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Community Resources
Discover the resources available within the community to help assist you in your journey of parenting your exceptional child to insure that you have the adequate supports and services in place to help you, your family, and your child reach their full potential.
Community Resource Links
- Berks County Assistance Office:
610-736-4211 - Berks County Mental Health/Mental Retardation:
610-478-3272
Email: mhmr@countyofberks.com - Service Access Management:
610-236-0530
Email: info@sam-inc.org
http://www.sam-inc.org - Social Security Administration:
610-620-5106 - Berks County Intermediate Unit:
610-987-2248
www.berksiu.org - PA Connect Early Intervention Services:
800-692-7288
http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/Child/ChildCare/003670909.htm - Independent Evaluators:
- Alan Babcock
717-575-7444
Alanbabcock.schpsych@gmail.com
- The Child Study Institute
Bryn Mawr College
610-527-5090
www.brynmawr.edu/csi/
- Doris Daughtry
610-582-0567
dollydaughtry@yahoo.com
- Lisa Hain
610-468-3731
bafflesmymind@aol.com
- Margaret Kay
717-569-6223
http://www.margaretkay.com/
- George McCloskey
610-670-9915
gmcclsoskz@aol.com
- Special Education Advocates:
- Abilities in Motion
610-376-0010
http://www.abilitiesinmotion.org/
- ARC of Berks County
610-603-0227
http://www.berksiu.k12.pa.us/arc/
- Community Prevention Partnership
610-376-6988
http://www.communityprevention
partnership.org/ - Mental Health Association:
610-775-3000
www.mharbc.org - Amber Mintz
610-927-9904
amintz@ptd.net
http://www.specialedadvocates.org - Michele L. Ford
484-824-9691
shellfd@hotmail.com
http://www.michelelford.com - Deb Schafer
215-497-9738
- Special Education Attorneys:
- Richard Chamovitz
610-687-0703
email: rchamovitz@comcast.net - Jonathan S. Corchnoy
215-266-7872
http://www.corchnoylaw.com/new/corchnoylaw
email: gpvanguard@hotmail.com - Robin Cunconan-Lahr
(610) 398-2440
http://www.lahrlaw.com - Phillip Drumheiser
717-245-2688
Email: pdrumheiser@epix.net - McAndrews Law Offices
610-374-9900
www.mcandrewslaw.com - Murphy & Murphy, P.C.
Angela Uliana-Murphy
610-863-8502
610-863-3022
www.murphy2.com - Vivian Narehood
717-291-1700
www.gkh.com/narehood - Jerry Tanenbaum
856-482-5733
www.schnader.com
Email: jtanenbaum@schnader.com - Ilene Young
215-444-0445 - Support Groups:
- Abilities in Motion:
888-376-0021
www.abilitiesinmotion.org/default.htm - The Arc of Berks County:
610-603-0227
www.berksiu.org/arc - Berks County Association for the Blind:
(610) 375-8407 - Autism Society of Berks:
610-736-3739
www.autismsocietyofberks.org - Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services, Berks:
610-685-4520 (voice)
610-685-4525 (TTY)
www.bdhhs.org - Learning Disabilities Association of PA:
412-334-0224
www.ldaamerica.org - Mental Health Association in Southeastern PA:
215-751-1800
www.mhasp.org - United Cerebral Palsy Berks Outreach:
610-373-7362 - Speech Therapist
- Center for Pediatric Therapy
610-670-8600
- Health South
610-796-6320
www.healthsouth.com - Reading Hospital
610-988-8314
http://www.readinghospital.org/content/clinical_physical_therapy.htm
- Pinnacle Health Hosiptals-Polyclinic
Speech and Hearing Center- auditory processing evaluations
717-782-6450 - Precious Jewels Communication Center
484-269-8802
pattyspeech@yahoo.com - Occupational Therapist
- Center for Pediatric Therapy
610-670-8600
- Easter Seals
610-775-1431
http://esep.easterseals.com
- Health South
610-796-6320
www.healthsouth.com
- Physical Therapist
- Center for Pediatric Therapy
610-670-8600
- Hands On Physical Therapy
610-678-9949
- Health South
610-796-6320
www.healthsouth.com
- Reading Hospital
610-988-8314
www.readinghospital.org/content/clinical_physical_therapy.htm
- Social Skill Programs
- Center for Pediatric Therapy
610-670-8600
- Easter Seals Play Project
610-775-1431
http://esep.easterseals.com
- Wanna Play
610-853-2898
www.wannaplayprogram.com
- Therapist:
- Berkshire Psychiatric & Behavioral Health Services, P.C.
