Texas State Resources 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.    STATE DEPARTMENT OF   EDUCATION:  STATE VOCATIONAL    DEVELOPMENTAL   DISABILITIES   DISABILITY PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN   STATE VOCATIONAL DISABILITIES   UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED INFANTS EARLY DEPT. OF  MENTAL HEALTH CLIENT ASSISTANCE TECHNOLOGY RELATED PARENTS PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN   MENTAL HEALTH PARENT-TEACHER STATE DPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION Gene Lenz, Senior Director Texas Education Agency  Division of Special Education 1701 North Congress Avenue  Austin, TX 78701-1494 (512) 463-9414  PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES: AGES 3 THROUGH 5 Kathy Clayton, Coordinator Special Education Programs Texas Education Agency 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-1494  (512) 463-9414  PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERSWITH DISABILITIES: AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2 Mary Elder, Executive Director  Early Childhood Intervention Program  4900 N. Lamar Boulevard Austin, TX 78751-2399 (512) 424-6754; (800) 250-2246 (Information & Referral) STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY Vernon M. Arrell, Commissioner  Texas Rehabilitation Commission  4900 North Lamar, Room 7102  Austin, TX 78751-2399 (512) 424-4001  STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION  Ward N. McCain, Division Director  Texas Education Agency  1701 North Congress Avenue  Austin, TX 78701  (512) 463-9446; (512) 475-3575 STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY  Don Gilbert, Commissioner  Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation P.O. Box 12668, Capitol Station  Austin, TX 78711-2668  (512) 206-4588 STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH  Andres Guariguata, Director Children’s Services Texas Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation P.O. Box 12668  Austin, TX 78711-2668  (512) 206-4722 STATEDEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL Roger A. Webb, Executive Director  Texas Planning Council for DD  4900 North Lamar Blvd.  Austin, TX 78751-2399 (512) 424-4080; (800) 262-0334 (512) 424-4099 (TTY) E-mail: TXDDC@rehab.state.tx.us PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY James Comstock-Galagan, Executive Director Advocacy, Inc.  7800 Shoal Creek Blvd., Suite 171-E  Austin, TX 78757  (512) 454-4816; (800) 252-9108 (In TX) CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Judith Sokolow, CAP Coordinator  Client Assistant Program  Advocacy, Inc.  7800 Shoal Creek Blvd., Ste. 171-E  Austin, TX 78757  (512) 454-4816  PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS Susan C. Penfield, Director CSHCN Planning & Policy Development Bureau of Children’s Health TX Department of Health  1100 West 49th Street  Austin, TX 78756-3179 (512) 458-7355  STATE AGENCY FOR THE BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED  Pat D. Westbrook, Executive Director  Texas Commission for the Blind  P.O. Box 12866  Austin, TX 78711  (512)459-2500  PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING David Myers, Executive Director Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing P. O. Box 12904 Austin, TX 78711-2904 (512) 451-8494 (V/TTY) E-mail: dmeyers@tcb.state.tx.us STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE Gene Lenz, Senior Director Special Education Texas Education Agency  1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-1494  (512) 463-9414  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 Brain Injury Association of Texas Plaza 290 Office Building,Suite 306 6633 East Highway 290 Austin, TX 78723 (512) 467-6872; (800) 392-0040 (In TX) Cerebral Palsy  Patty Anderson, Executive Director  United Cerebral Palsy of Texas  900 Congress Avenue, Suite 220  Austin, TX 78701  (512) 472-8696; (800) 798-1492 (in TX) Epilepsy  Donna Stahlhut, Executive Director  Epilepsy Association of Houston/Gulf Coast  2650 Fountain View, Suite 316 Houston, TX 77057 (713) 789-6295 Phyllis Arnold, Executive Director Epilepsy Foundation of Greater North Texas 2906 Swiss Avenue Dallas, TX 75204 (214) 823-8809; (800) 447-7778 (in TX only) E-mail: epildal@gan.net Betts Hoover, Executive Director Easter Seal Epilepsy Services 2100 Circle Drive Ft. Worth, TX 76119 (817) 536-8693 Sindi Rosales, Executive Director The Epilepsy Association of San Antonio/South Texas 5430 Fredericksburg Rd., #508 San Antonio, TX 78229 (210) 308-9151 Learning Disabilities Ann Robinson, Coordinator  Learning Disabilities Association of TX 1011 West 3lst Street  Austin, TX 78705  (512)458-8234; (800) 604-7500 (TX only)  E-mail: LDAT@compuserve.com Mental Health Stella C. Mullins, President/CEO Mental Health Association in Texas  8401 Shoal Creek Blvd. Austin, TX 78757 (512) 454-3706  TX Alliance for the Mentally Ill  1000 E. 7th Street, Suite 208 Austin, TX 78702-3257  (512) 474-2225; (800) 633-3760 Mental Retardation  Mike Bright, Executive Director The Arc of TX  1600 W 38th St, #200  Austin, TX 78731  (512) 454-6694; (800) 252-9729  Speech and Hearing  TX Speech-Language-Hearing Association 1033 La Posada Drive, Suite 220 Austin, TX 78752-3880 (512) 452-4636 Spina Bifida  Spina Bifida Association of Texas  8537 LaPlaza Drive #6 Fort Worth, TX 76108 (817) 246-7884 OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS  Rebecca Rabinowitz, President Easter Seal Society 4443 N. Josey Carrollton, TX 75010 (972) 394-8900Patty Derr, Director Parent Connection 1020 Riverwood Court Conroe, TX 77304 (409) 756-8321 Texas Advocates Supporting Kids with Disabilities (TASK) P.O. Box 162685 Austin,TX 78716 (512) 310-2102 (V or Fax) E-mail: ASKTASK@aol.com Nancy Epstein, Director Disability Policy Consortium 7800 Shoal Creek Blvd., Suite 171-E Austin, TX 78757 (512) 454-4816 UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM Penny Seay, Executive Director Texas UAP for Developmental Disabilities University of Texas at Austin SZB 252/D5100 Austin, TX 78712-1290 (512) 471-7621; (800) 828-7839; (512) 471-1844 (TTY) TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE Susanne Elrod, Project Director Texas Assistive Technology Partnership Texas UAP for Developmental Disabilities University of Texas at Austin SZB 252/D5100 Austin, TX 78712 (512) 471-7621; (512) 471-1844 (TTY) (800) 828-7839 PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECTS Janice and Michael Meyer, Co-Directors Partners Resource Network, Inc. 1090 Longfellow Drive, Suite B Beaumont, TX 77706-4819 (409) 898-4684; (800) 866-4726 (In TX) E-mail:  path@partnerstx.org URL:  Agnes A. Johnson Grassroots Consortium 6202 Belmark P.O. Box 61628 Houston, TX 77208-1628 (713)643-9576 E-mail: SpecKids@aol.com Yvette Hinojosa Project PODER 1017 N. Main Avenue, Suite 207 San Antonio, TX 78212 (210) 222-2637; (800) 682-9747 (in TX only) E-mail: poder@world-net.com PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)  Gail McAda, President 408 West 11th Street Austin, TX 78701-2199 (512) 476-6769; (800) 825-5782   Texas Web Community Civil Liberties Legal Assistance Consumer Protection Crime Disaster Relief Family and Parenting Peace and Conflict Resolution Disability Information Health Job Training and Workplace Computers and Technology Education Community Service (Volunteering) Children and Youth Homelessness and Housing Recovery, Addiction, and Abuse   Hunger and Poverty © Copyright Autism-PDD Resources Network Visit these sites for more information