STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
H. Douglas Cox, Director
Office of Special Education and Student Services
Department of Education
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
(804) 225-2402
E-mail: dougcox@pen.k12.va.us
Web: www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/newvdoe/div.html
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES 2 THROUGH 5
Linda Bradford, Specialist
Office of Special Education Services, Department of Education
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
(804) 225-2675
E-mail: lbradfor@pen.k12.va.us
Web: www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/newvdoe/div.html
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Shirley Ricks, Manager
Children/Family Services
Office of Mental Retardation Services
Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation &
Substance Abuse Services
P.O. Box 1797
Richmond, VA 23214
(804) 786-0992
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
John Vaughn, Commissioner
Margaret S. Walsh, Education Services Manager
VA Department of Rehabilitative Services
P. O. Box K300
8004 Franklin Farm Drive
Richmond, VA 23288-0300
(804) 662-7000
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Neils W. Brooks, Director
Office of Vocational & Adult Education Services
Department of Education
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
(804) 225-2847
E-mail: nbrooks@pen.k12.va.us
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Richard E. Kellogg, Commissioner
Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation
& Substance Abuse Services
P.O. Box 1797
Richmond, VA 23218
(804) 786-3921
E-mail: rkellogg@dmhmrsas.state.va.us
Web: www.dmhmrsas.state.va.us
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Cecelia Kirkman, Director of Prevention & Children Services
Department of Mental Health
Mental Retardation & Substance Abuse Services
P.O. Box 1797
Richmond, VA 23218-1797
(804) 371-2177
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Janet Hill, Director
Office of Mental Retardation Services
Department of Mental Health,
Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse
P.O. Box 1797
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 786-1746
E-mail: jhill@dmhmrsas.state.va.us
STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT: CHILD & ADOLESCENT HEALTH
Cecilia Barbosa, Director
Division of Child & Adolescent Health
VA Department of Health
P.O. Box 2448
Richmond, VA 23218
(804) 786-7367
E-mail: cbarbosa@vdh.state.va.us
Web: www.vdh.state.va.us/fhs/child/child.htm
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Brian S. Parsons, Director
Virginia Board for People with Disabilities
Ninth Street Office Building
202 North Ninth Street, 9th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 786-0016 (V/TTY); (800) 846-4464 (In VA)
Web: www.cns.state.va.us/vbpd
VIRGINIA OFFICE FOR PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY
Colleen Miller, Executive Director
1910 Byrd Avenue, Suite 5
Richmond, Virginia 23230
(804) 225-2042 (Voice/TTY); (800) 552-3962 (Virginia)
Web: www.virginia.state.va.us
E-mail: general.vopa@vopa.virginia.gov
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Contact PROTECTION & ADVOCACY Agency
(see above)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Nancy Bullock, Director
Division of Child & Adolescent Health
Virginia Department of Health
P.O. Box 2448
Richmond, VA 23218
(804) 786-7367
E-mail: nbullock@vdh.state.va.us
Web: www.vdh.state.va.us
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
W. Roy Grizzard, Jr., Commissioner
Department for the Visually Handicapped
397 Azalea Avenue
Richmond, VA 23227
(804) 371-3140
E-mail: slonnegr@dvhmail.state.va.us
Web: www.cns.state.va.us/dvh/
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Ronald L. Lanier, Director
Ratcliffe Building, Suite 203
1602 Rolling Hills Drive
Richmond, VA 23229-5012
(804) 662-9502 (V/TTY); (800) 552-7917 (V/TTY)
E-mail: DDHHInfo@ddhh.state.va.us
Web: www.cns.state.va.us/vddhh
REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
ADA Information Center for Mid-Atlantic Region
TransCen, Inc.
