State Agencies and Organizations

United States Senators
Honorable Maria Cantwell (D)
717 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-3441
(202) 228-0514 (Fax)
E-mail: cantwell.senate.gov/contact/index.html
Web: http://cantwell.senate.gov/

Honorable Patty Murray (D)
173 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-2621
(202) 224-0238 (Fax)
E-mail: senator_murray@murray.senate.gov
Web: http://murray.senate.gov

United States Representatives
To find the contact information for your representative in the House of the U.S. Congress, visit the House's Web site at: www.house.gov, or call: (202) 224-3121; (202) 225-1904 (TTY).

Governor
Honorable Gary Locke
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 40002
Olympia, WA 98504-0002
(360) 902-4111; (360) 753-4110 (Fax)
Web: www.governor.wa.gov/

State Department of Education: Special Education
Douglas Gill, Director
Special Education Section
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
(360) 725-6075
E-mail: speced@ospi.wednet.edu
Web: www.k12.wa.us/specialed

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Sandy Loerch-Morris, Program Director
Infant Toddler Early Intervention Program
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Social and Health Services
P.O. Box 45201
Olympia, WA 98504-5201
(360) 902-8490 (Voice); (360) 902-7864 (TTY)
E-mail: loercsk@dshs.wa.gov
Web: www.wa.gov/dshs/iteip/iteip.html

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Karen Walker, Program Supervisor
Early Childhood Services
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
(360) 725-6080
E-mail: kwalker@ospi.wednet.edu
Web: www.k12.wa.us

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Michael O'Brien, Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Social and Health Services
P.O. Box 45340
Olympia, WA 98504-5340
(360) 438-8008; (800) 637-5627 (V/TTY)
E-mail: obriemd@dshs.wa.gov
Web: www1.dshs.wa.gov/dvr

Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities
Rob Fieldman, Director
Career and Technical Education
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
(360) 725-6242; (360) 664-3631 (TTY)
E-mail: rfieldman@ospi.wednet.edu
Web: www.k12.wa.us/careerteched

State Mental Health Agency
Karl Brimner, Director
Mental Health Division
Department of Social and Health Services
P.O. Box 45320
Olympia, WA 98504-5320
(360) 902-0790

State Developmental Disabilities Program
Linda Rolfe, Director
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Social and Health Services
P.O. Box 45310
Olympia, WA 98504-5310
(360) 902-8484
Web: www1.dshs.wa.gov/ddd

State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
Ed Holen, Director
Developmental Disabilities Council
2600 Martin Way East, Suite F
P.O. Box 48314
Olympia, WA 98504-8314
(360) 586-3558; (800) 634-4473 (V/TTY)
E-mail: EdH@cted.wa.gov
Web: www.wa.gov/ddc

Protection and Advocacy Agency
Mark Stroh, Executive Director
Washington Protection and Advocacy System
180 W. Dayton, Suite 102
Edmonds, WA 98020
(206) 324-1521
E-mail: wpas@wpas-rights.org
Web: www.wpas-rights.org

Client Assistance Program
Jerry Johnsen, Director
Client Assistance Program
2531 Rainier Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98144
(206) 721-5999; (800) 544-2121 (in WA)
E-mail: CAPSeattle@att.net

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Maria Nardella, Manager
Children with Special Health Care Needs
Community and Family Health
Department of Health
P.O. Box 47880
Olympia, WA 98504-7880
(360) 236-3573
E-mail: maria.nardella@doh.wa.gov

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Bill Palmer, Executive Director
Department of Services for the Blind
402 Legion Way, Suite 100
P.O. Box 40933
Olympia, WA 98504-0933
(360) 586-1224; (800) 552-7103
E-mail: bilpalmer@dsb.wa.gov
Web: 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 45301
Olympia, WA 98504-5301
(360) 902-8000 V/TTY; (800) 422-7941 (TTY)
(360) 753-0699 TTY; (800) 422-7930 (V)
E-mail: curtigl@dshs.wa.gov
Web: www.dshs.wa.gov

Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
Lynnae Ruttledge, Director
Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center
Northwest ADA & IT Center
Oregon Health & Science University
P.O. Box 574
Portland, OR 97207-0574
(503) 494-4001; (503) 418-0296 (TTY)
E-mail: ruttledg@ohsu.edu
Web: www.nwada.org

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Michael Guralnick, Director
Center on Human Development and Disability
University of Washington
Box 357920
Seattle, WA 98195-7920
(206) 543-2832
E-mail: chdd@u.washington.edu
Web: http://depts.washington.edu/chdd/

Technology-Related Assistance
Debbie Cook, Project Director
Washington Assistive Technology Alliance
UWCTDS/University of Washington
P.O. Box 357920
Seattle, WA 98195-7920
(206) 685-4181; (800) 214-8731 (I&R)
(206) 616-1396 (TTY)
E-mail: uwat@u.washington.edu
Web: http://wata.org

Leon Curis, Director
Telecommunications Access Service
P.O. Box 45301
Olympia, WA 98504-5301
(360) 902-8001 (V/TTY)
(800) 422-7930 (V)
(800) 422-7941 (TTY)
E-mail: curtigl@dshs.wa.gov
Web: www.dshs.wa.gov

Eastern Assistive Technology Resource Center
West 606 Sharp
Spokane, WA 99201
(509) 328-9350 (V/TTY); (800) 214-8731 (V/TTY)
E-mail: Spokane@seals.org
Web: http://wata.org/wata/eatrc/index.htm

State Mediation System
Greg Abell, Coordinator
Sound Options Group, LLC
149 Finch Place, S.W., Suite 1
P.O. Box 11457
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
(206) 842-2298; (800) 692-2590
E-mail: grega@somtg.com
Web: www.soundoptionsgroup.com

Disability-Specific Organizations

Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:

Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 201
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
Web: www.chadd.org

Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
Pottstown, PA 19464
(484) 945-2101
Web: www.add.org

Autism
To identify an autism group in your state, contact:
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-0881; (800) 3-AUTISM
Web: www.autism-society.org

Blind/Visual Impairments
Gil Johnson, Director
American Foundation for the Blind - West
111 Pine Street, Suite 725
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 392-4845
E-mail: sanfran@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Brain Injury
Robert Reno, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of Washington
16315 N.E. 87th Street, Suite B-4
Redmond, WA 98052-3537
(425) 895-0047; (800) 523-5438 (in WA)
E-mail: biawa@biawa.org
Web: www.biawa.org

Wanda Godin
Head Injury Support Group
St. Peter Hospital
413 Lilly Road N.E.
Olympia, WA 98506

Developmental Disabilities/Mental Retardation
Susan Atkins and Sue Elliott, Co-Directors
Family Educator Partnership Project
The Arc of Washington State
2600 Martin Way East, Suite D
Olympia, WA 98506
(360) 754-8798; (888) 754-8798 (in WA)
E-mail: info@arcwa.org
Web: www.arcwa.org

Michael Hatzenbeler, CEO
PROVAIL
3670 Stoneway North
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 363-7303; (206) 440-2206 (TTY)
Web: www.provail.org

Epilepsy
Joel Neier, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Washington
3800 Aurora Avenue North
Suite 370
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 547-4551; (800) 752-3509
E-mail: mail@epilepsywa.org
Web: www.epilepsywa.org

Learning Disabilities
Lee Kueckelhan, President
Learning Disabilities Association of Washington
7819 159th Place N.E.
Redmond, WA 98052-7301
(425) 882-0792; (800) 536-2343 (Information and referral, in WA)
(425) 882-0820 (Business Line)
Web: www.ldawa.org

Speech and Hearing
Jennette Barrow, President
Washington Speech-Language-Hearing Association
2150 N. 107th Street, Suite 204
Seattle, WA 98133-9009
(206) 367-8704
E-mail: office@wslha.org
Web: www.wslha.org

