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ADA Center
1 – State Agencies
State: Pennsylvania
Mid-Atlantic ADA Center 401 North Washington Street, Suite 450 Rockville , MD , 20805
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
(301) 217-0124 (V/TTY)
http://www.adainfo.org
Assistive Technology
1 – State Agencies
State: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s Initiative on Assistive Technology Institute on Disabilities 1755 N. 13th Street Student Center, Room 411S Philadelphia , PA , 19122
(800) 204-7428 (V, in PA)
(215) 204-1356 (V)
(866) 268-0579 (TTY, in PA)
(215) 204-1805 (TTY)
http://disabilities.temple.edu/programs/assistive/piat/
Blind/Visual Impairments
1 – State Agencies
State: Pennsylvania
Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Department of Labor and Industry 1521 N. 6th Street Harrisburg , PA , 17102
(800) 622-2842 (in PA)
(717) 787-6176
http://www.state.pa.us
Career and Tech Ed
1 – State Agencies
State: Pennsylvania
Bureau of Career and Technical Education Division of Field Support Department of Education 333 Market Street, 11th Floor Harrisburg , PA , 17126-0333
(717) 787-5530
http://www.pde.state.pa.us
CHIP
1 – State Agencies
State: Pennsylvania
(health care for low-income uninsured children) Pennsylvania’s Children’s Health Insurance Program
(800) 986-5437
http://www.chipcoverspakids.com/
D D Council
1 – State Agencies
State: Pennsylvania
Developmental Disabilities Council 561 Forum Building, Commonwealth Avenue Harrisburg , PA , 17120
(717) 787-6057
http://www.paddc.org
Deaf-Blind
1 – State Agencies
State: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Deaf-Blind Project 6340 Flank Drive, Suite 600 Harrisburg , PA , 17112-2764
(800) 360-7282 (in PA only)
(717) 541-4960, ext. 3115
http://www.pattan.net
Deaf/Hard of Hearing
1 – State Agencies
State: Pennsylvania
Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 1521 N. 6th Street Harrisburg , PA , 17102
(800) 233-3008 (V/TTY in PA only)
(717) 783-4912 V/TTY
http://www.dli.state.pa.us/odhh
Developmental Disabilities
1 – State Agencies
State: Pennsylvania
Office of Developmental Program Department of Public Welfare Health and Welfare Building, Room 502 P.O. Box 2675 Harrisburg , PA , 17105-2675
(717) 787-3700
http://www.dpw.state.pa.us
Early Intervention
1 – State Agencies
State: Pennsylvania
Bureau of Early Intervention Services Office of Child Development and Early Learning Department of Education and Public Welfare 333 Market Street, 6th Floor Harrisburg , PA , 17126-0333
(800) 692-7288
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/early_intervention/8710
Mediation
1 – State Agencies
State: Pennsylvania
Office for Dispute Resolution 6340 Flank Drive, Suite 600 Harrisburg , PA , 17112
(717) 541-4960
http://odr.pattan.net
Mental Health
1 – State Agencies
State: Pennsylvania
Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Department of Public Welfare P.O. Box 2675 Harrisburg , PA , 17105-2675
(717) 787-6443
http://www.dpw.state.pa.us
Mental Health – Youth
1 – State Agencies
State: Pennsylvania
Bureau of Children’s Behavioral Health Services Beechmont Building P.O. Box 2675 Harrisburg , PA , 17105
(717) 705-8289
http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/About/OMHSAS/003670533.htm
Preschool, Disabilities
1 – State Agencies
State: Pennsylvania
Bureau of Early Intervention Services Office of Child Development and Early Learning Department of Education and Public Welfare 333 Market Street, 7th Floor, PDE Building Harrisburg , PA , 17126-0333
(800) 692-7288
http://www.pde.state.pa.us
Protection & Advocacy
1 – State Agencies
State: Pennsylvania
Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania 1414 N. Cameron Street, Suite C Harrisburg , PA , 17103
(800) 692-7443 (in PA)
(717) 236-8110
(877) 375-7139 (TTY)
(717) 346-0293 (TTY)
http://www.drnpa.org
Relay Services
1 – State Agencies
State: Pennsylvania
(800) 654-5988 (V)
(800) 654-5984 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 229-5746 (Speech to Speech – English)
(866) 260-9470 (Speech to Speech – Spanish)
Special Education
1 – State Agencies
State: Pennsylvania
Bureau of Special Education Department of Education 333 Market Street, 7th Floor Harrisburg , PA , 17126-0333
Special Education Consultline: (800) 879-2301(V/TTY)
(717) 783-6913
http://www.pde.state.pa.us
Special Format Library
1 – State Agencies
State: Pennsylvania
Free Library of Philadelphia Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 919 Walnut Street Philadelphia , PA , 19107
