State Protection and Advocacy Agencies for Persons with Developmental

Disabilities, Mental Illness and the Client Assistance Program

(PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS/CAP)

ALABAMA

CAP

Jerry Norseworthy

Division of Rehabilitation Services and Children’s Rehabilitation Services

State of Alabama Client Assistance Program

2125 East South Boulevard

Montgomery, AL 36116

Phone: 1-800-228-3231 (in state) 1-800-441-7607 (out of state)

E-Mail: jnorsworthy@sacap.org or sacap2000@yahoo.com

Website: http://www.sacap.org or http://sacap.homestead.com/SACAPPage1.html

PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS/TBI

Reuben Cook, Executive Director

Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program

The University of Alabama Box 870395

Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0395

Phone: 205-348-4928 \ 205-348-9484 TTD \ 800-826-1675

Fax: 205-348-3909

E-Mail: rcook@law.ua.edu / adap@law.ua.edu

Website: http://www.adap.net

ALASKA

CAP

Pam Stratton, CAP Director

ASIST, INC

2900 Boniface Parkway, #100

Anchorage, AK 99504-3195

Phone: 907-333-2211 \ 800-78-0047

Fax: 907-333-1186

E-Mail: akcap@alaska.com

PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS/TBI

Dave Fleurant, Acting Executive Director

Disability Law Center of Alaska

3330 Arctic Blvd., Suite 103

Anchorage, AK 99503

Phone: 907-565-1002 Voice/TDD \ 800-478-1234

Fax: 907-565-1000

E-Mail: dfleurant@dlcak.org

Website: http://www.dlcak.org

AMERICAN SAMOA

CAP/PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS/TBI

Marie Ma’o, Executive Director

Client Assistance Program and Protection & Advocacy

P. O. Box 3937

Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799

Phone: 011-684-633-2441

Fax: 011-684-633-7286

E-Mail: marie@samoatelco.com

ARIZONA

CAP/PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS/TBI

Leslie Cohen, Executive Director

Arizona Center for Disability Law

100 North Stone Avenue, Suite 305

Tucson, AZ 85701

Phone: 520-327-9547 Voice/TDD \ 800-922-1447

Fax: 520-884-0992

E-Mail: lcohen@acdl.com

Website: http://www.acdl.com

ARKANSAS

CAP/PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS

Mam Ellen East, Executive Director

Disability Rights Center, Inc.

1100 North University, Suite 201

Little Rock, AR 72207

Phone: 501-296-1775 Voice/TDD \ 800-482-1174

Fax: 501-296-1779

E-Mail: panda@arkdisabilityrights.org

E-Mail: naneast@hotmail.com

Website: http://www.arkdisabilityrights.org

CALIFORNIA

CAP

Sheila Conlon-Mentkowski, Chief

Client Assistance Program, Department of Rehabilitation

2000 Evergreen Street, 2nd Floor

Sacramento, CA 95815

Phone: 916-263-7372 \ 800-952-5544

Fax: 916-263-7464

E-Mail: smentkow@rehab.cahwnet.gov

Website: http://www.rehab.cahwnet.gov

PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS

Catherine Blakemore, Executive Director

Protection & Advocacy, Inc.

100 Howe Avenue, Suite 185N

Sacramento, CA 95825

Phone: 916-488-9955 Admin. Off.\ 916-488-9950 Legal Off.\ 800-776-5746

Fax: 916-488-2635 or 916-488-9962

E-Mail: legalmail@pai-ca.org or catherine.blakemore@pai-ca.org

Website: http://www.pai-ca.org

COLORADO

CAP/PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS/TBI

Mary Anne Harvey, Executive Director

The Legal Center

455 Sherman Street, Suite 130

Denver, CO 80203

Phone: 303-722-0300 Voice/TDD \ 800-288-1376

Fax: 303-722-0720

E-Mail: tlcmail@thelegalcenter.org or maharvey@thelegalcenter.org

Website: http://www.thelegalcenter.org

CONNECTICUT

CAP/PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS

Jim McGaughey, Executive Director

Office of P&A for Persons with Disabilities

60B Weston Street

Hartford, CT 06120-1551

Phone: 860-297-4300 \ 860-566-2102 TDD \ 800-842-7303

Fax: 860-566-8714

E-Mail: james.mcgaughey@po.state.ct.us

Website: http://www.state.ct.us/opapd

DELAWARE

CAP

Melissa H. Shahan, CAP Director

Client Assistance Program

United Cerebral Palsy, Inc.

