| 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 to your governor and/or your representatives in the Senate and House: |
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| www.tennessee.gov/ |
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| State Department of Education: Special Education |
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| Joseph Fisher, Assistant Commissioner Division of Special Education Department of Education Andrew Johnson Tower, 7th Floor 710 James Robertson Parkway |
| Nashville TN 37243-0380 |
| (888) 212-3162 |
| (615) 741-2851 |
| joe.fisher@state.tn.us |
| www.state.tn.us/education/speced/ |
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| Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 |
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| Tennessee’s Early Intervention System (TEIS) Tennessee Department of Education Division of Special Education 710 James Robertson Parkway, 7th Floor Andrew Johnson Tower |
| Nashville TN 37243-0375 |
| (800) 852-7157 |
| (615) 741-3537 |
| http://state.tn.us/education/speced/TEIS/ |
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| Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 |
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| Tennessee Department of Education Division of Special Education 2763 Island Home Boulevard |
| Knoxville TN 37920 |
| (888) 212-3162 (Special Education questions) |
| (865) 594-5691 |
| http://state.tn.us/education/speced |
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| State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency |
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| Andrea Cooper, Assistant Commissioner Division of Rehabilitation Services Department of Human Services 400 Deaderick Street, l5th Floor |
| Nashville TN 37248-0060 |
| (615) 313-4714 |
| andrea.cooper@state.tn.us |
| www.state.tn.us/humanserv |
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| Coordinator for Transition Services |
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| Jane Winstead, Director for Transition Services Tennessee Department of Education Division of Special Education 2763 Island Home Boulevard |
| Knoxville TN 37920 |
| (865) 594-5691 |
| Jane.Winstead@state.tn.us |
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| Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities |
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| Division of Career and Technical Education 4th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower 710 James Roberston Parkway |
| Nashville TN 37243-0383 |
| (615) 532-2834 |
| www.state.tn.us/education/ |
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| State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth |
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| Office of Children and Youth Division of Special Populations and Minority Initiatives Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Cordell Hull Building, 5th Floor 425 5th Avenue North |
| Nashville TN 37243 |
| (615) 253-4800 |
| (615) 532-6612 (TTY) |
| richard.edgar@state.tn.us |
| www.state.tn.us/mental |
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| Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities |
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| Division of Mental Retardation Department of Finance and Administration Andrew Jackson Building 500 Deaderick Street, 15th Floor |
| Nashville TN 37243 |
| (615) 532-6533 |
| felicia.thompson@state.tn.us |
| www.state.tn.us/dmrs |
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| Councils on Developmental Disabilities |
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| Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities Parkway Towers 404 James Robertson Parkway, Suite 130 |
| Nashville TN 37243-0228 |
| (615) 532-6615 |
| tnddc@state.tn.us |
| www.state.tn.us/cdd |
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| Protection and Advocacy Agency |
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| Shirley Shea, Executive Director Disability Law & Advocacy Center of Tennessee (DLAC) 2416 21st Avenue South, Suite 100 |
| Nashville TN 37212 |
| (901) 458-6013 |
| (800) 342-1660 (Toll-free in TN only) |
| (888) 852-2852 (TTY) |
| shirleys@dlactn.org |
| gethelp@dlactn.org |
| www.dlactn.org |
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| Client Assistance Program |
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| Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency, listed above. |
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| Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs |
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| Dee Hitz, Nursing Consultant Children’s Special Services Tennessee Department of Health Cordell Hull Building, 5th Floor 425 5th Avenue North |
| Nashville TN 37247-4750 |
| (615) 741-2703 |
| dee.hitz@.state.tn.us |
| www.tennessee.gov |
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing |
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| Tennessee Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Citizens Plaza Building 400 Deaderick Street |
| Nashville TN 37248-6000 |
| (800) 270-1349 (in TN) |
| (615) 313-4918 |
| (615) 313-5695 (TTY) |
| www.tennessee.gov/humanserv/rehab/cc.htm |
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| Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments |
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| (800) 848-0299 (V) (800) 848-0298 (V/TTY); 711 (TTY) (866) 503-0264 (Speech to Speech) |
| (866) 503-0263 (V/TTY/ASCII) |
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind |
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| Jennifer Vick, Project Coordinator Project TREDS - TN Deafblind Project Vanderbilt University Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Center for Child Development 3401 W. End Avenue, Suite 460 West |
| Nashville TN 37203 |
| (800) 288-2266 (V/TTY) |
| (615) 322-8279 |
| jennifer.vick@vanderbilt.edu |
| www.treds-deafblindproject.com |
