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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.ohio.gov/ State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) Ohio Department of Education 25 S. Front Street Columbus   OH   43215 (614) 466-2650 www.ode.state.oh.us Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 Office of Early Learning and School Readiness Ohio Department of Education 25 S. Front Street, Mail Stop 305 Columbus   OH   43215-4183 (614) 466-0224 (877) 644-6338 (toll-free) sandy.miller@ode.state.oh.us www.ode.state.oh.us Coordinator for Transition Services Office for Exceptional Children Ohio Department of Education  25 S. Front Street, Mail Stop 205 Columbus   OH   43215 (614) 728-1115 (937) 430-9360 (Cell) john.magee@ode.state.oh.us www.ode.state.oh.us State Mental Health Agency Ohio Department of Mental Health 30 E. Broad Street, 8th Floor Columbus   OH   43215-3430 (614) 466-2596 hoganm@mh.state.oh.us www.mh.state.oh.us Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities Ohio Department of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities 30 E. Broad St., 12th Floor Columbus   OH   43215-3434 (614) 466-5214 www.mrdd.ohio.gov Protection and Advocacy Agency Ohio Legal Rights Service 50 W. Broad Street, Suite 1400 Columbus   OH   43215-5923 (614) 466-7264 (614) 728-2553 (TTY) (800) 282-9181 (in OH) (800) 858-3542 (TTY in OH) WebMaster@olrs.state.oh.us http://olrs.ohio.gov Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps Ohio Department of Health 246 N. High Street P.O. Box 118 Columbus   OH   43215 (614) 466-1549 (800) 755-4769 (parents only) james.bryant@odh.ohio.gov www.odh.state.oh.us Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired, Deaf or Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind Rehabilitation Services Commission 400 E. Campus View Boulevard Columbus   OH   43235-4604 (614) 438-1200 (800) 282-4536 (in OH) www.state.oh.us/rsc State Education Agency Rural Representative Office for Exceptional Children Ohio Department of Education 25 S. Front Street, 2nd Floor Columbus   OH   43215 (614) 466-2650 greg.maloney@ode.state.oh.us www.ode.state.oh.us University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center 3333 Burnet Avenue Cincinnati   OH   45229-3939 (513) 636-8383 david.schonfeld@cchmc.org www.cincinnatichildrens.org/svc/dept-div/disabilities/default.htm Technology-Related Assistance Assistive Technology of Ohio 445 E. Dublin-Granville Road, Building L  Worthington   OH   43085 (614) 293-9134 (800) 784-3425 (V/TTY, in OH) atohio@osu.edu www.atohio.org Special Format Library The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 800 Vine Street Cincinnati   OH   45202-2071 (513) 369-6999 (800) 582-0335 (513) 369-3372 (TTY) lb@cincinnatilibrary.org www.cincinnatilibrary.org/main/lb.asp State Department of Education: Special Education Office for Exceptional Children Ohio Department of Education 25 S. Front Street, Mail Stop 202 Columbus   OH   43215 (614) 466-2650 (877) 644-6338 kathe.shelby@ode.state.oh.us www.ode.state.oh.us Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 Bureau of Early Intervention Services Ohio Department of Health 246 N. High Street, 5th Floor Columbus   OH   43215 (614) 644-8389 wendy.grove@odh.ohio.gov www.ohiohelpmegrow.org State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Rehabilitation Services Commission 400 E. Campus View Boulevard, SW3 Columbus   OH   43235-4604 (614) 438-1210 (V/TTY) john.connelly@rsc.state.oh.us www.state.oh.us/rsc Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities Program Monitoring and Services Ohio Department of Education Office for Exceptional Children 25 S. Front Street, Mail Stop 204 Columbus   OH   43215-4183 (614) 466-2650 lawrence.dennis@ode.state.oh.us www.ode.state.oh.us State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth Office of Children’s Services and Prevention Ohio Department of Mental Health 30 E. Broad Street, 8th Floor  Columbus   OH   43215-3430 (614) 466-1984 rietzk@mh.state.oh.us www.mh.state.oh.us Councils on Developmental Disabilities Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council 8 E. Long Street, Atlas Building, 12th Floor Columbus   OH   43215 (614) 466-5205 david.zwyer@dmr.state.oh.us www.ddc.ohio.gov Client Assistance Program Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency.     State CHIP Program (health care for low-income uninsured children) Healthy Start Healthy Families     (800) 324-8680 (800) 292-3572 (TTY) Consumer Hotline http://jfs.ohio.gov/OHP/consumers/familychild.stm Telecommunications Relay Services     (800) 750-0750 (V) (216) 476-6001 (V/TTY); 711 (TTY) (877) 750-9097 (Speech to Speech) Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center DBTAC - Great Lakes ADA Center University of Illinois/Chicago Department on Disability & Human Development 1640 W. Roosevelt Road, Room 405 Chicago   IL   60608 (312) 413-1407 (V/TTY) (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY) gldbtac@uic.edu www.adagreatlakes.org The Ohio State University University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities 357 McCampbell Hall 1581 Dodd Drive  Columbus   OH   43210 (614) 292-2390 http://nisonger.osu.edu State Mediation System Office for Exceptional Children Ohio Department of Education 25 S. Front Street, 2nd Floor Columbus   OH   43215 (614) 752-1679 chrissy.kline@ode.state.oh.us www.ode.state.oh.us 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 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 Ohio 1335 Dublin Road, Suite 205-C Columbus   OH   43214 (614) 487-4726 askASO@autismohio.org http://www.autismohio.org Blind/Visual Impairments 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 Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy Association of Ohio 995 Goodale Boulevard Columbus   OH   43212 (614) 228-8300 (800) 796-8498 cpohio@midohio.twcbc.com Epilepsy Epilepsy Association 2831 Prospect Avenue Cleveland   OH   44115 (216) 579-1330 (800) 653-4300 info@epilepsyinfo.org www.epilepsyinfo.org Mental Health NAMI Ohio 747 E. Broad Street Columbus   OH   43205 (614) 224-2700 (800) 686-2646 (866) 924-1478 (TTY) suzanner@amiohio.org www.namiohio.org Tourette Syndrome Tourette Syndrome Association of Ohio P.O. Box 28345 Columbus   OH   43228 (614) 539-1795 (800) 543-2675 (in OH) admin@tsaohio.org www.tsaohio.org Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) P.O. Box 543 Pottstown   PA   19464-0543 (484) 945-2101 www.add.org Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence 470 Glenmont Avenue Columbus   OH   43214 (866) 866-2254 (614) 410-0321 http://www.ocali.org Brain Injury Brain Injury Association of Ohio 855 Grandview Avenue, Suite 225 Columbus   OH   43215-1123 (614) 481-7100 (866) 644-6242 (in OH) help@biaoh.org www.biaoh.org Down Syndrome Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio 2879 Johnstown Road Columbus   OH   43219 (614) 342-5757 office@dsaco.net www.dsaco.net Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities The Arc of Ohio 1335 Dublin Road, Suite 205-C Columbus   OH   43215 (614) 487-4720 (800) 875-2723 arcohio@rrohio.com www.thearcofohio.org Speech, Language, and Hearing Ohio Speech-Language-Hearing Association P.O. Box 309 Germantown   OH   45327 (800) 866-6742 OSLHAoffice@donet.com www.ohioslha.org Back to Top

