STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:
SPECIAL EDUCATION
Mike Armstrong, Director
Division of Exceptional Children’s Services
Kentucky Department of Education
Capitol Plaza Tower, 8th Floor
500 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-4970
E-mail: marmstro@KDE.state.ky.us
Web: www.kde.state.ky.us
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Debbie Schumacher, Director, Division of Extended Learning
Office of Learning Program Development
500 Mero Street, Capitol Plaza Tower, 17th Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-7056
E-mail: dschumac@KDE.state.ky.us
Web: www.kde.state.ky.us
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Jim Henson, Part H Coordinator
Infant and Toddler Program
Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation Services
100 Fair Oaks Lane, 4E-E
Frankfort, KY 40621-0001
(502) 564-7700
E-mail: jhenson@mail.state.ky.us
STATE DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
Sam Serraglio, Commissioner
Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
Cabinet for Workforce Development
209 St. Clair
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-4440
E-mail: sam.serraglio@mail.state.ky.us
DIVISION OF SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
Donnalie Stratton, Program Consultant
Special Vocational Programs
Capitol Plaza Tower, Room 2114, 500 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-3775
E-mail: dstratto@KDE.state.ky.us
Web: www.kde.state.ky.us
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Elizabeth Rehm Wachtel, Commissioner
Department for MH/MR Services
Cabinet for Health Services
100 Fair Oaks Lane
Frankfort, KY 40601-0001
(502) 564-4527
E-mail: ewachtel@mail.state.ky.us
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE
FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Paul Andis, Manager
Children & Youth Services Branch
Department for MH & MR Services
100 Fair Oaks Lane, 4W-C
Frankfort, KY 40621-0001
(502) 564-7610
E-mail: pandis@mail.state.ky.us
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Kevin Lightle, Acting Director
Division of Mental Retardation/Department for
Mental Health & Mental Retardation Services
100 Fair Oaks Lane, 4E-E
Frankfort, KY 40621-0001
(502) 564-7702
E-mail: KLightle@mail.state.ky.us
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Pat Seybold, Executive Director
Kentucky DD Planning Council
Dept. For Mental Health/Mental Retardation Services
100 Fair Oaks Lane, 4E-F
Frankfort, KY 40621-0001
(502) 564-7842
E-mail: pfseybold@mail.state.ky.us
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Gayla O. Peach, Director
Department for Public Advocacy, P&A Division
100 Fair Oaks Lane, Third Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-2967; (800) 372-2988 (In KY) (Voice and TTY)
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Client Assistance Program
209 St. Clair, 5th Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-8035; (800) 633-6283 (in KY)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Beverly R. Hampton, Executive Staff Advisor
Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs
982 Eastern Parkway
Louisville, KY 40217-1566
(502) 595-4459; (800) 232-1160
E-mail: Beverly.Hampton@mail.state.ky.us
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Denise Placido, Commissioner
Department for the Blind
P.O. Box 757
Frankfort, KY 40602-0757
(502) 564-4754
E-mail: Denise.Placido@mail.state.ky.us
Linda Smith, Director
Kentucky Instructional and Diagnostic Services
Kentucky School for the Blind
1867 Frankfort Avenue
Louisville, KY 40206
(502) 897-1583
E-mail: lsmith@ksb.k12.ky.us
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Bobbie Beth Scoggins, Executive Director
KY Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
632 Versailles Road
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 573-2604 (V/TTY)
(800) 372-2907 (V/TTY, in KY only)
E-mail: kcdhh@mail.state.ky.us
Web: www.kcdhh.org
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Wilmer Cody, Commissioner
Department of Education
500 Mero Street, 1st Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-4970
REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
Southeast Disability and Business Techical Assistance Center
United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc.,
490 10th Street
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 385-0636 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232
E-mail: se-dbtac@mindspring.com
Web: www.sedbtac.org
DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
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)
E-mail: national@chadd.org
Web: www.chadd.org
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 1303
Northbrook, IL 60065-1303
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
Brain Injury
Melinda Mast, Director
Brain Injury Association of KY
7410 New LaGrange Rd., Ste 100
Louisville, KY 40222
(800) 592-1117
(502) 493-0609
E-mail: Margaret.Milner@biak.us
Web: www.biak.us
Cerebral Palsy
Sally Hanbury, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Eastern Kentucky
Diniaco Court, P.O. Box 413
Ashland, KY 41105-0413
(606) 324-1614
Down Syndrome
Gail T. Lowe, Coordinator
Down Syndrome Axis of Kentucky, Inc.
3713 Fallen Timber Drive
Louisville, KY 40241-1620
(502) 339-8690; (888) 999-3759
E-mail: GTLowe@AOL.com
Learning Disabilities
Catherine Senn, President
Learning Disabilities Association of Kentucky, Inc.
