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Information by State

Alabama

Early Intervention 800-543-3098

Alabama Department of Education
Division of Special Education Services
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36130-2101

334-242-8114

Special Education Action Committee, Inc.
P.O. Box 161274
Mobile, AL 36616-2274

205-478-1208

Alaska

Early Intervention 800-478-2221

Director of Special Education
Office of Special Services
Alaska Department of Education
Office of Special and Supplemental Services
801 West 10th Street, Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99801-1894

907-465-2971

Alaska P.A.R.E.N.T.S. Resource Center
P.O. Box 32198
Juneau, AK 99803

907-790-2246
800-476-7678

American Samoa

Early Intervention 800-633-4929

Director of Special Education
Special Education
Department of Education
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799

684-633-2441

Arizona

Early Intervention 800-232-1676

Director of Special Education
Special Education Section
Department of Education
1535 W. Jefferson
Phoenix, AZ 85005

602-542-3084

Pilot Parent Partnerships
2150 East Highland Avenue, #105
Phoenix, AZ 85016

602-468-3001

Arkansas

Early Intervention 800-752-2160

Director of Special Education
Special Education Section
Arkansas Department of Education
Education Bldg. Room 105-C
#4 State Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201-1071

501-682-4221

Arkansas Parent Support and Information Network
Arkansas Disability Coalition
10002 West Markham, Suite B7
Little Rock, AR 72205

501-221-1330 (voice/TDD)

FOCUS, Inc.
2917 King Street, Suite C
Jonesboro, AR 72401

501-935-2750
501-221-1330 (voice/TDD)

California

Early Intervention 800-515-2229

Director of Special Education
California Department of Education
515 L Street, Suit 270
Sacramento, CA 95814

916-445-4602

TASK
100 W. Cerritos Avenue
Anaheim, CA 92805-6546

714-533-TASK (8275)

Parents Helping Parents
535 Race Street, Suite 220
San Jose, CA 95126

408-288-5010

DREDF
2212 6th Street
Berkeley, CA 94710

510-644-2555

Disability Services Matrix
P.O. Box 6541
San Rafael, CA 94903

415-499-3877

Colorado

Early Intervention 800-288-3444

Director of Special Education
Special Education Services Unit
Colorado Department of Education
201 E. Colfax
Denver, CO 80203

303-866-6695

PEAK
6055 Lehman Dr., Suite 101
Colorado Springs, CO 80918

719-531-9400
719-531-9403 (TDD)

Connecticut

Early Intervention 800-505-7000

Bureau Chief
Bureau of Special Education and Pupil Personnel Services
Connecticut Department of Education
25 Industrial Park Rd.
Middletown, CT 06457

860-638-4265

CT Parent Advocacy Center
P.O. Box 579
East Lyme, CT 06333

203-739-3089 (voice/TTY)
800-445-2722

Delaware

Early Intervention 302-577-4643

Director of Special Education
Exceptional Children / Special Programs Division
Department of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 1402
Dover, DE 19903-1402

302-739-5471

PIC of Delaware, Inc.
700 Barksdale Road, Suite 6
Newark, DE 19711

302-366-0152
302-366-0178 (TDD)

District of Columbia

Early Intervention 202-727-8300

Director of Special Education
Goding School
10th and F St. NE
Washington, DC 20002

202-724-4800

Florida

Early Intervention 800-654-4440

Director of Special Education
Bureau of Student Services / Exceptional Education
Florida Education Center
325 Gaines Street, Suite 614
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400

904-488-1570

Family Network on Disabilities
1211 Tech Blvd., Suite 105
Tampa, FL 33619-7833
813-623-4088
800-825-5736

Georgia

Early Intervention 800-229-2038

Director of Special Education
Division for Exceptional Children
Georgia Department of Education
1952 Twin Towers East
205 Butler Street
Atlanta, GA 30334-5040

404-956-3963

Parents Educating Parents (PEP)
Georgia ARC
1851 Ram Runway, Suite 104
College Park, GA 30337