Organizations for Parents Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities 165 W. Center Street, Suite 302 Marion   OH   43302-3741 (740) 382-5452 (800) 374-2806 ocecd@gte.net www.ocecd.org Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers 40 Northwoods Boulevard Columbus   OH   43235 (614) 781-6344 oh_office@pta.org www.ohiopta.org Community Parent Resource Center Special Education Services 27900 Euclid Avenue Cleveland   OH   44132 (216) 289-4332 agilman@idealaw.org www.idealaw.org Other Parent Organization Educational Advocacy Services Memorial Inc. 1607 Mansfield Street Cincinnati   OH   45202 (513) 621-3032 cheizman@memorialinc.org www.memorialinc.org Back to Top

Other Disability Organizations Easter Seals Northern Ohio 1909 N. Ridge Road, Suite 6 Lorain   OH   44055 (440) 277-7337 sdunn@noh.easterseals.com www.noh.easterseals.com Ohio Association of Pupil Services Administrators (OAPSA) 3880 Ridge Road Medina   OH   44256 (330) 239-1901, ext. 1226 opperman@highlandschools.org www.highlandschools.org/oapsa VSA arts of Ohio 77 S. High Street, 2nd Floor Riffe Center for Government and the Arts Columbus   OH   43215 (614) 241-5325 info@vsao.org www.vsao.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) 207-0034 (V) (202) 207-0340 (TTY) ncil@ncil.org www.ncil.org Easter Seals Central and Southeast Ohio 565 Children's Drive West P.O. Box 7166 Columbus   OH   43205 (614) 228-5523 www.eastersealscentralohio.org Ohio Family and Children First 30 E. Broad Street, 8th Floor Columbus   OH   43215 (614) 752-4044 info@ohiofcf.org www.ohiofcf.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 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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Esta página de recursos le ayudará a saber qué clase de ayuda hay en su estado para las personas con discapacidades y sus familias, cuáles organizaciones y agencias podrá contactar para mayor información, y ¡mucho más! Las oficinas identificados tienden a ser oficinas a nivel estatal, no local, pero usualmente pueden ponerle en contacto con recursos dentro de su comunidad. También pueden proveerle información y asistencia sobre los asuntos relacionados a la discapacidad en su estado.

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