800-222-1754
(215) 683-3213
http://lbph.library.phila.gov/
Special Health Care Needs
1 – State Agencies
State: Pennsylvania
Division of Community Systems Development and Outreach Division of Child and Adult Health Services Department of Health, 7th Floor, East Wing Health & Welfare Building 7th & Forster Street Harrisburg , PA , 17120
(800) 986-4550 – Special Kids Networks
(717) 772-2763
http://www.state.pa.us
State Web Site
1 – State Agencies
State: Pennsylvania
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.pa.us/ Accessible Pennsylvania Online Disability Resource for Pennsylvanians www.accessiblepa.state.pa.us
Transition Services
1 – State Agencies
State: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PATTAN) 3190 William Pitt Way Pittsburgh , PA , 15238
(800) 446-5607
(412) 826-6850
http://www.pattan.net
UCEDD
1 – State Agencies
State: Pennsylvania
Institute on Disabilities/ UCEDD Temple University 1755 N 13th Street, Suite 411 Howard Gittis Student Center, South Philadelphia , PA , 19122
(215) 204-1356 (V/TTY)
http://disabilities.temple.edu
Vocational Rehabilitation
1 – State Agencies
State: Pennsylvania
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Department of Labor and Industry 1521 N. 6th Street Harrisburg , PA , 17102
(717) 787-7312
http://www.dli.state.pa.us/landi/cwp/view.asp?a=128&Q=168255&dsftns=4490
Attention Deficit Disorder
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Pennsylvania
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 150 Landover , MD , 20785
(800) 233-4050
(301) 306-7070
http://www.chadd.org
Attention Deficit Disorder
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Pennsylvania
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) P.O. Box 7557 Wilmington , DE , 19803-9997
(800) 939-1019 (V/Fax)
http://www.add.org
Autism
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Pennsylvania
ABOARD (Advisory Board on Autism and Related Disorders) 35 Wilson Street, Suite 100 Pittsburgh , PA , 15223
(800) 827-9385
(412) 781-4116
http://www.aboard.org
Autism
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Pennsylvania
AutismLink 376 Wagon Wheel Trail Wexford , PA , 15090
(412) 364-1886
http://www.autismlink.com
Autism
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Pennsylvania
Autism Society of Pittsburgh 4371 Northern Pike Monroeville , PA , 15146-2837
(412) 856-7223
http://www.autismsocietypgh.org
Autism
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Pennsylvania
Autism Society of Greater Philadelphia 1036 Nash Avenue Lansdale , PA , 19446
(610) 358-5256
http://www.asaphilly.org
Blind/Visual Impairments
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Pennsylvania
American Foundation for the Blind 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 New York , NY , 10001
(800) 232-5463
(212) 502-7600
http://www.afb.org
Blind/Visual Impairments
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Pennsylvania
National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania 42 S. 15th Street, Suite 222 Philadelphia , PA , 19102
(215) 988-0888
http://www.nfbp.org
Cerebral Palsy
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Pennsylvania
United Cerebral Palsy of Pennsylvania 908 N. Second Street Harrisburg , PA , 17103
(717) 441-6049, ext. 26
http://www.ucpofpa.org
Epilepsy
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Pennsylvania
Epilepsy Foundation Western/Central Pennsylvania Lifeswork 1323 Forbes Avenue, Suite 102 Pittsburgh , PA , 15219
(800) 361-5885
(412) 261-5880
http://www.efwp.org
Epilepsy
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Pennsylvania
Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania 919 Walnut Street, Suite 700 Philadelphia , PA , 19107-5237
(800) 887-7165 (in PA)
(215) 629-5003
http://www.efepa.org
Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Pennsylvania
The Arc of Pennsylvania 101 S. Second Street, Suite 8, Executive House Harrisburg , PA , 17101
(800) 692-7258
(717) 234-2621
http://www.thearcpa.org
Learning Disabilities
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Pennsylvania
Learning Disabilities Association of Pennsylvania 4751 Lindle Road, Suite 114 Harrisburg , PA , 17111
(717) 939-3731
(888) 775-3272
http://www.ldapa.org
Mental Health
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Pennsylvania
NAMI Pennsylvania 2149 N. Second Street Harrisburg , PA , 17110
(800) 223-0500
(717) 238-1514
http://namipa.nami.org
Mental Health
