A publication of the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

Texas State Resources

Complete update · 1/2008
Partial update · 2/5/2008

The offices listed on this state sheet 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.

State Agencies and Organizations

Age of Eligibility

Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information concerning this state, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education.

United States Senators
Honorable John Cornyn (R)
517 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-2934
(202) 228-2856 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://cornyn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm
Web: http://cornyn.senate.gov

Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)
284 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-5922; (202) 224-5903 (TTY)
(202) 224-0776 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://hutchison.senate.gov/contact.html
Web: http://hutchison.senate.gov/

United States Representatives
To find the contact information for your representative in the House of the U.S. Congress, visit the House’s Web site at: www.house.gov, or call: (202) 225-3121; (202) 225-1904 (TTY).

Governor
Honorable Rick Perry
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, TX 78711-2428
(512) 463-2000; (800) 252-9600 (in TX)
E-mail Web Form: http://http://www2.governor.state.tx.us/contact/
Web: www.governor.state.tx.us/

Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities
Pat Pound, Executive Director
Committee on People with Disabilities
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, TX 78711
(512) 463-5742; (512) 463-5746 (TTY)
711 (Relay Service)
E-mail: ppound@governor.state.tx.us
Web: www.governor.state.tx.us/disabilities

Official State Web Site
Web: www.state.tx.us/

State Department of Education: Special Education
Gene Lenz, Deputy Associate Commissioner
Special Programs, Monitoring, and Interventions
Texas Education Agency
1701 N. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701-1494
(512) 463-9414; (800) 252-9668
E-mail: sped@tea.state.tx.us
Web: www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Cory Green, Senior Director
NCLB Program Coordination
Texas Education Agency
1701 N. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 463-9374
Web: www.tea.state.tx.us/nclb

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 3
Kim Wedel, Assistant Commissioner
Department of Assistive & Rehabilitative Services
Division for Early Childhood Intervention Services
4900 N. Lamar Boulevard
Austin, TX 78751-2399
(512) 424-6754; (800) 628-5115 (Information & Referral)
E-mail: careline@dars.state.tx.us
Web: www.dars.state.tx.us

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Division of IDEA Coordination
Texas Education Agency
1701 N. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701-1494
(512) 463-9414; (800) 252-9668 (Parent Information Line)
Web: www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Terry Murphy, Commissioner
Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
4800 N. Lamar
Austin, TX 78751-2399
(800) 628-5115
Web: www.dars.state.tx.us

Adelaide Horn, Commissioner
Department of Aging and Disability Services
701 W. 51st Street
Austin, TX 78751
(512) 438-3030; (800) 874-9426 (TTY)
E-mail: mail@dads.state.tx.us
Web: www.dads.state.tx.us

Coordinator for Transition Services
Division of IDEA Coordination
Texas Education Agency
1701 N. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 463-9414
Web: www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/

Career and Technology Education
Karen Batchelor, State CTE Director
Division of Curriculum
Texas Education Agency
1701 N. Congress Avenue, Room 3-121
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 463-9581
Web: www.tea.state.tx.us/Cate

Department of State Health Services
David Lakey, Commissioner
Department of State Health Services
1100 W. 49th Street
Austin, TX 78756
(512) 458-7375
Web: www.dshs.state.tx.us

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN)
Services Program
Purchased Health Services Unit
Department of State Health Services
1100 W. 49th Street
Austin, TX 78756-3179
(800) 252-8023 (Program Hotline)
(888) 963-7111
E-mail: cshcn@dshs.state.tx.us
Web: www.dshs.state.tx.us/cshcn/

Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Roger A. Webb, Executive Director
Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities
6201 E. Oltorf, Suite 600
Austin, TX 78741-7509
(512) 437-5432; (800) 262-0334
E-mail: tcdd@tcdd.state.tx.us
Web: www.txddc.state.tx.us

Protection and Advocacy Agency
Mary Faithfull, Executive Director
Advocacy, Inc.
7800 Shoal Creek Boulevard, Suite 171-E
Austin, TX 78757
(512) 454-4816; (800) 252-9108 (In TX)
E-mail: infoai@advocacyinc.org
Web: www.advocacyinc.org

Client Assistance Program
Jeff Tate, Policy Services Manager/Community Services
Advocacy, Inc.
7800 Shoal Creek Boulevard, Suite 171-E
Austin, TX 78757
(512) 454-4816; (800) 252-9108 (In TX)
E-mail: jtate@advocacyinc.org
Web: www.advocacyinc.org

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Carol Labaj, RN, BSN, Manager
Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Services Program
Purchased Health Services Unit
Department of State Health Services
1100 W. 49th Street, MC 1938
Austin, TX 78714-9347
(512) 458-7355; (800) 252-8023
E-mail: cshcn@dshs.state.tx.uss
Web: www.dshs.state.tx.us/cshcn/

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
TexCare
(800) 647-6558
Web: www.texcarepartnership.com/CHIP-CHIP-Page.htm

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Terry Murphy, Commissioner
Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
4900 N. Lamar
Austin, TX 78756
(800) 628-5115
Web: www.dars.state.tx.us

