Washington State Disability Resources (continued)

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
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
Web: www.chadd.org

Attention Deficit Disorder Resources
223 Tacoma Avenue South #100
Tacoma, WA 98402
(253) 759-5085
E-mail Web Form: www.addresources.org/contact.php
Web: www.addresources.org

Autism
Carolyn Taylor, Project Coordinator
Autism Outreach Project
1601 R Avenue
Anacortes, WA 98221
(360) 299-4090; (888) 704-9633
E-mail: autism@esd189.org
Web: www.esd189.org/autism/

Blind/Visual Impairments
Jaclyn Packer, Ph.D., Director of Information Center
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (800) 232-5463
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

June W. Mansfield, President/CEO
Community Services for the Blind & Partially Sighted
9709 Third Avenue N.E., Suite 100
Seattle, WA 98115-2027
(206) 525-5556
Web: www.csbps.com
Web: www.sightconnection.com (Adaptive Aids Store)

Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of Washington
3516 S. 47th Street, Suite 100
Tacoma, WA 98409
(253) 238-6085; (800) 523-5438 (in WA)
E-mail: info@biawa.org
Web: www.biawa.org

Wanda Godin
Head Injury Support Group
St. Peter Hospital
413 Lilly Road N.E.
Olympia, WA 98506

Epilepsy
Brent Hermann, President/CEO
Epilepsy Foundation Northwest
2311 N. 45th Street, #134
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 547-4551
E-mail: mail@epilepsynw.org
Web: www.epilepsynw.org

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Sue Elliott, Executive Director
The Arc of Washington State
2638 State Avenue N.E.
Olympia, WA 98506
(360) 357-5596, ext. 104; (888) 754-8798 (in WA)
E-mail: info@arcwa.org
Web: www.arcwa.org

Michael Hatzenbeler, CEO
PROVAIL
3670 Stoneway North
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 363-7303; (206) 440-2206 (TTY)
Web: www.provail.org

Learning Disabilities
Lee Kueckelhan, President
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)
E-mail: nsobich@ldawa.org
Web: www.ldawa.org

Speech, Language, and Hearing
David Lundgren, President
Washington Speech-Language-Hearing Association
2150 N. 107th Street, Suite 205
Seattle, WA 98133-9009
(206) 367-8704
E-mail: office@wslha.org
Web: www.wslha.org

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Karen Anderson, Program Coordinator
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)
E-mail: kanderson@washingtonpave.com
Web: www.washingtonpave.org

Community Parent Resource Center
(Serving Pierce, North King County and vacinity)
Yvone Link, Program Director
Parent to Parent Power
1118 S. 142nd Street, Suite B
Tacoma, WA 98444
(253) 531-2022; (253) 531-0246
E-mail: yvone_link@yahoo.com
E-mail: support@p2ppower.org
Web: http://p2ppower.org

(Serving Southeast Washington)
Chris Curry, Director
Rural Outreach
213 Smith Gym
Pullman, WA 99164
(509) 335-2321; (866) 326-4864
E-mail: ftpd@familiestogether.org
Web: www.familiestogether.org/

Parent-To-Parent
Susan Atkins, Coordinator
Washington State P2P Programs
State Coordinating Office
2638 State Avenue N.E.
Olympia, WA 98506
(425) 641-7504; (800) 821-5927
E-mail: statep2p@earthlink.net
Web: www.arcwa.org

Leadership Development
Donna Patrick, Director of Public Policy
Washington Developmental Disabilities Council
2600 Martin Way E, Suite F
Olympia, WA 98504
(360) 586-3566; (800) 634-4473
E-mail: donnap@cted.wa.gov
Web: www.ddc.wa.gov

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
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)
E-mail: wapta@wastatepta.org
Web: www.wastatepta.org

Other Parent Organization
Heather Hebdon, Program Coordinator
Specialized Training of Military Parents (STOMP)
PAVE
6316 S. 12th Street, Suite B
Tacoma, WA 98465
(253) 565-2266 (V/TTY); (800) 572-7368 (V/TTY)
E-mail: stomp@washingtonpave.com
Web: www.stompproject.org