451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 607
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 217-0124 (V/TTY)
E-mail: adainfo@transcen.org
Web: www.adainfo.org
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
Colleen Quinn, Director
Beth Sarrett, Associate Director
The Autism Program of Virginia
The Arc of Virginia
6 North 6th Street, Suite 403-A
Richmond, VA 23219
(800) 649-8481
E-mail: autismva@AOL.com
Web: www.autismva.org
Carol Schall, Executive Director
Virginia Autism Resource Center
P.O. Box 1300
Stephens City, Virginia 22655
1-877-667-7771; (540) 869-3377
E-mail: info@varc.org
Web: www.grafton.org/frame.asp?file=vaautismresourc.htm
Brain Injury
Harry Weinstock, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of VA
3212 Cutshaw Avenue, Suite 315
Richmond, VA 23230
(804) 355-5748; (800) 334-8443 (in VA)
Web: www.bia.pmr.vcu.edu/
Cerebral Palsy
UCP of Southern and Central Virginia
5690 Greenwich Rd., Suite 100
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
(757) 497-7474
E-mail: ucpofva@pilot.infinet
Epilepsy
Suzanne Bischoff, Executive Director
Epilepsy Association of VA
The Highlands Center
Box BRH, Drawer E
UVA Health Sciences Center
Charlottesville, VA 22908
(804) 924-8678; (804) 982-6327 (TTY)
E-mail: epi@avenue.org
Web: www.efva.org
Learning Disabilities
Justine Malhoney, President
Learning Disabilities Association of VA
4001 N. 9th Street, #505
Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 243-2614
E-mail: Jwmlda@AOL.com
Web: ldanatl.org
Mental Health
Joseph Speidel, Executive Director
Mental Health Association of VA
530 E. Main Street, Suite 707
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 649-8481
E-mail: joespeidel@hotmail.com
Valerie Marsh, Executive Director
VA Alliance for the Mentally Ill
P.O. Box 1903
Richmond, VA 23218-1903
(804) 225-8264; (888) 486-8264
E-mail: vaami@AOL.com
Joyce Kube, Executive Director
Parents & Children Coping Together
P.O. Box 26691
Richmond, VA 23261-6691
(804) 559-6833; (800) 788-0097 (in VA only)
E-mail: pacct@richmond.infi.net
Mental Retardation
Steve K. Waldron, Executive Director
The Arc of Virginia
6 North 6th Street, 4th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 649-8481
E-mail: ARCVA@richmond.infi.net
Speech and Hearing
Karen Corso
Speech-Language-Hearing Association of VA, Inc.
P.O. Box 35653
Richmond, VA 23235-0653
(804) 794-7117
Visual Impairments
Frances Mary D’Andrea, Director
American Foundation for the Blind-Southeast
100 Peachtree Street, Suite 620
Atlanta, Ga 30303
(404) 525-2303
E-mail: atlanta@afb.net
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Fred P. Orelove, Executive Director
Virginia Institute for Developmental Disabilities
Virginia Commonwealth University
700 East Franklin Street, Box 843020
Richmond, VA 23284-3020
(804) 828-3876 (V/TTY)
E-mail: forelove@saturn.vcu.edu
Web: www.vcu.edu/vidd
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Kenneth Knorr, Project Director
Virginia Assistive Technology System
8004 Franklin Farms Drive
P.O. Box K300
Richmond, VA 23288-0300
(804) 662-9990; (800) 552-5019 (in VA only)
Web: www.vats.org
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT
Cherie Takemoto, Executive Director
Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC)
10340 Democracy Lane, Suite 206
Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 691-7826; (800) 869-6782
E-mail: partners@peatc.org
Web: www.peatc.org/
PARENT RESOURCE CENTER
Anita Swan, Specialist
Office of Special Education and Student Services
Virginia Department of Education
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
(800) 422-2083; (804) 371-7420
E-mail: aswan@pen.k12.va.us
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Dana Yarbrough, Coordinator
Parent to Parent of Virginia
c/o The Arc of Virginia
6 North 6th Street, Suite 403-A
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 649-8481
COMMUNITY PARENT RESOURCE CENTER
Mark Jacob
PADDA Community Parent Resource Center
11048 Warwick Blvd.
Newport News, VA 23601
(888) 337-2332; (757) 591-9119
(Serving the Hampton Roads and Tidewater Area)
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Lois Cumashot, President
Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers
P.O. Box 15659
Richmond, VA 23227
(804) 264-1234
E-mail: eag@erols.com
Web: www.vapta.org
INDEPENDENT LIVING COUNCIL
Maureen Hollowell, Chair
Endependence Center, Inc.
15 Koger Center
6320 North Center Drive, Suite 100
Norfolk, VA 23502-4009
(757) 461-8007; (757) 461-7527 (TTY)
E-mail: ecimain@whro.net
Web: www.communitylink.org/eci
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Edward Hamilton, President
Easter Seals Virginia
4841 Williamson Road
P.O. Box 5496
Roanoke, VA 24012
(540) 362-1656; (800) 365-1656 (In VA)
E-mail: hamiltonej@AOL.com
Web: www.vaseals.org
Kay Smith, Executive Director
VSA (Very Special Arts) Virginia
P.O. Box 29081
Richmond, VA 23242
(804) 648-7310
E-mail: vsavksmith@AOL.com
