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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.state.pa.us/ Accessible Pennsylvania Online Disability Resource for Pennsylvanians www.accessiblepa.state.pa.us State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) Bureau of Assessment and Accountability Department of Education 333 Market Street, 9th Floor Harrisburg   PA   17126-0333 (717) 705-2343 www.pde.state.pa.us Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 Bureau of Early Intervention Services Office of Child Development and Early Learning Department of Education and Public Welfare 333 Market Street, 7th Floor, PDE Building Harrisburg   PA   17126-0333 (800) 692-7288 spodder@state.pa.us www.pde.state.pa.us Coordinator for Transition Services Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PATTAN) 3190 William Pitt Way Pittsburgh   PA   15238 (800) 446-5607 (412) 826-6850 jpalmiero@pattan.net www.pattan.net State Mental Health Agency Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Department of Public Welfare P.O. Box 2675 Harrisburg   PA   17105-2675 (717) 787-6443 joerney@state.pa.us www.dpw.state.pa.us Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities Office of Developmental Program Department of Public Welfare Health and Welfare Building, Room 502 P.O. Box 2675 Harrisburg   PA   17105-2675 (717) 787-3700 www.dpw.state.pa.us Protection and Advocacy Agency Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania 1414 N. Cameron Street, Suite C Harrisburg   PA   17103 (800) 692-7443 (in PA) (717) 236-8110 (877) 375-7139 (TTY) drnpa@drnpa.org www.drnpa.org Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs Division of Community Systems Development and Outreach Division of Child and Adult Health Services Department of Health, 7th Floor, East Wing Health & Welfare Building 7th & Forster Street Harrisburg   PA   17120 (800) 986-4550 - Special Kids Networks (717) 772-2763 mconnors@state.pa.us www.state.pa.us Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Department of Labor and Industry 1521 N. 6th Street Harrisburg   PA   17102 (800) 622-2842 (in PA) (717) 787-6176 ddenotaris@state.pa.us www.state.pa.us Telecommunications Relay Services     (800) 654-5988 (V) (800) 654-5984 (TTY); 711 (TTY) (800) 229-5746 (Speech to Speech - English) (866) 260-9470 (Speech to Speech - Spanish) State Education Agency Rural Representative Bureau of Special Education Department of Education 333 Market Street, 7th Floor Harrisburg   PA   17126-0333 (717) 783-6913  www.pde.state.pa.us University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Institute on Disabilities at Temple University - UCEDD University Services Building, Suite 610 1601 N. Broad Street Philadelphia   PA   19122 (215) 204-1356 (V/TTY) dianeb@temple.edu http://disabilities.temple.edu Technology-Related Assistance Pennsylvania's Initiative on Assistive Technology Institute on Disabilities/UCEDD 1601 N. Broad Street, Suite 610 Philadelphia   PA   19122 (800) 204-PIAT (V, in PA) (215) 204-1356 (V/TTY) (866) 268-0579 (TTY, in PA) ATINFO@temple.edu http://disabilities.temple.edu Special Format Library Free Library of Philadelphia Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 919 Walnut Street Philadelphia   PA   19107 800-222-1754 (215) 683-3213 flpblind@library.phila.gov http://lbph.library.phila.gov/ State Department of Education: Special Education Bureau of Special Education Department of Education 333 Market Street, 7th Floor Harrisburg   PA   17126-0333 Special Education Consultline: (800) 879-2301(V/TTY) (717) 783-6913 www.pde.state.pa.us Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 Bureau of Early Intervention Services Office of Child Development and Early Learning Department of Education and Public Welfare 333 Market Street, 6th Floor, PDE Building Harrisburg   PA   17126-0333 (717) 783-7213 (800)692-7288 ra-ocdintervention@state.pa.us www.dpw.state.pa.us/About/OCDEL/003676718.htm