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UNITED STATES SENATORS
Honorable John Warner (R)
United States Senate
225 Russel Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-4601
(202) 224-2023 (202) 224-6295 (Fax)
E-mail: senator@warner.senate.gov
Web: www.warner.senate.gov

Honorable George Allen (R)
United States Senate
204 Russel Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-4603
(202) 224-4024 (202) 224-6755 (TTY)
(202) 224-8689 (fax)
Web: http://allen.senate.gov/
GOVERNOR
Mark Warner
Office of the Governor
State Capitol, 3rd floor
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 786-2211 (804)371-6351 (fax)
(804) 371-8015 (TTY)
E-mail: governor@gov.state.va.us
Web: http://www.governor.virginia.gov

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
H. Douglas Cox, Assistant Superintendant
John Mitchell, Director
Division of Instructional Support Services
Department of Education
P.O. Box 2120
RIchmond, VA 23218-2120
(804) 225-3252 (800) 292-3820 (Cox)
(804) 225-2402 (Mitchell)
E-mail: dougcox@mail.vak12ed.edu
Web: www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/sess/

PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES: AGES BIRTH THROUGH 3
Shirley Ricks, Director Children and Family Services (MR)
Anne Lucas, Part C Coordinator
Children/Family Services Office of Mental Retardation Services Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Substance Abuse Services
P. O. Box 1797
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 786-3710
(800) 234-1448 (Central Directory for Early Intervention Services)
E-mail: sricks@dmhmrsas.virginia.gov
E-mail: alucas@dmhmrsas.virginia.gov
Web:
http://www.infantva.org/default.htm
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES: AGES 2 THROUGH 5
Linda Bradford, Specialist
Office of Special Education Services
Department of Education
P. O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
(804) 225-2675; (800) 292-3820
E-mail: lbradfor@mail.vak12ed.edu
Web: www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/sess/

Elizabeth M. Russell, Director
Office of Career and Technical Education Services
Department of Education
P. O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
(804) 225-2847 (804) 371-2456 (Fax)
E-mail: Elizabeth.Russell@doe.virginia.gov
Web: www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/CTE

STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
James A Rothrock, Commissioner
Erica A. Lovelace, Education Services Manager
Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services
8004 Franklin Farms Drive
P. O. Box K300
Richmond, VA 23288-0300
(804) 662-7081; (800) 552-5019 (Voice)
(800) 464-9950 (TTY)
E-mail: lovelace@DRS.state.va.us
Web: www.vadrs.org
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
James S. Reinhard, M.D., Commissioner
Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Substance Abuse Services
P. O. Box 1797
Richmond, VA 23218
(804) 786-3921
E-mail: jreinhard@dmhmrsas.state.va.us
Web: www.dmhmrsas.state.va.us

STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Martha Adams, Dir of OMR
Office of Mental Retardation Services
Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation & Substance Abuse Services
P. O. Box 1797
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 786-5850
E-mail: Lee.Price@co.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov
Web: www.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Heidi Lawyer, Director
Virginia Board for People with Disabilities
Ninth Street Office Building
202 North Ninth Street, 9th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 786-0016 (V/TTY); (800) 846-4464 (in VA)
Web: www.vaboard.org
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Colleen Miller, Director
Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy
202 N. 9th Street, 9th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Telephone: (804) 225-2042(voice/TTY)
Fax: (804) 225-3221
E-mail: general.vopa@vopa.virginia.gov
Web: http://www.vopa.state.va.us
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Nancy Bullock, R.N., M.P.H., Director
Children with Special Health Care Needs Program
Division of Child and Adolescent Health
Virginia Department of Health
109 Governor Street
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 864-7706
E-mail: Nancy.Bullock@vdh.virginia.gov
Web: www.vahealth.org/specialchildren/index.htm

VIRGINIA ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM
Kenneth Knorr, Project Director
8004 Franklin Farms Drive
P.O. Box K300
Richmond, VA 23288-0300
(804) 662-9990; (800) 552-5019 (in VA only)
E-mail: knorrkh@drs.state.va.us
Web: www.vats.org

STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Joseph Bowman, Commissioner
Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
397 Azalea Avenue
Richmond, VA 23227
(804) 371-3140
E-mail: Joe.Bowman@dbvi.virginia.gov
Web: www.vdbvi.org

DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND AND VISION IMPAIRED
Susan K. Olson, Program Director
DeafBlind Services
401 Azalea Avenue
Richmond, 23227
(804) 371-3198 (V/TTY)
E-mail: Susan.Olson@dbvi.virginia.gov
Web: www.vdbvi.org/
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Ron Lanier, Director
Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Ratcliffe Building, Suite 203
1602 Rolling Hills Drive
Richmond, VA 23229-5012
(804) 225-9502 (V/TTY); (800) 552-7917
E-mail: frontdsk@vddhh.virginia.gov
Web: www.vddhh.org
REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
ADA Information Center-Mid Atlantic Region(DBTAC)
TransCen, Inc.
451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 607
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 217-0124 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: adainfo@transcen.org
Web: www.adainfo.org
SOCIAL SERVICES
Anthony Conyers, Commissioner
Virginia Department of Social Services
730 E. Broad Street
Richmond, VA  23219
(804) 692-1944
E-Mail: citizen.services@dss.virginia.gov
Web: www.dss.state.va.us/

PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION CENTER (PTI)
Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC)
Cherie Takemoto, Executive Director
6320 Augusta Drive, Suite 1200
Springfield, VA 22150
(703) 923-0010 (voice/TTY);
(800) 869-6782 (VA parents only)
(703) 823-0030 (Fax)
E-mail: partners@peatc.org
Web: www.peatc.org/

PARENT-TO-PARENT
Dana Yarbrough
Parent to Parent of Virginia
P.O. Box 38341
Richmond, VA 23231
(804) 222-1945
(804) 222-3402 (Fax)
E-mail: PTPOFVA@aol.com

PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION (PTA)
Dianne Florence, President
Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers
1027 Wilmer Avenue
Richmond, VA 23227-2419
(804) 264-1234
E-mail: info@vapta.org
Web: www.vapta.org
COMMUNITY PARENT RESOURCE CENTER
(Serving the Hampton Roads and Tidewater Area)
Mark Jacob, Executive Director
PADDA Community Parent Resource Center
813 Forrest Drive, Suite 3
Newport News, VA 23602
(888) 337-2332; (757) 591-9119
Fax (757) 591-8990
E-mail: mjacob@padda.org
Web: www.padda.org

TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER (T/TAC) FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL SERVING CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES
Sandy Wilberger
(804) 829-1405
E-mail: swilber@vcu.edu
Linda Oggel
(804) 827-1499
E-mail: loggel@vcu.edu
Web: http://www.vcu.edu/ttac/


 


DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS

AUTISM
To identify an autism group in Virginia, contact:
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 650
Bethesda, MD  20814
(301) 657-0881; (800) 3-AUTISM
E-mail: info@autism-society.org
http://www.autism-society.org/
The Autism Program of Virginia TAP-VA
1400 Westwood Avenue, Suite 106
Richmond, VA 23227
(Metro Richmond Area) 804-355-0300
(Toll-free in VA) 1-800-649-8481
(Fax) 804-355-0932
Email: information@autismva.org
Web: www.autismva.org
Carol Schall, Executive Director
Virginia Autism Resource Center (VARC)
P.O. Box 2500
Winchester, VA 22604
1-877-667-7771; (540) 542-1723
E-mail: info@varc.org
Web: www.grafton.org/vaautismresourc.htm
BRAIN INJURY
Harry Weinstock, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of Virginia
3212 Cutshaw Avenue, Suite 315
Richmond, VA 23230
(804) 355-5748; (800) 334-8443 (in VA)
(804) 355-6381 (fax)
E-mail: biav@visi.net
Web: http://biav.net/
CEREBRAL PALSY
1660 L Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036-5602
Phone: (800) USA-5-UCP or 202-776-0406
(TTY) 202-973-7197
(Fax) 202-776-0414
E-mail: national@ucp.org
Web: www.ucpa.org

