| 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: |
| http://kentucky.gov/ |
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| State Department of Education: Special Education |
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| Division of Exceptional Children's Services
Kentucky Department of Education
Capitol Plaza Tower, 8th Floor
500 Mero Street |
| Frankfort KY 40601 |
| (502) 564-4970 |
| larry.taylor@education.ky.gov |
| www.education.ky.gov |
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| State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) |
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| Division of Federal Program and Instructional Equity
Kentucky Department of Education
Capital Plaza Tower, 8th Floor
500 Mero Street |
| Frankfort KY 40601 |
| (502) 564-3791 |
| www.education.ky.gov |
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| Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 |
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| Early Childhood Development Branch
Department for Public Health
Division of Adult and Child Health Improvement
275 E. Main Street, HS 2WC |
| Frankfort KY 40621 |
| (502) 564-3756 |
| kirsten.hammock@ky.gov |
| http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/firststeps.htm |
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| State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency |
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| Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Education and Workforce Development Cabinet
Department of Workforce Investment
209 St. Clair |
| Frankfort KY 40601 |
| (502) 564-4440 |
| beth.smith@ky.gov |
| http://ovr.ky.gov |
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| Coordinator for Transition Services |
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| Division for Exceptional Children Services
Kentucky Department of Education
500 Mero Street, CPT 8th floor |
| Frankfort KY 40601 |
| (502) 564-4970 |
| www.education.ky.gov |
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| State Mental Health Agency |
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| Department for Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities and Addiction Services
Cabinet for Health and Family Services
100 Fair Oaks Lane, 4E-B |
| Frankfort KY 40621-0001 |
| (502) 564-4527 |
| john.burt@ky.gov |
| http://mhmr.ky.gov |
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| State Coordinator for the Americans with Disabilities Act |
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| 500 Mero Street
Capital Plaza Tower, 2nd Floor |
| Frankfort KY 40601 |
| (502) 564-3850 |
| norbj.ryan@ky.gov |
| http://ada.ky.gov |
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| Councils on Developmental Disabilities |
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| Kentucky Developmental Disabilities Council
Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services
100 Fair Oaks Lane, 4E-F |
| Frankfort KY 40621-0001 |
| (502) 564-7842 |
| pat.seybold@ky.gov |
| www.kcdd.org |
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| Client Assistance Program |
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| Kentucky Client Assistance Program
209 St. Clair, 5th Floor |
| Frankfort KY 40601 |
| (800) 633-6283 (in KY) |
| (502) 564-8035 |
| Gerry.Gordon-Brown@ky.gov |
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| State CHIP Program |
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| (health care for low-income uninsured children)
KCHIP
Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Office of the Secretary
275 E. Main Street |
| Frankfort KY 40621 |
| (877) 524-4718 |
| (800) 662-5397 (Spanish) |
| (800) 648-6056 (TTY) |
| chs.kchip@ky.gov |
| http://chfs.ky.gov/dms/KCHIP.htm |
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired |
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| Education and Workforce Development Cabinet
Office for the Blind
P.O. Box 757 |
| Frankfort KY 40602-0757 |
| (502) 564-4754 |
| (502) 564-2929 (TTY) |
| beth.cross@ky.gov |
| http://blind.ky.gov |
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| Programs for the Deaf or Hard of Hearing |
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| Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
632 Versailles Road |
| Frankfort KY 40601 |
| (800) 372-2907 (V/TTY, in KY only) |
| (502) 573-2604 (V/TTY) |
| kcdhh@kcdhh.ky.gov |
| www.kcdhh.ky.gov |
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| Telecommunications Relay Services |
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| (800) 648-6057 (V) |
| (800) 648-6056 (TTY/ASCII); 711 (TTY) |
| (888) 244-6111 (Speech to Speech) |
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind |
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| University of Kentucky
College of Education
Department of Special Education Rehabilitation Counseling
229 Taylor Education Building |
| Lexington KY 40506-0001 |
| (859) 257-9489 |
| diane.haynes@ksb.kyschools.us |
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| Technology-Related Assistance |
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| Kentucky Assistive Technology Service (KATS) Network
Charles McDowell Center
8412 Westport Road |
| Louisville KY 40242 |
| (800) 327-5287 (V/TTY, in KY) |
| (502) 429-4484 (V/TTY); |
| katsnet@iglou.com |
| www.katsnet.org |
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| University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities |
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| Human Development Institute
Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
126 Mineral Industries Building |
| Lexington KY 40506-0051 |
| (859) 257-1714 |
| hklein@uky.edu |
| www.ihdi.uky.edu |
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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 either:
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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| Brain Injury |
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| Brain Injury Association of Kentucky
7410 New Lagrange Road, Suite 100 |
| Louisville KY 40222 |
| (800) 592-1117 (in KY) |
| (502) 493-0609 |
| melinda.mast@biak.us |
| www.biak.us |
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| Learning Disabilities |
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| Learning Disabilities Association of Kentucky, Inc.
2210 Goldsmith Lane, Suite 118 |
| Louisville KY 40218 |
| (502) 473-1256 |
| LDAofky@yahoo.com |
| www.LDAofky.org |
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| Mental Health |
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| Mental Health America of Kentucky
120 Sears Avenue, Suite 213 |
| Louisville KY 40207 |
| (888) 705-0463 |
| (502) 893-0460 |
| mhaky@mhaky.org |
| www.mhaky.org |
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| Speech, Language, and Hearing |
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| Kentucky Speech-Language-Hearing Association
535 W. Second Street, Suite 103 |
| Lexington KY 40508 |
| (800) 837-2446 |
| (859) 252-3776 |
| KSHAoffice@aol.com |
| www.kysha.org |
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| Spina Bifida |
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| Spina Bifida Association of Kentucky
Kosair Charities Centre
982 Eastern Parkway, Box 18 |
| Louisville KY 40217 |
| (866) 340-7225 |
| (502) 637-7363 |
| sbak@sbak.org |
| www.sbak.org |
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| Organizations for Parents |
| Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) |
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| Kentucky Special Parent Involvement Network (KY-SPIN)
10301-B Deering Road |
| Louisville KY 40272 |
| (800) 525-7746 |
| (502) 937-6894 |
| spininc@kyspin.com |
| www.kyspin.com |
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| Other Disability Organizations |
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| Easter Seals Kentucky
2050 Versailles Road |
| Lexington KY 40504 |
| 800) 888-5377 |
| (859) 254-5701 |
| www.cardinalhill.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 your state, 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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| 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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