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Alabama Resources

 

Information was obtained from the following websites:
http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/help/al.htm
http://www.nichcy.org/stateshe/al.htm
http://cshcnleaders.ichp.edu/TitleVDirectory/PDF-Files-May-2003/Alabama_2003.pdf https://performance.hrsa.gov/mchb/mchreports/link/statelink_result.asp http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/Contacts/statealpha.HTM
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/state.asp?state=AL
http://www.respitelocator.org/index.htm
http://eparent.com/resources/directories/directories_van.cfm

Parents of Children With Hydranencephaly
Holly Fielder
110 Callaway Lane
Meridianville, AL 35759
US

Title V, Children With Special Health Care Needs Program
CSHCN Contact
Cary F. Boswell, EdD
Assistant Commissioner
Children's Rehabilitation Service
2129 East South Boulevard
PO Box 11586
Montgomery, AL,36111-0586
(334) 281-8780
(334) 281-1973 fax
Email: cboswell@rehab.state.al.us

For specific information on criteria and services provided go to:
http://cshcnleaders.ichp.edu/TitleVDirectory/PDF-Files-May-2003/Alabama_2003.pdf

Here’s another address/name for this program:

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/

And another:
Special Health Care Needs
Susan Colburn, State & Regional Coordinator
Family Voices
c/o Children's Rehabilitation Service
2129 E. South Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36116
(334) 613-2284
E-mail: scolburn@rehab.state.al.us
Web: www.familyvoices.org

Dr. Gerald Oveson, State & Regional Coordinator
Family Voices
9800 Cascade Drive
Mobile, AL 36695
(251) 633-3756
E-mail: oveson@bellsouth.net

Medicaid
Alabama Medicaid Office
Medicaid Agency of Alabama

501 Dexter Avenue
P.O. Box 5624
Montgomery, AL 36103-5624
Local: 1-334-242-5000
Toll-Free: 1-800-362-1504
Toll-Free TTY: 1-800-253-0799
Fax: 1-334-353-5989
Website: Medicaid Agency of Alabama website

For more information see:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/state.asp?state=AL 
 
WIC
Wendy Blackmon, Director  
Division of WIC  
Bureau of Family Health Services  
Alabama Department of Public Health   
RSA Tower, Suite 1300  
P.O. Box 303017  
Montgomery, AL  36130-3017   
telephone:  (334) 206-5673  
toll-free in-state: 1-800-654-1385 
fax:  (334) 206-2914  
email:  wblackmon@adph.state.al.us   
website: http://www.adph.org/wic/ 
 
State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Gayle Lees Sandlin, Director
Children’s Health Insurance Program
Alabama Department of Public Health
201 Monroe Street, Suite 250
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 206-5568; (877) 774-9521
Web: www.adph.org/allkids/
 
Education
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

Contact person for discrimination issues: http://www.alsde.edu/HTML/SDEContact.asp

State Department of Education: Special Education
Mabrey Whetstone, Ph.D., Director
Alabama Department of Education
Special Education Services
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
(334) 242-8114; (800) 392-8020 (in AL)
E-mail: mabreyw@alsde.edu
Web: www.alsde.edu/

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Betsy Prince, Part C Coordinator
Alabama's Early Intervention System
Department of Rehabilitation Services
Division of Early Intervention
2129 East South Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36116
(334) 281-8780; (800) 543-3098
(800) 499-1816 (TTY)
E-mail: bdprince@rehab.state.al.us
Web: www.rehab.state.al.us/ei

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5

Cathy Jones, Education Specialist
Contact State Department of Education: Special Education

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

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

Hospitals/Rehabilitation Facilities
University of South Alabama Children’s and Women’s Hospital

1700 Center Street, Mobile, AL, 36604-3391
Phone: (251) 415-1000 | Fax: (251) 415-1001
http://www.southalabama.edu/usacwh/

Children's Rehabilitation Services
A Division of the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
P.O. Drawer 2328
Birmingham, AL 35201
(205) 290-4500; 1(888) 430-7423; fax (205) 290-4560
Web: www.rehab.state.al.us/children.html



Specific Disability Resources


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

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

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

Epilepsy
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/

Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities
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
Website: http://www.acdd.org/About/PIPA.htm 

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 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

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

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/

General Disability Related Resources

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

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

Alabama Disabilities Action Coalition
http://www.accessalabama.org/ 
Alabama Disabilities Action Coalition is a non-partisan coalition of individuals with disabilities and organizations 
representing them. ADAC conducts Candidates Forums and Legislative Days to educate legislators and the public 
about disability issues. ADAC's committees are working on other ways to advance the causes of people with 
disabilities in Alabama
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

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/

Legacy Financial Group
Mitch Bayles
2703 6th St.
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401
1109 Townhouse Rd
Helena, Alabama 35080
(205) 345-9522; (866) 371-5433
E-mail: mbayles@legacy1financial.com
Special Needs Trust workshops--Info on how to set up, & fund a trust without any out of pocket
expense AND without jeopardizing state and/or federal aid. Workshop is FREE.

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

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/
 
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/

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

Parent Organizations
Family Voices
Children’s 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

Respite Programs in Alabama:
Respite Care

Linda Lamberth, Project Manager
The Alabama Respite Resource Network
2505 Inverness Lane
Birmingham, AL 35242
(205) 991-0927; (866) 737-8252
E-mail: alabamarespite@aol.com
Web: http://alabamarespite.org (I couldn’t access this page)

This information is from the National Respite Locator website
http://www.respitelocator.org/index.htm I know nothing about any of these programs and if
 they’d be appropriate for our children.

Alabama Respite Resource Network Birmingham (205) 991-0927 Alabama

Glenwood, Inc. Birmingham (205) 795-3352 Alabama

Prevent Child Abuse Alabama Birmingham (205) 933-5011 Alabama

Visiting Nurses Association Birmingham (205) 870-3341 Alabama

The Arc of Morgan County Decatur (256) 355-6192 Alabama

Children's Aid Society Homewood (205) 251-7148 Alabama

United Cerebral Palsy of Huntsville and Tennessee Valley Madison (256) 852-5600 Alabama

United Cerebral Palsy of Mobile Mobile (334) 479-4900 Alabama

Region 2 - Community Services Tuscaloosa (205) 554-4155 Alabama

Eastern Elmore County ARC Wetumpka (334) 285-2608 Alabama

Van Conversions

Cain's Mobility Systems
5767 Plantation Road.
Theodore , AL 36582

Sylacauga Handicapped, Inc.
1304 Talledega Hwy.
Sylacauga, AL 35150

For even more resources go to: http://www.bridges4kids.org/states/al.htm

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