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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.wisconsin.gov State Department of Education: Special Education Division for Learning Support: Equity and Advocacy 125 S. Webster Street P.O. Box 7841 Madison   WI   53707-7841 (608) 266-1781 (800) 441-4563 http://dpi.wi.gov/dlsea/ State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) Office of the State Superintendent Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction 125 S. Webster Street P.O. Box 7841 Madison   WI   53707-7841 (608) 266-3584 http://dpi.wi.gov/esea/ Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 Early Childhood Special Education Division for Learning Support: Equity and Advocacy State of Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction P.O. Box 7841 Madison   WI   53707-7841 (608) 267-9172 (800) 442-4563 mary.peters@dpi.wi.gov http://dpi.wi.gov/dlsea/index.html Coordinator for Transition Services Wisconsin Statewide Transition Initiative 225 Ostermann Drive Turtle Lake   WI   54889 (715) 986-2020, ext. 2122 lindam@cesa11.k12.wi.us www.wsti.org/ State Mental Health Agency Bureau of Prevention, Treatment and Recovery (BTPR) Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services P.O. Box 7851 Madison   WI   53707-7851 (608) 266-2717 Gerald.Livings@wisconsin.gov http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/substabuse/ State Children's Long Term Support Services Children's Services Section Division of Long Term Care Department of Health and Family Services 1 W. Wilson Street, Room 418 P.O. Box 7851 Madison   WI   53707-7851 (608) 266-7469 Julie.Bryda@wisconsin.gov http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/aboutdhs/DLTC/ Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities Developmental Disabilities Services Section Bureau of Long Term Support Division of Long Term Care Department of Health and Family Services 1 W. Wilson Street, Room 418 Madison   WI   53707-7851 (608) 266-1520 http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/aboutdhs/DLTC/ Protection and Advocacy Agency Disability Rights Wisconsin 131 W. Wilson Street, Suite 700 Madison   WI   53703 (800) 928-8778 (in WI only) (608) 267-0214 (888) 758-6049 tty www.disabilityrightswi.org/ Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs Children's Special Health Care Needs Program Bureau of Community Health Promotion Division of Public Health 1 W. Wilson Street, Room 351 P.O. Box 2659 Madison   WI   53701-2659 (608) 266-8178 DHSwebmaildph@wisconsin.gov http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/health/children/ Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired 1700 W. State Street Janesville   WI   53546 (608) 758-6100 (800) 832-9784 (in WI) webmaster@wcbvi.k12.wi.us http://www.wcbvi.k12.wi.us/ Wisconsin Educational Services Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (WESPDHH) 19601 W. Bluemound Road, #200 Brookfield   WI   53045 (262) 787-9540 (V/TTY) (888) 656-8556 (866) 552-7792 (videophone) karen.waite@wesp-dhh.wi.gov www.wesp-dhh.wi.gov Telecommunications Relay Services     (800) 947-6644 (V) (800) 947-3529 (TTY); 711 (TTY) (800) 272-1773 (ASCII); (800) 267-8867 (Fast ASCII) (800) 833-7637 (Speech to Speech) Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center DBTAC - Great Lakes ADA Center University of Illinois/Chicago Department on Disability & Human Development 1640 W. Roosevelt Road, Room 405 Chicago   IL   60608 (312) 413-1407 (V/TTY) (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY) www.adagreatlakes.org Technology-Related Assistance Wistech Office of Independence and Employment 1 W. Wilson, Room 951 P.O. Box 7851 Madison   WI   53707-7851 (608) 266-9091 (608) 267-9880 (TTY) ralph.pelkey@dhfs.wiscoinsin.gov http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/disabilities/wistech/index.htm Special Format Library Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 813 W. Wells Street Milwaukee   WI   53233-1436 (414) 286-3045 (800) 242-8822 (414) 286-3548 (TDD) lbph@milwaukee.gov www.dpi.wi.gov/rll/lbphinfo.html Governor's Committee for People with Disabilities Governor's Committee for People with Disabilities 1 W. Wilson Street, Room 437 Madison   WI   53703 (608) 261-7816 Voice (608) 267-9880 TTY dhswebmaster@wisconsin.gov http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/disabilities/physical/gcpd.htm