Educational Advocates

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1 Carole Cleveland PO Box 903 Belchertown, MA (413) fax: (413) Primary Secondary Jose DeJesus 111 Magnolia Ter Springfield, MA (413) John Krieger, M.Ed. 300 West Main St.; Bldg. B Northborough, MA (413) [email protected] Web: Educational Consulting and Training Accepts insurance? No MassHealth? No Bilingual? No Ages? 3-22 Special education consulting and advocacy: Autism; Developmental Delay; Cognitive Delay; Mental Health; Behavioral; Medical; Complex; NVLD; LBLD Alison Larocca 777 Dalton Division Rd. Dalton, MA [email protected]

2 Martha Lewin 6 Holly Ave. Northfield, MA Primary Secondary (413) (413) [email protected] Works primarily through the United ARC of Franklin/Hampshire County Patty O'Connell 52 Dorothy Ave. Chicopee, MA (413) Works full time for the South Hadley School Dept. Special Education Dept. Primary Secondary Elizabeth Pack 73 Ely Ave. West Springfield, MA (860) (413) Primary Secondary Laurel Peltier 691 South East Street Amherst, MA (413) (413) [email protected] Administrator & Transition specialist: Laurel is available to provide consultation to families regarding access to transition services, inclusion and coordination of community-based programs. Laurel can also provide tutoring in the areas of reading and writing, and complet formal and informal educational testing.

3 Eileen Phillips 142 Morningside Street Leominster, MA (978) Tina Rae 4479 VT Route 12 Apt 3 Montpelier, VT Primary Secondary (413) covers all of western MA Primary Secondary (413) Shailee Rivera 265 Dwight St. Springfield, MA 01105

4 Farideh Seihoun 24 Tamarack Drive Amherst, MA (413) Speaks: -Afgani -Arabic -Farsi -French -Iranian -Pashto -Urdu -Turkish Works with consulting refugees of Iraq and Afghanastan Julie Sinclair Belchertown, MA The Federation for Children with Special Needs web: Bonnie Waters 319 N. West St. Feeding Hills, MA (413)

5 Betty Tegel 21 Mohawk Trail PMB 103 Greenfield, MA (413) Laura Roudabush Barrington Stage Company, MA (413) Michelle Perrier Berkshire Children and Families 480 West Street Pittsfield, MA (413)

6 Berkshire County Arc 395 South St. Pittsfield, MA (413) fax: (413) Accepts Insurance? Yes Accepts MassHealth? Yes Bilingual? Yes Waiting list? Not likely Ages: All ages We have a Sat. morining program for children with Autism. Also commumity based services for individuals with Developmental Disabilities,Autism and Brain injuries. We support 21 individuals in 7 homes with residential programs that are designed to help people with brain injury to learn to live in a home and their neighborhood. Bonnie Allen, Esq. Bonnie G. Allen Law Offices 39 Main St. Ste. 8 Northampton, MA (413) Lawyer in Hampshire/Hampden County that does fee-based educational advocacy services as well as legal cases involving persons on the spectrum involved. web: Accepts Insurance? No Accepts MassHealth? No Bilingual Staff? Yes, east indian languages Ages: 2 1/2+ Sharda Ramlackhan, M.A. EARS (Enhanced Auditory Rehab Service) 54 Jennifer Rd. Lowell, MA (508) fax: (978) [email protected] Provide Auditory integration therapy to children with autism, PDD, ADD/ADHD, language delay, auditory processing difficulties, sensitivity to sounds and behavior disorders.

7 Primary Secondary Web: Western Mass: PO Box 1345 Belchertown, MA Tollfree: Federation for Children with Special Needs Scrafft Center; 529 Main St. suite 1M3 Charlestown, MA (413) (617) fax: Accepts insurance? No Accepts MassHeath? No Biligual Staff? Yes, Spanish, Portuguesem Chinese, Vietnamese Waiting list for services? No Ages served? 3-22 (617) FCSN is a resource center for families with children who have all types of special needs. Hopkins Academy Russell St., Rt. 9 Hadley, MA (413)

8 Institute for Community Inclusion - UMASS Boston 100 Morrissey Blvd. Boston, MA (617) fax: (617) [email protected] Accepts MassHealth? No Bilingual Staff? Yes If yes, other languages spoken? Spanish, French Waiting list for services? No Ages served: Birth - Senior The Institute for Community Inclusion offers training, clinical, and employment services, conducts research, and provides assistance to organizations to promote inclusion of people with disabilities in school, work, and community activities. The Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston supports the rights of children and adults with disabilities to participate in all aspects of the community. As practitioners, researchers, and teachers, we form partnerships with individuals, families, and communities. Together we advocate for personal choice, self-determination, and social and economic justice.