610-375-0544
- Cognitive-Behavioral Services, Inc.
Individual, Family, group Therapy
610-374-9964
- DGR Management
610-378-9601
- Pennsylvania Counseling Services
610-670-7270
- Joyce Pottash
610-689-9279
- Spring Psychological Associates
610-678-3730
- Trauma Counseling Services
Ann Gaulin
610-246-0679
- Wraparound Providers:
- Child & Family Support Services Inc.:
610-376-8558
email: CFSSBranch1@aol.com - Concern:
610-944-0445
email: CKristula@concern4kids.org - Holcomb Behavioral Health:
610-939-9999 - Creative Helath Services, Inc.:
610-369-7271
Email: FPogash@creativehealthservices.org - Familicare Counseling Center:
610-898-0770 - Pennsylvania Counseling Services:
610-670-9924
Email: BerkswrapFB@pacounseling.com - Milestones:
610-655-9845 - Viaquest Behavioral Health of Pa:
610-929-7570
Disability Resources
Understanding your childs strengths and weaknesses will help you understand your child. By understanding your childs disability you will have the power and knowledge to advocate for the necessary supports and services needed in the home, school and community to help your child be as sucessful as possible.
Disability Resource Links
- Autism Speaks:
www.autismspeaks.org - Ascending Group for Autism:
www.ascendgroup.org - Autism One:
http://AutismOne.org - Assistive Technology Foundation
www.temple.edu/instituteondisabilities
- Clinical Assistive Technology Services
www.nemours.org/internet?url=no/aidhc/svcs/assistive_technology/index.html
- Pennsylvania Initiative on Assistive Technology (PIAT)
http://disabilities.temple.edu/programs/assistive/piat/index.htm
- Bullying Prevention Toolkit for Parents
http://www.hazelden.org/web/go/olweusparent
- The National Center for Learning Disabilities
http://www.ncld.org/
- Disability Rights Network of Pa:
http://www.drnpa.org - Parent Education Network:
http://www.drnpa.org - International Dyslexia Association- Pennsylvania Branch:
http://www.pbida.org/ - National Alliance on Mental Illness:
www.nami.org - Parents Involved Network of PA (PIN of PA):
http://www.pinofpa.org - Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education:
www.penngifted.org - Special Education Resources on the Internet:
www.seriweb.com - Schwab Learning:
www.schwablearning.org - National Center on Student Progress Monitoring:
www.studentprogress.org - Research Institute on Student Progress Monitoring:
www.progressmonitoring.net - National Research Center on Learning Disabilities:
www.nrcld.org - Intervention Central:
www.interventioncentral.org - IDEA Partnership Grant:
www.ideapartnership.org - National Assistive Technology Research Institute:
www.natri.uky.edu - Florida Center for Reading Research:
www.fcrr.org - Special Olympics, Berks County:
610-927-2699
http://sopbc.org - The Museum of Disability History:
http://www.museumofdisability.org - PYLN Secondary Transition Toolkit:
http://www.nyln.org
PYLN Secondary Transition Toolkit: Developed BY Youth FOR Youth
Contacts
TopMichele Ford:
shellfd@hotmail.com
Elizabeth Hemmings:
ehemmings@communitypreventionpartnership.org
The information within this site is not, nor is it intended to be, legal advice. You should consult an attorney for individual advice regarding your own situation.
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