Wisconsin Statewide Parent-Educator Initiative (WSPEI) 800 Wisconsin Street, Building D-2 Suite 420-H, Mailbox 65 Eau Claire   WI   54703 (715) 833-0739 (877) 844-4925 marys@cesa12.k12.wi.us www.dpi.wi.gov/sped/parent.html Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 3 Division of Long Term Care Department of Health and Family Services P.O. Box 7851 Madison   WI   53707-7851 (800) 642-7837 (608) 267-3270 carol.eichinger@wisconsin.gov http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/bdds/birthto3/ State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Department of Workforce Development 201 East Washington Avenue PO Box 7852 Madison   WI   53707-7852 (608) 261-0050 (800) 442-3477 (888) 877-5939 (TTY) www.dwd.state.wi.us/dvr Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities Career and Technical Education Team Division for Academic Excellence Department of Public Instruction P.O. Box 7841 Madison   WI   53707-7841 (608) 267-9251 (800) 441-4563 www.dpi.wi.gov State Children's Services Division of Children and Family Services Department of Health and Family Services P.O. Box 8916 Madison   WI   53708-8916 (608) 267-3905 dcfweb@wisconsin.gov http://dcf.wisconsin.gov/ State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth Integrated Systems Development Section Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services DDES/DHFS P.O. Box 7851 Madison   WI   53707-7851 (608) 266-2861 www.dhfs.wisconsin.gov Councils on Developmental Disabilities Board for People with Developmental Disabilities 201 W. Washington Avenue, Suite 110 Madison   WI   53703 (888) 332-1677 (608) 266-7826 (608) 266-6660 (TTY) bpddhelp@wi-bpdd.org www.wi-bpdd.org/ Client Assistance Program Client Assistance Program Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection 2811 Agriculture Drive P.O. Box 8911 Madison   WI   53708-8911 (608) 225-5070 linda.vegoe@datcp.state.wi.us www.wicap.wisconsin.gov/index.jsp State CHIP Program (health care for low-income uninsured children) Wisconsin BadgerCare P.O. Box 6678 Madison   WI   53716 (800) 362-3002 vedsrecipientservices@wisconsin.gov http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/BadgerCarePlus/ Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing or Deaf-Blind Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Department of Health and Family Services 1 W. Wilson Street, Room 451 P.O. Box 7851 Madison   WI   53707-7851 (608) 261-7823 (888) 701-1255 (TTY) huffell@dhfs.state.wi.us http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/sensory/INDEX.HTM Wisconsin Educational Services Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (WESPDHH) Wisconsin School for the Deaf 309 W. Walworth Avenue Delavan   WI   53115 (262) 728-7127 (V/TTY) (877) 973-3323 (V/TTY) webmaster@wsd.k12.wi.us www.wsd.k12.wi.us State Education Agency Rural Representative School Financial Services Department of Public Instruction 125 S. Webster Street P.O. Box 7841 Madison   WI   53707 (608) 267-9114 dpifin@dpi.wi.gov http://dpi.wi.gov/sfs/ University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Waisman Center University of Wisconsin - Madison 1500 Highland Avenue Madison   WI   53705-2280 (608) 263-5776 rowley@waisman.wisc.edu www.waisman.wisc.edu/index.htmlx State Mediation System Wisconsin Special Education Mediation System Burns Mediation Services P.O. Box 107 Hartland   WI   53029-0107 (888) 298-3857 (262) 538-1618 (TTY) jane@wsems.us www.wsems.us 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 Autism Society of Wisconsin 1477 Kenwood Drive Menasha   WI   54952 (920) 558-4602 (888) 428-8476 (in WI) asw@asw4autism.org www.asw4autism.org Brain Injury Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin 21100 W. Capitol Drive, Suite 5 Pewaukee   WI   53072 (262) 790-9660 (800) 882-9282 (in WI) admin@biaw.org www.biaw.org United Cerebral Palsy of Southeastern Wisconsin, Inc. 7519 W. Oklahoma Avenue Milwaukee   WI   53219 (414) 329-4500 (414) 329-4511 (TTY) (888) 482-7739 info@ucp-sew.org www.ucpsew.org Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 10243 W. National Avenue West Allis   WI   53227 (414) 604-2200 (888) 742-7651 (TTY) info@cdhh.org www.cdhh.org Madison Area Down Syndrome Society P.O. Box 44796 Madison   WI   53744-4796 (608) 692-7653 info@madss.org www.madss.org Learning