404-761-2745 (voice/TDD/TTY)

Guam

Early Intervention 671-475-0549

Director of Special Education
Department of Education
P.O. Box DE
Agana, Guam 96932

671-475-0461

Hawaii

Early Intervention 800-235-5477

Director of Special Education
Special Needs Branch
Hawaii Department of Education
Special Education Section
3430 Leahi Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96815

808-733-4990

AWARE/Learning Disabilities Association of Hawaii
(LDAH)
200 North Vineyard Blvd.
Suite 103
Honolulu, HI 96817

808-536-9684 (voice/TDD)

Idaho

Early Intervention 800-962-2588

Supervisor
Special Education Section
Idaho Department of Education
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027

208-334-3940

Idaho Parents UNLTD., Inc.
Parent Education Resource Center
4696 Overland Rd., Suite 478
Boise, ID 83704

208-342-5884
800-242-IPUL

Illinois

Early Intervention 800-323-4769

Director of Special Education
Center on Policy, Planning, Resource
Illinois State Board of Education
Mail Code E-216
100 North First Street
Springfield, IL 62702

217-782-5374

Family Resource Center on Disabilities
20 East Jackson Boulevard
Room 900
Chicago, IL 60604

312-939-3513
312-939-3519 TDD/TTY

Designs for Change
220 South State Street
Suite 1900
Chicago, IL 60604

312-922-0317

Indiana

Early Intervention 800-964-4746

Director of Special Education
Division of Special Education
Indiana Department of Education
229 State House
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798

317-232-0570

IN*SOURCE
833 Northside Boulevard
Building #1, rear
South Bend, IN 46617

219-234-7101
800-332-4433 (TDD)

Iowa

Early Intervention 800-779-2001

Chief
Bureau of Special Education
Iowa Department of Public Instruction
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146

515-281-3176

Iowa Exceptional Parents Center (IEPC)
33 North 12th Street
P.O. Box 1151
Fort Dodge, IA 50501

800-383-4777 (parents only)

Kansas

Early Intervention 800-332-6262

Director of Special Education
Student Support Services
Kansas Department of Education
120 S.E. Tenth Street
Topeka, KS 66612-1182

913-296-0946

Families Together, Inc.
1023 SW Gage St.
Topeka, KS 66604

913-273-6343

Kentucky

Early Intervention 800-442-0087

Director of Special Education
Kentucky Department of Education
Division of Exceptional Children's Services
500 Mero Street
Room 805
Frankfort, KY 40601

502-564-4970

Kentucky Special Parent Involvement Network
318 West Kentucky Street
Louisville, KY 40203
502-589-5717
502-584-1104
800-525-7746

Louisiana

Early Intervention 800-922-3425

Director of Special Education
Louisiana Department of Education
Special Education Services
P.O. Box 94064, 9th Floor
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064

504-342-3633

Project PROMPT
United Cerebral Palsy of Greater New Orleans
1500 Edward Ave., Suite O
Harahan, LA 70123

504-734-7736
800-766-7736

Maine

Early Intervention 207-278-3272

Director of Special Education
Division of Special Services
Maine Department of Educational and Cultural Services
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333

207-287-5950

Special Needs Parent Information Network (SPIN)
P.O. Box 2067
Augusta, ME 04338

207-582-2504
800-325-0220

Maryland

Early Intervention 800-535-0182

Director of Special Education
Division of Special Education
Maryland State Department of Education
200 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-2595

410-767-0238

Parents Place of MD, Inc.
7257 Parkway Drive, Suite 210
Hanover, MD 21076

410-712-0900 (voice/TDD)

Massachusetts

Early Intervention 800-462-5015

Administrator
Program Quality Assurance
Massachusetts Department of Education
350 Main Street
Malden, MA 02148-5023

617-388-3300

Federation for Children with Special Needs
95 Berkeley Street, Suite 104
Boston, MA 02116
617-482-2915
800-331-0688

