| 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.georgia.gov |
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| State Department of Education: Special Education |
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| Division for Exceptional Students
Georgia Department of Education
1870 Twin Towers East |
| Atlanta GA 30334-9048 |
| (404) 656-3963 |
| www.gadoe.org |
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| Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 |
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| Babies Can't Wait Program/
Children And Youth with Special Needs
Division of Public Health
Department of Human Resources
2 Peachtree Street, 11.217 |
| Atlanta GA 30303-3186 |
| (800) 229-2038 |
| (404) 657-2726 |
| dlcheatham@dhr.state.ga.us |
| www.health.state.ga.us/programs/bcw |
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| Programs for Infants and Young Children: Ages Birth through 5 |
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| Bright from the Start
Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
10 Park Place South |
| Atlanta GA 30303 |
| (404) 656-5957 |
| http://decal.ga.gov/ |
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| Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 6 |
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| Division for Exceptional Students
Georgia Department of Education
1870 Twin Towers East |
| Atlanta GA 30334-5060 |
| (404) 657-9965 |
| jstevens@doe.k12.ga.us |
| www.doe.k12.ga.us |
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| Coordinator for Transition Services |
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| Contact Vocational Rehabilitation Agency. |
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| Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities |
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| Vocational Education Special Needs Unit
Georgia Department of Education
1752 Twin Towers East |
| Atlanta GA 30334 |
| (404) 656-3042 |
| dfleming@doe.k12.ga.us |
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| State Mental Health Agency |
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| Division of Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities and Addictive Diseases
Department of Human Resources
2 Peachtree Street, N.W., 22.224 |
| Atlanta GA 30303-3142 |
| (404) 657-2260 |
| gbskinner@dhr.state.ga.us |
| www.mhddad.dhr.georgia.gov |
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| Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities |
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| Office of Developmental Disabilities
Division of Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities and Addictive Diseases
Department of Human Resources
2 Peachtree Street, N.W., 22.108 |
| Atlanta GA 30303-3142 |
| (404) 463-8037 |
| srhall1@dhr.state.ga.us |
| http://mhddad.dhr.georgia.gov/ |
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| Councils on Developmental Disabilities |
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| Georgia Council On Developmental Disabilities
2 Peachtree Street, N.W., 26th Floor |
| Atlanta GA 30303 |
| (888) 275-4233 |
| (404) 657-2126 |
| (404) 657-2133 (TDD) |
| eejacobson@dhr.state.ga.us |
| www.gcdd.org |
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| Protection and Advocacy Agency |
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| The Georgia Advocacy Office
150 E. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 430 |
| Decatur GA 30030 |
| (800) 537-2329 (in GA only) |
| (404) 885-1234 (V/TTY) |
| info@thegao.org |
| www.thegao.org |
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| Client Assistance Program |
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| Georgia Client Assistance Program
123 N. McDonough Street |
| Decatur GA 30030 |
| 800) 822-9727 (in GA only) |
| (404) 373-2040 (V/TTY) |
| www.vocrehabga.org/lev3j.html |
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| Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs |
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| Office of Children with Special Needs
Department of Human Resources
Division of Public Health
Family Health Branch
2 Peachtree Street, N.W., 11-227 |
| Atlanta GA 30303 |
| (888) 651-8224 |
| (404) 657-2726 |
| www.health.state.ga.us/programs |
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| State CHIP Program |
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| (health care for low-income uninsured children)
PeachCare for Kids
P.O. Box 2583 |
| Atlanta GA 30301-2583 |
| (877) 427-3224 |
| www.peachcare.org |
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| Telecommunications Relay Services |
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| (800) 255-0135 (V) |
| (800) 255-0056 (TTY); 711 (TTY) |
| (800) 229-5746 (Speech to Speech-English) |
| (866) 260-9470 (Speech to Speech-Spanish) |
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind |
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| Georgia Sensory Assistance Project
Georgia State University
Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education (EPSE)
P.O. Box 3979 |
| Atlanta GA 30302-3979 |
| (800) 597-2356 (V/TTY) |
| (404) 413-8316 |
| kheller@gsu.edu |
| http://education.gsu.edu/georgiadeafblindproj |
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| State Education Agency Rural Representative |
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| Division for Exceptional Students
Georgia Department of Education
1870 Twin Towers East |
| Atlanta GA 30334-9048 |
| (404) 656-3963 |
| www.gadoe.org |
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| Technology-Related Assistance |
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| Georgia Department of Labor
Vocational Rehabilitation Program
Tools for Life, Georgia Assistive Technology Act Program
1700 Century Circle, Suite 300 |
| Atlanta GA 30345 |
| (800) 497-8665 |
| (404) 638-0390 |
| (404) 486-6333 (TTY) |
| info@gatfl.org |
| www.gatfl.org |
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| State Mediation System |
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| Division for Exceptional Students
Georgia Department of Education
1870 Twin Towers East |
| Atlanta GA 30334-9048 |
| (404) 656-3963 |
| www.gadoe.org |
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| Disability-Specific Organizations |
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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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| Cerebral Palsy |
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| United Cerebral Palsy of Georgia, Inc.
3300 Northeast Expressway, Building #9 |
| Atlanta GA 30341 |
| (770) 676-2000 |
| dwilush@ucpga.org |
| www.ucpga.org |
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| Learning Disabilities |
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| Learning Disabilities Association of Georgia
2566 Shallowford Road, Suite 104, PMB 353 |
| Atlanta GA 30345 |
| (404) 303-7774 |
| ldaga@bellsouth.net |
| www.ldag.org |
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| Special Health Care Needs |
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| Family Voices of Georgia
2460 LeHaven Drive |
| Tucker GA 30084 |
| (770) 256-2988 |
| www.familyvoices.org |
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| Speech, Language, and Hearing |
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| Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association
20423 State Road 7, Suite F6-491 |
| Boca Raton FL 33498 |
| (800) 226-4742 |
| execdir@gsha.org |
| www.gsha.org |
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| Organizations for Parents |
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| Parent-To-Parent |
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| Contact the Parent Training and Information Center. |
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| Other Disability Organizations |
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| VSA arts of Georgia
Healey Building
57 Forsyth Street, N.W., Suite R1 |
| Atlanta GA 30303 |
| (404) 221-1270, ext. 207 |
| www.vsaartsga.org |
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| Independent Living |
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| Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia, Inc.
755 Commerce Drive, Suite 415 |
| Decatur GA 30030 |
| (888) 288-9780 |
| (770) 270-6860 |
| (770) 270-5671 |
| ppuckett@silcga.org |
| www.silcga.org |
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| To find out the contact information for centers for
independent living (CILs) in your state, contact:
National Council on Independent Living
1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor |
| Washington DC 20036 |
| (202) 207-0334 (V); |
| (202) 207-0340 (TTY) |
| ncil@ncil.org |
| www.ncil.org |
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