STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Michael A. Valentine, Director
Office of Special Education
Department of Education
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Bldg. 6, Room B-304
Charleston, WV 25305
(304) 558-2696
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Ginger Huffman, Coordinator
Preschool Disabilities
Office of Special Education
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Bldg. 6, Room 304
Charleston, WV 25305
(304) 558-2696
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Pamela Roush, Director
WV Birth to Three
Office of Maternal and Child Health
Bureau of Public Health
1116 Quarrier Street
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 558-3071
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
James S. Jeffers, Director
Division of Rehabilitation Services
State Board of Rehabilitation
State Capitol Complex
P.O. Box 50890
Charleston, WV 25305-0890
(304) 766-4601
URL: http://www.wvdrs.wvnet.edu
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Jean Cary Davis, Coordinator
Special Populations Services
Division of Technical & Adult Education Services
WV Department of Education
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Building 6, Room 230
Charleston, WV 25305-0330
(304) 558-2349
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
John Bianconi, Director
Office of Behavioral Health
Department of Health & Human Resources
State Capitol Complex, Bldg. 6, Room B-717
1900 Kanawha Blvd., East
Charleston, WV 25305
(304) 558-0627
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Helen C. Snyder, Director
Division of Children's Mental Health Services
Office of Behavioral Health Services
Department of Health and Human Resources
Capital Complex, Building 6, Room B-717
Charleston, WV 25305
(304) 558-0627
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Steven Wiseman, Director
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Office of Behavioral Health Services
Department of Health and Human Resources
Capitol Complex, Bldg. 6, Room 727
Charleston, WV 25305
(304) 558-0627
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Donna Z. Heuneman, Executive Director
DD Planning Council
110 Stockton Street
Charleston, WV 25312
(304) 558-0416; (304) 558-2376 (TTY)
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Linda Leasure, Executive Director
West Virginia Advocates
Litton Bldg., 4th Floor
1207 Quarrier Street
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 346-0847 (V/TTY); (800) 950-5250 (In WV)
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Sue Edwards
Client Assistance Program
WV Advocates
1207 Quarrier Street, 4th Floor
Charleston, WV 25301
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Patricia L. Kent, Administrative Director
Children's Specialty Care
Office of Maternal & Child Health
Department of Health & Human Services
1116 Quarrier Street
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 558-3071
PROGRAMS FOR CHILREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
West Virginia Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
4190 Washington Street West
Charleston, WV 25313
(304) 558-2175 (V/TTY)
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
Autism
Autism Training Center
Marshall University
400 Hall Greer Blvd.
Huntington, WV 25755-2430
(800) 344-5115; (304) 696-2332
Brain Injury
Jennifer J. Stockton, Executive Director
Brain Injury Associate of WV, Inc.
P.O. Box 574
Institute, WV 25112
(304) 766-4892; (800) 356-6443 (in WV)
E-mail: BIAWV@aol.com
Learning Disabilities
Barbara O'Donnell, President
Learning Disabilities Association of WV
24 Heather Drive
Morgantown, WV 26505
(304) 599-4234
Mental Health
Mental Health Association
One United Way Square
Charleston, WV 25301-1098
(304) 340-3512
Carolyn Nelson, Executive Director
NAMI -- WV
P.O. Box 2706
Charleston, WV 25330-2706
(304) 342-0497
Teri Toothman, Executive Director
Mountain State Parents-CAN
1143 Main Street, Suite 1-B
P.O. Box 6658
Wheeling, WV 26003-0906
Speech and Hearing
Greg Simmerman, President
WV Speech/Language and Hearing Association
P.O. Box 5092
Charleston, WV 25361
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Steven Europe, President/CEO
Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center
1305 National Road
Wheeling, WV 26003-5780
(304) 242-1390 (V/TTY); (800) 677-1390
Barbara Merrill, Deputy Director
Governor's Cabinet on Children & Families
State Capitol Complex
Building 5, Room 218
Charleston, WV 25305
(304) 558-0600
E-mail: bmerrill@citynet.net
Bob Craig, Chair
WV Family Support Council
Rt. 1, Box 412
Farmington, WV 26571
(304) 293-4991; (304) 293-1495
E-mail: Craig@WVNVMS.WVNET.EDU
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Ashok S. Dey, Director
West Virginia University
University Affiliated Center for
Developmental Disabilities (UACDD)
Research & Office Park
955 Hartman Run Road
Morgantown, WV 26505
(304) 293-4692
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Janice Holland, Project Director
West Virginia Assistive Technology System
WV Division of Rehabilitation Services
P.O. Box 50890
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305-0890
(304) 766-4694; (304) 293-4692 (TTY)
(800) 642-8207
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT
Pat Haberbosch, Director
WV Parent Training & Information Project (WVPTI)
371 Broaddus Avenue
Clarksburg, WV 26301
(304) 624-1436 (V/TTY); (800) 281-1436 (In WV)
E-mail: wvpti@aol.com
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Leslie Triggs, President
West Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers
P.O. Box 3557
Parkersville, WV 26103-3557
(304) 420-9576; (304) 229-8407
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Carol Tamara and Willia Danbor, Co-Directors
Parent-Educator Resource Center
116 East King Street
Martinsburg, WV 25401
(304) 263-5717
Reggie Wright, Coordinator
Common Bonds: A Regional Parent-to-Parent
P.O. Box 3698@ DTC
Charleston, WV 25336
(304) 768-3901; (800) 282-3901 (in WV only)
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