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ADA Center
1 – State Agencies
State: Massachusetts
New England ADA Center 180-200 Portland Street, Suite 1 Boston , MA , 02114
(800) 949-4232 V/TTY)
(617) 695-1225 (V/TTY)
http://www.newenglandada.org
Blind/ Visual Impairments/ Deaf-Blind
1 – State Agencies
State: Massachusetts
Children’s Services Massachusetts Commission for the Blind 48 Boylston Street Boston , MA , 02116
(800) 392-6450
(617) 626-7480
(617) 626-7650 (TTY)
http://www.mass.gov/mcb
Career and Tech Ed
1 – State Agencies
State: Massachusetts
Career and Technical Education Department of Education 350 Main Street Malden , MA , 02148-5023
(781) 338-3910
http://www.doe.mass.edu
CHIP
1 – State Agencies
State: Massachusetts
(health care for low-income uninsured children) MassHealth Enrollment Center Central Processing Unit P.O. Box 129124 Boston , MA , 02112-9124
(888) 665-9993
(888) 665-9997 (TTY)
http://www.mass.gov/dma
D D Council
1 – State Agencies
State: Massachusetts
Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council 1150 Hancock Street, Suite 300 Quincy , MA , 02169
(617) 770-7676, ext. 100
(617) 770-9499 (TTY)
http://www.mass.gov/mddc
Deaf/Hard of Hearing
1 – State Agencies
State: Massachusetts
Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 150 Mt. Vernon Street, Suite 550 Dorchester , MA , 02125
(617) 740-1600
(617) 740-1700 (TTY)
http://www.mass.gov/mcdhh
Developmental Disabilities
1 – State Agencies
State: Massachusetts
Department of Mental Retardation 500 Harrison Avenue Boston , MA , 02118
(617) 727-5608
http://www.mass.gov/dmr
Early Intervention
1 – State Agencies
State: Massachusetts
Division for Perinatal, Early Childhood and Special Health Needs Department of Public Health 250 Washington Street, 4th Floor Boston , MA , 02108
(617) 624-5901
(800) 905-8437 (Early Intervention Programs)
http://www.mass.gov/dph/
Mediation
1 – State Agencies
State: Massachusetts
Bureau of Special Education Appeals Department of Education 350 Main Street Malden , MA , 02148
(781) 338-6443
http://www.doe.mass.edu/bsea
Mental Health
1 – State Agencies
State: Massachusetts
Department of Mental Health 25 Staniford Street Boston , MA , 02114
(617) 626-8123
http://www.mass.gov/dmh
Mental Health – Youth
1 – State Agencies
State: Massachusetts
Child and Adolescent Services Department of Mental Health 25 Staniford Street Boston , MA , 02114
(617) 626-8086
http://www.mass.gov/dmh
Preschool, Disabilities
1 – State Agencies
State: Massachusetts
Early Education and Care 51 Sleeper Street Boston , MA , 02210
(617) 988-6600
http://www.eec.state.ma.us
Protection & Advocacy
1 – State Agencies
State: Massachusetts
Disability Law Center, Inc. 11 Beacon Street, Suite 925 Boston , MA , 02108
(800) 872-9992 (V)
(617) 723-8455
(800) 381-0577 (TTY)
(617) 227-9464 (TTY)
http://www.dlc-ma.org/
Relay Services
1 – State Agencies
State: Massachusetts
(800) 439-0183 (V)
(800) 439-2370 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 439-0183 (Speech to Speech)
Special Education
1 – State Agencies
State: Massachusetts
Special Education Planning and Policy Development Office Department of Education 350 Main Street Malden , MA , 02148-5023
(781) 338-3000
(781) 338-3388
http://www.doe.mass.edu/sped
Special Format Library
1 – State Agencies
State: Massachusetts
Braille and Talking Book Library Perkins School for the Blind 175 N. Beacon Street Watertown , MA , 02472
(800) 852-3133
(617) 972-7240
http://www.perkinslibrary.org
State Web Site
1 – State Agencies
State: Massachusetts
Connect with your state’s official website to find all manner of state agencies and information, including how to contact your governor and/or your representatives in the Senate and House:
http://www.mass.gov
Transition Services
1 – State Agencies
State: Massachusetts
Special Education Planning and Policy Development Office Massachusetts Department of Education 350 Main Street Malden , MA , 02148
(781) 338-3375
http://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/
UCEDD
1 – State Agencies
State: Massachusetts
Institute for Community Inclusion/UCEDD University of Massachusetts Boston 100 Morrissey Blvd. Boston , MA , 02125
(617) 287-4300
(617) 287-4350 (TTY)
http://www.communityinclusion.org
UCEDD
1 – State Agencies
State: Massachusetts
Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center University of Massachusetts Medical School 200 Trapelo Rd Waltham , MA , 02452-6319
