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.

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

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
(360) 725-6000
Web: www.k12.wa.us

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: www1.dshs.wa.gov/iteip

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

Coordinator for Transition Services
Cinda Johnson, Ed.D., Director
Center for Change in Transition Services
University of Washington 
Box 357925 - EEU 
Seattle, WA 98195-7925 
(206) 543-4011
E-mail: cindajoh@u.washington.edu
Web: http://depts.washington.edu/ccls

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 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 
315 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 850
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 324-1521; (800) 562-2702
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)
(888) 721-6072 (TTY)
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

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
The CHIP Program
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
(877) 543-7669
Web: http://fortress.wa.gov/dshs/maa/CHIP/Index.html

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) 586-6981; (800) 552-7103
E-mail: bilpalmer@dsb.wa.gov
Web: www.dsb.wa.gov 

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing 
Eric Raff, Director 
Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services 
P.O. Box 45300
Olympia, WA 98504-5300
(360) 902-8000 V/TTY; (800) 422-7930 (V/TTY) 
E-mail: rafferic@dshs.wa.gov
Web: www.dshs.wa.gov/hrsa/odhh/index.shtml

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 833-6384 (V)
(800) 833-6388 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 833-6385 (Tele-Braille)
(877) 833-6341 (Speech to Speech)

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind
Kathee K. Scoggin, Co-Director
Nancy Hatfield, Co-Director
Washington State Services for Children with Deaf-Blindness
400 S.W. 152nd Street
Burien, WA 98166-2209
(206) 439-6937 (V/TTY); (800) 572-7000 (in WA) (V/TTY)
E-mail: wsds@psesd.org
Web: www.wsdsonline.org

Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
Charles E. Davis, Center Coordinator
Northwest ADA & IT Center
Oregon Health & Science University-CDRC
P.O. Box 574
Portland, OR 97207-0574
(503) 494-4001; (503) 418-0296 (TTY)
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: nwada@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) 543-7701
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

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

State Mediation System
Greg Abell, Coordinator
Sound Options Group, LLC
197 Parfitt Way, Suite 220
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
(206) 842-2298; (800) 692-2590
E-mail: grega@somtg.com
Web: www.soundoptionsgroup.com

Special Format Library
Gloria Leonard, Director
Washington Talking Book and Braille Library 
2021 9th Avenue 
Seattle, WA 98121-2783 
(206) 615-0400; (800) 542-0866 
(206) 615-0419 (TTY)
E-mail: wtbbl@wtbbl.org
Web: www.spl.org/wtbbl/wtbbl.html

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
E-mail: mail@add.org
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

Scott Birdwell, Marketing & Communications Assistant
Community Services for the Blind & partially Sighted
9709 Third Avenue N.E., Suite 100
Seattle, WA 98115-2027
(206) 525-5556, ext. 208
Web: www.csbps.com
Web: www.sightconnection.com (Adaptive Aids Store)

Brain Injury
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) 357-3279; (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 and Caregivers

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 Pierce, North King County and vacinity)
Yvone Link, Program Director
Parent to Parent Power
1118 S. 142nd Street
Tacoma, WA 98444
(253) 531-2022; (253) 531-1146
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 Parent Organization
Heather Hebdon, Program Coordinator
Specialized Training of Military Parents (STOMP)
PAVE
6316 S. 12th Street, Suite B
Tacoma, WA 98465
(253) 565-2266 (V/TTY); (800) 572-7368 (V/TTY)
E-mail: stomp@washingtonpave.comm
Web: www.washingtonpave.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, Parent Participation Coordinator
Washington PAVE
Infant/Toddler Early Intervention Program 
6316 S. 12th Street
Tacoma, WA 98465
(360) 701-7012 (V/TTY); (800) 572-7368
(253) 565-2266 (V/TTY)
E-mail: weecare@olywa.net
Web: www.washingtonpave.org

Sue Meinzinger, Director
Summit Assistance Dogs
5458 W. Shore Road
Anacortes, WA 98221
(360) 293-5609
E-mail: info@summitdogs.org
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: info@vsaaw.org
Web: www.vsaaw.org

James May, Executive Director
Washington State Fathers Network
Kindering Center
16120 N.E. 8th Street
Bellevue, WA 98008-3937
(425) 747-4004, ext. 4286
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