2210 Goldsmith Lane, Suite 222
Louisville, KY 40218
(502) 473-1256
E-mail: naglesenn@AOL.com
Mental Health
Sheriall A. Cunningham, Executive Director
Mental Health Association of Kentucky
120 Sears Avenue, Suite 213
Louisville, KY 40207
(502) 893-0460; (888) 705-0463
E-mail: mhaky@kih.net
David Olds, President
Mental Health Association of Northern KY
605 Madison Avenue
Covington, KY 41011
(606) 431-1077
Sheila Schuster, Executive Director
Kentucky Mental Health Coalition
120 Sears Avenue, #202
Louisville, KY 40207
(502) 894-0222
Chet Millstead, President
NAMI Kentucky
10510 LaGrange Rd., Bldg. 103
Louisville, KY 40223-1228
(502) 245-5284; (800) 257-5081
Mental Retardation
Chris Brown, Executive Director
Patty Dempsey, Program Coordinator
The Arc of Kentucky
833 East Main
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 875-5225; (800) 281-1272
E-mail: arcofky@AOL.com
Speech and Hearing
Nancy Hapgood, Executive Director
KY Speech-Language-Hearing Association
366 Waller Avenue, Suite 113
Lexington, KY 40504
(606) 277-2446
E-mail: KSHAoffice@AOL.com
Spina Bifida
Rita M. Hayes, Executive Director
Spina Bifida Association of Kentucky
982 Eastern Parkway, Box 18
Louisville, KY 40217
(502) 637-7363
Visual Impairments
Paul Schroeder, Director
American Foundation for the Blind-Midwest
401 North Michigan Ave., Suite 308
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 245-9961
E-mail: chicago@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Ron Harrison, Acting Executive Director
Human Development Institute
University Affiliated Facility
University of Kentucky
126 Mineral Industries Building
Lexington, KY 40506-0051
(606) 257-1714
E-mail: ronh@ihdi.uky.edu
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Kentucky Assistive Technology Service (KATS) Network
Charles McDowell Center
8412 Westport Rd.
Louisville, KY 40242
(800) 327-5287; (502) 327-0022
E-mail: KATSNet@iglou.com
Web: www.katsnet.org
PARENT TRAINING & INFORMATION PROJECT
Paulette Logsdon, Director
Kentucky Special Parent Involvement Network (KY-SPIN)
2210 Goldsmith Lane, Suite 118
Louisville, KY 40218
(502) 456-0923; (800) 525-7746
E-mail: familytrng@AOL.com
E-mail: spininc@AOL.com
DIRECTIONS DISABILITY LINK
Kelly Roberts, Executive Director
Directions Disability Link - Ask Us, Inc.
1412 N. Broadway
Lexington, KY 40505
(606) 233-9370
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Parent information Network of Kentucky (PiNK)
Director: Veronica Brown
P.O. Box 5266
Louisville, KY 40255-0266
(502) 452-9802
e-mail: VWB511@AOL.com
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Chase Forrester, Director
Kentucky Assistive Technology Service (KATS) Network
Charles McDowell Center
8412 Westport Road
Louisville, KY 40242
(502) 327-0022 (V/TTY); (800) 327-5287 (V/TTY, in KY only)
E-mail: katsnet@iglou.com
Web: www.katsnet.org
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Karen C. Jones, President
Kentucky Congress of Parents and Teachers
P.O. Box 654
Frankfort, KY 40602
(502) 564-4378
E-mail: KY_office@pta.org
INDEPENDENT LIVING
Jeanne M. Gallimore, Director
Center For Accessible Living
1304-U Chestnut Street
Murray, KY 42071
(888) 261-6194; (502) 753-3980 (TTY)
E-mail: calmur@kih.net
Web: www.csal.com
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
Kerry Gillihan, President/CEO
Kentucky Easter Seal Society
2050 Versailles Road
Lexington, KY 40504
(800) 888-5377; (606) 254-5701
Sharon Fields, Executive Director
Penny McDonald, Office Manager
Kentucky Disabilities Coalition
859 East Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 875-1871; (800) 977-7505
Olivia Lightle, Executive Director
KY Partnership for Families and Children
1410 Versailles Road, #6
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 695-5366; (502) 695-3410
(800) 369-0533
E-mail: kpfc@BellSouth.net
Deborah Anderson, State Director
Office of Family Leadership
Department for Mental Health
100 Fair Oaks Lane
Frankfort, KY 40621
(502) 564-7610
E-mail: danderson@mail.state.ky.us
Ginny Miller, Executive Director
VSA (Very Special Arts) Kentucky
824 Ironwood Drive
Bowling Green, KY 42103
(502) 781-0872
E-mail: gmvsaky@premiernet.net
