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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 to your governor and/or your representatives in the Senate and House:     www.vermont.gov/portal State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) Standards & Assessment Student Support Services 120 State Street Montpelier   VT   05620-2501 (802) 828-5158 gail.taylor@state.vt.us www.education.vermont.gov Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 Special Education Unit Department of Education 120 State Street Montpelier   VT   05620-2501 (802) 828-5114 www.state.vt.us/educ/new/html/pgm_sped.html Coordinator for Transition Services Vermont State Department of Education 120 State Street Montpelier   VT   05620 (802) 828-5110 michael.ferguson@state.vt.us http://education.vermont.gov/ State Mental Health Services Department of Mental Health Agency of Human Services P.O. Box 70 Burlington   VT   05402-0070 (802) 652-2000 cbiss@vdh.state.vt.us www.healthvermont.gov Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities Division of Developmental Services Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living 103 S. Main Street, Weeks Building Waterbury   VT   05671-1601 (802) 241-2648 (802) 241-2614 theresa.wood@ahs.state.vt.us http://healthvermont.gov/ Disability Rights Advocacy Disability Law Project 57 N. Main Street (800) 889-2047 (state office); (802) 229-1603 (TTY) Rutland   VT   05701 (800) 769-7459 (V/TTY) (802) 775-0021 nbreiden@vtlegalaid.org www.vtlegalaid.org Client Assistance Program Disability Law Project 57 N. Main Street Rutland   VT   05701 (800) 889-2047 (state office) (800) 769-7459 (V/TTY) (802) 775-0021 nbreiden@vtlegalaid.org www.vtlegalaid.org State CHIP Program (health care for low-income uninsured children) 103 S. Main Street Waterbury   VT   05671 (800) 250-8427 www.path.state.vt.us/Programs_Pages/Healthcare/drdynasaur.htm Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Division of Vocational Rehabilitation 103 S. Main Street, Weeks 1A Waterbury   VT   05671-2303 (802) 241-2186 (V/TTY) (802) 241-2199 (TTY) lori.yarrow@ahs.state.vt.us www.vocrehab.vermont.gov Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments     (800) 253-0195 (V) (800) 253-0191 (TTY); 711 (TTY) (800) 229-5746 (Speech to Speech - English) (866) 260-9470 (Speech to Speech - 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 Vermont Assistive Technology Project 103 South Main Street, Weeks Building Waterbury   VT   05671-2305 (802) 241-2672 (V/TTY) julie.tucker@ahs.state.vt.us www.dail.state.vt.us/ATP Special Format Library Vermont Department of Libraries Special Services Unit 578 Paine Turnpike North Berlin   VT   05602 (800) 479-1711 (802) 828-3273 ssu@mail.dol.state.vt.us State Department of Education: Special Education Student Support Services 120 State Street, State Office Building  Montpelier   VT   05620-2501 (802) 828-2755 karin.edwards@state.vt.us www.state.vt.us/educ/new/html/pgm_sped.html Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 Family, Infant and Toddler Program Department for Children and Families Child Development Division 103 S. Main Street Waterbury   VT   05671-2901 (802) 241-3622 helen.keith@ahs.state.vt.us www.dcf.state.vt.us/cdd State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Vocational Rehabilitation Division Department of Aging and Independent Living Agency of Human Services 103 S. Main Street Waterbury   VT   05671-2303 (802) 241-2186 diane.dalmasse@ahs.state.vt.us www.vocrehab.vermont.gov/ Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities Vocational Education for Disadvantaged and Handicapped Programs Department of Education 120 State Street Montpelier   VT   05620 (802) 828-5132 ebony.kirkland@state.vt.us www.state.vt.us/educ State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth Department of Mental Health P.O. Box 70 Burlington   VT   05402-0070 (802) 652-2000 cbiss@vdh.state.vt.us www.healthvermont.gov/ Councils on Developmental Disabilities Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council 103 S. Main Street Waterbury   VT   05671-0602 (888) 317-2006 (802) 241-2612 (V/TTY) karen.schwartz@ahs.state.vt.us http://ddc.vermont.gov Vermont Protection and Advocacy, Inc. 141 Main Street, Suite 7 Montpelier   VT   05602 (800) 834-7890 (In VT) (802) 229-1355 (802) 229-2603 (TTY) info@vtpa.org www.vtpa.org Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs Children with Special Health Needs Department of Health 108 Cherry Street P.O. Box 70 Burlington   VT   05402 (802) 863-7338 chassle@vdh.state.vt.us www.healthvermont.gov/family/cshn/cshn.aspx Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired 103 South