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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.ri.gov State Department of Education: Special Education Office for Diverse Learners Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 255 Westminster Street, Room 400, Shepard Building Providence   RI   02903-3400 (401) 222-3505 www.ride.ri.gov Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 Department of Human Services Center for Child and Family Health 600 New London Avenue Cranston   RI   02920 (401) 462-0318 BDuhamel@dhs.ri.gov www.dhs.ri.gov/ChildrenwithSpecialNeeds/ EarlyInterventionProgram/tabid/839/Default.aspx State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Office of Rehabilitation Services Department of Human Services 40 Fountain Street Providence   RI   02903 (401) 421-7005, Ext. 301 (401) 421-7016 (TTY) rcarroll@ors.ri.gov www.ors.ri.gov State Department of Education: Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities Rhode Island Department of Education 255 Westminister Street, Shepard Building Providence   RI   02903-3400 (401) 222-8987 david.sienko@ride.ri.gov www.ride.ri.gov/special_populations/default.aspx State Mental Health Agency for Children and Youth Department of Children, Youth and Families 101 Friendship Street Providence   RI   02903 (401) 528-3756 janet.anderson@dcyf.ri.gov www.dcyf.ri.gov Councils on Developmental Disabilities Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council 400 Bald Hill Road, Suite 515 Warwick   RI   02886 (401) 737-1238 riddc@riddc.org www.riddc.org Client Assistance Program Contact Protection and Advocacy Program.     State CHIP Program (health care for low-income uninsured children) RIte Care     (401) 462-5300(V) (401) 462- 3363 (TTY) (401) 462-1500 (Spanish) www.dhs.ri.gov/People/FamilieswithChildren/ HealthCare/RIteCare/tabid/213/Default.aspx Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing or Deaf-Blind Rhode Island Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing One Capitol Hill, Ground Level Providence   RI   02908-5850 (401) 222-1204 (V) (401) 222-1205 (TTY) cdhh@cdhh.ri.gov www.cdhh.ri.gov State Education Agency Rural Representative Office for Diverse Learners Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 255 Westminster Street, Room 400, Shepard Building Providence   RI   02903-3400 (401) 222-3505 www.ride.ri.gov University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities The Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities Rhode Island College 600 Mount Pleasant Avenue Providence   RI   02908 (401) 456-8072 (401) 456-8773 (TTY) aantosh@ric.edu www.sherlockcenter.org State Mediation System Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 255 Westminster Street, Shephard Building Providence   RI   02903 (401) 222-8326 kenneth.swanson@ride.ri.go www.ride.ri.gov/Special_Populations/Dispute_resolution/ Governor's Commission on Disabilities Governor’s Commission on Disabilities John O. Pastore Center 41 Cherry Dale Court Cranston   RI   02920 (401) 462-0100 (401) 462-0101 (TTY) www.disabilities.ri.gov State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) Contact State Department of Education: Special Education.     Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 Office for Diverse Learners Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 255 Westminster Street, Shepard Building  Providence   RI   02903-3414 (401) 222-8941 www.ride.ri.gov Coordinator for Transition Services Rhode Island Department of Education 255 Westminister Street, Shepard Building Providence   RI   02903-3400 (401) 222-8987 david.sienko@ride.ri.gov www.ride.ri.gov/special_populations/default.aspx State Mental Health Agency Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals 14 Harrington Road Cranston   RI   02920 (401) 462-3201 enelson@mhrh.ri.gov www.mhrh.ri.gov Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities Division of Developmental Disabilities Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals 14 Harrington Road, Barry Hall Cranston   RI   02920 (401) 462-3234 sbabin@mhrh.ri.gov www.mhrh.ri.gov/ddd/ Protection and Advocacy Agency Rhode Island Disability Law Center 349 Eddy Street Providence   RI   02903 (800) 733-5332 (in RI) (401) 831-3150 (401) 831-5335 (TTY) rbandusky@ridlc.org www.ridlc.org Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs Office for Special Healthcare Needs Rhode Island Department of Health 3 Capitol Hill, Room 302 Providence   RI   02908-5097 (401) 222-5929 (401) 222-2312 deborah.garneau@health.ri.gov www.health.ri.gov Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired Department of Human Services 40 Fountain Street Providence   RI   02903 (401) 222-2300 (401) 272-8090 (Spanish) www.ors.ri.gov Telecommunications Relay Services     (800) 745-6575 (V) (800) 745-5555 (TTY); 711 (TTY) (800) 745-1570 (ASCII), (866) 355-9213 (Speech to Speech) (866) 355-9214 (Spanish) Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center DBTAC - New England ADA Center Adaptive Environments Center, Inc. 180-200 Portland Street, First Floor Boston   MA   02114 (800) 949-4232 V/TTY) (617) 695-1225 (V/TTY) adainfo@newenglandada.org http://adaptiveenvironments.org/neada/site/home Technology-Related Assistance Rhode Island Assistive Technology Access Partnership Office of Rehabilitation Services 40 Fountain Street Providence   RI   02903-1898 (401) 421-7005 Ext. 373 (401) 421-7016 (TTY) kburrell@ors.ri.gov www.atap.ri.gov Special Format Library Talking Books Plus Office of Library and Information Services One Capitol Hill Providence   RI   02908 (800) 745-5555 (TTY) (401) 222-5800 tbplus@lori.ri.gov www.olis.ri.gov/tbp/ 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 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 National Federation of the Blind of Rhode Island P.O. Box 154564 Riverside   RI   02915 (401) 433-2606 info@nfbri.org www.nfbri.org Cerebral Palsy/Developmental Disabilities United Cerebral Palsy of Rhode Island 200 Main Street, Suite 210 Pawtucket   RI   02862 (401) 728-1800 ucprisupport@ucpri.org www.ucpri.org Epilepsy Epilepsy Foundation of Massachusetts and Rhode Island 540 Gallivant Boulevard, 2nd Floor  Boston   MA   02124 (888) 576-9996 (617) 506-6041 www.efmri.org Mental Health Mental Health Association of Rhode Island 500 Prospect Street Pawtucket   RI   02860 (401) 726-2285 mhari@mhari.org www.mhari.org NAMI Rhode Island 154 Waterman Street, Suite 5B Providence   RI   02906 (800) 749-3197 (401) 331-3060 chaznami@cox.net www.namirhodeisland.org Speech, Language, and Hearing Rhode Island Speech-Language-Hearing Association P.O. Box 9241 Providence   RI   02940 (401) 455-7472 www.risha.info Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) PO Box 7557 Wilmington   DE   19803-9997 (800) 939-1019 info@add.org www.add.org 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 Brain Injury Brain Injury Association of Rhode Island, Inc. 935 Park Avenue, Suite 8 Cranston   RI   02910 (888) 824-8911 (401) 461-6599 braininjuryctr@biaofri.org www.biaofri.org Down Syndrome Down Syndrome Society of Rhode Island, Inc 99 Bald Hill Road Cranston   RI   02920 (800) 745-5555 (TDD for RI Relay) (401) 463-5751 coordinator@dssri.org www.dssri.org Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Rhode Island Arc 99 Bald Hill Road Cranston   RI   02920 (401) 463-9191 RhodeIslandArc@cs.com www.thearc.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=328  Parent Support Network of Rhode Island Crossroads Common Plaza 1395 Atwood Avenue, Suite 114  Johnston   RI   02919 (800) 483-8844 (in RI) (401) 467-6855 c.ciano@psnri.org www.psnri.org Special Health Care Needs Family Voices of the Rhode Island Parent Information Network 175 Main Street Pawtucket   RI   02860 (800) 464-3399 ext. 158 (in RI) (401) 727-4144 ext. 158 familyvoices@ripin.org http://ripin.org/ Tourette Syndrome Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc. 42-40 Bell Boulevard Bayside   NY   11361-2820 (718) 224-2999 ts@tsa-usa.org www.tsa-usa.org Back to Top