9 Institute for Community Inclusion - UMASS Boston 100 Morrissey Blvd. Boston, MA (617) fax: (617) [email protected] Accepts MassHealth? No Bilingual Staff? Yes If yes, other languages spoken? Spanish, French Waiting list for services? No Ages served: Birth - Senior The Institute for Community Inclusion offers training, clinical, and employment services, conducts research, and provides assistance to organizations to promote inclusion of people with disabilities in school, work, and community activities. The Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston supports the rights of children and adults with disabilities to participate in all aspects of the community. As practitioners, researchers, and teachers, we form partnerships with individuals, families, and communities. Together we advocate for personal choice, self-determination, and social and economic justice.

10 Ingrid Flory Kid First Advocates PO Box 177 Easthampton, MA (413) fax: (413) Guiding parents through special education in western mass. Servcing all disabilities with a collaborative yet firm child-centered approach. Trained by the Federation for Children with Special Needs and Wrightslaw. Particular expertise in communication disorders/aac, autism, developmenta disabilities. Accepts insurance/masshealth? No Bilingual? No waiting list? No Ingrid Flory is a parent consultant & advocate who guides and supports parents through the special education process. Services include parent education, IEP review and development, meeting preparation, direct meeting support, general guidance and emotional support. Her services are offered in Hampshire and Hampden Counties (except Easthampton and Northampton) and parts of Franklin and Berkshire Counties. Louise Croll MA Dept. of Education Springfield, MA (413) fax: (413) [email protected] web: Education Specialist with Program Quality Assurance--Western MA area; Springfield State Office Building; B40 Program Quality Assurance Services (PQA) implements the Dept's compliance monitoring and complaint management procedures for school districts, charter schools, educational collaboratives, and approved public and private day and residential special education schools and provides technical assistance to school personnel and the public regarding the implementation of laws and regulations.

11 Primary Secondary (413) Cindy McMahon MCS 1000 Wilbraham Road Springfield, MA Primary Secondary Kelly Laroe Never Give Up On You, Inc. 103 Drexel St. Springfield, MA (413) cell (413) Special Education Law, Education Law, IEP's, 504 Plans, Appeals, additional resources (funding grants) Kelly is a special education advocate based out of Springfield Primary Secondary web: Accepts insurance/masshealth?no/yes Biligual? Yes, spanish Waiting list? No Ages? All Stavros Center for Independent Living 210 Old Farm Road Amherst, MA (800) (413) (413) Stavros Personal Assistance Services enables people with long term disabilities to live at home by providing the funds to hire people who help with daily living activities/skills like taking medication, self care and housekeeping. fax:

12 Sullivan Consulting PO Box 4506 Chicopee, MA (413) fax: (413) Accepts health insurance/masshealth? No/No Biligual? No Waiting list? No Ages: 3-22 Support for parents requests for appropriate services for their children to succeed academically, emotionall and socially. United Cerebral Palsy of Berkshire County Inc. 208 West St Pittsfield, MA (413) fax: (413) web: Curran Highway North Adams, MA Accepts insurance? yes MassHealth? Yes Biligual? Yes, spanish Waiting list? No Ages? 0-100

13 Alison Greene Western Mass Educational Advocacy Services 85 Vernon Street Nothampton, MA (413) fax: (413) Accepts Health Insurance? No Accepts MassHealth? No Bilingual Staff? No Wainting list? No Ages served? 3-22 WMEAS is a special education advocacy firm that specializes in working with parents to help ensure their children receive the supports and services they need to be successful both academically and socially in school and beyond. We are dedicated to helping you navigate the special education system. We serve families with children from preschool age up to age 22. We are knowledgeable and experienced with a wide array of disabilities. WMEAS will schedule and attend a variety of meetings including but not limited to special education eligibility, IEP, 504, DCAP, manifestation determination, and three-year re-evaluations. We work throughout the state and will attend meetings both in person and via telephone conference. Both Karen and Alison have taken advocacy training provided by The Federation for Children with Special Needs (FCSN) and the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA).

14 Primary Secondary Accepts Health Insurance? No Accepts MassHealth? No Bilingual Staff? No Wainting list? No Ages served? 3-22 Karen Mowry Western Mass Educational Advocacy Services 116 Sewall Street Ludlow, MA (413) (413) fax: (413) WMEAS is a special education advocacy firm that specializes in working with parents to help ensure their children receive the supports and services they need to be successful both academically and socially in school and beyond. We are dedicated to helping you navigate the special education system. We serve families with children from preschool age up to age 22. We are knowledgeable and experienced with a wide array of disabilities. WMEAS will schedule and attend a variety of meetings including but not limited to special education eligibility, IEP, 504, DCAP, manifestation determination, and three-year re-evaluations. We work throughout the state and will attend meetings both in person and via telephone conference. Both Karen and Alison have taken advocacy training provided by The Federation for Children with Special Needs (FCSN) and the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA).