NICHCY: National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilitites

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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:     http://kentucky.gov/ State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) Division of Federal Program and Instructional Equity Kentucky Department of Education Capital Plaza Tower, 8th Floor 500 Mero Street  Frankfort   KY   40601 (502) 564-3791 www.education.ky.gov Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 Division of Early Childhood Development Department of Education 500 Mero Street, Capital Plaza Tower Frankfort   KY   40601 (502) 564-8341 annette.bridges@education.ky.gov www.kidsnow.ky.gov www.education.ky.gov Coordinator for Transition Services Division for Exceptional Children Services Kentucky Department of Education 500 Mero Street, CPT 8th floor Frankfort   KY   40601 (502) 564-4970 www.education.ky.gov State Mental Health Agency Department for Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities and Addiction Services Cabinet for Health and Family Services 100 Fair Oaks Lane, 4E-B Frankfort   KY   40621-0001 (502) 564-4527 john.burt@ky.gov http://mhmr.ky.gov (Early Childhood Mental Health: Ages 0-5) Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services 100 Fair Oaks Lane, 4E-D  Frankfort   KY   40621 (502) 564-4456 beth.armstrong@ky.gov http://mhmr.ky.gov/mhsas/dtx.asp State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services 100 Fair Oaks Lane, 4E-D Frankfort   KY   40621 (502) 564-4456 beth.armstrong@ky.gov http://mhmr.ky.gov/mhsas/systemofcare.asp State Coordinator for the Americans with Disabilities Act 500 Mero Street Capital Plaza Tower, 2nd Floor Frankfort   KY   40601 (502) 564-3850 norbj.ryan@ky.gov http://ada.ky.gov Protection and Advocacy Agency Protection and Advocacy 100 Fair Oaks Lane, Third Floor Frankfort   KY   40601 (800) 372-2988 (V/TTY in KY) (502) 564-2967 www.kypa.net/contact/question.html www.kypa.net/drupal/node Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs 982 Eastern Parkway Louisville   KY   40217 (800) 232-1160 (502) 595-4459, ext. 271 rebecca.cecil@ky.gov www.chs.ky.gov/commissionkids Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired Education and Workforce Development Cabinet Office for the Blind P.O. Box 757 Frankfort   KY   40602-0757 (502) 564-4754 (502) 564-2929 (TTY) beth.cross@ky.gov http://blind.ky.gov Programs for the Deaf or Hard of Hearing Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 632 Versailles Road Frankfort   KY   40601 (800) 372-2907 (V/TTY, in KY only) (502) 573-2604 (V/TTY) kcdhh@kcdhh.ky.gov www.kcdhh.ky.gov Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind University of Kentucky College of Education Department of Special Education Rehabilitation Counseling 229 Taylor Education Building Lexington   KY   40506-0001 (859) 257-9489 diane.haynes@ksb.kyschools.us Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center Burton Blatt Institute Syracuse University 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 Human Development Institute Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities 126 Mineral Industries Building Lexington   KY   40506-0051 (859) 257-1714 hklein@uky.edu www.ihdi.uky.edu Special Format Library Kentucky Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 300 Coffee Tree Road PO Box 537 Frankfort   KY   40602-0818 (800) 372-2968 (502) 564-8300 barbara.penegor@ky.gov www.kdla.ky.gov/collectionsktbl.htm State Department of Education: Special Education Division of Exceptional Children's Services Kentucky Department of Education Capitol Plaza Tower, 8th Floor 500 Mero Street  Frankfort   KY   40601 (502) 564-4970 larry.taylor@education.ky.gov www.education.ky.gov Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 Early Childhood Development Branch Department for Public Health