Michigan

Early Intervention 800-327-5966

Director of Special Education
Special Education Services
Michigan Department of Education
P.O Box 30008
Lansing, Mi 48909-7508
517-373-9433

UCP, Parents Are Experts
17000 West 8 Mile Road
Suite 380
Southfield, MI 48075
313-557-5070 (voice/TDD/TTY)

Minnesota

Early Intervention 800-728-5420

Director of Special Education
Department of Children, Families, and Learning
811 Capitol Square Bldg.
550 Cedar Street
St.Paul, MN 55101-2233

612-296-1793

PACER Center, Inc.
4826 Chicago Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55417-1098

612-827-2966 (voice/TDD)
800-53-PACER

Mississippi

Early Intervention 800-451-3903

Director of Special Education
Office of Education
State Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205-0771

601-359-3498

Association of Developmental Organizations of Mississippi
332 New market Drive
Jackson, MS 39209

601-922-3210
800-231-3721

Missouri

Early Intervention 800-873-6623

Director of Special Education
Special Education Programs
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480

314-751-2965

Missouri Parents Act - MPACT
1722 W South Glenstone
Suite 125
Springfield, MO 65804

417-882-7434 (voice/TDD)
800-666-7228

Montana

Early Intervention 800-222-7585

Director
Office of Public Instruction
Division of Special Education
P.O. Box 202501
State Capitol
Helena, MT 59620-2501

406-444-4429

Parents, Let's Unite for Kids
EMC/SPED Bldg., Rm. 267
1500 North 30th Street
Bililngs, MT 59101-0298

406-657-2055

Native American Indiana Affairs

Early Intervenion 202-208-6675

Branch of Exceptional Education / BIA
Mail Stop #3530
1951 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20245

202-208-6675

Nebraska

Early Intervention 800-742-7594

Director of Special Education
Office of Special Education
Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall S.
Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987

402-471-2471

Parent Information & Training Center
3610 Dodge Street
Omaha, NE 68131

402-346-0525

Nevada

Early Intervention 800-522-0066

Director of Special Education
Special Education Branch
Nevada Department of Education
400 W. King Street
Capitol Complex
Carson City, NV 89710-0004

702-687-3140

NTC Parent Connection
2880 E. Flamingo Rd., Suite A
Las Vegas, NV 89121-2922

702-735-2922 (voice/TDD)
800-435-2448

New Hampshire

Early Intervention 800-298-4321

Director of Special Education
Special Education Bureau
New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3860

603-271-6693

Parent Information Center
151A Manchester Street
P.O. Box 1422
Concord, NH 03302

603-224-6299
603-224-7005 (voice/TDD)

New Jersey

Early Intervention 1800-322-8174.


Director of Special Education
Office of Special Education
New Jersey Department of Education
P.O. Box CN 500
225 S. State St.
Trenton, NH 08625-0050

609-633-6833

Statewide Parent Advocacy Network, Inc. (SPAN)
516 Nort Ave., East
Westfield, NJ 07090

903-654-7726
201-654-SPAN (voice/TDD)
800-654-7726

New Mexico

Early Intervention 800-552-8195

Director of Special Education
State Department of Eductaion
300 Don Gasper Ave.
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786

505-827-6541

EPICS Project P.O. Box 788
Bernalillo, NM 87004

505-867-3396

Parents Reaching Out
Project ADOBE
1127 Univwersity Blvd.
Albuquerque, NM 87102

505-842-9045 (voice/TDD)

New York

Early Intervention 800-522-4369

Assistant Commissioner
Office for Special Education
New York State Education Department
1 Commerce Plaza, Room 1624
Albany, NH 12234-0001

518-474-5548

Parent Network Center (PNC)
1443 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14209

716-885-1004
716-885-3527 (TDD/TTY)
800-724-7408

Advocates for Children of New York, Inc.
24-16 Bridge Plaza South
Long Island City, NY 11101

718-729-8866 (voice/TDD)

Parent to Parent of New York State
Parent to Parent of NYS - Statewide Office
500 Balltown Rd.
Schenectady, NY 12304

