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 STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: Special Education Services.
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| STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: Special Education Services |
STATE VOCATIONAL Rehabilitation Agency |
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES Planning Council. |
DISABILITY Organizations |
| EARLY Intervention System |
STATE VOCATIONAL Special Needs Programs |
DISABILITIES Advocacy Program |
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED Programs |
| PARENT-TO-PARENT Program |
DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH for children and youth |
PARENT-TEACHER Association (PTA) |
TECHNOLOGY RELATED Assistance |
| PARENTS Training and Information Project | DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL Health | PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN with Special Health Care Needs |
STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Joseph Fisher, Executive Director
Division of Special Education
Department of Education
Andrew Johnson Tower, 5th Floor
710 James Robertson Pkwy.
Nashville, TN 37243-0380
(615) 741-2851
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Contact STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:
SPECIAL EDUCATION
(see above)
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Jack Van Hooser, Assistant Commissioner
Division of Rehabilitation Services
Department of Human Svcs.
400 Deaderick Street, l5th Floor
Nashville, TN 37248-0060
(615) 313-4714
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Sam McClanahan, Consultant
Division of Vocational Education
Andrew Johnson Tower, 4th Floor
710 James Roberston Pkwy.
Nashville, TN 37243-0383
(615) 532-2800
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Ben Dishman, Acting Commissioner
Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation
Andrew Johnson Tower, 11th Floor
710 James Robertson Pkwy.
Nashville, TN 37243-0675
(615) 532-6500
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Larry Thompson, Director
Office of Children & Adolescent Services
Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation
Andrew Johnson Tower, 10th Floor
710 James Robertson Pkwy.
Nashville, TN 37243-0675
(615) 532-6767
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Thomas J. Sullivan, Deputy Commissioner
Division of Mental Retardation/Department of
Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Andrew Johnson Tower, 11th Floor
710 James Robertson Pkwy.
Nashville, TN 37243-0675
(615) 532-6530
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Wanda Willis, Executive Director
TN Developmental Disabilities Council
Andrew Johnson Tower, 10th Floor
710 James Robertson Pkwy.
Nashville, TN 37243-0675
(615) 532-6615
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Shirley Shea, Executive Director
TN Protection and Advocacy, Inc.
P.O. Box 121257
Nashville, TN 37212
(615) 298-1080 ; (800) 342-1660 (Toll-free in TN only)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Jackie Cundall, Director
Children’s Special Services
Department of Health
Cordell Hull Building, 5th Floor
425 5th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37247-4701
(615) 741-8530
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Ann Hampton, CSPD
Department of Education, Division of Special Education
Andrew Johnson Tower, 5th Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243-0380
(615) 741-2851
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Kenneth Tedford, Executive Director
Tennessee Council for the Hearing Impaired
400 Deaderick Street, 11th Floor
Nashville, TN 37248-6300
(615) 313-4913 (V/TTY)
(615) 313-5695 (24-hour answering machine)
STATE DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN STATE CUSTODY
George Hattaway, Commissioner
TN Department of Children’s Services
7th Floor, Cordell Hull Building
436 6th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37243-1290
(615) 741-9699
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
Gary Driskill, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of Tennessee
699 W. Main Street, Suite 203B
Hendersonville, TN 37075
(615) 264-3052 ; (800) 480-6693 (Toll-free in TN only)
E-mail: BIAT@juno.com
Cerebral Palsy
Diana Reid, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy Association of the Mid-South
4189 Leroy Avenue
Memphis, TN 38108
(901) 761-4277
Epilepsy
Jean Dodds, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of West Tennessee
4013 Premier
Memphis, TN 38118
(888) 287-3370 ; (901) 795-6160
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association of Greater Memphis
5587 Murray Road, Suite 101
Memphis, TN 38119
(901) 763-1430
Mental Health
Elizabeth Lentchner, Executive Director
Mental Health Association in Nashville
2401 21st Avenue South, Suite 301
Nashville, TN 37212
(615) 269-5355
E-mail: mhanashville@ezsys.com
George Haley, President
TN Alliance for the Mentally Ill
5410 Homberg Drive, Suite 4
Knoxville, TN 37919-5029
(423) 602-7900
Mental Retardation
Roger Blue, Executive Director
The Arc of Tennessee
1719 W. End Avenue, #3000
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 327-0294
Speech and Hearing
Judy Plummer, Executive Director
TN Association of Audiologist & Speech-Language Pathologists
530 Church Street, Suite 700
Nashville, TN 37219
(615) 254-3687
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Jayne Perkins, President & CEO
Easter Seals
2001 Woodmont Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37215
(615) 292-6640 Leslie Greenhill, Executive Director
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1101 Kermit Drive, Suite 201
Nashville, TN 37217
(888) 399-3272 ; (615) 399-3200
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Frederick B. Palmer, Director
Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities — UAT
The University of Tennessee, Memphis
711 Jefferson Avenue
Memphis, TN 38105
(901) 448-6512
URL: http://www.utmem.edu/nursing/practice/bcdd.html
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Rob Roberts, Project Director
Tennessee Technology Access Project
710 James Robertson Parkway
Andrew Johnson Tower, 10th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243-0675
(615) 532-6558 ; (615) 741-4566 (TTY)
(800) 732-5059 (Toll-free in TN only)
E-mail: rroberts2@mail.state.tn.us
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT
Nancy Diehl, Director
Support and Training for Exceptional Parents (STEP)
424 East Bernard Avenue, Suite 3
Greeneville, TN 37745
(423) 639-0125 ; (800) 280-7837 (Toll-free in TN only)
(423) 639-2464 (TTY)
E-mail: tnstep@aol.com
URL: http://www.tnstep.org
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Suzanne Rothacker, Coordinator
Parents Encouraging Parents (PEP) Program
Cordell Hull Building, 5th Floor
426 5th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37247-4850
(615) 741-8530
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Delores McGill, President
Tennessee Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
1905 Acklen Avenue
Nashville, TN 37212-3788
(615) 383-9740
