PA RESOUCES
We do not endorse or recommend
any services, therapy, medication, or philosophy
that families may encounter from the resources or events listed.
PA CYBER CHARTER SCHOOLS
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21st Century Cyber Charter SchoolChester County – Grades 6-12
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Achievement House Charter SchoolMontgomery County - Grades 7-12
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Agora Cyber Charter SchoolPhiladelphia County - Grades K-12. Uses K12 curriculum.
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ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School (ABCCS)Philadelphia County - Grades K-12. English/Spanish.
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Central PA Digital Learning Foundation Charter SchoolBlair County – Grades K-12. Uses Calvert or K12 for K-8, and Florida Virtual School for 9-12.
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Commonwealth Connections Academy Charter SchoolCumberland County – Grades K-12
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PA Cyber Charter School(formerly Western PA Cyber Charter School)Beaver County – Grades K-12
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PA Distance Learning Charter SchoolDauphin County – Grades K-12. Offers Calvert or on-line programs.
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PA Leadership Charter SchoolChester County - Grades K-12. PALCS includes the University Scholars Program, a college-prep program for gifted students.
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PA Learners Online Regional Cyber Charter SchoolAllegheny County – Grades K-12
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PA Virtual Charter SchoolMontgomery County – Grades K-12. Uses K12 curriculum.
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SUSQ-Cyber Charter SchoolNorthumberland County – Grades 9-12
PA RESOUCES
Accessible Playgrounds, a project of Let Kids Play 412-334-2652
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CHADD of Chester County, 610.429.4060
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Chester County Down Syndrome Interest Group, http://www.ccdsig.org/.
Chester County Mental Health 610.344.6265
Childhood Apraxia of Speech Assoc. of North America (CASANA) 412-343-7102
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC): http://www.cec.sped.org/
Danielle's Foundation 800-511-2283
Developmental Delay Resources (DDR) 800-497-0944
Disabilities Lawyer Referral Service of the Pa. Bar Association 800.932.0311
Disability Rights Network, http://www.drnpa.org/ 800.692.7443
Education Law Center, http://www.elc-pa.org/
Findlaw - Law finding data base, http://www.findlaw.com/
Fun and Function (OT equipment) 800-231-6329
Hispanos Unidos para Niños Excepcionales, Philadelphia 215-425-6203
Juvenile Law Center:http://www.jlc.org/
Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1.877.429.5994
Legal Clinic for the Disabled, Philadelphia, http://www.legalclinicforthedisabled.org/ 215.587.3350
Parent Education & Advocacy Leadership Center 866-950-1040
Pennsylvania Council for the Blind http://pcb1.org/
Pennsylvania Department of Education: http://www.pde.state.pa.us/
Pennsylvania Department of Special Education: http://www.pde.state.pa.us/special_edu/site/default.asp
Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network ("PATTAN"): http://www.pattan.k12.pa.us/.
Prune Belly Syndrome Network Eagle-Barrett syndrome 855-275-7276
Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia (PILCOP), 215.627.7200
Special Kids Network of Pennsylvania 717-540-7600
The ARC of Pennsylvania: http://www.thearcpa.org/; http://www.arcofchestercounty.org/
The Family Hope Center, Norristown 610-397-1737
United Cerebral Palsy of PA, http://www.ucpofpa.org/
Office of Dispute Resolution, http://odr.pattan.net/default.aspx
Florida Department of Education, http://www.fldoe.org/ese/, technical papers (used nationally)
The ARC of Philadelphia, http://www.arcpddc.org/
The ARC of the United States, http://www.thearc.org/
North Penn Parents Special Education Council, http://www.npenn.org/557799330112128/site/default.asp and
http://www.facebook.com/NPennParentsSpecialCouncil
What Works Clearinghouse, http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/
Autsim Resource Community Hub of the Lehigh Valley, http://www.elwyn.org/BHS/ARCH_of_Lehigh_Valley/ARCH.html
National Special Education Advocacy Institute, NSEAI.org
THE AUTISM NANNY - http://www.autism-nanny.com
For a Board Certified Educational Advocates in PA and nationally
go to NSEAI.org
or call NSEAI at 610.241.2062
PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RESOURCES
Pa. Dept. of Education, Special Education "Consult-line," 800.879.2301
Help for families and advocates of children with special needs about: Special Education Regulations, School Related Concerns, Procedural Safeguards.
