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National Organizations
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Illinois Disability Organizations
Attention Deficit Disorder: to identify an ADD group in
your state or locality, contact either:
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
(CH.A.D.D)
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 or (800) 3-AUTISM
Web: www.autism-society.org
Brain Injury
Cheryl Burda, President/CEO
Brain Injury Association of Illinois
1127 South Mannheim Rd., Suite 213
Westchester, IL 60154
(708) 344-4646 or (800) 699-6443 (in IL only)
E-mail: biail@yahoo.com
Web: www.BIAUSA.org/illinois/bia.htm
Cerebral Palsy
Don Moss, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of IL
310 East Adams Springfield, IL 62701
(217) 528-9681
E-mail: DMOSSINC@aol.com
Web: www.ucpa.org
Epilepsy
Barbara Wilder-Dershin, President/CEO
Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago
20 East Jackson Blvd., 13th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 939-8622 or (800) 273-6027
(312) 939-1117 (TTY)
E-mail: info@epilepsychicago.org
Epilepsy Resource Center (serving central Illinois)
219 Bruns Lane
Springfield, IL 62702
(217) 726-1839 (V/TTY) or (800) 800-6401
E-mail: epilepsy@spfldsparc.org
Learning Disabilities
Judy Hannigan, President
Learning Disabilities Association of IL
10101 S. Roberts Rd., Suite 106
Palos Hills, IL 60465
(708) 430-7532
E-mail: JanetLerner@juno.com
Web: www.ldanatl.org
Mental Health
Jan Holcomb, Executive Director
Mental Health Association in IL
188 West Randolph Street, Suite 2225
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 368-9070
E-mail: shcmhai@aol.com
Web: www.mhai.org
Randy Wells, Executive Director
NAMI Illinois
730. E. Vine Street, Suite 209
Springfield, IL 62703
(217) 522-1403 or (800) 346-4572 (in IL)
E-mail: AMIL@eosinc.com
Web: amiil.nami.org/amiil
Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities
Tony Paulauski, Executive Director
The Arc of Illinois
1820 Ridge Road, Suite 300
Homewood, IL 60430-1739
(708) 206-1930
Fax (708) 206-1171
E-mail: tony@thearcofil.org
Web: www.thearcofil.org
Speech and Hearing
Cynthia Keillor, Executive Director
Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association
230 E. Ohio Street, Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60611-3265
(312) 644-0828, ext. 2210
E-mail: ckeillor@bostrom.com
Web: www.ishail.org
Spina Bifida
Ann Walsh Johnson, Executive Director
IL Spina Bifida Association
3080 Ogden Avenue, Suite 103
Lisle, IL 60532
(630) 637-1050 or (773) 581-2426)
(800) 969-4722
E-mail: ILSBA1@aol.com
Web: www.illinoissba.org
Kim Zink, Coordinator
Wabash Valley Spina Bifida Association
P.O. Box 21
Farmersburg, IN 47850
(812) 696-2288
E-mail: sbawareness@hotmail.com
Web: www.homestead.com/planetzachary/main.html
Spinal Cord Injury
Mercedes Rauen, Executive Director
National Spinal Cord Injury Association Illinois Chapter
1032 W. LaGrange Rd.
LaGrange, IL 60525
(708) 352-6223
E-mail: sciinjury@aol.com
Web: www.sci-illinois.org/
Visual Impairments
Paul Schroeder, Director
American Foundation for the Blind
401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 308
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 245-9961
E-mail: chicago@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org
Other Disability Organizations
Easter Seals - National Headquarters
230 West Monroe - Suite 1800
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 726-6200
Web: www.easter-seals.org
Pathways Awareness Foundation
150 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60601
(800) 955-2445, (800) 326-8154 (TTY)
E-mail: friends@pathwaysawareness.org
Web: www.pathwaysawareness.org
Jo Holzer, Executive Director
Council for Disability Rights
205 W. Randolph, Suite 1650
Chicago, IL 60606-1820
(312) 444-9484, (312) 444-1967 (TTY)
E-mail: cdrights@interaccess.com
Web: www.disabilityrights.org
Amy Serpe, Project Director
VSA Arts of Chicago
Merchandise Mart, Suite 493
200 World Trade Center Chicago
Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 527-2620, (800) 526-0844 (TTY)
E-mail: amys@vsarts.org
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