832
(202) 546-0646
E-mail: namidc@aol.com
Web: www.nami.org

Rose C. Pope
Pope Educational Consulting-Providing Comprehensive Special Education Services for Children/Youth/Adults with Special Needs
3923 First Street, S. W.
Washington, DC 20032
(202) 563-4676
(202) 574-1806 Fax
E-mail: rose.pope@worldnet.att.net

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 3
DC Early Intervention Program
717 14th Street, N.W., Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 727-5371
E-mail: joan.christopher@dc.gov

Rehabilitation Services Administration
Department of Human Services
810 First Street, N.E., 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-8663

Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)
1424 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-8050
(202) 225-1904 (TTY)

Spina Bifida Association of the National Capital Area
P.O. Box 523415
Springfield, VA 22152-5415
(703) 455-4900

Tourette Syndrome Association of Greater Washington
33 University Boulevard, East
Silver Spring, MD 20901
(301) 681-4133
E-mail: TSAGW@aol.com
Web: www.TSAGW.org

United Cerebral Palsy of Washington, DC
3135 8th Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20017-1601
(202) 269-1500
E-mail: Webmaster@ucpdcnova.org
Web: www.ucpa.org

University Legal Services: Protection and Advocacy
300 I Street, N.E., Suite 202
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 547-0198; (202) 547-2657 (TTY)
Web: www.dcpanda.org

WVSA Arts Connection
1100 16th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 296-9100
E-mail: wvsa@wvsarts.org
Web: www.wvsarts.org

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