STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:
SPECIAL EDUCATION
John Herner, Director
Div. of Special Education, OH Department of Education
933 High Street
Worthington, OH 43085-4017
(614) 466-2650
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Jane Wiechel, Director
Division of Early Childhood Education, OH Department of Education
65 South Front Street, Room 309
Columbus, OH 43215-4183
(614) 466-0224
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Cindy Oser, Chief, Bur. of Early Intervention Services
Ohio Department of Health
P.O. Box 118, 246 North High Street, 5th Floor
Columbus, OH 43266-0118
(614) 644-8389
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Robert Rabe, Administrator
Rehabilitation Services Commission
400 East Campus View Blvd.
Columbus, OH 43235-4604
(614) 438-1210 (V/TTY)
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Lawrence Dennis
Division of Special Education
OH Department of Education
933 High Street
Worthington, OH 43085
(614) 466-2650
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Michael F. Hogan, Ph.D., Director
OH Department of Mental Health
30 East Broad Street, Room 1180
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 466-2337/4217
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Paul Lilley, Chief
Office of Children's Services
Department of Mental Health
30 East Broad Street, 8th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 466-1984
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Jerome C. Manuel, Director
OH Department of MR/DD
30 East Broad Street, Room 1280
Columbus, OH 43224
(614) 466-5214
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
David Zwyer, Executive Director
Ohio DD Planning Council
8 East Long Street
Atlas Bldg., 12th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 466-5205
E-mail: MR_DDC_Zwyer@ohio.gov
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Carolyn Knight, Executive Director
Ohio Legal Rights Service
8 East Long Street, 5th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 466-7264; (614) 728-2553 (TTY)
(800) 282-9181 (in OH)
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Arthur Schlesinger, Administrative Director
Ohio Client Assistance Program
Governor's Office of Advocacy for People with Disabilities
35 E. Chesnut Street, 5th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-2541
(614) 466-9956 (V/TTY); (800) 228-5405
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
James Bryant, M.D., Chief
Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps
Ohio Department of Health
P.O. Box 1603
Columbus, OH 43216-1603
(614) 466-1700
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Steve Ramsey
Division of Special Education, OH Department of Education
933 High Street
Worthington, OH 43085
(614) 466-2650
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
Brain Injury
Suzanne Minnich, Executive Director
Ohio Brain Injury Association
1335 Dublin Road, Suite 50-A
Columbus, OH 43215-1000
(614) 481-7100; (800) 686-9563 (In OH)
E-mail: ohiobia@infinet.com
Cerebral Palsy
Beverly Johnson, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Ohio
1335 Dublin Rd., Suite 205C
Columbus, OH 43215
(800) 796-8498; (614) 481-8118
Epilepsy
Christine Loehrke, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of N.E. Ohio
2800 Euclid Avenue, Room 450
Cleveland, OH 44115
(216) 579-1330
Learning Disabilities
Elliott Resnick, President Learning Disabilities Association of OH
1148 Euclid Avenue, Suite 300
Cleveland, OH 44115
(216) 975-4311; (800) 543-7532 (in OH)
Mental Health
Lisa Hunt, Education & Advocacy Coordinator
OH Alliance for the Mentally Ill
979 S. High St.
Columbus, OH 43206
(614) 444-2646; (800) 686-2646
Mental Retardation
Gary Tonks, Executive Director
The Arc of Ohio
1335 Dublin Rd., Suite 205-C
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 487-4720; (800) 875-2723
E-mail: arcoh@coil.com
Speech and Hearing
Ginger O'Conner, President
Ohio Speech and Hearing Association
124 Keyser Street
Marietta, OH 45750
(614) 373-3781
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Coalition
425 Ford St., N.W.
Massillon, OH 44647
(330) 832-7047; (800) 722-4435
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Sheila M. Dunn, President
Easter Seal Society of Northeast Ohio
1929 A East Royalton Road
Broadview Heights, OH 44147
(216) 838-0990 (V/TTY)
E-mail: eseals@interax.com
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Sonya Goppenheimer, Interim Director
University Affiliated Cincinnati Center for Developmental Disorders
Pavilion Building
3333 Burnet Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039
(513) 636-4688
Steven Reiss, Director
The Nisonger Center
Ohio State University
1581 Dodd Drive
Columbus, OH 43210-1296
(614) 292-8365
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Doug Huntt, Director
Ohio Train
Ohio Super Computer Center
1224 Kinnear Road
Columbus, OH 43212
(614) 292-2426 (V/TTY); (800) 784-3425 (V/TTY, in OH)
(614) 292-3162 (TTY)
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECTS
Margaret Burley, Executive Director
OH Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities
Bank One Building
165 West Center Street, Suite 302
Marion, OH 43302-3741
(614) 382-5452
(800) 374-2806 (V/TTY)
E-mail: ocecd@edu.gte.net
Cathy Heizman, Executive Director
Child Advocacy Center
1821 Summit Rd., #303
Cincinnati, OH 45237
(513) 821-2400 (V/TTY)
E-mail: CADCenter@aol.com
Dena Hook, Parent Assistance
Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities
165 W. Center Street, Suite 302
Bank One Building
Marion, OH 43302-3741
(800) 374-2806
E-mail: ocecd@edu.gte.net
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Dena Hook, Parent Assistance
OH Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities
165 W. Center Street, Suite 302
Bank One Building
Marion, OH 43302-3741
(800) 374-2806
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Patricia Whitten, President
Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers
40 Northwoods Boulevard, Suite A
Columbus, OH 43235
(440) 781-6344 |
