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ADA Center
1 – State Agencies
State: Puerto Rico
Northeast ADA Center Employment and Disability Institute Cornell University 201 Dolgen Hall Ithaca , NY , 14853-3901
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY/Spanish)
(607) 255-6686 (V/TTY/Spanish)
http://www.northeastada.org
Assistive Technology
1 – State Agencies
State: Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico FILI US Institute – Assistive Technology Project at Puerto Rico Jardin Botanico Sur #1187 calle Flamboyan San Juan , PR , 00926-1117
(800) 981-6033 (in PR)
(787) 764-6035
(787) 764-6042
http://pratp.upr.edu
D D Council
1 – State Agencies
State: Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Developmental Disabilities Council P.O. Box 9543 San Juan , PR , 00908
(787) 722-0595
(787) 722-0590
Developmental Disabilities
1 – State Agencies
State: Puerto Rico
Mental Retardation Program Department of Health P.O. Box 70184 San Juan , PR , 00936
(787) 721-3374
(787) 721-3377 (Fax)
http://www.salud.gov.pr/Pages/default.aspx
Early Intervention
1 – State Agencies
State: Puerto Rico
Infants and Toddlers Program Department of Health P. O. Box 70184 San Juan , PR , 00936-8184
(787) 274-5660
(787) 274-5661
(787) 274-3301 (Fax)
http://www.salud.gov.pr/Pages/default.aspx
Mediation
1 – State Agencies
State: Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Department of Education P.O. Box 190759 San Juan , PR , 00919-0759
(787) 759-8313
(787) 759-6806
(787) 773-8900/8905
http://www.de.gobierno.pr/tags/educacion-especial
Mental Health
1 – State Agencies
State: Puerto Rico
Mental Health and Anti-Addiction Services Administration Ave Barbosa 414 P.O. Box 21414 San Juan , PR , 00928-1414
(787) 764-3670
(787) 764-3795
(787) 765-5888 (Fax)
Mental Health – Youth
1 – State Agencies
State: Puerto Rico
Treatment of Children and Adolescents Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth Ave Barbosa 414 P.O. Box 21414 San Juan , PR , 00928-1414
(787) 763-7575, ext. 2393/2371/2310
Official Web Site
1 – State Agencies
State: Puerto Rico
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.gobierno.pr/gprportal/inicio
Preschool, Disabilities
1 – State Agencies
State: Puerto Rico
Special Education Programs Department of Education P.O. Box 190759 San Juan , PR , 00919
(787) 759-2000
(787) 773-8906 (Fax)
http://www.de.gobierno.pr/tags/educacion-especial
Protection & Advocacy
1 – State Agencies
State: Puerto Rico
Office of the Governor/Ombudsman for Persons with Disabilities P.O. Box 41309 San Juan , PR , 00940-1309
(787) 725-2333
(787) 721-4299
(800) 981-4125 (in PR)
(787) 725-4014 (TTY)
http://www.oppi.gobierno.pr/
Relay Services
1 – State Agencies
State: Puerto Rico
(800) 229-5746 (Speech to Speech English)
(866) 260-9470 (Speech to Speech Spanish)
Special Education
1 – State Agencies
State: Puerto Rico
Assistant Secretary of Special Education Department of Education P.O. Box 190759 San Juan , PR , 00919-0759
(787) 759-2000
(787) 753-0015 (Fax)
http://www.de.gobierno.pr/tags/educacion-especial
Special Format Library
1 – State Agencies
State: Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 520 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 2 San Juan , PR , 00901
(800) 981-8008
(787) 723-2519
(787) 721-8177 (Fax)
Special Health Care Needs
1 – State Agencies
State: Puerto Rico
Maternal and Child Health Crippled Children’s Programs Department of Health P. O. Box 70184 San Juan , PR , 00936-8184
(787) 274-5659 or 5660
(787) 274-3301
http://www.salud.gov.pr/Pages/default.aspx
UCEDD
1 – State Agencies
State: Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico University Center for Excellence on Developmental Disabilities/IDD Graduate School of Public Health Medical Sciences Campus University of Puerto Rico P.O. Box 365067 San Juan , PR , 00936-5067
(787) 754-4377
(866) 754-4300
http://iddpr.rcm.upr.edu/
Vocational Education, Disabilities
1 – State Agencies
State: Puerto Rico
Technical Education Programs P.O. Box 190759 Hato Rey , PR , 00919
(787) 758-4132
http://www.de.gobierno.pr/tags/educacion-vocacional
Vocational Rehabilitation
1 – State Agencies
State: Puerto Rico
Vocational Rehabilitation Administration P.O. Box 191118 San Juan , PR , 00919-1118
(787) 729-0160, ext. 2301
(787) 728-8070 (Fax)
Attention Deficit Disorder
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Puerto Rico
To identify an ADD group in your locality, contact:
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) 8181 Professional Place, Suite 150 Landover , MD , 20785
(800) 233-4050
(301) 306-7070
http://www.chadd.org
Autism
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Puerto Rico
Parents Society for Children and Adults with Autism in Puerto Rico Sociedad De Padres De Ninos Autista P.O. Box 190594 San Juan , PR , 00919-0594
(787) 723-0822
(787) 723-4566
Blind/Visual Impairments
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Puerto Rico
American Foundation for the Blind 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 New York , NY , 10001
(800) 232-5463
(212) 502-7600
http://www.afb.org
Epilepsy
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Puerto Rico
Sociedad Puertorriqueña De Epilepsia 1100 Calle Marginal Ruiz Soler Bayamon , PR , 00959-7365
(787) 782-6200
(787) 782-6464
(787) 782-3991 (Fax)
http://www.sociedadepilepsiapr.org
Learning Disabilities
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Puerto Rico
Learning Disabilities Association of Puerto Rico Calle Loiza 1750, esquina Taft, Box #003 San Juan , PR , 00911
Speech and Hearing
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Puerto Rico
Organización Puertorriqueña de Patologia del Habla, Lenguaje y Audiología, Inc. P.O. Box 20147 San Juan , PR , 00928-0147
(787) 268-0273
http://opphla.org/
Spina Bifida
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Puerto Rico
Asociación de Espina Bifida e Hydrocefalia P.O. Box 8262 Bayamon , PR , 00960-8032
(787) 740-6695
(787) 740-0033
(787) 787-1377 (Fax)
http://www.espinabifidapr.com/espina.html
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Puerto Rico
APNI, Inc. P.O. Box 21280 San Juan , PR , 00928-1280
(787) 763-4665
(787) 250-4552
http://www.apnipr.org
Independent Living
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Puerto Rico
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: Puerto Rico
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: Puerto Rico
Easter Seals Puerto Rico P.O. Box 360325 San Juan , PR , 00936-0325
(787) 767-6710
http://www.serpr.org
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Puerto Rico
Instituto Puertorriqueño de Natacion Adaptada (IPNA) P.O Box 7070 San Juan , PR , 00936
(787) 297-0254
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