State Agencies and Organizations
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United
States Senators
Honorable Gordon Smith (R)
404 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-3753
(202) 224-3997 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form:
http://gsmith.senate.gov/webform.htm
Web:
http://gsmith.senate.gov |
Honorable Ron Wyden (D)
230 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-5244
(202) 228-2717 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form:
http://wyden.senate.gov/contact.html
Web: http://wyden.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) 225-3121;
(202) 225-1904 (TTY). |
Governor
Honorable Ted Kulongoski
160 State Capitol
900 Court Street
Salem, OR 97301-4047
(503) 378-4582; (503) 378-6827 (Fax)
Web:
www.governor.state.or.us |
Official State Web Site
Web: www.oregon.gov/ |
State Department
of Education: Special Education
Nancy J. Latini, Ph.D., Associate
Superintendent
Office of Student Learning and Partnerships
Department of Education
255 Capitol Street N.E.
Salem, OR 97310-0203
(503) 947-5600
E-mail:
nancy.latini@state.or.us
Web:
www.ode.state.or.us |
State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Helen Maguire, Director
Educational Improvement and Innovation
Department of Education
255 Capitol Street N.E.
Salem, OR 97310-1300
(503) 947-5877
E-mail: helen.maguire@state.or.us
Web: www.ode.state.or.us |
Programs for
Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages
Birth through 5
Nancy Latini, Interim Director
Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special
Education Department
Office of Special Education
Department of Education
255 Capitol Street N.E.
Salem, OR 97310-0203
(503) 947-5600
Web:
www.ode.state.or.us |
State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Stephaine Parrish-Taylor, Administrator
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Department of Human Services
Children, Adults & Families Division
500 Summer Street N.E., E87
Salem, OR 97301-1120
(503) 945-5880 (V); (503) 945-5894 (TTY)
Web: www.oregon.gov/dhs |
Coordinator for
Transition Services
Jackie Burr, Secondary Transition Specialist
Office of Student Learning & Partnerships
Special Education Unit
Department of Education
255 Capitol Street N.E.
Salem, OR 97310
(503) 947-5639
E-mail:
jackie.burr@state.or.us
Web:
www.ode.state.or.us
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State Mental Health Agency
Bob Nikkel, Assistant Director
Addictions in Mental Health Division
500 Summer Street, N.E., E86
Salem, OR 97301-1118
(503) 945-9704
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State Mental
Health Representative for Children and Youth
Bill Bouska, MPA, Manager
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Addictions and Mental Health Division (AMH)
500 Summer Street, N.E., E86
Salem, OR 97309
(503) 945-9717
E-mail:
bill.bouska@state.or.us
Web:
www.dhs.state.or.us/mentalhealth |
Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Bill Lynch, Executive Director
Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities
540 24th Place N.E.
Salem, OR 97301-4517
(503) 945-9941; (800) 292-4154 (in OR)
E-mail: OCDD@ocdd.org
Web: www.ocdd.org
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Protection and
Advocacy Agency
Robert Joondeph, Executive Director
Oregon Advocacy Center
620 S.W. 5th Avenue, Suite 500
Portland, OR 97204-1428
(503) 243-2081; (503) 323-9161 (TTY)
(800) 452-1694
E-mail:
welcome@oradvocacy.org
Web:
www.oradvocacy.org/ |
Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Brian Rogers, M.D., Director
Child Development and Rehabilitation Center
Oregon Health & Science University
P.O. Box 574
Portland, OR 97207-0574
(503) 494-8362
Web: http://cdrc.ohsu.edu/ |
State CHIP
Program
(health care for low-income uninsured
children)
Oregon SCHIP
Oregon Department of Human Services
Health Services: Office of Medical
Assistance Programs
500 Summer Street, N.E. E49
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 945-5772; (800) 527-5772
(800) 375-2863
Web:
State Chip Program |
Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or
Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind
Jay Gense, Director
Regional Programs for Low Incidence Disabilities
Department of Education
255 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310-0203
(503) 947-5760
Web: www.ode.state.or.us |
Vocational
Rehabilitation Programs for Youth and Adults
who are Blind, Visually Impaired or
Deaf-Blind
Linda Mock, Administrator
Oregon Commission for the Blind
535 S.E. 12th Avenue
Portland, OR 97214
(971) 673-1588; (888) 202-5463
E-mail:
ocbmail@state.or.us
Web: |
Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard
of Hearing
Nancy Groff, Program Coordinator
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Access Program
Oregon Disabilities Commission
1257 Ferry Street S.E.
Salem, OR 97301-4278
(503) 378-3142 (V/TTY); (503) 378-5478 (TTY)
(800) 358-3117 (V/TTY, in OR)
(800) 521-9615 (V/TTY, in OR)
E-mail: nancy.groff@state.or.us
Web:
www.odc.state.or.us/dhhap/index.htm |
Telecommunications Relay Services for
Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing,
or with Speech Impairments
(800) 735-1232 (V)
(800) 735-3250 (VCO)
(800) 735-2900 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 735-0644 (ASCII)
(800) 735-7525 (Speech to Speech)
(800) 735-3896 (Spanish)
(900) 568-3323 (900 Services) |
Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
Don Brandon, Center Director
Kathe Matrone, Center Coordinator
DBTAC Northwest: ADA Center
Western Washington Universtiy-CCER
6912 220th Street, S.W. #105
Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043
(425) 248-2480 (TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: dbtacnw@wwu.edu
Web: www.dbtacnorthwest.org |
University
Centers for Excellence in Developmental
Disabilities
Hill M. Walker, Co-Director
Jeff Sprague, Co-Director
Center on Human Development
University of Oregon
901 E. 18th Avenue, Room 350
Eugene, OR 97403
(541) 346-3591
Web:
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~ivdb |
Gloria L. Krahn, Director
Oregon Institute on Disability and Development
Oregon Health & Science University
P.O. Box 574
Portland, OR 97207-0574
(503) 494-8364; (800) 452-3563
(503) 494-8095 (TTY)
E-mail: krahng@ohsu.edu
Web: www.oidd.org |
Technology-Related Assistance
Laurie Brooks, President
Access Technologies, Inc.
3070 Lancaster Drive N.E.
Salem, OR 97305
(503) 361-1201; (800) 677-7512 (V/TTY)
E-mail:
info@accesstechnologiesinc.org
Web:
www.accesstechnologiesinc.org |
State Mediation System
Valerie Miller, Coordinator
Office of Student Learning and Partnerships
Department of Education
255 Capitol Street N.E.
Salem, OR 97310-0203
(503) 947-5705
E-mail: valerie.miller@state.or.us
Web: www.ode.state.or.us/ |
Special Format
Library
Oregon State Library
Talking Book and Braille Services
250 Winter Street NE
Salem, OR 97301-3950
(503) 378-3849; (800) 452-0292
E-mail:
tbabs.info@state.or.us
Web:
http://tbabs.org |
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES
Holly Miles, Data Grants Team Coordinator
Office of Professional Technical Education
OR Department of Education
255 Capitol Street, N.E.
Salem, OR 97310-0203
(503) 378-3584
E-mail: holly.miles@state.or.us
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OREGON OFFICE OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
(a program of the Oregon Department of Human Services)
500 Summer Street, NE - Salem, OR 97310-1016
(503) 945-5772 or 1-800-527-5772 - TDD: 1-800-365-8135
e-mail: omap.info@state.or.us
Medical assitance programs
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Disability-Specific Organizations |
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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 150
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 19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
E-mail: mail@add.org
Web: www.add.org
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Autism
To identify an autism group in your
state, contact:
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Autism Society of
America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-0881; (800) 3-AUTISM
Web:
www.autism-society.org |
Jay Gense, Director
Regional Programs for Low Incidence Disabilities
State Services for Autism
Department of Education
255 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310-0203
(503) 947-5760
Web: www.ode.state.or.us |
Blind/Visual
Impairments
Jaclyn Packer, Ph.D., Director of
Information Center
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (800) 232-5463
E-mail:
afbinfo@afb.net
Web:
www.afb.org |
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Charles E. Young, Administrator
Oregon Commission for the Blind
535 SE 12th Avenue
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 731-3221; (800) 202-5463
E-mail: charles.young@state.or.us
Web: www.CFB.state.or.us
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PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Thomas J. Davis, State Coordinator
Deaf and Hearing Impaired Access Program
Oregon Disabilities Commission
1257 Ferry Street, SE
Salem, OR 97310
(503) 378-3142 (V/TTY)
(800) 358-3117 (V/TTY, in OR)
(800) 521-9615 (V/TTY, in OR)
E-mail: tj.x.davis@state.or.us
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Brain Injury
Sherry Stock, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of Oregon
2145 N.W. Overton Street
Portland, OR 97210
(503) 413-7707; (503) 740-3155
E-mail:
sherry@biaoregon.org
E-mail:
biaor@biaoregon.org
Web:
www.biaoregon.org |
The Oregon Brain Injury Resource Network
345 N. Monmouth Avenue
Monmouth, OR 97361
(503) 413-7707; (877) 872-7246
E-mail: tbi@wou.edu
Web: www.tr.wou.edu/tbi |
Cerebral
Palsy
Bud Thoune, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Oregon and
Southwest Washington
11731 NE Glenn Widing Drive
Portland, OR 97220
(503) 777-4167
E-mail:
bthoune@ucpaorwa.org
Web:
www.ucpaorwa.org |
Epilepsy
Brent Hermann, President/CEO
Epilepsy Foundation of Northwest
2311 N. 45th Street, #134
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 547-4551
E-mail: mail@epilepsynw.org
Web: www.epilepsyoregon.org |
Intellectual
and Developmental Disabilities
Marcie Ingledue, Executive Director
The Arc of Oregon
1745 State Street
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 581-2726; (877) 581-2726 (toll-free)
E-mail:
info@arcoregon.org
Web:
www.arcoregon.org/ |
Learning Disabilities
Myrna Soule, President
Learning Disabilities Association of Oregon
P.O. Box 34
Marylhurst, OR 97036
(503) 697-6213
E-mail: mtsoule@ix.netcom.com
Web: www.ldaor.org |
Mental
Health
Beckie Child, President
Mental Health Association of Oregon (MHAO)
Regional Research Institute (RRI)
Portland State University
1600 SW 4th Avenue, Suite 900
P.O. Box 751
Portland, OR 97207-0751
(503) 725-5953
E-mail:
beckiec@pdx.edu |
Dave Gallison, Executive Director
NAMI Oregon
3550 S.E. Woodward
Portland, OR 97202-1552
(503) 230-8009; (800) 343-6264 (in OR)
E-mail: namioregon@qwest.net
Web: www.nami.org/oregon |
Jeanne Schulz,
Executive Director
Oregon Family Support Network, Inc.