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Joanne Butts, Executive Director
Parents Are Vital in Education (PAVE)
6316 S. 12th Street, Suite B
Tacoma, WA 98465
(253) 565-2266 (V/TTY); (800) 572-7368 (V/TTY)
E-mail: wapave9@washingtonpave.com
Web: www.washingtonpave.org

Parent-To-Parent
Susan Atkins, Coordinator
Washington State P2P Programs
State Coordinating Office
4738 172nd Court, S.E.
Bellevue, WA 98006
(425) 641-7504; (800) 821-5927
E-mail: statep2p@earthlink.net
Web: www.arcwa.org

Community Parent Resource Center
(Serving Northeast Region of Washington State)
Judy Steeve, AOC Director
Dan Perdue, Executive Director
All Our Children
P.O. Box 982
Deer Park, WA 99006
(509) 464-5595
E-mail: aoc@allourchildrenwa.org
E-mail: wperdued@cs.com
Web: www.allourchildrenwa.org

(Serving Pierce, North King County and vacinity)
Yvone Link, Program Director
Parent to Parent Power
1118 S. 142nd Street
Tacoma, WA 98444
(253) 531-2022
E-mail: yvone_link@yahoo.com
E-mail: support@p2ppower.org
Web: http://p2ppower.org

Partners in Policymaking
Donna Patrick, Program Director
Washington Developmental Disabilities Council
2600 Martin Way E, Suite F
Olympia, WA 98504
(360) 586-3566
E-mail: donnap@cted.wa.gov

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Jean Carpenter, Executive Director
Washington State PTA
2003 65th Avenue West
Tacoma, WA 98466-6215
(253) 565-2153; (800) 562-3804 (in WA only)
E-mail: wapta@wastatepta.org
Web: www.wastatepta.org

Other Disability Organizations

Garry Wyckoff, President/CEO
Easter Seals Washington
521 Second Avenue West
Seattle, WA 98119
(206) 281-5700 (V/TTY); (800) 678-5708
E-mail: esw@seals.org
Web: www.seals.org

Jocie Devries, Director
The FAS (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome) Family Resource Institute
P.O. Box 2525
Lynwood, WA 98036
(253) 531-2878; (800) 999-3429
E-mail: vicfas@hotmail.com
Web: http://fetalalcoholsyndrome.org

Cassie Johnston, IDEA Early Intervention Parent Participation Coordinator
Parents Are Vital in Education (PAVE)
Infant/Toddler Early Intervention Program
6316 S. 12th Street
Tacoma, TA 98465
(360) 902-8489; (800) 572-7368
(253) 565-2266 (V/TTY)
E-mail: wapave9@washingtonpave.com
Web: www.washingtonpave.org

Sue Meinzinger, Director
Summit Assistance Dogs
5458 W. Shore Road
Anacortes, WA 98221
(360) 293-5609; (360) 293-4675
(360) 293-9506 (Fax)
E-mail: gooddogs@cnw.com
E-mail: dlhall@attbi.com
Web: www.summitdogs.org

Daniel Schmitt, Executive Director
VSA arts of Washington
305 Harrison Street, Suite 303
Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 443-1843
E-mail: wa@vsarts.org
Web: http://bartok.vsarts.org/washington

James May, Executive Director
Washington State Fathers Network
16120 N.E. 8th Street
Bellevue, WA 98008
(425) 747-4004, ext. 4286; (800) 833-6388
E-mail: jmay@fathersnetwork.org
Web: www.fathersnetwork.org

Independent Living

To find out the contact information for the Statewide
Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state, contact:
Independent Living Research Utilization Project
The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 520-0232 (V); (713) 520-5136 (TTY)
E-mail: ilru@ilru.org
Web: www.ilru.org

To find out the contact information for centers for
independent living (CILs) in your state, contact:
National Council on Independent Living
1916 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 209
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 525-3406; (703) 525-4153 (TTY)
E-mail: ncil@ncil.org
Web: www.ncil.org

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