disabled child and problems with school

[wildkat7270]

I live in PA. I have a child who is dignosed with with ADHD, OCD, ODD. The school has done nothing to help this child in kindergaten learn. He has a speak problem they knew about before school started. It took them 5 months before he finally got in to speak. They have done No testing for learning or emotional support, even though they requested I get a wrap around in Oct. because of behavior problems. (They finally decided in early Dec. to start the paper work after I pitch a fit, but they are still dragging thier feet.)
He has problems on the bus at night. He gets picked on and teased because he is small for his age and his speak problem. When this happens he has a hard time controlling himself and act outs. I have requested that the school provide other transportation for him. They have refused (not in the budget).
A week ago he was picked on and started screaming. It took the school a week to decide to throw him off the bus for 3 days. He has now idea why he is being put off the bus, because he cannt remember back that far. (IF you have a puppy that does something bad do you wait to punish him a week later)
What can I do to get the school to treat my disabled son with the fairness that he desevers and is intitleed to?

 

[rmet4nzkx]

You need to get your child into special education, right now he is classified as having emotional problems and that will lead to fewer services. You need to seek services under developmental disabilities or he will not receive the services for his disability. Here are some numbers, he may fall under Autism Spectrum.

State Department of Education: Special Education
Dr. Linda O. Rhen, Director
Bureau of Special Education
Department of Education
333 Market Street, 7th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
(717) 783-6913
Special Education Consultline: (800) 879-2301(V/TTY)
Web: www.pde.state.pa.us

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Esther Beck, Chief
Division of Early Intervention and Support Services
Bureau of Special Education
Department of Education
333 Market Street, 7th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
(717) 787-8603
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.pde.state.pa.us

Coordinator for Transition Services
Dr. Ellen Romett, Director
Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network
3190 William Pitt Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
(412) 826-2336; (800) 446-5607
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.pattan.k12.pa.us/

Office of State Liaison of Career and Technical Education for Students with Disabilities
Lee Burket, Acting Director
Bureau of Career and Technical Education
Division of Field Support
Department of Education
333 Market Street, 6th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
(717) 787-8022
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.pde.state.pa.us

State Mental Health Agency
Joan Ernie, Deputy Secretary
Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Department of Public Welfare
Health and Welfare Building, Room 502
P.O. Box 2675
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675
(717) 787-6443
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.dpw.state.pa.us

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Stanley J. Mrozowski, Ph.D., Director
Bureau of Children's Services
Beechmont Building
P.O. Box 2675
Harrisburg, PA 17105
(717) 772-7763
E-mail: [email protected]

State Mental Retardation Program
Kevin Casey, Deputy Secretary for Mental Retardation
Department of Public Welfare
Health and Welfare Building, Room 512
P.O. Box 2675
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675
(717) 787-3700
Web: www.dpw.state.pa.us

Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Graham Mulholland, Executive Director
Developmental Disabilities Council
561 Forum Building, Commonwealth Avenue
Harrisburg, PA 17120
(717) 787-6057
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.paddc.org

Protection and Advocacy Agency
Eilene Shane, Executive Director
Pennsylvania Protection and Advocacy Inc.
1414 N. Cameron Street, Suite C
Harrisburg, PA 17103
(717) 236-8110; (800) 692-7443 (in PA)
(717) 346-0293; (877) 375-7139 (TTY)
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.ppainc.org

Client Assistance Program
Stephen Pennington, Statewide Director
Center for Disability Law and Policy
1617 JFK Boulevard, Suite 800
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 557-7112 (V/TTY)
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.equalemployment.org

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Carolyn Cass, Director
Division of Child and Adult Health Services
Department of Health, 7th Floor, East Wing
P.O. Box 90
Harrisburg, PA 17108
(717) 772-2762
(800) 986-4550 - Special Kids Networks
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.state.pa.us

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Pennsylvania's Children's Health Insurance Program
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120
(800) 986-5437
Web: www.ins.state.pa.us

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Ken Puckett, Director
Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
1521 N. 6th Street
Harrisburg, PA 17102
(717) 783-4912 V/TTY
(800) 233-3008 (V/TTY in PA only)
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.dli.state.pa.us

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 654-5988 (V)
(800) 654-5984 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 229-5746 (Speech to Speech - English)
(866) 260-9470 (Speech to Speech - Spanish)

State Education Agency Rural Representative
Bureau of Special Education
Department of Education
333 Market Street, 7th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
(717) 783-6913
Web: www.pde.state.pa.us

Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
Marian Vessels, Director
ADA and IT Information Center for the Mid Atlantic Region
451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 607
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 217-0124 (V/TT); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.adainfo.org

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Diane Nelson Bryen, Director
Institute on Disabilities - UCEDD
Temple University, Ritter Annex, Room 423
1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215) 204-1356 (V/TTY)
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://disabilities.temple.edu

Nathan Blum, M.D., Director
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND)
Children's Seashore House of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3405 Civic Center Boulevard, Room 210
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4388
(215) 590-7681
E-mail: [email protected]

Technology-Related Assistance
Amy S. Goldman, Associate Director
Pennsylvania's Initiative on Assistive Technology
Institute on Disabilities/UCEDD
1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue
Ritter Hall Annex 423
Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215) 204-3862 (V); (215) 204-1356 (V/TTY)
(800) 204-PIAT (V)
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://disabilities.temple.edu


Sue Scott Dolan, Director
Pennsylvania Parents and Caregivers Resource Network
P.O. Box 4336
Harrisburg, PA 17111-0336
(717) 561-0098; (888) 572-7368 (in PA)
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.ppcrn.org

Independent Living

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)
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.ilru.org

To find out the contact information for centers for
independent living (CILs) in your state, contact:
National Council on Independent Living
1916 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 209
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 525-3406; (703) 525-4153 (TTY)
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.ncil.org

INICHCY
P.O. Box 1492
Washington, DC 20013
(800) 695-0285 · v/tty
(202) 884-8441 · fax
e-mail: [email protected]
web: www.nichcy.org continued......

