STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Douglas Gill, Director
Special Education Section
Superintendent of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
(360) 753-6733
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Anne Shureen, Coordinator
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
(360) 753-0317
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Sandy Loerch, IDEA Intervention Coordinator
Infant Toddler Early Intervention Program
Department of Social & Health Services
P.O. Box 45201
Olympia, WA 98504-5201
(360) 902-8490 (Voice); (360) 902-7864 (TTY)
URL: http://www.wa.gov/dshs/iteip/iteip.html
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Jeanne Munro, Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Social and Health Services
P.O. Box 45340
Olympia, WA 98504-5340
(360) 438-8008
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Carlane J. Washington, Program Supervisor
Special Needs and OCR
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
(360) 753-0555
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Jann Hoppler, Director
Mental Health Division
Department of Social & Health Services
P.O. Box 45320
Olympia, WA 98504-5320
(360) 902-0790
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Jann Hoppler, Director
Community Services, Mental Health Division
Department of Social & Health Services
P.O. Box 45320
Olympia, WA 98504-5320
(360) 902-8070
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM
Timothy R. Brown, Director
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Social & Health Services
P.O. Box 45310
Olympia, WA 98504-5310
(360) 902-8484
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Ed Holen, Director
DD Council
P.O. Box 48314
Olympia, WA 98504-8314
(360) 753-3908
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Mark Stroh, Executive Director
WA Protection & Advocacy System
1401 East Jefferson, Suite 506
Seattle, WA 98122
(206) 324-1521
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Jerry Johnsen, Director
Client Assistance Program
P.O. Box 22510
Seattle, WA 98122
(206) 721-5999; (800) 544-2121 (In WA)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Maxine Hayes, Assistant Secretary
Community & Family Health
Department of Health
P.O. Box 47830
Olympia, WA 98504-7830
(360) 753-7021
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Shirley Smith, Director
Dept. of Services for the Blind
1400 South Evergreen Drive, SW, Suite 100
P.O. Box 40933
Olympia, WA 98504-0933
(360) 586-1224; (800) 552-7103
E-mail: SHISMITH@dsb.wa.gov
URL: http://www.wa.gov/dsb
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Leon Curtis, Director
Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Department of Social and Health Services
P. O. Box 45300
Olympia, WA 98504-5300
(360) 902-8000 (V/TTY); (360) 753-0699 (TTY)
(800) 422-7930 (Voice message only)
(800) 422-7941 (TTY message only)
E-mail: curtigl@dshs.wa.gov
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
Ron Finlay, President
Brain Injury Association of WA
P.O. Box 52890
Bellevue, WA 98015-2890
(425) 451-0000; (800) 523-5438 (in WA)
Wanda Godin
Head Injury Support Group
St. Peter Hospital
413 Lilly Road NE
Olympia, WA 98506
Cerebral Palsy
G. Tim Gojio, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of WA
18560 1st N.E., MS#2
Seattle, WA 98155
(206) 361-1125
Epilepsy
Yolanda Larson, Executive Director
Epilepsy Association of WA
3800 Aurora Avenue, North
Suite 370
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 547-4551; (800) 752-3509
E-mail: epilepsy@juno.com
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association of WA
7819 159th Place N.E.
Redmond, WA 98052-7301
(206) 882-0792; (800) 536-2343 (Information and referral, in WA)
(206) 882-0820 (Business Line)
Mental Health
Arlene Engel, President
Alliance for the Mentally Ill of WA
4305 Lacey Blvd
Lacey, WA 98503
(360) 754-1185; (800) 877-2649
Mental Retardation
Sue Elliott, Executive Director
The Arc of Washington State
1703 State Avenue NE
Olympia, WA 98506
(360) 357-5596
Speech and Hearing
Charles Madison, President
WA Speech & Hearing Association
2033 Sixth Ave, Suite 804
Seattle, WA 98121
(206) 441-6020
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of Puget Sound
P.O. Box 12669
Mill Creek, WA 98082-0669
(206) 726-3984
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Garry Wyckoff, President & CEO
Easter Seal Society of Washington
521 Second Avenue, West
Seattle, WA 98119
(206) 281-5700 (V/TTY); (800) 678-5708
E-mail: gwyckoff@seals.org
URL: http://www.seals.orgCassie Johnston,
IDEA Early Intervention Parent Paricipation Coordinator
Parents Are Vital in Education (PAVE)
Infant/Toddler Early Intervention Program
6316 South 12th
Tacoma, TA 98465
(253) 565-2266 (V/TTY); (800) 298-3543
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Michael Guralnick, Director
Center on Human Development and Disability
Box 357920, University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-7920
(206) 543-2832
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Debbie Cook, Project Director
Washington Assistive Technology Alliance
ATRC/University of Washington
P.O. Box 357920
Seattle, WA 98195-7920
(260) 685-6836 (V/TTY)
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECTS
Joanne Butts, Executive Director
Parents Are Vital in Education (PAVE)
6316 South 12th Street
Tacoma, WA 98465
(253) 565-2266 (V/TTY); (800) 572-7368 (In WA only)
E-mail: wapave9-2@idt.net
Heather Hebdon
PAVE/STOMP
6316 South 12th Street
Tacoma, WA 98465
(253) 565-2266 (V/TTY); (800) 572-7368
E-mail: wapave9-2@idt.net
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Parent-to-Parent Support Programs
10550 Lake City Way N.E., Suite A
Seattle, WA 98125-7752
(206) 364-3814; (800) 821-5927 (In WA, OR and ID)
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Jim Carpenter, Executive Director
Washington Congress of Parents and Teachers
2003 65th Avenue, West
Tacoma, WA 98466-6215
(253) 565-2153; (800) 562-3804 (in WA only)
Washington State Resources