Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information concerning this state, please contact the office listed under STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: Special Education Services.

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 STATE DEPARTMENT OF   EDUCATION:     STATE VOCATIONAL DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITIES DISABILITY  EARLY  STATE VOCATIONAL DISABILITIES UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED     PARENT-TO-PARENT DEPARTMENT OF  MENTAL HEALTH   PARENT-TEACHER TECHNOLOGY RELATED PARENTS    DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL  PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN 

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION

Joseph Fisher, Executive Director  Division of Special Education Department of Education  Andrew Johnson Tower, 5th Floor 710 James Robertson Pkwy. Nashville, TN 37243-0380              (615) 741-2851       

PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES: AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2

Contact STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:  SPECIAL EDUCATION (see above)

STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY

Jack Van Hooser, Assistant Commissioner Division of Rehabilitation Services Department of Human Svcs.  400 Deaderick Street, l5th Floor  Nashville, TN 37248-0060              (615) 313-4714      

OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Sam McClanahan, Consultant  Division of Vocational Education Andrew Johnson Tower, 4th Floor 710 James Roberston Pkwy. Nashville, TN 37243-0383             (615) 532-2800      

STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY 

Ben Dishman, Acting Commissioner  Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation  Andrew Johnson Tower, 11th Floor 710 James Robertson Pkwy. Nashville, TN 37243-0675             (615) 532-6500       

STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH 

Larry Thompson, Director  Office of Children & Adolescent Services Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation Andrew Johnson Tower, 10th Floor 710 James Robertson Pkwy. Nashville, TN 37243-0675             (615) 532-6767      

STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM 

Thomas J. Sullivan, Deputy Commissioner Division of Mental Retardation/Department of  Mental Health and Mental Retardation Andrew Johnson Tower, 11th Floor 710 James Robertson Pkwy. Nashville, TN 37243-0675             (615) 532-6530      

STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL

Wanda Willis, Executive Director  TN Developmental Disabilities Council Andrew Johnson Tower, 10th Floor 710 James Robertson Pkwy. Nashville, TN 37243-0675             (615) 532-6615      

PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY

Shirley Shea, Executive Director TN Protection and Advocacy, Inc. P.O. Box 121257  Nashville, TN 37212              (615) 298-1080      ;             (800) 342-1660       (Toll-free in TN only) 

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS

Jackie Cundall, Director  Children’s Special Services Department of Health  Cordell Hull Building, 5th Floor 425 5th Avenue North Nashville, TN 37247-4701             (615) 741-8530       

STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE

Ann Hampton, CSPD Department of Education, Division of Special Education Andrew Johnson Tower, 5th Floor 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243-0380             (615) 741-2851      

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING

Kenneth Tedford, Executive Director Tennessee Council for the Hearing Impaired 400 Deaderick Street, 11th Floor Nashville, TN 37248-6300             (615) 313-4913       (V/TTY)             (615) 313-5695       (24-hour answering machine) 

STATE DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN STATE CUSTODY

George Hattaway, Commissioner TN Department of Children’s Services 7th Floor, Cordell Hull Building 436 6th Avenue North Nashville, TN 37243-1290             (615) 741-9699      

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: 

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: 

Brain Injury Gary Driskill, Executive Director Brain Injury Association of Tennessee 699 W. Main Street, Suite 203B Hendersonville, TN 37075             (615) 264-3052      ;             (800) 480-6693       (Toll-free in TN only) E-mail: BIAT@juno.com

Cerebral Palsy  Diana Reid, Executive Director United Cerebral Palsy Association of the Mid-South  4189 Leroy Avenue Memphis, TN 38108              (901) 761-4277      

Epilepsy  Jean Dodds, Executive Director  Epilepsy Foundation of West Tennessee  4013 Premier Memphis, TN 38118             (888) 287-3370      ;             (901) 795-6160      

Learning Disabilities  Learning Disabilities Association of Greater Memphis 5587 Murray Road, Suite 101 Memphis, TN 38119             (901) 763-1430      

Mental Health  Elizabeth Lentchner, Executive Director Mental Health Association in Nashville 2401 21st Avenue South, Suite 301 Nashville, TN 37212             (615) 269-5355       E-mail: mhanashville@ezsys.com

George Haley, President TN Alliance for the Mentally Ill  5410 Homberg Drive, Suite 4 Knoxville, TN 37919-5029              (423) 602-7900      

Mental Retardation  Roger Blue, Executive Director  The Arc of Tennessee  1719 W. End Avenue, #3000 Nashville, TN 37203              (615) 327-0294      

Speech and Hearing  Judy Plummer, Executive Director TN Association of Audiologist & Speech-Language Pathologists 530 Church Street, Suite 700 Nashville, TN 37219             (615) 254-3687      

OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS 

Jayne Perkins, President & CEO Easter Seals 2001 Woodmont Boulevard Nashville, TN 37215             (615) 292-6640      Leslie Greenhill, Executive Director March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation 1101 Kermit Drive, Suite 201 Nashville, TN 37217             (888) 399-3272      ;             (615) 399-3200      

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM

Frederick B. Palmer, Director  Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities — UAT The University of Tennessee, Memphis  711 Jefferson Avenue  Memphis, TN 38105              (901) 448-6512       URL: 

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE

Rob Roberts, Project Director Tennessee Technology Access Project 710 James Robertson Parkway Andrew Johnson Tower, 10th Floor Nashville, TN 37243-0675             (615) 532-6558      ;             (615) 741-4566       (TTY)             (800) 732-5059       (Toll-free in TN only) E-mail: rroberts2@mail.state.tn.us

PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT

Nancy Diehl, Director Support and Training for Exceptional Parents (STEP) 424 East Bernard Avenue, Suite 3 Greeneville, TN 37745             (423) 639-0125      ;             (800) 280-7837       (Toll-free in TN only)             (423) 639-2464       (TTY) E-mail: tnstep@aol.com URL: 

PARENT-TO-PARENT 

Suzanne Rothacker, Coordinator Parents Encouraging Parents (PEP) Program  Cordell Hull Building, 5th Floor 426 5th Avenue North Nashville, TN 37247-4850              (615) 741-8530      

PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) 

Delores McGill, President Tennessee Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc. 1905 Acklen Avenue Nashville, TN 37212-3788             (615) 383-9740      

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