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The offices listed on NICHCY state sheets are primarily state-level offices. Even if an office is not close to your home, they can usually put you in touch with resources in your community, as well as provide you with information and assistance about disability issues in your state. If you find that an address or number has changed or is incorrect, please e-mail us at nichcy@aed.org and let us know.

A Note About Age of Eligibility:
Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education for the state of interest.

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State Agencies Official State Web Site Connect with your state's official website to find all manner of state agencies and information, including how to contact your governor and/or your representatives in the Senate and House:     www.dc.gov/index.asp State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) Contact Department of Education: Special Education.     Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 Contact State Department of Education: Special Education.     Coordinator for Transition Services DC Rehabilitation Services Administration 810 1st Street, N.E., 9th Floor Washington   DC   20002 (202) 442-8085 darlene.gripper@dc.gov Mental Health Agency Community Service Agency Department of Mental Health 1250 U Street, N.W. Washington   DC   20009 (202) 671-4010 (202) 698-2525 (202) 442-4202 (intake office) juanita.price@dc.gov http://dds.dc.gov Councils on Developmental Disabilities DC Developmental Disabilities Council Department of Human Services 64 New York Avenue, N.E., Room 6161 Washington   DC   20001 (202) 671-4385 mary.brown@dc.gov  www.dc.gov/agencies Client Assistance Program Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency.     The HSC (Health Services for Children) Pediatric Center 1731 Bunker Hill Road, NE Washington   DC   20017 (800) 226-4444 (202) 832-4400 (202) 832-7848 (TTY) www.hscpediatriccenter.org Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Ward 5, CWI Unit & One Stop Center DC Rehabilitation Services Administration Department on Disability Services 810 1st Street, N.E., 9th Floor Washington   DC   20002 (202) 442-8629 www.dc.gov Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired Visual Impairment Unit DC Rehabilitation Services Administration 810 1st Street, N.E., 9th Floor Washington   DC   20002 (202) 442-8628 University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Center for Child and Human Development Georgetown University 3300 Whitehaven Street, NW P.O. Box 571485 Washington   DC   20057-1485 (202) 687-5000 magrabp@georgetown.edu http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/ DC Regional Library for the Blind, Physically Handicapped, and Deaf Community Adaptive Services Division DC Public Library 901 G Street, N.W., Room 215 Washington   DC   20001 (202) 727-2270 (202) 727-2142 (202) 727-2255 (TTY) venetia.demson@dc.gov  http://dclibrary.org/lbph/ Department of Education: Special Education Office of Special Education DC Public Schools 825 N. Capitol Street, N.E., 6th Floor Washington   DC   20002 (202) 442-4800 phyllis.harris@dc.gov www.k12.dc.us/ Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 3 Early Care and Education Administration Office of the State Superintendent of Education Infant and Toddlers with Disabilities Division Department of Human Services 717 14th Street, N.W., Suite 1200 Washington   DC   20005 (202) 727-5853 tracie.dickson@dc.gov DC Vocational Rehabilitation Agency DC Rehabilitation Services Administration 810 First Street, N.E., 10th Floor Washington   DC   20002 (202) 442-8663 ted.daniels@dc.gov DCPS Office of Special Education 825 N. Capitol Street, NE, 6th Floor Washington   DC   20002 (202) 442-5488 www.k12.dc.us Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities Department on Disability Services 1125 15th Street, NW Washington   DC   20005 (202) 730-1700 judith.heuman@dc.gov http://dds.dc.gov Protection and Advocacy Agency University Legal Services: Protection and Advocacy 220 I Street, N.E., Suite 130 Washington   DC   20002 (202) 547-0198 (202) 547-2657 (TTY) jbrown@uls-dc.org  www.uls-dc.org Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs Department of Outreach Services Health Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc. 2124 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, S.E. Washington   DC   20020 (202) 580-6485 (202) 467-2708 cdoggette@hscsn.org www.hscsn-net.org/ CHIP Program (health care for low-income uninsured children) DC Healthy Families Insurance Program 4601 N. Fairfax Drive Arlington   VA   22203 (888) 557-1116 www.dchealth.dc.gov Telecommunications Relay Services (800) 643-3769 (V) (800) 643-3768 (TTY); 711 (TTY) (800) 898-0137 (ASCII) (800) 898-0740 (Speech to Speech) (800) 546-7111 (Spanish TTY) (800) 546-5111 (Spanish Voice)     Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center DBTAC: Mid-Atlantic ADA Center TransCen, Inc. 451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 700 Rockville   MD   20850 (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV) (301) 217-0124 (V/TTY) adainfo@transcen.org www.adainfo.org Mediation System Mediation Services and Early Dispute Resolution State Enforcement and Investigation Division DC Public Schools 825 N. Capitol Street, N.E. Washington   DC   20002 (202) 442-5467 bernadette.bullock@k12.dc.us www.k12.dc.us Back to Top

