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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.wv.gov/ State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) West Virginia Department of Education 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Charleston   WV   25305 (304) 558-2699 http://wveis.k12.wv.us/nclb/pub/ Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 Office of Special Programs, Extended and Early Learning 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Building 6, Room 304 Charleston   WV   25305-0330 (304) 558-2696 vhuffman@access.k12.wv.us http://wvde.state.wv.us Coordinator for Transition Services Office of Special Programs, Extended and Early Learning West Virginia Department of Education 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Building 6, Room 304 Charleston   WV   25305-0330 (304) 558-2696 kruddle@access.k12.wv.us http://wvde.state.wv.us/osp/ State Mental Health Agency Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities Department of Health and Human Resources 350 Capitol Street, Room 350 Charleston   WV   25301-3702 (304) 558-0298 jbianconi@wvdhhr.org www.wvdhhr.org/bhhf Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities Division of Developmental Disabilities Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities Department of Health and Human Resources 350 Capitol Street, Room 350 Charleston   WV   25301-3702 (304) 558-0627 www.wvdhhr.org Protection and Advocacy Agency West Virginia Advocates 1207 Quarrier Street, 4th Floor Charleston   WV   25301 (800) 950-5250 (in WV) (304) 346-0847 (V/TTY) WVAinfo@wvadvocates.org www.wvadvocates.org Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs Children with Special Health Care Needs Office of Maternal Child and Family Health Bureau for Public Health West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources 350 Capitol Street, Room 427 Charleston   WV   25301-3714 (304) 558-5388 www.wvdhhr.org Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing or Deaf-Blind West Virginia Department of Education State Capitol Complex 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Building 6, Room 304 Charleston   WV   25305-0330 (800) 642-8541 (304) 558-2696 acarey@access.k12.wv.us raking@access.k12.wv.us Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired Office of Special Programs, Extended and Early Learning Department of Education 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Building 6, Room 304 Charleston   WV   25305-0330 (800) 642-8541 (304) 558-2696 acarey@access.k12.wv.us http://wvde.state.wv.us/ose/ University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities West Virginia University Center for Excellence in Disabilities 959 Hartman Run Road Morgantown   WV   26505 (304) 293-4692 wvuced@hsc.wvu.edu www.cedwvu.org/ State Mediation System West Virginia Department of Education Office of Assessment and Accountability 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Building 6, Room 304 Charleston   WV   25305-0330 (304) 558-7805 glee@access.k12.wv.us http://wvde.state.wv.us/ose/ State Department of Education: Special Education Office of Special Programs, Extended and Early Learning Department of Education 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Building 6, Room 304 Charleston   WV   25305-0330 (800) 642-8541 (304) 558-2696 lboyer@access.k12.wv.us http://wvde.state.wv.us/osp/ Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities under Part C of IDEA: Ages Birth To 3 West Virginia Birth to Three Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health Bureau of Public Health 350 Capitol Street, Room 427  Charleston   WV   25301 (800) 642-9704 (304) 558-5388 Pam.S.Roush@wv.gov www.wvdhhr.org/birth23 State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Division of Rehabilitation Services State Capitol Complex P.O. Box 50890 Charleston   WV   25305-0890 (304) 766-4601 debbie.lovely@wvdrs.org www.wvdrs.org Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities Division of Technical and Adult Education Services West Virginia Department of Education 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Building 6, Room B-221 Charleston   WV   25305-0330 (304) 558-2696 shopkins@access.k12.wv.us http://wvde.state.wv.us State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth Division for Childrens Services Office of Behavioral Health Services Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities Department of Health and Human Resources 350 Capitol Street, Room 350 Charleston   WV   25301-3702 (304) 558-3633 davidmajic@wvdhhr.org www.wvdhhr.org Councils on Developmental Disabilities West Virginia Developmental Disabilities Council 110 Stockton Street Charleston   WV   25312 (304) 558-0416 (304) 558-2376 (TTY) Steve.A.Wiseman@wv.gov www.wvddc.org Client Assistance Program Client Assistance Program West Virginia Advocates 1207 Quarrier Street, 4th Floor