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ADA Center
1 – State Agencies
State: Texas
Southwest ADA Center 2323 S. Shepherd, #1000 Houston , TX , 77019
(713) 520-0232 (V/TTY)
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
http://www.southwestada.org
Assistive Technology
1 – State Agencies
State: Texas
Contact University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities – Center for Disability Studies.
Blind/ Visual Impairments/ Deaf-Blind
1 – State Agencies
State: Texas
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired 1100 W. 45th Street Austin , TX , 78756
(512) 454-8631
(800) 872-5273 (to leave a message)
(512) 206-9451 (TTY)
http://www.tsbvi.edu/
Blind/Visual Impairments
1 – State Agencies
State: Texas
Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services 4900 N. Lamar Austin , TX , 78756
(800) 628-5115
http://www.dars.state.tx.us/
Career & Technical Education
1 – State Agencies
State: Texas
CTE Unit Texas Education Agency 1701 N. Congress Avenue Austin , TX , 78701
(512) 463-9581
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=4881&menu_id=720
CHIP
1 – State Agencies
State: Texas
(health care for low-income uninsured children) TexCare
(800) 647-6558
http://www.texcarepartnership.com/CHIP-CHIP-Page.htm
D D Council
1 – State Agencies
State: Texas
Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities 6201 E. Oltorf, Suite 600 Austin , TX , 78741-7509
(512) 437-5432
(800) 262-0334
http://www.txddc.state.tx.us/
Deaf/Hard of Hearing
1 – State Agencies
State: Texas
Texas School for the Deaf 1102 S. Congress Avenue Austin , TX , 78704-1728
(512) 462-5300 (V/TTY)
http://www.tsd.state.tx.us/
Deaf/Hard of Hearing
1 – State Agencies
State: Texas
Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing IDEA Coordination Texas Education Agency 1701 N. Congress Avenue
Austin , TX , 78701-1494
Austin , TX , 78701-1494
(512) 463-9414
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/deaf
Deaf/Hard of Hearing
1 – State Agencies
State: Texas
Education Resource Center on Deafness (ERCOD) Statewide Resources, Information, and Referral 1102 S. Congress Avenue Austin , TX , 78704-1728
(512) 462-5329
(800) 332-3873 (V/TTY)
http://www.tsd.state.tx.us/
Early Intervention
1 – State Agencies
State: Texas
Dept. of Assistive & Rehabilitative Services Division for Early Childhood Intervention Services 4800 N. Lamar Blvd. Austin , TX , 78756
(512) 424-6754
(800) 628-5115 (Information & Referral)
http://www.dars.state.tx.us/ecis
Health
1 – State Agencies
State: Texas
Department of State Health Services 1100 W. 49th Street Austin , TX , 78756
(512) 458-7375
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/
Mental Health – Youth
1 – State Agencies
State: Texas
Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Services Program Purchased Health Services Unit Department of State Health Services 1100 W. 49th Street Austin , TX , 78756-3179
(800) 252-8023 (Program Hotline)
(888) 963-7111
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/cshcn/
Preschool, Disabilities
1 – State Agencies
State: Texas
Division of IDEA Coordination Texas Education Agency 1701 N. Congress Avenue
Austin , TX , 78701-1494
Austin , TX , 78701-1494
(512) 463-9414
(800) 252-9668 (Parent Information Line)
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed
Protection & Advocacy
1 – State Agencies
State: Texas
Disability Rights Texas 2222 West Braker Lane Austin , TX , 78758
(512) 454-4816 (V/TTY)
(800) 252-9108 (In TX)
(866) 362-2851 (Video Phone)
http:// www.DisabilityRightsTx.org
Relay Services
1 – State Agencies
State: Texas
(800) 735-2988 (V)
(800) 735-2989 (TTY),711 (TTY)
(800) 735-2991 (ASCII)
(877) 826-6607(Speech to Speech)
Special Education
1 – State Agencies
State: Texas
Special Education Programs Texas Education Agency 1701 N. Congress Avenue Austin , TX , 78701-1494
(512) 463-9414
(800) 252-9668
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=2147491399
Special Format Library
1 – State Agencies
State: Texas
Talking Book Program Texas State Library and Archives Commission P.O. Box 12927 Austin , TX , 78711-2927
(512) 463-5458
(800) 252-9605
http://www.texastalkingbooks.org/
Special Health Care Needs
1 – State Agencies
State: Texas
Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Services Program Purchased Health Services Unit Department of State Health Services 1100 W. 49th Street, MC 1938 Austin , TX , 78714-9347
(512) 776-7355
(800) 252-8023
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/cshcn/
State Web Site
1 – State Agencies
State: Texas
Connect with your state’s official website to find all manner of state agencies and information, including how to contact your governor and/or your representatives in the Senate and House:
http://www.state.tx.us/
Transition Services
1 – State Agencies
State: Texas
Division of IDEA Coordination Texas Education Agency 1701 N. Congress Avenue Austin , TX , 78701
(512) 463-9414
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=2147496883
UCEDD
1 – State Agencies
State: Texas
Texas Center for Disability Studies The University of Texas at Austin Commons Learning Center 10100 Burnet Road Austin , TX , 78758
(512) 232-0740
(800) 828-7839
(512) 232-0762 (TTY)
http://tcds.edb.utexas.edu/
UCEDD
1 – State Agencies
State: Texas
Center on Disability and Development Texas A&M University Department of Educational Psychology Harrington 637F, Mail Stop 4225 College Station , TX , 77843-4225
(979) 845-4612
http://cdd.tamu.edu/
Vocational Rehabilitation
1 – State Agencies
State: Texas
Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services 4800 N. Lamar
Austin , TX , 78751
Austin , TX , 78751
(800) 628-5115
http://www.dars.state.tx.us/
Vocational Rehabilitation
1 – State Agencies
State: Texas
Department of Aging and Disability Services 701 W. 51st Street Austin , TX , 78751
(512) 438-3030
(800) 874-9426 (TTY)
http://www.dads.state.tx.us/
