ADVOCACY OPTIONS
Special Education and Disability Attorneys
Mignanelli & Associates, Ltd.
10 Weybosset Street
Suite 205
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-455-3500
Fax: 401-455-0648
E-mail: rlemoie@mignanelli.com
MIGNANELLI & ASSOCIATES is a Providence, Rhode Island law firm specializing in wills, trusts, probate, estate planning, estate settlement, estate taxation, inheritance taxes, special needs trusts, medicaid planning, probate litigation, and guardianships.
Mary Ann Carroll
Law Offices of Stephen M. Robinson
155 South Main Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-331-6565
Fax: 401-331-7888
A large percentage of Attorney Carroll's practice is in the area of special education law. She is available to attend IEP meetings and to file and handle due process matters. Prior to becoming an attorney, Mary Ann Carroll spent 32 years working in public education.
Amy R. Tabor
Hardy Tabor & Chudacoff
24 Spring Street
Pawtucket RI 02860
Phone: 401-727-1616
Fax: 401-726-6340
Attorney Tabor's primary area of practice is special education law. She is available to consult with parents, to attend IEP and 504 meetings, and to represent students and parents in due process hearings.
Parent Advocate
Dorothy E. McDonough
401.461.0309 (H)
401.527.7062 (C)
Ms. McDonough has over 30 years of advocacy experience. A member of many commissions and an elected school board official, Ms. McDonough has an extensive background in mediation and due process.
RIPIN (RI Parent Information Network)
175 Main Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860 401.727.4144
800.464.3399
PAL
96 Rolfe Street
Cranston, RI 02920
401.785.2100
401.785.2186 (Fax)
TDD Relay RI 1.800.745.5555
Rhode Island Disability Law Center
349 Eddy Street
Providence, RI 02903
401.831.3150
401.831.5335 (TTY)
Parent Support Network
1-800-483-8844, fax: 401-467-6903
PSN also has a walk-in family center located at 400 Warwick Avenue, Warwick, RI
02888
Dept. of Ed. Office of Special Services
RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
OFFICE OF SPECIAL NEEDS
Kenneth Swanson, Director
General Information--support staff: 222-3505
Each school district is assigned an Education Specialist from the Office of Special Populations, as listed below. School district personnel, parents and any other person needing assistance concerning the assigned school district may contact the Education Specialist assigned to that district.
OSP Education Specialists Assigned as Contact Persons to Rhode Island School Districts
| DISTRICT | LIASON |
| A C I | David Sienko |
| BARRINGTON | Phillis Lynch |
| BRISTOL/WARREN | Phillis Lynch |
| BURRILLVILLE | Susan Wood |
| CENTRAL FALLS | Emily Klein + David Sienko |
| CHARIHO | Sally Arsenault |
| COVENTRY | Michele Palermo |
| CRANSTON | David Sienko |
| CUMBERLAND | Sally Arsenault |
| DAVIES | David Sienko |
| EAST GREENWICH | Sally Arsenault |
| EAST PROVIDENCE | Phillis Lynch |
| EXETER/W.GREENWICH | Amy Cohen |
| FOSTER | Michele Palermo |
| FOSTER/GLOCESTER | Michele Palermo |
| GLOCESTER | Michele Palermo |
| JAMESTOWN | Sally Arsenault |
| JOHNSTON | Sally Arsenault |
| LINCOLN | Sally Arsenault |
| LITTLE COMPTON | Phillis Lynch |
| METROPOLITAN CENTER | David Sienko |
| MIDDLETOWN | Phillis Lynch |
| NARRAGANSETT | Amy Cohen |
| NEWPORT | Phillis Lynch |
| NEW SHOREHAM | Amy Cohen |
| NORTH KINGSTOWN | Sally Arsenault |
| NORTH PROVIDENCE | Sally Arsenault |
| NORTH SMITHFIELD | Sally Arsenault |
| PAWTUCKET | Emily Klein + David Sienko |
| PORTSMOUTH | Phillis Lynch |
| PROVIDENCE | Emily Klein + David Sienko |
| RI SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF | Sally Arsenault |
| RI TRAINING SCHOOL | David Sienko |
| SCITUATE | Michele Palermo |
| SMITHFIELD | Sally Arsenault |
| SOUTH KINGSTOWN | Sally Arsenault |
| TIVERTON | Phillis Lynch |
| WARWICK | Michele Palermo |
| WESTERLY | Sally Arsenault |
| WEST WARWICK | Michele Palermo |
| WOONSOCKET | Emily Klein |
CHARTER SCHOOLS:
| BEACON | Susan Wood |
| BLACKSTONE ACADEMY | Susan Wood |
| COMPASS | Susan Wood |
| CVS HIGHLANDER | Susan Wood |
| INTERNATIONAL | Susan Wood |
| KINGSTON HILL ACAD | Susan Wood |
| NE LABORERS/CRANSTON | See Cranston |
| PAUL CUFFEE | Susan Wood |
| TEXTRON/C OF C ACADEMY | See Providence |
| TIMES 2 ACADEMY | See Providence |
ED. COLLABORATIVES
| -East Bay | Sally Arsenault |
| -West Bay | Sally Arsenault |
| - Northern RI | Sally Arsenault |
| -Southern RI | Sally Arsenault |
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CONSULTANT |
TELEPHONE # (press #1 before dialing extension) |
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| Arsenault, Sally | 222-8341 | sally.arsenault@ride.ri.gov |
| Cohen, Amy | 284-4917 | abcohen@ride.ri.net |
| Klein, Emily | 222-8985 | emily.klein@ride.ri.gov |
| Phyllis Lynch | 222-4693 | phyllis.lynch@ride.ri.gov |
| Michele Palermo | 222-8941 | michele.palermo@ride.ri.gov |
| Sienko, David | 222-8987 | david.sienko@ride.ri.gov |
| Wood, Susan | 222-8992 | susan.wood@ride.ri.gov |
Swanson, Kenneth (Director) 222-8350 kenneth.swanson@ride.ri.gov