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Pennsylvania
Family & Youth Support & Advocacy Division Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1211 Chestnut Street, 11th Floor Philadelphia , PA , 19107
(800) 688-4226, ext. 513
(215) 751-1800, ext. 513
http://www.pinofpa.org
Speech, Language, and Hearing
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association 800 Perry Highway, Suite 3 Pittsburgh , PA , 15229-1128
(412) 366-9858
http://www.psha.org
Spina Bifida
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Pennsylvania
Spina Bifida Association of Greater Pennsylvania 215 E. State Street, Suite D Quarryville , PA , 17566-1242
(888) 770-7272 (In PA)
(717) 786-9280
http://www.geocities.com/SBAofgPA
Tourette Syndrome
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Tourette Syndrome Association 132 W. Middle Street Gettysburg , PA , 17325
(800) 990-3300 (in PA)
(717) 337-1134
http://www.patsainc.org
Community Parent Resource Center
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Pennsylvania
(Serving American Street Empowerment Zone and providing intense training sessions to parents of children with disabilities in Philadelphia) Hispanos Unidos para Ninos Excepcionales (Philadelphia HUNE, Inc.) 2200 N Second St Philadelphia , PA , 19133
(215) 425-6203
http://huneinc.org
Community Parent Resource Center
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Pennsylvania
(Serving rural Northwest Pennsylvania) The Mentor Parent Program, Inc. 270 Mayfield Rd Clarion , PA , 16214
(888) 447-1431 (in PA)
(814) 226-4151
http://www.mentorparent.org
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc. 4804 Derry Street Harrisburg , PA , 17111
(717) 564-8985
http://www.papta.org
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Pennsylvania
Parent Education Network 2107 Industrial Highway York , PA , 17402
(800) 522-5827 (V/TTY) (In PA);
(717) 600-0100;
(800) 441-5028 (Spanish)
http://www.parentednet.org
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Pennsylvania
Parent and Education Advocacy Leadership (PEAL) Center 1119 Penn Avenue, Suite 400 Pittsburgh , PA , 15222-4205
(866) 950-1040
(412) 281-4404
(412) 281-4409 (TTY)
http://www.pealcenter.org
Parent-To-Parent
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Pennsylvania
Parent to Parent of Pennsylvania 6340 Flank Drive, Suite 600 Harrisburg , PA , 17112-2764
(888) 727-2706 (in PA)
(717) 540-4722
http://www.parenttoparent.org
Partners in Policymaking
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Pennsylvania
Institute on Disabilities/University Center for Excellence Temple University University Services Building, Room 610 1601 N. Broad Street Philadelphia , PA , 19122
(215) 204-9395
http://disabilities.temple.edu
Independent Living
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Pennsylvania
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)
http://www.ilru.org
Independent Living
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Pennsylvania
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) 207-0034 (V)
(202) 207-0340 (TTY)
http://www.ncil.org
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Pennsylvania
Easter Seals Central Pennyslvania 383 Rolling Ridge Drive State College , PA , 16801
(888) 372-7280
http://centralpa.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=PACN_homepage
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Pennsylvania
Easter Seals of Southeastern Pennsylvania 3975 Conshohocken Avenue Philadelphia , PA , 19131
(215) 879-1000
http://www.easterseals-sepa.org
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Pennsylvania
Easter Seals Society of Western Pennsylvania 2525 Railroad Street Pittsburgh , PA , 15222
(800) 587-3257
(412) 281-7244
http://westernpa.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=PAWS_homepage
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Pennsylvania
MENTOR ABI Group – New Jersey Rehabilitative and Support Services for Persons with Acquired Brain Injury 505 S. Lenola Road Blason Office Plaza II, Suite 217 Moorestown , NJ , 08057
(856) 235-5505
http://www.mentorabi.com/welcome.aspx
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Pennsylvania
Neurofibromatosis Clinics Association P.O. Box 14185 Pittsburgh , PA , 15239
(412) 795-3029
http://www.nfpittsburgh.org
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Parents and Caregivers Resource Network P.O. Box 4336 Harrisburg , PA , 17111-0336
(888) 572-7368 (in PA)
(717) 561-0098
