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Vocational Rehabilitation Area Offices

The Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission can assist individuals of all disabilities to go to work. If you are unemployed or underemployed, you may be able to benefit from vocational services. All VR consumers must reside in Massachusetts and be elible to work in the United States.

Brockton Area Office

   55 City Hall Plaza
   Brockton, MA 02301

   Telephone: (508) 583-1530
   Fax: (508) 427-5788
   Relay: (800) 439-0183

 

Taunton Area Office

   21 Spring St., Suite #8
   Taunton, MA 02780

   Telephone: (508) 823-8141
   TDD: (508) 821-3797
   Fax: (508) 821-3796

The Brockton Area Office serves the following communites: Abington, Avon, Bridgewater, Brockton, Canton, East Bridgewater, Easton, Holbrook, Rockland, Sharon, Stoughton, West Bridgewater and Whitman The Taunton Area Office serves the following communities: Attleboro, Berkley, Dighton, Foxboro, Lakeville, Mansfield, Middleboro, North Attleboro, Norton, Raynham, Rehoboth, Seekonk, and Taunton

 

SEPAC Resources
AnxietyAsperger SyndromeADHDBipolar DisorderDepressionDisrupted Attachment

 Massachusetts 2-1-1 is a statewide health and human services information and referral program where you can get person to person assistance to find Anxiety resources in your community or visit: www.mass211.org or dial 2-1-1

Additional Resources

Center for Mental Health in Schools
smhp.psych.ucla.edu


School Psychiatry Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
www.schoolpsychiatry.org


American Academy of Child/Adolescent Psychiatry
www.aacap.org


Massachusetts General Hospital The MADI Resource Center Mood and Anxiety Disorcers Institute
www2.massgeneral.org/madiresourcecenter


Boston University Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders
www.bu.edu/card


National Alliance on Mental Illness
www.nami.org


Anxiety Disorders Association of America
www.adaa.org


The Worried Child by Paul Foxman
Amazon Link  |  Local Library Link


Jeff Turley, MD BPS Consulting Psychiatrist
www.JeffTurley.com

SEPAC Resources cont...
Eating DisordersOppositional Defiant DisorderPost Traumatic StressSubstance Abuse

 Massachusetts 2-1-1 is a statewide health and human services information and referral program where you can get person to person assistance to find Eating Disorder resources in your community or visit www.mass211.org or dial 2-1-1

Additional Resources

Cambridge Eating Disorder Center
www.eatingdisordercenter.org


Massachusetts Eating Disorder Association
www.medainc.org


The Klarman Eating Disorders Center at McLean Hospital
www.mclean.harvard.edu/patient/child/edc.php


National Eating Disorders Association
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org


ANAD
www.anad.org


National Mental Health Information
www.samhsa.org


Medline Plus
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus


Office on Women's Health
www.girlshealth.gov/educators


Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy and Action
www.eatingdisorderscoalition.org

College with Services Available for Students with Special Needs
 Name  City/Town  Type/Years  Phone Number
 American International College  Springfield  Private 4 years  (413) 737-7000
http://www.aic.edu
http://www.aic.edu/cas/sls/
This is a small, co-educational college with supportive learning services. Mary Saultus is the SLS Coordinator; her phone number is 413.205.3430 and her e-mail is mary.saltus@aic.edu

 Anna Maria College  Paxton  Private 4 years  (800) 344-4586
www.annamaria.edu http://www.annamaria.edu/campuslife/learningcenter This is a Catholic, co-educational, liberal arts college. They have a learning center that helps students with disabilities or specific learning needs. Dennis Vanasse is the director; her phone number is (508) 849-3372.

Assumption College  Worcester  Private 4 years  (508) 767-7000
www.assumption.edu http://www1.assumption.edu/ds/ This is a Catholic, co-educational, liberal arts college. They have an academic support center with disability services. Sharon De Klerk is the director of disability services; her phone number is 508-767-7500.

 Becker College  Worcester  Private 4 years  (508) 791-9241
www.becker.edu http://www.becker.edu/academics/academic-resources/clc/resources-for-students-with-disabilities This co-educational college has a Collaborative Learning Center (CLC) with resources for students with disabilities. The phone number of the CLC is 508.373.9705.

 Boston University  Boston  Private 4 years  (617) 353-2000
 www.bu.edu
http://www.bu.edu/disability/ http://www.bu.edu/disability/services/learning-disabilities/
This large, co-educational university has a Office of Disability Services and Services for Individuals with Learning and Attentional Disabilities. Their phone number is 617-353-3658. Their e-mail is access@bu.edu. 

