State & National Resources

National Respite Hotline
(800) 773-5433

ALABAMA

Department of Special Education
WEBSITE: ADSE

ALASKA

Department of Special Education
WEBSITE: http://www.educ.state.ak.us/tls/sped/home.html

ARIZONA

Arizona Cerebral Palsy Info Share

Make-A-Wish Foundation of America
Suite 2200-100 W. Clarendon
Phoenix, AZ 85013
(800) 722-9474
Serves children birth to 17 nationwide with terminal illnesses.

Exceptional Student Services - Receptionist
Arizona Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson Street, Bin 24
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Tel: (602) 542-4013 or (602) 364-4000
Fax: (602) 542-5404
WEBSITE: http://www.ade.az.gov/ess/sped-assistance.asp

Muscular Dystrophy Association
3300 East Sunrise Drive
Tuscan, AZ 85718
(602) 529-2000
Anyone with MD nationwide. To qualify for funding, the assistive technology must be medically necessary and prescribed by a physician affiliated with a Muscular Dystrophy Association clinic.

CALIFORNIA

Early Start Program (San Bernardino County)
557 West Fifth St.
Ontario, CA 91762
(909) 988-7451

California Children's Services
Provide PT, OT, and Speech Therapy
320 North "E" St., Suite 400
San Bernardino, CA 92415-0062
(909) 388-4150

California Department of Education Special Education Division MAILING: P.O. Box 944272
Sacramento, CA 94244-2720
LOCATION: 515 L Street, Room 270
Sacramento, CA 95814
PHONE:(916) 445-4613
FAX: (916) 327-3516
TTY: (916) 327-3678
WEBSITE: http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/

No Child Left Behind Fact Book

Inland Regional Center 674 Brier Dr.
San Bernardino, CA 92408
(909) 890-3000

Sensory Integration International
1514 Cabrillo Avenue
Torrance, CA 90501
(310) 320-2335
EMAIL: sensoryint@earthlink.net
WEBSITE: http://home.earthlink.net/~sensoryint/

COLORADO

Early Childhood Connections for El Paso County
Resources for Young Children and Families, Inc.
1120 N. Circle Dr., Suite 19
Colorado Springs, CO. 80909
(719) 577-9190
(800) 223-0545
http://www.rycf.org

Effective Parents Project, Inc.
(970) 241-4068

HEAR NOW
Suite 300-9745 E. Hampden Ave.
Denver, CO 80231-4923
(800) 648-4327
Voice/TTY(303) 695-7797
Serving all ages nationwide with Hearing disabilities. Provides hearing aids, cochlear implants, and related services to children and adults who financial resources to purchase their own assistive technology. Eligibility for HEAR NOW is based on financial need and a hearing loss that can be improved with hearing aids.

HELP Parent Support Group
Hope & Education for Loving Parents
(719) 545-2282

Horseback riding therapy-
North American Riding for the Handicapped Association- NARHA
P.O. Box 33150
Denver, CO 80233
(800) 369-RIDE
EMAIL: narha@narha.org
WEBSITE: http://www.narha.org

Parents Encouraging Parents
(303) 866-6846

PEAKE Parent Center, Inc.
(800) 284-0251

Young, Special, and Exceptional
State Office Building
201 East Colfax Avenue, Room 300
Denver, CO 80203-1799
PHONE: 303.866.6694
FAX: 303.866.6811
WEBSITE: http://www.cde.state.co.us/index_special.htm

CONNECTICUT

Connecticut's Birth to Three Program
(800) 505-7000 --Connecticut only
(860) 571-7556
EMAIL: kareena@ctunitedway.org
WEBSITE: http://www.birth23.org/

Department of Special Education
Division of Teaching and Learning Programs and Services
Connecticut State Department of Education
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, CT 06457
PHONE: (860) 807-2005
WEBSITE: http://www.state.ct.us/sde/deps/

The Feraletto Center
Trumbull Industrial Park
Bridgeport/Trumbull, CT
(203) 375-6400
They are a birth to 3 provider, have a daycare for all children, do infant hearing testing, run a pre-school, PT, OT, S&L, aug. communication systems, after school rec program, CE, all sorts of things. They have a parent center, sponsor a Pizza Mom's group, run speaker programs.

