Resources
Massachusetts Organizations
Center for Law & Education (CLE), 515 Washington Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02111, 617-451-0855 www.cleweb.org
Department of Mental Retardation ( DMR ) 160 N. Washington St. Boston, MA 02114 888-367-4435 www.dmr.state.ma.us
Department of Public Health ( DPH ) 250 Washington St. Boston, MA 02108 800-882-4135 www.state.ma.us/dph/
Department of Social Services ( DSS ) 24 Farnsworth St. Boston, MA 02210 800-792-5200 www.state.ma.us/dss/
Disabilities Law Center ( DLC ) 11 Beacon Street - Suite 925 Boston, MA 02108 617-723-8455 www.dlc-ma.org
DLC Western Massachusetts Office: 22 Green Street Northampton, Massachusetts, 01060 (413) 584-6337 Voice (413) 582-6919 TTY (800) 222-5619 Voice www.dlc-ma.org
Massachusetts Advocacy Center for Children ( MAC ) 100 Boylston Street, Suite 200 Boston MA 02116 617-357-8431
Massachusetts ARC 217 South Street Waltham, MA 02453 www.arcmass.org 781-891-6270 email: arcmass@arcmass.org
Massachusetts Association of Approved Private Schools ( MAAPS ) 17 Lakeside Office Park Wakefield, MA 01880 781-245-1220 www.spedschools.com/sped.html
Massachusetts Department of Education ( DOE ) 350 Main Street Malden, MA 02148-5023 781-388-3300 www.doe.mass.edu
Parent/Professional Advocacy League ( PAL ) 45 Bromfield Street, 10th floor, Boston, MA 02108; 800-866-815-8122; 617-542-7860 www.ppal.net
Supplemental Security Income ( SSI ) Social Security Disability Insurance ( SSDI ) Public Information Line 250 Washington St. Boston, MA 02108 800-882-1435
United States Organizations
US Department of Education ( US DOE ) Office for Civil Rights ( US DOE OCR ) Washington, DC 800-421-3481
US Department of Education ( US DOE ) Office for Civil Rights ( US DOE OCR ) Reg 1: New England 671-223-9662 Equal Opportunity Specialists: Neil Green 617-223-9692 Ruth Ricker 617-223-9680
Federation for Children with Special Needs' (Is our local Parent Training and Information ( PTI ) Center) Federation's Boston Office 1135 Tremont Street, Suite 420 Boston, MA 02120 (617) 236-7210 (800) 331-0688 Fax: (617) 572-2094 www.fcsn.org
The Family Resource Database contains information about agencies and organizations in Massachusetts and throughout the United States which provide information and/or services to families. This database is maintained by The Federation for Children with Special Needs'