| 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: |
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| www.ohio.gov/ |
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| State Department of Education: Special Education |
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| Office for Exceptional Children
Ohio Department of Education
25 S. Front Street, Mail Stop 202 |
| Columbus OH 43215 |
| (614) 466-2650 |
| (877) 644-6338 |
| kathe.shelby@ode.state.oh.us |
| www.ode.state.oh.us |
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| State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) |
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| Ohio Department of Education
25 S. Front Street |
| Columbus OH 43215 |
| (614) 466-2650 |
| www.ode.state.oh.us |
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| Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 |
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| Bureau of Early Intervention Services
Ohio Department of Health
246 N. High Street, 5th Floor |
| Columbus OH 43215 |
| (614) 644-8453 |
| debbie.wright@odh.ohio.gov |
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| Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 |
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| Office of Early Learning and School Readiness
Ohio Department of Education
25 S. Front Street, Mail Stop 305 |
| Columbus OH 43215-4183 |
| (614) 466-0224 |
| (877) 644-6338 (toll-free) |
| sandy.miller@ode.state.oh.us |
| www.ode.state.oh.us |
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| Coordinator for Transition Services |
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| Program Monitoring and Services
Ohio Department of Education
Office for Exceptional Children
25 S. Front Street, Mail Stop 204 |
| Columbus OH 43215-4183 |
| (614) 466-2650 |
| lawrence.dennis@ode.state.oh.us |
| www.ode.state.oh.us |
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| Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities |
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| Program Monitoring and Services
Ohio Department of Education
Office for Exceptional Children
25 S. Front Street, Mail Stop 204 |
| Columbus OH 43215-4183 |
| (614) 466-2650 |
| lawrence.dennis@ode.state.oh.us |
| www.ode.state.oh.us |
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| State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth |
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| Office of Children’s Services and Prevention
Ohio Department of Mental Health
30 E. Broad Street, 8th Floor |
| Columbus OH 43215-3430 |
| (614) 466-1984 |
| rietzk@mh.state.oh.us |
| www.mh.state.oh.us |
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| Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities |
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| Ohio Department of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities
30 E. Broad St., 12th Floor |
| Columbus OH 43215-3434 |
| (614) 466-5214 |
| www.mrdd.ohio.gov |
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| Protection and Advocacy Agency |
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| Ohio Legal Rights Service
50 W. Broad Street, Suite 1400 |
| Columbus OH 43215-5923 |
| (614) 466-7264 |
| (614) 728-2553 (TTY) |
| (800) 282-9181 (in OH) |
| (800) 858-3542 (TTY in OH) |
| WebMaster@olrs.state.oh.us |
| http://olrs.ohio.gov |
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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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| Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps
Ohio Department of Health
246 N. High Street
P.O. Box 118 |
| Columbus OH 43215 |
| (614) 466-1549 |
| (800) 755-4769 (parents only) |
| james.bryant@odh.ohio.gov |
| www.odh.state.oh.us |
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired, Deaf or Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind |
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| Rehabilitation Services Commission
400 E. Campus View Boulevard |
| Columbus OH 43235-4604 |
| (614) 438-1200 |
| (800) 282-4536 (in OH) |
| www.state.oh.us/rsc |
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| Telecommunications Relay Services |
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| (800) 750-0750 (V) |
| (216) 476-6001 (V/TTY); 711 (TTY) |
| (877) 750-9097 (Speech to Speech) |
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| Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center |
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| DBTAC - Great Lakes ADA Center
University of Illinois/Chicago
Department on Disability & Human Development
1640 W. Roosevelt Road, Room 405 |
| Chicago IL 60608 |
| (312) 413-1407 (V/TTY) |
| (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY) |
| gldbtac@uic.edu |
| www.adagreatlakes.org |
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| The Ohio State University
University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
357 McCampbell Hall
1581 Dodd Drive |
| Columbus OH 43210 |
| (614) 292-2390 |
| http://nisonger.osu.edu |
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| Technology-Related Assistance |
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| Assistive Technology of Ohio
445 E. Dublin-Granville Road, Building L |
| Worthington OH 43085 |
| (614) 293-9134 |
| (800) 784-3425 (V/TTY, in OH) |
| atohio@osu.edu |
| www.atohio.org |
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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 |
| (301) 306-7070 |
| (800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet) |
| 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 |
| (301) 657-0881 |
| (800) 3-AUTISM |
| 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 |
| (212) 502-7600 |
| (800) 232-5463 |
| afbinfo@afb.net |
| www.afb.org |
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| Brain Injury |
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| Brain Injury Association of Ohio
855 Grandview Avenue, Suite 225 |
| Columbus OH 43215-1123 |
| (614) 481-7100 |
| (866) 644-6242 (in OH) |
| help@biaoh.org |
| www.biaoh.org |
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| Cerebral Palsy |
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| Cerebral Palsy Association of Ohio
995 Goodale Boulevard |
| Columbus OH 43212 |
| (614) 228-8300 |
| (800) 796-8498 |
| cpohio@midohio.twcbc.com |
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| Tourette Syndrome |
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| Tourette Syndrome Association of Ohio
P.O. Box 28345 |
| Columbus OH 43228 |
| (614) 539-1795 |
| (800) 543-2675 (in OH) |
| admin@tsaohio.org |
| www.tsaohio.org |
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| Organizations for Parents |
| Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) |
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| Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities
165 W. Center Street, Suite 302 |
| Marion OH 43302-3741 |
| (740) 382-5452 |
| (800) 374-2806 |
| ocecd@gte.net |
| www.ocecd.org |
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| Parent Teacher Association (PTA) |
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| Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers
40 Northwoods Boulevard |
| Columbus OH 43235 |
| (614) 781-6344 |
| oh_office@pta.org |
| www.ohiopta.org |
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| Other Disability Organizations |
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| VSA arts of Ohio
77 S. High Street, 2nd Floor
Riffe Center for Government and the Arts |
| Columbus OH 43215 |
| (614) 241-5325 |
| info@vsao.org |
| www.vsao.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) 207-0034 (V) |
| (202) 207-0340 (TTY) |
| ncil@ncil.org |
| www.ncil.org |
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