| 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.state.pa.us/
Accessible Pennsylvania
Online Disability Resource for Pennsylvanians
www.accessiblepa.state.pa.us |
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| State Department of Education: Special Education |
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| Bureau of Special Education
Department of Education
333 Market Street, 7th Floor |
| Harrisburg PA 17126-0333 |
| Special Education Consultline: (800) 879-2301(V/TTY) |
| (717) 783-6913 |
| www.pde.state.pa.us |
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| State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) |
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| Bureau of Assessment and Accountability
Department of Education
333 Market Street, 9th Floor |
| Harrisburg PA 17126-0333 |
| (717) 705-2343 |
| www.pde.state.pa.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
Office of Child Development and Early Learning
Department of Education and Public Welfare
333 Market Street, 6th Floor, PDE Building |
| Harrisburg PA 17126-0333 |
| (717) 783-7213 |
| (800)692-7288 |
| ra-ocdintervention@state.pa.us |
| www.dpw.state.pa.us/About/OCDEL/003676718.htm |
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| Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 |
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| Bureau of Early Intervention Services
Office of Child Development and Early Learning
Department of Education and Public Welfare
333 Market Street, 7th Floor, PDE Building |
| Harrisburg PA 17126-0333 |
| (717) 787-9266 |
| spodder@state.pa.us |
| www.pde.state.pa.us |
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| Coordinator for Transition Services |
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| Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PATTAN)
3190 William Pitt Way |
| Pittsburgh PA 15238 |
| (800) 446-5607 |
| (412) 826-6850 |
| jpalmiero@pattan.net |
| www.pattan.net |
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| Office of State Liaison of Career and Technical Education for Students with Disabilities |
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| Bureau of Career and Technical Education
Division of Field Support
Department of Education
333 Market Street, 11th Floor |
| Harrisburg PA 17126-0333 |
| (717) 787-5530 |
| lburket@state.pa.us |
| www.pde.state.pa.us |
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| State Mental Health Agency |
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| Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Department of Public Welfare
P.O. Box 2675 |
| Harrisburg PA 17105-2675 |
| (717) 787-6443 |
| joerney@state.pa.us |
| www.dpw.state.pa.us |
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| Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities |
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| Office of Developmental Program
Department of Public Welfare
Health and Welfare Building, Room 502
P.O. Box 2675 |
| Harrisburg PA 17105-2675 |
| (717) 787-3700 |
| www.dpw.state.pa.us |
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| Protection and Advocacy Agency |
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| Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
1414 N. Cameron Street, Suite C |
| Harrisburg PA 17103 |
| (800) 692-7443 (in PA) |
| (717) 236-8110 |
| (877) 375-7139 (TTY) |
| drnpa@drnpa.org |
| www.drnpa.org |
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| Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs |
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| Division of Community Systems Development and Outreach
Division of Child and Adult Health Services
Department of Health, 7th Floor, East Wing
Health & Welfare Building
7th & Forster Street |
| Harrisburg PA 17120 |
| (800) 986-4550 - Special Kids Networks |
| (717) 772-2763 |
| mconnors@state.pa.us |
| www.state.pa.us |
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| State CHIP Program |
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| (health care for low-income uninsured children)
Pennsylvania's Children's Health Insurance Program
1011 Mumma Road |
| Wormleysburg PA 17043 |
| (800) 986-5437 |
| www.ins.state.pa.us |
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired |
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| Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Labor and Industry
1521 N. 6th Street |
| Harrisburg PA 17102 |
| (800) 622-2842 (in PA) |
| (717) 787-6176 |
| ddenotaris@state.pa.us |
| www.state.pa.us |
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| Telecommunications Relay Services |
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| (800) 654-5988 (V) |
| (800) 654-5984 (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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| Pennsylvania Deaf-Blind Project
6340 Flank Drive, Suite 600 |
| Harrisburg PA 17112-2764 |
| (800) 360-7282 (in PA only) |
| (717) 541-4960, ext. 3115 |
| www.pattan.net |
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| State Education Agency Rural Representative |
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| Bureau of Special Education
Department of Education
333 Market Street, 7th Floor |
| Harrisburg PA 17126-0333 |
| (717) 783-6913 |
| www.pde.state.pa.us |
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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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| Institute on Disabilities at Temple University - UCEDD
University Services Building, Suite 610
1601 N. Broad Street |
| Philadelphia PA 19122 |
| (215) 204-1356 (V/TTY) |
| dianeb@temple.edu |
| http://disabilities.temple.edu |
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| Technology-Related Assistance |
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| Pennsylvania's Initiative on Assistive Technology
Institute on Disabilities/UCEDD