P.A.T.H. --Parents Available To Help
(800) 399-PATH --Connecticut only
Match families for phone support with other families who have a little bit older but similar children. EMAIL: PATHP2PofCT@aol.com

DELAWARE

Department of Special Education
WEBSITE: http://www.doe.state.de.us/programs/specialed/

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Administration on Developmental Disabilities
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Ave, SW, Room 329D
Washington, DC 20201
(202) 690-6590

National Information Center for Children & Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
P.O. Box 1492
Washington, DC 20013-1492
(202) 884-8200
(800) 695-0285
EMAIL: nichcy@aed.org
WEBSITE: http://www.nichcy.org

United Cerebral Palsy
1660 L Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
(800) 872-5827
FAX: (202) 776-0414
EMAIL: ucpnatl@ucpa.org
WEBSITE: http://www.ucpa.org/

ZERO to THREE/National Center for Clinical Infant Programs
734 15th Street, NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005-1013
(202) 638-1144
(800) 899-4301
EMAIL: 0to3@zerotothree.org
WEBSITE: http://www.zerotothree.org/

FLORIDA

Bureau of Exceptional Education
WEBSITE: http://www.firn.edu/doe/bin00014/p-info-e.htm

International Shrine Headquarters
2900 Rocky Point Dr.
Tampa, Fl 33607-1460
(813) 281-0300
WEBSITE: http://www.shriners.com/index.html

The Sunshine Foundation
Granting wishes to children 3-21 nationwide
PO Box 255-
5400 C. R. 547
NorthLoughman, Florida 33858
(941) 424-4188

UCP of Tampa Bay, Inc.
2215 East Henry Ave.
Tampa, FL 33610
(800) 666-0713
EMAIL: info@ucptampa.org
WEBSITE: http://www.ucptampa.org/

GEORGIA

Children's Wish Foundation
840 Roswell Rd Suite 301
Atlanta, GA 30350
(800) 323-9474
Wishes granted to children 2-18 nationwide with life threatening illnesses. Also provides emergency financial aid for medical expenses including assistive technology.

Department of Special Education
Exceptional Students
1870 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
PHONE: (404) 656-3963
FAX: (404) 651-6457
WEBSITE: http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/curriculum/exceptional/index.asp

Georgia Parent Network
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GA-ParentNetwork/

Parent to Parent
WEBSITE: http://www.parenttoparentofga.org/

IDAHO

Bureau of Special Education
WEBSITE: http://www.sde.state.id.us/specialed/

Idaho Parents Unlimited
600 Curtis Rd., Suite #145
Boise, ID 83705
(800) 242-IPUL
(208) 342-5884
FAX: (208) 342-1408 WEBSITE: http://www.ipulidaho.org/

ILLINOIS

Department of Special Education
WEBSITE: http://www.isbe.net/spec-ed/

Designs for change
(800) 851-8728

Chicago, IL
Family Resource Center
(800) 952-4199 (IL only)

Family Support Network of Illinois
5739 West Martindale Lane
Peoria, IL 61615
(309) 693-8981
FAX: (309) 693-8962
WEBSITE: http://www.familysupportnetwork.org/

Lisa Madonia Memorial Fund
409 Beloit
Forest Park, IL 60130
(708) 366-1057
Serves adults 18-25 nationwide with cancer. Requests may be made for assistive technology up to $300.

National Easter Seals Society
230 W. Monroe
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 726-6200
TDD: (312) 726-4258
FAX: (312) 726-1494
(800) 221-6827
WEBSITE: http://www.easterseals.com/site/PageServer

INDIANA

Department of Special Education
WEBSITE: http://web.indstate.edu/soe/iseas/dsehtm.html

IN*SOURCE
(800) 332-4433

Independent Living Center of Eastern Indiana
Workforce Development Office
3771 South A Street
Richmond, IN 47374
(877) 939-9226 (in state)
(765) 939-9226
(765) 966-3431
WEBSITE: http://www.insource.org/Indepcen.htm

IOWA

Department of Special Education
WEBSITE: http://www.state.ia.us/educate/ecese/cfcs/speced/index.html

KANSAS

ANW Special Education Co-Op
710 Bridge
Humboldt, KS 66748
(316) 473-2257

Assistive Technology for Kansas
(800) 526-3648

Beach Center at the University of Kansas

Department of Special Education
WEBSITE: http://www.kansped.org/

Families Together--Parent to Parent of Kansas
Wichita Administrative Center
3340 W. Douglas, Suite 102
Wichita, Ks 67203
1-888-815-6364 (Parents only, Ks only)
(316) 945-7747
Fax (316) 945-7795
WEBSITE: http://www.familiestogetherinc.org/

Heartspring School
8700 East 29th Street North
Wichita, KS 67226
(316) 634-8700
(800) 835-1043
Fax: (316) 634-0555
WEBSITE: http://www.heartspring.org

The Kansas Society for Crippled Children
106 W. Douglas, Suite 900
Wichita, KS 67202
(316)262-4676
(800) 6CHILD-0
Monitary assistance for families with no insurance that do not qualify for government assistance programs.

