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Vermont State Disability Resources

National Dissemination Center for Children With Disabilities
Official State Web Site
 
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:
 
www.vermont.gov/portal
State Department of Education: Special Education
 
Student Support Services 120 State Street, State Office Building 
Montpelier   VT   05620-2501
(802) 828-2755
karin.edwards@state.vt.us
www.state.vt.us/educ/new/html/pgm_sped.html
State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
 
Standards & Assessment Student Support Services 120 State Street
Montpelier   VT   05620-2501
(802) 828-5158
gail.taylor@state.vt.us
www.education.vermont.gov
Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
 
Family, Infant and Toddler Program Department for Children and Families Child Development Division 103 S. Main Street
Waterbury   VT   05671-2901
(802) 241-3622
helen.keith@ahs.state.vt.us
www.dcf.state.vt.us/cdd
Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
 
Special Education Unit Department of Education 120 State Street
Montpelier   VT   05620-2501
(802) 828-5114
www.state.vt.us/educ/new/html/pgm_sped.html
State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
 
Vocational Rehabilitation Division Department of Aging and Independent Living Agency of Human Services 103 S. Main Street
Waterbury   VT   05671-2303
(802) 241-2186
diane.dalmasse@ahs.state.vt.us
www.vocrehab.vermont.gov/
Coordinator for Transition Services
 
Vermont State Department of Education 120 State Street
Montpelier   VT   05620
(802) 828-5110
michael.ferguson@state.vt.us
http://education.vermont.gov/
Counseling and Support Services
 
Youth in Transition, Franklin and Grand Isle Counties East Campus 130 Fisher Pond Road
St. Albans, VT   05478
(802) 393-6571
ebony.nyoni@ncssinc.org
www.ncssinc.org
State Mental Health Services
 
Department of Mental Health Agency of Human Services P.O. Box 70
Burlington   VT   05402-0070
(802) 652-2000
cbiss@vdh.state.vt.us
www.healthvermont.gov
State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
 
Department of Mental Health P.O. Box 70
Burlington   VT   05402-0070
(802) 652-2000
cbiss@vdh.state.vt.us
www.healthvermont.gov/
Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities
 
Division of Developmental Services Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living 103 S. Main Street, Weeks Building
Waterbury   VT   05671-1601
(802) 241-2648
(802) 241-2614
theresa.wood@ahs.state.vt.us
http://healthvermont.gov/
Councils on Developmental Disabilities
 
Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council 103 S. Main Street
Waterbury   VT   05671-0602
(888) 317-2006
(802) 241-2612 (V/TTY)
karen.schwartz@ahs.state.vt.us
http://ddc.vermont.gov
Disability Rights Advocacy
 
Disability Law Project 57 N. Main Street (800) 889-2047 (state office); (802) 229-1603 (TTY)
Rutland   VT   05701
(800) 769-7459 (V/TTY)
(802) 775-0021
nbreiden@vtlegalaid.org
www.vtlegalaid.org
 
Vermont Protection and Advocacy, Inc. 141 Main Street, Suite 7
Montpelier   VT   05602
(800) 834-7890 (In VT)
(802) 229-1355
(802) 229-2603 (TTY)
info@vtpa.org
www.vtpa.org
Client Assistance Program
 
Disability Law Project 57 N. Main Street
Rutland   VT   05701
(800) 889-2047 (state office)
(800) 769-7459 (V/TTY)
(802) 775-0021
nbreiden@vtlegalaid.org
www.vtlegalaid.org
Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
 
Children with Special Health Needs Department of Health 108 Cherry Street P.O. Box 70
Burlington   VT   05402
(802) 863-7338
chassle@vdh.state.vt.us
www.healthvermont.gov/family/cshn/cshn.aspx
State CHIP Program
 
(health care for low-income uninsured children) 103 S. Main Street
Waterbury   VT   05671
(800) 250-8427
www.path.state.vt.us/Programs_Pages/Healthcare/drdynasaur.htm
Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired
 
Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired 103 South Main Street, Weeks IC, Room 109
Waterbury   VT   05671-2304
(888) 405-5005
(802) 241-2210
fred.jones@ahs.state.vt.us
www.dail.state.vt.us/dbvi
Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
 
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation 103 S. Main Street, Weeks 1A
Waterbury   VT   05671-2303
(802) 241-2186 (V/TTY)
(802) 241-2199 (TTY)
lori.yarrow@ahs.state.vt.us
www.vocrehab.vermont.gov
 
Vermont Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 209 Austine Drive
Brattleboro   VT   05301
(802) 258-9500 (V/TTY)
www.vcdhh.org/wp/
Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
 
(800) 253-0195 (V)
(800) 253-0191 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 229-5746 (Speech to Speech - English)
(866) 260-9470 (Speech to Speech - Spanish)
 
State Education Agency Rural Representative
 
Department of Education Special Education Unit 120 State Street
Montpelier   VT   05602
(802) 828-0555
www.state.vt.us/educ
Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
 
DBTAC - New England ADA Center Adaptive Environments Center, Inc. 180-200 Portland Street, First Floor
Boston   MA   02114
(800) 949-4232 V/TTY)
(617) 695-1225 (V/TTY)
adainfo@newenglandada.org
http://adaptiveenvironments.org/neada/site/home
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
 