1601 N. Broad Street, Suite 610 |
| Philadelphia PA 19122 |
| (800) 204-PIAT (V, in PA) |
| (215) 204-1356 (V/TTY) |
| (866) 268-0579 (TTY, in PA) |
| ATINFO@temple.edu |
| http://disabilities.temple.edu |
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| State Mediation System |
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| Office for Dispute Resolution
6340 Flank Drive, Suite 600 |
| Harrisburg PA 17112 |
| (717) 541-4960 |
| http://odr.pattan.net |
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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
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| 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 |
| mail@add.org |
| www.add.org |
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| Autism |
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| ABOARD (Advisory Board on Autism and Related Disorders)
35 Wilson Street, Suite 100 |
| Pittsburgh PA 15223 |
| (800) 827-9385 |
| (412) 781-4116 |
| info@aboard.org |
| www.aboard.org |
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| 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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| National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania
42 S. 15th Street, Suite 222 |
| Philadelphia PA 19102 |
| (215) 988-0888 |
| nfbofpa@att.net |
| www.nfbp.org |
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| Epilepsy |
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| Epilepsy Foundation Western/Central Pennsylvania
Lifeswork
1323 Forbes Avenue, Suite 102 |
| Pittsburgh PA 15219 |
| (800) 361-5885 |
| (412) 261-5880 |
| pbeem@efwp.org |
| www.efwp.org |
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| Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania
919 Walnut Street, Suite 700 |
| Philadelphia PA 19107-5237 |
| (800) 887-7165 (in PA) |
| (215) 629-5003 |
| efepa@efepa.org |
| www.efepa.org |
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| Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities |
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| The Arc of Pennsylvania
101 S. Second Street, Suite 8, Executive House |
| Harrisburg PA 17101 |
| (800) 692-7258 |
| (717) 234-2621 |
| ssuroviec@thearcpa.org |
| www.thearcpa.org |
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| Learning Disabilities |
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| Learning Disabilities Association of Pennsylvania
4751 Lindle Road, Suite 114 |
| Harrisburg PA 17111 |
| (717) 939-3731 |
| (888) 775-3272 |
| www.ldapa.org |
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| Family & Youth Support & Advocacy Division
Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania
1211 Chestnut Street, 11th Floor |
| Philadelphia PA 19107 |
| (800) 688-4226, ext. 513 |
| (215) 751-1800, ext. 513 |
| pin@pinofpa.org |
| www.pinofpa.org |
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| Speech, Language, and Hearing |
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| Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association
800 Perry Highway, Suite 3 |
| Pittsburgh PA 15229-1128 |
| (412) 366-9858 |
| psha@psha.org |
| www.psha.org |
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| Organizations for Parents |
| Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) |
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| Parent Education Network
2107 Industrial Highway |
| York PA 17402 |
| (800) 522-5827 (V/TTY) (In PA); |
| (717) 600-0100; |
| (800) 441-5028 (Spanish) |
| pen@parentednet.org |
| www.parentednet.org |
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| Parent and Education Advocacy Leadership (PEAL) Center
1119 Penn Avenue, Suite 400 |
| Pittsburgh PA 15222-4205 |
| (866) 950-1040 |
| (412) 281-4404 |
| (412) 281-4409 (TTY) |
| admin@pealcenter.org |
| www.pealcenter.org |
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| Community Parent Resource Center |
| (Serving American Street Empowerment Zone and
providing intense training sessions to parents of children with disabilities in Philadelphia) |
| Hispanos Unidos para Ninos Excepcionales
(Philadelphia HUNE, Inc.)
202 W. Cecil B. Moore Avenue |
| Philadelphia PA 19122 |
| (215) 425-6203 |
| huneinc@aol.com |
| http://huneinc.org |
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| (Serving rural Northwest Pennsylvania)
The Mentor Parent Program, Inc.
P.O. Box 47 |
| Pittsfield PA 16340 |
| (888) 447-1431 (in PA) |
| (814) 563-3470 |
| mentorparentprogram@verizon.net |
| www.mentorparent.org |
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| Partners in Policymaking |
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| Institute on Disabilities/University Center for Excellence
Temple University
University Services Building, Room 610
1601 N. Broad Street |
| Philadelphia PA 19122 |
| (215) 204-9395 |
| dianeb@temple.edu |
| http://disabilities.temple.edu |
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| Parent Teacher Association (PTA) |
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| Pennsylvania Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
4804 Derry Street |
| Harrisburg PA 17111 |
| (717) 564-8985 |
| info@papta.org |
| www.papta.org |
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| Other Disability Organizations |
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| MENTOR ABI Group - New Jersey
Rehabilitative and Support Services for Persons with Acquired Brain Injury
505 S. Lenola Road
Blason Office Plaza II, Suite 217 |
| Moorestown NJ 08057 |
| (856) 235-5505 |
| http://www.mentorabi.com/welcome.aspx |
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| Pennsylvania Parents and Caregivers Resource Network
P.O. Box 4336 |
| Harrisburg PA 17111-0336 |
| (888) 572-7368 (in PA) |
| (717) 561-0098 |
| info@ppcrn.org |
| www.ppcrn.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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