Here is a list of many of the resources to families and persons with disabilities available in New Hampshire. The offices listed on this page are primarily state-level offices. Can’t find services close to where you live? PathWays staff members can help connect you in touch with resources within your community.
General State and Federal Resources
- NH State Legislature
Find your local representatives, follow committees and legislation. - NH Administrative Rules
Research administrative rules governing services provided to you. - United States Senate
- United States House of Representatives
- NH Governor’s Office
- State Department of Education
- NH Dept of Health & Human Services
- Aging In Place Technology Watch
- AbleData (Assistive Technology)
- New Hampshire’s State Program on Assistive Technology
- Quality Mall
- UNH Institute on Disability Bookstore
- Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities (Ages 0-2)
New Hampshire Family-Centered Early Support and Services
Division of Developmental Services
State Office Park South
105 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3860
603-271-5122 - Programs for Children with Disabilities (Ages 3-5)
Bureau of Special Education
New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
603-271-2178 - New Hampshire Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation
Lisa Hatz, State Director
Division of Adult Learning and Rehabilitation
New Hampshire Department of Education
21 South Fruit Street, Suite 20
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-3471(V/TTY)
1-800-299-1647
[email protected] - Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities
New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3860
603-271-2454 - State Mental Health Agency
Division of Behavioral Health
Department of Health and Human Services
105 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
603-271-5007 - State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Division of Behavioral Health
Department of Health and Human Services
State Office Park South
105 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
603-271-5095 - State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
New Hampshire Developmental Disabilities Council
2-1/2 Beacon Street
Suite 10
Concord, NH 03301
603-271-3236 - Protection and Advocacy Agency
Disabilities Rights Center, Inc.
P.O. Box 3660
Concord, NH 03302-3660
603-228-0432; 800-834-1721 - People First of NH
4 Park Street, Suite # 205
Concord, NH 03301
603-568-2128; 800-566-2128 (in NH) - Client Assistance Program
Governor’s Commission on Disability
Client Assistance Program
57 Regional Drive
Concord, NH 03301-8518
603-271-2773; 800-852-3405 (in NH) - Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Special Medical Services
Medicaid Administration Bureau
6 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301-6527
603-271-4488 - State Education Agency Rural Representative
Division of Educational Improvement
Bureau of Special Education
NH Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3860
603-271-3741 - Regional ADA Technical Assistance Agency
New England ADA Technical Assistance Center
Adaptive Environments Center, Inc.
374 Congress Street, Suite 301
Boston, MA 02210
617-695-1225 (V/TTY); 800-949-4232 (V/TTY)
[email protected] - University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
(formerly University Affiliated Programs)
Institute on Disability/University Affiliated Programs
University of New Hampshire
7 Leavitt Lane, Suite 101
Durham, NH 03824-3522
603-862-4320 (V/TTY)
[email protected] - State Mediation System
New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
603-271-2299
Disability-Specific Organizations
- Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 201
Landover, MD 20785
301-306-7070
800-233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
[email protected] - National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
1788 Second Street, Suite 200
Highland Park, IL 60035
847-432-2332
[email protected] - Autism Society of New Hampshire
P.O. Box 68
Concord, NH 03302
[email protected] - Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire
Steven D. Wade, Executive Director
109 N. State Street, Suite 2
Concord, NH 03301
603-225-8400; 800-773-8400 (in NH only)
[email protected] - New Hampshire Learning Disabilities Association
35 Marty Drive
Merrimack, NH 03054
603-424-6667; 603-429-0648
800-794-9700 (in NH only)
[email protected] - NAMI New Hampshire (Mental Health)
Michael Cohen, Executive Director
10 Ferry Street, Suite 314
Concord, NH 03301
603-225-5359; 800-242-6264 (in NH)
[email protected] - NH Family Voices
6 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301-6527
603-271-4525; 800-852-3345 (in NH) - New Hampshire Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Inc. (NHSLHA, Inc.)
P.O. Box 1538
Concord, NH 03302-1538
603-228-5949
[email protected] - American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
212-502-7600; 212-502-7662 (TTY)
[email protected]
Organizations Especially for Parents
- Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
P.O. Box 2405
Concord, NH 03302-2405
603-224-7005 (V/TTY); 800-232-0986 (In NH)
[email protected] - Parent-To-Parent
Parent to Parent
P.O. Box 622
Hanover, NH 03755
603-448-6393; 800-698-5465 (In NH and VT, only)
[email protected] - Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
New Hampshire PTA
21 Casey Drive
Hooksett, NH 03106
603-626-PTA2; 877-701-4PTA
[email protected]
Other Disability-Related Organizations
- Easter Seals New Hampshire
Larry Gammon, President
555 Auburn Street
Manchester, NH 03l03
603-623-8863 (V/TTY); 800-870-8728
[email protected] - Education-A-Must
Dorothy French, Director/Founder
P.O. Box 216
East Derry, NH 03041
603-437-6286
[email protected] - New Hampshire Challenge
P.O. Box 579
Dover, NH 03821-0579
603-742-0500; 800-758-6430
[email protected] - Granite State Independent Living Foundation
Main Office
21 Chenell Drive
Concord, NH 03301
603-228-9680 (V/TTY); 800-826-3700 (Toll-free) (V/TTY); 866-349-8235 (VP)