Southeast Kansas Birth to 3
Parson's State Hospital
Parson's, KS
(800) 362-0390 ext 1859
(316) 421-6550 ext 1859

Southeast Kansas Respite Services
2601 Gabriel
P.O. Box 738
Parsons, KS 67357
(316) 421-6550, ext 1859
(800) 362-6550, ext 1859

United Cerebral Palsy
PO Box 8217
Wichita, Ks 67208
(316) 688-1888

KENTUCKY

Department of Special Education
WEBSITE: http://www.education.eku.edu/Sed/

LOUISIANA

Division of Special Populations
WEBSITE: http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/specialp/home.html

Louisiana Capital Area CHADD
http://communities.msn.com/ADHDandLearningDisabilities

MAINE

Special Services
WEBSITE: http://www.state.me.us/education/speced/specserv.htm

MARYLAND

ADD and ADHD
CHADD
8181 Professional Place, suite 201
Landoven, MD 20785
(800) 233-4050
(301) 306-7070
FAX: (301) 306-7090
EMAIL: webmaster@chadd.org
WEBSITE: http://www.chadd.org

American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.
4720 Montgomery Lane
P.O. Box 31220
Bethesda, MD 20824-1220
(301-) 652-2682
(800) 668-8255
WEBSITE: http://www.aota.org/

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
10801 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 897-5700
(800) 638-TALK
EMAIL: irc@asha.org
WEBSITE: http://www.asha.org

Department of Special Education
850 Hungerford Drive - Room 208
Rockville, Maryland 20850
(301) 279-3135
(301) 279-3125 TTY
WEBSITE: http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/specialed/

Epilepsy Foundation of America
4351 Garden City Drive
Landover, MD 20785
(301)459-3700
(800)EFA-1000
TDD: (800)332-2070
EMAIL: postmaster@efa.org
WEBSITE: http://www.efa.org

MASSACHUSETTS

Department of Special Education
WEBSITE: http://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/

Massachusetts Association of Special Education Parent Advisory Councils
P.O. Box 167
Sharon, Massachusetts 02067
(617) 962-4558
WEBSITE: http://www.masspac.org/

MICHIGAN

The Arc of Michigan
333 S. Washington Square, Suite 200
Lansing, MI 48933
(517) 487-5426
WEBSITE: http://www.thearc.org/

C.A.U.S.E.
Citizens Alliance to Uphold Special Education
6412 Centurion Drive, Suite 130
Northwest Activities Center
Lansing, MI 48917
(517) 886-9167 - Lansing
(800) 221-9105 - in Michigan
(517) 886-9366 - Lansing Fax
WEBSITE: http://www.causeonline.org/

Michigan Protection and Advocacy Agency
106 West Allegan, Suite 300
Lansing, MI 48933-1706
(517) 487-1755
(800) 288-5923

Michigan State Department of Education
Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909-7508
(517) 373-9433
WEBSITE: MDOE

Office of Civil Rights
Department of Education - Located in Cleveland, OH
(oversees Section 504 compliance for our Region)
(216) 522-4970

Student Advocacy Center of Michigan
2301 Platt Road
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104
(734) 973-7860 - Phone
(734) 973-7864 - Fax
WEBSITE: http://www.studentadvocacycenter.org/

Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency - Special Education Services
33500 Van Born Road
Wayne, MI 48184-2497
(313) 467-1487 - Phone
(313) 467-1300 - Phone - General RESA
WEBSITE: http://www.wcresa.k12.mi.us

MINNESOTA

Department of Special Education
WEBSITE: http://education.state.mn.us/html/intro_support_special_ed.htm

Miracle Ear Foundation
P.O. Box 59261
Minneapolis, MN 55459
(800) 234-5422
Provides hearing aides to children under 16 with hearing loss.

MISSOURI

AF/Epilepsy Foundation for the Heart of America Region
6550 Troust, Suite BC
Kansas City, MO 64131
(800)972-5163
(816)444-2800

Missouri Developmental Disabilities Resource Center

The Capper Foundation
recycled equipment program designed to collect, refurbish and redistribute assistive devices to individuals with disabilities within the community. Individuals wanting to donate equipment or who are in need of a piece of equipment, can call Gwen Tucker @ (816) 231-7447. There is no cost for this service.

Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Division of Special Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: 573-751-5739
Fax: 573-526-4404
WEBSITE: http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/

DRM Missouri Resources
http://www.disabilityresources.org/MISSOURI.html

Joplin Regional Center for the Council on Developmental Disabilities
3600 East Newman Road
Joplin, MO 64802
(417) 781-3750
EMAIL: r5codd@ipa.net

NICHCY State Information Sheet
http://www.nichcy.org/stateshe/mo.htm

Partners In Policymaking
http://www.mpcdd.com/Partners.htm

MONTANA

Department of Special Education
WEBSITE: http://www.opi.state.mt.us/SpecEd/

NEBRASKA

Special Populations
http://www.nde.state.ne.us/SPED/sped.html

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Bureau of Special Education
NHBSE

NEW JERSEY

Children's Hopes and Dreams Foundation
280 Rt. 46
Dover, NJ 07801
(201) 361-7366
Ages served - 4 to 17
Grants wishes to children with life threatening disabilities nationwide whose parents cannot financially do it themselves. Wish can include assistive technology and must come from the child.

Exceptional Parent Magazine
555 Kinderkamack Road
Oradell, NJ 07649
(201) 634-6550
FAX: (201) 634-6599
WEBSITE: http://www.eparent.com

Family Support Center of NJ
NJ Statewide Parent to Parent program
35 Beaverson Blvd. Ste 8A
Brick, NJ 08703
(800) 372-6510
(732) 974-1144

National Association of Protection & Advocacy
(Client Assistance Program, Individual Right's, etc)
210 S. Broad St., 3rd floor
Trenton, NJ 08608
(800) 922-7233
(609) 292-9742

New Jersey Department of Education, Special Education
100 Riverview Executive Plaza
PO Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
(609) 633-6833

Office of Special Education
http://www.nj.gov/njded/specialed/

Statewide Parent Advocacy Network
35 Halsey Street, 4th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
(800) 654-SPAN (7726)

NEW MEXICO

Department of Special Education
http://www.ped.state.nm.us/seo/index.htm

NEW YORK

Disabled Children's Relief Fund
50 Harrison Ave.
Freeport, NY 11520
(516) 377-1605
Serves children birth-19 nationwide with any disability. Provides funding for assistive technology equipment and rehabilitation services. Priority for funding is given to families with disabled children who have no health insurance coverage.

New York State Education Department
Education Building
Albany, New York 12234
(518) 474-3852
WEBSITE: http://www.nysed.gov

Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities
1606 One Commerce Plaza
Albany, New York 12234
WEBSITE: http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/

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NORTH DAKOTA

North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
600 E. Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 201
Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0440
PHONE: (701) 328-2260 WEBSITE: http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/speced/index.shtm

OHIO

Children with Disabilities
Ohio Department of Education
25 South Front Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215-4183
PHONE: (877)-644-6338
ODOE

Children's Miracle Network
3000 Arlington Ave
Toledo, OH 43614
(419) 381-4258

United Cerebral Palsy Association
3601 Victory Pkwy
Cincinnati, OH 45229
(513) 221-4606

OKLAHOMA

Department of Special Education
WEBSITE: http://www.sde.state.ok.us/home/defaultie.html

Easter Seal Society
2100 N.W. 63rd
OKC, OK 73116
(405) 848-2525

J.D. McCarty Center for Children w/ Developmental Disabilites
1125 Alameda
Norman, OK 73071
(405) 321-4830

Oasis Hotline
Information and Referral Line
(800) 426-2747

Sooner Start Early Intervention Unit-- Cleveland County Office
(services provided county to county)
101 Triad Village Dr.
Norman, OK 73071
(405) 321-1786

UCP-State Office
1917 S. Harvard Ave.
OKC, OK 73128
(405) 681-9611

OREGON

Office of Student Learning and Partnerships
Oregon Department of Education
255 Capitol Street NE Salem, OR 97310-0203
PHONE: (503) 378-3569
WEBSITE: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=146

Oregon Parents United
22980 Donna Lane
Bend, OR 97701
(541) 389-0004
WEBSITE: http://www.oregonparentsunited.org/

PENNSYLVANIA

Department of Special Education
WEBSITE: http://www.pde.state.pa.us/special_edu/site/default.asp

SOUTH CAROLINA

Department of Disabilities and Special Needs
PO Box 4706
Columbia, SC 29240
WEBSITE: http://www.state.sc.us/ddsn/

DSS (Social Services Office)
TEFRA/Katie Beckett Waiver......must ask for it by both names
(843) 365-5565
Contact person - Meg Altman
She will then give you the name of the caseworker for your last name.

