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Complete update · 11/2006
Partial update · 3/18/2008
United States Senators
Honorable Gordon Smith (R)
404 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-3753
(202) 224-3997 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://gsmith.senate.gov/webform.htm
Web: http://gsmith.senate.gov
Honorable Ron Wyden (D)
230 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-5244
(202) 228-2717 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://wyden.senate.gov/contact.html
Web: http://wyden.senate.gov
United States Representatives
To find the contact information for your representative in the House of the
U.S. Congress, visit the House’s Web site at: www.house.gov, or call: (202)
225-3121; (202) 225-1904 (TTY).
Governor
Honorable Ted Kulongoski
160 State Capitol
900 Court Street
Salem, OR 97301-4047
(503) 378-4582; (503) 378-6827 (Fax)
Web: www.governor.state.or.us
Official State Web Site
Web: www.oregon.gov/
State Department of Education: Special Education
Nancy J. Latini, Ph.D., Associate Superintendent
Office of Student Learning and Partnerships
Department of Education
255 Capitol Street N.E.
Salem, OR 97310-0203
(503) 947-5600
E-mail: nancy.latini@state.or.us
Web: www.ode.state.or.us
State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Helen Maguire, Director
Educational Improvement and Innovation
Department of Education
255 Capitol Street N.E.
Salem, OR 97310-1300
(503) 947-5877
E-mail: helen.maguire@state.or.us
Web: www.ode.state.or.us
Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages
Birth through 5
Nancy Latini, Interim Director
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
Web: www.ode.state.or.us
State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Stephaine Parrish-Taylor, Administrator
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)
Web: www.oregon.gov/dhs
Coordinator for Transition Services
Jackie Burr, Secondary Transition Specialist
Office of Student Learning & Partnerships
Special Education Unit
Department of Education
255 Capitol Street N.E.
Salem, OR 97310
(503) 947-5639
E-mail: jackie.burr@state.or.us
Web: www.ode.state.or.us
State Mental Health Agency
Bob Nikkel, Assistant Director
Addictions in Mental Health Division
500 Summer Street, N.E., E86
Salem, OR 97301-1118
(503) 945-9704
Web: http://egov.oregon.gov/dhs/mentalhealth
State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Bill Bouska, MPA, Manager
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Addictions and Mental Health Division (AMH)
500 Summer Street, N.E., E86
Salem, OR 97309
(503) 945-9717
E-mail: bill.bouska@state.or.us
Web: www.dhs.state.or.us/mentalhealth
Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Bill Lynch, Executive Director
Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities
540 24th Place N.E.
Salem, OR 97301-4517
(503) 945-9941; (800) 292-4154 (in OR)
E-mail: OCDD@ocdd.org
Web: www.ocdd.org
Protection and Advocacy Agency
Robert Joondeph, Executive Director
Oregon Advocacy Center
620 S.W. 5th Avenue, Suite 500
Portland, OR 97204-1428
(503) 243-2081; (503) 323-9161 (TTY)
(800) 452-1694
E-mail: welcome@oradvocacy.org
Web: www.oradvocacy.org/
Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Brian Rogers, M.D., Director
Child Development and Rehabilitation Center
Oregon Health & Science University
P.O. Box 574
Portland, OR 97207-0574
(503) 494-8362
Web: http://cdrc.ohsu.edu/
State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Oregon SCHIP
Oregon Department of Human Services
Health Services: Office of Medical Assistance Programs
500 Summer Street, N.E. E49
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 945-5772; (800) 527-5772
(800) 375-2863
Web: www.dhs.state.or.us/healthplan/app_benefits/schip.html
Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind
Jay Gense, Director
Regional Programs for Low Incidence Disabilities
Department of Education
255 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310-0203
(503) 947-5760
Web: www.ode.state.or.us
Vocational Rehabilitation Programs for Youth and Adults who are Blind, Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind
Linda Mock, Administrator
Oregon Commission for the Blind
535 S.E. 12th Avenue
Portland, OR 97214
(971) 673-1588; (888) 202-5463
E-mail: ocbmail@state.or.us
Web: www.oregon.gov/Blind/index.shtml
Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Nancy Groff, Program Coordinator
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)
E-mail: nancy.groff@state.or.us
Web: www.odc.state.or.us/dhhap/index.htm
Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 735-1232 (V)
(800) 735-3250 (VCO)
(800) 735-2900 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 735-0644 (ASCII)
(800) 735-7525 (Speech to Speech)
(800) 735-3896 (Spanish)
(900) 568-3323 (900 Services)
Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
Don Brandon, Center Director
Kathe Matrone, Center Coordinator
DBTAC Northwest: ADA Center
Western Washington Universtiy-CCER
6912 220th Street, S.W. #105
Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043
(425) 248-2480 (TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: dbtacnw@wwu.edu
Web: www.dbtacnorthwest.org
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Hill M. Walker, Co-Director
Jeff Sprague, Co-Director
Center on Human Development
University of Oregon
901 E. 18th Avenue, Room 350
Eugene, OR 97403
(541) 346-3591
Web: http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~ivdb
Gloria L. Krahn, Director
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)
E-mail: krahng@ohsu.edu
Web: www.oidd.org
Technology-Related Assistance
Laurie Brooks, President
Access Technologies, Inc.
