STATE DPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Gene Lenz, Senior Director
Texas Education Agency
Division of Special Education
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701-1494
(512) 463-9414
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Kathy Clayton, Coordinator
Special Education Programs
Texas Education Agency
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701-1494
(512) 463-9414
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Mary Elder, Executive Director
Early Childhood Intervention Program
4900 N. Lamar Boulevard
Austin, TX 78751-2399
(512) 424-6754; (800) 250-2246 (Information & Referral)
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Vernon M. Arrell, Commissioner
Texas Rehabilitation Commission
4900 North Lamar, Room 7102
Austin, TX 78751-2399
(512) 424-4001
STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
Ward N. McCain, Division Director
Texas Education Agency
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 463-9446; (512) 475-3575
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Don Gilbert, Commissioner
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
P.O. Box 12668, Capitol Station
Austin, TX 78711-2668
(512) 206-4588
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Andres Guariguata, Director
Children's Services
Texas Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation
P.O. Box 12668
Austin, TX 78711-2668
(512) 206-4722
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Roger A. Webb, Executive Director
Texas Planning Council for DD
4900 North Lamar Blvd.
Austin, TX 78751-2399
(512) 424-4080; (800) 262-0334
(512) 424-4099 (TTY)
E-mail: TXDDC@rehab.state.tx.us
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
James Comstock-Galagan, Executive Director
Advocacy, Inc.
7800 Shoal Creek Blvd., Suite 171-E
Austin, TX 78757
(512) 454-4816; (800) 252-9108 (In TX)
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Judith Sokolow, CAP Coordinator
Client Assistant Program
Advocacy, Inc.
7800 Shoal Creek Blvd., Ste. 171-E
Austin, TX 78757
(512) 454-4816
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Susan C. Penfield, Director
CSHCN Planning & Policy Development
Bureau of Children's Health
TX Department of Health
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, TX 78756-3179
(512) 458-7355
STATE AGENCY FOR THE BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Pat D. Westbrook, Executive Director
Texas Commission for the Blind
P.O. Box 12866
Austin, TX 78711
(512) 459-2500
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
David Myers, Executive Director
Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
P. O. Box 12904
Austin, TX 78711-2904
(512) 451-8494 (V/TTY)
E-mail: dmeyers@tcb.state.tx.us
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Gene Lenz, Senior Director
Special Education
Texas Education Agency
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701-1494
(512) 463-9414
DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CH.A.D.D.)
499 NW 70th Avenue, Suite 101
Plantation, FL 33317
(954) 587-3700
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
URL: http://www.chadd.org
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 972
Mentor, OH 44061
(216) 350-9595
(800) 487-2282 (Voice mail to request information packet)
E-mail: NATLADDA@aol.com
URL: http://www.add.org
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of Texas
Plaza 290 Office Building, Suite 306
6633 East Highway 290
Austin, TX 78723
(512) 467-6872; (800) 392-0040 (In TX)
Cerebral Palsy
Patty Anderson, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Texas
900 Congress Avenue, Suite 220
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 472-8696; (800) 798-1492 (in TX)
Epilepsy
Donna Stahlhut, Executive Director
Epilepsy Association of Houston/Gulf Coast
2650 Fountain View, Suite 316
Houston, TX 77057
(713) 789-6295
Phyllis Arnold, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Greater North Texas
2906 Swiss Avenue
Dallas, TX 75204
(214) 823-8809; (800) 447-7778 (in TX only)
E-mail: epildal@gan.net
Betts Hoover, Executive Director
Easter Seal Epilepsy Services
2100 Circle Drive
Ft. Worth, TX 76119
(817) 536-8693
Sindi Rosales, Executive Director
The Epilepsy Association of San Antonio/South Texas
5430 Fredericksburg Rd., #508
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210) 308-9151
Learning Disabilities
Ann Robinson, Coordinator
Learning Disabilities Association of TX
1011 West 3lst Street
Austin, TX 78705
(512) 458-8234; (800) 604-7500 (TX only)
E-mail: LDAT@compuserve.com
Mental Health
Stella C. Mullins, President/CEO
Mental Health Association in Texas
8401 Shoal Creek Blvd.
Austin, TX 78757
(512) 454-3706
TX Alliance for the Mentally Ill
1000 E. 7th Street, Suite 208
Austin, TX 78702-3257
(512) 474-2225; (800) 633-3760
Mental Retardation
Mike Bright, Executive Director
The Arc of TX
1600 W 38th St, #200
Austin, TX 78731
(512) 454-6694; (800) 252-9729
Speech and Hearing
TX Speech-Language-Hearing Association
1033 La Posada Drive, Suite 220
Austin, TX 78752-3880
(512) 452-4636
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of Texas
8537 LaPlaza Drive #6
Fort Worth, TX 76108
(817) 246-7884
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Rebecca Rabinowitz, President
Easter Seal Society
4443 N. Josey
Carrollton, TX 75010
(972) 394-8900
Patty Derr, Director
Parent Connection
1020 Riverwood Court
Conroe, TX 77304
(409) 756-8321
Texas Advocates Supporting Kids with Disabilities (TASK)
P.O. Box 162685
Austin, TX 78716
(512) 310-2102 (V or Fax)
E-mail: ASKTASK@aol.com
Nancy Epstein, Director
Disability Policy Consortium
7800 Shoal Creek Blvd., Suite 171-E
Austin, TX 78757
(512) 454-4816
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Penny Seay, Executive Director
Texas UAP for Developmental Disabilities
University of Texas at Austin
SZB 252/D5100
Austin, TX 78712-1290
(512) 471-7621; (800) 828-7839; (512) 471-1844 (TTY)
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Susanne Elrod, Project Director
Texas Assistive Technology Partnership
Texas UAP for Developmental Disabilities
University of Texas at Austin
SZB 252/D5100
Austin, TX 78712
(512) 471-7621; (512) 471-1844 (TTY)
(800) 828-7839
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECTS
Janice and Michael Meyer, Co-Directors
Partners Resource Network, Inc.
1090 Longfellow Drive, Suite B
Beaumont, TX 77706-4819
(409) 898-4684; (800) 866-4726 (In TX)
E-mail: path@partnerstx.org
URL: www.PartnersTx.org
Agnes A. Johnson
Grassroots Consortium
6202 Belmark
P.O. Box 61628
Houston, TX 77208-1628
(713) 643-9576
E-mail: SpecKids@aol.com
Yvette Hinojosa
Project PODER
1017 N. Main Avenue, Suite 207
San Antonio, TX 78212
(210) 222-2637; (800) 682-9747 (in TX only)
E-mail: poder@world-net.com
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Gail McAda, President
408 West 11th Street
Austin, TX 78701-2199
(512) 476-6769; (800) 825-5782