United Cerebral Palsy of Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia
3135 8th Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20017
(202) 269-1500
(Fax) 202-526-0519
E-mail: webmaster@ucpdc.org
Web: www.ucpa.org

EASTER SEALS
Edward Hamilton, President/CEO
Easter Seals Virginia
201 E. Main Street
Salem, VA 24153
(540) 362-1656; (800) 365-1656 (In VA)
(540) 777-2194 (Fax)
E-mail: info@va.easter-seals.org
Web: www.va.easter-seals.org

 

EPILEPSY
Suzanne Bischoff, Executive Director
Epilepsy Association of Virginia
UVA Medical Center
P.O. Box 800659
Charlottesville, VA 22908
(434) 924-8669 (Charlottesville); (804) 796-9935 (Richmond)
(757) 459-8376 (Tidewater); (800) 332-1000 (National Answer Place line); (434) 982-0606 (Fax)
E-mail: epi@avenue.org
Web: www.efva.org

LeAnn Kingham, Director
Epilepsy Foundation of the Chesapeake Region
300 E. Joppa Road, Suite 1103
Towson, MD 21286
(410) 828-7700; (800) 492-2523
E-mail: lkingham@epilepsy-foundation.org
Web: www.epilepsy-foundation.org

MENTAL HEALTH
Valerie Marsh, Executive Director
NAMI Virginia
P. O. Box 1903
Richmond, VA 23218-1903
(804) 225-8264; (888) 486-8264
E-mail: vaami@aol.com
Web: www.namivirginia.org

Vickie Fisher, Executive Director
Mental Health Association of Virginia
530 E. Main Street, Suite 707
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 225-5591
E-mail: webmaster@mhav.org
Web: www.mhav.org

Joyce Kube, Executive Director
Parents and Children Coping Together (PACCT)
P. O. Box 26691
Richmond, VA 23261-6691
(804) 559-6833 (800) 477-0946
(804) 559-6835 (Fax)
E-mail: pacct@infi.net

INDEPENDENT LIVING
Kim Shick, Executive Director
Access Independence
403B S. Loudoun Street
Winchester, VA 22601
(540) 662-4452; (540) 722-9693 (TTY)
(800) 835-2716; (540) 662-4474 (Fax)
E-mail: access@visuallink.com
Web: http://www.accessindependence.org/

LEARNING DISABILITIES
Anna Marie Johnson, President
Learning Disabilities Association of Virginia
4324 Fordham Road
Richmond, VA 23236
(804) 745-9325; (804) 346-8383
E-mail: info@ldavirginia.org
Web: www.ldavirginia.org
MENTAL RETARDATION
Teja Stokes, Executive Director
The Arc of Virginia
2025 E. Main Street, Suite 120
Richmond, VA 23223
(804) 649-8481
E-mail: info@arcofva.org
Web: www.arcofva.org

SPECIAL ARTS
Very Special Arts Virginia (VSA)
P. O. Box 27862
Richmond, VA 23261
(804) 648-7310
Web: www.vsarts.org (national)

SPEECH AND HEARING
Lynn Adams, President
Speech-Language-Hearing Association of Virginia, Inc.
P.O. Box 76
Basye, VA 22810
(540) 856-2111; (800) 487-4637
(540) 856-2441 (Fax)
E-mail: gnmm@lbjlimited.com
Web: www.shav.org

SPINA BIFIDA
Karen Anderson, President
Richmond Area Spina Bifida Association
5307 Great Bridge Terrace
Richmond, VA 23237
(804) 751-0829

TOURETTE SYNDROME
Jennifer Hines, Executive Director
Tourette Syndrome Association of Greater Washington
33 University Boulevard East
Silver Spring, MD 20901-2485
(301) 681-4133; (301) 681-4183 (Fax)
E-mail: TSAGW@aol.com
Web: www.TSAGW.org

VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS
Frances Mary D'Andrea, Director
American Foundation for the Blind-Southeast
100 Peachtree Street, Suite 620
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 525-2303
(404) 659-6957 (Fax)
E-mail: atlanta@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

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