AHEDD
Suite 160, 1150 Berkshire Boulevard, Wyomissing, PA 19610
(610) 375-7692 - FAX: (610) 375-1502
e-mail:reading.pa@ahedd.org
Job Placement -On-site training
American-Oriental Martial Arts
109 North 9th Street Reading, PA 19601
(610) 678-4492
Specialized martial arts program
Arc of Berks County, The
1829 New Holland Road, Suite 9, Reading, PA 19607
(610) 603-0227 - FAX: (610) 603-0229
Internet website: www.berksiu.org/arc
e-mail berksarc@aol.com
Advocacy - information and referral; Parent and Individual information & support
Aquabilities
320 West Main Street Birdsboro, PA 19508
(610) 582-2348
Internet website: www.aquabilities.com
Specialized aquatics
Assistive Technology Foundation, PA
c/o Institute on Disabilities/UAP Ritter Annex
423 13th & Cecil B. Moore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215) 204-0452
Internet website: http://www.temple.edu/instituteondisabilities/
Resource center for devices to assist persons with a disability
Association for the Blind, Berks County
2020 Hampden Blvd Reading, PA 19604
(610) 375-8407
Sheltered employment
A.S.S.I.S.T. Family Coalition
c/o Services Access and Management, Inc.
19 N. 6th St, Suite 300 Reading, PA 19601
(610) 236-0530
e-mail: info@sam-inc.org
Grants and resources for families
Autism Society of Berks County
P.O. Box 6683, Wyomiossing, PA 19610
(610) 736-3739
Internet website: www.autismsocietyofberks.org
Autism program, service, research resources; Parent group
Berks Community Trust
1829 New Holland Road, Suite 9 Reading, PA 19607
(610) 603-0227 - FAX: (610) 603-0229
Internet website: www.berksiu.org/arc
e-mail: berksarc@aol.com
Financial trust program
Berks County Intermediate Unit
River’s Chase Business Center
1111 Commons Boulevard; P.O. Box 16050 Reading, PA 19605-6050
(610) 987-2248
Internet website: www.berksiu.org
Preschool services - Day Care (Community Child Care) - Special education and support services
Berks Personnel Network
1626 Perkiomen Avenue, Reading, PA 19602
(610) 372-7712 - FAX: (610) 374-9920
e-mail: administrator@trsinc.org
Job placement and support
Berks Visiting Nurse-Home Health Agency
1170 Berkshire Boulevard, Wyomissing, PA 19610
(610) 378-0481 FAX: 610-378-9762
Internet website: www.berksvna.org
Physical therapy -Speech therapy
Blind and Visual Services, Bureau of
111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue Wilkes Barre, PA 18701
(570) 826-2361 - FAX: (570) 826-2538
Authorizes services for the blind
Borneman Psychiatry Associates
640 Walnut Street, Reading, PA 19601
(610) 208-8827 - FAX: (610) 208-8828
Evaluation; therapy
Callowhill Family Therapy
244 N. 5th Street, Reading, PA 19601
(610) 372-8822 - FAX: (610) 372-6626
e-mail: wamano@juno.com
Center for Disability Law & Policy
1617 JFK Blvd, Suite 800 Philadelphia, PA 19103
(888) 745-2357 - FAX: (215) 557-7602
e-mail: info@equalemployment.org
Legal guidance for employment issues
Center for Independent Living, Berks County
416 Blair Ave Reading, PA 19601
(610) 376-0010 - FAX: (610) 376-0021
Internet website: www.abilitiesinmotion.org
Advocacy for accessible facilities - Support for persons with physical disabilities
Dayspring Homes, Inc
P.O. Box 172 Shillington, PA 19607
(610) 376-2335 - FAX: (610) 374-9086
e-mail: dayspringhomes@dayspringhomes.org
Private residential services
Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services, Berks
201 West Wyomissing Boulevard
West Lawn, PA 19609
610-685-4520 (voice), 610-685-4525 (TTY),
610-685-4526 (fax)
email: BDHHS@aol.com
Hearing testing -Support group -Sign language/lip reading classes 24 hour message relay service
Disabilities Law Project
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 400 Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 238-8070 - FAX (215) 772-3126
Internet website: www.dlp-pa.org
