Carole Cleveland PO Box 903 Belchertown, MA 01007 (413) 323-6050 fax: (413) 323-6050 Primary Secondary Jose DeJesus 111 Magnolia Ter Springfield, MA 01108 (413) 348-7569 email: josi01@msn.com John Krieger, M.Ed. 300 West Main St.; Bldg. B Northborough, MA 01532 (413) 522-2908 email: kriegeredconsult@gmail.com Web: www.kriegeredconsult.com 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 01226 email: alison.larocca@gmail.com
Martha Lewin 6 Holly Ave. Northfield, MA 01360 Primary Secondary (413) 774-2105 (413) 498-0209 email: mothra9@juno.com Works primarily through the United ARC of Franklin/Hampshire County Patty O'Connell 52 Dorothy Ave. Chicopee, MA 01020 (413) 533-3355 Works full time for the South Hadley School Dept. Special Education Dept. Primary Secondary Elizabeth Pack 73 Ely Ave. West Springfield, MA 01089 (860) 651-9760 (413) 732-3243 Primary Secondary Laurel Peltier 691 South East Street Amherst, MA 01002 (413) 230-9699 (413) 230-3287 email: lpeltier@shschools.com 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.
Eileen Phillips 142 Morningside Street Leominster, MA 01453 (978) 466-9482 Tina Rae 4479 VT Route 12 Apt 3 Montpelier, VT 05602 Primary Secondary (413) 827-7807 covers all of western MA Primary Secondary (413) 356-8933 Shailee Rivera 265 Dwight St. Springfield, MA 01105
www.chicopee.mec.edu Farideh Seihoun 24 Tamarack Drive Amherst, MA 01002 (413) 256-8623 email: FSeihoun@JUNO.com 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: www.fcsn.org Bonnie Waters 319 N. West St. Feeding Hills, MA 01030 (413) 789-1755
Betty Tegel 21 Mohawk Trail PMB 103 Greenfield, MA 01301 (413) 774-5613 Laura Roudabush Barrington Stage Company, MA (413) 997-6109 email: lroudabush@barringtonstageco.org Michelle Perrier Berkshire Children and Families 480 West Street Pittsfield, MA 01201 (413) 445-7645
www.bcarc.org Berkshire County Arc 395 South St. Pittsfield, MA 01201 (413) 449-4241 fax: (413) 445-7863 email: bcarc@bcarc.org 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 01060 (413) 584-3515 Lawyer in Hampshire/Hampden County that does fee-based educational advocacy services as well as legal cases involving persons on the spectrum involved. web: www.autismusa.com 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 01854 (508) 397-3277 fax: (978) 934-0677 email: Sharda.ramlackhan@gmail.com Provide Auditory integration therapy to children with autism, PDD, ADD/ADHD, language delay, auditory processing difficulties, sensitivity to sounds and behavior disorders.
Primary Secondary Web: www.fcsn.org Western Mass: PO Box 1345 Belchertown, MA 01007 413-323-0681 Tollfree: 1-800-331-0688 Federation for Children with Special Needs Scrafft Center; 529 Main St. suite 1M3 Charlestown, MA 02129 (413) 323-0681 (617) 236-7210 fax: email: Accepts insurance? No Accepts MassHeath? No Biligual Staff? Yes, Spanish, Portuguesem Chinese, Vietnamese Waiting list for services? No Ages served? 3-22 (617) 241-0330 operator@fcsn.org FCSN is a resource center for families with children who have all types of special needs. http://hadleyhopkins.vt-s.net/ Hopkins Academy Russell St., Rt. 9 Hadley, MA 01035 (413) 586-1106
Institute for Community Inclusion - UMASS Boston 100 Morrissey Blvd. Boston, MA 02125 (617) 287-4300 fax: (617) 287-4352 email: ici@umb.edu http://www.communityinclusion.org 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.
Institute for Community Inclusion - UMASS Boston 100 Morrissey Blvd. Boston, MA 02125 (617) 287-4300 fax: (617) 287-4352 email: ici@umb.edu http://www.communityinclusion.org 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.
Ingrid Flory Kid First Advocates PO Box 177 Easthampton, MA 01027 (413) 320-5339 fax: (413) 527-0307 email: ingrid@kidfirst.net 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. www.kidfirst.net Louise Croll MA Dept. of Education Springfield, MA (413) 858-4591 fax: (413) 858-4597 email: lcroll@doe.mass.edu web: http://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/cc.html 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.
Primary Secondary (413) 782-2500 Cindy McMahon MCS 1000 Wilbraham Road Springfield, MA 01109 Primary Secondary Kelly Laroe Never Give Up On You, Inc. 103 Drexel St. Springfield, MA 01108 (413) 330-0062 cell (413) 455-2609 email: kelly_laroe@yahoo.com 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: www.stavros.org Accepts insurance/masshealth?no/yes Biligual? Yes, spanish Waiting list? No Ages? All Stavros Center for Independent Living 210 Old Farm Road Amherst, MA 01002 (800) 804-1899 (413) 256-0473 (413) 256-0190 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:
Sullivan Consulting PO Box 4506 Chicopee, MA 01014 (413) 594-1125 fax: (413) 594-2832 email: sullivanconsulting@ymail.com www.sullivan-consulting.net 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 01201 (413) 442-1562 fax: (413) 499-4077 email: csinger@ucpberkshire.org web: www.ucpberkshire.org 535 Curran Highway North Adams, MA 01247 Accepts insurance? yes MassHealth? Yes Biligual? Yes, spanish Waiting list? No Ages? 0-100
Alison Greene Western Mass Educational Advocacy Services 85 Vernon Street Nothampton, MA 01060 (413) 583-8100 fax: (413) 583-8105 email: anewittg@gmail.com 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).
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 01056 (413) 583-8100 (413) 646-8022 fax: email: (413) 583-8105 krjvs@aol.com 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).