| Official State Web Site |
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| 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 |
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| Department of Education: Special Education |
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| 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/ |
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| State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) |
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| Contact Department of Education: Special Education. |
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| Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 3 |
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| 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 |
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| Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 |
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| Contact State Department of Education: Special Education. |
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| DC Vocational Rehabilitation Agency |
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| DC Rehabilitation Services Administration
810 First Street, N.E., 10th Floor |
| Washington DC 20002 |
| (202) 442-8663 |
| ted.daniels@dc.gov |
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| Coordinator for Transition Services |
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| DC Rehabilitation Services Administration
810 1st Street, N.E., 9th Floor |
| Washington DC 20002 |
| (202) 442-8085 |
| darlene.gripper@dc.gov |
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| DCPS Office of Special Education
825 N. Capitol Street, NE, 6th Floor |
| Washington DC 20002 |
| (202) 442-5488 |
| www.k12.dc.us |
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| Mental Health Agency |
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| 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 |
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| Councils on Developmental Disabilities |
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| 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 |
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| Protection and Advocacy Agency |
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| 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 |
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| Client Assistance Program |
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| Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency. |
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| Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs |
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| 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/ |
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| 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 |
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| CHIP Program |
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| (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 |
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing |
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| 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 |
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| Telecommunications Relay Services |
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| (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) |
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired |
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| Visual Impairment Unit
DC Rehabilitation Services Administration
810 1st Street, N.E., 9th Floor |
| Washington DC 20002 |
| (202) 442-8628 |
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| Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center |
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| 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 |
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| University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities |
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| 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/ |
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| Mediation System |
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| 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 |
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| DC Regional Library for the Blind, Physically Handicapped, and Deaf Community |
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| 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/ |
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| Disability-Specific Organizations |
| Attention Deficit Disorder |
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| 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 |
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| Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543 |
| Pottstown PA 19464-0543 |
| (484) 945-2101 |
| www.add.org |
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| Autism |
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| 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 |
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| Blind/Visual Impairments |
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| 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 |
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| Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities |
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| 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 |
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| Mental Health |
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| 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 |
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| Speech, Language, and Hearing |
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| District of Columbia Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 29590 |
| Washington DC 20017 |
| (202) 877-1000 |
| president@dcsha.org |
| www.dcsha.org |
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| Spina Bifida |
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| Spina Bifida Association of the National Capital Area
P.O. Box 523415 |
| Springfield VA 22152-5415 |
| (703) 455-4900 |
| www.sbanca.com |
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| Tourette Syndrome |
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| 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 |
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| Organizations for Parents |
| Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) |
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| 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 |
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| Parent Teacher Association (PTA) |
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| DC Congress of Parents and Teachers
Hamilton School
1401 Brentwood Parkway, N.E. |
| Washington DC 20002 |
| (202) 543-0333 |
| dc_pres@pta.org |
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| Other Disability Organizations |
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| The Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities
5335 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 825 |
| Washington DC 20015 |
| (202) 448-1450 |
| www.dcqualitytrust.org |
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| Independent Living |
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| 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 |
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| Anacostia Satellite Office
2110 Mississippi Avenue, SE, Suite B1 |
| Washington DC 20020 |
| (202) 889-5802 |
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