California State Resources

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.

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.

State Agencies and Organizations

United States Senators
Honorable Dianne Feinstein (D)
331 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-3841
(202) 228-3954 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactUs.EmailMe
Web: http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/

Honorable Barbara Boxer (D)
112 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-3553; (202) 224-4264 (TTY)
(202) 228-2382 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://boxer.senate.gov/contact/email/policy.cfm
Web: http://boxer.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 Arnold Schwarzenegger
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 445-2841
(916) 445-4633 (fax)
E-mail Web Form: www.govmail.ca.gov/
Web: www.governor.ca.gov/state/govsite/gov_homepage.jsp

Official State Web Site
Web: www.ca.gov

State Department of Education: Special Education
Mary Hudler, Director
Special Education Division
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 2401
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 445-4602
E-mail: mhudler@cde.ca.gov
Web: www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Camille Maben, Director
School and District Accountability Division
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 6208
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 319-0582
E-mail: cmaben@cde.ca.gov
Web: www.cde.ca.gov/

Janet Canning, Consultant
Special Education Division
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 2401
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 327-4217
E-mail: jcanning@cde.ca.gov
Web: www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Rick Ingraham, Part C Coordinator
Children and Family Services Branch
Department of Developmental Services
1600 9th Street, Room 330, MS 3-8
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 654-2773; (800) 515-2229
E-mail: ringraha@dds.ca.gov
Web: www.dds.ca.gov/EarlyStart/Home.cfm

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Chris Drouin, Interagency Liaison
Special Education Division
Administrative Services Unit
Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 530
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 327-3547
Web: www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Gary Kuwabara, Acting Director
Department of Rehabilitation
2000 Evergreen Street
Sacramento, CA 95815-3832
(916) 263-8987; (916) 263-7477 (TTY)
Web: www.dor.ca.gov

Coordinator for Transition Services
Christine Pittman, Manager
Transition Services and Work Ability
Special Education Division
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 2401
Sacramento, CA 95814
E-mail: cpittman@cde.ca.gov

Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities
Patrick Ainsworth, Director
Secondary, Postsecondary and Adult Leadership Division
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 4503
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 445-2652
E-mail: painswor@cde.ca.gov
Web: www.cde.ca.gov/re/di/or/division.asp?id=spald

State Mental Health Agency
Stephen W. Mayberg, Ph.D, Director
Department of Mental Health
1600 9th Street, Room 151
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 654-2309; (800) 896-4042 (in CA)
E-mail: dmh.dmh@dmh.ca.gov
Web: www.dmh.ca.gov

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Zoe Todd, LCSW, Chief
Children and Family Services
California Department of Mental Health
1600 9th Street, Room 100
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 651-2024
E-mail: zoey.todd@dmh.ca.gov
Web: www.dmh.cahwnet.gov

Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities
(providing services and support for infants, children, and adults with developmental disabilities)
Terri Delgadillo, Director
Department of Developmental Services
California Health and Human Services Agency
1600 9th Street, Room 240
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 654-1897
Web: www.dds.ca.gov

Councils on Developmental Disabilities
California State Council on Developmental Disabilities
1507 21st Street, Suite 210
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 322-8481; (866) 802-0514
E-mail: council@scdd.ca.gov
Web: www.scdd.ca.gov

Protection and Advocacy Agency
Catherine Blakemore, Executive Director
Protection and Advocacy, Inc.
100 Howe Avenue, Suite 185N
Sacramento, CA 95825-8219
(916) 488-9950; (800) 776-5746 (In CA)
E-mail: legalmail@pai-ca.org
Web: www.pai-ca.org

Client Assistance Program
Sheila Conlon Mentkowski, Chief
Client Assistance Program
Department of Rehabilitation
2000 Evergreen Street, 1st Floor
Sacramento, CA 95815
(916) 263-7372; (866) 712-1085 (TTY)
(800) 598-3273 (TTY)
E-mail: smentkow@rehab.cahwnet.gov
Web: www.dor.ca.gov

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Marian Dalsey, M.D., M.P.H., Chief
Children's Medical Services Branch
1515 K Street, Room 400
Sacramento, CA 95825
(916) 327-1400
E-mail: mdalsey@dhs.ca.gov
Web: www.dhs.ca.gov/pcfh/cms/ccs/

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Healthy Families Program
P.O. Box 138005
Sacramento, CA 95813-8005
(800) 880-5305 (in CA)
Web: www.healthyfamilies.ca.gov/

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Lisa Bandaccari, Chief
State Office of Services to the Blind
California Department of Social Services
744 P Street, MS 11-94
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 657-3327
E-mail: BlindAccess@dss.ca.gov
Web: www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cdssweb/BlindServi_187.htm

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Lisa Bandaccari, Chief
State Office of Deaf Access
Department of Social Services
744 P Street, MS 11-91
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 653-8320; (916) 653-7651 (TTY)
E-mail: deaf.access@dss.ca.gov
Web: www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cdssweb/officeofde_189.htm

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 735-2922 (V)
(800) 735-2929 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 854-7784 (Speech to Speech)

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind
Cathy Kirscher, M.S., Regional Representative
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth & Adults
6160 Cornerstone Court, East
San Diego, CA 92121
(858) 623-2777; (800) 432-7619 (V/TTY)
(858) 646-0784 (TTY)
E-mail: ckirscher@allient.edu
Web: www.hknc.org

Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
Erica C. Jones, Director
DBTAC - Pacific ADA Center
555 12th Street, Suite 1030
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 285-5600 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: adatech@adapacific.org
Web: www.adapacific.org

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Olivia Raynor, Ph.D., OTR, Co-Director
Andrew Russell, M.D., Co-Director
Tarjan Center at UCLA
University of California, Los Angeles
300 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 3302
Los Angeles, CA 90095-6967
(310) 825-0170
E-mail: oraynor@mednet.ucla.edu
E-mail: arussell@mednet.ucla.edu
Web: www.tarjancenter.ucla.edu

Robert A. Jacobs, M.D., MPH, Director
University of Southern California
University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
4650 Sunset Boulevard
P. O. Box 54700, MS #53
Los Angeles, CA 90054-0700
(323) 669-2300
E-mail: rjacobs@chla.usc.edu
Web: www.uscuap.org

Technology-Related Assistance
Benjamin Harville, Project Coordinator
California Assistive Technology System
Department of Rehabilitation
2000 Evergreen Street
Sacramento, CA 95815
(916) 274-6325 (V/TTY)
Web: www.dor.ca.gov

State Mediation System
Karen Johnson, ADR Projects Coordinator
Department of Education
Special Education Division
1430 N Street, 2nd Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 323-2196
E-mail: kjohnson@cde.ca.gov
Web: www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/

Special Format Library
Dr. Henry C. Chang, Librarian
Braille Institute Library Services
741 N. Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90029-3594
(323) 663-1111, ext. 500; (800) 808-2555
(323) 660-3880 (TTY)
E-mail: bils@braillelibrary.org
Web: www.braillelibrary.org/