Organizations for Parents Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) Rhode Island Parent Info Network (RIPIN) 175 Main Street Pawtucket   RI   02860 (800) 464-3399 (In RI) (401) 270-0101 collins@ripin.org www.ripin.org Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Rhode Island Congress of Parents and Teachers RIC East Campus-Building 6 600 Mount Pleasant Avenue Providence   RI   02908 (401) 272-6405 ri_office@pta.org Parent-To-Parent Family to Family of Rhode Island Family Voices at the Rhode Island Parent Information Network 175 Main Street Pawtucket   RI   02860 (800) 401-3399 (in RI) (401) 727-4144, ext. 161 torres@ripin.org www.rifamilytofamily.net Back to Top

Other Disability Organizations Advocates in Action P.O. Box 41528 Providence   RI   02940-1528 (800) 745-5555 (TTY, via RI relay) (401) 785-2028 www.aina-ri.org VSA arts of Rhode Island 500 Prospect Street Pawtucket   RI   02860 (401) 725-0247 programs@vsartsri.org www.vsartsri.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) 207-0334 (V) (202) 207-0340 (TTY) ncil@ncil.org www.ncil.org Exeter/West Greenwich Individuals Needs Advisory Committee c/o Special Services Office 930 Nooseneck Hill Road West Greenwich   RI   02817 EWGINAC@att.net http://EWGINAC.home.att.net 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

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Publication of this Web resource page is made possible through Cooperative Agreement #H326N030003 between AED and the Office of Special Education Programs of the U.S. Department of Education (Office of Special Education Programs of the U.S. Department of Education (OSEP). The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Education, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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NICHCY thanks our Project Officer, Dr. Judy L. Shanley, at the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education.

Publication of this Web resource page is made possible through Cooperative Agreement #H326N030003 between the Academy for Educational Development and the Office of Special Education Programs of the U.S. Department of Education. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Education, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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