PEAL Center, 412-281-4404 (Pittsburgh), 215-567-6143 (Philadelphia), 866-950-1040 Toll Free
Serves entire state of Pennsylvania as the Family to Family Health Information Center (F2F) and the Parent Training and Information Center (PTI).
Are you waiting more than 30 days for a school placement, Cordero Support Office, 800.222.7372 (Cordero v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Department of Education, 795 F. Supp. 1352, 18 IDELR 1099 (E.D. Pa. 1992).) Need for intensive interagency coordination,
Gifted services: www.pde.state.pa.us/gifted_ed/site
PRIVATE ATTORNEYS PRACTICING IN PA THAT REPRESENT FAMILIES:
If you would like to be added to this list please email your request.
David J. Berney, 215.564.1030, djberney@berneylaw.com (Philadelphia);
Jonathan S. Corchnoy, 215.266.7872, gpvanguard@hotmail.com. www.corchnoylaw.com (Philadlephia, East of the Susquahanna River, NJ - South of Trenton)
Dawn Marie Cutaia, 717 846-7100, dmcutaia@gmail.com (York)
Phillip Drumheiser, pdrumheiser@epix.net, (Carlisle)
Valerie Faden, vfaden@juno.com, (Lewisburg, PA)
Ira M. Fingles, Herbert D. Hinkle, S. Paul Prior, Hinkle, Fingles & Prior, ira@hinkle1.com, (Yardley; PA, NJ)
Dave Frankel, Josh Kershenbaum, Michael D. Raffaele, Jason Fortenberry, John Bogan, dave@mykidslawyer.com,
Frankel & Kershenbaum, 610.922.4200 (Bryn Mawr, PA, NJ)
Judith Gran, Catherine Reisman, Amy Carolla, Sarah Zuba Freeman Carolla Reisman & Gran, LLC, 888.383.3037 (Philadelphia, Princeton, PA, NJ)
Donald Litman, 215.361.7300,don@litmanlawoffice.com, http://www.litmanlawoffice.com, (Lansdale, PA)
Lisa Isaacs, 917.553.7977, lisaacs@lisaisaacs.com, lisaisaacs.com, (Yardley, PA, New York City, Southeastern Pennsylvania)
Stephen J. Jacobson, Psy.D., Hollie B. John, Jacobson and John LLP, 215-340-7500 or 877-544-0344 (Doylestown)
Charles Jelley,724.838.7600, cjelley@tjwattorneys.com (Western PA)
Dennis C. McAndrews, McAndrews Law Offices, P.C., 610.648.9300, http://www.mcandrewslaw.com
Heidi B. Konkler-Goldsmith, Tanya A. Alvarado, Heather M. Hulse, J.D., M.S., M.A., Lesley M. Mehalick, JD., LL.M., Jennifer M. Lukach Bradley,
Caitlin McAndrews, Jessica Nguyen, Lynne M. Spangler, Dean M. Beer, Crystal L. Welton, J.D., LL.M., Michael E. Gehring. Lauren O’Connell Mahler, Alissa B. Gorman, Elaine T. Yandrisevits, Joseph E. McGettigan, Anthony L. Marone, Esquire, Michael Connolly, Esquire
(Offices: Berwyn, Scranton, Wyomissing, PA, DE and DC)
Lorrie McKinley, Nancy Ryan, McKinley & Ryan, LLC, 610-436-6060, lmckinley@mckinleyryan.com, mckinleyryan.com, (West Chester)
Mr Joseph William Montgomery, 215 6507563, joe@ed-law.com, http://www.ed-law.com, (Philadelphia, PA, NJ)
Vivian Bella Narehood, 717.291.1700 vnarehood@gkh.com; amartin@gkh.com , Civil Rights and Education, (Lancaster)
Caryl Oberman, Liliana Yazno-Bartle, Law Offices of Caryl Andrea Oberman, edlaw@caryloberman.com , 215.830.5025 (Willow Grove)
Charles Pugh, Ed.Law@comcast.net, Education Law Advocates, P.C., 610.696.5006, (West Chester)
Fred Stanczak, fstanczak@msn.com, 215.340.5000 (Doylestown)
Audrey Rasmusson, 412.628.4287, audreyrasmusson@gmail.com, www.audreylawyer.com, (PIttsburgh)
Ms. Paula Rule (Lackore), 412 492 9966, paulackore@gmail.com, http://rule-law.vpweb.com, (Glenshaw, PA)
Jerry Tanenbaum, Mattleman, Weinroth & Miller, P.C., jtanenbaum@mwm-law.com 856.482.5733 215.871.2000 (Philadelphia, Cherryhill, PA, NJ)
Robert C Thurston, 267 209-0783, rthurston@schoolkidslawyer.com, http://schoolkidslawyer.com/ (Doylestown, PA, NJ)
Ilene B. Young 215.348.5448, ibyounglaw@verizon.net (Langhorne)
Mark W. Voigt 267-991-0396 (Plymouth Meeting, Philadelphia PA, NJ).