Center on Disability and Community Inclusion University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service University of Vermont 208 Colchester Avenue
Burlington   VT   05405-1757
(802) 656-4031 (V)
(802) 656-8499 (TTY)
susan.ryan@uvm.edu
www.uvm.edu/~cdci
Technology-Related Assistance
 
Vermont Assistive Technology Project 103 South Main Street, Weeks Building
Waterbury   VT   05671-2305
(802) 241-2672 (V/TTY)
julie.tucker@ahs.state.vt.us
www.dail.state.vt.us/ATP
State Mediation System
 
Vermont Department of Education 120 State Street
Montpelier   VT   05620-2501
(802) 828-3136
Sboyd@doe.state.vt.us
www.state.vt.us/educ/
Special Format Library
 
Vermont Department of Libraries Special Services Unit 578 Paine Turnpike North
Berlin   VT   05602
(800) 479-1711
(802) 828-3273
ssu@mail.dol.state.vt.us
 
Disability-Specific Organizations
Attention Deficit Disorder
 
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
 
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) P.O. Box 543
Pottstown   PA   19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
www.add.org
Autism
 
Autism Society of Vermont P.O. Box 978
White River Junction   VT   05001
(800) 559-7398
(802) 457-3764
www.autism-info.org
 
Autism Support Daily P.O. Box 4556 
Burlington   VT   05406
(802) 985-8773
Info@AutismSupportDaily.com
www.AutismSupportDaily.com
 
AAWARE - Approach Autism with Advocacy Recovery & Education 7 River Street
Montpelier   VT   05602
(802) 229-4665
info@aaware.org
www.aaware.org
Blind/Visual Impairments
 
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
 
Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired 37 Elmwood Avenue
Burlington   VT   05401
(800) 639-5861
(802) 863-1358
general@vabvi.org
www.vabvi.org/
Brain Injury
 
Brain Injury Association of Vermont P.O. Box 226
Shelburne   VT   05482-0226
(877) 856-1772
biavtsupport@comcast.net
www.biavt.org
Cerebral Palsy
 
Association for Cerebral Palsy 73 Main Street, Room 17
Montpelier   VT   05602
(802) 223-5161
 
Down Syndrome
 

(serving Rutland county) Down Right Special, Rutland 29 Ronaldo Court

Rutland   VT   05701
(802) 773-6849 (Leigh)
(802) 773-7343 (Fred)
LLombardy@aol.com
fwortman@verizon.net
 
Epilepsy
 
Epilepsy Foundation of Vermont P.O. Box 6292
Rutland, VT 05702    
(800) 565-0972
(802) 775-1686
epilepsy@sover.net
 
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
 
Central Vermont Advocacy 73 Main Street, Suite 17
Montpelier   VT   05602
(802) 223-6149
cvtarc@comcast.net
 
Learning Disabilities
 
Learning Disabilities Association of America 4156 Library Road
Pittsburgh   PA   15234-1349
(412) 341-1515
www.ldanatl.org
 
New Hampshire Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (also serving Vermont and Maine) P.O. Box 3724
Concord   NH   03302-3724
(603) 229-7355
information@nhida.org
www.nhida.org
Mental Health
 
National Mental Health Association (NMHA) ( to identify an NMHA chapter in your state ) 1021 Prince Street
Alexandria   VA   22314-2971
(800) 969-6642
www.nmha.org
 
NAMI Vermont 132 S. Main Street
Waterbury   VT   05676
(800) 639-6480
(802) 244-1396
info@namivt.org
www.namivt.org
 
Vermont Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health P.O. Box 507 
Waterbury   VT   05676-0507
(800) 639-6071 (Families only)
(802) 434-6757
vffcmh@vffcmh.org
www.vffcmh.org
Speech, Language, and Hearing
 
Vermont Speech-Language-Hearing Association
president@vsha.us
www.vsha.us
Tourette Syndrome
 
Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc. 42-40 Bell Boulevard
Bayside   NY   11361-2820
(718) 224-2999
ts@tsa-usa.org
www.tsa-usa.org
Organizations for Parents
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
 
Vermont Parent Information Center 600 Blair Park Road, Suite 301
Williston   VT   05495
(800) 639-7170 (In VT)
(802) 876-5315 (V/TTY)
vpic@vtpic.com
www.vtpic.com
Parent-To-Parent
 
Parent-to-Parent of Vermont 600 Blair Park Road, Suite 240
Williston   VT   05495-7549
(800) 800-4005, ext. 16
(802) 764-5290, ext. 16
juliea@partoparvt.org
www.partoparvt.org
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
 
Vermont Congress of Parents and Teachers P.O. Box 284
Richmond   VT   05477
(802) 434-4078
vt_office@pta.org
 
Other Disability Organizations
 
Addison County Parent Child Center P.O. Box 646
Middlebury   VT   05753
(802) 388-3171
www.sover.net/~thepcc
 
Vermont Coalition for Disability Rights 73 Main Street, Suite 402
Montpelier   VT   05602
(802) 223-6140
ssmith@sover.net
www.vcdr.org
 
VSA arts of Vermont The Woolen Mill 20 W. Canal Street
Winooski   VT   05404
(802) 655-7772
info@vsavt.org
www.vsavt.org
Independent Living
 
Vermont Center for Independent Living 11 E. State Street
Montpelier   VT   05602-3008
(800) 639-1522 (V/TTY)
(802) 229-0501
vcil@vcil.org
www.vcil.org
 

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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