Delaware Resources
The information in this section was
obtained from the following sites:
http://cshcnleaders.ichp.edu/TitleVDirectory/PDF-Files-May-2003/Delaware_2002.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=DE
http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/help/de.htm
http://www.nichcy.org/stateshe/de.htm
http://www.library.tmc.edu/childrenshospitals.html
http://www.respitelocator.org/dstates.htm
http://eparent.com/resources/directories/directories_van.cfm
Title V, Children with Special
Health Care Needs Program:
CSHCN Contact
Dennis Rubino
CSHCN Director
Jesse Cooper BuildingP.O. Box 637
Dover, DE,19903
(302) 744-4780
(302) 739-6653 fax
Email:
dennis.rubino@state.de.us
For more information on the program and
eligibility please go to:
http://cshcnleaders.ichp.edu/TitleVDirectory/PDF-Files-May-2003/Delaware_2002.pdf
(phone # is different in this entry)
Special Health Care
Needs
Beth A. MacDonald, State and Regional Coordinator
Delaware Family Voices
2340 Alamo, S.E., Suite 102
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 872-4774; (888) 835-5669
Email:
bmacdonfv@juno.com
Web:
www.familyvoices.org/
Medicaid
Delaware Medicaid Office
Delaware Health and Social Services
1901 N. DuPont Highway
P.O. Box 906, Lewis Bldg.
New Castle, DE 19720
Local: 1-302-255-9040
Fax: 1-302-255-4429
Website:
http://www.state.de.us/dhss/
For more information:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/state.asp?state=DE
Gail Launey, Project
Coordinator
Delawareans with Special Needs: Medicaid Managed Care
Panel
102 Glade Circle West
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
(302) 226-5232
E-mail:
gr8fulgail@bwave.com
State CHIP Program
(health care for
low-income uninsured children)
Delaware Healthy Children Program
P.O. Box 950
New Castle, DE 19720-9914
(800) 996-9969
Web:
www.state.de.us/dhss/dss/healthychildren.html
Education
State
Department of Education: Special Education
Martha Brooks, Ed.D.,
Director
Exceptional Children and Early Childhood Group
Department of Education
P.O. Box 1402
Dover, DE 19903
(302) 739-5471
E-mail:
mbrooks@doe.k12.de.us
Web:
www.doe.state.de.us/Exceptional_Child/ececehome.htm
Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Rosanne Griff-Cabelli, Part C
Coordinator
Division of Management Services
Department of Health and Social Services
Main Administration Building
1901 N. DuPont Highway
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 255-9135
E-mail:
roseanne.griff-cabelli@state.de.us
Web:
www.state.de.us/dhss/dms/epqc/birth3/directry.html
Programs for Children with
Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
James Lesko, Ph.D., 619 Coordinator
Exceptional Children and Early Childhood Group
Department of Education
P.O. Box 1402
Dover, DE 19903
(302) 739-4667
E-mail:
jlesko@doe.k12.de.us
Web:
www.doe.state.de.us/Exceptional_Child/ececehome.htm
State Mediation
System
Martha Toomey, Coordinator
Exceptional Children and Early Childhood Group
Department of Education
P.O. Box 1402
Dover, DE 19903
(302) 739-4667
E-mail:
mtoomey@doe.k12.de.us
Web:
www.doe.state.de.us
Beth MacDonald,
Chairperson
Interagency Coordinating Council
Birth to Three Early Intervention System
1901 N. Dupont Highway, 2nd Floor
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 255-9134; (302) 697-1976
E-mail:
bmacdonfv@juno.com
Hospitals/Rehabilitation Facilities
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for
Children
1600 Rockland Road
P.O. Box 269
Wilmington, DE 19899
Phone: 302-651-4000 or 888-533-3KID
email:
InfoduPont@nemours.org
Website:
http://www.nemours.org/internet?pid=3&cat=1
Specific Disability Resources
Programs for Children and
Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Harry B. Hill, Director
Division for the Visually Impaired
Health and Social Services
1901 N. Dupont Highway, Biggs Building
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 255-9800
E-mail:
Harry.Hill@state.de.us
Regina Genwright,
Director of Information Center
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.net
Web:
www.afb.org
Cerebral
Palsy/Physical Disabilities
William J. McCool III, Statewide Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Delaware
700 A River Road
Wilmington, DE 19809
(302) 764-2400
E-mail:
williammccool@ucpde.org
Carma Carpenter, Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Delaware -- Kent/Sussex County Branch
3249 Midstate Road
Felton, DE 19943
(302) 335-5626
Sandra Tuttle,
President/CEO
Easter Seals Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore
61 Corporate Circle
New Castle Corporate Commons
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 324-4444; (800) 677-3800
E-mail:
stuttle@nc.esdel.org
Web:
www.de.easterseals.com
Epilepsy
Barbara H. Blair, RN, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Delaware
Tower Office Park
240 N. James Street, Suite 208
Newport, DE 19804
(302) 999-9318; (800) 422-3653
E-mail:
efd@efde.org
Web:
http://epilepsyfoundation.org/delaware
Epilepsy Foundation of Delaware
New Castle Corporate Commons
61 Corporate Circle
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 324-4455; (888) 324-4514
E-mail:
EFD@NC.ESDEL.org
Mental Retardation/Developmental
Disabilities Programs
State
Developmental Disabilities Program
Marianne Smith, Director
Division of Developmental Disabilities Services
Delaware Health and Social Services
1056 S. Governors Avenue
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 744-9600
E-mail:
dhssinfo@state.de.us
Web:
www.state.de.us/dhss/ddds/index.html
State Developmental Disabilities
Council
Patricia L. Maichle, Director
Delaware Developmental Disabilities Council
Margaret M. O'Neill Building, 2nd Floor
410 Federal Street, Suite 2
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 739-3333
E-mail:
pmaichle@state.de.us
Web:
www.state.de.us/ddc
University Centers
for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Michael Gamel-McCormick, Director
University of DE Center for Disabilities Studies
166 Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-6974; (302) 831-4689
E-mail:
ud-cds@udel.edu
Web:
www.udel.edu/cds
The Arc of Delaware
1016 Centre Road, Suite 1
Wilmington, DE 19805-1234
(302) 996-9400
Web:
www.arcde.org
Speech
and Hearing
Kristen M. Palmer, President
Delaware Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 7383
Newark, Delaware 19711
E-mail:
dshaweb@dshaweb.org
Web:
www.dshaweb.org/
General Disability
Resources
Protection and Advocacy Agency
Brian Hartman, Program
Director
Disabilities Law Program
Community Service Building
100 W. 10th Street, Suite 801
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 575-0660; (302) 575-0696 (TTY)
(800) 292-7980 (in DE)
Web:
www.declasi.org
Client Assistance Program
Melissa Shahan, Director
Client Assistance Program, United Cerebral Palsy, Inc.
254 E. Camden-Wyoming Avenue
Camden, DE 19934
(302) 698-9336; (302) 698-9336
E-mail:
capucp@magpage.com
Kyle Hodges
State Council for Persons
with Disabilities
Margaret M. O’Neill Building
P.O. Box 1401
Dover, DE 19903
Wendy Strauss, Administrator
Governor’s Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens (GACEC)
516 W. Loockerman Street
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 739-4553
E-mail:
wstrauss@gacec.k12.de.us
Web:
www.state.de.us/gacec/index.htm
MetDESK (MetLife's Division of Estate Planning for
Special Kids)
Diann Collins, MBA
111 Continental Drive, Suite 101
Newark, DE 19713
(302) 781-1055; Fax: (302) 738-3604
E-mail:
dcollins1@metlife.com
Web:
http://www.dianncollins.com
A comprehensive listing of local resources and information on maintaining
government benefit eligibility and proper estate planning. Free intake meeting
and local workshops.
Parent
Organizations
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Marie-Anne Aghazadian,
Executive Director
Parent Information Center of Delaware, Inc. (PIC)
5570 Kirkwood Highway
Wilmington, DE 19808
(302) 999-7394
E-mail:
picofdel@picofdel.org
Web:
www.picofdel.org
Parent-To-Parent
Contact Parent Training and
Information Center listed above
Partners in Policymaking
Marsha Mills, Coordinator
Partners in Policymaking of Delaware
Developmental Disabilities Council
Margaret M. O'Neill Building, 2nd Floor
410 Federal Street, Suite 2
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 739-7193
Web:
www.state.de.us/ddc/policymaking/
Respite Programs
United
Cerebral Palsy of Delaware, Inc. Felton (302) 335-5626
Family
and Children Services, Inc. Milford (302) 422-8013
Visiting Nurses Association of Delaware New Castle (302) 323-8200
Delaware Division of Family Services Wilmington (302) 633-2665
Respite
Care Wilmington (302) 633-2665
United
Cerebral Palsy of Delaware Wilmington (302) 764-2400
Van Conversions
M.I.T.S. Corporation DE
Web site: www.mitscorp.com
20-30 new/used, full-size/mini-vans. Stairlifts, ramps, porchlifts. Rentals, financing available. 24 Hour Service
For even more resources go to: http://www.bridges4kids.org/states/de.htm
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