Megan Watson , mwatson@bkwfamily.com, http://bkwfamily.com, Berner Klaw & Watson, LLP, 215 790-8800, (Philadelphia, PA NJ)
Charles Weiner, 267.685.6311, charles@charlesweinerlaw.com, www.charlesweinerlaw.com
(Bensalem, PA, Bucks, Montgomery, Delaware, Chester, Philadelphia, York, Lancaster, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, Lebanon, Schuylkill, Carbon, Monroe, Pike, Luzerne, Lackawanna.) Testing Accommodations on a national basis.
Evalynn Welling, ewelling@cjplaw.org, http://www.communityjusticeproject.org,, 412-434-6002 (Pittsburgh)
STATE AGENCIES
Mid-Atlantic ADA Center
401 North Washington Street, Suite 450
Rockville , MD , 20805
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
(301) 217-0124 (V/TTY)
Pennsylvania’s Initiative on Assistive Technology
Institute on Disabilities
1755 N. 13th Street
Student Center, Room 411S
Philadelphia , PA , 19122
(800) 204-7428 (V, in PA)
(215) 204-1356 (V)
(866) 268-0579 (TTY, in PA)
(215) 204-1805 (TTY)
http://disabilities.temple.edu/programs/assistive/piat/
Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Labor and Industry
1521 N. 6th Street
Harrisburg , PA , 17102
(800) 622-2842 (in PA)
(717) 787-6176
Bureau of Career and Technical Education
Division of Field Support
Department of Education
333 Market Street, 11th Floor
Harrisburg , PA , 17126-0333
(717) 787-5530
Developmental Disabilities Council
561 Forum Building, Commonwealth Avenue
Harrisburg , PA , 17120
(717) 787-6057
Pennsylvania Deaf-Blind Project
6340 Flank Drive, Suite 600
Harrisburg , PA , 17112-2764
(800) 360-7282 (in PA only)
(717) 541-4960, ext. 3115
Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
1521 N. 6th Street
Harrisburg , PA , 17102
(800) 233-3008 (V/TTY in PA only)
(717) 783-4912 V/TTY
http://www.dli.state.pa.us/odhh
Office of Developmental Program
Department of Public Welfare
Health and Welfare Building, Room 502
P.O. Box 2675
Harrisburg , PA , 17105-2675
(717) 787-3700
Bureau of Early Intervention Services
Office of Child Development and Early Learning
Department of Education and Public Welfare
333 Market Street, 6th Floor
Harrisburg , PA , 17126-0333
(800) 692-7288
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/early_intervention/8710
Insurance
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Pennsylvania’s Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
(800) 986-5437
http://www.chipcoverspakids.com/
Mediation
Office for Dispute Resolution
6340 Flank Drive, Suite 600
Harrisburg , PA , 17112
(717) 541-4960
Mental Health
Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Department of Public Welfare
P.O. Box 2675
Harrisburg , PA , 17105-2675
(717) 787-6443
Bureau of Children’s Behavioral Health Services
Beechmont Building
P.O. Box 2675
Harrisburg , PA , 17105
(717) 705-8289
http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/About/OMHSAS/003670533.htm
Protection & Advocacy
Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
1414 N. Cameron Street, Suite C
Harrisburg , PA , 17103
(800) 692-7443 (in PA)
(717) 236-8110
(877) 375-7139 (TTY)
(717) 346-0293 (TTY)
Relay Services
State: Pennsylvania
(800) 654-5988 (V)
(800) 654-5984 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 229-5746 (Speech to Speech – English)
(866) 260-9470 (Speech to Speech – Spanish)
Special Education
State: Pennsylvania
Bureau of Special Education
Department of Education
333 Market Street, 7th Floor
Harrisburg , PA , 17126-0333
Special Education Consultline: (800) 879-2301(V/TTY)
(717) 783-6913
Special Format Library
State: Pennsylvania
Free Library of Philadelphia
Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
919 Walnut Street
Philadelphia , PA , 19107
800-222-1754
(215) 683-3213
http://lbph.library.phila.gov/
Special Health Care Needs
State: Pennsylvania
Division of Community Systems Development and Outreach
Division of Child and Adult Health Services
