NICHCY: National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilitites

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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.oregon.gov/ State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) Educational Improvement and Innovation Department of Education 255 Capitol Street N.E. Salem   OR   97310-1300 (503) 947-5877 helen.maguire@state.or.us www.ode.state.or.us State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services Department of Human Services Children, Adults & Families Division 500 Summer Street N.E., E87 Salem   OR   97301-1120 (503) 945-5880 (V) (503) 945-5894 (TTY) www.oregon.gov/dhs State Mental Health Agency Addictions in Mental Health Division 500 Summer Street, N.E., E86 Salem   OR   97301-1118 (503) 945-9704 http://egov.oregon.gov/dhs/mentalhealth Councils on Developmental Disabilities Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities 540 24th Place N.E. Salem   OR   97301-4517 (503) 945-9941 (800) 292-4154 (in OR) OCDD@ocdd.org www.ocdd.org Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs Child Development and Rehabilitation Center Oregon Health & Science University P.O. Box 574 Portland   OR   97207-0574 (503) 494-8095 (Portland) (800) 452-3563 (Portland) (541) 346-3575 (Eugene) (800) 637-0700 (Eugene) www.ohsu.edu/cdrc/ Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind Regional Programs for Low Incidence Disabilities Department of Education 255 Capitol Street, NE Salem   OR   97310-0203 (503) 947-5760 www.ode.state.or.us Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Deaf and Hard of Hearing Access Program Oregon Disabilities Commission 1257 Ferry Street S.E. Salem   OR   97301-4278 (503) 378-3142 (V/TTY) (503) 378-5478 (TTY) (800) 358-3117 (V/TTY, in OR) (800) 521-9615 (V/TTY, in OR) nancy.groff@state.or.us www.oregon.gov/DHS/odhhs/index.shtml Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center DBTAC Northwest: ADA Center Western Washington Universtiy-CCER 6912 220th Street, S.W. #105 Mountlake Terrace   WA   98043 (425) 248-2480 (TTY) (425) 248-2480 (TTY); dbtacnw@wwu.edu www.dbtacnorthwest.org Oregon Institute on Disability and Development Oregon Health & Science University P.O. Box 574 Portland   OR   97207-0574 (503) 494-8364 (800) 452-3563 (503) 494-8095 (TTY) krahng@ohsu.edu www.oidd.org State Mediation System Office of Student Learning and Partnerships Department of Education 255 Capitol Street N.E. Salem   OR   97310-0203 (503) 947-5705 valerie.miller@state.or.us www.ode.state.or.us State Department of Education: Special Education Office of Student Learning and Partnerships Department of Education 255 Capitol Street N.E. Salem   OR   97310-0203 (503) 947-5600 nancy.latini@state.or.us www.ode.state.or.us Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 5 Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education Department Office of Special Education Department of Education 255 Capitol Street N.E. Salem   OR   97310-0203 (503) 947-5600 www.ode.state.or.us Coordinator for Transition Services Office of Student Learning & Partnerships Special Education Unit Department of Education 255 Capitol Street N.E. Salem   OR   97310 (503) 947-5639 jackie.burr@state.or.us www.ode.state.or.us State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Addictions and Mental Health Division (AMH) 500 Summer Street, N.E., E86 Salem   OR   97309 (503) 945-9717 bill.bouska@state.or.us www.dhs.state.or.us/mentalhealth Protection and Advocacy Agency Oregon Advocacy Center 620 S.W. 5th Avenue, Suite 500 Portland   OR   97204-1428 (503) 243-2081 (503) 323-9161 (TTY) (800) 452-1694 welcome@oradvocacy.org www.oradvocacy.org State CHIP Program (health care for low-income uninsured children) Oregon SCHIP Division of Medical Assistance Programs Administrative Office 500 Summer Street NE Salem   OR   97301 (503) 945-5772 (800) 527-5772 (800) 375-2863 (tty) www.oregon.gov/DHS/healthplan/app_benefits/schip.shtml Vocational Rehabilitation Programs for Youth and Adults who are Blind, Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind Oregon Commission for the Blind 535 S.E. 12th Avenue Portland   