518-381-4350 or
800-305-8817
info@parenttoparentnys.org

North Carolina

Early Intervention 800-852-0042

Director of Special Education
Division of Exceptional Children's Services
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
301 N. Wilmington Street
Raleigh, NC 27601-2825

919-715-1565

Exceptional Children's Assistance Center
P.O. Box 16
Davidson, NC 28036

704-892-1321
800-962-6817

North Dakota

Early Intervention 800-472-8529

Director of Special Education
Special Education
Department of Public Instruction
600 E. Blvd.
Bismarck, ND 58505-0440

701-328-2277

Pathfinder Parent Training and Information Center
Arrowhead Shopping Center
1600 2nd Ave. S.W.
Minot, ND 58701

701-852-9426


Northern Mariana Islands

Director
Special Education Programs
CNMI Public School System
P.O. Box Box 1370
Saipan, MP 96950

670-322-9956

Ohio

Early Intervention 800-852-0042

Director of Special Education
Division of Exceptional Children's Services
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
301 N. Wilmington Street
Raleigh, NC 27601-2825

919-715-1565

Child Advocacy Center
106 Wellington Place, Suite LL
Cincinnati, OH 45219

513-381-2400 (voice/TTY)

Ohio Coalition for the Education of Handicapped Children
1299 Campbell Rd., Suite B
Marion, OH 43302

614-382-5452 (voice/TDD)

Training Center 933 High Street, Suite 106
Worthington, OH 43085

614-431-1307 (voice/TDD)

Oklahoma

Early Intervention 800-426-2747

Executive Director
Special Education Section
State Department of Education
2500 N. LIncoln Blvd., Suite 411
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599

405-521-4859

Parents Readhing Out in Oklahoma Project
1917 South Harvard Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73128

405-681-9710
800-PL94-142

Oregon

Early Intervention 800-322-2588

Director of Special Education
Special Education and Student Services Division
Oregon Department of Education
700 Pringle Pkwy. SE
Salem, OR 97310-0290

503-378-3598

Oregon COPE Project, Inc.
999 Locust Street, NE Box B
Salem, OR 97303

503-373-7477 (voice/TDD)

Palau

Early Intervention 670-664-3754

Special Education Coordinator
P.O. Box 278
Koror Palau, 96940

680-488-2568

Pennsylvania

Early Intervention 800-692-7288

Director of Special Education
Bureau of Special Education
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333

717-783-6913

Christine Davis Parents Union for Public Schools
311 S. Juniper Street
Suite 602
Philadelphia, PA 19108
215-546-1166

Mentor Parent Program
Route 257 Salina Road
P.O. Box 718
Seneca, PA 16346

814-676-8615
800-447-1431

Parent Education Network
333 E. 7th Avenue
York, PA 17404

717-845-9722 (voice/TDD)
800-522-5827 (voice/TDD)
800-441-5028 (Spanish)

Puerto Rico

Early Intervention 800-981-8492

Assistant Secretary of Special Education
Department of Education
P.O. Box 190759
San Juan, PR 00919-0759

809-759-2000

Asociacion De Padres
Pro Biene Star/Ninos Impedidos de PR, Inc.
Box 21301
Rio Piedras, PR 00928

809-763-4665
809-763-0345

Rhode Island

Early Intervention 800-464-3399

Director of Special Education
Roger Williams Bldg., Room 209
22 Hayes Street
Providence, RI 02908-5025

401-277-3505

Rhode Island Parent Information Network, Inc.
Independence Square
500 Prospect Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860

401-727-4145

South Carolina

Early Intervention 800-922-1107

Director
Office of Programs for Exceptional Children
State Department of Education
Room 808
Rutledge Bldg. 1429 Senate
Columbia, SC 29201

803-739-8806

PRO-PARENTS
2712 Middleburg Dr., Ste. 102
Columbia, SC 29204

803-779-3859
800-759-4776

South Dakota

Early Intervention 800-529-5000

Director
Office of Special Education
Department of Education and Cultural Affairs
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291

