A publication of the National Dissemination
Center for Children with Disabilities
West Virginia State Resources
Complete update · 2/2008
Partial update · 3/11/2008
The offices listed on this state sheet 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.
State Agencies and Organizations
Age of Eligibility
Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children
and youth with disabilities. For current information concerning this
state, please contact the office listed under Department
of Education: Special Education.
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United States Senators
Honorable Robert C. Byrd (D)
311 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-3954; (202) 224-4849 (TTY)
E-mail: http://byrd.senate.gov/byrd_email.html
Web: http://byrd.senate.gov
Honorable Jay Rockefeller (D)
531 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-6472; (202) 224-7665 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://rockefeller.senate.gov/services/email.cfm
Web: http://rockefeller.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 Joe Manchin, III
State Capitol Complex
1900 Kanawha Boulevard
Charleston, WV 25305
(304) 558-2000; (888) 438-2731
E-mail Web Form: http://www.wvgov.org/sec.aspx?id=36
Web: www.wvgov.org/
Official State Web Site
Web: www.wv.gov/
State Department of Education:
Special Education
Dr. Lynn Boyer, Executive Director
Office of Special Programs, Extended and Early Learning
Department of Education
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Building 6, Room 304
Charleston, WV 25305-0330
(304) 558-2696; (800) 642-8541
E-mail: lboyer@access.k12.wv.us
Web: http://wvde.state.wv.us/ose
State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
West Virginia Department of Education
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Charleston, WV 25305
(304) 558-2699
Web: http://wvachieves.k12.wv.us/
Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities under Part C of IDEA: Ages Birth To 3
Pamela Roush, Director
West Virginia Birth to Three
Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health
Bureau of Public Health
350 Capitol Street, Room 427
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 558-5388; (800) 642-9704
E-mail: pamroush@wvdhhr.org
Web: www.wvdhhr.org/birth23
Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Ginger Huffman, Coordinator
Office of Special Programs, Extended and Early Learning
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Building 6, Room 304
Charleston, WV 25305-0330
(304) 558-2696
E-mail: vhuffman@access.k12.wv.us
Web: http://wvde.state.wv.us
State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Deborah Lovely, Director
Division of Rehabilitation Services
State Capitol Complex
P.O. Box 50890
Charleston, WV 25305-0890
(304) 766-4601
E-mail: debbie.lovely@wvdrs.org
Web: www.wvdrs.org
Coordinator for Transition Services
Karen Ruddle, Coordinator
Office of Special Programs, Extended and Early Learning
West Virginia Department of Education
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Building 6, Room 304
Charleston, WV 25305-0330
(304) 558-2696
E-mail: kruddle@access.k12.wv.us
Web: http://wvde.state.wv.us/ose/
Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with
Disabilities
Dr. Stanley Hopkins, Assistant State Superintendent of Schools
Division of Technical and Adult Education Services
West Virginia Department of Education
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Building 6, Room B-221
Charleston, WV 25305-0330
(304) 558-2696
E-mail: shopkins@access.k12.wv.us
Web: http://wvde.state.wv.us
State Mental Health Agency
John E. Bianconi, Commissioner
Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities
Department of Health and Human Resources
350 Capitol Street, Room 350
Charleston, WV 25301-3702
(304) 558-0298
E-mail: jbianconi@wvdhhr.org
Web: www.wvdhhr.org/bhhf
State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
David Majic, Office Director
Division for Childrens Services
Office of Behavioral Health Services
Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities
Department of Health and Human Resources
350 Capitol Street, Room 350
Charleston, WV 25301-3702
(304) 558-3633
E-mail: davidmajic@wvdhhr.org
Web: www.wvdhhr.org
Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities
Department of Health and Human Resources
350 Capitol Street, Room 350
Charleston, WV 25301-3702
(304) 558-0627
Web: www.wvdhhr.org
Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Steven A. Wiseman, Executive Director
West Virginia Developmental Disabilities Council
110 Stockton Street
Charleston, WV 25312
(304) 558-0416; (304) 558-2376 (TTY)
E-mail: swiseman@wvdhhr.org
Web: www.wvddc.org