Charleston   WV   25301 (800) 950-5250 (in WV) (304) 346-0847 (V/TTY) WVAinfo@wvadvocates.org www.wvadvocates.org State CHIP Program (health care for low-income uninsured children) WV CHIP     (877) 982-2447 www.wvchip.org Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments     (800) 982-8772 (V) (800) 982-8771 (TTY); 711 (TTY) (800) 229-5746 (Speech to Speech - English) (866) 260-9470 (Speech to Speech - Spanish) Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center DBTAC: Mid-Atlantic ADA Center TransCen, Inc. 451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 700 Rockville   MD   20850 (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY - DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV) (301) 217-0124 (V/TTY) adainfo@transcen.org www.adainfo.org Technology-Related Assistance Rehab Technology Department Division of Rehabilitation Services P.O. Box 1004 Institute   WV   (304) 766-4600 25112 www.wvdrs.org Special Format Library West Virginia Library Commission Special Libraries-Blind and Physically Handicapped Cultural Center 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Charleston   WV   25305-0330 (800) 642-8674 (304) 558-4061 talkbks@wvlc.lib.wv.us http://librarycommission.lib.wv.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 (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 West Virginia PO Box 1024 Wayne   WV   25570 (304) 272-9834 (304) 544-4730 wv-westvirginia@autismsocietyofamerica.org http://www.aswv.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 Brain Injury Brain Injury Association of West Virginia, Inc. P.O. Box 574 Institute   WV   25112 (800) 356-6443 (in WV) (304) 766-4892 www.BIAUSA.org/WVirginia Mental Health NAMI WV - National Alliance for Mental Illness in WV P.O. Box 2706 Charleston   WV   25330-2706 (304) 342-0497 NAMIWV@aol.com http://namiwv.org Mountain State Parents-CAN 1201 Garfield Street  McMechen   WV   26040 (800) 244-5385 (304) 233-5399 tisaly@mspcan.org www.mspcan.org Speech, Language, and Hearing West Virginia Speech-Language-Hearing Association 325 Jones Avenue Oak Hill   WV   25901 (304) 465-3058 president@wvsha.org www.wvsha.org Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) P.O. Box 543 Pottstown   PA   19464-0543 (484) 945-2101 www.add.org West Virginia Autism Training Center Marshall University One John Marshall Drive Huntington   WV   25755-2430 (800) 344-5115 (in WV) (304) 696-2332 www.marshall.edu/coe/atc American Foundation for the Blind Technology 949 Third Avenue, Suite 200 Huntington   WV   25701 (304) 523-8651 techctr@afb.net www.afb.org Learning Disabilities Learning Disabilities Association of West Virginia 908 Highland Road Charleston   WV   25302 (866) 985-3211 (in WV) jcarriger@citynet.net www.wvlda.org Mental Health Association in the Greater Kanawha Valley, Inc. One United Way Square Charleston   WV   25301-1098 (304) 340-3512 mha@wvinter.net http://mha-kanawha.org West Virginia Health Consumers Association 713 Bigley Ave. Charleston   WV   25302 (800) 598-8847 (304) 345-7312 lorieroberts@wvmhca.org www.wvmhca.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) West Virginia Parent Training and Information Project (WVPTI) 1701 Hamill Avenue Clarksburg   WV   26301 (800) 281-1436 (In WV) (304) 624-1436 (V/TTY) wvpti@aol.com www.wvpti.org Parent Teacher Association (PTA) West Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers P.O. Box 3557  Parkersburg   WV   26103-3557 (304) 420-9576 wv_office@pta.org www.wvpta.net/ Parent-To-Parent West Virginia Parent-Educator Resource Center (PERC) Project 509 W. Martin Street Martinsburg   WV   25401 (304) 263-5717 bcperc@yahoo.com Parent-Educator Resource Center West Virginia Department of Education Office of Special Programs, Extended and Early Learning 1900 Kanawha Boulevard E, Building 6, Room 304 Charleston   WV   25305 (800) 642-8541 (in WV) (304) 558-2696 bpeterso@access.k12.wv.us http://wvde.state.wv.us Back to Top

Other Disability Organizations Easter Seals West Virginia 1305 National Road Wheeling   WV   26003-5780 (800) 677-1390 (304) 242-1390 (V/TTY) www.wv.easterseals.com SOPHIA'S PLACE 50 Fenwick Drive Martinsburg   WV   25401 wifeof1motherof3@cs.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 Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D) Regional Unit of the Virginias and Carolinas 3500 Remson Court Charlottesville   VA   22901 (866) 877-7323 (434) 293-4797 www.rfbd.org/ruvc West Virginia Family Support Program West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau of Behavioral Health and Health Facilities Division of Developmental Disabilities 350 Capitol Street, Room 350 Charleston   WV   25301-3702 (304) 558-3616 Cassandra.L.Tolliver@wv.gov www.wvdhhr.org/bhhf/famsup1.asp 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

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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