take a look into this :
http://www.findafuture.org/Provider/viewproviders.asp?type=2
http://www.kypa.net/drupal/taxonomy/term/167
http://louisville.edu/kyautismtraining//
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) & Accessible IT Resource Center
Southeast Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC)
490 Tenth Street
Atlanta, GA 30318
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
Email: sedbtacproject@law.syr.edu
Web: http://www.sedbtac.org/
The Arc of Kentucky
833 East Main
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 875-5225; (800) 281-1272
Email: arcofky@aol.com
Autism Society of Kentuckiana
Web: http://www.ask-lou.org/
Autism Society of the Bluegrass
Web: http://www.geocities.com/autismsocietyofthebluegrass/
Autism Society of Western Kentucky
PO Box 1647 230 Second Street, Suite 206
Henderson, Kentucky
(270) 826-0510
Cabinet for Health Services
Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services
100 Fair Oaks Lane, 4E-B
Frankfort, KY 40621-0001
(502) 564-4527
Email: Margaret.Pennington@mail.state.ky.us
Center For Accessible Living
1051 N. 16th Street, Suite C
Murray, KY 42071
(888) 261-6194; (270) 753-7729 (Fax/TDD); (888) 261-6194
Email: calmur@calky.org
Web: www.calky.org
Children and Youth Services Branch
Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services
100 Fair Oaks Lane, 4W-C
Frankfort, KY 40621-0001
(502) 564-7610; (800) 374-9146
Email: Randy.Oliver@mail.state.ky.us
Web: http://mhmr.ky.gov/kdmhmrs/default.asp
Children's Law Center
104 East 7th Street
Covington, KY 41011
(859) 431-3313
Email: childrenslaw@fuse.net
Web: http://www.childrenslawky.org
We provide free legal services for children with educational disabilities, and also so research and policy work, training and education in this area.
Client Assistance Program
209 St. Clair, 5th Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-8035; (800) 633-6283 (in KY)
Coalition for Reform in Special Education Services (C.R.I.S.E.S)
243 Shady Lane
Lexington, KY 40503
(859) 278-4991
Email: tynerwilso@aol.com
Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs
982 Eastern Parkway
Louisville, KY 40217
(502) 595-4459, ext. 271; (800) 232-1160
Email: eric.friedlander@mail.state.ky.us
Web: http://chfs.ky.gov/
Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
Cabinet for Workforce Development
209 St. Clair
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-4440
Email: Bruce.Crump@mail.state.ky.us
Directions Disability Link
First Link of the Bluegrass
2480 Fortune Drive, Suite 150
Lexington, KY 40509
(859) 313-5465, ext. 10
Email: dawn@first-link.org
Web: www.first-link.org
Division of Exceptional Children's Services
Kentucky Department of Education
Capitol Plaza Tower, 8th Floor
500 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-4970
Email: jmallory@kde.state.ky.us
Web: http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Default.htm
FIND of Louisville
1146 South Third Street
Louisville, KY 40203-2997
(502) 584-1239
Email: info@councilonmr.org
Web site: www.findoflouisville.org
FIND provides training for parents and educators on the processes surrounding IDEA, Section 504, and the IEP with the importance of working together for the educational growth of children with differing abilities.
Human Development Institute
University Center for Excellence
University of Kentucky
126 Mineral Industries Building
Lexington, KY 40506-0051
(859) 257-3045
Email: haroldk@ihdi.uky.edu
YOUR STATE LAW:
The Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Listed by Title or searchable by keyword
http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/KAR/frntpage.htm
Kentucky Administrative Regulations- Education = Title 700
http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/kar/titles.htm
Other special entities:
Kentucky Congress of Parents and Teachers
P.O. Box 654
Frankfort, KY 40602-0654
(502) 564-4378
Email: KY_office@pta.org
Web: www.kypta.org
Kentucky Developmental Disabilities Council
Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services
100 Fair Oaks Lane, 4E-F
Frankfort, KY 40621-0001
(502) 564-7842
Email: pat.seybold@mail.state.ky.us
Web: www.kddc.org
Kentucky Disabilities Coalition
P.O. Box 1589
Frankfort, KY 40602
(502) 875-1871 (V/TTY); (800) 977-7505 (in KY)
Email: kydis@mis.net
Web: www.geocities.com/kydisabilitiescoalition
Kentucky Division of Exceptional Children Services
Kentucky Education Rights Center, Inc.
