| 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.vermont.gov/portal |
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| Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 |
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| 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 |
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| Counseling and Support Services |
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| 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 |
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| Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities |
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| 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/ |
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| Disability Rights Advocacy |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired |
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| 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 |
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| Vermont Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
209 Austine Drive |
| Brattleboro VT 05301 |
| (802) 258-9500 (V/TTY) |
| www.vcdhh.org/wp/ |
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| Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments |
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| (800) 253-0195 (V) |
| (800) 253-0191 (TTY); 711 (TTY) |
| (800) 229-5746 (Speech to Speech - English) |
| (866) 260-9470 (Speech to Speech - Spanish) |
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| State Education Agency Rural Representative |
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| Department of Education
Special Education Unit
120 State Street |
| Montpelier VT 05602 |
| (802) 828-0555 |
| www.state.vt.us/educ |
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| University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities |
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| 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 |
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| Special Format Library |
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| 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 |
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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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| Autism Society of Vermont
P.O. Box 978 |
| White River Junction VT 05001 |
| (800) 559-7398 |
| (802) 457-3764 |
| www.autism-info.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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| 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/ |
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| Cerebral Palsy |
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| Association for Cerebral Palsy
73 Main Street, Room 17 |
| Montpelier VT 05602 |
| (802) 223-5161 |
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| Epilepsy |
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| Epilepsy Foundation of Vermont
P.O. Box 6292 |
| Rutland, VT 05702 |
| (800) 565-0972 |
| (802) 775-1686 |
| epilepsy@sover.net |
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| Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities |
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| Central Vermont Advocacy
73 Main Street, Suite 17 |
| Montpelier VT 05602 |
| (802) 223-6149 |
| cvtarc@comcast.net |
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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.ldanatl.org |
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| 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 |
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| Mental Health |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Organizations for Parents |
| Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) |
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| 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 |
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| Parent Teacher Association (PTA) |
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| Vermont Congress of Parents and Teachers
P.O. Box 284 |
| Richmond VT 05477 |
| (802) 434-4078 |
| vt_office@pta.org |
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| Other Disability Organizations |
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| Independent Living |
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| 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 |
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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
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| Washington DC 20036 |
| (202) 207-0334 (V) |
| (202) 207-0340 (TTY) |
| ncil@ncil.org |
| www.ncil.org |
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