Disability-Specific Organizations Attention Deficit Disorder To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact: Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) 8181 Professional Place, Suite 150 Landover   MD   20785 (800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet) (301) 306-7070  www.chadd.org Autism To identify an autism group in your state, contact: Autism Society of America 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300 Bethesda   MD   20814 (800) 3-AUTISM (301) 657-0881 www.autism-society.org American Foundation for the Blind 1660 L Street, NW, Suite 513 Washington   DC   20036 (202) 822-0833 afbgov@afb.net www.afb.org Epilepsy Epilepsy Foundation of the Chesapeake Region 8503 LaSalle Road Towson   MD   21286 (800) 492-2523 (410) 828-7700 lkingham@epilepsy-foundation.org www.epilepsy-foundation.org Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Institute 801 Buchanan Street, N.E. Washington   DC   20017 (202) 529-7600 (202) 281-2759 daphne.pallozzi@ccs-dc.org www.ccs-dc.org Mental Health Association of DC 1628 l6th Street, N.W., 4th Floor Washington   DC   20009 (202) 265-6363 73kimberlybattle@cau.edu www.mhadc.org Speech, Language, and Hearing District of Columbia Speech-Language-Hearing Association P.O. Box 29590 Washington   DC   20017 (202) 877-1000 president@dcsha.org www.dcsha.org Tourette Syndrome Tourette Syndrome Association of Greater Washington 33 University Boulevard, East Silver Spring   MD   20901 (877) 295-2148 (301) 681-4133 TSAGW@aol.com www.TSAGW.org Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) P.O. Box 543 Pottstown   PA   19464-0543 (484) 945-2101 www.add.org Blind/Visual Impairments American Foundation for the Blind 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 New York   NY   10001 (800) 232-5463 (212) 502-7600 afbinfo@afb.net  www.afb.org Cerebral Palsy United Cerebral Palsy of Washington, DC 1818 New York Avenue, NE, Suite 101 Washington   DC   20002 (202) 526-0146 gillomcarter@ucpdc.org www.ucpdc.org Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities The Arc of the District of Columbia, Inc. 817 Varnum Street, N.E., Suite 229 Washington   DC   20017 (202) 636-2950 mlmeccariello@arcdc.net www.arcdc.net Mental Health Child and Family Community Support Services Department of Mental Health Community Support 821 Howard Road, S.E., 1st Floor Washington   DC   20020 (202) 698-1838 douglas.garland@dc.gov www.dmh.dc.gov NAMI DC 422 8th Street, S.E. Washington   DC   20003-2832 (202) 546-0646 namidc@juno.com www.namidc.org Spina Bifida Spina Bifida Association of the National Capital Area P.O. Box 523415 Springfield   VA   22152-5415 (703) 455-4900 www.sbanca.com Back to Top

Organizations for Parents Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) Advocates for Justice and Education, Inc. 2041 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, S.E., Suite 400 Washington   DC   20020 (888) 327-8060 (202) 678-8060 information@aje-dc.org www.AJE-DC.org Parent Teacher Association (PTA) DC Congress of Parents and Teachers Hamilton School 1401 Brentwood Parkway, N.E. Washington   DC   20002 (202) 543-0333 dc_pres@pta.org Community Parent Resource Center Advocates for Justice and Education, Inc. 1459 Columbia Road, NW Washington   DC   20009 (202) 265-1432 caru.echenique@aje-dc.org www.AJE-DC.org Back to Top

Other Disability Organizations The Equal Rights Center 11 Dupont Circle, N.W., Suite 450 Washington   DC   20036 (202) 234-3062 (202) 234-7590 (TTY) info@equalrightscenter.org www.equalrightscenter.org The Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities 5335 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 825 Washington   DC   20015 (202) 448-1450 www.dcqualitytrust.org Independent Living To find out the contact information for the Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) in the District, contact: Independent Living Research Utilization Project The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research 2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000 Houston   TX   77019 (713) 520-0232 (V) (713) 520-5136 (TTY) ilru@ilru.org www.ilru.org Anacostia Satellite Office 2110 Mississippi Avenue, SE, Suite B1 Washington   DC   20020 (202) 889-5802 Easter Seals Greater Washington-Baltimore Region Children's Services 1420 Spring Street Silver Spring   MD   20910 (301) 588-8700 lreeves@eseal.org; mricker@eseal.org www.gwbr.easterseals.com WVSA arts Connection 1100 16th Street, N.W. Washington   DC   20036 (202) 296-9100 info@wvsarts.org www.wvsarts.org DC Center for Independent Living (CIL) 1400 Florida Avenue, NE Washington   DC   20002 (202) 388-0033 info@dccil.org www.dccil.org Back to Top

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