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The offices listed on this state sheet are primarily state-level offices. Even if an office is not close to your home, they can usually put you in touch with resources in your community, as well as provide you with information and assistance about disability issues in Oregon. If you find that an address or number has changed or is incorrect, please e-mail us at gtftbi@gtftbi.org and let us know.
Age of EligibilityEligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities sometimes changes. For current information concerning Oregon, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education. |
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 201
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
E-mail: national@chadd.org
Web: www.chadd.org
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
1788 Second Street, Suite 200
Highland Park, IL 60035
(847) 432-2332
E-mail: mail@add.org
Web: www.add.org
Autism
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
Marilyn Gense, Education Specialist
State Services for Autism
Department of Education
255 Capitol Street N.E.
Salem, OR 97310-0203
(503) 378-3600, ext. 2336
E-mail: marilyn.gense@state.or.us
Web: www.ode.state.or.us
Brain Injury
Stephen Wright, President
Brain Injury Association of Oregon
1118 Lancaster Drive N.E., PMB-345
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 585-0855; (800) 544-5243 (in OR)
E-mail: biaor@biaor.org
Web: www.biaor.org
The Oregon Brain Injury Resource Network
345 N. Monmouth Avenue
Monmouth, OR 97361
(503) 585-0855; (800) 544-5243
E-mail: tbi@wou.edu
Web: www.tr.wou.edu/tbi
Cerebral Palsy
Bud Thoune, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Oregon and Southwest Washington
7830 S.E. Foster Road
Portland, OR 97206
(503) 777-4167
E-mail: bthoune@ucpaorwa.org
Web: www.ucpaorwa.org
Epilepsy
George Ivan Smith, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Oregon
619 S.W. 11th Street, Suite 225
Portland, OR 97205-2646
(503) 228-7651; (888) 828-7651
E-mail: mail@epilepsyoregon.org
Web: www.epilepsyoregon.org
Learning Disabilities
Joe Nunn, Executive Director
Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities
(ACLD)
4475 S.W. Scholls Ferry Road, Suite 170
Portland, OR 97225
(503) 203-8448; (888) 899-2253 (toll-free)
E-mail: oacld@teleport.com
Web: www.oacld.org
Milele Landrum, President
Myrna Soule, Vice-President
Learning Disabilities Association of Oregon
P.O. Box 1221
Portland, OR 97207
(503) 253-8083
E-mail: mlandrum@uswest.net
Web: www.ldaoregon.org
Mental Health
Stephen Loaiza, Interim Executive Director
NAMI-Oregon
2620 Greenway Drive N.E.
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 370-7774; (800) 343-6264
E-mail: namior@aol.com
Web: namioregon.org
Beckie Child, President
Mental Health Association of Oregon
812 S.W. Washington Street, Suite 640
Portland, OR 97205
(503) 222-6438
E-mail: mha02@yahoo.com
Mental Retardation
Don Myers, Executive Director
The Arc of Oregon
1745 State Street
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 581-2726; (877) 581-2726 (toll-free)
E-mail: arcofor@callatg.com
Web: www.arcoregon.org/
Speech and Hearing
Kathy Roberts, President
Oregon Speech and Hearing Association
P.O. Box 523
Salem, OR 97308
(503) 370-7019
E-mail: assoc@wvi.com
Web: www.oregonspeechandhearing.org/
Visual Impairments
Gil Johnson, Director
American Foundation for the Blind - West
111 Pine Street, Suite 725
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 392-4845
E-mail: sanfran@afb.org
Web: www.afb.org
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Janice Morrow, Interim Director
Oregon COPE Project (Coalition in OR for Parent Education)
999 Locust Street N.E.
Salem, OR 97303
(503) 581-8156; (888) 505-COPE (in OR)
E-mail: orcope@open.org
Web: www.open.org/orcope
Parent-To-Parent
Contact Parent Training and Information Center listed above
Partners in Policymaking
Michael T. Bailey, Program Director
Oregon Tech Assistance Corporation
3886 Beverly Avenue, N.E.
Building 1, Suite 21
Salem, OR 97305
(503) 282-6796
E-mail: michaeljonna2@home.com
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Debi Rocco, President
Oregon PTA
531 S.E. 14th Avenue, Room 205
Portland, OR 97214-2427
(503) 234-3928
E-mail: or_office@pta.org
E-mail: or_pres@pta.org
Web: www.fen.com/or/state_pta
William Hamilton, President/CEO
Easter Seals Oregon
5757 S.W. Macadam Avenue
Portland, OR 97201
(503) 228-5108 (V/TTY)
E-mail: info@or.easter-seals.org
Web: www.or.easter-seals.org
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