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 Department of Education: Special Education.

Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities
Pat Pound, Executive Director
Committee on People with Disabilities
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, TX 78711
(512) 463-5742; (512) 463-5746 (TTY)
E-mail: ppound@governor.state.tx.us
Web: www.governor.state.tx.us/disabilities

State Department of Education: Special Education
Gene Lenz, Senior Director
Division of Special Education
Texas Education Agency 
1701 N. Congress Avenue 
Austin, TX 78701-1494
(512) 463-9414; (800) 252-9668 
E-mail: sped@tea.state.tx.us
Web: www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Cory Green, Senior Director
NCLB Program Coordination
Texas Education Agency
1701 N. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 463-9374
Web: www.tea.state.tx.us/nclb

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 3 
Mary Elder, Executive Director 
Early Childhood Intervention 
4900 N. Lamar Boulevard
Austin, TX 78751-2399
(512) 424-6754; (800) 250-2246 (Information and Referral)
E-mail: careline@eci.state.tx.us
Web: www.eci.state.tx.us

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 
Division of Special Education
Texas Education Agency
1701 N. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701-1494 
(512) 463-9414 
Web: www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency 
Mary Wolf, Interim Commissioner 
Texas Rehabilitation Commission 
4900 N. Lamar 
Austin, TX 78751-2399
(512) 424-4001 
Web: www.rehab.state.tx.us

Jim Hine, Commissioner
Texas Department of Human Services
701 W. 51st Street
Austin, TX 78751
(512) 438-3011; (888) 834-7406
(800) 874-9426 (TTY)
E-mail: mail@dhs.state.tx.us
Web: www.dhs.state.tx.us

Coordinator for Transition Services 
Susan Rose, Interagency Coordinator
Division of Special Education 
Texas Education Agency 
1701 N. Congress Avenue 
Austin, TX 78701 
(512) 463-9414 
E-mail: srose@tea.state.tx.us
Web: www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/

Career and Technology Education 
Division of Career and Technology Education
Texas Education Agency 
1701 N. Congress Avenue, Room 3-121 
Austin, TX 78701 
(512) 463-9581
Web: www.tea.state.tx.us/Cate

State Mental Health Agency 
Eduardo Sanchez, Commissioner 
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
P.O. Box 12668
Austin, TX 78711-2668 
(512) 206-4588
Web: www.mhmr.state.tx.us

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth 
Debbie Berndt, Director
Children's Services
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
P.O. Box 12668 
Austin, TX 78711-2668 
(512) 206-4722
E-mail: debbie.berndt@mhmr.state.tx.us
Web: www.mhmr.state.tx.us

State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council 
Roger A. Webb, Executive Director 
Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities 
6201 E. Oltorf, Suite 600
Austin, TX 78741-7509 
(512) 437-5432; (800) 262-0334
(512) 437-5431 (TTY)
E-mail: TXDDC@txddc.state.tx.us
Web: www.txddc.state.tx.us

Protection and Advocacy Agency 
Mary Faithfull, Executive Director
Advocacy, Inc. 
7800 Shoal Creek Boulevard, Suite 171-E 
Austin, TX 78757 
(512) 454-4816; (800) 252-9108 (In TX)
E-mail: infoai@advocacyinc.org
Web: www.advocacyinc.org

Client Assistance Program 
Karen Stanfill, CAP Coordinator 
Client Assistant Program 
Advocacy, Inc. 
7457 Harwin, Suite 100
Houston, TX 77036
(713) 974-7691; (800) 252-9108 (In TX) 
E-mail: kstanfill@advocacyinc.org
Web: www.advocacyinc.org

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Sam B. Cooper III, MSW, LMSW, Director
Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Services Program
Bureau of Children's Health
Texas Department of Health 
1100 W. 49th Street 
Austin, TX 78756-3179
(512) 458-7355 
E-mail: cshcn@tdh.state.tx.us 
Web: www.tdh.state.tx.us/cshcn/default.htm

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
TexCare
(800) 647-6558
Web: www.texcarepartnership.com/CHIP-CHIP-Page.htm

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired 
Terrell I. Murphy, Executive Director 
Texas Commission for the Blind 
P.O. Box 12866 
Austin, TX 78711 
(512) 377-0500 
Web: www.tcb.state.tx.us/

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind
Dr. Phil Hatlen, Superintendent
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
1100 W. 45th Street
Austin, TX 78756
(512) 454-8631; (800) 872-5273 (to leave a message)
(512) 206-9451 (TTY)
Web: www.tsbvi.edu

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Claire Bugen, Superintendent
Texas School for the Deaf
1102 S. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78704-1728
(512) 462-5300 (V/TTY)
Web: www.tsd.state.tx.us

Education Resource Center on Deafness (ERCOD)
Statewide Information at Texas School for the Deaf
1102 S. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78704-1728
(512) 462-5329; (800) 332-3873 (V/TTY)
E-mail: ercod@tsd.state.tx.us
Web: www.tsd.state.tx.us