OR   97214 (971) 673-1588 (888) 202-5463 ocbmail@state.or.us www.oregon.gov/Blind/index.shtml Telecommunications Relay Services     (800) 735-1232 (V) (800) 735-3250 (VCO) (800) 735-2900 (TTY); 711 (TTY) (800) 735-0644 (ASCII) University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Center on Human Development University of Oregon 901 E. 18th Avenue, Room 350 Eugene   OR   97403 (541) 346-2634 http://ucedd.upregon.edu Technology-Related Assistance Access Technologies, Inc. 3070 Lancaster Drive N.E. Salem   OR   97305 (503) 361-1201 (800) 677-7512 (V/TTY) info@accesstechnologiesinc.org www.accesstechnologiesinc.org Special Format Library Oregon State Library Talking Book and Braille Services 250 Winter Street NE Salem   OR   97301-3950 (503) 378-3849 (800) 452-0292 tbabs.info@state.or.us tbabs.org 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 Oregon PO Box 396 Marylhurst   OR   97036-0396 (888) 288-4761 (888) AUTISM-1 (503) 636-1676 info@oregonautism.com http://www.oregonautism.com Portland Aspergers Network 3324 NE 22nd Avenue Portland   OR   97212 (503) 284-4507 contact@aspergersnet.org Brain Injury Brain Injury Association of Oregon 2145 N.W. Overton Street Portland   OR   97210 (503) 413-7707 (503) 740-3155 sherry@biaoregon.org www.biaoregon.org Cerebral Palsy United Cerebral Palsy of Oregon and Southwest Washington 11731 NE Glenn Widing Drive Portland   OR   97220 (503) 777-4167 bthoune@ucpaorwa.org www.ucpaorwa.org Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities The Arc of Oregon 1745 State Street Salem   OR   97301 (503) 581-2726 (877) 581-2726 (toll-free) info@arcoregon.org www.arcoregon.org/ Mental Health Mental Health Association of Oregon (MHAO) Regional Research Institute (RRI) Portland State University 1600 SW 4th Avenue, Suite 900 P.O. Box 751 Portland   OR   97207-0751 (503) 725-5953 beckiec@pdx.edu Oregon Family Support Network, Inc. 2411 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Suite 274 Eugene   OR   97401 (541) 342-2876 (800) 323-8521 www.ofsn.org Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) P.O. Box 543 Pottstown   PA   19464-0543 (484) 945-2101 mail@add.org www.add.org Regional Programs for Low Incidence Disabilities State Services for Autism Department of Education 255 Capitol Street, NE Salem   OR   97310-0203 (503) 947-5760 www.ode.state.or.us 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 Oregon Brain Injury Resource Network 345 N. Monmouth Avenue Monmouth   OR   97361 (541) 346-0593 (877) 872-7246 tbi@wou.edu www.tr.wou.edu/tbi Epilepsy Epilepsy Foundation of Northwest 2311 N. 45th Street, #134 Seattle   WA   98103 (206) 547-4551 mail@epilepsynw.org www.epilepsyoregon.org Learning Disabilities Learning Disabilities Association of Oregon P.O. Box 34 Marylhurst   OR   97036 (503) 697-6213 mtsoule@ix.netcom.com www.ldaor.org NAMI Oregon 3550 S.E. Woodward Portland   OR   97202-1552 (503) 230-8009 (800) 343-6264 (in OR) namioregon@qwest.net www.nami.org/oregon Speech, Language, and Hearing The Oregon Speech-Language and Hearing Association P.O. Box 523 Salem   OR   97308 (503) 370-7019 assoc@wvi.com www.oregonspeechandhearing.org/ Back to Top

Organizations for Parents Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) Oregon Parent Training and Information Center (formerly known as COPE) 2295 Liberty Street, N.E. Salem   OR   97301 (503) 581-8156 (888) 505-2673 (in OR) info@orpti.org www.orpti.org Parent-To-Parent Contact Parent Training and Information Center.     Community Parent Resource Center Oregon FIRST Family Information Referral Services and Trainings 830 NE 47th Avenue Portland   OR   97213 (503) 215-2268 info@orfirst.org www.orfirst.org Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Oregon PTA P.O. Box 4569 Portland   OR   97208-4569 (503) 234-3928 or_office@pta.org www.oregonpta.org Back to Top

Other Disability Organizations Easter Seals Oregon 5757 S.W. Macadam Avenue Portland   OR   97239 (503) 228-5108 info@or.easterseals.com www.or.easterseals.com 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 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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