(800) 764-0200 (TTY)
(781) 642-0001
http://www.umassmed.edu/shriver
Vocational Rehabilitation
1 – State Agencies
State: Massachusetts
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission Fort Point Place 27 Wormwood Street Boston , MA , 02210-1616
(800) 245-6543 (in MA only)
(617) 204-3600
http://www.mass.gov/mrc/
Attention Deficit Disorder
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Massachusetts
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) 8181 Professional Place, Suite 150 Landover , MD , 20785
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
(301) 306-7070
http://www.chadd.org
Attention Deficit Disorder
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Massachusetts
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) P.O. Box 543 Pottstown , PA , 19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
http://www.add.org
Autism
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Massachusetts
Autism Society of Massachusetts 47 Walnut Street Wellesley Hills , MA , 02481
(781) 237-0272, ext. 17
http://www.massautism.org
Autism
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Massachusetts
Community Resources for People with Autism 116 Pleasant Street, Suite 366 Easthampton , MA , 01027
(413) 529-2428
(800) 892-7003
http://www.communityresourcesforautism.org/matriarch
Autism
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Massachusetts
The Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism, Inc PO Box 767 Framingham , MA , 01701
1-866-3-AUTISM
(508) 270-8855
http://www.dougflutiejrfoundation.org
Autism
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Massachusetts
Asperger’s Association of New England (AANE) 85 Main Street, Suite 101 Watertown , MA , 02472
(617) 393-3824
http://www.aane.org
Blind/Visual Impairments
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Massachusetts
American Foundation for the Blind 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 New York , NY , 10001
(800) 232-5463
(212) 502-7600
http://www.afb.org
Blind/Visual Impairments
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Massachusetts
Massachusetts Association of Parents of the Visually Impaired Children (MAPVI) 22 Old Marlboro Road Maynard , MA , 01754
(978) 897-3005
Brain Injury
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Massachusetts
Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts 30 Lyman Street, Suite 10 Westborough , MA , 01581
(800) 242-0030 (in MA)
(508) 475-0032
http://www.biama.org
Cerebral Palsy
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Massachusetts
United Cerebral Palsy of MetroBoston, Inc. 71 Arsenal Street Watertown, MA 02472 Watertown , MA , 02472
(617) 926-5480
http:// www.ucpboston.org
Down Syndrome
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Massachusetts
Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress 20 Burlington Mall Road Suite 261 Burlington , MA , 01803
(800) 664-6372
(781) 221-0024
http://www.MDSC.org
Epilepsy
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Massachusetts
Epilepsy Foundation Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire & Maine 540 Gallivan Blvd., 2nd Floor Boston , MA , 02124
(888) 576-9996
(617) 506-6041
http://www.efmarinhme.org
Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Massachusetts
Greater Boston Arc 221 N. Beacon Street, 2nd Floor Boston , MA , 02135
(617) 783-3900, ext. 20
http://www.arcgb.org
Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Massachusetts
The Arc of Massachusetts 217 South Street Waltham , MA , 02453
(781) 891-6270
http://www.arcmass.org
Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Massachusetts
The Arc of Northern Bristol County 141 Park Street Attleboro , MA , 02703
(888) 343-3301
(508) 226-1445
http://www.arcnbc.org
Learning Disabilities
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Massachusetts
Learning Disabilities Worldwide P.O. Box 142 Weston , MA , 02493
(978) 897-5399
http://www.ldworldwide.org
Mental Health
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Massachusetts
NAMI Massachusetts 400 W. Cummings Park, Suite 6650 Woburn , MA , 01801
(800) 370-9085
(781) 938-4048
http:// www.namimass.org
Mental Health
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Massachusetts
Parent/Professional Advocacy League (PAL) 45 Bromfield Street, 10th Floor Boston , MA , 02108
(866) 815-8122
(617) 542-7860
http://www.ppal.net
