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ADA Center
1 – State Agencies
State: West Virginia
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: West Virginia
Rehab Technology Department Division of Rehabilitation Services P.O. Box 1004 Institute , WV , 25112
(304) 766-4600
http://www.wvdrs.org
Blind/Visual Impairments
1 – State Agencies
State: West Virginia
Office of Special Programs, Extended and Early Learning Department of Education 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Building 6, Room 304 Charleston , WV , 25305-0330
(800) 642-8541
(304) 558-2696
http://wvde.state.wv.us/ose/
CHIP Program
1 – State Agencies
State: West Virginia
(health care for low-income uninsured children) WV CHIP
(877) 982-2447
http://www.wvchip.org
Deaf / Hard of Hearing / Deaf-Blind
1 – State Agencies
State: West Virginia
West Virginia Department of Education State Capitol Complex 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Building 6, Room 304 Charleston , WV , 25305-0330
(800) 642-8541
(304) 558-2696
acarey@access.k12.wv.us
Developmental Disabilities
1 – State Agencies
State: West Virginia
Division of Developmental Disabilities Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities Department of Health and Human Resources 350 Capitol Street, Room 350 Charleston , WV , 25301-3702
(304) 558-0627
http://www.wvdhhr.org
Developmental Disabilities Council
1 – State Agencies
State: West Virginia
West Virginia Developmental Disabilities Council 110 Stockton Street Charleston , WV , 25312
(304) 558-0416
(304) 558-2376 (TTY)
http://www.wvddc.org
Early Intervention
1 – State Agencies
State: West Virginia
West Virginia Birth to Three Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health Bureau of Public Health 350 Capitol Street, Room 427 Charleston , WV , 25301
(800) 642-9704
(304) 558-5388
http://www.wvdhhr.org/birth23
Mediation
1 – State Agencies
State: West Virginia
West Virginia Department of Education Office of Assessment and Accountability 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Building 6, Room 304 Charleston , WV , 25305-0330
(304) 558-7805
Mental Health
1 – State Agencies
State: West Virginia
Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities Department of Health and Human Resources 350 Capitol Street, Room 350 Charleston , WV , 25301-3702
(304) 558-0298
Mental Health – Youth
1 – State Agencies
State: West Virginia
Division for Childrens Services Office of Behavioral Health Services Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities Department of Health and Human Resources 350 Capitol Street, Room 350 Charleston , WV , 25301-3702
(304) 558-3633
http://www.wvdhhr.org
Preschool, Disabilities
1 – State Agencies
State: West Virginia
Office of Special Programs, Extended and Early Learning 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Building 6, Room 304 Charleston , WV , 25305-0330
(304) 558-2696
http://wvde.state.wv.us
Protection & Advocacy
1 – State Agencies
State: West Virginia
West Virginia Advocates, Inc. 1207 Quarrier St., Litton Bldg. Suite 400 Charleston , WV , 25301
(800) 950-5250 (in WV)
(304) 346-0847 (V/TTY)
http://www.wvadvocates.org
Relay Services
1 – State Agencies
State: West Virginia
(800) 982-8772 (V)
(800) 982-8771 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 229-5746 (Speech to Speech – English)
(866) 260-9470 (Speech to Speech – Spanish)
Special Education
1 – State Agencies
State: West Virginia
Office of Special Programs, Extended and Early Learning Department of Education 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Building 6, Room 304 Charleston , WV , 25305-0330
(800) 642-8541
(304) 558-2696
http://wvde.state.wv.us/osp/
Special Format Library
1 – State Agencies
State: West Virginia
West Virginia Library Commission Special Libraries-Blind and Physically Handicapped Cultural Center 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Charleston , WV , 25305-0330
(800) 642-8674
(304) 558-4061
http://librarycommission.lib.wv.us/
Special Health Care Needs
1 – State Agencies
State: West Virginia
Children with Special Health Care Needs Office of Maternal Child and Family Health Bureau for Public Health West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources 350 Capitol Street, Room 427 Charleston , WV , 25301-3714
(304) 558-5388
http://www.wvdhhr.org
State Web Site
1 – State Agencies
State: West Virginia
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.wv.gov/
Transition Services
1 – State Agencies
State: West Virginia
Office of Special Programs, Extended and Early Learning West Virginia Department of Education 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Building 6, Room 304 Charleston , WV , 25305-0330
(304) 558-2696
http://wvde.state.wv.us/osp/
UCEDD
1 – State Agencies
State: West Virginia
Center for Excellence in Disabilities West Virginia University 959 Hartman Run Road, Research Park Morgantown , WV , 26505
(304) 293-4692
(888) 829-9426
(800) 518-1448 (TTY)
http://www.cedwvu.org/
Vocational Education
1 – State Agencies
State: West Virginia
