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The offices listed on NICHCY state sheets 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.

A Note About Age of Eligibility:
Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education for the state of interest.

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State Agencies Official State Web Site Connect with your state's official website to find all manner of state agencies and information, including how to contact your governor and/or your representatives in the Senate and House:     www.alabama.gov/portal/index.jsp State Department of Education: Special Education Special Education Services Alabama Department of Education P.O. Box 302101 Montgomery   AL   36130-2101 (800) 392-8020 (in AL) (334) 242-8114 mabreyw@alsde.edu www.alsde.edu/ Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 Alabama's Early Intervention System Department of Rehabilitation Services Division of Early Intervention 2129 East South Boulevard Montgomery   AL   36116 (800) 543-3098 (334) 215-5042 (800) 499-1816 (TTY) betsy.prince@rehab.alabama.gov www.rehab.alabama.gov/ei State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Department of Rehabilitation Services 2129 East South Boulevard Montgomery   AL   36116 (334) 281-8780 steve.shivers@rehab.alabama.gov www.rehab.alabama.gov/vrs Office of State Career and Technical Education Career and Technical Education Alabama State Department of Education P.O. Box 302101 Montgomery   AL   36130-2101 (334) 242-9111 skey@alsde.edu www.alsde.edu/ Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation RSA Union Building P.O. Box 301410 Montgomery   AL   36130-1410 (334) 242-3107 or (334) 242-3701 john.houston@mh.alabama.gov or pat.martin@mh.alabama.gov www.mh.alabama.gov/ Protection and Advocacy Agency Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP) The University of Alabama 500 Martha Parham West P.O. Box 870395 Tuscaloosa   AL   35487-0395 (800) 826-1675 (205) 348-4928 (V/TTY) ADAP@adap.ua.edu www.adap.net Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services Children's Rehabilitation Service 2129 East South Boulevard P.O. Box 11586 Montgomery   AL   36111-0586 (800) 441-7607 (334) 281-8780 (800) 846-3697 (in AL) melinda.davis@rehab.alabama.gov www.rehab.alabama.gov/crs Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired, Deaf or Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind 1050 Government Street Mobile   AL   36604 (251) 432-7777 (V/TTY) jones.michelle@aidb.state.al.us www.AIDB.org Telecommunications Relay Services     (800) 548-2547 (V) (800) 548-2546 (TTY); 711 (TTY) (888) 229-5746 (Speech to Speech-English) (866) 260-9470 (Speech to Speech-Spanish) Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services 2129 East South Boulevard Montgomery   AL   36111 (334) 613-3471 (Montgomery office) (205) 290-4540 (Birmingham office) (888) 574-2257 (TTY) (800) 205-9986 (Alabama's Toll Free Hotline for ADA Information) graham.sisson@rehab.alabama.gov www.rehab.state.al.us/ada Technology-Related Assistance STAR (Statewide Technology Access and Response for Alabamians with Disabilities) 2125 East South Boulevard P.O. Box 20752 Montgomery   AL   36120-0752 (800) 782-7656 (In AL) (334) 613-3480 (334) 613-3519 (TTY) www.rehab.alabama.gov/star State Mediation System Alabama Department of Education Gordon Persons Building P.O. Box 302101 Montgomery   AL   36130-2101 (800) 392-8020 (in AL) (334) 242-8114 dorismc@alsde.edu www.alsde.edu Special Format Library Alabama Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 6030 Monticello Drive Montgomery   AL   36130-6000 (800) 392-5671 (334) 213-3906, ext. 921 fara.zaleski@apls.alabama.gov http://statelibrary.alabama.gov/ Governor's Office on Disabilities Governor's Office on Disabilities 2129 East South Boulevard Montgomery   AL   36111-0586 (334) 353-0353 (888) 879-3582 graham.sisson@good.alabama.gov www.good.alabama.gov State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) Instructional Services Division Alabama State Department of Education 50 N. Ripley Street Montgomery   AL   36104 (334) 242-8199 dstone@alsde.edu www.alsde.edu Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 Contact State Department of Education: Special Education.     Coordinator for Transition Services Special Education Services Alabama State Department of Education P.O. Box 302101  Montgomery   AL   36130 (334) 242-8114 droth@alsde.edu www.alsde.edu State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth Office of Children's Services Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation P.O. Box 301410 Montgomery   AL   36130-1410 (334) 353-7110 steven.lafreniere@mh.alabama.gov www.mh.alabama.gov Councils on Developmental Disabilities Alabama Council for Developmental Disabilities RSA Union Building 100 N. Union Street, Suite 498 P.O. Box 301410 Montgomery   AL   36130-1410 (800) 232-2158 (334) 242-3973 acdd@mh.state.al.us http://acdd.org Client Assistance Program Department of Rehabilitation Services 2129 East South Boulevard Montgomery   AL   36116 (334) 613-2265 rachel.hughes@rehab.alabama.gov State CHIP Program (health care for low-income uninsured children) Children’s Health Insurance Program Alabama Department of Public Health 201 Monroe Street, Suite 250 Montgomery   AL   36104 (877) 774-9521 (334) 206-5568 www.adph.org/allkids/ Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services 2129 East South Boulevard Montgomery   AL   36116 (334) 281-8780 (334) 613-2200 steve.shivers@rehab.alabama.gov www.rehab.alabama.gov Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center DBTAC - Southeast ADA Center 1419 Mayson Street Atlanta   GA   30324 (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY) (404) 541-9001 sedbtacproject@law.syr.edu www.sedbtac.org University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Civitan International Research Center University of Alabama at Birmingham 1719 6th Avenue South Birmingham   AL   35294-0021 (800) 822-2472 (205) 934-8900 www.circ.uab.edu Technology Assistance for Special Consumers (T.A.S.C.) United Cerebral Palsy of the Tennessee Valley 1856 Keats Drive Huntsville   AL   35810 (256) 859-8300 tasc@hiwaay.net http://tasc.ataccess.org Respite Care Alabama Lifespan Respite Resource Network 1521 E. 9th Street Anniston   AL   36207 (866) 737-8252 (256) 237-3683 alabamarespite@aol.com http://alabamarespite.org Back to Top