605-773-3678

South Dakota Parent Connection
P.O. Box 84813
Sioux Falls, SD 57118-4813

605-335-8844
800-650-4553

Tennessee

Early Intervention 800-852-7157

Assistant Commissioner
Division of Special Education
Tennessee Department of Education
Gateway Plaza, 8th Floor
710 James Robertson Pkwy.
Nashville, TN 37243-0380

615-741-2851

STEP
1805 Hayes Street, Suite 100
Nashville, TN 37203

615-639-0125
800-280-7837

Texas

Early Intervention 512-502-4920

Director of Special Education
Special Education Unit
Texas Education Agency
WB Travis Bldg. Room 5-120
1701 N. Congress Ave.
Austin, TX 78701-2486

512-463-9414

Partners Resource Network
PATH
6465 Calder Avenue, Suite 202
Beaumont, TX 77707

409-866-4726
409-866-4973 (TDD)
800-866-4726

Utah

Early Intervention 800-333-8824

Director
Special Education Services Unit
Utah State Office of Education
250 E. 500 South
Salt Lake CIty, UT 84111-3204

801-538-7587

Utah Parent Center (UPC)
2290 E. 4500 South, Ste. 110
Salt Lake City, UT 84117

801-272-1051
800-468-1160

Vermont

Early Intervention 800-727-3687

Director
Division of Special Education
Vermont Department of Education
State Office Bldg.
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05602-3403

802-828-3141

VT Information and Training Network (VITN)
37 Champlain Mill
Winooski, VT 05404
802-655-4016 (voice/TDD)

Virgin Islands

Early Intervention 809-773-8804

Director of Special Education
Department of Education
State Office of Special Education
P.O. Box 6640
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
Virgin Islands 00801

809-776-5802

Virginia

Early Intervention 800-234-1448

Director of Special Education
Virginia Department of Education
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23216-2120

804-225-2402

Parent Education Advocacy Training Center (PEATC)
228 S. Pitt Street, Ste. 300
Alexandria, VA 22314

703-836-2953
703-836-3026 (TDD)
800-869-6782

Washington

Early Intervention 360-902-8463

Director of Special Education
Special Education Section
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Old Capital Bldg.
Olympia, WA 98502-0001

360-753-6733

Washington PAVE
6316 South 12th Street
Tacoma, WA 98465

206-565-2266 (voice/TDD)
800-5-PARENT

PAVE/STOMP
Specialized Training of Military Parents
12208 Pacific Highway, SW
Tacoma, WA 98499

206-588-1741

West Virginia

Early Intervention 800-734-2319

Director
Office of Special Education
West Virginia Department of Education
Bldg. #6 Room B-304
1800 Kanawha Blvd.
Charleston, WV 25305

304-558-2696

W. VA Parent Training & Information Project
Schroath Professional Bldg.
2nd Florr, Suite 2-I
229 Washington Avenue
Clarksburg, WV 26301

Wisconsin

Early Intervention 800-642-7837

Assistant Superintendent
Division of Learning Support:  Equity and Advocacy
Department of Public Instruction
125 S. Webster
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841

608-266-1649

Parent Education Project
United Cerebral Palsy of SE Wisconsin
230 W. Wells St., Suite 502
Milwaukee, WI 53203

414-272-4500
414-272-1077 (TTY)
800-472-5525

Wyoming

Early Intervention 800-438-5791

Federal Programs Unit
State Department of Education
Hathaway Bldg.
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050

307-777-7417

Parent Information Center
270 Fort Street
Buffalo, WY 82834

307-684-2277
800-660-WPIC
The following phone numbers and addresses will enable
you to contact the
special education officials for your
state.  Office personnel can answer your state-specific
special education questions.

For
children ages 0-3, contact the Early Intervention
program within your state.

For
students ages 3-21, contact your state's department
of special education.

Finally, for
general parent information, you can contact  
a Parent Training and Information Center in your state.
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