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
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 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
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
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, Acting Commissioner
Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation
& Substance Abuse Services
P.O. Box 1797
Richmond, VA 23218
(804) 786-3921
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Cecilia Kirkman, Director of Prevention & Children Services
Department of Mental Health
Mental Retardation & Substance Abuse Services
P.O. Box 1797
Richmond, VA 23218
(804) 371-2185
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
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
URL: http://www.vdh.state.va.us
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)
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Sandra Reen, Director
Department for Rights of Virginians with Disabilities
Ninth St. Office Building, 9th Floor
202 North 9th Street
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 225-2042 (Voice/TTY); (800) 552-3962 (In VA)
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
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
URL: http://www.vdh.state.va.us
STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR
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
URL: http://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
URL: http://www.state.va.us/hhr/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: VDDHH@aol.com
DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CH.A.D.D.)
499 NW 70th Avenue, Suite 101
Plantation, FL 33317
(954) 587-3700
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
URL: http://www.chadd.org
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 972
Mentor, OH 44061
(216) 350-9595
(800) 487-2282 (Voice mail to request information packet)
E-mail: NATLADDA@aol.com
URL: http://www.add.org
Autism
Colleen Quinn, Program Administrator
Autism Training and Family Support Program
The Arc of Virginia
6 North 6th Street, Suite 403-A
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 649-8481
Charlotte Crane, Program Administrator
VA Autism Resource Center
134 West Piccadilly Street
Winchester, VA 22601
(540) 667-7771
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)
Cerebral Palsy
Kathleen Prendergast
UCP of Southeastern Virginia
1709 Colley Avenue, Suite 306
Norfolk, VA 23517
(757) 627-2326 ; (757) 497-7474
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)
Learning Disabilities
Justine Malhoney, President
Learning Disabilities Association of VA
3115 North 17th Street
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 243-2614
E-mail: Jwmlda@aol.com
Mental Health
Lori Lester, Coordinator
Mental Health Association of VA
6 North 6th Street, Suite 403A
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 649-8481
Valerie Marsh, Executive Director
VA Alliance for the Mentally Ill
P.O. Box 1903
Richmond, VA 23218-1903
(804) 225-8264 ; (888) 486-8264
Joyce Kube, Executive Director
Parents & Children Coping Together
8032 Mechanicsville Turnpike
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
(804) 559-6833 ; (800) 788-0097 (in VA only)
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
Spina Bifida
Karen Anderson, President
Richmond Area Spina Bifida Association
5307 Great Bridge Terrace
Richmond, VA 23237
(804) 751-0829
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
F. Robert Knight, President
Easter Seal Society of VA
4841 Williamson Road
P.O. Box 5496
Roanoke, VA 24012
(540) 362-1656 ; (800) 365-1656 (In VA)
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Fred P. Orelove, Executive Director
Virginia Institute for Developmental Disabilities
Virginia Commonwealth University
301 West Franklin Street, Box 843020
Richmond, VA 23284-3020
(804) 828-3876 (V/TTY)
E-mail: forelove@saturn.vcu.edu
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) 435-8490 (in VA only)
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: peatcinc@aol.com
URL: http://www.peatc.org/
PARENT RESOURCE CENTERS
Anita Swan, Coordinator
Office of Special Education 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
Elizabeth Fletcher, Coordinator
Parent to Parent of VA
Family and Children’s Service
1518 Willow Lawn Drive
Richmond, VA 23230
(804) 282-4255
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Lois Cumashot, President
Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers
1027 Wilmer Avenue
Richmond, VA 23227
(804) 264-1234