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State
Agencies and Organizations |
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United
States Senators |
Honorable Maria Cantwell (D)
717 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-3441
(202) 228-0514 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form:
Web:
http://cantwell.senate.gov/ |
Honorable Patty Murray (D)
173 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-2621
(202) 224-0238 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form:
Web:
http://murray.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). |
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Governor |
Official State Web Site
Web:
http://access.wa.gov/ |
Honorable Jay Inslee
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 40002
Olympia, WA 98504-0002
(360) 902-4111; (360) 753-4110 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form:
Web:
www.governor.wa.gov/ |
State Department of
Education: Special Education
Special Education Operations
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
(360) 725-6075
Web:
www.k12.wa.us/specialed |
Special Education Learning
Improvement
State Improvement Grant
Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
(360) 725-6088
Web Site:
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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
Infant Toddler Early Intervention Program
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Social and Health Services
P.O. Box 45201
Olympia, WA 98504-5201
(360) 725-3500
Web: www.k12.wa.us |
Programs for Children with
Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Early Childhood Services
Special Education Learning Improvement
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
(360) 725-6075
Web: www.k12.wa.us |
State Vocational
Rehabilitation Agency
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Social and Health Services
P.O. Box 45340
Olympia, WA 98504-5340
(360) 725-3610; (800) 637-5627 (V/TTY)
Web:
www1.dshs.wa.gov/dvr |
Coordinator for Transition
Services
Center for Change in Transition Services
College of Education, Seattle University
P.O. Box 222000
Seattle, WA 98122-4340
(206) 296-5888
Web:
www.seattleu.edu/ccts |
State Director of
Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities
Career and Technical Education
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
(360) 725-6245
Web:
www.k12.wa.us/careerteched |
State Mental Health Agency
Mental Health Division
Department of Social and Health Services
P.O. Box 45320
Olympia, WA 98504-5320
(360) 902-0790 |
Programs for People with
Developmental Disabilities
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Social and Health Services
P.O. Box 45310
Olympia, WA 98504-5310
(360) 725-3413
Web:
www1.dshs.wa.gov/ddd |
Councils on Developmental
Disabilities
WA State 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)
Web: www.ddc.wa.gov |
Protection and Advocacy Agency
Disability Rights Washington
315 - 5th Avenue South, Suite 850
Seattle, WA 98104
Tel:(206) 324-1521 or in WA State: (800) 562-2702
Web:
http://www.disabilityrightswa.org/ |
Client Assistance Program
Client Assistance Program
2531 Rainier Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98144
(206) 721-5999; (800) 544-2121 (in WA)
(888) 721-6072 (TTY)
Web:
www.washingtoncap.org |
Programs for Children with
Special Health Care Needs
Children with Special Health Care Needs
Community and Family Health
Department of Health
P.O. Box 47880
Olympia, WA 98504-7880
(360) 236-3573 |
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 Site: |
Programs for Children and Youth
who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Department of Services for the Blind
P.O. Box 40933
Olympia, WA 98504-0933
(360) 725-3835; (800) 552-7103
Web: www.dsb.wa.gov
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Programs for Children and Youth
who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing
P.O. Box 45300
Olympia, WA 98504-5300
(360) 902-8000 V/TTY; (800) 422-7930 (V/TTY)
Web:
http://odhh.dshs.wa.gov |
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
Washington State Services for Children with
Deaf-Blindness
800 Oakesdale Avenue, S.W.
Renton, WA 98057-5221
(425) 917-7827 (V/TTY); (800) 572-7000 (in WA)
Web:
www.wsdsonline.org |
Regional ADA & IT
Technical Assistance Center
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)
Web:
www.dbtacnorthwest.org |
University Centers for
Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Center on Human Development and Disability
University of Washington
Box 357920
Seattle, WA 98195-7920
(206) 543-7701
Web:
www.chdd.washington.edu |
Technology-Related Assistance
Washington Assistive Technology Act Program
University of Washington Center for Technology &
Disability Studies
UW Mailbox 357920
Seattle, WA 98195-7920
(206) 685-4181; (800) 214-8731 (I&R)
(206) 616-1396 (TTY)
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)
Web: http://watap.org/
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State Mediation System
Sound Options Group, LLC
197 Parfitt Way, S.W., Suite 220
P.O. Box 11457
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
(206) 842-2298; (800) 692-2590
Web:
www.soundoptionsgroup.com |
Special Format Library
Washington Talking Book and Braille Library
2021 9th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121-2783
(206) 615-0400; (800) 542-0866
(206) 615-0418 (TTY)
Web: www.wtbbl.org |
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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 Resources
223 Tacoma Avenue South #100
Tacoma, WA 98402
(253) 759-5085
Web:
www.addresources.org |
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Diet and Medical
Resources- ADD/ADHD Information
Website
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Autism |
Autism Outreach Project
1601 R Avenue
Anacortes, WA 98221
(360) 299-4090; (888) 704-9633
Web:
www.esd189.org/autism/ |
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Blind/Visual
Impairments |
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (800) 232-5463
Web: www.afb.org |
Community Services for the Blind & Partially Sighted
9709 Third Avenue N.E., Suite 100
Seattle, WA 98115-2027
(206) 525-5556
Web: www.csbps.com
Web:
www.sightconnection.com (Adaptive Aids Store) |
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Brain
Injury |
Brain Injury
Association of Washington
800 Jefferson Street, Suite 600
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 388-0900; (800) 523-5438 (in WA)
Web:
http://www.biawa.org/ |
Head Injury Support Group
St. Peter Hospital
413 Lilly Road N.E.
Olympia, WA 98506 |
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Epilepsy
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Epilepsy Foundation Northwest
3800 Aurora Avenue North
Suite 370
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 547-4551; (800) 752-3509
Web:
www.epilepsynw.org |
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Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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The Arc of Washington State
2600 Martin Way East, Suite B
Olympia, WA 98506
(360) 357-5596; (888) 754-8798 (in WA)
Web: www.arcwa.org |
PROVAIL
3670 Stoneway North
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 363-7303; (206) 440-2206 (TTY)
Web: www.provail.org |
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Learning Disabilities |
Speech and Hearing
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Learning Disabilities Association of Washington
16315 NE 87th Street, Suite B-4
Redmond, WA 98052-3537
(425) 882-0792; (800) 536-2343 (Information and
referral, in WA)
(425) 882-0820 (Business Line)
Web: www.ldawa.org |
Washington Speech-Language-Hearing Association
2150 N. 107th Street, Suite 205
Seattle, WA 98133-9009
(206) 367-8704
Web: www.wslha.org |
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Organizations
Especially for Parents |
Parent Training and Information
Center (PTI)
Washington State Parent Information and Training Center
6316 S. 12th Street, Suite B
Tacoma, WA 98465-1900
(253) 565-2266 (V/TTY); (800) 572-7368 (V/TTY)
Web:
http://wapave.org/ptp/about.asp |
Parent-To-Parent
Washington State P2P Programs
State Coordinating Office
2600 Martin Way East, Suite B
Olympia, WA 98506
(425) 641-7504; (800) 821-5927
Web: www.arcwa.org |
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Community Parent Resource
Center |
(Serving Southeast Washington)
Rural Outreach
213 Smith Gym
Pullman, WA 99163-1410
(509) 335-2321; (866) 326-4864
Web:
www.familiestogether.org/ |
Washington CPRC
Open Doors for Multicultural Families
(serving South King County)
4327 S. 253rd Street
Kent, WA 98032
(206) 372-1072
http://www.multiculturalfamilies.org |
PAVE
6316 S. 12th Street, Suite B
Tacoma, WA 98465
(253) 565-2266 (V/TTY) | (800) 572-7368 (V/TTY)
http://www.stompproject.org |
Washington PTI
PAVE
6316 S. 12th Street
Tacoma, WA 98465-1900
(253) 565-2266 (V/TTY) | (800) 572-7368 (V/TTY)
http://www.wapave.org |
Leadership Development
Washington Developmental Disabilities Council
2600 Martin Way E, Suite F
Olympia, WA 98504
(360) 586-3566; (800) 634-4473
Web: www.ddc.wa.gov |
Other Parent Organization
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)
Web:
www.stompproject.org |
Parent
Teacher Association (PTA)
Washington State PTA
2003 65th Avenue West
Tacoma, WA 98466-6215
(253) 565-2153; (800) 562-3804 (in WA only)
Web:
www.wastatepta.org |
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Other
Disability Organizations |
Easter Seals Washington
157 Roy Street
Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 281-5700 (V/TTY); (800) 678-5708
Web:
www.wa.easterseals.com |
The FAS (Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome) Family Resource Institute
P.O. Box 2525
Lynwood, WA 98036
(253) 531-2878; (800) 999-3429
Web:
http://fetalalcoholsyndrome.org |
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)
Web:
www.washingtonpave.org |
Summit Assistance Dogs
7575 Chestnut Lane
Anacortes, WA 98221
(360) 293-5609
Web:
www.summitdogs.org |
VSA arts of Washington
305 Harrison Street, Suite 303
Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 443-1843
Web: www.vsaaw.org |
Washington State Fathers
Network
Kindering Center
16120 N.E. 8th Street
Bellevue, WA 98008-3937
(425) 747-4004, ext. 4286
Web:
www.fathersnetwork.org |
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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)
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)
Web: www.ncil.org |