Sha Cowan, Director
Services for the Deaf
Texas Education Agency
1701 N. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 463-9424 (V); (512) 475-3540 (TTY)
E-mail: deafed@tea.state.tx.us
Web: www.tea.state.tx.us/deaf

David Myers, Executive Director
Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
P. O. Box 12904
Austin, TX 78711-2904
(512) 407-3250 (V); (512) 407 3251 (TTY)
E-mail: david.myers@tcdhh.state.tx.us
Web: www.tcdhh.state.tx.us

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 735-2988 (V)
(800) 735-2989 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 735-2991 (ASCII)
(877) 826-6607(Speech to Speech)

State Education Agency Rural Representative
Gene Lenz, Senior Director
Texas Education Agency 
Division of Special Education
1701 N. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701-1494 
(512) 463-9414 
E-mail: sped@tea.state.tx.us
Web: www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed

Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center 
Wendy Wilkinson, Director
Disability Law Resource Project
2323 S. Shepard Boulevard, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 520-0232 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: dlrp@ilru.org
Web: www.dlrp.org

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Penny Seay, Executive Director
Center for Disability Studies
University of Texas at Austin
4030 W. Braker Lane
Building 2, Suite 220
Austin, TX 78759
(512) 232-0740; (800) 828-7839
(512) 232-0762 (TTY)
E-mail: pseay@mail.utexas.edu
Web: http://tcds.edb.utexas.edu

Technology-Related Assistance 
Susanne Elrod, Project Director
Texas Technology Access Project
University of Texas at Austin
4030 W. Braker Lane
Building 2, Suite 220
Austin, TX 78759
(512) 232-0740; (800) 828-7839
(512) 232-0762 (TTY)
E-mail: s.elrod@mail.utexas.edu
Web: http://techaccess.edb.utexas.edu

State Mediation System
Susan Sellars, Program Administrator
Mediation Coordinator
Texas Education Agency
1701 N. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 463-9290
E-mail: SSellars@tea.state.tx.us
Web: www.tea.state.tx.us

Special Format Library
Ava Smith, Division Director
Talking Book Program 
Texas State Library and Archives Commission 
P.O. Box 12927 
Austin, TX 78711-2927 
(512) 463-5458; (800) 252-9605 
(512) 463-5449 (TTY)
E-mail: tbp.services@tsl.state.tx.us
Web: www.texastalkingbooks.org

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
 

Pam Esser, Executive Director
Attention Deficit Disorders Association - Southern Region (ADDA-SR)
12345 Jones Road, Suite 287-7
Houston, TX 77070
(281) 897-0982
E-mail: addaoffice@pdq.net
Web: www.adda-sr.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
Mary Ann Siller, Director
American Foundation for the Blind-Southwest
260 Treadway Plaza, Exchange Park
Dallas, TX 75235
(214) 352-7222
E-mail: dallas@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Brain Injury
Brack Collier, President
Brain Injury Association of Texas
1339 Lamar Square Drive, Suite 103
Austin, TX 78704
(512) 326-1212; (800) 392-0040 (in TX)
E-mail: info@biatx.org
Web: www.biatx.org

Cerebral Palsy
Jean Langendorf, Executive Director 
United Cerebral Palsy of Texas 
555 N. Lamar, Suite L139
Austin, TX 78751
(512) 472-8696; (800) 798-1492 (in TX)
E-mail: ucptx@onr.com
Web: www.ucpa.org

Epilepsy 
Donna Stahlhut, Executive Director 
Epilepsy Foundation of Southeast Texas 
2630 Fountain View, Suite 210
Houston, TX 77057
(713) 789-6295; (888) 548-9716 (in certain service areas)
E-mail: dstahlhut@efset.org
Web: www.efset.org

Robert Vargas, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Greater North Texas
2906 Swiss Avenue
Dallas, TX 75204
(214) 823-8809; (800) 447-7778 (in TX only)
E-mail: contactus@efgnt.org
Web: www.efgnt.org

Easter Seals Epilepsy Services
Easter Seals Greater Northwest Texas
508 S. Adams Street, Suite 200
Ft. Worth, TX 76104
(817) 536-8693; (888) 288-8324 (in TX)
E-mail: mail@easterseals-fw.org
Web: www.easterseals-fw.org

Sindi Rosales, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation, Central and South Texas
10615 Perrin Beitel, Suite 602
San Antonio, TX 78217
(210) 653-5353; (888) 606-5353 (in certain service areas)
E-mail: sindi@efcst.org
Web: www.efcst.org

Learning Disabilities
Ann Robinson, Coordinator 
Learning Disabilities Association of Texas
1011 W. 3lst Street 
Austin, TX 78705 
(512) 458-8234; (800) 604-7500 (in TX) 
E-mail: LDATexas@cs.com
Web: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/LDAT/

