Washington State Resources
State Agencies and Organizations
United States Senators
Honorable Maria Cantwell (D)
717 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-3441
(202) 228-0514 (Fax)
Email:
cantwell.senate.gov/contact/index.html
Web:
http://cantwell.senate.gov
Honorable Patty Murray (D)
173 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-2621
(202) 224-0238 (Fax)
Email:
senator_murray@murray.senate.gov
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).
District 5
Cathy McMorris
(R - WA)
1708 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
202-225-2006
Fax: 202-225-3392
Email:
cathy.mcmorris@mail.house.gov
Web:
www.mcmorris.house.gov
State of Washington
Governor
Honorable Christine Gregoire
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 40002
Olympia, WA 98504-0002
(360) 902-4111; (360) 753-4110 (Fax)
Web:
www.governor.wa.gov/
Official State Web Site
Web:
http://access.wa.gov/
State Department of Education: Special Education
Douglas Gill, Director
Special Education Section
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
(360) 725-6075
E-mail:
speced@ospi.wednet.edu
Web:
www.k12.wa.us/specialed
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 <http://www.k12.wa.us>
Programs for Infants and Toddlers with
Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Sandy Loerch-Morris, Program Director
Infant Toddler Early Intervention Program
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Social and Health Services
P.O. Box 45201
Olympia, WA 98504-5201
(360) 902-8490 (Voice); (360) 902-7864 (TTY)
E-mail: loercsk@dshs.wa.gov
<mailto:loercsk@dshs.wa.gov>
Web:
www1.dshs.wa.gov/iteip <http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/iteip>
Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3
through 5
Karen Walker, Program Supervisor
Early Childhood Services
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
(360) 725-6080
E-mail: kwalker@ospi.wednet.edu
<mailto:kwalker@ospi.wednet.edu>
Web:
www.k12.wa.us <http://www.k12.wa.us>
State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Michael O'Brien, Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Social and Health Services
P.O. Box 45340
Olympia, WA 98504-5340
(360) 438-8008; (800) 637-5627 (V/TTY)
E-mail: obriemd@dshs.wa.gov
<mailto:obriemd@dshs.wa.gov>
Web:
www1.dshs.wa.gov/dvr <http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/dvr>
Coordinator for Transition Services
Cinda Johnson, Ed.D., Director
Center for Change in Transition Services
University of Washington
Box 357925 - EEU
Seattle, WA 98195-7925
(206) 543-4011
E-mail: cindajoh@u.washington.edu
<mailto:cindajoh@u.washington.edu>
Web:
<http://depts.washington.edu/ccls>
Office of State Coordinator of Vocational
Education for Students with Disabilities
Rob Fieldman, Director
Career and Technical Education
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
(360) 725-6242; (360) 664-3631 (TTY)
E-mail: rfieldman@ospi.wednet.edu
<mailto:rfieldman@ospi.wednet.edu
>
Web:
www.k12.wa.us/careerteched <http://www.k12.wa.us/careerteched>
State Mental Health Agency
Karl Brimner, Director
Mental Health Division
Department of Social and Health Services
P.O. Box 45320
Olympia, WA 98504-5320
(360) 902-0790
State Developmental Disabilities Program
Linda Rolfe, Director
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Social and Health Services
P.O. Box 45310
Olympia, WA 98504-5310
(360) 902-8484
Web: www1.dshs.wa.gov/ddd
<http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/ddd>
State Developmental Disabilities Council
Ed Holen, Director
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)
E-mail: EdH@cted.wa.gov <mailto:EdH@cted.wa.gov>
Web:
www.ddc.wa.gov
Protection and Advocacy Agency
Mark Stroh, Executive Director
Washington Protection and Advocacy System
315 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 850
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 324-1521; (800) 562-2702
