Contacts

National/Federal Organizations and Resources

Federal Register (FR) - The official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)

International Dyslexia Association (IDA) - 410-296-0232

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) - 800-336-5191

Language, Speech, and Hearing Contacts in State Education Agencies

National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) - 703-519-3800

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) - 202-502-7300

National Center on Low Incidence Disabilities (NCLID) - 800-395-2693 V/TTY

National Center on Student Progress Monitoring (NCSPM)- 866-770-6111

National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME)- 608-443-2487

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) - 800-370-2943

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders - 800-241-1044 or TTY at 800-241-1055

National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) - 781-245-2212

National Resource Center on AD/HD - 800-233-4050

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf - 703-838-0030 or TTY at 703-838-0459

Regulations.gov - U.S. Government Web site where you can find, view, and comment on regulations and other actions for all Federal agencies.

Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) - 703-524-6686

Southeast Regional Resource Center (SERRC) - 334-244-3100

TASH (formerly The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps) - 202-263-5500

United States Department of Education

Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) - 202-245-7100

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) - 800-USA-LEARN

United States Department of Labor - 866-4-USA-DOL

Bureau of Labor Statistics - 202-691-5700

Occupational Outlook Handbook - Speech-Language Pathologists

State Organizations and Resources

Arch Ford Education Service Cooperative (Plumerville) - 501-354-2269

Arkansas Association for Hearing Impaired Children (AAHIC) - 501-316-2442

Arkansas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (AASCD)

Arkansas Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (ABESLPA)

Betty Bass - 501-682-9180

Arkansas Children’s Hospital – Audiology Services - 501-364-4319

APD Screenings: Sue Faulkner – 501-364-4319

APD Screenings: Beth Nutt - 501-364-4319

APD Evaluations: Mary Martha Henry - 501-364-4319

Cochlear Implants: Tracy Pate – 501-364-6688

Coordinator: Patti Martin - 501-364-4319

Educational Audiology Resource Services (EARS): Donna Smiley - 501-733-4875

Arkansas Children’s Hospital – Speech Pathology Services – 501-364-4319

Cleft, VPI, Voice: Karen Bright – 501-364-6914

Inpatient SLP - Rehab: Krisi Gable - 501-364-5238

Outpatient SLP: Beth Nutt - 501-364-6654

Outpatient SLP: Brook Polk - 501-364-6671

Outpatient SLP: Abby Sims - 501-364-6617

Arkansas Council for Exceptional Children (AR-CEC)

Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) - 501-682-4475

Alphabetical Staff Directory

Arkansas Education Directory (2010-2011)

Coordinator for No Child Left Behind: Janinne Riggs - 501-682-4219

English Language Learners: Andre Guerrero – 501-682-5014

504: Oliver Dillingham - 501-682-4212

Professional Licensure: Ron Tolson – 501-683-3126

Reading First: Carol Massey – 501-682-7998

Arkansas Department of Education, Special Education Unit (ADE-SEU)

Administration: Marcia Harding - 501-682-4221

Administration: Tom Hicks – 501-682-4222

Arkansas Local Education Agency Resource Network (ARLEARN) - 870-246-3077

CIR/CUIT Referrals: Susan Chapman - 501-757-0373

Behavior Intervention Consultants (BICs) - 501-329-7400

Easter Seals Outreach Program (see below)

Educational Services for the Visually Impaired (ESVI) - 501-835-5448

Post-school Outcome Interventions for Special Education (POISE) - 501-835-3330

Consultant for Students with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Aleecia Starkey - 501-835-3330

Early Childhood Supervisor: Sandra Reifeiss - 501-682-4225

Early Childhood Supervisor: Rhonda Saunders - 501-682-4225

Education Service Cooperatives

Medicaid in the Schools: Tony Boaz – 866-280-8300, option 2, or 501-375-MITS (6487)

Monitoring: vacant – 501-682-4225

State Personnel Development Grant: Howie Knoff - 501-835-3330, ext. 108

State Program Development Administrator: Martha Kay Asti - 501-682-4222

Arkansas Department of Health & Human Services (DHS) - 501-682-1001 or 800-482-8988

Assistant Director for Children's Services (0-2): Mike McMillan - 501-682-8668

DDS Children's Services Administrator: Nancy Holder - 501-682-1464

DDS Therapy Consultant: Judy Eddington - 479-521-1270

Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC)

MMCS Provider Relations Representatives

Retrospective Therapy Review Manager: Jarrod McClain - 479-649-8501, ext. 7780

Arkansas Medicaid

Director: Roy Jeffus - 501-682-8292

Assistant Director, Medical Services: Marilyn Strickland - 501-682-8330

EDS Provider Representatives

Arkansas Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (ARID)