State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Department of Labor and Industry 1521 N. 6th Street Harrisburg   PA   17102 (717) 787-7312 wgannon@state.pa.us www.dli.state.pa.us/landi/cwp/view.asp?a=128&Q=168255&dsftns=4490 Office of State Liaison of Career and Technical Education for Students with Disabilities Bureau of Career and Technical Education Division of Field Support Department of Education 333 Market Street, 11th Floor Harrisburg   PA   17126-0333 (717) 787-5530 lburket@state.pa.us www.pde.state.pa.us State Mental Health Representative for Children's Behavioral Health Services Bureau of Children's Behavioral Health Services Beechmont Building P.O. Box 2675  Harrisburg   PA   17105 (717) 705-8289 smrozowski@state.pa.us www.dpw.state.pa.us/About/OMHSAS/003670533.htm Councils on Developmental Disabilities Developmental Disabilities Council 561 Forum Building, Commonwealth Avenue Harrisburg   PA   17120 (717) 787-6057 gmulhollan@dpw.state.pa.us www.paddc.org Client Assistance Program Pennsylvania Client Assistance Program 1617 JFK Boulevard, Suite 800 Philadelphia   PA   19103 (215) 557-7112 (V/TTY) info@equalemployment.org www.equalemployment.org State CHIP Program (health care for low-income uninsured children) Pennsylvania's Children's Health Insurance Program 1011 Mumma Road Wormleysburg   PA   17043 (800) 986-5437 www.ins.state.pa.us  Programs for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 1521 N. 6th Street  Harrisburg   PA   17102 (800) 233-3008 (V/TTY in PA only) (717) 783-4912 V/TTY ra-li-ovr-odhh@state.pa.us www.dli.state.pa.us/odhh Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind Pennsylvania Deaf-Blind Project 6340 Flank Drive, Suite 600 Harrisburg   PA   17112-2764 (800) 360-7282 (in PA only) (717) 541-4960, ext. 3115 www.pattan.net 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 Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Children's Seashore House of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 3405 Civic Center Boulevard, Room 210 Philadelphia   PA   19104-4388 (215) 590-7466 blum@email.chop.edu www.chop.edu/consumer/jsp/division/generic.jsp?id=79426 State Mediation System Office for Dispute Resolution 6340 Flank Drive, Suite 600 Harrisburg   PA   17112 (717) 541-4960 http://odr.pattan.net 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 ABOARD (Advisory Board on Autism and Related Disorders) 35 Wilson Street, Suite 100 Pittsburgh   PA   15223 (800) 827-9385 (412) 781-4116 info@aboard.org www.aboard.org Autism Society of America 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300 Bethesda   MD   20814 (800) 3-AUTISM (301) 657-0881 www.autism-society.org National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania 42 S. 15th Street, Suite 222 Philadelphia   PA   19102 (215) 988-0888 nfbofpa@att.net www.nfbp.org Epilepsy Epilepsy Foundation Western/Central Pennsylvania Lifeswork 1323 Forbes Avenue, Suite 102 Pittsburgh   PA   15219 (800) 361-5885 (412) 261-5880 pbeem@efwp.org www.efwp.org Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities The Arc of Pennsylvania 101 S. Second Street, Suite 8, Executive House Harrisburg   PA   17101 (800) 692-7258 (717) 234-2621 ssuroviec@thearcpa.org www.thearcpa.org Mental Health NAMI Pennsylvania 2149 N. Second Street Harrisburg   PA   17110 (800) 223-0500 (717) 238-1514 nami-pa@nami.org http://namipa.nami.org Speech, Language, and Hearing Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association 800 Perry Highway, Suite 3 Pittsburgh   PA   15229-1128 (412) 366-9858 psha@psha.org www.psha.org Tourette Syndrome Pennsylvania Tourette Syndrome Association 132 W. Middle Street Gettysburg   PA   17325 (800) 990-3300 (in PA) (717) 337-1134 sherrie@patsainc.org www.patsainc.org Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) P.O. Box 543 Pottstown   PA   19464-0543 (484) 945-2101 mail@add.org www.add.org AutismLink 376 Wagon Wheel Trail Wexford   PA   15090 (412) 364-1886 info@autismlink.com