STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION



STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION

Douglas Gill, Director

Special Education Section

Superintendent of Public Instruction

P.O. Box 47200

Olympia, WA 98504-7200

(360) 753-6733; (360) 586-0126 (TTY)

E-mail: speced@ospi.wednet.edu

Web: k12.wa.us

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:

AGES 3 THROUGH 5

Anne Shureen, Program Supervisor

Early Childhood Services

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

P.O. Box 47200

Olympia, WA 98504-7200

(360) 753-0317; (360) 586-0126 (TTY)

E-mail: ashureen@ospi.wednet.edu

Web: k12.wa.us

PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:

AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2

Sandy Loerch, IDEA Early Intervention Coordinator

Infant Toddler Early Intervention Program

Department of Social & Health Services/

Division of Developmental Disabilities

P.O. Box 45201

Olympia, WA 98504-5201

(360) 902-8490 (Voice); (360) 902-7864 (TTY)

Web: dshs/iteip/iteip.html

STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY

Jeanne Munro, Director

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

Department of Social and Health Services

P.O. Box 45340

Olympia, WA 98504-5340

(360) 438-8008

E-mail: munroj@dshs.

OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL

EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Kyra Kester, Director

Secondary Education and Career Preparation

P.O. Box 47200

Olympia, WA 98504-7200

(360) 753-2062; (360) 664-3631 (TTY)

E-mail: kkester@ospi.wednet.edu

STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY

Pat Terry, Acting Director

Mental Health Division

Department of Social & Health Services

P.O. Box 45320

Olympia, WA 98504-5320

(360) 902-0790

STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH

Pat Terry, Acting Director

Community Services, Mental Health Division

Department of Social & Health Services

P.O. Box 45320

Olympia, WA 98504-5320

(360) 902-8070

STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM

Timothy R. Brown, Director

Division of Developmental Disabilities

Department of Social & Health Services

P.O. Box 45310

Olympia, WA 98504-5310

(360) 902-8484

STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL

Ed Holen, Director

DD Council

P.O. Box 48314

Olympia, WA 98504-8314

(360) 753-3908; (800) 634-4473 (V/TTY)

E-mail: EdH@cted.

Web: ddc

PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY

Mark Stroh, Executive Director

WA Protection & Advocacy System

1401 East Jefferson, Suite 506

Seattle, WA 98122

(206) 324-1521

E-mail: wpas@

Web: wpas

CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Jerry Johnsen, Director

Client Assistance Program

P.O. Box 22510

Seattle, WA 98122

(206) 721-5999; (800) 544-2121 (In WA)

E-mail: CAPSeattle@

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS

Maxine Hayes, Assistant Secretary

Community & Family Health

Department of Health

P.O. Box 47830

Olympia, WA 98504-7830

(360) 236-3703

E-mail: maxine.hayes@doh.

STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Gary Haug, Executive Director

Dept. of Services for the Blind

1400 South Evergreen Park Drive, SW, Suite 100

P.O. Box 40933

Olympia, WA 98504-0933

(360) 586-1224; (800) 552-7103

E-mail: garhaug@dsb.

Web: dsb

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING

Leon Curtis, Director

Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services

Department of Social and Health Services

P. O. Box 45300

Olympia, WA 98504-5300

(360) 902-8000 (V/TTY); (360) 753-0699 (TTY)

(800) 422-7930 (Voice message only)

(800) 422-7941 (TTY message only)

E-mail: curtigl@dshs.

REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY

Northwest Disability Business Technical Assistance Center

GCDE-NWDBTAC

P.O. Box 9046

Olympia, WA 98507-9046

(360) 438-4116 (V/TTY)

E-mail: krutherford@esd.

DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS

Attention Deficit Disorder

To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:

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)

E-mail: national@

Web:

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)

P.O. Box 1303

Northbrook, IL 60065-1303

E-mail: mail@

Web:

Autism

To identify an autism group in your state, contact:

Autism Society of America

7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300

Bethesda, MD 20814

(301) 657-0881; (800) 3-AUTISM

Web: autism-

Brain Injury

Richard Wilson, Executive Director

Brain Injury Association of WA

16365 N.E. 87th Street, Suite B-4

Redmond, WA 98052

(425) 895-0047; (800) 523-5438 (in WA)

E-mail: biawa@

Web:

Wanda Godin

Head Injury Support Group

St. Peter Hospital

413 Lilly Road NE

Olympia, WA 98506

Epilepsy

Don Dudley, Executive Director

Epilepsy Foundation of Washington

3800 Aurora Avenue, North

Suite 370

Seattle, WA 98103

(206) 547-4551; (800) 752-3509

E-mail: eawsupport.services@

Learning Disabilities

Phil Mortenson, President

Learning Disabilities Association of WA

7819 159th Place N.E.