Division of Adult and Child Health Improvement 275 E. Main Street, HS 2WC Frankfort   KY   40621 (502) 564-3756 kirsten.hammock@ky.gov http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/firststeps.htm State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Education and Workforce Development Cabinet Department of Workforce Investment 209 St. Clair Frankfort   KY   40601 (502) 564-4440 beth.smith@ky.gov http://ovr.ky.gov Division of Career and Technical Education Pathways to Careers and Special Programs Capitol Plaza Tower, Room 2113 500 Mero Street Frankfort   KY   40601 (502) 564-3775 donnalie.stratton@education.ky.gov www.education.ky.gov Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Cabinet for Health and Family Services 100 Fair Oaks Lane, 4E-D Frankfort   KY   40621-0001 (502) 564-4456 donna.hillman@ky.gov http://mhmr.ky.gov/kdmhmrs/defWeb: ault.asp Opportunities for Family Leadership (OFL) DMHDDAS 100 Fair Oaks Lane, 4E-B Frankfort   KY   40621 (502) 564-4456 SusanA.Smith@ky.gov http://mhmr.ky.gov/mhsas/ofl.asp Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities Division of Mental Retardation Services 100 Fair Oaks Lane, 4W-C Frankfort   KY   40621-0001 (502) 564-7700 betsy.dunnigan@ky.gov http://mhmr.ky.gov/mr/ Councils on Developmental Disabilities Kentucky Developmental Disabilities Council Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services 100 Fair Oaks Lane, 4E-F Frankfort   KY   40621-0001 (502) 564-7842 pat.seybold@ky.gov www.kcdd.org Client Assistance Program Kentucky Client Assistance Program 209 St. Clair, 5th Floor Frankfort   KY   40601 (800) 633-6283 (in KY) (502) 564-8035 Gerry.Gordon-Brown@ky.gov State CHIP Program (health care for low-income uninsured children) KCHIP Cabinet for Health and Family Services Office of the Secretary 275 E. Main Street Frankfort   KY   40621 (877) 524-4718 (800) 662-5397 (Spanish) (800) 648-6056 (TTY) chs.kchip@ky.gov http://chfs.ky.gov/dms/KCHIP.htm Outreach Services Kentucky School for the Blind 1867 Frankfort Avenue Louisville   KY   40206 (502) 897-1583, ext. 232 (502) 836-5590 cathy.johnson@ksb.kyschools.us www.ksb.k12.ky.us Telecommunications Relay Services     (800) 648-6057 (V) (800) 648-6056 (TTY/ASCII); 711 (TTY) (888) 244-6111 (Speech to Speech) State Education Agency Rural Representative Department of Education 500 Mero Street, Capitol Plaza Tower, 1st Floor Frankfort   KY   40601 (502) 564-4474 kevin.noland@education.ky.gov www.education.ky.gov Technology-Related Assistance Kentucky Assistive Technology Service (KATS) Network Charles McDowell Center 8412 Westport Road  Louisville   KY   40242 (800) 327-5287 (V/TTY, in KY) (502) 429-4484 (V/TTY); katsnet@iglou.com www.katsnet.org State Mediation System Office of Legal and Legislative Services Department of Education 500 Mero Street - 1st Floor Capital Plaza Tower Frankfort   KY   40601 (502) 564-4474 Kevin.Brown@education.ky.gov www.education.ky.gov 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 (800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet) (301) 306-7070 www.chadd.org Autism National autism organizations are listed at the end of NICHCY's autism page, http://www.nichcy.org/Disabilities/Specific/Pages/autism.aspx. Autism Society of the Bluegrass 453 Rookwood Parkway Lexington   KY   40505 (859) 299-9000 ky-lexington@autismsocietyofamerica.org http://www.asbg.