254 East Camden-Wyoming Avenue

Camden, DE 19934

Phone: 302-698-9336 \ 800-640-9336

Fax: 302-698-9338

E-Mail: capucp@magpage.com

PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS/TBI

James McGriffin, Executive Director / Brian Hartman, Administrator

Community Legal Aid Society, Inc.

Community Services Building, Suite 801

100 W. 10th Street

Wilmington, DE 19801

Phone: 302-575-0660 Voice/TDD

Fax: 302-575-0840

E-Mail: bhartman@declasi.org or bjh@diamondnet.org

DISTRICT of COLUMBIA

CAP/PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS

Jane Brown, Executive Director

University Legal Services

220 I Street, NE, Suite 130

Washington, DC 20002

Phone: 202-547-0198

Fax: 202-547-2083

E-Mail: jbrown@uls-dc.com

Website: http://www.dcpanda.org

FLORIDA

CAP/PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS

Gary Blumenthal, Executive Director

Advocacy Ctr. for Persons with Disabilities

2671 Executive Center, Circle West

Webster Building, Suite 100

Tallahassee, FL 32301-5024

Phone: 850-488-9071 \ 800-342-0823 \ 800-346-4127 TDD

Fax: 850-488-8640

E-Mail: g.blumenthal@advocacycenter.org

Website: http://www.advocacycenter.org

GEORGIA

CAP

Charles L. Martin, CAP Director

Georgia CAP

123 N. McDonough

Decatur, GA 30030

Phone: 404-373-3116

Fax: 404-373-4110

E-Mail: GaCAPDirector@theOmbudsman.com

Website: http://www.rehab.cahwnet.gov

PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS

Dr. Joyce Ringer, Executive Director

Georgia Advocacy Office, Inc.

100 Crescent Centre Parkway, Suite 520

Tucker, GA 30084

Phone: 404-885-1234 Voice/TDD \ 800-537-2329

Fax: 770-414-2948

E-Mail: info@thegao.org

E-Mail: ringer@thegao.org

Website: http://www.thegao.org

GUAM

CAP

Edmund Cruz, Executive Director

Parent- Agencies Network

2238 Route 16, Suite 1-B

J. Madarang Dental Building

PO Box 23474

Harmon, Guam 96921

Phone: 1-671-637-4227

Fax: 1-671-637-4211

E-Mail: capguam@ite.net

PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS/TBI

Daniel Somerfleck, Executive Director

Guam Legal Services

113 Bradley Place

Hagatna, Guam 96910

Phone: 1-671-477-9811

Fax: 011-671-477-1320

E-Mail: glsc@netpci.com

HAWAII

CAP/PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS

Gary Smith, Executive Director

Hawaii Disability Rights Center

900 Fort Street Mall, Suite 1040 Pioneer Plaza

Honolulu, HI 96813

Phone: 808-949-2922 Voice/TDD

Fax: 808-949-2928

E-Mail: pahi@pixi.com or gls@pixi.com

Website: http://www.pixi.com/~pahi

IDAHO

CAP/PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS/TBI

Jim Baugh, Executive Director

Co-Ad, Inc.

4477 Emerald, Suite B-100

Boise, ID 83706

Phone: 208-336-5353 Voice/TDD \ 800-632-5125

Fax: 208-336-5396

E-Mail: coadinc@melodusa.net or jrbaugh@mcleodusa.net

Website: http://users.moscow.com/co-ad

ILLINOIS

CAP

Cynthia Grothuas, CAP Director

Illinois Client Assistance Program

100 N. First Street, 1st Floor

Springfield, IL 62702

Phone: 217-782-5374

Fax: 217-524-1790

E-Mail: dhsvred@dhs.state.il.us

Website: http://www.state.il.us/agency/dhs/capcss.html

PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS/TBI

Zena Naiditch, Executive Director

Equip for Equality, Inc.

11 East Adams, Suite 1200

Chicago, IL 60603

Phone: 312-341-0022 Voice/TDD \ 800-537-2632

Fax: 312-341-0295

E-Mail: contactus@equipforequality.org

Website: http://www.equipforequality.org

INDIANA

CAP/PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS

Tom Gallagher, Executive Director

Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services

4701 N. Keystone Ave., Suite 222

Indianapolis, IN 46204

Phone: 317-722-5555 Voice/TDD \ 800-622-4845

Fax: 317-722-5564

E-Mail: tgallagher@ipas.state.in.us

Website: http://www.IN.gov/ipas

IOWA

CAP

Harlietta Helland, CAP Director

Client Assistance Program

Division on Persons with Disabilities

Lucas State Office Building

Des Moines, IA 50310

Phone: 515-281-3957 \ 800-652-4298

Fax: 515-242-6119

E-Mail: harlietta.helland@dhr.state.ia.us

PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS

Sylvia Piper, Executive Director

Iowa P&A Service, Inc.