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind
Bill Daugherty, Superintendent
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
1100 W. 45th Street
Austin, TX 78756
(512) 454-8631; (800) 872-5273 (to leave a message)
(512) 206-9451 (TTY)
E-mail: daughertyb@tsbvi.edu
Web: www.tsbvi.edu

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Claire Bugen, Superintendent
Texas School for the Deaf
1102 S. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78704-1728
(512) 462-5300 (V/TTY)
Web: www.tsd.state.tx.us

Education Resource Center on Deafness (ERCOD)
Statewide Resources, Information, and Referral
1102 S. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78704-1728
(512) 462-5329; (800) 332-3873 (V/TTY)
E-mail: ercod@tsd.state.tx.us
Web: www.tsd.state.tx.us

Brent L. Pitt
Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
IDEA Coordination
Texas Education Agency
1701 N. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701-1494
(512) 463-9414
E-mail: brent.pitt@tea.state.tx.us
Web: www.tea.state.tx.us/deaf

David Myers, Director
Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
P. O. Box 12904
Austin, TX 78711-2904
(512) 407-3250 (V); (512) 407 3251 (TTY)
E-mail: david.myers@dars.state.tx.us
Web: www.dars.state.tx.us

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 735-2988 (V)
(800) 735-2989 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 735-2991 (ASCII)
(877) 826-6607(Speech to Speech)

State Education Agency Rural Representative
Gene Lenz, Deputy Associate Commissioner
Special Programs, Monitoring, and Interventions
Texas Education Agency
Division of Special Education
1701 N. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701-1494
(512) 463-9414
E-mail: sped@tea.state.tx.us
Web: www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed

Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
Wendy Wilkinson, Director
DBTAC - Southwest ADA Center
Independent Living Research Utilization
2323 S. Shepard Boulevard, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 520-0232 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: dlrp@ilru.org
Web: www.dlrp.org

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Dr. Penny Seay, Executive Director
Center for Disability Studies
University of Texas at Austin
Pickle Research Campus
10100 Burnett Road, Building 137, Suite 1.154
Austin, TX 78759
(512) 232-0740; (800) 828-7839
(512) 232-0762 (TTY)
E-mail: txcds@uttcds.org
Web: http://tcds.edb.utexas.edu

Michael Benz, Director
Center on Disability and Development at Texas A&M University
Department of Educational Psychology
4225 Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-4225
(979) 845-4612
E-mail: cdd@tamu.edu
Web: http://cdd.tamu.edu

Technology-Related Assistance
Dr. Penny Seay, Executive Director
Center for Disability Studies
University of Texas at Austin
Pickle Research Campus
10100 Burnett Road, Building 137, Suite 1.154
Austin, TX 78759
(512) 232-0740; (800) 828-7839
(512) 232-0762 (TTY)
E-mail: txcds@uttcds.org
Web: http://tcds.edb.utexas.edu

State Mediation System
Lorie Williams, Mediation Coordinator
Mediation Coordinator
Texas Education Agency
1701 N. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 475-1623
E-mail: lorie.williams@tea.state.tx.us
Web: www.tea.state.tx.us

Special Format Library
Ava Smith, Division Director
Talking Book Program
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
P.O. Box 12927
Austin, TX 78711-2927
(512) 463-5458; (800) 252-9605
E-mail: tbp.services@tsl.state.tx.us
Web: www.texastalkingbooks.org

Disability-Specific 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)
Web: www.chadd.org

Pam Esser, Executive Director
Attention Deficit Disorders Association - Southern Region (ADDA-SR)
12345 Jones Road, Suite 287-7
Houston, TX 77070
(281) 897-0982
E-mail: addaoffice@pdq.net
Web: www.adda-sr.org

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: www.autism-society.org

Blind/Visual Impairments
Jaclyn Packer, Ph.D., Director of Information Center
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (800) 232-5463
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Brain Injury
Eric Makowski, President
Brain Injury Association of Texas
316 W. 12th Street, Suite 405
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 326-1212; (800) 392-0040 (in TX)
E-mail: info@biatx.org
Web: www.biatx.org

Cerebral Palsy
Peggy Fryer, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Texas
1016 La Posada, Suite 145
Austin, TX 78752
(512) 472-8696; (800) 798-1492 (in TX)
E-mail: pfryer@ucpmemphis.org
Web: www.ucptexas.org

Epilepsy
Donna Stahlhut, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Southeast Texas
2630 Fountain View, Suite 210
Houston, TX 77057
(713) 789-6295
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Donna Stahlhut, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation Dallas/Fort Worth
8802 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75235
(888) 548-9716 (in certain service areas)
E-mail: dstahlhut@efset.org
Web: www.efset.org

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Mike Bright, Executive Director
The Arc of Texas, Suite 100
8001 Centre Park Drive
Austin, TX 78754
(512) 454-6694; (800) 252-9729
E-mail: secretary@thearcoftexas.org
Web: www.thearcoftexas.org

Learning Disabilities
Ann Robinson, Executive Director
Learning Disabilities Association of Texas
1011 W. 3lst Street
Austin, TX 78705
(512) 458-8234; (800) 604-7500 (in TX)
E-mail: contact@ldat.org
Web: www.ldat.org