 Bridgewater State University  Bridgewater  Public 4 years  (508) 531-1000
www.bridgew.edu http://www.bridgew.edu/AAC/Disability_Resources.cfm This state university has an Academic Achievement Center that offers extensive disability resources. Their phone number is 508-531-2194. Patricia S. Connolly is the Assistant Director for Disability Resources. Her phone number is (508) 531-2194 and her e-mail is p1connolly@bridgew.edu. 

 Clark University  Worcester  Private 4 years  
www.clarku.edu http://www.clarku.edu/offices/aac/ada/index.cfm This co-educational, private university has an Academic Advising Center with extensive disability services. Their phone number is (508) 793-7468 and the email address is disabilityoffice@clarku.edu. Kristin Proctor is the Disability Services Advisor. Her e-mail is kproctor@clarku.edu. 

 Curry College  Milton  Private 4 years  (617) 333-0500
www.curry.edu
http://www.curry.edu/resources-and-services/student-services/disability-services.html
This independent, liberal arts college has a disability services office. Their phone number is (617) 333-2385 and their e-mail is disabilityservices@curry.edu. The Disability Services Officer is Chip Kennedy. They also have a Program for Advancement of Learning (PAL) for students with learning disabilities. Go to http://www.curry.edu/programs-and-courses/undergraduate-programs/special-programs/ld-program-(pal).html for more information on this great program.

 Dean College  Franklin  Private 2 or 4 years  (508) 541-1900
 www.dean.edu http://www.dean.edu/academics/DisabilitySupport.cfm This college has disability support services. Eileen Bellemore is the Disability Support Service Coordinator. Her phone number is 508-541-1768 her e-mail is ebellmore@dean.edu.  They also have an Arch Learning Community for students with learning disabilities. Visit http://www.dean.edu/academics/Arch.cfm for more information on this program. 

 Fitchburg State University  Fitchburg  Public 4 years  (978) 345-2151
www.fitchburgstate.edu http://www.fitchburgstate.edu/campus-life/student-services/disability-services/ This comprehensive, public university has disability services. Julie Maki is the Coordinator of Disability Services. Her phone number is (978) 665-3427 and her e-mail is jmaki@fitchburgstate.edu.

 Lesley University  Cambridge  Private 2 or 4 years  (617) 868-9600
www.lesley.edu http://www.lesley.edu/services/disability/ This university has a center for academic achievement with services for students with disabilities. See their website for contact information for your specific need. They also have the Threshold program for students with an IQ of 80 or below. See http://www.lesley.edu/threshold/index.html for more information on this program.

 Mt. Ida College  Newton  Private 2 or 4 years  (617) 928-4553
 www.mountida.edu This college has specialized programs for students with certain disabilities including The Learning Opportunities Program (http://www.mountida.edu/sp.cfm?pageid=665) and The Learning Circle (http://www.mountida.edu/sp.cfm?pageid=666).  

 Newbury College  Brookline  Private 2 or 4 years  (617) 730-7000

www.newbury.edu
http://www.newbury.edu/RelId/606673/ISvars/default/
Academic_Support_Services.htm

This college is committed to supporting students with disabilities. Their learning support services is a great resource. See http://www.newbury.edu/RelId/606673/ISvars/default/Academic_
Support_Services.htm
 for more information on this resource. 

 Northeastern University  Boston  Private 4 years  (617) 373-2000
 www.northeastern.edu http://www.northeastern.edu/drc/ This private research university has a disability resource center. Debbi Auerbach is the Service Coordinator. Her phone number is (617) 373-4428 and her e-mail is d.auerbach@neu.edu. They also have a learning disability program. Northeastern University was recently named by Huffington Post as one of the 10 Colleges with the BEST learning disability programs. Visit http://www.northeastern.edu/uhcs/ldp/index.html for more information on this program.

 Pine Manor College  Chestnut Hill  Private 4 years  (617) 731-7000
www.pmc.edu
http://www.pmc.edu/lrc
This women's liberal arts college has a learning resource center that offers services for students with disabilities as well as professional tutoring and other useful academic services. Their phone number is 617-731-7181.

 Suffolk University  Boston  Private 4 years  (617) 573-8460
www.suffolk.edu http://www.suffolk.edu/campuslife/disabilityservices.html This university has an office of disability resources. Their phone number is (617) 994-6820 and their e-mail is disabilityservices@suffolk.edu. Kirsten Behling is the Director of Disability Services.

 University of Massachusetts - Amherst  Amherst  Public 4 years  (413) 545-0111
www.umass.edu
http://www.umass.edu/disability
This university has a disability services office with serveral resources. They also waive the foreign language requirement for learning disabled students. Madeline L. Petersis the director. Her e-mail is mlpeters@stuaf.umass.edu. The phone number of the office is 413-545-0892.