3015 Merle Hay Road, Suite 6

Des Moines, IA 50310

Phone: 515-278-2502 \ 515-278-0571 TDD \ 800-779-2502

Fax: 515-278-0539

E-Mail: info@ipna.org

E-Mail: sniper@ipna.org

KANSAS

CAP

Mary Reyer, CAP Director

Client Assistance Program

3640 SW Topeka Blvd., Suite 150

Topeka, KS 66611

Phone: 785-266-8193 / 800-432-2326

Fax: 785-266-8574

E-Mail: slzk@srskansas.org or msr@srskansas.org

Website: http://www/ink.org/public/srs/CAP

PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS

Jim Germer, Executive Director

Kansas Advocacy & Protection Services

3745 SW Wanamaker Road

Topeka, KS 66610

Phone: 785-273-9661

Fax: 785-273-9414

E-Mail: jim@ksadv.org

KENTUCKY

CAP

Gerry Gordon-Brown, CAP Director

Client Assistance Program

209 St. Clair, 5th Floor

Frankfort, KY 40601

Phone: 502-564-8035 \ 800-633-6283

Fax: 502-564-2951

E-Mail: Gerry.Gordon-Brown@mail.state.ky.us

PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS

Maureen Fitzgerald, Executive Director

Office for Public Advocacy

Division for P&A

100 Fair Oaks Lane, 3rd Floor

Frankfort, KY 40601

Phone: 502-564-2967 \ 800-372-2988 TDD

Fax: 502-564-0848 or 564-3949

E-Mail: mfitzgerald@mail.pa.state.ky.us

LOUISIANA

CAP/PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS

Lois Simpson, Executive Director

Advocacy Center

225 Baronne, Suite 2112

New Orleans, LA 70112-2112

Phone: 504-522-2337 Voice/TDD \ 800-960-7705

Fax: 504-522-5507

E-Mail: simplo@advocacyla.org

Website: http://www.advocacyla.org

MAINE

CAP

Steve Beam

CARES, Inc.

4-C Winter Street

Augusta, ME 04330

Phone: 207-622-7055 \ 800-773-7055

Fax: 207-621-1869

E-Mail: capsite@aol.com

PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS/TBI

Kim Moody, Executive Director

Disability Rights Center

24 Stone Street

P.O. Box 2007

Augusta, ME 04338

Phone: 207-626-2774 \ 800-452-1948 TDD

Fax: 207-621-1419

E-Mail: advocate@drcme.org

Website: http://www.drcme.org

MARYLAND

CAP

Beth Lash, CAP Director

Client Assistance Program

Maryland State Department of Education

Maryland Rehabilitation Center

Division of Rehabilitation Services

2301 Argonne Drive

Baltimore, MD 21218-1696

Phone: 410-554-9359 \ 800-638-6243

Fax: 410-554-9362

E-Mail: cap@dors.state.md.us

PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS

Philip Fornaci, Executive Director

Maryland Disability Law Center

Central Maryland Office

The Walbert Building, Suite 400

1800 North Charles Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

Phone: 410-727-6352 / 800-233-7221 TDD 410-727-6387

Fax: 410-727-6389 / 410-234-2711

E-Mail: philf@mdlcbalto.org

Website: http://www.mdlcbalto.org

MASSACHUSETTS

CAP

Barbara Lybarger, CAP Director

MA Office on Disability

Client Assistance Program

One Ashburn Place, Room 1305

Boston, MA 02108

Phone: 617-727-7440

Fax: 617-727-0965

E-Mail: Barbara.Lybarger@modi.state.ma.us

Website: http://www.state.ma.us/mod/MSCAPBRO.html

PADD/PAIR/PABSS

Christine Griffin, Executive Director

Disability Law Center, Inc.