Attention Deficit Disorder
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Texas
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) 8181 Professional Place, Suite 201 Landover , MD , 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050
http://www.chadd.org/
Attention Deficit Disorder
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Texas
Attention Deficit Disorders Association – Southern Region (ADDA-SR) 12345 Jones Road, Suite 287-7 Houston , TX , 77070
(281) 897-0982
http://www.adda-sr.org/
Autism
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Texas
Autism Society Greater Austin PO Box 160841 Austin , TX , 78716-0841
(512) 479-4199
http://www.austinautismsociety.org
Blind/Visual Impairments
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Texas
American Foundation for the Blind 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 New York , NY , 10001
(212) 502-7600
(800) 232-5463
http://www.afb.org/
Brain Injury
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Texas
Brain Injury Association of Texas 316 W. 12th Street, Suite 405 Austin , TX , 78701
(512) 326-1212
(800) 392-0040 (in TX)
http://www.biatx.org/
Cerebral Palsy
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Texas
United Cerebral Palsy of Texas 1016 La Posada, Suite 145 Austin , TX , 78752
(512) 472-8696
(800) 798-1492 (in TX)
http://www.ucptexas.org/
Epilepsy
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Texas
Epilepsy Foundation of Texas – Houston/Dallas/ Ft. Worth
(888) 548-9716
http://www.eftx.org/
Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Texas
The Arc of Texas, Suite 100 8001 Centre Park Drive Austin , TX , 78754
(512) 454-6694
(800) 252-9729
http://www.thearcoftexas.org/
Learning Disabilities
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Texas
Learning Disabilities Association of Texas P.O. Box 831392 Richardson , TX , 75083
http://www.ldat.org/
Mental Health
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Texas
Council of Families for Children P.O. Box 14259 Austin , TX , 78714-2591
http://www.counciloffamilies.org/
Mental Health
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Texas
Mental Health America of Texas 1210 San Antonio, Suite 200 Austin , TX , 78701
(512) 454-3706
http://www.mhatexas.org/
Mental Health
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Texas
NAMI Texas Fountain Park Plaza III 2800 South IH 35, Suite 140 Austin , TX , 78704
(512) 693-2000
(800) 633-3760
http://www.namitexas.org/
Mental Health
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Texas
Texas Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health 7800 Shoal Creek Road 243-S Austin , TX , 78752
(512) 407-8844
(866) 893-3264
http://www.txffcmh.org/
Speech, Language and Hearing
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Texas
Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association 918 Congress Avenue, Suite 200 Austin , TX , 78701
(512) 494-1127
(888) 729-8742
http://www.txsha.org/
Tourette Syndrome
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Texas
Tourette Syndrome Association of Texas 3919 River Forest Dr. Richmond , TX , 77406
(281) 238-8096
http://www.tourettetexas.org/
Community Parent Resource Center
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Texas
CDIC – Community Parent Resource Center 1101 E. Schuster El Paso , TX , 79902
(915) 217-2747
http://www.cdicelpaso.org/
Other Parent Organization
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Texas
Family to Family Network 13150 FM 529, Suite 106 Houston , TX , 77041
(713) 466-6304
http://www.familytofamilynetwork.org
Other Parent Organization
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Texas
Family Support Network, Texas A&M University 4225 Texas A&M University College Station , TX , 77843-4225
(979) 845-4612
http://fsn.tamu.edu/
Other Parent Organization
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Texas
(Serving families in the Houston Area) Special Kids, Inc. (SKI) 7447 Harwin Drive Ste. #125 Houston , TX , 77036
(713) 783-KIDS(5437)
http://www.specialkidsinc.org/
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Texas
Texas PTA 408 W. 11th Street Austin , TX , 78701-2113
(512) 476-6769
(800) 825-5782
http://www.txpta.org/
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Texas
(Serving San Antonio, Houston, and the Lower Rio Grande Valley) Team Project Partners Resource Network, Inc. 2400 Augusta Drive, Suite 435 Houston , TX , 77092
(713) 524-2147
(877) 832-8945 (in TX)
http://www.partnerstx.org/team
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Texas
(Serving Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, Wichita Falls, Southeast and East Texas) PATH Project 1090 Longfellow Drive, Suite B Beaumont , TX , 77706-4819
(409) 898-4684
(800) 866-4726 (in TX)
http://www.partnerstx.org/
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Texas
(Serving Amarillo, Lubbock, Abilene, San Angelo, and El Paso) PEN Project 1001 Main Street, Suite 804 Lubbock , TX , 79401
(806) 762-1434
(877) 762-1435 (in TX)
http://www.partnerstx.org/
Parent-to-Parent
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Texas
Texas Parent to Parent 3710 Cedar Street, Box 12 Austin , TX , 78705
(512) 458-8600
(866) 896-6001
http://www.txp2p.org/
Independent Living
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Texas
Texas State Independent Living Council (SILC) 5555 N. Lamar, Suite K103 Austin , TX , 78766
(512) 371-7353
(877) 371-7353
http://www.txsilc.org/
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Texas
Easter Seals North Texas 1555 Merrimac Circle, Suite 102 Ft. Worth , TX , 76107
(817) 759-7900
(888) 288-8324 (in TX)
http://www.fortworth.easterseals.com/
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Texas
Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities P.O. Box 12428 Austin , TX , 78711
(512) 463-5742
(512) 463-5746 (TTY)
711 (Relay Service)