E-mail: wpas@wpas-rights.org
<mailto:wpas@wpas-rights.org>
Web:
www.wpas-rights.org <http://www.wpas-rights.org>
Client Assistance Program
Jerry Johnsen, Director
Client Assistance Program
2531 Rainier Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98144
(206) 721-5999; (800) 544-2121 (in WA)
(888) 721-6072 (TTY)
E-mail: CAPSeattle@att.net
<mailto:CAPSeattle@att.net>
Programs for Children with Special Health Care
Needs
Maria Nardella, Manager
Children with Special Health Care Needs
Community and Family Health
Department of Health
P.O. Box 47880
Olympia, WA 98504-7880
(360) 236-3573
E-mail: maria.nardella@doh.wa.gov
<mailto:maria.nardella@doh.wa.gov>
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: <http://fortress.wa.gov/dshs/maa/CHIP/Index.html>
Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or
Visually Impaired
Bill Palmer, Executive Director
Department of Services for the Blind
402 Legion Way, Suite 100
P.O. Box 40933
Olympia, WA 98504-0933
(360) 586-6981; (800) 552-7103
E-mail: bilpalmer@dsb.wa.gov
<mailto:bilpalmer@dsb.wa.gov>
Web:
www.dsb.wa.gov <http://www.dsb.wa.gov>
Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Eric Raff, Director
Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
P.O. Box 45300
Olympia, WA 98504-5300
(360) 902-8000 V/TTY; (800) 422-7930 (V/TTY)
E-mail: rafferic@dshs.wa.gov
<mailto:rafferic@dshs.wa.gov>
Web:
www.dshs.wa.gov/hrsa/odhh/index.shtml
<http://www.dshs.wa.gov/hrsa/odhh/index.shtml>
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
Kathee K. Scoggin, Co-Director
Nancy Hatfield, Co-Director
Washington State Services for Children with Deaf-Blindness
400 S.W. 152nd Street
Burien, WA 98166-2209
(206) 439-6937 (V/TTY); (800) 572-7000 (in WA) (V/TTY)
E-mail: wsds@psesd.org <mailto:wsds@psesd.org>
Web:
www.wsdsonline.org <http://www.wsdsonline.org>
Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
Charles E. Davis, Center Coordinator
Northwest ADA & IT Center
Oregon Health & Science University-CDRC
P.O. Box 574
Portland, OR 97207-0574
(503) 494-4001; (503) 418-0296 (TTY)
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: nwada@ohsu.edu <mailto:nwada@ohsu.edu>
Web:
www.nwada.org <http://www.nwada.org>
University Centers for Excellence in
Developmental Disabilities
Michael Guralnick, Director
Center on Human Development and Disability
University of Washington
Box 357920
Seattle, WA 98195-7920
(206) 543-7701
E-mail: chdd@u.washington.edu
<mailto:chdd@u.washington.edu>
Web:
<http://depts.washington.edu/chdd/>
Technology-Related Assistance
Debbie Cook, Project Director
Washington Assistive Technology Alliance
UWCTDS/University of Washington
P.O. Box 357920
Seattle, WA 98195-7920
(206) 685-4181; (800) 214-8731 (I&R)
(206) 616-1396 (TTY)
E-mail: uwat@u.washington.edu
<mailto:uwat@u.washington.edu>
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)
E-mail: Spokane@wa.easter-seals.org
<mailto:Spokane@wa.easter-seals.org>
Web:
<http://wata.org/wata/eatrc/index.htm>
State Mediation System
Greg Abell, Coordinator
Sound Options Group, LLC
197 Parfitt Way, Suite 220
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
(206) 842-2298; (800) 692-2590
E-mail: grega@somtg.com <mailto:grega@somtg.com>
Web:
www.soundoptionsgroup.com <http://www.soundoptionsgroup.com>
Special Format Library
Gloria Leonard, Director
Washington Talking Book and Braille Library
2021 9th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121-2783
(206) 615-0400; (800) 542-0866
(206) 615-0419 (TTY)
E-mail: wtbbl@wtbbl.org <mailto:wtbbl@wtbbl.org>
Web:
www.spl.org/wtbbl/wtbbl.html <http://www.spl.org/wtbbl/wtbbl.html>
Washington State
Special Education Coalition
President: Mary McKnew
E-mail: mmcknew@comcast.net
Parent/Community Coordinator: Donna Obermeyer
E-mail: donnao25@aol.com
Legistlative Chair: Christie Perkins
E-mail: edadvocate@mac.com
Phone: (253) 588-0637
Web:
www.wssec.org<http://www.wssec.org>
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