2411 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Suite
274
Eugene, OR 97401
(541) 342-2876; (800) 323-8521
Web:
www.ofsn.org |
Speech, Language, and Hearing
Janet Brockman, President
The Oregon Speech-Language and Hearing Association
P.O. Box 523
Salem, OR 97308
(503) 370-7019
E-mail: assoc@wvi.com
Web:
www.oregonspeechandhearing.org/ |
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Organizations Especially for Parents |
Parent Training
and Information Center (PTI)
Janice Richards, Executive Director
Oregon Parent Training and Information
Center
(formerly known as COPE)
2295 Liberty Street, N.E.
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 581-8156; (888) 505-2673 (in OR)
E-mail:
info@orpti.org
Web:
www.orpti.org |
Community Parent Resource Center
Oregon FIRST
Family Information Referral Services and Trainings
830 NE 47th Avenue
Portland, OR 97213
(503) 215-2268
E-mail: info@orfirst.org
Web: www.orfirst.org |
Parent Teacher
Association (PTA)
Beth Nead, President
Oregon PTA
P.O. Box 4569
Portland, OR 97208-4569
(503) 234-3928
E-mail:
or_office@pta.org
E-mail:
or_pres@pta.org
Web:
www.oregonpta.org |
Parent-To-Parent
Contact Parent Training and Information Center listed above |
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Other Disability Organizations |
J. David Cheveallier,
President/CEO
Easter Seals Oregon
5757 S.W. Macadam Avenue
Portland, OR 97239
(503) 228-5108
E-mail:
info@or.easterseals.com
Web:
www.or.easterseals.com |
INDEPENDENT LIVING
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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
1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 207-0334 (V); (202) 207-0340 (TTY)
E-mail: ncil@ncil.org
Web: www.ncil.org |
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OREGON RESPITE PROGRAMS
Respite Locator Service - (800) 773-5433
Oregon Respite Programs
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FREE MEDICATION PROGRAMS (or almost free!!!)
NAMI-medication program
DSI On-line
Free medication available |
REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
Toby Olson, Project Director
Northwest Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center
WA State Governor's Committee on Disability Issue & Employment
P.O. Box 9046
Olympia, WA 98507-9046
(360) 438-4116 (V/TTY)
Web: www.wata.org/NWD/
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OREGON CHILDRENS HOSPITALS
Shriners Hospital for Children Portland
310 SW Sam Jackson Park Road
Portland, Oregon 97201-3095
(503) 241-5090
Shriners Hospitals for Children
Doernbecher Children's Hospital
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd. , Portland , OR 97201
Phone: (503) 494-8811
Doernbecher Children's Hospital
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Bonnie Parypa, Program Manager
NAMI-Oregon
3300 Market Street, NE, Suite 11
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 370-7774; (800) 343-6264
E-mail: cloud51@aol.com
Mental Retardation
Paula Blue-Moore, Executive Director
The Arc of Oregon
1745 State Street
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 581-2726; (877) 581-2726 (toll-free)
E-mail: arcoforg@open.org
Web: www.open.org/arcoforg |
Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital
2801 N Gantenbein Ave , Portland , OR 97227
Phone: (503) 413-2500
Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital
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TRANSPORTATION
Action Accessible Travel
Web: Project ACTION
Accessible Travel Database
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PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Robert Joondeph, Executive Director
Oregon Advocacy Center
620 SW 5th Avenue, Fifth Floor
Portland, OR 97204-1428
(503) 243-2081; (503) 323-9161 (TTY)
E-mail: oradvocacy@aol.com
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