Department of Health, 7th Floor, East Wing
Health & Welfare Building
7th & Forster Street
Harrisburg , PA , 17120
(800) 986-4550 – Special Kids Networks
(717) 772-2763
State Web Site
State: Pennsylvania
Connect with your state’s official website to find all manner of state agencies and information, including how to contact your governor and/or your representatives in the Senate and House:
Accessible Pennsylvania
Online Disability Resource for Pennsylvanians
Transition Services
State: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PATTAN)
3190 William Pitt Way
Pittsburgh , PA , 15238
(800) 446-5607
(412) 826-6850
UCEDD
•State Agencies
State: Pennsylvania
Institute on Disabilities/ UCEDD
Temple University
1755 N 13th Street, Suite 411
Howard Gittis Student Center, South
Philadelphia , PA , 19122
(215) 204-1356 (V/TTY)
http://disabilities.temple.edu
Vocational Rehabilitation
State: Pennsylvania
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Labor and Industry
1521 N. 6th Street
Harrisburg , PA , 17102
(717) 787-7312
http://www.dli.state.pa.us/landi/cwp/view.asp?a=128&Q=168255&dsftns=4490
DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Attention Deficit Disorder
State: Pennsylvania
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 150
Landover , MD , 20785
(800) 233-4050
(301) 306-7070
State: Pennsylvania
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 7557
Wilmington , DE , 19803-9997
(800) 939-1019 (V/Fax)
Autism
State: Pennsylvania
ABOARD (Advisory Board on Autism and Related Disorders)
35 Wilson Street, Suite 100
Pittsburgh , PA , 15223
(800) 827-9385
(412) 781-4116
State: Pennsylvania
AutismLink
376 Wagon Wheel Trail
Wexford , PA , 15090
(412) 364-1886
State: Pennsylvania
Autism Society of Pittsburgh
4371 Northern Pike
Monroeville , PA , 15146-2837
(412) 856-7223
http://www.autismsocietypgh.org
State: Pennsylvania
Autism Society of Greater Philadelphia
1036 Nash Avenue
Lansdale , PA , 19446
(610) 358-5256
Blind/Visual Impairments
State: Pennsylvania
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York , NY , 10001
(800) 232-5463
(212) 502-7600
State: Pennsylvania
National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania
42 S. 15th Street, Suite 222
Philadelphia , PA , 19102
(215) 988-0888
Cerebral Palsy
State: Pennsylvania
United Cerebral Palsy of Pennsylvania
908 N. Second Street
Harrisburg , PA , 17103
(717) 441-6049, ext. 26
Epilepsy
State: Pennsylvania
Epilepsy Foundation Western/Central Pennsylvania
Lifeswork
1323 Forbes Avenue, Suite 102
Pittsburgh , PA , 15219
(800) 361-5885
(412) 261-5880
State: Pennsylvania
Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania
919 Walnut Street, Suite 700
Philadelphia , PA , 19107-5237
(800) 887-7165 (in PA)
(215) 629-5003
Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
State: Pennsylvania
The Arc of Pennsylvania
101 S. Second Street, Suite 8, Executive House
Harrisburg , PA , 17101
(800) 692-7258
(717) 234-2621
Learning Disabilities
State: Pennsylvania
Learning Disabilities Association of Pennsylvania
4751 Lindle Road, Suite 114
Harrisburg , PA , 17111
(717) 939-3731
(888) 775-3272
Mental Health
State: Pennsylvania
NAMI Pennsylvania
2149 N. Second Street
Harrisburg , PA , 17110
(800) 223-0500
(717) 238-1514
State: Pennsylvania
Family & Youth Support & Advocacy Division
Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania
1211 Chestnut Street, 11th Floor
Philadelphia , PA , 19107
(800) 688-4226, ext. 513
(215) 751-1800, ext. 513
Neurofibromatosis
State: Pennsylvania
Neurofibromatosis Clinics Association
P.O. Box 14185
Pittsburgh , PA , 15239
(412) 795-3029
Speech, Language, and Hearing
State: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association
800 Perry Highway, Suite 3
Pittsburgh , PA , 15229-1128
(412) 366-9858
Spina Bifida
State: Pennsylvania
Spina Bifida Association of Greater Pennsylvania
215 E. State Street, Suite D
