| 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.access.wa.gov/ |
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| State Department of Education: Special Education |
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| Special Education Operations
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 47200 |
| Olympia WA 98504-7200 |
| (360) 725-6075 |
| doug.gill@k12.wa.us |
| www.k12.wa.us/specialed |
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| State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) |
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| Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 47200 |
| Olympia WA 98504-7200 |
| (360) 725-6170 |
| bob.harmon@k12.wa.us |
| www.k12.wa.us |
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| Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 |
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| 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 |
| loercsk@dshs.wa.gov |
| www1.dshs.wa.gov/iteip |
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| Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 |
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| Early Childhood Services
Special Education Learning Improvement
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 47200 |
| Olympia WA 98504-7200 |
| (360) 725-6075 |
| www.k12.wa.us |
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| State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency |
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| 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) |
| ruttllm@dshs.wa.gov |
| www1.dshs.wa.gov/dvr |
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| Coordinator for Transition Services |
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| Center for Change in Transition Services
College of Education, Seattle University
P.O. Box 222000 |
| Seattle WA 98122-4340 |
| (206) 296-5888 |
| cinda@seattleu.edu |
| www.seattleu.edu/ccts |
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| State Mental Health Agency |
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| Mental Health Division
Department of Social and Health Services
P.O. Box 45320 |
| Olympia WA 98504-5320 |
| (360) 902-0790 |
| kellore@dshs.wa.gov |
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| Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities |
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| Division of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Social and Health Services
P.O. Box 45310 |
| Olympia WA 98504-5310 |
| (360) 725-3413 |
| www.dshs.wa.gov/ddd |
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| Protection and Advocacy Agency |
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| 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) |
| info@dr-wa.org |
| www.disabilityrightswa.org |
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| Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs |
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| Children with Special Health Care Needs
Community and Family Health
Department of Health
P.O. Box 47880 |
| Olympia WA 98504-7880 |
| (360) 236-3573 |
| maria.nardella@doh.wa.gov |
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired |
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| Department of Services for the Blind
P.O. Box 40933 |
| Olympia WA 98504-0933 |
| (360) 725-3835 |
| (800) 552-7103 |
| LouDurand@dsb.wa.gov |
| www.dsb.wa.gov |
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing |
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| 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) |
| rafferic@dshs.wa.gov |
| http://odhh.dshs.wa.gov |
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| Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments |
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| (800) 833-6384 (V) |
| (800) 833-6388 (TTY); 711 (TTY) |
| (800) 833-6385 (Tele-Braille) |
| (877) 833-6341 (Speech to Speech) |
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind |
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| 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) |
| wsds@psesd.org |
| www.wsdsonline.org |
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| Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center |
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| 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) |
| dbtacnw@wwu.edu |
| www.dbtacnorthwest.org |
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| University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities |
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| Center on Human Development and Disability
University of Washington
Box 357920 |
| Seattle WA 98195-7920 |
| (206) 543-7701 |
| chdd@u.washington.edu |
| www.chdd.washington.edu |
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| Technology-Related Assistance |
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| 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) |
| uwat@u.washington.edu |
| http://wata.org |
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| Special Format Library |
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| Washington Talking Book and Braille Library
2021 9th Avenue |
| Seattle WA 98121-2783 |
| (206) 615-0400 |
| (800) 542-0866 |
| (206) 615-0418 (TTY) |
| wtbbl@secstate.wa.gov |
| www.wtbbl.org |
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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 |
| (301) 306-7070 |
| (800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet) |
| www.chadd.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 |
| (212) 502-7600 |
| (800) 232-5463 |
| afbinfo@afb.net |
| www.afb.org |
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| Community Services for the Blind & Partially Sighted
9709 Third Avenue N.E., Suite 100 |
| Seattle WA 98115-2027 |
| (206) 525-5556 |
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www.csbps.com
www.sightconnection.com (Adaptive Aids Store)
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| Brain Injury |
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| Brain Injury Association of Washington
3516 S. 47th Street, Suite 100 |
| Tacoma WA 98409 |
| (253) 238-6085 |
| (800) 523-5438 (in WA) |
| info@biawa.org |
| www.biawa.org |
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| Head Injury Support Group
St. Peter Hospital
413 Lilly Road N.E. |
| Olympia WA 98506 |
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| Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities |
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| The Arc of Washington State
2638 State Avenue N.E. |
| Olympia WA 98506 |
| (360) 357-5596, ext. 104 |
| (888) 754-8798 (in WA) |
| info@arcwa.org |
| www.arcwa.org |
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| PROVAIL
3670 Stoneway North |
| Seattle, WA 98103 |
| (206) 363-7303 |
| (206) 440-2206 (TTY) |
| www.provail.org |
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| Learning Disabilities |
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| Learning Disabilities Association of Washington
16315 NE 87th Street, Suite B-4 |
| Redmond WA 98052-3537 |
| (425) 882-0792 |
| (800) 536-2343 (Information and referral, in WA) |
| (425) 882-0820 (Business Line) |
| nsobich@ldawa.org |
| www.ldawa.org |
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| Speech, Language, and Hearing |
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| Washington Speech-Language-Hearing Association
2150 N. 107th Street, Suite 205 |
| Seattle WA 98133-9009 |
| (206) 367-8704 |
| office@wslha.org |
| www.wslha.org |
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| Organizations for Parents |
| Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) |
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| PAVE
Washington State Parent Information and Training Center
6316 S. 12th Street, Suite B |
| Tacoma WA 98465-1900 |
| (253) 565-2266 (V/TTY) |
| (800) 572-7368 (V/TTY) |
| vmckinney@wapave.org |
| www.wapave.org |
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| Parent-To-Parent |
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| Washington State P2P Programs
State Coordinating Office
2638 State Avenue N.E. |
| Olympia WA 98506 |
| (425) 641-7504 |
| (800) 821-5927 |
| statep2p@earthlink.net |
| www.arcwa.org |
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| Leadership Development |
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| Washington Developmental Disabilities Council
2600 Martin Way E, Suite F |
| Olympia WA 98504 |
| (360) 586-3566 |
| (800) 634-4473 |
| donnap@cted.wa.gov |
| www.ddc.wa.gov |
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| Parent Teacher Association (PTA) |
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| Owen Atkins, Interim Executive Director
Washington State PTA
2003 65th Avenue West |
| Tacoma WA 98466-6215 |
| (253) 565-2153 |
| (800) 562-3804 (in WA only) |
| wapta@wastatepta.org |
| www.wastatepta.org |
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| Other Disability Organizations |
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| Easter Seals Washington
220 W. Mercer, Suite 120 West |
| Seattle WA 98119 |
| (206) 281-5700 (V/TTY) |
| (800) 678-5708 |
| www.wa.easterseals.com |
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| PAVE
Infant/Toddler Early Intervention Program
6316 S. 12th Street |
| Tacoma WA 98465 |
| (360) 701-7012 (V/TTY) |
| (800) 572-7368 |
| (253) 565-2266 (V/TTY) |
| weecare@olywa.net |
| www.wapave.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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