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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.

All State Organizations
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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.ncgov.com/
State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
6307 Mail Service Center
Raleigh   NC   27699-6307
(919) 807-3827
bblack@dpi.state.nc.us
www.ncpublicschools.org/nclb
Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Contact Department of Education: Special Education.
   
Coordinator for Transition Services
Education and Transition Services
Exceptional Children Division
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
6356 Mail Service Center
Raleigh   NC   27699-6356
(919) 807-3989
flee@dpi.state.nc.us
www.ncpublicschools.org/ec/
State Mental Health Agency
Division of Mental Health
Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services
Department of Health and Human Services MSC: 3001
Raleigh   NC   27699-3001
(919) 733-7011
mike.moseley@ncmail.net
www.ncdhhs.gov/mhddsas/index.htm
Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities
Developmental Disability Services Team
Division of Mental Health
Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services
Department of Health and Human Services
3005 Mail Service Center
Raleigh   NC   27699-3005
(919) 715-2774
vivian.leon@ncmail.net
www.ncdhhs.gov
Protection and Advocacy Agency
Disability Rights North Carolina
2626 Glenwood Avenue
Raleigh   NC   27608
(800) 235-4210
(919) 856-2195
vicki.smith@disabilityrightsnc.org
http://disabilityrightsnc.org/
Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Children and Youth Branch
Women’s and Children’s Health Section
Division of Public Health
Department of Health and Human Services
1928 Mail Service Center
Raleigh   NC   27699-1928
(800) 737-3028 (CSHCN Helpline)
(919) 707-5610
carol.tant@ncmail.net
www.ncdhhs.gov
Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired, Deaf or Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind
Office of Education Services
Department of Health and Human Services
2302 Mail Service Center
Raleigh   NC   27699-2302
(919) 855-4430
dwight.pearson@ncmail.net
Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Department of Health and Human Services
2301 Mail Service Center
Raleigh   NC   27699-2301
(800) 851-6099
(919) 874-2212
jan.withers@ncmail.net
http://dsdhh.dhhs.state.nc.us/
Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind
Deaf-Blind Multihandicapped Association of North Carolina
2435 Thomashire Court
Charlotte   NC   28262
(704) 549-5775
mar444mar@aol.com
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Clinical Center for the Study of Development and Learning
CB# 7255
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill   NC   27599-7255
(919) 966-5171
greg.olley@cdl.unc.edu
www.cdl.unc.edu
State Mediation System
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Exceptional Children Division
6356 Mail Service Center
Raleigh   NC   27699-6356
(919) 807-3979
kneale@dpi.state.nc.us
www.ncpublicschools.org/ec/
State Department of Education: Special Education
Exceptional Children Division
Department of Public Instruction
6356 Mail Service Center
Raleigh   NC   27699-6356
(919) 807-3969/3971
mwatson@dpi.state.nc.us
www.ncpublicschools.org/ec
Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 3
Women's and Children's Health Section
Division of Public Health
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
1916 Mail Service Center
Raleigh   NC   27699-1916
(919) 707-5520
deborah.carroll@ncmail.net
www.ncei.org/ei/index.html
State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Department of Health and Human Services
2801 Mail Service Center 
Raleigh   NC   27699-2801
(919) 855-3500
(919) 855-3579 (TTY)
linda.harrington@ncmail.net
http://dvr.dhhs.state.nc.us
Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities
Career and Technical Education
Department of Public Instruction
6359 Mail Service Center
Raleigh   NC   27699-6359
(919) 807-3872
whatch@dpi.state.nc.us
www.ncpublicschools.org
State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Community Policy Management
Division of Mental Health
Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services
Department of Health and Human Services
3007 Mail Service Center
Raleigh   NC   27699-3007
(919) 733-4670
flo.stein@ncmail.net
www.ncdhhs.gov
Councils on Developmental Disabilities
North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities
3801 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 250
Raleigh   NC   27607
(800) 357-6916
(919) 420-7901 (V/TTY)
holly.riddle@ncmail.net
www.nccdd.org
Client Assistance Program
Client Assistance Program
2806 Mail Service Center
Raleigh   NC   27699-2806
(919) 855-3600 (V/TTY)
Kathy.Brack@ncmail.net
http://cap.state.nc.us
State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
North Carolina Health Choice
P.O. Box 30111
Durham   NC   27702-3111
(800) 422- 4658
www.dhhs.state.nc.us/dma/cpcont.htm
Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired

Division of Services for the Blind
Department of Health and Human Services
2601 Mail Service Center

Raleigh   NC   27699-2601
(919) 733-9822
debbie.jackson@ncmail.net
www.ncdhhs.gov/dsb
Telecommunications Relay Services
   