Arkansas River Education Service Cooperative (Pine Bluff) - 870-534-6129

Arkansas School for the Deaf - 501-324-9506 (V/TDD)

Director of Student Services: Dr. Marcia Opauski - 501-324-9510

Local Education Agency Support Services for the Hearing Impaired (LEASSHI) – 501-324-9523

Cochlear Implant Consultant - RuthAnn Barrington - 501-324-9598

Arkansas Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ArkSHA) - 877-4ARKSHA (877-427-5742)

SEAL: Kay Hall – 501-329-1429

STAR: Cheri Stevenson – 501-217-8600

Arkansas State Outreach and Technical Assistance Center (Arkansas SOTAC)

Arkansas State University Communication Disorders Program - 870-972-3106

Centers for Youth and Families Dyslexia Center - 501-666-8686 or 501-660-6886, ext. 1129

Certified Academic Language Therapy (CALT) - 972-233-9107, ext. 208

Qualified Instructor: Vicki King - 501-605-2102

Crowley's Ridge Education Cooperative (Harrisburg) - 870-578-5426

Dawson Education Service Cooperative (Arkadelphia) - 870-246-3077

DeQueen/Mena Educational Cooperative (Gillham) - 870-386-2251

Disability Rights Center - 800-482-1174 or 501-296-1775

Executive Director: Nan Ellen East

Easter Seals Arkansas – 877-533-3600

Outreach Program (ESO) - 501-227-3770

Technology and Curriculum Access Center (TCC) - 501-227-3611

Governor's Developmental Disabilities Council - 501-661-2589

Council Coordinator: Mary Edwards

Great Rivers Cooperative (Helena) - 870-338-6461

Harding University Communication Science and Disorders Program - 501-279-4445

Increasing Capabilities Access Network (ICAN) - 800-828-2799

James L. Dennis Developmental Center - 501-364-1830

Learning Disabilities Association of Arkansas (LDAA) - 501-666-8777

Members of the Arkansas House of Representatives - 501-682-6211 (in session); 501-682-7771 (out of session)

Members of the Arkansas Senate - 501-682-2902 (in session); 501-682-6107 (out of session)

Northcentral Arkansas Education Service Center (Melbourne) - 870-368-7955

Northeast Arkansas Educational Cooperative (Walnut Ridge) - 870-886-7717

Northwest Arkansas Education Service Cooperative (Farmington) - 479-267-7450

Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - 501-686-9433 (V/TDD)

Ouachita Baptist University Communication Sciences and Disorders Department - 870-245-5303

Ozarks Unlimited Resources Cooperative (Harrison) - 870-743-9100

Postsecondary Education Programs Network (PEPNet) - 865-974-0607

QSource - 800-528-2655

Executive Director: Nancy Archer - 501-206-4131

South Central Service Cooperative (Camden) - 870-836-2213

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative (Monticello) - 870-367-6848

Southwest Arkansas Educational Cooperative (Hope) - 870-777-3076

UALR/UAMS Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology - 501-569-3155

APD Evaluations: Pat Highley - 501-569-8911

Cued Speech: Gail Weddington - 501-569-8905

Literacy: Stacey Mahurin - 501-569-8914

University of Arkansas Speech and Hearing Clinic – 479-575-4509

APD Evaluations scheduled by appointment

University of Central Arkansas Speech-Language Pathology – 501-450-3176

Western Arkansas Cooperative (Branch) - 479-965-2191

Wilbur D. Mills Education Service Cooperative (Beebe) - 501-882-5467

Publishers, Vendors, and Manufacturers

Animated Speech Representative: Steve Puzyn - 800-701-9025

Blink Twice Sales Representative: Kim Hull - 877-254-6511, opt. 1, ext. 0818

Brookes Publishing Sales Representative: Sarah Paruolo - 800-638-3775

Caselite Software, Inc. Director of Sales: Jason Russin - 704-573-3937

DynaVox Sales Consultant: Chris Wren - 800-344-1778, ext. 7986

Educators Publishing Services: Yancy Toney - 800-435-7728, ext. 113

Pearson Measurement Consultant & Pediatric Psychologist: Anise Flowers - 866-305-3216

Plural Publishing Marketing Assistant: Madaline Woodard - 858-492-1555, ext. 19

Prentke-Romich Representative: John Halloran - 800-848-8008

Riverside Publishing Assessment Consultant: Michael Ward - 501-804-8378

Sammons Preston Rehab Sales Consultant: Jason Williams - 501-472-2424

Slater Software Sales and Professional Development Director: Roxanne Butterfield - 501-525-4893

Super Duper Publication: Clint Johnson - 864-284-4545

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