106 North Main Street
Versailles, Kentucky 40383
(859) 879-0411; (859) 879-0412 (fax)
Email: kerc@edrights.com
Web: www.edrights.com
Kentucky Instructional and Diagnostic Services
Kentucky School for the Blind
1867 Frankfort Avenue
Louisville, KY 40206
(502) 897-1583
Email: lsmith@ksb.k12.ky.us
Web: www.ksb.k12.ky.us
Kentucky Mental Health Coalition
120 Sears Avenue, Suite 212
Louisville, KY 40207
(502) 894-0222
Email: drsasod@bellsouth.net
Web: www.kymhc.org
Kentucky Partnership for Families and Children
Carol Cecil
207 Holmes Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 875-1320
Email: kpfc@kypartnership.org
Web: www.kypartnership.org
Kentucky Protection and Advocacy
Maureen Fitzgerald
100 Fair Oaks Lane--Third Floor
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
(800) 372-2988 (Voice/TTY), (502) 564-2967 (Voice/TTY); (502) 564-0848 (fax)
Email: Info@mail.pa.state.ky.us
Web: http://www.kypa.net
P&A is an independent state agency made up of advocates and attorneys working together with people who have disabilities to promote and protect their legal rights.
Kentucky Revised Statutes TITLE XIII - EDUCATION
Listed by Title
http://www.LRC.state.ky.us/KRS/TITLES.HTM
Kentucky Special Parent Involvement Network (KY-SPIN)
10301-B Deering Road
Louisville, KY 40272
(502) 937-6894; (800) 525-7746; (502) 937-6464 (fax)
Email: spininc@aol.com
Web: www.kyspin.com
SPIN provides training, information and support to people with disabilities, their parents and families, and information on all types of disabilities and topics for all age groups. Through a "Families Training Families" model, consultants conduct community workshops on the issues of laws, rights, listening and communication skills, to promote better understanding of disability issues
Kentucky State Department of Education
1930 Capital Plaza Tower
500 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-3421, (800) 533-5372; (502) 564-6470 (fax)
Web: http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Default.htm
Mental Health Association of Kentucky
120 Sears Avenue, Suite 213
Louisville, KY 40207
(502) 893-0460; (888) 705-0463
Email: mhaky@kih.net
Web: www.mhaky.org
Mental Health Association of Northern Kentucky
605 Madison Avenue
Covington, KY 41011
(859) 431-1077
Email: mhnky@aol.com
Web: http://mhanky.org
Office of Special Instructional Services
The Office of Special Instructional Services (OSIS) consists of:
Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB)
Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD)
Division of Exceptional Children
Division of Secondary Vocational Education
Division of Program Resources
Parent Outreach: Parents Supporting Parents
1146 S. Third Street
Louisville, KY 40203
(502) 584-1239
Email: outreach@councilonmr.org
Web: www.councilonmr.org
Pathways to Careers and Special Programs
Capitol Plaza Tower, Room 2113
500 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-3775
Email: dstratto@kde.state.ky.us
Web: www.kde.state.ky.us
Protection and Advocacy Division
100 Fair Oaks Lane, Third Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-2967; (800) 372-2988 (In KY) (Voice and TTY)
Email: mfitzgerald@mail.pa.state.ky.us
Web: www.kypa.net
Seven Counties Services - Developmental Services
Bonnie Thorson Young
3717 Taylorsville Road
Louisville, KY 40220-1366
(502) 459-5292; (800) 459-5292; (502) 452-9079 (fax)
Email: byoung@sevencounties.org
Web: http://www.sevencounties.org
Provides services for people in the Seven Counties region (Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, and Trimble)with Mental Retardation or other developmental disabilities. These services are provided to individuals aged birth through the lifespan.
Special Education Procedures Manual
Division of Exceptional Children Services
Special Needs Resource Directory
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Ave. MLC 9012
Cincinnati, OH 45229
(513) 636-1970; (513) 636-7151 (fax)
Email: ava.fried@cchmc.org
Web: http://cincinnatichildrens.org/special-needs
The Special Needs Resource Directory includes a comprehensive accumulation of resources for Kentucky, Southwest Ohio, and Indiana, as well as national and international website links.
State Education Agency Rural Representative
Department of Education
500 Mero Street, Capitol Plaza Tower, 1st Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-4474
Email: knolan@kde.state.ky.us
Web: www.kde.state.ky.us
Turning Point for Autism, Inc.
Betsy Gibbs
P.O. Box 445
Goshen, KY 40026
(502) 899-9128; (502) 228-8391 (fax)
Email: bgibbs@turningpoint1.org
Web: www.turningpoint1.org
We are a non profit -501(c)3- organization that provides ABA therapy through the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CA.) with therapists based in the Kentucky area. We serve Kentucky and Southern Indiana area.
Robert A. Underwood, Ph.D.
Edelson and Associates, PSC
7511 New LaGrange Road
Louisville, KY 40222
(502) 423-1151
Email: drunderwood@npsych.info
Web: http://www.edelsonandassociates.info
Neuropsychological, ADHD, Learning Disability, Autism and Psychological Disorder Evaluations.
University of Kentucky School Psychology Clinic
641 Maxwelton Ct.
Lexington, KY 40506
(859) 257-1381
Web: http://www.ukschoolpsychclinic.com
Psychoeducational assessments, intervention and consultation services to address behavioral, academic, and social-emotional concerns which impact an individual's learning and development.
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| LOUISVILLE, KY 40203 |
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