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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
collapse   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.ok.gov
State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
School Improvement, Office of Standards and Curriculum
Department of Education
2500 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Suite 315
Oklahoma City   OK   73105-4599
(405) 521-4514
cindy_koss@sde.state.ok.us
www.sde.state.ok.us
Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Special Education Services
Department of Education
2500 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Suite 510
Oklahoma City   OK   73105-4599
(405) 522-4513
jenny_giles@sde.state.ok.us
www.sde.state.ok.us
Coordinator for Transition Services
Special Education Services
Oklahoma Department of Education
2500 N. Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City   OK   73105
(405) 521-4869
kimberly_king@sde.state.ok.us
www.sde.state.ok.us
State Mental Health Agency
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
P.O. Box 53277
Oklahoma City   OK   73152-3277
(405) 522-3878
tlwhite@odmhsas.org
www.odmhsas.org
Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities Services
Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 25352
Oklahoma City   OK   73125
(405) 521-3571
james.nicholson@okdhs.org
www.okdhs.org/programsandservices/dd/
Protection and Advocacy Agency
Oklahoma Disability Law Center, Inc
2915 Classen Boulevard
300 Cameron Building
Oklahoma City   OK   73106
(800) 880-7755 (V/TTY, in OK)
(405) 525-7755 (V/TTY)
kayla@okdlc.org
www.oklahomadisabilitylaw.org
www.redlands-partners.org
www.peapods.us
Client Assistance Program
Client Assistance Program
Office of Disability Concerns
2401 N.W. 23rd, Suite 90
Oklahoma City   OK   73107
(800) 522-8224
(405) 521-3756
(800) 522-8506 Relay: 711 (TTY)
www.odc.ok.gov/cap.html
State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Oklahoma Health Care Authority
   
(800) 522-0114
(405) 522-6205

www.ohca.state.ok.us/#

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Oklahoma School for the Deaf
Department of Rehabilitation Services
1100 E. Oklahoma Avenue 
Sulphur   OK   73086-3108
(888) 685-3323
(580) 622-4900
lhawkins@osd.k12.ok.us
www.osd.k12.ok.us
Telecommunications Relay Services
   
(800) 522-8506 (V/TTY)
(800) 722-0353 (V/TTY); 711 (TTY)
(877) 722-3515 (Speech to Speech)
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Center for Learning and Leadership/UCEDD
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
College of Medicine
P.O. Box 26901, ROB 342
Oklahoma City   OK   73190-3042
(800) 627-6827
(405) 271-4500, ext 0
Learn2Lead-UCEDD@ouhsc.edu
http://w3.ouhsc.edu/thecenter
Technology-Related Assistance
Oklahoma ABLE Tech
Oklahoma State University, Seretean Wellness Center
1514 W. Hall of Fame
Stillwater   OK   74078-2026
(888) 885-5588 (ABLE Tech Info-line)
(800) 257-1705 (V/TTY)
(405) 744-9864
linda.jaco@okstate.edu
http://okabletech.okstate.edu
State Mediation System
Administrative Office of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma
1915 N. Stiles, Suite 305
Oklahoma City   OK   73105
(405) 522-7876
sue.tate@oscn.net
www.oscn.net/static/adr/start.asp
State Department of Education: Special Education
Special Education Services
Department of Education
2500 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Suite 412 
Oklahoma City   OK   73105-4599
(405) 521-4873
misty_kimbrough@sde.state.ok.us
www.sde.state.ok.us
Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
SoonerStart
Special Education Services
Oklahoma State Department of Education
2500 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Suite 510
Oklahoma City   OK   73105-4599
(405) 521-4880
mark_sharp@sde.state.ok.us
www.sde.state.ok.us/
State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Department of Rehabilitation Services
3535 N.W. 58th, Suite 500 
Oklahoma City   OK   73112
(800) 845-8476
(405) 951-3400
lparker@drs.state.ok.us
Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education
Department of Career and Technology Education
1500 W. 7th Avenue
Stillwater   OK   74074-4364
(800) 522-5810, ext. 138
(405) 377-2000 (Ext. 138)
(405) 743-5138
(405) 743-6816 (TTY)
dnort@okcareertech.org
http://okcareertech.org
State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
P.O. Box 53277
Oklahoma City   OK   73152
(405) 522-4142
jshipp@odmhsas.org
Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Oklahoma Developmental Disabilities Council
2401 N.W. 23rd Street, Suite 74
Oklahoma City   OK   73107
(800) 836-4470
(405) 521-4984
staff@okddc.ok.gov
ann.trudgeon@okddc.ok.gov
www.okddc.ok.gov

(Tulsa Office)
Oklahoma Disability Law Center, Inc.
2828 E. 51st Street, Suite 302

Tulsa   OK   74105
(800) 226-5883 (V/TTY, in OK )
(918) 743-6220 (V/TTY)
kayla@okdlc.org
www.oklahomadisabilitylaw.org
www.redlands-partners.org
www.peapods.us
Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Family Support Services
Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 25352
Oklahoma City   OK   73125
(405) 521-3076
http://okdhs.org
Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Oklahoma School for the Blind
Department of Rehabilitation Services
3300 Gibson
Muskogee   OK   74403
(918) 781-8200
kekizzia@drs.state.ok.us
Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind
Oklahoma Deaf-Blind Technical Assistance Project
University of Oklahoma
820 Van Vleet Oval 
Norman   OK   73072
(405) 325-0441
jwatts@ou.edu
www.ou.edu/okdbp
Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
DBTAC - Southwest ADA Center
Independent Living Research Utilization
2323 S. Shepard Boulevard, Suite 1000
Houston   TX   77019
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
(713) 520-0232 (V/TTY);
dlrp@ilru.org
www.dlrp.org
Projects of National Significance in Family Support
Oklahoma Family Support 360° Project
Center for Learning and Leadership/UCEDD
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
College of Medicine
P.O. Box 26901, ROB 342
Oklahoma City   OK   73190
(405) 271-4500 ext. 41005; ext. 41016
Learn2Lead-UCEDD@ouhsc.edu
www.ouhsc.edu/thecenter/projects/family360.html