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 Epilepsy (serving Boone, Campbell, Grant, Kenton) Epilepsy Council of Greater Cincinnati, Inc. 3 Centennial Plaza 895 Central Avenue, Suite 550 Cincinnati   OH   45202 (877) 804-2241 (513) 721-2905 ecgc@fuse.net www.epilepsyfoundation.org/cincinnati/ Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities The Arc of Kentucky 706 E. Main, Suite A Frankfort   KY   40601 (800) 281-1272 (502) 875-5225 arcofky@aol.com http://arcofky.org/ Mental Health Mental Health America of Kentucky 120 Sears Avenue, Suite 213 Louisville   KY   40207 (888) 705-0463 (502) 893-0460 mhaky@mhaky.org www.mhaky.org NAMI Kentucky, National Alliance on Mental Illness 10510 LaGrange Road, Building 103 Louisville   KY   40223 (502) 245-5284 (800) 257-5081 ccarrithers@bellsouth.net http://www.nami.org/MSTemplate.cfm?Site=NAMI_Kentucky Kentucky Partnership for Families and Children, Mental Health 207 Holmes Street, First Floor Frankfort   KY   40601 (800) 369-0533 (502) 875-1320 kpfc@kypartnership.net www.kypartnership.net Spina Bifida Spina Bifida Association of Kentucky Kosair Charities Centre 982 Eastern Parkway, Box 18  Louisville   KY   40217 (866) 340-7225 (502) 637-7363 sbak@sbak.org www.sbak.org Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) P.O. Box 543 Pottstown   PA   19464-0543 (484) 945-2101 www.add.org Kentucky Autism Training Center College of Education and Human Development Dean's Office University of Louisville Louisville   KY   40292 (502) 852-4631 800-334-8635 ext. 852-4631 Brain Injury Brain Injury Association of Kentucky 7410 New Lagrange Road, Suite 100  Louisville   KY   40222 (800) 592-1117 (in KY) (502) 493-0609 melinda.mast@biak.us www.biak.us Epilepsy Foundation of Kentuckiana 501 E. Broadway, Suite 380  Louisville   KY   40202 (866) 275-1078 (502) 584-8817 dmcgrath@efky.org www.efky.org Learning Disabilities Learning Disabilities Association of Kentucky, Inc. 2210 Goldsmith Lane, Suite 118 Louisville   KY   40218 (502) 473-1256 LDAofky@yahoo.com www.LDAofky.org Mental Health Association of Northern Kentucky 605 Madison Avenue Covington   KY   41011 (859) 431-1077 mhanky@mhanky.org www.mhanky.org Kentucky Mental Health Coalition 120 Sears Avenue, Suite 212  Louisville   KY   40207 (502) 894-0222 drs@advocacyaction.net www.advocacyaction.net Speech, Language, and Hearing Kentucky Speech-Language-Hearing Association 535 W. Second Street, Suite 103 Lexington   KY   40508 (800) 837-2446 (859) 252-3776 KSHAoffice@aol.com www.kysha.org Tourette Syndrome Tourette Syndrome Association Mid-South Regional Office (Serving Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia) 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) Kentucky Special Parent Involvement Network (KY-SPIN) 10301-B Deering Road Louisville   KY   40272 (800) 525-7746 (502) 937-6894 spininc@kyspin.com www.kyspin.com Parent-To-Parent Parent Outreach: Parents Supporting Parents 1151 S. 4th Street Louisville   KY   40203 (502) 584-1239 slawrence@councilonmr.org; aramser@councilonmr.org www.councilonmr.org Community Parent Resource Center (Serving Jefferson County) FIND of Louisville 1151 S. 4th Street, Suite 101 Louisville   KY   40203 (502) 587-6500 smduverge@findoflouisville.org www.findoflouisville.org Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Kentucky PTA P.O. Box 654 Frankfort   KY   40602-0654 (502) 226-6607 ky_office@pta.org www.kypta.org Back to Top

Other Disability Organizations Easter Seals Kentucky 2050 Versailles Road Lexington   KY   40504 800) 888-5377 (859) 254-5701 www.cardinalhill.org United Way 2-1-1 2480 Fortune Drive #250 Lexington   KY   40509 (859) 313-5465 dawn.vermey@uwbg.org www.uwbg.org VSA arts of Kentucky 515 E. 10th Street  Bowling Green   KY   42101 (877) 417-9594 (270) 781-0872 (V/TTY) vsaky@bellsouth.net www.vsartsky.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 Kentucky Disabilities Coalition P.O. Box 1589 Frankfort   KY   40602 (800) 977-7505 (in KY) (502) 875-1871 (V/TTY); kdcdisabilities@yahoo.com www.geocities.com/kydisabilitiescoalition Kentucky Education Rights Center, Inc. 1323 Moores Mill Road Midway   KY   40347 (859) 983-9222 kerc@edrights.com www.edrights.com 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 Back to Top

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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