Quarryville , PA , 17566-1242
(888) 770-7272 (In PA)
(717) 786-9280
http://www.geocities.com/SBAofgPA
Tourette Syndrome
State: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Tourette Syndrome Association
132 W. Middle Street
Gettysburg , PA , 17325
(800) 990-3300 (in PA)
(717) 337-1134
Traumatic Brain Injury
State: Pennsylvania
MENTOR ABI Group – New Jersey
Rehabilitative and Support Services for Persons with Acquired Brain Injury
505 S. Lenola Road
Blason Office Plaza II, Suite 217
Moorestown , NJ , 08057
(856) 235-5505
http://www.mentorabi.com/welcome.aspx
PARENT SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS
Advocacy Trainings
State: Pennsylvania
National Special Education Advocacy Institute
National Board Certified Education Advocate Trainings
Free IEP Clinics by Board Certified Education Advocatese by appointment
Mail at : 303 West Lancaster Ave., Box #247. Wayne, PA 19087
610-241-4062
NSEAI.org
Community Resource Centers
State: Pennsylvania
(Serving American Street Empowerment Zone and providing intense training sessions to parents of children with disabilities in Philadelphia)
Hispanos Unidos para Ninos Excepcionales
(Philadelphia HUNE, Inc.)
2200 N Second St
Philadelphia , PA , 19133
(215) 425-6203
State: Pennsylvania
NSEAI - National Resource Library & Training Center
3625 Chapel Road
Newtown Square, PA 19073
610-241-4062
NSEAI.org
State: Pennsylvania
(Serving rural Northwest Pennsylvania)
The Mentor Parent Program, Inc.
270 Mayfield Rd
Clarion , PA , 16214
(888) 447-1431 (in PA)
(814) 226-4151
State: Pennsylvania
Parent to Parent of Pennsylvania
6340 Flank Drive, Suite 600
Harrisburg , PA , 17112-2764
(888) 727-2706 (in PA)
(717) 540-4722
State: Pennsylvania
Parent and Education Advocacy Leadership (PEAL) Center
1119 Penn Avenue, Suite 400
Pittsburgh , PA , 15222-4205
(866) 950-1040
(412) 281-4404
(412) 281-4409 (TTY)
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
State: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
4804 Derry Street
Harrisburg , PA , 17111
(717) 564-8985
Partners in Policymaking
State: Pennsylvania
Institute on Disabilities/University Center for Excellence
Temple University
University Services Building, Room 610
1601 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia , PA , 19122
(215) 204-9395
http://disabilities.temple.edu
Independent Living
State: Pennsylvania
To find out the contact information for the Statewide
Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state, contact:
Independent Living Research Utilization Project
The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000
Houston , TX , 77019
(713) 520-0232 (V)
(713) 520-5136 (TTY)
State: Pennsylvania
To find out the contact information for centers for
independent living (CILs) in your state, contact:
National Council on Independent Living
1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor
Washington , DC , 20036
(202) 207-0034 (V)
(202) 207-0340 (TTY)
RESOURCES
State: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Parents and Caregivers Resource Network
P.O. Box 4336
Harrisburg , PA , 17111-0336
(888) 572-7368 (in PA)
(717) 561-0098
State: Pennsylvania
NSEAI - National Resource Library & Training Center
3625 Chapel Road
Newtown Square, PA 19073
610-241-4062
NSEAI.org
SERVICE GROUPS/ PROVIDERS
State: Pennsylvania
Easter Seals Central Pennyslvania
383 Rolling Ridge Drive
State College , PA , 16801
(888) 372-7280
http://centralpa.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=PACN_homepage
State: Pennsylvania
Easter Seals of Southeastern Pennsylvania
3975 Conshohocken Avenue
Philadelphia , PA , 19131
(215) 879-1000
http://www.easterseals-sepa.org
State: Pennsylvania
Easter Seals Society of Western Pennsylvania
2525 Railroad Street
Pittsburgh , PA , 15222
(800) 587-3257
(412) 281-7244
tmori@westernpa.easterseals.com
http://westernpa.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=PAWS_homepage