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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.flgov.com State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) Office of No Child Left Behind Florida Department of Education 325 W. Gaines Street, Suite 316 Tallahassee   FL   32399-0400 (850) 245-0501 pam.kaperak@fldoe.org www.fldoe.org Florida Directory of Early Childhood Services 2807 Remington Green Circle Tallahasse   FL   32308 (800) 654-4440 (850) 487-6301 lalong@centraldirectory.org www.centraldirectory.org Florida Directory of Early Childhood Services 2807 Remington Green Circle Tallahassee   FL   32308 (850) 487-6301 (800) 654-4440 lalong@centraldirectory.org www.centraldirectory.org Coordinator for Transition Services Project 10: Transition Education Network University of South Florida St. Petersburg 140 7th Avenue South, SVB 112 (mailing address) 529 First Street South (physical address) St. Petersburg   FL   33701 (727) 873-4661 (727) 873-4660 (Fax) project10.info Career and Technical Education for Students with Disabilities Career Education for Students with Special Needs Division of Workforce Education Department of Education, Turlington Building 325 W. Gaines Street, Room 701  Tallahassee   FL   32399-0400 (850) 245-9022 Jane.Silveria@fldoe.org www.myfloridaeducation.com/commhome State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth Mental Health Programs Office Department of Children and Families 1317 Winewood Boulevard, Building 6, Room 290 Tallahassee   FL   32399-0700 (850) 410-1177 Sue_Ross@dcf.state.fl.us www.state.fl.us/cf_web/ Councils on Developmental Disabilities Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Inc. 124 Marriott Drive, Suite 203 Tallahassee   FL   32301-2981 (800) 580-7801 (in FL) (850) 488-4180 www.fddc.org Client Assistance Program Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency.     State CHIP Program Tallahassee   FL   32302-0980 (888) 540-5437 www.healthykids.org Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Department of Education 2002 Old St. Augustine Road, Building A Tallahassee   FL   32301-4862 (850) 245-3353 (850) 245-3350 (V) (850) 245-3413 (TTY or VP) (850) 245-3404 (TTY) cecil.bradley@vr.fldoe.org www.rehabworks.org State Education Agency Rural Representative Exceptional Student Education Program Development and Services Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services Florida Department of Education 325 W. Gaines, Suite 601 Tallahaseee   FL   32399-0400 (850) 245-0478 ginny.chance@fldoe.org www.fldoe.org University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Mailman Center for Child Development University of Miami School of Medicine 1601 N.W. 12th Avenue Miami   FL   33136 (305) 243-6801 darmstrong@miami.edu http://pediatrics.med.miami.edu State Mediation System Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services Florida Department of Education 325 W. Gaines Street, Suite 614 Tallahassee   FL   32399-0400 (850) 245-0476 kim.komisar@fldoe.org www.firn.edu/doe/commhome/ State Department of Education: Special Education Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services Florida Department of Education 325 W. Gaines Street, Suite 614 Tallahassee   FL   32399-0400 (850) 245-0475 bambi.lockman@fldoe.org www.fldoe.org/ese Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 Early Steps Children's Medical Services, Department of Health 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A-06 Tallahassee   FL   32399-1707 (800) 654-4440 (850) 245-4218 phyllis_sloyer@doh.state.fl.us www.cms-kids.com/earlysteps/ Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services Florida Department of Education 325 W. Gaines Street, Suite 601 Tallahassee   FL   32399-0400 (850) 245-0478 marilyn.hibbard@fldoe.org www.fldoe.org State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Department of Education 2002 Old St. Augustine Road, Building A Tallahassee   FL   32301-4862 (800) 451-4327 (850) 488-6210 www.rehabworks.org School To Work Transition Services Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Department of Education 2002 Old Saint Augustine Road, Building A Tallahassee   FL   32301 (850) 245-3360 Kirk.Hall@vr.fldoe.org www.rehabworks.org State Mental Health Agency Mental Health Programs Office Department of Children and Families 1317 Winewood Boulevard, Building 6, Room 275 Tallahassee   FL   32399-0700 (850) 488-8304 katharine_lyon@dcf.state.fl.us www.state.fl.us/cf_web/ Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities Agency for Persons with Disabilities 4030 Esplanade Way, Suite 380 Tallahassee   FL   32399-0950 (850) 488-4257 Jim_DeBeaugrine@apd.state.fl.us www.myflorida.com www.apd.myflorida.com Protection and Advocacy Agency Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities 2728 Centerview Drive, Suite 102 Tallahassee   FL   32301 (800) 342-0823 (800) 350-4566 (Spanish and Creole Speaking Clients) (850) 488-9071 (800) 346-4127 (TTY) www.AdvocacyCenter.org Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs Children's Medical Services, Department of Health 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A-06 Tallahassee   FL   32399-1707 (800) 654-4440 (850) 245-4218 phyllis_sloyer@doh.state.fl.us www.myflorida.com Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired Division of Blind Services Department of Education 325 W. Gaines Street, Room 1114, Turlington Building Tallahassee   FL   32399-0400 (800) 342-1828 (in FL) (850) 245-0322 michael.elliott@dbs.fldoe.org http://myflorida.com/dbs Telecommunications Relay Services Florida Telecommunications Relay, Inc. 1820 E. Park Avenue, Suite 101 Tallahassee   FL   32301 (800) 222-3448 (V); (888) 447-5620 (TTY) Relay, dial 711, or: (800) 955-8771 (TTY); (800) 955-8770 (Voice) (800) 955-1339 (ASCII); (877) 955-8260 (Voice Carry Over-Direct) (877) 955-5334 (Speech to Speech ); (877) 955-8773 (Spanish); (877) 955-8707 (French Cr) jforstall@ftri.org www.ftri.org 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 Florida Alliance for Assistive Service and Technology 325 John Knox Road, Building 400, Suite 402 Tallahassee   FL   32303 (888) 788-9216 (850) 487-3278 (850) 922-5951 (TTY) faast@faast.org  http://faast.org/ Special Format Library Florida Bureau of Braille and Talking Book Library Services 420 Platt Street Daytona Beach   FL   32114-2804 (800) 226-6075 (386) 239-6000 (800) 955-8771 (TTY) mike.gunde@dbs.fldoe.org http://dbs.myflorida.com/library/index.php 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 Autism Society of Florida, Inc. P.O. Box 970646 Coconut Creek   FL   33097 (954) 349-2820  www.autismfl.com Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD) (One of six regional centers for autism and related disabilities) University of Florida P.O. Box 100234 Gainesville   FL   32610 (800) 754-5891 (352) 846-2761 card_info@ufl.edu www.card.ufl.edu To identify the CARD serving your region, either call the 800 number above, or visit: www.card.ufl.edu/state.html Blindness/Visual Impairment 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 Cerebral Palsy United Cerebral Palsy of Florida 1830 Buford Court Tallahassee   FL   32308 (850) 878-2141 rsanders@sunrisegroup.org www.sunrisegroup.org Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida 204 N. Wymore Road Winter Park   FL   32789 (407) 540-1121 info@dsacf.org www.dsacf.org Epilepsy Epilepsy Services Program Florida Department of Health 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A-18 Tallahassee   FL   32399-1744 (850) 245-4330, ext. 4366 melba_hawkins-littles@doh.state.fl.us  www.floridaepilepsy.org Learning Disabilities Learning Disabilities Association of Florida, Inc. (LDA-FL) 331 E. Henry Street Punta Gorda   FL   33950 (941) 637-8957 ldaf00@sunline.net www.lda-fl.org Speech, Language, and Hearing Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (FLASHA) 222 S. Westmonte Drive #101 Altamonte Springs   FL   32714 (800) 243-3574 (407) 774-7880 tkautter@kmgnet.com Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) P.O. Box 543 Pottstown   PA   19464-0543 (484) 945-2101 www.add.org Autism Recovery Network     maximom@yahoo.com http://www.autismrecoverynetwork.org/ The Alexis Foundation P.O. Box 916263  Longwood   FL   32779 (407) 862-8833 admin@alexisfoundation.org www.alexisfoundation.org Brain Injury Brain Injury Association of Florida (BIAF) 1655 E. Semoran Boulevard, Suite 8 Apopka   FL   32703 (800) 992-3442 (in FL) biafhelp@biaf.org www.biaf.org Down Syndrome Broward Gold Coast Down Syndrome Organization 10250 NW 53rd Street Sunrise   FL   33351 (954) 577-4122 jmaia@aol.com www.bgcdownsyndrome.org (Manatee & Sarasota County) Manasota BUDS (Bringing Up Down Syndrome) 8374 Market Street, #113  Bradenton   FL   34202 (941) 907-0499 info@manasotabuds.org www.manasotabuds.org Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities ARC/Florida 2898 Mahan Drive, Suite 1 Tallahassee   FL   32308 (800) 226-1155 arcofflorida@gmail.com www.arcflorida.org Mental Health NAMI Florida, Inc. 911 E. Park Avenue  Tallahassee   FL   32301 (850) 671-4445 namifl@namifl.org www.namifl.org Spina Bifida Spina Bifida Association of Florida of Jacksonville, Inc. 807 Children's Way Jacksonville   FL   32207 (800) 722-6355 (904) 390-3686 mquinone@nemours.org www.sbaj.org Back to Top