Main Street, Weeks IC, Room 109 Waterbury   VT   05671-2304 (888) 405-5005 (802) 241-2210 fred.jones@ahs.state.vt.us www.dail.state.vt.us/dbvi Vermont Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 209 Austine Drive Brattleboro   VT   05301 (802) 258-9500 (V/TTY) www.vcdhh.org/wp/ State Education Agency Rural Representative Department of Education Special Education Unit 120 State Street Montpelier   VT   05602 (802) 828-0555 www.state.vt.us/educ University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Center on Disability and Community Inclusion University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service University of Vermont 208 Colchester Avenue Burlington   VT   05405-1757 (802) 656-4031 (V) (802) 656-8499 (TTY) susan.ryan@uvm.edu www.uvm.edu/~cdci State Mediation System Vermont Department of Education 120 State Street Montpelier   VT   05620-2501 (802) 828-3136 Sboyd@doe.state.vt.us www.state.vt.us/educ/ 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 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 Vermont P.O. Box 978 White River Junction   VT   05001 (800) 559-7398 (802) 457-3764 www.autism-info.org AAWARE - Approach Autism with Advocacy Recovery & Education 7 River Street Montpelier   VT   05602 (802) 229-4665 info@aaware.org www.aaware.org Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired 37 Elmwood Avenue Burlington   VT   05401 (800) 639-5861 (802) 863-1358 general@vabvi.org www.vabvi.org/ Cerebral Palsy Association for Cerebral Palsy 73 Main Street, Room 17 Montpelier   VT   05602 (802) 223-5161 Epilepsy Epilepsy Foundation of Vermont P.O. Box 6292 Rutland, VT 05702     (800) 565-0972 (802) 775-1686 epilepsy@sover.net Learning Disabilities Learning Disabilities Association of America 4156 Library Road Pittsburgh   PA   15234-1349 (412) 341-1515 www.ldanatl.org Mental Health National Mental Health Association (NMHA) ( to identify an NMHA chapter in your state ) 1021 Prince Street Alexandria   VA   22314-2971 (800) 969-6642 www.nmha.org Vermont Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health P.O. Box 507  Waterbury   VT   05676-0507 (800) 639-6071 (Families only) (802) 434-6757 vffcmh@vffcmh.org www.vffcmh.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 Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) P.O. Box 543 Pottstown   PA   19464-0543 (484) 945-2101 www.add.org Autism Support Daily P.O. Box 4556  Burlington   VT   05406 (802) 985-8773 Info@AutismSupportDaily.com www.AutismSupportDaily.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 Brain Injury Brain Injury Association of Vermont P.O. Box 226 Shelburne   VT   05482-0226 (877) 856-1772 biavtsupport@comcast.net www.biavt.org Down Syndrome (serving Rutland county) Down Right Special, Rutland 29 Ronaldo Court Rutland   VT   05701 (802) 773-6849 (Leigh) (802) 773-7343 (Fred) LLombardy@aol.com, fwortman@verizon.net Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Central Vermont Advocacy 73 Main Street, Suite 17 Montpelier   VT   05602 (802) 223-6149 cvtarc@comcast.net New Hampshire Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (also serving Vermont and Maine) P.O. Box 3724 Concord   NH   03302-3724 (603) 229-7355 information@nhida.org www.nhida.org NAMI Vermont 132 S. Main Street Waterbury   VT   05676 (800) 639-6480 (802) 244-1396 info@namivt.org www.namivt.org Speech, Language, and Hearing Vermont Speech-Language-Hearing Association     president@vsha.us www.vsha.us Back to Top

Organizations for Parents Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) Vermont Family Network 600 Blair Park Road, Suite 240 Williston   VT   05495 (800) 800-4005 (In VT) (802) 876-5315 (V/TTY) info@vtfn.org www.vermontfamilynetwork.org Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Vermont Congress of Parents and Teachers P.O. Box 284 Richmond   VT   05477 (802) 434-4078 vt_office@pta.org Parent-To-Parent Contact the Parent Training and Information Center.     Back to Top

Other Disability Organizations Addison County Parent Child Center P.O. Box 646 Middlebury   VT   05753 (802) 388-3171 www.sover.net/~thepcc VSA arts of Vermont The Woolen Mill 20 W. Canal Street Winooski   VT   05404 (802) 655-7772 info@vsavt.org www.vsavt.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 Vermont Coalition for Disability Rights 73 Main Street, Suite 402 Montpelier   VT   05602 (802) 223-6140 ssmith@sover.net www.vcdr.org Independent Living Vermont Center for Independent Living 11 E. State Street Montpelier   VT   05602-3008 (800) 639-1522 (V/TTY) (802) 229-0501 vcil@vcil.org www.vcil.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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