Mental Health 
Lynn Lasky, President/CEO
Mental Health Association in Texas 
8401 Shoal Creek Boulevard
Austin, TX 78757
(512) 454-3706 
E-mail: Lynn@mhatexas.org
Web: www.mhatexas.org

Diane Bisig, Executive Director
NAMI Texas
III Fountain Park Plaza
2800 South IH 35, Suite 140
Austin, TX 78704
(512) 693-2000; (800) 633-3760
Web: www.namitexas.org

Patti Derr, Director
Texas Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
7701 N. Lamar, Suite 505
Austin, TX 78752
(512) 407-8844; (866) 893-3264
E-mail: info@txffcmh.org
Web: www.txffcmh.org

Mental Retardation 
Mike Bright, Executive Director
The Arc of Texas 
8001 Centre Park Drive
Austin, TX 78754
(512) 454-6694; (800) 252-9729 
E-mail: secretary@thearcoftexas.org
Web: www.thearcoftexas.org

Speech, Language and Hearing 
Roy K. Bohrer, Executive Director
Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P. O. Box 140647
Austin, TX 78714-0647
(512) 452-4636; (888) 729-8742
E-mail: tsha@assnmgmt.com
Web: www.txsha.org

Organizations Especially for Parents and Caregivers

Parent Training and Information Centers (PTI) 
Debbie Schultz, Program Manager
Partners Resource Network, Inc.
3311 Richmond, Suite 334
Houston, TX 77098
(713) 524-2147; (877) 832-8945 
Email: prnteam@sbcglobal.net
Web: www.partnerstx.org

(Serving Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, Wichita Falls, Southeast and East Texas)
Alice Robertson, Program Manager
PATH Project
1090 Longfellow Drive, Suite B
Beaumont, TX 77706-4819
(409) 898-4684; (800) 866-4726 (in TX)
E-mail: partnersresource@sbcglobal.net
Web: www.partnerstx.org

(Serving San Antonio, Houston, and the Lower Rio Grande Valley)
Maria Hurtado, Program Manager
Team Project
2547 Blossom 
San Antonio, TX 78217
(210) 832-8945; (877) 832-8945 (In TX)
E-mail: partnersteam@sbcglobal.net

(Serving Amarillo, Lubbock, Abilene, San Angelo, and El Paso)
Jon Howell, Program Manager
PEN Project
1001 Main Street, Suite 804
Lubbock, TX 79401
(806) 762-1434; (877) 762-1435 (in TX)
E-mail: wtxpenoffice@sbcglobal.net

Parent-To-Parent 
Laura J. Warren, Executive Director
Tammy Mann, Outreach and Training Director
Texas Parent to Parent
3710 Cedar Street, Box 12
Austin, TX 78705
(512) 458-8600; (866) 896-6001
E-mail: txp2p@sbcglobal.net
Web: www.main.org/txp2p

Community Parent Resource Centers
Leticia Padilla, Coordinator
The Arc of Texas in the Rio Grande Valley
Parents Supporting Parents Network
601 N. Texas Boulevard
Weslaco, TX 78596
(956) 447-8408; (888) 857-8668
E-mail: lpadilla@rgv.rr.com
Web: www.thearcoftexas.org

(Serving Willacy, Cameron, Hidalgo, and Starr Counties)
Cynthia Caballero, Program Coordinator
El Valle Community Parent Resource Center
530 S. Texas, Suite J
Weslaco, TX 78596
(956) 969-3611; (800) 680-0255 (in TX)
E-mail: tfeelvalle@tiagris.com
Web: www.tfepoder.org

Partners in Policymaking
Laura Buckner, Program Coordinator
Partners in Policymaking
P.O. Box 5905
Katy, TX 77491-5905
(903) 291-1990; (866) 291-1990
E-mail: txpartners@cablelynx.com
Web: www.familytofamilynetwork.org

Parent Teacher Association (PTA) 
Craig Tounget, President
Texas PTA
408 W. 11th Street
Austin, TX 78701-2113
(512) 476-6769; (800) 825-5782
E-mail: txpta@txpta.org
Web: www.txpta.org

Other Parent Organization
Eve Cugini, Executive Director
Family to Family Network
13150 FM 529, Suite 106
Houston, TX 77041
(713) 466-6304
E-mail: f2fnetwork@sbcglobal.net
Web: www.familytofamilynetwork.org

Other Disability Organizations

Elizabeth A. Hart, President/CEO
Easter Seals of Greater Dallas
3820 W. Northwest Highway, Suite 100
Dallas, TX 75220
(214) 366-4201; (800) 580-4718
Web: www.easterseals.com

Texas Advocates Supporting Kids with Disabilities (TASK)
P.O. Box 162685
Austin, TX 78716
(512) 336-0897 (V or Fax) 
E-mail: ASKTASK@aol.com
Web: www.main.org/task/index.htm

Disability Policy Consortium
7800 Shoal Creek Boulevard, Suite 171-E
Austin, TX 78757
(512) 454-4816 (V/TTY)
E-mail: dpctexas@advocacyinc.org
Web: www.dpctexas.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