Lee Mitchener Tolbert Center for Developmental Disabilities
Department of Rehabilitation Services
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
801 NE 13th Street, CHB-235
Oklahoma City   OK   73104
(800) 700-6282
(405) 271-2131, ext. 46811
(405) 271-1705 (TTY)
Maria-Jones@ouhsc.edu
Special Format Library
Oklahoma Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Department of Rehabilitation Services
300 N.E. 18th Street
Oklahoma City   OK   73105
(800) 523-0288
(405) 521-3514
(405) 522-0516
(405) 521-4672 (TTY)
library@drs.state.ok.us
www.library.state.ok.us
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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
To identify an autism group in your state, contact:

Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda   MD   20814
(800) 3-AUTISM
(301) 657-0881
www.autism-society.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
Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy of Oklahoma
10400 Greenbriar Place, Suite 101 
Oklahoma City   OK   73159
(405) 759-3562
oklahoma@ucpok.org
www.ucpok.org
Epilepsy
Epilepsy Association of Oklahoma
711 Stanton L. Young Boulevard, Suite 550
Oklahoma City   OK   73104
(405) 271-3232
epilepsy-ok@prodigy.net
www.okepilepsy.org
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association of Oklahoma
P.O. Box 1134 
Jenks   OK   74037
(800) 532-6365 (in OK)
(918) 298-1600
ldao2002@sbcglobal.net
www.ldao.org/

NAMI Oklahoma
500 N. Broadway, Suite 100
Oklahoma City   OK   73102
(800) 583-1264 (in OK)
(405) 230-1900
nami-ok@swbell.net
http://ok.nami.org/
Speech, Language, and Hearing
Oklahoma Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 53217 
Oklahoma City   OK   73152-3217
(405) 271-4214, ext. 46066
oslha@hotmail.com
www.oslha.org
Tourette Syndrome
Oklahoma Chapter of Tourette Syndrome Association 
   
(580) 233-1862
kamphaus@sbcglobal.net
www.oktsa.freeservers.com

Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
Pottstown   PA   19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
www.add.org

Oklahoma Autism Network
Lee Mitchener Tolbert Center for Developmental Disabilities
Department of Rehabilitation Science
College of Allied Health
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
1600 North Phillips

Oklahoma City   OK   73190
(405) 271-2131, ext. 47120
julie-smith@ouhsc.edu
www.okautism.org
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of Oklahoma, Inc.
P.O. Box 88
Hillsdale   OK   73743-0088
information@braininjuryoklahoma.org
www.braininjuryoklahoma.org
Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome Association of Central Oklahoma (DSACO)
213 N. Stallard
Stillwater   OK   74075
(405) 330-5025
www.dsaco.org
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
TARC
16 E. 16th Street, Suite 405
Tulsa   OK   74119-4447
(800) 688-8272 (outside Tulsa only)
(918) 582-8272
tarc@ddadvocacy.net
www.ddadvocacy.net
Mental Health
Mental Health Association of Central Oklahoma
5104 N. Francis, Suite B-100
Oklahoma City   OK   73118
(405) 843-9903
mentalhealth@coxinet.net
www.mhaokc.org/
Special Health Care Needs
State Coordinator
Family Voices
P.O. Box 32255
Oklahoma City   OK   73123
(405) 373-3300
okvoices@aol.com; thoresonl@aol.com
http://OKVoices.org
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association
4590 MacArthur Boulevard, NW
Suite 250
Washington   DC   20007
(800) 621-3141
www.spinabifidaassociation.org/
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Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Oklahoma Parents Center
P.O. Box 512
Holdenville   OK   74848
(877) 553-4332
(405) 379-6015 (V/TTY);
okparentscenter@aol.com
www.oklahomaparentscenter.org
State Information and Referral Service
Oklahoma Areawide Service Information System (OASIS)
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
PO Box 26901
Oklahoma City   OK   73190
800-42-OASIS (V/TTY)
(405) 271-6302 (V/TTY)
oasis@ouhsc.edu
http://oasis.ouhsc.edu
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Oklahoma Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
2801 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Suite 214 
Oklahoma City   OK   73105
(405) 681-0750
director@pta.org
www.okpta.org
Other Parent Organizations
Oklahoma Family Network
P.O. Box 21072
Oklahoma City   OK   73156-1072
(405) 203-8745
jbruceofn@sbcglobal.net
www.oklahomafamilynetwork.org
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Easter Seals Oklahoma
701 N.E. 13th Street
Oklahoma City   OK   73104
(405) 239-2525
pporter@eastersealsoklahoma.org
www.eastersealsoklahoma.org

Oklahoma Office of Handicapped Concerns
2401 N.W. 23rd, Suite 90
Oklahoma City   OK   73107
(800) 522-8224
(405) 521-3756
www.ohc.state.ok.us/

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

J.D. McCarty Center for Children with Developmental Disabilities
2002 E. Robinson Street 
Norman   OK   73071
(405) 307-2800
curt@jdmc.org
www.jdmc.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
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