South Dakota

Office of Educational Services & Support
700 Governors Drive
Pierre SD 57501
PHONE: (605)773-3134
WEBSITE: http://doe.sd.gov/oess/specialed/index.asp

TENNESSEE

Department of Special Education
5th Floor - Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, Tennessee 37243 - 0380
Phone: 615-741-2851 / 1-888-212-3162
WEBSITE: http://www.state.tn.us/education/speced/index.htm

TEXAS

American Heart Association
National Center
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75231
(800) AHA-USA1
WEBSITE: http://www.amhrt.org/

Parent to Parent
3710 Cedar Street, Box 12
Austin, TX 78705-1450
WEBSITE: http://www.txp2p.org

Parent Training & Information Center
1090 Longfellow, Suite B
Beaumont, TX 77706-4819
(409) 898-4684 or (800) 866-4726
http://www.partnersTX.org

Special Education in Texas
Texas Education Agency
Division of IDEA Coordination
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas 78701-1494
PHONE: 512.463.9362
Fax: 512.463.9560
WEBSITE: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/

Other Texas Resources

UTAH

Special Education Services
WEBSITE: http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/sars/

VIRGINIA

Asthma-Allergy Network- Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc.
2751 Prosperity Ave. Suite 150
Fairfax, Va 22031
Call 1-800-878-4403 to order materials and get your membership started today.
WEBSITE: http://www.healthtouch.com/level1/leaflets/aan/aan193.htm

Dance Abilities, Ltd.
Lynne Bauer, Certified Instructor
6314 Falling Brook Dr.
Burke, VA 22015
(703) 250-7777
EMAIL: dance@danceabilites.com
WEBSITE: http://www.danceabilities.com/

Rehab of Virginia
801 W. Little Creek Road, Suite 110
Norfolk, VA 23505

Phone: (757)440-5250 Toll Free in Virginia: (877)REHABVA or (877)853-9296
FAX: (757)440-5250
WEBSITE: http://www.rehabofva.com/

Special Education and Student Services
Virginia Department of Education
PO Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218
WEBSITE: http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/sess/

WASHINGTON

The Children's Institute
4030 86th Ave.
Mercer Island, Wa 98040
(206) 232-8680
Work mainly with Autism, ODD, ADD, & ADHD

Department of Special Education
Old Capitol Building
PO Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
PHONE: (360) 725-6000
WEBSITE: http://www.k12.wa.us/specialed/

Easter Seal Society of Washington
521 2nd Ave. W.
Seattle, Wa 98119
(206) 281-5700

Epilepsy Association of Washington
3800 Aurora N.
Seattle, Wa 98103
(206) 547-4551

Seattle Public Schools
Special Education Department
815 4th N
Seattle, Wa
Director
(206) 298-7935
Early Childhood/Preschool Special Education
(206) 298-7805
OT/PT
(206) 298-7841

United Cerebral Palsy of King and Snohomish Counties
14910 First Ave. NE
Shoreline, Wa
(206) 363-7303

Washington Talking Book And Braille Library
2021 9th Ave. (206) 615-0400
TTY only: (206) 615-0419

WEST VIRGINIA

Office of Special Education
Building 6, Rm. 304
1900 Kanawha Blvd. E.
Charleston, WV 25305
304-558-2696
800-642-8541
WEBSITE: http://wvde.state.wv.us/ose/

WISCONSIN

State Director of Special Education
Dr. Juanita Pawlisch
(608) 226-1649

Coalition for Advocacy
http://www.w-c-a.org/

Department of Special Education
WEBSITE: http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlsea/een/index.html

Wisconsin Family Ties
(800) 422-7145
http://www.wifamilyties.org

MUMS (Parent to Parent Organization)
(877) 366-5333
WEBSITE: http://www.netnet.net/mums/

Parents Helping Parents
(414) 634-6303

WYOMING

Special Education Resources
Wyoming Department of Education
2300 Capitol Avenue
Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050
WEBSITE: http://www.k12.wy.us/ao/sp/programs/speced.asp

Canada

Canadian Special Education
WEBSITE: http://www.ibwebs.com/canadian.htm

UNITED KINGDOM

Connect a Family
http://www.cafamily.org.uk/

Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA)
Lavinia Norfolk House, Avenue R
National Agricultural Centre
Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 2LY
Tel: Coventry (024) 7669 6510. Fax: 024 7669 6532
RDA is a National Charity (Reg: 244108) which provides the opportunity for people with disabilities to ride or carriage drive to benefit their health and well being.

UK Network of Disability Information and Advice Services
(44) 1302 310123