Speech, Language, and Hearing
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Massachusetts
Massachusetts Speech-Language-Hearing Association 77 Rumford Avenue, Suite 3B Waltham , MA , 02453
(800) 898-8177
(781) 647-7031
http://www.MSHAHearSay.org
Spina Bifida
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Massachusetts
Spina Bifida Association of Massachusetts 733 Turnpike Street, #282 North Andover , MA , 01845
(888) 479-1900
http://www.sbaMass.org
Tourette Syndrome
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Massachusetts
Tourette Syndrome Association Massachusetts Chapter P.O. Box 653 Marston’s Mills , MA , 02648
(617) 277-7589
http://www.tsa-ma.org/
Community Parent Resource Center
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Massachusetts
(Serving the city of Boston) Urban PRIDE One Westinghouse Plaza Building D, Suite 11 Hyde Park , MA , 02136
(617) 206-4570 ext. 301
http://www.urbanpride.org
Parent Advisory Council
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Massachusetts
Massachusetts Association of Special Education Parent Advisory Councils (MASSPAC) P.O. Box 167 Sharon , MA , 02067
(617) 962-4558
http://www.masspac.org
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Massachusetts
Massachusetts PTA P.O. Box 421 Rehobeth , MA , 02769
(508) 347-7055
http://www.masspta.org
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Massachusetts
Federation for Children with Special Needs The Schrafft Center 529 Main Street, Suite 1102 Boston , MA , 02129
(800) 331-0688 (in MA only)
(617) 236-7210 (V/TTY)
http://fcsn.org/
Parent-to-Parent
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Massachusetts
Family TIES of Massachusetts Massachusetts Department of Public Health Donovan Health Building, 3rd Floor 5 Randolph Street Canton , MA , 02021
(800) 905-TIES
(781) 774-6736
http://www.massfamilyties.org
Independent Living
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Massachusetts
To find out the contact information for the Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state, contact: Independent Living Research Utilization Project The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research 2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000 Houston , TX , 77019
(713) 520-0232 (V)
(713) 520-5136 (TTY)
http://www.ilru.org
Independent Living
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Massachusetts
To find out the contact information for centers for independent living (CILs) in your state, contact: National Council on Independent Living 1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor Washington , DC , 20036
(202) 207-0334 (V)
(202) 207-0340 (TTY)
http://www.ncil.org
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Massachusetts
Associated Advocacy Center Visions for the Future, Inc. 24 Widow Coombs Walk Sandwich , MA , 02563
(888) 420-4356
(508) 420-4356
http://www.aacvisions.org
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Massachusetts
Easter Seals Massachusetts (School transition services, assistive technology and augmentative communication assessments, therapy services, summer Camp, and low interest rate loans for assistive technology.) 484 Main Street Worcester , MA , 01608
(800) 244-2756
(508) 757-2756
http://www.eastersealsma.org
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Massachusetts
New England INDEX Shriver Center UMASS Medical School (Information & Referral for people with Disabilities) 200 Trapelo Road Waltham , MA , 02452-6319
(800) 642-0249
(781) 642-0248
(800) 764-0200 TTY (in MA)
http://www.disabilityinfo.org
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Massachusetts
Statewide Head Injury Program Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission 27 Wormwood Street, Fort Point Place, Suite 600 Boston , MA , 02210
(800) 223-2559 (MA only)
(617) 204-3852 (V)
(617) 204-3817 (TTY)
http://www.mass.gov/mrc/ship/ship.htm
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Massachusetts
Home Modifications Loan Program for People with Disabilities Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission 27 Wormwood Street Boston , MA , 02210-1616
(800) 245-6543
(617) 204-3600
http://www.mass.gov/mrc/agency/homemods.htm
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Massachusetts
VSA arts of Massachusetts China Trade Center 2 Boylston Street, 2nd Floor Boston , MA , 02116-9856
(617) 350-7713
(617) 350-6836 (TTY)
