T.J. McKinney, M.Ed.
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Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
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United States Senators Honorable Dianne Feinstein (D) 331 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-3841 (202) 228-3954 (Fax) Contact | Website Honorable Barbara Boxer (D) 112 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-3553; (202) 224-4264 (TTY) (202) 228-2382 (Fax) Contact | Website 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). Governor Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger State Capitol Building Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 445-2841 (916) 445-4633 (fax) Contact | Website Official State Website Website State Department of Education: Special Education Mary Hudler, Director Special Education Division California Department of Education 1430 N Street, Suite 2401 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 445-4602 Contact | Website State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) Camille Maben, Director School and District Accountability Division California Department of Education 1430 N Street, Suite 6208 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 319-0582 Contact | Website Janet Canning, Consultant Special Education Division California Department of Education 1430 N Street, Suite 2401 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 327-4217 Contact | Website Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 Rick Ingraham, Part C Coordinator Children and Family Services Branch Department of Developmental Services 1600 9th Street, Room 330, MS 3-8 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 654-2773; (800) 515-2229 Contact | Website Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 Chris Drouin, Interagency Liaison Special Education Division Administrative Services Unit Department of Education 1430 N Street, Suite 530 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 327-3547 Website State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Gary Kuwabara, Acting Director Department of Rehabilitation 2000 Evergreen Street Sacramento, CA 95815-3832 (916) 263-8987; (916) 263-7477 (TTY) Website Coordinator for Transition Services Christine Pittman, Manager Transition Services and Work Ability Special Education Division California Department of Education 1430 N Street, Suite 2401 Sacramento, CA 95814 Contact Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities Patrick Ainsworth, Director Secondary, Postsecondary and Adult Leadership Division California Department of Education 1430 N Street, Suite 4503 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 445-2652 Contact | Website State Mental Health Agency Stephen W. Mayberg, Ph.D, Director Department of Mental Health 1600 9th Street, Room 151 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 654-2309; (800) 896-4042 (in CA) Contact | Website State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth Zoe Todd, LCSW, Chief Children and Family Services California Department of Mental Health 1600 9th Street, Room 100 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 651-2024 Contact | Website Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities (providing services and support for infants, children, and adults with developmental disabilities) Terri Delgadillo, Director Department of Developmental Services California Health and Human Services Agency 1600 9th Street, Room 240 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 654-1897 Website Councils on Developmental Disabilities California State Council on Developmental Disabilities 1507 21st Street, Suite 210 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 322-8481; (866) 802-0514 Contact | Website Protection and Advocacy Agency Catherine Blakemore, Executive Director Protection and Advocacy, Inc. 100 Howe Avenue, Suite 185N Sacramento, CA 95825-8219 (916) 488-9950; (800) 776-5746 (In CA) Contact | Website Client Assistance Program Sheila Conlon Mentkowski, Chief Client Assistance Program Department of Rehabilitation 2000 Evergreen Street, 1st Floor Sacramento, CA 95815 (916) 263-7372; (866) 712-1085 (TTY) (800) 598-3273 (TTY) Contact | Website Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs Marian Dalsey, M.D., M.P.H., Chief Children's Medical Services Branch 1515 K Street, Room 400 Sacramento, CA 95825 (916) 327-1400 Contact | Website State CHIP Program (health care for low-income uninsured children) Healthy Families Program P.O. Box 138005 Sacramento, CA 95813-8005 (800) 880-5305 (in CA) Website Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired Lisa Bandaccari, Chief State Office of Services to the Blind California Department of Social Services 744 P Street, MS 11-94 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 657-3327 Contact | Website Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Lisa Bandaccari, Chief State Office of Deaf Access Department of Social Services 744 P Street, MS 11-91 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 653-8320; (916) 653-7651 (TTY) Contact | Website Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments (800) 735-2922 (V) (800) 735-2929 (TTY); 711 (TTY) (800) 854-7784 (Speech to Speech) Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind Cathy Kirscher, M.S., Regional Representative Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth & Adults 6160 Cornerstone Court, East San Diego, CA 92121 (858) 623-2777; (800) 432-7619 (V/TTY) (858) 646-0784 (TTY) Contact | Website Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center Erica C. Jones, Director DBTAC - Pacific ADA Center 555 12th Street, Suite 1030 Oakland, CA 94607 (510) 285-5600 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY) Contact | Website University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Olivia Raynor, Ph.D., OTR, Co-Director Andrew Russell, M.D., Co-Director Tarjan Center at UCLA University of California, Los Angeles 300 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 3302 Los Angeles, CA 90095-6967 (310) 825-0170 Contact Raynor Contact Russell Website Robert A. Jacobs, M.D., MPH, Director University of Southern California University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Childrens Hospital Los Angeles 4650 Sunset Boulevard P. O. Box 54700, MS #53 Los Angeles, CA 90054-0700 (323) 669-2300 Contact | Website Technology-Related Assistance Benjamin Harville, Project