| 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.ok.gov |
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| State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) |
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| School Improvement, Office of Standards and Curriculum
Department of Education
2500 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Suite 315 |
| Oklahoma City OK 73105-4599 |
| (405) 521-4514 |
| cindy_koss@sde.state.ok.us |
| www.sde.state.ok.us |
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| Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 |
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| Special Education Services
Department of Education
2500 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Suite 510 |
| Oklahoma City OK 73105-4599 |
| (405) 522-4513 |
| jenny_giles@sde.state.ok.us |
| www.sde.state.ok.us |
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| State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency |
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| Department of Rehabilitation Services
3535 N.W. 58th, Suite 500 |
| Oklahoma City OK 73112 |
| (800) 845-8476 |
| (405) 951-3400 |
| lparker@drs.state.ok.us |
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| Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education |
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| Department of Career and Technology Education
1500 W. 7th Avenue |
| Stillwater OK 74074-4364 |
| (800) 522-5810, ext. 138 |
| (405) 377-2000 (Ext. 138) |
| (405) 743-5138 |
| (405) 743-6816 (TTY) |
| dnort@okcareertech.org |
| http://okcareertech.org |
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| State Mental Health Agency |
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| Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
P.O. Box 53277 |
| Oklahoma City OK 73152-3277 |
| (405) 522-3878 |
| tlwhite@odmhsas.org |
| www.odmhsas.org |
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| State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth |
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| Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
P.O. Box 53277 |
| Oklahoma City OK 73152 |
| (405) 522-4142 |
| jshipp@odmhsas.org |
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| Client Assistance Program |
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| Client Assistance Program
Office of Disability Concerns
2401 N.W. 23rd, Suite 90 |
| Oklahoma City OK 73107 |
| (800) 522-8224 |
| (405) 521-3756 |
| (800) 522-8506 Relay: 711 (TTY) |
| www.odc.ok.gov/cap.html |
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| Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs |
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| Family Support Services
Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 25352 |
| Oklahoma City OK 73125 |
| (405) 521-3076 |
| http://okdhs.org |
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| State CHIP Program |
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| (health care for low-income uninsured children)
Oklahoma Health Care Authority |
| (800) 522-0114 |
| (405) 522-6205 |
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www.ohca.state.ok.us/#
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired |
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| Oklahoma School for the Blind
Department of Rehabilitation Services
3300 Gibson |
| Muskogee OK 74403 |
| (918) 781-8200 |
| kekizzia@drs.state.ok.us |
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing |
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| Oklahoma School for the Deaf
Department of Rehabilitation Services
1100 E. Oklahoma Avenue |
| Sulphur OK 73086-3108 |
| (888) 685-3323 |
| (580) 622-4900 |
| lhawkins@osd.k12.ok.us |
| www.osd.k12.ok.us |
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind |
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| Oklahoma Deaf-Blind Technical Assistance Project
University of Oklahoma
820 Van Vleet Oval |
| Norman OK 73072 |
| (405) 325-0441 |
| jwatts@ou.edu |
| www.ou.edu/okdbp |
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| Telecommunications Relay Services |
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| (800) 522-8506 (V/TTY) |
| (800) 722-0353 (V/TTY); 711 (TTY) |
| (877) 722-3515 (Speech to Speech) |
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| Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center |
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| DBTAC - Southwest ADA Center
Independent Living Research Utilization
2323 S. Shepard Boulevard, Suite 1000 |
| Houston TX 77019 |
| (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY) |
| (713) 520-0232 (V/TTY); |
| dlrp@ilru.org |
| www.dlrp.org |
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| University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities |
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| Center for Learning and Leadership/UCEDD
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
College of Medicine
P.O. Box 26901, ROB 342 |
| Oklahoma City OK 73190-3042 |
| (800) 627-6827 |
| (405) 271-4500, ext 0 |
| Learn2Lead-UCEDD@ouhsc.edu |
| http://w3.ouhsc.edu/thecenter |
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| Technology-Related Assistance |
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| Oklahoma ABLE Tech
Oklahoma State University, Seretean Wellness Center
1514 W. Hall of Fame |
| Stillwater OK 74078-2026 |
| (888) 885-5588 (ABLE Tech Info-line) |
| (800) 257-1705 (V/TTY) |
| (405) 744-9864 |
| linda.jaco@okstate.edu |
| http://okabletech.okstate.edu |
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| Lee Mitchener Tolbert Center for Developmental Disabilities
Department of Rehabilitation Services
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
801 NE 13th Street, CHB-235 |
| Oklahoma City OK 73104 |
| (800) 700-6282 |
| (405) 271-2131, ext. 46811 |
| (405) 271-1705 (TTY) |
| Maria-Jones@ouhsc.edu |
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| Special Format Library |
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| Oklahoma Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Department of Rehabilitation Services
300 N.E. 18th Street |
| Oklahoma City OK 73105 |
| (800) 523-0288 |
| (405) 521-3514 |
| (405) 522-0516 |
| (405) 521-4672 (TTY) |
| library@drs.state.ok.us |
| www.library.state.ok.us |
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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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Oklahoma Autism Network
Lee Mitchener Tolbert Center for Developmental Disabilities
Department of Rehabilitation Science
College of Allied Health
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
1600 North Phillips
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| Oklahoma City OK 73190 |
| (405) 271-2131, ext. 47120 |
| julie-smith@ouhsc.edu |
| www.okautism.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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| Down Syndrome |
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| Down Syndrome Association of Central Oklahoma (DSACO)
213 N. Stallard |
| Stillwater OK 74075 |
| (405) 330-5025 |
| www.dsaco.org |
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| Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities |
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| TARC
16 E. 16th Street, Suite 405 |
| Tulsa OK 74119-4447 |
| (800) 688-8272 (outside Tulsa only) |
| (918) 582-8272 |
| tarc@ddadvocacy.net |
| www.ddadvocacy.net |
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| Speech, Language, and Hearing |
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| Oklahoma Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 53217 |
| Oklahoma City OK 73152-3217 |
| (405) 271-4214, ext. 46066 |
| oslha@hotmail.com |
| www.oslha.org |
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| Organizations for Parents |
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| Parent Teacher Association (PTA) |
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| Oklahoma Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
2801 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Suite 214 |
| Oklahoma City OK 73105 |
| (405) 681-0750 |
| director@pta.org |
| www.okpta.org |
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| State Information and Referral Service |
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| Oklahoma Areawide Service Information System (OASIS)
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
PO Box 26901 |
| Oklahoma City OK 73190 |
| 800-42-OASIS (V/TTY) |
| (405) 271-6302 (V/TTY) |
| oasis@ouhsc.edu |
| http://oasis.ouhsc.edu |
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| Other Disability Organizations |
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| J.D. McCarty Center for Children with Developmental Disabilities
2002 E. Robinson Street |
| Norman OK 73071 |
| (405) 307-2800 |
| curt@jdmc.org |
| www.jdmc.org |
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| Oklahoma Office of Handicapped Concerns
2401 N.W. 23rd, Suite 90 |
| Oklahoma City OK 73107 |
| (800) 522-8224 |
| (405) 521-3756 |
| www.ohc.state.ok.us/ |
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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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