Disability/rights legal consulting
Dispute Resolution, Office for
6340 Flank Drive, Suite 600 Harrisburg, PA 17112
(800) 992-4334 or (717) 541-4960
Internet website: www.cisc.k12.pa.us/isp/odr
Special education communication & conflict resolution
Down Syndrome Congress, National
7000 Peachtree-Dunwoody Rd, Bldg 5, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30328
(800) 323-6372
Internet website: www.ndsccenter.org
National advocate/support organization for persons with Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome Society, National
666 Broadway New York, NY 10012
(800) 221-4602
Internet website: www.ndss.org
National advocate/support organization
Eagle Springs Vacation Programs for Mentally Retarded Adults
RD#2, Box 427, Pine Grove, PA 17963
(717) 345-9984
Summer camp program
Easter Seal Society of Berks & Schuylkill Counties
1040 Liggett Avenue Reading, PA 19611
(610) 775-1431 - FAX: (610) 796-1954
Internet website: www.sealsnepa.com
Clinics -Occupational therapy -Physical therapy -Preschool services -Support groups
Education Law Center, Inc
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 400 Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 238-6970
Internet website: www.elc-pa.org
Special education legal consultant
Goodwill Industries of Mid-Eastern PA
310 North Wyomissing Avenue Shillington, PA 19607
(610) 777-7875 - FAX: 610-777-0441
Internet website: www.goodwill-rdg.org
Employment -Job Placement: On-site training
Hamburg Center
Hamburg, PA 19526
(610) 562-6000 - FAX: 610-562-6050
e-mail: jwillis@state.pa.us
Residential (center based) -Specialized outreach services
Helping Hands, Inc.
415 Hoffmansville Road Bechtelsville, PA 19505
(610) 754-6491 - FAX: 610-754-7157
e-mail:hhandsinc@aol.com
Sheltered employment -Socialization/recreation -Summer camp
Hickory Wind Therapeutic Riding
Bethel, PA 19507
(610) 488-6100
Adaptive horseback riding
John Paul II Center for Special Learning
1092 Welsh Road, Shillington, PA 19607
(610) 777-0605 - FAX: (610) 777-0682
e-mail: jp2center@wtci.net
Special education (private)
Lazy H Therapeutic Riding Academy
858 Christmas Village Road Bernville, PA 19506
(610) 488-6270 (610) 488-0594
Therapeutic horseback riding
Lifepath
2014 City Line Road Bethlehem, PA 18017
(610) 264-5724 (610) 264-2707
Internet website: www.lifepath.org
ICF/MR residential programs
Mental Health/Mental Retardation Administration Office (MH/MR), Berks County
Berks County Services Center
15th Floor 633 Court Street, Reading, PA 19601
(610) 478-3272 - FAX: (610) 478-4980
e-mail: mhmr@countyofberks.com
Administration of MH/MR services and funding (Berks County)
Mental Retardation, NE Region Office
State Office Bldg, Room 308
100 Lackawanna, Scranton, PA 18503
(570) 963-4391 - FAX: (570) 963-3177
NE Region coordination for mental retardation service delivery and funding
Mental Retardation, PA Office of
PA Department of Public Welfare
3330 Health & Welfare Bldg, Room 512, Harrisburg, PA 17120
(717) 787-3700
Internet website: www.dpw.state.pa.us
Responsible for mental retardation service planning, delivery and funding for PA
Parent Education Network (PEN)
2107 Industrial Highway, York, PA 17402
(800) 522-5827 or (717) 600-0100 - FAX (717) 600-8101
Internet website: www.parentednet.org
Special education advocacy & parent training
Parent’s Resource Network, PA
P.O. Box 4336 Harrisburg, PA 17111-0336
(888) 5-PARENT
e-mail: parentsresource@usa.net
Parent resources
Pennsylvania Protection & Advocacy, Inc.
116 Pine St. Harrisburg, PA 17101
(800) 692-7443 or (717) 236-8110
e-mail: ppa@ppainc.org
Advocacy for all citizens with disabilities
Potential Unlimited, Inc.
601 Brighton Ave Reading, PA 19606
(610) 779-6549 - FAX (610) 779-2981
e-mail: potentialunlimitedinc@att.net
Adult day training program
Prospectus Berco, Inc.