Coordinator California Assistive Technology System Department of Rehabilitation 2000 Evergreen Street Sacramento, CA 95815 (916) 274-6325 (V/TTY) Website State Mediation System Karen Johnson, ADR Projects Coordinator Department of Education Special Education Division 1430 N Street, 2nd Floor Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 323-2196 Contact | Website Special Format Library Dr. Henry C. Chang, Librarian Braille Institute Library Services 741 N. Vermont Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90029-3594 (323) 663-1111, ext. 500; (800) 808-2555 (323) 660-3880 (TTY) Contact | Website Disability-Specific OrganizationsAttention Deficit DisorderTo identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either: Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) 8181 Professional Place, Suite 150 Landover, MD 20785 (301) 306-7070 (800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet) Website Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) Blind/Visual Impairments Down Syndrome Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Learning Disabilities Oscar Wright, Chief Executive Officer Grace McAndrews, Executive Director Speech, Language, and Hearing Spina Bifida Organizations Especially for ParentsParent Training and Information Center (PTI)Susan Henderson, Managing Director Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc. (DREDF) 2212 6th Street Berkeley, CA 94710 (510) 644-2555; (800) 348-4232 Contact | Website Bobbie Coulbourne, Project Director Exceptional Parents Unlimited 4440 N. 1st Street Fresno, CA 93726 (559) 229-2000 Contact | Website Nora Thompson, Executive Director MATRIX, A Parent Network and Resource Center 94 Galli Drive, Suite C Novato, CA 94949 (415) 884-3535; (800) 578-2592 Contact | Website Mary Ellen Peterson, Chief Executive Officer Parents Helping Parents of Santa Clara 3041 Olcott Street Santa Clara, CA 95054-3222 (408) 727-5775; (408) 748-8339 (TTY) Contact | Website Kat Lowrance, Executive Director Rowell Family Empowerment of Northern California, Inc. 3830 Rancho Road Redding, CA 96002 (530) 226-5129 Contact | Website Juno Duenas, Executive Director Support for Families of Children with Disabilities 2601 Mission Street, Suite 606 San Francisco, CA 94110-3111 (415) 282-7494 (Program office) (415) 920-5040 (Family Resource Center) Contact | Website Marta Anchondo, Executive Director Brenda Smith, Deputy Director Team of Advocates for Special Kids (TASK) 100 W. Cerritos Avenue Anaheim, CA 92805 (714) 533-8275; (866) 828-8275 Contact | Website Brenda Smith, Deputy Director Team of Advocates for Special Kids (TASK), San Diego 4550 Kearny Villa Road, Suite 102 San Diego, CA 92123 (858) 874-2386; (858) 874-2387 Contact | Website Community Parent Resource Center Chinese Parents Association for the Disabled P.O. Box 2884 San Gabriel, CA 91778 (626) 307-3837 Contact | Website (serving E. Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley, reaching out to Latino and Chinese Families) Irene Martinez, Project Director Fiesta Educativa, Inc. 163 S. Avenue 24, Suite 201 Los Angeles, CA 90031-2299 (323) 221-6696 Contact | Website Foster Youth Resources for Education (FYRE) 2212 Sixth Street Berkeley, CA 94710 (510) 644-2555; (800) 348-4232 Contact | Website (Serving most of LA County) Theresa Cooper, Executive Director Loving Your Disabled Child (LYDC) 3704 7th Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90018 (323) 373-0323 Contact | Website (Serving Watts County) Alice Harris, Executive Director Parents of Watts 10828 Lou Dillon Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90059 (323) 566-7556 Contact (Serving Orange and Los Angeles County) Hung Nguyen, President Vietnamese Parents of Disabled Children Association, Inc. 7526 Syracuse Avenue Stanton, CA 90680 (714) 527-9216 Contact | Website Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Brenda J. Davis, President California State PTA 2327 L Street Sacramento, CA 95816 (916) 440-1985 Contact | Website Other Parent Organization Fuerza, Inc. 340 E. McWood Street West Covina, CA 91790 (800) 200-4323 Contact | Website Other Disability OrganizationsSuzanne Fisher, Executive DirectorCalifornia Association of School Psychologists 1400 K Street, Suite 311 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 444-1595 Contact | Website Michael Pelfini, President and CEO Easter Seals Bay Area 180 Grand Avenue, Suite 300 Oakland, CA 94612 (510) 835-2131, ext. 126 Contact | Website (Serving Amador, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus & Tuolumne Counties) Ann Cirimele, Executive Director Family Resource Network 5250 Claremont Avenue, Suite 239 Stockton, CA 95207 (209) 472-3674; (800) 847-3030 (in 5 county region) Contact Independent Living To find out the contact information for the Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state, contact: Independent Living Research Utilization Project The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research 2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77019 (713) 520-0232 (V); (713) 520-5136 (TTY) Contact | Website To find out the contact information for centers for independent living (CILs) in your state, contact: National Council on Independent Living 1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor Washington, DC 20036 (202) 207-0334 (V); (202) 207-0340 (TTY) Contact | Website |
Quick LinksFor StudentsThe American Library Association B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper Virtual Reference Desk -Ask A+ Locator For Parents and TeachersCalifornia Department of Education: Special Education Division California Special Education Observer International Reading Association Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators National Institute of Child Health and Human Development New York Times Learning Network Special EducationAET: The Association of Educational Therapists Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity (CHADD) The Council for Exceptional Children The International Dyslexia Association The National Center for Learning Disabilities The National Information Center for Children & Youth with Learning Disabilities The Schwab Foundation for Learning Speial Education Law and AdvocacyU.S. Department of Justice – Americans with Disabilities Act TechnologyAlliance for Technology Access: National Headquarters Center for Accessible Technology Center for Special Technologies -CAST Journal of Special Education Technology |