Organizations for Parents Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) Central Florida Parent Center, Inc. Assistance with Achieving Results in Education (AWARE Project) 1021 Delaware Avenue Palm Harbor   FL   34683-3529 (888) 612-9273 (727) 789-2400 cfpc@cflparents.org www.cflparents.org (Serving Northwest Florida from Escambia county to Alachua county) Parents of the Panhandle Information Network 1002 Miccosukee Road Tallahassee   FL   32308 (800) 825-5736 (in FL) (850) 980-1103 popin@fndfl.org www.fndfl.org Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Florida Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc. 1747 Orlando Central Parkway Orlando   FL   32809 (407) 855-7604 janice@floridapta.org www.floridapta.org Parent Education Network Project 2735 Whitney Road Clearwater   FL   33760-1610 (800) 825-5736 (In Fl only) (727) 523-1130 pen@fndfl.org www.fndfl.org/ Community Parent Resource Center Parent to Parent of Miami, Inc. Community Parent Resource Center 7990 S.W. 117th Avenue, Suite 201 Miami   FL   33183 (800) 527-9552 (305) 271-9797 info@ptopmiami.org www.ptopmiami.org Back to Top

Other Disability Organizations Easter Seals Florida 2010 Mizell Avenue  Winterpark   FL   32792 (407) 629-7881 info@fl.easterseals.com www.fl.easterseals.com VSA arts of Florida 3500 E. Fletcher Avenue, Suite 234 Tampa   FL   33613 (813) 558-5095 mwinters@tempest.coedu.usf.edu www.vsafl.org To find 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 Florida Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, Inc. 2475 Apalachee Parkway, Suite 205 Tallahassee   FL   32301-4946 (850) 877-4816 tfarmer@floridaarf.org www.floridaarf.org Independent Living To find 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

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