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ADA Center
1 – State Agencies
State: Maine
New England ADA Center 180-200 Portland Street, Suite 1 Boston , MA , 02114
(800) 949-4232 V/TTY)
(617) 695-1225 (V/TTY)
http://www.newenglandada.org
Assistive Technology
1 – State Agencies
State: Maine
ALLTech @ Spurwink 400 Riverside Street, Suite A4 Portland , ME , 04103
(207) 321-6080, Ext. 3314
http://www.alltech-tsi.org
Assistive Technology
1 – State Agencies
State: Maine
Maine Consumer Information and Technology Training Exchange (Maine CITE) Maine CITE Coordinating Center University of Maine System, University College 46 University Drive Augusta , ME , 04330
(207) 621-3195 (V)
(207) 621-3482 (TTY)
http://www.mainecite.org
Blind/ Visual Impairments/ Deaf-Blind
1 – State Agencies
State: Maine
Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired Bureau of Rehabilitation Services 150 State House Station Augusta , ME , 04333-0150
(207) 623-7956
http://www.maine.gov/rehab/
Blind/ Visual Impairments/ Deaf-Blind
1 – State Agencies
State: Maine
Education Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Children Catholic Charities Maine 1066 Kenduskeag Avenue Bangor , ME , 04401
(207) 941-2855
http://www.catholiccharitiesmaine.org/
Career & Technical Education
1 – State Agencies
State: Maine
Career and Technical Education Team Department of Education 23 State House Station Augusta , ME , 04333-0023
(207) 624-6747
http://www.maine.gov/education/
CHIP
1 – State Agencies
State: Maine
(health care for low-income uninsured children) MaineCare 442 Civic Center Drive Augusta , ME , 04333
(800) 321-5557 (option 1)
(207) 624-7539
http://www.maine.gov/dhs/bfi/cubcare/CubCare.htm
D D Council
1 – State Agencies
State: Maine
Maine Developmental Disabilities Council 139 State House Station 225 Western Avenue Augusta , ME , 04333
(800) 244-3990 (in ME only)
(207) 287-4213
http://www.maineddc.org
Deaf/Hard of Hearing
1 – State Agencies
State: Maine
Governor Baxter School for the Deaf Mackworth Island Falmouth , ME , 04105
(207) 781-6215 (Newborn to age 5)
(207) 781-6244 (Grades K – 12)
Developmental Disabilities, Adults
1 – State Agencies
State: Maine
Office of Adults with Cognitive and Physical Disability Department of Health and Human Services #11 State House Station Marquardt Building, 2nd Floor Augusta , ME , 04333
(207) 287-4242
(207) 287-2000 (TTY)
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/OACPDS/
Early Intervention
1 – State Agencies
State: Maine
Contact Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 Through 5.
Mediation
1 – State Agencies
State: Maine
Office of Special Services, Due Process 23 State House Station Augusta , ME , 04333-0023
(207) 624-6644
http://www.maine.gov/education/speced/specserv.htm
Mental Health
1 – State Agencies
State: Maine
Department of Health and Human Services 11 State House Station 221 State Street Augusta , ME , 04333
(207) 287-3707
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs
Mental Health – Youth
1 – State Agencies
State: Maine
Children’s Behavioral Health Services Department of Health and Human Services 11 State House Station Augusta , ME , 04333
(207) 287-8769
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/ocfs/cbhs/
Preschool, Disabilities
1 – State Agencies
State: Maine
Child Development Services 146 State House Station Augusta , ME , 04333
(800) 355-8611
(207) 624-6660
http://www.maine.gov/education/
Protection & Advocacy
1 – State Agencies
State: Maine
Disability Rights Center 24 Stone Street, Suite 204 Augusta , ME , 04330
(800) 452-1948 (V/TTY in ME)
(207) 626-2774 (V/TTY)
http://www.drcme.org
Relay Services
1 – State Agencies
State: Maine
(800) 457-1220 (V)
(800) 437-1220 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 229-5746 (Speech to Speech-English)
(866) 260-9470 (Speech to Speech-Spanish)
Special Education
1 – State Agencies
State: Maine
Department of Education Office of Special Services 23 State House Station Augusta , ME , 04333-0023
(207) 624-6650
(207) 624-6800 (TTY)
http://www.maine.gov/education/speced/specserv.htm
Special Format Library
1 – State Agencies
State: Maine
Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Maine State Library 64 State House Station Augusta , ME , 04333-0064
(800) 762-7106
(207) 287-5650
http://www.maine.gov/msl/outreach
Special Health Care Needs
1 – State Agencies
State: Maine
Children with Special Health Needs Program Department of Health and Human Services Key Bank Plaza, 7th Floor 11 State House Station Augusta , ME , 04333-0011
(800) 698-3624
(207) 287-5139, ext. 5350
(207) 287-8015 (TTY)
State Web Site
1 – State Agencies
State: Maine
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:
http://www.maine.gov
Transition Services
1 – State Agencies
State: Maine
Office of Special Services Maine Department of Education 23 State House Station Augusta , ME , 04333
(207) 624-6648
http://www.maine.gov/education/speced/specserv.htm
UCEDD
1 – State Agencies
State: Maine