3070 Lancaster Drive N.E.
Salem, OR 97305
(503) 361-1201; (800) 677-7512 (V/TTY)
E-mail: info@accesstechnologiesinc.org
Web: www.accesstechnologiesinc.org
State Mediation System
Valerie Miller, Coordinator
Office of Student Learning and Partnerships
Department of Education
255 Capitol Street N.E.
Salem, OR 97310-0203
(503) 947-5705
E-mail: valerie.miller@state.or.us
Web: www.ode.state.or.us/
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
E-mail: tbabs.info@state.or.us
Web: http://tbabs.org
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
Pottstown, PA 19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
E-mail: mail@add.org
Web: www.add.org
Autism
To identify an autism group in your state, contact:
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-0881; (800) 3-AUTISM
Web: www.autism-society.org
Jay Gense, Director
Regional Programs for Low Incidence Disabilities
State Services for Autism
Department of Education
255 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310-0203
(503) 947-5760
Web: www.ode.state.or.us
Blind/Visual Impairments
Jaclyn Packer, Ph.D., Director of Information Center
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (800) 232-5463
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org
Brain Injury
Sherry Stock, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of Oregon
2145 N.W. Overton Street
Portland, OR 97210
(503) 413-7707; (503) 740-3155
E-mail: sherry@biaoregon.org
E-mail: biaor@biaoregon.org
Web: www.biaoregon.org
The Oregon Brain Injury Resource Network
345 N. Monmouth Avenue
Monmouth, OR 97361
(503) 413-7707; (877) 872-7246
E-mail: tbi@wou.edu
Web: www.tr.wou.edu/tbi
Cerebral Palsy
Bud Thoune, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Oregon and Southwest Washington
11731 NE Glenn Widing Drive
Portland, OR 97220
(503) 777-4167
E-mail: bthoune@ucpaorwa.org
Web: www.ucpaorwa.org
Epilepsy
Brent Hermann, President/CEO
Epilepsy Foundation of Northwest
2311 N. 45th Street, #134
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 547-4551
E-mail: mail@epilepsynw.org
Web: www.epilepsyoregon.org
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Marcie Ingledue, Executive Director
The Arc of Oregon
1745 State Street
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 581-2726; (877) 581-2726 (toll-free)
E-mail: info@arcoregon.org
Web: www.arcoregon.org/
Learning Disabilities
Myrna Soule, President
Learning Disabilities Association of Oregon
P.O. Box 34
Marylhurst, OR 97036
(503) 697-6213
E-mail: mtsoule@ix.netcom.com
Web: www.ldaor.org
Mental Health
Beckie Child, President
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
E-mail: beckiec@pdx.edu
Dave Gallison, Executive Director
NAMI Oregon
3550 S.E. Woodward
Portland, OR 97202-1552
(503) 230-8009; (800) 343-6264 (in OR)
E-mail: namioregon@qwest.net
Web: www.nami.org/oregon
Jeanne Schulz, Executive Director
Oregon Family Support Network, Inc.
2411 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Suite 274
Eugene, OR 97401
(541) 342-2876; (800) 323-8521
Web: www.ofsn.org
Speech, Language, and Hearing
Janet Brockman, President
The Oregon Speech-Language and Hearing Association
P.O. Box 523
Salem, OR 97308
(503) 370-7019
E-mail: assoc@wvi.com
Web: www.oregonspeechandhearing.org/
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Janice Richards, Executive Director
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)
E-mail: info@orpti.org
Web: www.orpti.org
Community Parent Resource Center
Oregon FIRST
Family Information Referral Services and Trainings
830 NE 47th Avenue
Portland, OR 97213
(503) 215-2268
E-mail: info@orfirst.org
Web: www.orfirst.org
Parent-To-Parent
Contact Parent Training and Information Center listed above
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Beth Nead, President
Oregon PTA
P.O. Box 4569
Portland, OR 97208-4569
(503) 234-3928
E-mail: or_office@pta.org
E-mail: or_pres@pta.org
Web: www.oregonpta.org
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