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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 Address: 200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
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 Address: 200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
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/
Address: 200 West Baltimore Street Baltimore, MD 21201
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/
Address: 200 West Baltimore Street Baltimore, MD 21201
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
Baltimore, MD 21218
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: [email protected]
Website: http://www.dors.state.md.us/DORS/ProgramServices/ForHSStudents Address: 2301 Argonne Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218 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
National Alliance on Mental Illness Maryland Phone: (410) 863-0470
Fax: (410) 863-0474 Helpline: (800) 467-0075 Email: [email protected] 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
Baltimore, MD 21201 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: [email protected]
Website: http://www.dors.state.md.us/DORS/ProgramServices/cap Address: 2301 Argonne Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218
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
Baltimore, MD 21201
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: [email protected] 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
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 Address: 200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201 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: [email protected] Website: http://www.lbph.lib.md.us Address: 415 Park Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201-3603 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
Baltimore, MD 21201 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.
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: [email protected] Website: http://www.mdva.state.md.us Address: The Jeffrey Building, 4th Floor
Annapolis, MD 21401
Organizations Especially for Parents
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Parents' Place of Maryland
Phone: (410) 768-9100 (voice or TDD) Fax: (410) 768-0830
Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.ppmd.org
Address: 801 Cromwell Park Drive, Suite 103, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
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: [email protected]
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.