11 Beacon Street, Suite 925

Boston, MA 02108

Phone: 617-723-8455 Voice/TDD

Fax: 617-723-9125

E-Mail: cgriffin@dlc-ma.org

Website: http://www.dlc-ma.org

PAIMI

Bob Fleischner

Center for Public Representation

22 Green Street

Northampton, MA 01060

Phone: 413-586-6024 Voice/TDD

Fax: 413-586-5711

E-Mail: rfleischner@cpr-ma.org

Website: http://www.centerforpublicrep.org

MICHIGAN

CAP/PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS/TBI

Elmer Cerano, Executive Director

Michigan P&A Service

4095 Legacy Parkway, Suite 500

Lansing, MI 48911-4263

Phone: 517-487-1755 Voice/TDD \ 800-288-5923

CAP only: 1-800-292-5896

Fax: 517-487-0827

E-Mail: ecerano@mpas.org

Website: http://www.mpas.org

MINNESOTA

CAP/PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS/TBI

Lisa Cohen, Administrator

Minnesota Disability Law Center

430 First Avenue North, Suite 300

Minneapolis, MN 55401-1780

Phone: 612-332-1441 \ 800-292-4150

Fax: 612-334-5755

E-Mail: lcohen@midmnlegal.org

Website: http://www.mnlegalservices.org/mdlc

MISSISSIPPI

CAP

Presley Poser, CAP Director

Client Assistance Program

Easter Seal Society

3226 N. State Street

Jackson, MS 39216

Phone: 601-982-7051

Fax: 601-981-1951

E-Mail: pposey8803@aol.com

PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS

Rebecca Floyd, Executive Director

Mississippi P&A System for DD, Inc.

5305 Executive Place, Suite A

Jackson, MS 39206

Phone: 601-981-8207 Voice/TDD \ 800-772-4057

Fax: 601-981-8313

E-Mail: mspna@bellsouth.net

MISSOURI

CAP/PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS/TBI

Shawn de Loyola, Executive Director

Missouri P&A Services

925 S. Country Club Drive, Unit B-1

Jefferson City, MO 65109

Phone: 573-893-3333 \ 800-392-8667

Fax: 573-893-4231

E-Mail: mopasjc@socket.net

Website: members@socket.net/~mopasjc/MOP&A.htm

MONTANA

CAP/PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS

Bernadette Franks-Ongoy, Executive Director

Montana Advocacy Program

400 North Park, 2nd Floor

PO Box 1681

Helena, MT 59624

Phone: 406-449-2344 Voice/TDD \ 800-245-4743

Fax: 406-449-2418

E-Mail: bernie@mtadv.org

Website: http://www.mtadv.org

NATIVE AMERICAN

PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS/TBI

Therese Yanan, Executive Director

DNA-People's Legal Services, Inc.

P.O. Box 392

Shiprock, NM 87240

Phone: 505-368-3216

Fax: 505-368-3220

E-Mail: tyanan@dnalegalservices.org

NEBRASKA

CAP

Victoria Rasmusses, CAP Director

Client Assistance Program

Division of Rehabilitation Services

Nebraska Department of Education

301 Centennial Mall South

PO Box 94987

Lincoln, NE 68509

Phone: 402-471-3656 \ 800-742-7594

Fax: 402-471-0117

E-Mail: victoria@cap.state.ne.us

E-Mail: Vicki_r@nde4.nde.state.ne.us

PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS/TBI

Timothy Shaw, Executive Director

Nebraska Advocacy Services, Inc.

522 Lincoln Center Building

215 Centennial Mall South

Lincoln, NE 68508

Phone: 402-474-3183 Voice/TDD \ 800-422-6691

Fax: 402-474-3274

E-Mail: Tim@nas-pa.org

NEVADA

CAP

William Bauer, CAP Director

Client Assistance Program

2450 Wrondel Way, Ste E

Reno, NV 89502

Phone: 775-688-1440 \ 800-633-9879

Fax: 775-688-1627

E-Mail: wbauer@nvdetr.org

Website: members@delphi.com/nvcap/index.html

PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS

Jack Mayes, Executive Director

Nevada Advocacy & Law Center, Inc.

6039 Eldora Avenue, Ste C

Las Vegas, NV 89102

Phone: 702-257-8150 \ 702-257-8160 TDD \ 888-349-3843

Fax: 702-257-8170

E-Mail: ndalc@earthlink.net (Las Vegas)

JMayes9524@aol.com reno@ndalc.org(Reno)

Website: http://www.ndalc.org

NEW HAMPSHIRE

CAP

Bill Hagy, Ombudsman

Client Assistance Program

Governor's Commission on Disability

57 Regional Drive