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| Cathy Steger, Deaf-Blind Coordinator Division of Rehabilitation Services Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Citizens Plaza State Office Building 400 Deaderick Street, 14th Floor |
| Nashville TN 37243-1403 |
| (800) 628-7818 |
| (615) 313-4917 |
| (615) 313-6601 (TTY); |
| (800) 270-1349 (TTY) |
| Cathy.Steger@state.tn.us |
| www.state.tn.us/humanserv/vis-home.html |
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| State Department for Children and Youth in State Custody |
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| Viola P. Miller, Ed.D., Commissioner Tricia Lea, Ph.D., Director of Medical and Behavioral Services Tennessee Department of Children’s Services Cordell Hull Building, 7th Floor 436 6th Avenue North |
| Nashville TN 37243-1290 |
| (615) 741-9699 |
| tricia.lea@state.tn.us |
| www.state.tn.us/youth |
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| Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center |
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| Shelley Kaplan, Project Director Burton Blatt Institute Syracuse University 1419 Mayson Street |
| Atlanta GA 30324 |
| (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY) |
| (404) 541-9001 |
| sedbtacproject@law.syr.edu |
| www.sedbtac.org |
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| University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities |
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| Frederick B. Palmer, M.D., Director Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities The University of Tennessee Health Science Center 711 Jefferson Avenue |
| Memphis TN 38105 |
| (888) 572-2249 |
| (901) 448-6512 |
| (901) 448-4677 (TTY) |
| fpalmer@utmem.edu |
| www.utmem.edu/bcdd/ |
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| Special Format Library |
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| Tennessee Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Tennessee State Library and Archives 403 Seventh Avenue North |
| Nashville TN 37243-0313 |
| (800) 342-3308 |
| (615) 741-3915 |
| tlbph.tsla@state.tn.us |
| www.tennessee.gov/tsla/lbph |
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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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| Cerebral Palsy |
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| Peggy Fryer, President/CEO UCP of the Mid South, Inc. 4189 Leroy Avenue |
| Memphis TN 38108 |
| (901) 761-4277 |
| pfryer@ucpmemphis.org |
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| Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities |
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| The Arc of Tennessee 151 Athens Way, Suite 100 |
| Nashville TN 37228 |
| (800) 835-7077 |
| (615) 248-5878 |
| wrogers@thearctn.org |
| walterrogersarc@aol.com |
| www.thearctn.org |
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| Learning Disabilities |
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| Learning Disabilities Association of America 4156 Library Road |
| Pittsburgh PA 15234-1349 |
| (412) 341-1515 |
| www.ldaamerica.org/ |
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| Mental Health |
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| Mental Health Association of Middle Tennessee 2416 21st Avenue South, Suite 201 |
| Nashville TN 37212 |
| (615) 269-5355 |
| forinfo@mhamt.org |
| www.ichope.com |
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| Speech, Language, and Hearing |
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| Nelia Westenberger, Executive Director Tennessee Association of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists P.O. Box 70 Spring Hill, TN 37174 (931) 487-9871 E-mail: wmijohn@aol.com Web: www.taaslp.org |
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| Tourette Syndrome |
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| Tourette Syndrome Association State Contact: Jennifer Lindberg (423) 238-1089. E-mail: tsachatt@yahoo.com |
| Web: tsa-usa.org |
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| Organizations for Parents |
| Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) |
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| Support and Training for Exceptional Parents, Inc. (STEP) 712 Professional Plaza |
| Greeneville TN 37745 |
| (800) 280-7837 (English toll free in TN only) |
| (423) 639-0125 |
| (800) 975-2919 (Spanish Toll free in TN only) |
| (423) 639-8802 (TTY) |
| information@tnstep.org |
| www.tnstep.org |
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| Parent Teacher Association (PTA) |
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| Tennessee Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc. 1905 Acklen Avenue |
| Nashville TN 37212-3788 |
| (615) 383-9740 |
| president@tnpta.org |
| www.pta.org |
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| Other Parent Organization |
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| Kate Driskill Kanies, M.A., M.L.S., RIP Coordinator Regional Intervention Program (RIP) 3411 Belmont Boulevard |
| Nashville TN 37215 |
| (615) 963-1177 |
| Kate.Kanies@state.tn.us |
| www.ripnetwork.org |
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| Other Disability Organizations |
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| Easter Seals Tennessee 2001 Woodmont Boulevard |
| Nashville TN 37215 |
| (800) 264-0078 |
| (615) 292-6640 |
| www.eastersealstn.com |
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| March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation 1101 Kermit Drive, Suite 201 |
| Nashville TN 37217 |
| (888) 399-3272 |
| (615) 399-3200 |
| http://marchofdimes.com/ |
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| Tennessee Disability Pathfinder (statewide bilingual disability information & referral service for all ages) Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities 1114 17th Avenue South, Suite 105 |
| Nashville TN 37212 |
| (615) 322-8529; (800) 640-4636 (English/Spanish line) |
| (711) Free relay Service |
| TNPATHFINDER@vanderbilt.edu |
| www.familypathfinder.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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