Washington State Disability Resources

Complete update - 2/2008
Partial update - 3/10/2008

The offices listed on this state sheet are primarily state-level offices. Even if an office is not close to your home, they can usually put you in touch with resources in your community, as well as provide you with information and assistance about disability issues in your state. If you find that an address or number has changed or is incorrect, please e-mail us at nichcy@aed.org and let us know.

Age of Eligibility

Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information concerning this state, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education.

State Agencies and Organizations

United States Senators
Honorable Maria Cantwell (D)
511 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-3441
(202) 228-0514 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://cantwell.senate.gov/contact/index.html
Web: http://cantwell.senate.gov/

Honorable Patty Murray (D)
173 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-2621
(202) 224-0238 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://murray.senate.gov/email/index.cfm
Web: http://murray.senate.gov

United States Representatives
To find the contact information for your representative in the House of the U.S. Congress, visit the HouseÕs Web site at: www.house.gov, or call: (202) 225-3121; (202) 225-1904 (TTY).

Governor
Honorable Christine Gregoire
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 40002
Olympia, WA 98504-0002
(360) 902-4111; (360) 753-4110 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: www.governor.wa.gov/contact/default.asp
Web: www.governor.wa.gov/

Official State Web Site
Web: http://access.wa.gov/

State Department of Education: Special Education
Douglas Gill, Director
Special Education Operations
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
(360) 725-6075
E-mail: doug.gill@k12.wa.us
Web: www.k12.wa.us/specialed

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Bob Harmon, Assistant Superintendent of Special Programs and Federal Accountability
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
(360) 725-6170
E-mail: bob.harmon@k12.wa.us
Web: www.k12.wa.us

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Sandy Loerch Morris, Program Director
Infant Toddler Early Intervention Program
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Social and Health Services
P.O. Box 45201
Olympia, WA 98504-5201
(360) 725-3500
E-mail: loercsk@dshs.wa.gov
Web: www1.dshs.wa.gov/iteip

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Anne Shureen Smith
Early Childhood Services
Special Education Learning Improvement
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
(360) 725-6075
Web: www.k12.wa.us

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Lynnae Ruttledge, Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Social and Health Services
P.O. Box 45340
Olympia, WA 98504-5340
(360) 725-3610; (800) 637-5627 (V/TTY)
E-mail: ruttllm@dshs.wa.gov
Web: www1.dshs.wa.gov/dvr

Coordinator for Transition Services
Dr. Cinda Johnson, Assistant Professor/Director
Center for Change in Transition Services
College of Education, Seattle University
P.O. Box 222000
Seattle, WA 98122-4340
(206) 296-5888
E-mail: cinda@seattleu.edu
Web: www.seattleu.edu/ccts

State Director of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities
Betty Klattenhoff, Director
Career and Technical Education
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
(360) 725-6245
E-mail: betty.klattenhoff@k12.wa.us
Web: www.k12.wa.us/careerteched

State Mental Health Agency
Richard Kellogg, Director
Mental Health Division
Department of Social and Health Services
P.O. Box 45320
Olympia, WA 98504-5320
(360) 902-0790
E-mail: kellore@dshs.wa.gov

Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities
Linda Rolfe, Director
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Social and Health Services
P.O. Box 45310
Olympia, WA 98504-5310
(360) 725-3413
Web: www.dshs.wa.gov/ddd

Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Ed Holen, Director
WA State Developmental Disabilities Council
2600 Martin Way East, Suite F
P.O. Box 48314
Olympia, WA 98504-8314
(360) 586-3558; (800) 634-4473 (V/TTY)
E-mail: EdH@cted.wa.gov
Web: www.ddc.wa.gov

Protection and Advocacy Agency
Mark Stroh, Executive Director
Disability Rights Washington (formerly WA Protection and Advocacy System)
315 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 850
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 324-1521; (206) 957-0728 (TTY)
(800) 562-2702; (800) 905-0209 (TTY)
E-mail: info@dr-wa.org
Web: www.disabilityrightswa.org

Client Assistance Program
Jerry Johnsen, Director
Client Assistance Program
2531 Rainier Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98144
(206) 721-5999; (800) 544-2121 (in WA)
(888) 721-6072 (TTY)
E-mail: caprogram@qwest.net
Web: www.washingtoncap.org

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Maria Nardella, Manager
Children with Special Health Care Needs
Community and Family Health
Department of Health
P.O. Box 47880
Olympia, WA 98504-7880
(360) 236-3573
E-mail: maria.nardella@doh.wa.gov

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
The CHIP Program
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
(877) 543-7669
Web: http://fortress.wa.gov/dshs/maa/CHIP/Index.html

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Lou Oma Durand, Executive Director
Department of Services for the Blind
P.O. Box 40933
Olympia, WA 98504-0933
(360) 725-3835; (800) 552-7103
E-mail: LouDurand@dsb.wa.gov
Web: www.dsb.wa.gov

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Eric Raff, Director
Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing
P.O. Box 45300
Olympia, WA 98504-5300
(360) 902-8000 V/TTY; (800) 422-7930 (V/TTY)
E-mail: rafferic@dshs.wa.gov
Web: http://odhh.dshs.wa.gov

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 833-6384 (V)
(800) 833-6388 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 833-6385 (Tele-Braille)
(877) 833-6341 (Speech to Speech)

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind
Kathee K. Scoggin, Co-Director
Nancy Hatfield, Co-Director
Washington State Services for Children with Deaf-Blindness
800 Oakesdale Avenue, S.W.
Renton, WA 98057-5221
(425) 917-7827 (V/TTY); (800) 572-7000 (in WA)
E-mail: wsds@psesd.org
Web: www.wsdsonline.org

Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center
Kathe Matrone, RCEP Director
Don Brandon, Center Director
DBTAC Northwest: ADA Center
Western Washington Universtiy-CCER
6912 220th Street, S.W. #105
Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043
(425) 248-2480 (TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: dbtacnw@wwu.edu
Web: www.dbtacnorthwest.org

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Michael Guralnick, Director
Center on Human Development and Disability
University of Washington
Box 357920
Seattle, WA 98195-7920
(206) 543-7701
E-mail: chdd@u.washington.edu
Web: www.chdd.washington.edu

Technology-Related Assistance
Debbie Cook, Project Director
Washington Assistive Technology Act Program
University of Washington Center for Technology & Disability Studies
UW Mailbox 357920
Seattle, WA 98195-7920
(206) 685-4181; (800) 214-8731 (I&R)
(206) 616-1396 (TTY)
E-mail: uwat@u.washington.edu
Web: http://wata.org

State Mediation System
Karen Davis, Coordinator
Greg Abell, Coordinator
Sound Options Group, LLC
197 Parfitt Way, S.W., Suite 220
P.O. Box 11457
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
(206) 842-2298; (800) 692-2590
E-mail: karend@somtg.com
Web: www.soundoptionsgroup.com

Special Format Library
Gloria Leonard, Director
Washington Talking Book and Braille Library
2021 9th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121-2783
(206) 615-0400; (800) 542-0866
(206) 615-0418 (TTY)
E-mail: wtbbl@wtbbl.org
Web: www.wtbbl.org