 University of Massachusetts - Boston  Boston  Public 4 years  (617) 287-5000
www.umb.edu http://www.umb.edu/academics/vpass/disability/ This university has disibility services called the Ross Center. Virginia Perelson is the director. Their e-mail is rosscenter@umb.edu and their phone number is 617-287-7430.

 University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth  Dartmouth  Public 4-5 years  (508) 999-8000
www.umassd.edu
http://www.umassd.edu/dss/
This university has a Center for Access and Success that offers many resources. Wendi Chaka is the director. You may contact the center at access_success@umassd.edu or 508.999.8711.  

 University of Massachusetts - Lowell  Lowell  Public 4 years  (978) 934-4000
 www.uml.edu
http://www.uml.edu/student-services/disability/default.html
This university has student disability services. Jody Goldstein is the director. You may contact the center at Disability@uml.edu or 978-934-4574.

 Westfield State University  Westfield  Public 4 years  (413) 572-5300
www.wsc.ma.edu http://www.westfield.ma.edu/prospective-students/academics/academic-resources/disability-services/ This state university has disability services as part of the Banacos Academic Center. You may contact the center at banacos@westfield.ma.edu or (413) 572-5676. They also have a learning  disabilities program with extensive services available. For more information on this program see http://www.westfield.ma.edu/prospective-students/academics/academic-resources/learning-disabilities-program/

 Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)  Worcester  Private 4 years  (508) 831-5000
 www.wpi.edu
http://www.wpi.edu/offices/disabilities/
This science and technology university has an office of disability services offering great resources and services. Aaron Ferguson is the Director of Disability Support and Student Accommodation Services. You may contact the office at 508-831-4908 or dso@wpi.edu.  

 Worcester State University  Worcester  Public 4 years  (508) 929-8000
 www.worcester.edu http://www.worcester.edu/DSO/default.aspx This state university has a disability services office. They may be contacted at  508-929-8733.                      

 Bristol Community College  Fall River  Public 2 years or certificate  (508) 674-0333
 http://www.bristolcc.edu/students/ods/index.cfm This community college services for students with disabilities. See their website for more information. Go to this page for specific information for learning disabled students: http://www.bristolcc.edu/students/ods/ods_learning.cfm 

 Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC)  Charlestown  Public 2 years or certificate  (617) 228-2000
http://www.bhcc.mass.edu/index.php http://www.bhcc.mass.edu/inside/213 This school is one of the largest colleges in the state's community college system. They have extensive support services. The Office for Students with Disabilities may be contacted at 617-228-2234.

 Cape Cod Community College  West Barnstable  Public 2 years or certificate  (877) 846-3672
http://www.capecod.edu/web/guest http://www.capecod.edu/web/disability This community college has a Center for Disability Services. Dr. David Mishkin is the Director and may be reached at (508) 362-2131, x4337. Dr. Richard Sommers is the Learning Disabilities Specialist and may be reached at (508) 362-2131, x4317.

 Holyoke Community College  Holyoke  Public 2 years or certificate  (413) 538-7000
http://www.hcc.edu/
http://www.hcc.edu/student-services/disability-and-deaf-services
This community college has  an Office for Students with Disabilities and Deaf Services. Maureen Conroy is the Director and her e-mail is mconroy@hcc.edu. This office may be reached at (413) 552-2417. 

 Mass Bay Community College  Wellesley  Public 2 years or certificate  (781) 239-3000
info@massbay.edu
http://www.massbay.edu/ http://www.massbay.edu/Current-Students/Disability-Resources.aspx This community college has disability resources. Their office may be contacted at 781-239-2234 / 2626.

 Massasoit Community College  Brockton  Public 2 years or certificate  (508) 588-9100
http://massasoit.mass.edu/ http://massasoit.mass.edu/academic_
resource_center/disability_services.cfm
This community college has a Academic Resource Center with services for students with disabilities. The center may be contacted at (508) 588-9100 x1801. Andrea Henry is the Disability Counselor for Learning Disability Services and may be reached at the same number x1805. 

 Middlesex Community College  Bedford  Public 2 years or certificate  (781) 280-3200
 http://www.middlesex.mass.edu/Default.htm  https://www.middlesex.mass.edu/DisabilitySupport/  This community college has disability services. This office can be reached at 781-280-3630. Also has a two-year certificate program for students with significant learning disabilities called the Transition Program. For more information see https://www.middlesex.mass.edu/programs/?ProgCODE=TRANSI