 

[rmet4nzkx]

State Mediation System
Linda McKay, Coordinator
Office for Dispute Resolution
6340 Flank Drive, Suite 600
Harrisburg, PA 17112
(717) 541-4960
Web: www.pattan.k12.pa.us/isp/odr

Special Format Library
Vickie L. Collins, Librarian
Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Free Library of Philadelphia
919 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 683-3213; 800-222-1754
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.library.phila.gov/lbh/lbh.htm

Disability-Specific Organizations
Attention Deficit Disorder
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
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
Web: www.chadd.org

Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
Pottstown, PA 19464
(484) 945-2101
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.add.org

Autism
ABOARD (Advisory Board on Autism and Related Disorders)
35 Wilson Street, Suite 100
Pittsburgh, PA 15223
(412) 781-4116; (800) 827-9385
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.aboard.org

To identify an autism group in your state, contact:
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-0881; (800) 3-AUTISM
Web: www.autism-society.org


Epilepsy
Judy Painter, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation Western/Central Pennsylvania
Vocational Rehabilitation Center
1323 Forbes Avenue, Suite 102
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 261-5880; (800) 361-5885
E-mail: [email protected]
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.efwp.org

Jeanette K. Chelius, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania
919 Walnut Street, Suite 700
Philadelphia, PA 19107-5237
(215) 629-5003; (800) 887-7165 (in PA)
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.efepa.org

Learning Disabilities
Debbie Rodes, President
Learning Disabilities Association of Pennsylvania
Toomey Building
P.O. Box 208
Uwchland, PA 19480
(610) 458-8193

Mental Health
James W. Jordan, Jr., Executive Director
NAMI Pennsylvania
2149 N. Second Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
(717) 238-1514; (800) 223-0500
Web: http://namipa.nami.org

Catherine Tanzarella, Director
Parents Involved Network of Pennsylvania (PIN of Pennsylvania)
Child and Adolescent and Family Division of the Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania
1211 Chestnut Street, 11th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 751-1800; (800) 688-4226
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.pinofpa.org

Mental Retardation
Stephen H. Suroviec, Executive Director
The Arc of Pennsylvania
2001 N. Front, Building 2, Suite 221
Harrisburg, PA 17102-2104
(717) 234-2621; (800) 692-7258
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.thearcpa.org

Speech and Hearing
Diane Yenerall, Business Manager
Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association
800 Perry Highway, Suite 3
Pittsburgh, PA 15229-1128
(412) 366-9858
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.psha.org

Tourette Syndrome
Laura Umbrell, LPN, Advocacy Specialist
Pennsylvania Tourette Syndrome Association
132 W. Middle Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717) 337-1134; (800) 990-3300 (in PA)
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.patourettesyndrome.org

Organizations Especially for Parents
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Louise Thieme, Director
Parent Education Network
2107 Industrial Highway
York, PA 17402
(717) 600-0100; (800) 522-5827 (V/TTY) (In PA);
(800) 441-5028 (Spanish)
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.parentednet.org

Parent-To-Parent
Wendy Hoke-Witmer, Program Director
Parent to Parent of Pennsylvania
6340 Flank Drive, Suite 600
Harrisburg, PA 17112-2764
(717) 540-4722; (800) 986-4550 (in PA)
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.parenttoparent.org

Community Parent Resource Center
(Serving Northwest Rural Pennsylvania)
Gail Walker, Program Director
Mentor Parent Program
P.O. Box 47
Pittsfield, PA 16340
(814) 563-3470; (888) 447-1431 (in PA)
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.mentorparent.org

(Serving American Street Empowerment Zone and providing intense training sessions to parents of children with disabilities in Philadelphia)
Luz Hernandez, Program Director
Hispanos Unidos para Ninos Excepcionales
(Philadelphia HUNE, Inc.)
Buena Vista Plaza
166 W. Lehigh Avenue, Suite 400
Philadelphia, PA 19133-3838
(215) 425-6203
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://huneinc.org

Partners in Policymaking
Kathy Miller, Program Director
Temple University
Institute on Disabilities/University Center for Excellence
Ritter Annex, Room 423
1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215) 204-9395
E-mail: [email protected]

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Carol Ritter, President
Pennsylvania Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
4804 Derry Street
Harrisburg, PA 17111
(717) 564-8985
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.papta.org

Other Disability Organizations
Debra L. Noel, Executive Director
Easter Seals South Central Pennyslvania
2201 S. Queen Street
York, PA 17402
(717) 741-3891; (888) 273-7251
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.visiteasterseals.org

Carl G. Webster, Executive Director/CEO
Easter Seals of Southeastern Pennsylvania
3975 Conshohocken Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19131
(215) 879-1000
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.easterseals-sepa.org

Larry Rager, President
Easter Seals Society of Western Pennsylvania
632 Fort Duquesne Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 281-7244
(800) 587-3257
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.westernpa.easterseals.com

MENTOR ABI Group - New Jersey
Rehabilitative and Support Services for Persons with Acquired Brain Injury
505 S. Lenola Road
Blason Office Plaza II, Suite 217
Moorestown, NJ 08057
(856) 235-5505
Web: http://nj.thementornetwork.com/state/index.asp