Division of Technical and Adult Education Services West Virginia Department of Education 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Building 6, Room B-221 Charleston , WV , 25305-0330
(304) 558-2696
http://wvde.state.wv.us
Vocational Rehabilitation
1 – State Agencies
State: West Virginia
Division of Rehabilitation Services State Capitol Complex P.O. Box 50890 Charleston , WV , 25305-0890
(304) 766-4601
http://www.wvdrs.org
Attention Deficit Disorder
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: West Virginia
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: West Virginia
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: West Virginia
West Virginia Autism Training Center Marshall University One John Marshall Drive Huntington , WV , 25755-2430
(800) 344-5115 (in WV)
(304) 696-2332
http://www.marshall.edu/coe/atc
Autism
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: West Virginia
Autism Society of West Virginia PO Box 7 Huntington , WV , 25706-0007
(304) 748-1331
http://www.autismwv.blogspot.com
Blind/Visual Impairments
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: West Virginia
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: West Virginia
American Foundation for the Blind Technology 949 Third Avenue, Suite 200 Huntington , WV , 25701
(304) 523-8651
http://www.afb.org
Brain Injury
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: West Virginia
Brain Injury Association of West Virginia, Inc. P.O. Box 574 Institute , WV , 25112
(800) 356-6443 (in WV)
(304) 766-4892
http://www.BIAUSA.org/WVirginia
Learning Disabilities
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: West Virginia
Learning Disabilities Association of West Virginia 908 Highland Road Charleston , WV , 25302
(866) 985-3211 (in WV)
http://www.wvlda.org
Mental Health
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: West Virginia
Mental Health Association in the Greater Kanawha Valley, Inc. One United Way Square Charleston , WV , 25301-1098
(304) 340-3512
http://mha-kanawha.org
Mental Health
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: West Virginia
NAMI WV – National Alliance for Mental Illness in WV P.O. Box 2706 Charleston , WV , 25330-2706
(304) 342-0497
http://namiwv.org
Mental Health
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: West Virginia
Mountain State Parents-CAN 1201 Garfield Street McMechen , WV , 26040
(800) 244-5385
(304) 233-5399
http://www.mspcan.org
Speech, Language, and Hearing
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: West Virginia
West Virginia Speech-Language-Hearing Association 325 Jones Avenue Oak Hill , WV , 25901
(304) 465-3058
http://www.wvsha.org
Tourette Syndrome
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: West Virginia
Tourette Syndrome Association Mid-South Regional Office 423 Summertrees Drive Auburn , AL , 36832
(334) 502-0055
http://tsa-usa.org/TSANatlLocal/Chapters/Midsouth.htm
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: West Virginia
West Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers P.O. Box 3557 Parkersburg , WV , 26103-3557
(304) 420-9576
http://www.wvpta.net/
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: West Virginia
West Virginia Parent Training and Information Project (WVPTI) 1701 Hamill Avenue Clarksburg , WV , 26301
(800) 281-1436 (In WV)
(304) 624-1436 (V/TTY)
http://www.wvpti.org
Parent-Educator Resource Center
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: West Virginia
West Virginia Department of Education Office of Special Programs, Extended and Early Learning 1900 Kanawha Boulevard E, Building 6, Room 304 Charleston , WV , 25305
(800) 642-8541 (in WV)
(304) 558-2696
http://wvde.state.wv.us
Parent-To-Parent
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: West Virginia
West Virginia Parent-Educator Resource Center (PERC) Project 509 W. Martin Street Martinsburg , WV , 25401
(304) 263-5717
Independent Living
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: West Virginia
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: West Virginia
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) 207-0334 (V)
(202) 207-0340 (TTY)
http://www.ncil.org
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: West Virginia
West Virginia Health Consumers Association 713 Bigley Ave. Charleston , WV , 25302
(800) 598-8847
(304) 345-7312
http://www.wvmhca.org
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: West Virginia
Easter Seals West Virginia 1305 National Road Wheeling , WV , 26003-5780
(800) 677-1390
(304) 242-1390 (V/TTY)
http://www.wv.easterseals.com
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: West Virginia
SOPHIA’S PLACE 50 Fenwick Drive Martinsburg , WV , 25401
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: West Virginia
West Virginia Family Support Program West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau of Behavioral Health and Health Facilities Division of Developmental Disabilities 350 Capitol Street, Room 350 Charleston , WV , 25301-3702
(304) 558-3616
