Please Report Incorrect Information to healthcareservices@mdausa.org State Resource Guide Maryland Last Updated: August 03, 2009 Table of Contents State Agencies and Organizations p.1-6 Organizations Especially for Parents p.6 Other Disability Related Resources p.6 State Agencies and Organizations United States Senators Please see http://www.mda.org/get-involved/advocacy/resources/government Official State Web Site http://www.maryland.gov/pages/default.aspx State Department of Education: Special Education Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Special Education and Early Intervention Phone: (410) 767-0261 Toll free: (800) 535-0182 Fax: (410) 333-8165 Website: http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/msde/divisions/earlyinterv State Coordinator for No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Maryland State Department of Education, No Child Left Behind Website: http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/msde/programs/esea Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Infant/Toddler Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Special Education and Early Intervention Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program and Preschool Special Education Services Phone: (410) 767-0261 Toll free: (800) 535-0182 Fax: (410) 333-8165 Website: http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/msde/divisions/earlyinterv/ 1 of 6
Programs for Children with Disabilities: Early Childhood Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Special Education and Early Intervention Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program and Preschool Special Education Services Phone: (410) 767-0261 Toll free: (800) 535-0182 Fax: (410) 333-8165 Website: http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/msde/divisions/earlyinterv/ State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Rehabilitation Services Phone: (410) 554-9442 Toll free: (888) 554-0334 Website: http://www.dors.state.md.us/dors Address: 2301 Argonne Drive Rehabilitation Services Administration Maryland State Liaison Phone: (202) 245-7526 Website: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/rsa/index.html Address: 400 Maryland Ave, S.W. Washington, DC 20202-2800 Job Accommodation Network (U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy) Phone: (800) 526-7234 (V) or (877) 781-9403 (TTY) Website: http://www.jan.wvu.edu/ Coordinator for Transition Services Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Rehabilitation Services Staff Specialist, Transitioning & Supported Employment Phone: (410) 554-9406 Toll free: (888) 554-0334 TTY/TDD: (410) 554-9411 Email: dors@dors.state.md.us Website: http://www.dors.state.md.us/dors/programservices/forhsstudents Address: 2301 Argonne Drive State Mental Health Representative Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Mental Hygiene Administration Phone: (410) 402-8300 TTY: (800) 735-2258 Website: http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/mha Address: Dix Building 55 Wade Avenue Catonsville, MD 21228 2 of 6
National Alliance on Mental Illness Maryland Phone: (410) 863-0470 Fax: (410) 863-0474 Helpline: (800) 467-0075 Email: namimd@nami.org Website: http://md.nami.org Address: 804 Landmark Drive, #122 Glen Burnie, MD 21061 Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities Maryland Department of Disability Phone: (410) 767-3660 Toll free: (800) 637-4113 (Voice/TTY) Website: http://www.mdod.maryland.gov Address: 217 E. Redwood Street, Suite 1300 Baltimore, MD 21202 Councils on Developmental Disabilities Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council Phone: (410) 767-3670 Toll free: (800) 305-6441 Fax: (410) 333-3686 Website: http://www.md-council.org Address: 217 E. Redwood Street Suite 1300 Baltimore, MD 21202 Protection and Advocacy Agency Maryland Disability Law Center Phone: (410) 727-6352 ext.0 Toll free: (800) 233-7201 TTY: (410) 727-6387 Fax: (410) 727-6389 Website: http://www.mdlclaw.org/chemicalcms/home.php Address: 1800 N. Charles Street, Suite 400 Client Assistance Program Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Rehabilitation Services Client Assistance Program Phone: (410) 554-9361 Toll free: (800) 638-6243 TTY/TDD: (410) 554-9360 Fax: (410) 554-9362 Email: cap@dors.state.md.us Website: http://www.dors.state.md.us/dors/programservices/cap Address: 2301 Argonne Drive 3 of 6
Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs Maryland Family Health Administration Office for Genetics and Children with Special Health Care Needs Phone: (410) 767-5300 Fax: (410) 333-7106 Website: http://www.fha.state.md.us/genetics Address: 201 West Preston Street, Room 306 State CHIP Program (health care for low-income uninsured children) Maryland Children s Health Program Phone: (800) 456-8900 TDD: (800) 735-2258 Website: http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/mma/mchp Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing or with Speech Impairments TTY: (800) 548-2546 Phone: (800) 548-2547 For national relay services, please visit http://www.deafzone.com/relay/. Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center National Network of ADA Centers Phone: (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY) DBTAC- Mid-Atlantic ADA Center Phone: (301) 217-0124 V/TTY Toll free: (800) 949-4232 V/TTY Fax: (301) 217-0754 Website: http://www.adainfo.org Address: 451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 700 Rockville, MD 20850 University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Kennedy Krieger Institute Phone: (443) 923-9200 Local Referral Line: (443) 923-9400 Toll free Referral Line: (888) 554-2080 TTY: (443) 923-2645 Email: info@kennedykrieger.org Website: http://www.kennedykrieger.org Address: 707 North Broadway Baltimore, MD 21205 Technology-Related Assistance Maryland Technology Assistance Program Phone: (800) 832-4827 TTY: (866) 881-7488 Fax: (410) 554-9237 Website: http://www.mdtap.org Address: 2301 Argonne Drive, Room T-17 4 of 6
State Mediation System Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services, Maryland State Department of Education Complaint Investigation and Due Process Branch Phone: (410) 767-7770 Fax: (410) 333-0664 Website: http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/msde/divisions/earlyinterv/complaint_investigation/cidp_branch Special Format Library Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Phone: (410) 230-2424 TTY/TDD: (410) 333-8679 Fax: (410) 333-2095 Email: recept@lbph.lib.md.us Website: http://www.lbph.lib.md.us Address: 415 Park Avenue -3603 State Department on Aging Maryland Department of Aging Phone: (410) 767-1100 Toll free: (800) 243-3425 Fax: (410) 333-7943 TTY: (800) 201-7165 Website: http://www.mdoa.state.md.us Address: 301 West Preston Street, Suite 1007 State Medicare and Medicaid Maryland Medical Assistance Phone: (410) 767-5800 TDD: (800) 735-2258 Toll free: (800) 492-5231 Website: http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/mma/mmahome.html Medicare Phone: (800) MEDICARE Website: www.medicare.gov Address: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 Social Security Administration Phone: (800) 772-1213 TDD service: (800) 325-0778 Website: http://www.ssa.gov Visit the website above for the location and phone number of the office in your city. 5 of 6
Veterans Affairs Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Secretary Phone: (410) 260-3838 Toll free: (866) 793-1577 Fax: (410) 216-7928 Email: mdveteransinfo@mdva.state.md.us Website: http://www.mdva.state.md.us Address: The Jeffrey Building, 4th Floor Annapolis, MD 21401 Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) Parents' Place of Maryland Phone: (410) 768-9100 (voice or TDD) Fax: (410) 768-0830 Email: info@ppmd.org Website: http://www.ppmd.org Address: 801 Cromwell Park Drive, Suite 103, Glen Burnie, MD 21061 Organizations Especially for Parents Other Disability-Related Resources Easter Seals Delaware and Maryland s Eastern Shore Phone: (302) 324-4444 Fax: (302) 324-4441 Toll free: (800) 677-3800 Website: http://de.easterseals.com/site/pageserver?pagename=dmdr_homepage Address: 61 Corporate Circle New Castle, DE 19720 Community Information and Referral United Way of Central Maryland (Statewide Services) Phone: 2-1-1 Alternate Phone: (800) 492-0618 Website: http://www.uwcm.org/uwcm/2-1-1.html Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) Phone: (713) 520-0232 (Voice/TTY) Fax: (713) 520-5785 Email: ilru@ilru.org Website: http://www.ilru.org/index.html Address: 2323 S. Shepherd, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77019 See the above website for a list of independent living centers in Maryland. 6 of 6