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) www.chadd.org Autism Autism Society of Alabama 4778 Overton Road Birmingham   AL   35210 (877) 4AUTISM (205) 951-1364 contact@autism-alabama.gov www.autism-alabama.org Cerebral Palsy United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Birmingham 120 Oslo Circle Birmingham   AL   35211 (800) 654-4483 (205) 944-3900 gedwards@ucpbham.com www.ucpbham.com Epilepsy Epilepsy Foundation of Alabama Office Park 3 273 Azalea Road, Suite 310 Mobile   AL   36609 (800) 626-1582 (In AL) (251) 341-0170 mgarrett@efala.org www.epilepsyfoundation.org/ Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities The Arc of Alabama, Inc. P.O. Box 1206 Montgomery   AL   36102-1206 (866) 243-9557 (334) 262-7688 info@thearcofalabama.com www.thearcofalabama.com Mental Health NAMI Alabama 4122 Wall Street Montgomery   AL   36106 (800) 626-4199 (In AL) (334) 396-4797 terri@namialabama.org www.namialabama.org Family Voices 9800 Cascade Drive Mobile   AL   36695 (251) 438-1609 oveson@bellsouth.net http://www.familyvoices.org/states.php?state=AL Spina Bifida Spina Bifida Association of Alabama 140 Lansdowne Drive Madison   AL   35758 (256) 325-8600 AL_spina_bifida_support@hotmail.com www.sbaofal.org Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) P.O. Box 543 Pottstown   PA   19464-0543 (484) 945-2101 www.add.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  United Cerebral Palsy of Mobile, Inc. 3058 Dauphin Square Connector Mobile   AL   36607 (888) 630-7102 (251) 479-4900 info@ucpmobile.org www.ucp.org/ucp_local.cfm/160 Head Injury Alabama Head Injury Foundation 3100 Lorna Road, Suite 200 Hoover   AL   35216 (800) 433-8002 (205) 823-3818 charlespriest@bellsouth.net www.ahif.org Learning Disabilities Learning Disabilities Association of Alabama P.O. Box 11588 Montgomery   AL   36111 (334) 277-9151 www.ldaal.org Special Health Care Needs Family Voices c/o Children's Rehabilitation Service 2129 E. South Boulevard Montgomery   AL   36116 (334) 613-2284 susan.colburn@rehab.alabama.gov http://www.familyvoices.org/states.php?state=AL Speech and Hearing Speech and Hearing Association of Alabama P.O. Box 357 Normal   AL   35762 (256) 325-8885 Info@AlabamaSHAA.org www.alabamashaa.org Tourette Syndrome Tourette Syndrome Association Mid-South Regional Office 423 Summertrees Drive Auburn   AL   36832 (334) 502-0055 tsamidsouth@bellsouth.net http://tsa-usa.org/TSANatlLocal/Chapters/Midsouth.htm Back to Top

Organizations for Parents Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) Alabama Parent Education Center (APEC) 10520 US Highway 231 Wetumpka   AL   36092 (866) 532-7660 (334) 567-2252 jwinter@alabamaparentcenter.com www.alabamaparentcenter.com Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Alabama PTA 470 S. Union Street Montgomery   AL   36104-4330 (800) 328-1897 (334) 834-2501 al_office@pta.org www.alabamapta.org Partners in Policymaking Partners in Policymaking of Alabama 100 N. Union Street, Suite 498 P.O. Box 301410 Montgomery   AL   36130-1410 (800) 846-3735 (256) 765-3895 jchase1040@aol.com http://acdd.org Back to Top

Other Disability Organizations Alabama APSE, The Network on Employment P.O. Box 11586 Montgomery   AL   36116 (334) 613-3527 byron.white@rehab.alabama.gov www.al-apse.org Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind P.O. Box 698 Talladega   AL   35161 (256) 761-3200 graham.terry@aidb.state.al.us www.aidb.org Lakeshore Foundation 4000 Ridgeway Drive Birmingham   AL   35209 (888) 868-2303 (In AL) (205) 313-7400 www.lakeshore.org Independent Living 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 Alabama Disability Action Coalition 3801 Cabana Club Blvd., #108 Mobile   AL   36609 (251) 414-5364 jridgeway11@bellsouth.net www.accessalabama.org Easter Seals Alabama 5960 E. Shirley Lane Montgomery   AL   36117-1935 (800) 388-7325 (334) 395-4489 info@al.easterseals.com http://www.alabama.easterseals.com VSA arts of Alabama 1600 7th Avenue South Birmingham   AL   35233 (205) 212-7051 info@vsartsalabama.org www.vsartsalabama.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 Back to Top

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Publication of this Web resource page is made possible through Cooperative Agreement #H326N030003 between AED and the Office of Special Education Programs of the U.S. Department of Education (Office of Special Education Programs of the U.S. Department of Education (OSEP). The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Education, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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