Disabilities Learning Disabilities Association of Wisconsin P.O. Box 14690 Madison   WI   53708-0690 (866) 532-9472 info@LDAwisconsin.com www.LDAWisconsin.com NAMI Wisconsin 4223 W. Beltline Highway Madison   WI   53711 (800) 236-2988 (608) 268-6000 nami@namiwisconsin.org www.namiwisconsin.org Prader-Willi Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Wisconsin, Inc. 2701 N. Alexander Street Appleton   WI   54911 (920) 882-6371 (866) 797-2947 wisconsin@pwsaofwi.org www.pwsaofwi.org/ Spina Bifida Spina Bifida Association of Wisconsin 830 N. 109th Street, Suite 6 Wauwatosa   WI   53226 (414) 607-9061 sbawi@sbawi.org www.sbawi.org Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) PO Box 7557 Wilmington   DE   19803-9997 (800) 939-1019 adda@jmoadmin.com 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 Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy of Mideast Wisconsin 36 Broad Street, Suite 120 P.O. Box 1241 Oshkosh   WI   54903-1241 (920) 424-4071 (800) 261-1895 (in WI) (920) 424-4076 (TTY) cp@cpmideastwis.com http://cpmideastwis.com/ Children with Special Health Care Needs Southern Regional Center for Children with Special Health Care Needs Waisman Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities 1500 Highland Avenue Madison   WI   53705-2280 (608) 263-7148 (800) 532-3321 hecht@waisman.wisc.edu www.waisman.wisc.edu/cedd/indexfr.html Down Syndrome Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin, Inc. The Cambridge Office Center 9401 W. Beloit Road, Suite 311 Milwaukee   WI   53227-4357 (414) 327-3729 (866) 327-3729 info@dsaw.org www.dsaw.org Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities The Arc-Wisconsin Disability Association, Inc. 2800 Royal Avenue #209 Madison   WI   53713 (877) 272-8400 (608) 222-8907 arcw@att.net www.arc-wisconsin.org Mental Health Mental Health America of Wisconsin 734 N. 4th Street, Suite 200 Milwaukee   WI   53203 (866) 948-6483 (414) 276-3122 info@mhawisconsin.org www.mhawisconsin.org Wisconsin Family Ties 16 N. Carroll Street, Suite 640 Madison   WI   53703 (800) 422-7145 (Parents only) (608) 267-6888 info@wifamilyties.org www.wifamilyties.org Speech, Language, and Hearing Wisconsin Speech-Language-Pathology and Audiology Professional Association 1360 Regent Street #154 Madison   WI   53713 (800) 545-0640 wsha@wisha.org www.wisha.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) Wisconsin FACETS 2714 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Drive Milwaukee   WI   53212 (877) 374-0511 (Milwaukee office) (877) 374-4677 (Statewide office) (414) 374-4645 (414) 374-4635 (TTY) wifacets@wifacets.org www.wifacets.org Parent-To-Parent MUMS - National Parent to Parent Network 150 Custer Court Green Bay   WI   54301-1243 (877) 336-5333 (Parents only) (920) 336-5333 mums@netnet.net www.netnet.net/mums/ Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Wisconsin PTA 4797 Hayes Road, Suite 102 Madison   WI   53704-3256 (608) 244-1455 wi_office@pta.org www.wisconsinpta.org/ Community Parent Resource Center (CPRC) Alianza Latina Aplicando Soluciones 1615 S. 22nd St., Ste 109 Milwaukee   WI   53204 (414) 643-0022 alianza.latina07@yahoo.com http://alianzalatinawi.org Parent to Parent of Wisconsin 1020 Kabel Avenue Rhinelander   WI   54501 (888) 266-0028 (715) 361-2890 get-connected@p2pwi.org www.p2pwi.org Back to Top

Other Disability Organizations Easter Seals Wisconsin 101 Nob Hill Road, Suite 301 Madison   WI   53713 (608) 277-8288 (V) (608) 277-8031 (TTY) (800) 422-2324 http://wi.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=WIMA_homepage Wisconsin First Step c/o Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center NCA2-04 Mail Stop 1900 South Avenue LaCrosse   WI   54601 (800) 642-7837 WisPubHealth@mch-hotlines.org www.mch-hotlines.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/TTY) ilru@ilru.org www.ilru.org Family Voices of Wisconsin Family-toFamily Health Information Network P.O. Box 55029 Madison   WI   53705 (608) 233-3726 barb@fvofwi.org www.wfv.org/fv/ VSA arts of Wisconsin, Inc. 4785 Hayes Road, Suite 201 Madison   WI   53704 (608) 241-2131 (Voice/TTY) vsawis@vsawis.org www.vsawis.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 (877) 525-3400 (202) 207-0334 (V) (202) 207-0340 (TTY) ncil@ncil.org www.ncil.org Back to Top

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