Mental Health
Shaintay Abudu, Ph.D.
Council of Families for Children
P.O. Box 14259
Austin, TX 78714-2591
E-mail: info@counciloffamilies.org
Web: www.counciloffamilies.org

Lynn Lasky Clark, President & CEO
Mental Health America of Texas
1210 San Antonio, Suite 200
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 454-3706
E-mail: Lynn@mhatexas.org
Web: www.mhatexas.org

Robin Peyson, Executive Director
NAMI Texas
Fountain Park Plaza III
2800 South IH 35, Suite 140
Austin, TX 78704
(512) 693-2000; (800) 633-3760
Web: www.namitexas.org

Patti Derr, Director
Texas Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
7701 N. Lamar, Suite 518
Austin, TX 78752
(512) 944-9972; (866) 893-3264
E-mail: info@txffcmh.org
Web: www.txffcmh.org

Speech, Language and Hearing
Don Canada, Executive Director
Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association
918 Congress Avenue, Suite 200
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 494-1127; (888) 729-8742
Web: www.txsha.org

Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery Center
Web: www.tbirecoverycenter.org

Tourette Syndrome
Sheryl Kadmon, Executive Director
Tourette Syndrome Association of Texas
3919 River Forest
Richmond, TX 77469
(281) 238-8096
E-mail: TouretteTexas@aol.com
Web: www.tourettetexas.org

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Centers (PTI)
(Serving San Antonio, Houston, and the Lower Rio Grande Valley)
Jeanetta B. Alexander, Program Manager
Team Project
Partners Resource Network, Inc.
3311 Richmond, Suite 334
Houston, TX 77098
(713) 524-2147; (877) 832-8945 (in TX)
Email: prnteam@sbcglobal.net
Web: www.partnerstx.org

(Serving Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, Wichita Falls, Southeast and East Texas)
Alice Robertson, Program Manager
PATH Project
1090 Longfellow Drive, Suite B
Beaumont, TX 77706-4819
(409) 898-4684; (800) 866-4726 (in TX)
E-mail: partnersresource@sbcglobal.net
Web: www.partnerstx.org

(Serving Amarillo, Lubbock, Abilene, San Angelo, and El Paso)
Jon Howell, Program Manager
PEN Project
1001 Main Street, Suite 804
Lubbock, TX 79401
(806) 762-1434; (877) 762-1435 (in TX)
E-mail: wtxpen@sbcglobal.net

Community Parent Resource Centers
Gilda Lopez, Project Director
CDIC - Community Parent Resource Center
1101 E. Schuster
El Paso, TX 79902
(915) 217-2747
E-mail: gilda@elprc.org

Parents Supporting Parents Network at The Arc in the Rio Grande Valley
601 N. Texas Boulevard
Weslaco, TX 78596
(956) 447-8408; (888) 857-8668
Web: www.pspofrgv.org/

(Serving Houston independent school districts: South, South central & Central)
Rose Ferguson, Director
Special Kids, Inc. (SKI)
P.O. Box 266958
Houston, TX 77207
(713) 734-5355
E-mail: speckidsinc@yahoo.com
Web: www.specialkidsinc.org

Parent-To-Parent
Laura J. Warren, Executive Director
Jeanine Pinner, Training and Outreach Coordinator
Texas Parent to Parent
3710 Cedar Street, Box 12
Austin, TX 78705
(512) 458-8600; (866) 896-6001
E-mail: Laura@txp2p.org
Web: www.txp2p.org

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Kyle Ward, Executive Director
Texas PTA
408 W. 11th Street
Austin, TX 78701-2113
(512) 476-6769; (800) 825-5782
E-mail: txpta@txpta.org
Web: www.txpta.org

Other Parent Organizations
Mary Jane Williams, Executive Director
Family to Family Network
13150 FM 529, Suite 106
Houston, TX 77041
(713) 466-6304
E-mail: f2fnetwork@sbcglobal.net
Web: www.familytofamilynetwork.org
Web: www.texasprojectfirst.org

Amy Sharp, Director
Family Support Network, Texas A&M University
4225 Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-4225
(979) 845-4612
E-mail: fsn@tamu.edu
Web: http://fsn.tamu.edu

Other Disability Organizations

Monica Prather, President/CEO
Easter Seals North Texas
1555 Merrimac Circle, Suite 102
Ft. Worth, TX 76107
(817) 759-7900; (888) 288-8324 (in TX)
E-mail: mail@easterseals-fw.org
Web: www.fortworth.easterseals.com

Disability Policy Consortium
1016 La Posada Drive, Suite 145
Austin, TX 78752
(512) 371-1783
E-mail: toni@dpctexas.org
E-mail: info@dpctexas.org
Web: www.dpctexas.org

Independent Living
Regina Blye, Executive Director
Texas State Independent Living Council (SILC)
5555 N. Lamar, Suite K103
P.O. Box 9879
Austin, TX 78766
(512) 371-7353; (877) 371-7353
E-mail: texsilc@texas.net
Web: www.txsilc.org

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