Redmond, WA 98052-7301

(425) 882-0792; (800) 536-2343 (Information and referral, in WA)

(425) 882-0820 (Business Line)

E-mail: ldaofwa@

Web:

Mental Health

Arlene Engel, President

Alliance for the Mentally Ill of WA

4305 Lacey Blvd

Lacey, WA 98503

(800) 877-2649 (in WA)

E-mail: namiwa@

Web: HotSprings/oasis/1563

Mental Retardation

Sue Elliott, Executive Director

The Arc of Washington State

1703 State Avenue, N.E.

Olympia, WA 98506

(360) 357-5596

E-mail: arcwa@

Web:

Speech and Hearing

Barbara Tompkins, President

Washington Speech & Hearing Association

P.O. Box 2016

Edmonds, WA 98020-9516

(425) 778-6162

E-mail: wsha@

Web: ~wsha

Visual Impairments

Gil Johnson, Director

American Foundation for the Blind-West

111 Pine Street, Suite 725

San Francisco, CA 94111

(415) 392-4845

E-mail: sanfran@

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM

Michael Guralnick, Director

Center on Human Development and Disability

Box 357920, University of Washington

Seattle, WA 98195-7920

(206) 543-2832

E-mail: chdd@u.washington.edu

Web: depts.washington.edu/chdd/

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE

Debbie Cook, Project Director

Washington Assistive Technology Alliance

ATRC/University of Washington

P.O. Box 357920

Seattle, WA 98195-7920

(206) 685-4181; (800) 841-8345 (outside Seattle)

(206) 616-1396 (TTY)

E-mail: uwat@u.washington.edu

Web:

Leon Curis, Director

Telecommunications Access Service

P.O. Box 45301

Olympia, WA 98504-5301

(800) 422-7930 (Voice Answering Machine)

(800) 422-7941 (TTY)

(360) 902-8001 (V/TTY)

E-mail: curtigl@dshs.

Eastern Assistive Technology Resource Center

West 606 Sharp

Spokane, WA 99201

(800) 214-8731 (V/TTY); (509) 328-9350 (V/TTY)

E-mail: Spokane@

Web: wata/eatrc/index.htm

PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT

Joanne Butts, Executive Director

Parents Are Vital in Education (PAVE)

6316 South 12th Street

Tacoma, WA 98465

(253) 565-2266 (V/TTY); (800) 572-7368 (V/TTY)

E-mail: wapave9@

Web:

PARENT-TO-PARENT

Washington State P2P Programs

State Coordinating Office

10550 Lake City Way, N.E., Suite A

Seattle, WA 98125

(206) 364-4645, ext. 122; (800) 821-5927

OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS

Garry Wyckoff, President & CEO

Easter Seals Washington

521 Second Avenue, West

Seattle, WA 98119

(206) 281-5700 (V/TTY); (800) 678-5708

E-mail: essw@

Web:

Jocie Devries, Director

The FAS (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome) Family Resource Institute

P.O. Box 2525

Lynwood, WA 98036

(253) 531-2878; (800) 999-3429

E-mail: vicfas@

Cassie Johnston

IDEA Early Intervention Parent Participation Coordinator

Parents Are Vital in Education (PAVE)

Infant/Toddler Early Intervention Program

6316 South 12th

Tacoma, TA 98465

(360) 902-8489; (800) 298-3543

(253) 565-2266 (V/TTY)

E-mail: wapave9@

Web:

Susan Atkins and Sue Elliot, Co-Directors

Family Educator Partnership Project

The Arc of Washington State

1703 State Avenue, N.E.,

Olympia, WA 98506

(360) 754-8798

E-mail: FEPPArc@

Web:

Daniel Schmitt, Executive Director

VSA arts of Washington (formerly Very Special Arts Washington)

305 Harrison Street, #303

Seattle, WA 98109

(206) 443-1843

E-mail: VSAWdes@

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