Protection and Advocacy Agency
Clarice Hausch, Executive Director
West Virginia Advocates
1207 Quarrier Street, 4th Floor
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 346-0847 (V/TTY); (800) 950-5250 (in WV)
E-mail: WVAinfo@wvadvocates.org
Web: www.wvadvocates.org
Client Assistance Program
Susan Given, Program Director
Client Assistance Program
West Virginia Advocates
1207 Quarrier Street, 4th Floor
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 346-0847 (V/TTY); (800) 950-5250 (in WV)
E-mail: WVAinfo@wvadvocates.org
Web: www.wvadvocates.org
Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Cathy Capps-Amburgey, Director
Children with Special Health Care Needs
Office of Maternal Child and Family Health
Bureau for Public Health
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
350 Capitol Street, Room 427
Charleston, WV 25301-3714
(304) 558-5388
Web: www.wvdhhr.org
State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
WV CHIP
(877) 982-2447
Web: www.wvchip.org
Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing or Deaf-Blind
Ruth Ann King, Coordinator
Annette Carey, Coordinator
West Virginia Department of Education
State Capitol Complex
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Building 6, Room 304
Charleston, WV 25305-0330
(304) 558-2696; (800) 642-8541
E-mail: acarey@access.k12.wv.us
E-mail: raking@access.k12.wv.us
Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 982-8772 (V)
(800) 982-8771 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 229-5746 (Speech to Speech - English)
(866) 260-9470 (Speech to Speech - Spanish)
Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Annette Carey, Coordinator
Office of Special Programs, Extended and Early Learning
Department of Education
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Building 6, Room 304
Charleston, WV 25305-0330
(304) 558-2696; (800) 642-8541
E-mail: acarey@access.k12.wv.us
Web: http://wvde.state.wv.us/ose/
Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center
Marian Vessels, Director
DBTAC: Mid-Atlantic ADA Center
TransCen, Inc.
451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 700
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 217-0124 (V/TTY)
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY - DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV)
E-mail: adainfo@transcen.org
Web: www.adainfo.org
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Ashok S. Dey, Director
West Virginia University Center for Excellence in Disabilities
959 Hartman Run Road
Morgantown, WV 26505
(304) 293-4692
E-mail: wvuced@hsc.wvu.edu
Web: www.cedwvu.org/
Technology-Related Assistance
Dale Castilla, Manager
Rehab Technology Department
Division of Rehabilitation Services
P.O. Box 1004
Institute, WV 25112
(304) 766-4600
Web: www.wvdrs.org
State Mediation System
Ghaski Lee Browning, Federal Compliance Coordinator
West Virginia Department of Education
Office of Assessment and Accountability
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Building 6, Room 304
Charleston, WV 25305-0330
(304) 558-7805
E-mail: glee@access.k12.wv.us
Web: http://wvde.state.wv.us/ose/
Special Format Library
Donna B. Calvert, Director of Special Services
West Virginia Library Commission
Special Libraries-Blind and Physically Handicapped Cultural Center
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Charleston, WV 25305-0330
(304) 558-4061; (800) 642-8674
E-mail: talkbks@wvlc.lib.wv.us
Web: http://librarycommission.lib.wv.us/
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)
Web: www.chadd.org
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
Pottstown, PA 19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
Web: www.add.org
Autism
Dr. Barbara Cottrill, Director
West Virginia Autism Training Center
Marshall University
One John Marshall Drive
Huntington, WV 25755-2430
(304) 696-2332; (800) 344-5115 (in WV)
Web: www.marshall.edu/coe/atc
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
Mark Uslan, Director
American Foundation for the Blind Technology
949 Third Avenue, Suite 200
Huntington, WV 25701
(304) 523-8651
E-mail: techctr@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org
Brain Injury
Michael Davis, Acting President
Brain Injury Association of West Virginia, Inc.
P.O. Box 574
Institute, WV 25112
(304) 766-4892; (800) 356-6443 (in WV)
Web: www.BIAUSA.org/WVirginia
Learning Disabilities
Jennifer Carriger, President
Learning Disabilities Association of West Virginia
908 Highland Road
Charleston, WV 25302
(866) 985-3211 (in WV)
E-mail: jcarriger@citynet.net
Web: www.wvlda.org
Mental Health
Ellen Ward, Executive Director
Mental Health Association in the Greater Kanawha Valley, Inc.
