STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
H. Douglas Cox, Director
Office of Special Education and Student Services
Department of Education
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
(804) 225-2402
Web: www.doe.virginia.gov/special_ed/
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Shirley Ricks, Manager
Children/Family Services
Office of Mental Retardation Services
Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation &
Substance Abuse Services
P.O. Box 1797
Richmond, VA 23214
(804) 786-0992
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
John Vaughn, Commissioner
Margaret S. Walsh, Education Services Manager
VA Department of Rehabilitative Services
P. O. Box K300
8004 Franklin Farm Drive
Richmond, VA 23288-0300
(804) 662-7000
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Neils W. Brooks, Director
Office of Vocational & Adult Education Services
Department of Education
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
(804) 225-2847
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Richard E. Kellogg, Commissioner
Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation & Substance Abuse Services
P.O. Box 1797
Richmond, VA 23218
(804) 786-3921
Web: dbhds.virginia.gov
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Cecelia Kirkman, Director of Prevention & Children Services
Department of Mental Health
Mental Retardation & Substance Abuse Services
P.O. Box 1797
Richmond, VA 23218-1797
(804) 371-2177
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Janet Hill, Director
Office of Mental Retardation Services
Department of Mental Health,
Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse
P.O. Box 1797
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 786-1746
STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT: CHILD & ADOLESCENT HEALTH
Cecilia Barbosa, Director
Division of Child & Adolescent Health
VA Department of Health
P.O. Box 2448
Richmond, VA 23218
(804) 786-7367
Web: www.vdh.state.va.us/fhs/child/child.htm
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Brian S. Parsons, Director
Virginia Board for People with Disabilities
Ninth Street Office Building
202 North Ninth Street, 9th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 786-0016 (V/TTY); (800) 846-4464 (In VA)
Web: vaboard.org
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Nancy Bullock, Director
Division of Child & Adolescent Health
Virginia Department of Health
P.O. Box 2448
Richmond, VA 23218
(804) 786-7367
Web: www.vdh.state.va.us
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
W. Roy Grizzard, Jr., Commissioner
Department for the Visually Handicapped
397 Azalea Avenue
Richmond, VA 23227
(804) 371-3140
Web: vdbvi.org
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Ronald L. Lanier, Director
Ratcliffe Building, Suite 203
1602 Rolling Hills Drive
Richmond, VA 23229-5012
(804) 662-9502 (V/TTY); (800) 552-7917 (V/TTY)
Web: vddhh.org
REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
ADA Information Center for Mid-Atlantic Region
TransCen, Inc.
451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 607
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 217-0124 (V/TTY)
Web: www.adainfo.org
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CH.A.D.D)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 201
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
Web: www.chadd.org
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 1303
Northbrook, IL 60065-1303
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
Colleen Quinn, Director
Beth Sarrett, Associate Director
The Autism Program of Virginia
The Arc of Virginia
6 North 6th Street, Suite 403-A
Richmond, VA 23219
(800) 649-8481
Web: www.autismva.org
Carol Schall, Executive Director
Virginia Autism Resource Center
P.O. Box 1300
Stephens City, Virginia 22655
1-877-667-7771; (540) 869-3377
Web:
Brain Injury
Harry Weinstock, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of VA
3212 Cutshaw Avenue, Suite 315
Richmond, VA 23230
(804) 355-5748; (800) 334-8443 (in VA)
Web: biav.net
Cerebral Palsy
UCP of Southern and Central Virginia
5690 Greenwich Rd., Suite 100
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
(757) 497-7474
Epilepsy
Suzanne Bischoff, Executive Director
Epilepsy Association of VA
The Highlands Center
Box BRH, Drawer E
UVA Health Sciences Center
Charlottesville, VA 22908
(804) 924-8678; (804) 982-6327 (TTY)
Web: epilepsy.com/virginia
Learning Disabilities
Justine Malhoney, President
Learning Disabilities Association of VA
4001 N. 9th Street, #505
Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 243-2614
Mental Health
Joseph Speidel, Executive Director
Mental Health Association of VA
530 E. Main Street, Suite 707
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 649-8481
Valerie Marsh, Executive Director
VA Alliance for the Mentally Ill
P.O. Box 1903
Richmond, VA 23218-1903
(804) 225-8264; (888) 486-8264
Joyce Kube, Executive Director
Parents & Children Coping Together
P.O. Box 26691
Richmond, VA 23261-6691
(804) 559-6833; (800) 788-0097 (in VA only)
Mental Retardation
Steve K. Waldron, Executive Director
The Arc of Virginia
6 North 6th Street, 4th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 649-8481
Speech and Hearing
Karen Corso
Speech-Language-Hearing Association of VA, Inc.
P.O. Box 35653
Richmond, VA 23235-0653
(804) 794-7117
Visual Impairments
Frances Mary D’Andrea, Director
American Foundation for the Blind-Southeast
100 Peachtree Street, Suite 620
Atlanta, Ga 30303
(404) 525-2303
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Fred P. Orelove, Executive Director
Virginia Institute for Developmental Disabilities
Virginia Commonwealth University
700 East Franklin Street, Box 843020
Richmond, VA 23284-3020
(804) 828-3876 (V/TTY)
Web: www.vcu.edu/vidd
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Kenneth Knorr, Project Director
Virginia Assistive Technology System
8004 Franklin Farms Drive
P.O. Box K300
Richmond, VA 23288-0300
(804) 662-9990; (800) 552-5019 (in VA only)
Web: www.vats.org
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT
Cherie Takemoto, Executive Director
Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC)
10340 Democracy Lane, Suite 206
Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 691-7826; (800) 869-6782
Web: www.peatc.org/
PARENT RESOURCE CENTER
Anita Swan, Specialist
Office of Special Education and Student Services
Virginia Department of Education
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
(800) 422-2083; (804) 371-7420
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Dana Yarbrough, Coordinator
Parent to Parent of Virginia
c/o The Arc of Virginia
6 North 6th Street, Suite 403-A
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 649-8481
COMMUNITY PARENT RESOURCE CENTER
Mark Jacob
PADDA Community Parent Resource Center
11048 Warwick Blvd.
Newport News, VA 23601
(888) 337-2332; (757) 591-9119
(Serving the Hampton Roads and Tidewater Area)
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Lois Cumashot, President
Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers
P.O. Box 15659
Richmond, VA 23227
(804) 264-1234
Web: www.vapta.org
INDEPENDENT LIVING COUNCIL
Maureen Hollowell, Chair
Endependence Center, Inc.
15 Koger Center
6320 North Center Drive, Suite 100
Norfolk, VA 23502-4009
(757) 461-8007; (757) 461-7527 (TTY)
Web: www.communitylink.org/eci
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Edward Hamilton, President
Easter Seals Virginia
4841 Williamson Road
P.O. Box 5496
Roanoke, VA 24012
(540) 362-1656 ; (800) 365-1656 (In VA)
Web: easterseals.com
Kay Smith, Executive Director
VSA (Very Special Arts) Virginia
P.O. Box 29081
Richmond, VA 23242
(804) 648-7310