131 North 9th Street Reading, PA 19601
(610) 372-4637 - FAX: (610) 372-6672
Internet website: www.proberco.org
Adult day care/Alzheimer program; Residential programs (community-based); Respite care; Sheltered employment; Socialization & training in life skills; summer camping; work training & evaluation; agency parent group
ReDCo Group
985 Berkshire Blvd, Suite 201 Wyomissing, PA 19610
(610) 375-2215 - FAX: (610) 375-2283
Internet website: www.redcogrp.com
Residential services
Regional Review Compliance Management
PA Department of Education Bureau of Special Education
333 Market St. Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
(717) 783-6913
Internet website: www.pde.state.pa.us
Special education program complaints investigated
Service Access & Management, Inc. (S.A.M Inc.)
19 North 6th Street, Suite 300 Reading, PA 19601
(610) 236-0530 - FAX: 610-236-4894
e-mail: info@sam-inc.org
MR system intake; Casemanagement/Support Coordination; client liability; information & referral
Shady Hollow Assisted Riding
959 East Main St. Birdsboro, PA 19508
(610) 582-4050 - FAX: 610) 323-4538
Internet website: www.hugahorse.org
Therapeutic horsebacking riding
Social Security Administration
Suite 200, 201 Penn Street Reading, PA 19601
(610) 620-5106
Social Security benefits - Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Special Care
436 Penn Avenue West Reading, PA 19611
(610) 372-9940 - FAX: (610) 372-8902
Internet website: www.home-care.net/pa.html
In-home support services
Special Kids Network, The Southeastern Regional Office
1901 Olde Homestead Lane P.O. Box 10485 Lancaster, PA 17605-0485
(800) 986-4550 or (717) 397-4015 - FAX: (717) 293-1595
e-mail:riffana@attglobal.net
Information about existing services for children with special health care needs
Special Needs Agency
Susquehanna Commerce Center East
221 W. Philadelphia Avenue, 4th Floor, P.O. Box 2926, York, PA 17405
e-mail: rwolf@glatfelters.com
Estate planning specifically for families that have a member with a disability
Special Olympics, Berks County
P.O. Box 939 Reading, PA 19603
(610) 927-2699
Internet website: http://sopbc.org/
Athletic programs & competitions
Special Vacations
6928 McCallum Street Philadelphia, PA 19119
(215) 844-1295
e-mail: specialvacations@aol.com
Supervised vacations and activities
Spectrum Community Services
645 Penn Street, 5th Floor, Reading, PA 19601
(610) 372-0776 - FAX: (610) 372-2839
Internet website: www.spectrumservices.com
Residential services
Supportive Concepts for Families, Inc.
200 Penn Street, 3rd floor Reading, PA 19602-1000
(610) 372-7712 - FAX: (610) 372-8350
Internet website: www.supportiveconcepts.org
In-home services -Residential services
The Guided Tour, Inc.
7900 Old York Road, Suite 114-B Elkins Park, PA 19027-2339
(800) 783-5841 or (215) 782-1370 - FAX: (215) 635-2637
Internet website: www.guidedtour.com
Supervised vacation trips
Threshold Rehabilitation Services, Inc.
1000 Lancaster Ave. Reading, PA 19607
(610) 777-7691 - FAX: (610) 777-1295
e-mail: trsmail@trsinc.org
Residential services (community); sheltered employment; partial hospitalization program; socialization & training in life skills; student training & employment program; Agency parent groups
Tyler Personal Assistant Associates
574 Fairview Road, P. O. Box 599 Glenmore, PA 19343
(610) 942-2962 - FAX: (610) 942-3043
Internet website: www.tylerpa.com
Residential services (community)
United Cerebral Palsy Berks Outreach
1150 Birch St. Reading, PA 19604
(610) 373-7362
e-mail: w_nervik@hotmail.com
Support and resource for Cerebral Palsy
Vocational Rehabilitation, Office of
1090 Commons Blvd Reading, PA 19605-3332
FAX: (610) 378-4599
Internet website: http://www.dli.state.pa.us/landi/cwp/browse.asp?a=128&bc=0&c=27855
Job placement; physical restoration funding; vocational counseling; vocational evaluation & training; vocational referral
Wyomissing Behavior Analysis, Ltd.
2032 Lincoln Court Wyomissing, PA 19610
(610) 777-5459 - FAX: (610) 777-2415
Internet website: www.geocities.com/champ2032
Behavior management evaluation & planning - Individual/family counseling
Wood to Wonderful
210 Moss Street Reading, PA 19601
(610) 378-869
Specialized manufacturing
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