One United Way Square
Charleston, WV 25301-1098
(304) 340-3512
E-mail: mha@wvinter.net
Web: http://mha-kanawha.org
Michael Ross, Executive Director
NAMI WV
P.O. Box 2706
Charleston, WV 25330-2706
(304) 342-0497
E-mail: NAMIWV@aol.com
Web: http://namiwv.org
Teri Isaly, Executive Director
Mountain State Parents-CAN
1201 Garfield Street
McMechen, WV 26040
(304) 233-5399; (800) 244-5385
E-mail: tisaly@mspcan.org
Web: www.mspcan.org
Lorie Roberts, Executive Director
West Virginia Health Consumers Association
910 Quarrier Street, Suite 414
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 345-7312; (800) 598-8847
E-mail: lorieroberts@wvmhca.org
Web: www.wvmhca.org
Speech, Language, and Hearing
Laura Stout, President
West Virginia Speech-Language-Hearing Association
325 Jones Avenue
Oak Hill, WV 25901
(304) 465-3058
E-mail: president@wvsha.org
Web: www.wvsha.org
Tourette Syndrome
Linda Saunders, Program Manager
Tourette Syndrome Association Mid-South Regional Office
(Serving Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia)
423 Summertrees Drive
Auburn, AL 36832
(334) 502-0055
E-mail: tsamidsouth@bellsouth.net
Web: http://tsa-usa.org/TSANatlLocal/Chapters/Midsouth.htm
Organizations Especially for Parents
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Pat Haberbosch, Director
West Virginia Parent Training and Information Project (WVPTI)
1701 Hamill Avenue
Clarksburg, WV 26301
(304) 624-1436 (V/TTY); (800) 281-1436 (In WV)
E-mail: wvpti@aol.com
Web: www.wvpti.org
Parent-To-Parent
Lynn Reichard, Educator
Robert Evans, Educator
West Virginia Parent-Educator Resource Center (PERC) Project
509 W. Martin Street
Martinsburg, WV 25401
(304) 263-5717
E-mail: bcperc@yahoo.com
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Linda Craig, President
West Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers
P.O. Box 3557
Parkersburg, WV 26103-3557
(304) 420-9576
E-mail: wv_office@pta.org
Web: www.wvpta.net/
Parent-Educator Resource Center
Betsy Peterson, Parent Coordinator
West Virginia Department of Education
Office of Special Programs, Extended and Early Learning
1900 Kanawha Boulevard E, Building 6, Room 304
Charleston, WV 25305
(304) 558-2696; (800) 642-8541 (in WV)
E-mail: bpeterso@access.k12.wv.us
Web: http://wvde.state.wv.us
Other Disability Organizations
Lori Untch, President/CEO
Easter Seals West Virginia
1305 National Road
Wheeling, WV 26003-5780
(304) 242-1390 (V/TTY); (800) 677-1390
Web: www.wv.easterseals.com
Chris Eure, Regional Executive Director
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D)
Regional Unit of the Virginias and Carolinas
3500 Remson Court
Charlottesville, VA 22901
(434) 293-4797; (866) 877-7323
Web: www.rfbd.org/ruvc
Amy L. Brooks, Founder
SOPHIA'S PLACE
50 Fenwick Drive
Martinsburg, WV 25401
E-mail: wifeof1motherof3@cs.com
Cassandra Toliver, State Family Support Coordinator
West Virginia Family Support Program
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Bureau of Behavioral Health and Health Facilities
Division of Developmental Disabilities
350 Capitol Street, Room 350
Charleston, WV 25301-3702
(304) 558-3616
E-mail: cassandratoliver@wvdhhr.org
Web: www.wvdhhr.org/bhhf/famsup1.asp
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)
E-mail: ilru@ilru.org
Web: www.ilru.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)
E-mail: ncil@ncil.org
Web: www.ncil.org
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