University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities The University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies 5717 Corbett Hall Orono , ME , 04469-5717
(800) 203-6957
(207) 581-1084
http://www.ccids.umaine.edu
Vocational Rehabilitation
1 – State Agencies
State: Maine
Bureau of Rehabilitation Services Department of Labor 150 State House Station Augusta , ME , 04333-0150
(207) 623-7944
http://www.maine.gov/rehab/
Attention Deficit Disorder
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Maine
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 (Voice mail to request information packet)
(301) 306-7070
http://www.chadd.org
Attention Deficit Disorder
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Maine
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) P.O. Box 543 Pottstown , PA , 19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
http://www.add.org
Autism
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Maine
Autism Society of Maine 72B Main Street Winthrop , ME , 04364
(800) 273-5200
http://www.asmonline.org
Blind/Visual Impairments
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Maine
American Foundation for the Blind 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 New York , NY , 10001
(800) 232-5463
(212) 502-7600
http://www.afb.org
Brain Injury
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Maine
Brain Injury Association of Maine 325 Main Street Waterville , ME , 04901
(800) 275-1233 (in ME)
(207) 861-9900
http://www.biame.org
Cerebral Palsy
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Maine
United Cerebral Palsy of Northeastern Maine 700 Mt. Hope Avenue, Suite 320 Bangor , ME , 04401
(207) 941-2885
(207) 941-2952 (V/TTY)
http://www.ucpofmaine.org
Deaf/Hard of Hearing
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Maine
Maine Center on Deafness (MCD) 68 Bishop Street, Suite 3 Portland , ME , 04103
(800) 639-3884 (V/TTY)
(207) 797-7656 (V/TTY);
http://www.mcdmaine.org
Epilepsy
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Maine
Epilepsy Foundation Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire & Maine 540 Gallivan Blvd, 2nd Floor Boston , MA , 02124
(888) 576-9996
(617) 506-6041
http://www.efmarinhme.org
Learning Disabilities
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Maine
Learning Disabilities Association of Maine P.O. Box 67 Oakland , ME , 04963
(877) 208-4029
(207) 465-7700
http://www.ldame.org
Learning Disabilities
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Maine
New Hampshire Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (also serving Vermont and Maine) P.O. Box 3724 Concord , NH , 03302
(603) 229-7355
http://www.nhida.org
Mental Health
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Maine
NAMI Maine, National Alliance on Mental Illness 1 Bangor Street Augusta , ME , 04330
(800) 464-5767 (in ME only)
(207) 622-5767
http://www.namimaine.org
Speech, Language, and Hearing
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Maine
Maine Speech-Language-Hearing Association Strong Elementary School 110 N. Main Street
Strong , ME , 04983
Strong , ME , 04983
(207) 491-5219
http://www.mslha.org/
Spina Bifida
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Maine
Spina Bifida Association of Maine P.O. Box 11166 Portland , ME , 04104
(207) 675-3589
Tourette Syndrome
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Maine
Maine/New Hampshire Chapter of the Tourette Syndrome Association
(877) 368-9800
(207) 428-3040
http://www.tsa-maine.org
Other Parent Organization
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Maine
Mainely Parents 188 State Street, Suite 400 Portland , ME , 04101
(800) 249-5506
(207) 842-2984
http://www.mainelyparents.org
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Maine
Maine PTA Zone Corporation P.O. Box 1929 Bangor , ME , 04402
(207) 852-6683
http://www.mainepta.org
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Maine
Maine Parent Federation P.O. Box 2067 Augusta , ME , 04338-2067
(800) 870-7746 (in ME)
(207) 623-2144
http://www.mpf.org
Parent-To-Parent
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Maine
Contact Parent Training and Information Center.
Independent Living
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Maine
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)
http://www.ilru.org
Independent Living
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Maine
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) 207-0334 (V)
(202) 207-0340 (TTY)
http://www.ncil.org
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Maine
Pine Tree Society Discovering abilities together 149 Front Street Bath , ME , 04530
(207) 443-3341 (V/TTY)
http://www.pinetreesociety.org
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Maine
VSA Arts of Maine (Statewide art opportunities for children and adults with disabilities) P.O. Box 4002 Portland , ME , 04101
(207) 761-3861 (V/TTY)
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