(800) 735-8262 (V)
(800) 735-2962 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(877) 735-8261 (Speech to Speech)
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
Technology-Related Assistance
North Carolina Assistive Technology Program
Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
1110 Navaho Drive, Suite 101
Raleigh   NC   27609-7322
(919) 850-2787 (V/TTY)
tkoger@ncatp.org
www.ncatp.org
Special Format Library
North Carolina Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
State Library of North Carolina
Department of Cultural Resources
1811 Capital Boulevard
Raleigh   NC   27635
(888) 388-2460
(919) 733-4376
(919) 733-1462 (TTY)
nclbph@ncmail.net
http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/lbph/lbph.htm
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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
Autism Society of North Carolina
505 Oberlin Road, Suite 230
Raleigh   NC   27605-1345
(800) 442-2762 (in NC)
(919) 743-0204
jhkeel@autismsociety-nc.org
www.autismsociety-nc.org
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of North Carolina
P.O. Box 10912 
Raleigh   NC   27605
(800) 377-1464 (in NC)
(919) 833-9634
bianc@bianc.net
www.bianc.net
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
The Arc of North Carolina
343 E. Six Forks Road, Suite 320
Raleigh   NC   27609
(800) 662-8706
(919) 782-4632
drichard@arcnc.org
www.arcnc.org
Mental Health
Mental Health Association in North Carolina
1331 Sunday Drive
Raleigh   NC   27607
(919) 981-0740
johntote3@aol.com
www.mha-nc.org
Speech, Language, and Hearing
North Carolina Speech, Hearing and Language Association
P.O. Box 28359
Raleigh   NC   27611-8359
(919) 833-3984
ncshla@bellsouth.net
www.ncshla.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

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
Epilepsy
Epilepsy Foundation of North Carolina, Inc.
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Mead's Hall, Medical Center Boulevard
Winston-Salem   NC   27157-1078
(800) 451-0694
(336) 716-2320
pgibson@wfubmc.edu
www.efa.org
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association of North Carolina
9650 Strickland Road, Suite 103-224 
Raleigh   NC   27615-1937
(919) 493-5362
ldanc@mindspring.com
www.ldanc.org

NAMI - North Carolina
309 W. Millbrook Road, Suite 121
Raleigh   NC   27609
(800) 451-9682 (in NC)
(919) 788-0801
mail@naminc.org
www.naminc.org
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of North Carolina
3915 Grace Court
Indian Trail   NC   28079
(800) 847-2262
sbanc@mindspring.com
www.sbanc.org
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Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
ECAC, Inc. (Exceptional Children's Assistance Center)
907 Barra Row, Suite 102/103
Davidson   NC   28036
(800) 962-6817 (In NC only)
(704) 892-1321(V/TTY);
ecac@ecacmail.org
www.ECAC-parentcenter.org

(Serving Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania and Yancey Counties)
F.I.R.S.T.
P.O. Box 802
Asheville   NC   28802
(828) 277-1315
(877) 633-3178 (in NC)
first@firstwnc.org
www.FIRSTwnc.org
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers
3501 Glenwood Avenue 
Raleigh   NC   27612-4934
(800) 255-0417
(919) 787-0534
office@ncpta.org
www.ncpta.org

NAMI NC Young Families
309 W. Millbrook Road, Suite 121
Raleigh   NC   27609
(800) 451-9682
(919) 788-0801, ext. 2
jrothman@naminc.org
Community Parent Resource Centers
(Serving Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, McDowell and Alexander Counties)
HOPE Parent Resource Center
300 Enola Road
Morganton   NC   28655
(828) 438-6540
vbdieter@charter.net
www.fsnhope.org/prc.php
Parent-To-Parent
Family Support Network of North Carolina
Central Directory of Resources, CB #7340
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill   NC   27599-7340
(800) 852-0042
(919) 966-2841
cdr@med.unc.edu
www.fsnnc.org
Other Parent Organizations
First in Families of North Carolina
3803 Computer Drive, Building B, Suite 205
Raleigh   NC   27609
(866) 740-4135
(919) 571-8092, ext. 18
amber@fifnc.org
www.fifnc.org

North Carolina Families United, Inc.
Federation of Families Children's Mental Health
c/o The Center for Youth, Family and Community Partnerships
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Foundation Place
3305 Green Street, Suite 200
Greensboro   NC   27401
(336) 217-9712
www.ncfamiliesunited.org
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Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D)
(recorded textbooks for students who are visually impaired or have dyslexia or other learning disabilities. "Learning Through Listening")
25 Birnham Lane
Durham   NC   27707
(919) 599-4104
eboyd@rfbdvanc.org
www.rfbd.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

(For medical information, telehealth and community resources for children with special needs in North Carolina)
TelAbility
1101 Weaver Dairy Road, Suite 202
Chapel Hill   NC   27514
(919) 843-0427
jsimpvos@med.unc.edu
www.TelAbility.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
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