www.autismlink.com 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 Pennsylvania 908 N. Second Street Harrisburg   PA   17103 (717) 441-6049, ext. 26 info@ucpofpa.org www.ucpofpa.org Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania 919 Walnut Street, Suite 700 Philadelphia   PA   19107-5237 (800) 887-7165 (in PA) (215) 629-5003 efepa@efepa.org www.efepa.org Learning Disabilities Learning Disabilities Association of Pennsylvania 4751 Lindle Road, Suite 114 Harrisburg   PA   17111 (717) 939-3731 (888) 775-3272 www.ldapa.org Family & Youth Support & Advocacy Division Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1211 Chestnut Street, 11th Floor Philadelphia   PA   19107 (800) 688-4226, ext. 513 (215) 751-1800, ext. 513 pin@pinofpa.org www.pinofpa.org Spina Bifida Spina Bifida Association of Greater Pennsylvania 215 E. State Street, Suite D Quarryville   PA   17566-1242 (888) 770-7272 (In PA) (717) 786-9280 SBAofPA@aol.com www.geocities.com/SBAofgPA Back to Top

Organizations for Parents Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) Parent Education Network 2107 Industrial Highway York   PA   17402 (800) 522-5827 (V/TTY) (In PA); (717) 600-0100; (800) 441-5028 (Spanish) pen@parentednet.org www.parentednet.org Community Parent Resource Center (Serving American Street Empowerment Zone and providing intense training sessions to parents of children with disabilities in Philadelphia) Hispanos Unidos para Ninos Excepcionales (Philadelphia HUNE, Inc.) 202 W. Cecil B. Moore Avenue Philadelphia   PA   19122 (215) 425-6203 huneinc@aol.com http://huneinc.org Parent-To-Parent Parent to Parent of Pennsylvania 6340 Flank Drive, Suite 600 Harrisburg   PA   17112-2764 (888) 727-2706 (in PA) (717) 540-4722 info@parenttoparent.org www.parenttoparent.org Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Pennsylvania Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc. 4804 Derry Street Harrisburg   PA   17111 (717) 564-8985 info@papta.org www.papta.org Parent and Education Advocacy Leadership (PEAL) Center 1119 Penn Avenue, Suite 400 Pittsburgh   PA   15222-4205 (866) 950-1040 (412) 281-4404 (412) 281-4409 (TTY) admin@pealcenter.org www.pealcenter.org (Serving rural Northwest Pennsylvania) The Mentor Parent Program, Inc. P.O. Box 47 Pittsfield   PA   16340 (888) 447-1431 (in PA) (814) 563-3470 mentorparentprogram@verizon.net www.mentorparent.org Partners in Policymaking Institute on Disabilities/University Center for Excellence Temple University University Services Building, Room 610 1601 N. Broad Street Philadelphia   PA   19122 (215) 204-9395 dianeb@temple.edu http://disabilities.temple.edu Back to Top

Other Disability Organizations Easter Seals Central Pennyslvania 383 Rolling Ridge Drive State College   PA   16801 (888) 372-7280 http://centralpa.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=PACN_homepage Easter Seals Society of Western Pennsylvania 2525 Railroad Street  Pittsburgh   PA   15222 (800) 587-3257 (412) 281-7244 tmori@westernpa.easterseals.com http://westernpa.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=PAWS_homepage Neurofibromatosis Clinics Association P.O. Box 14185 Pittsburgh   PA   15239 (412) 795-3029 info@nfpittsburgh.org www.nfpittsburgh.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 Easter Seals of Southeastern Pennsylvania 3975 Conshohocken Avenue Philadelphia   PA   19131 (215) 879-1000 cwebster@easterseals-sepa.org www.easterseals-sepa.org MENTOR ABI Group - New Jersey Rehabilitative and Support Services for Persons with Acquired Brain Injury 505 S. Lenola Road Blason Office Plaza II, Suite 217 Moorestown   NJ   08057 (856) 235-5505 http://www.mentorabi.com/welcome.aspx Pennsylvania Parents and Caregivers Resource Network P.O. Box 4336  Harrisburg   PA   17111-0336 (888) 572-7368 (in PA) (717) 561-0098 info@ppcrn.org www.ppcrn.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 Back to Top

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