STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
John Herner, Director
Div. of Special Education, OH Department of Education
933 High Street
Worthington, OH 43085-4017
(614) 466-2650
Web: www.ode.ohio.gov/www/se/se.html
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES: AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Jane Wiechel, Director
Division of Early Childhood Education, OH Department of
Education
65 South Front Street, Room 309
Columbus, OH 43215-4183
(614) 466-0224
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES: AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Cindy Oser, Chief, Bur. of Early Intervention Services
Ohio Department of Health
P.O. Box 118, 246 North High Street, 5th Floor
Columbus, OH 43266-0118
(614) 644-8389
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Robert Rabe, Administrator
Rehabilitation Services Commission
400 East Campus View Blvd.
Columbus, OH 43235-4604
(614) 438-1210 (V/TTY)
Web: www.state.oh.us/RSC
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Lawrence Dennis
OH Department of Education
Division of Special Education
933 High Street
Worthington, OH 43085-4087
(614) 466-2650
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Michael F. Hogan, Ph.D., Director
OH Department of Mental Health
30 East Broad Street, 8th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 466-2337/4217
Web: mha.ohio.gov
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Kim Kehl, Chief
Office of Children’s Services
Department of Mental Health
30 East Broad Street, 8th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 466-1984
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Jerome C. Manuel, Director
OH Department of MR/DD
1810 Sullivant Ave.
Columbus, OH 43223-1239
(614) 466-5214
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
David Zwyer, Executive Director
Ohio DD Planning Council
8 East Long Street
Atlas Bldg., 12th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 466-5205
Web: ddc.ohio.gov
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Carolyn Knight, Executive Director
Ohio Legal Rights Services
8 East Long Street, 5th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 466-7264; (614) 728-2553 (TTY)
(800) 282-9181 (in OH)
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Carolyn S. Knight, Executive Director
Ohio Legal Rights Services
8 East Long Street
Columbus, OH 43215-2999
(614) 466-7264 (V/TTY); (800) 282-9181 (in OH)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
James Bryant, M.D., Chief
Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps
Ohio Department of Health
P.O. Box 1603
Columbus, OH 43216-1603
(614) 466-1700
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Steve Ramsey
933 High Street
Division of Special Education, OH Department of Education
Worthington, OH 43085
(614) 466-2650
REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
Great Lakes DBTAC
University of IL/Chicago
Instittue on Disability & Human Development
1640 West Road Chicago IL 60608
(312) 413-1407 (V/TTY)
Web: ahs.uic.edu/disability-human-development/
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CH.A.D.D)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 201
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
Web: www.chadd.org
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 1303
Northbrook, IL 60065-1303
Web: www.add.org
Autism
To identify an autism group in your state, contact:
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-0881; (800) 3-AUTISM
Web: www.autism-society.org
Brain Injury
Suzanne Minnich, Executive Director
Ohio Brain Injury Association
1335 Dublin Road, Suite 217D
Columbus, OH 43215-1000
(614) 481-7100; (800) 686-9563 (In OH)
Cerebral Palsy
Beverly Johnson, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Ohio
1335 Dublin Rd., Suite 205C
Columbus, OH 43215
(800) 796-8498; (614) 481-8118
Epilepsy
Kelley Needham, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of N.E. Ohio
2800 Euclid Avenue, Room 450
Cleveland, OH 44115
(216) 579-1330
Web: www.efneo.org
Learning Disabilities
Elliott Resnick, President
Learning Disabilities Association of OH
1148 Euclid Avenue, Suite 300
Cleveland, OH 44115
(216) 975-4311; (800) 543-7532 (in OH)
Mental Health
Terry Russell, Executive Director
OH Alliance for the Mentally Ill
979 S. High St.
Columbus, OH 43206
(614) 444-2646; (800) 686-2646
Web: www.namiohio.com
Ohio Family Organization for Children’s Mental Health
Terve Garner, Executive Director
11647 Hamlet Rd.
Cincinnatti, OH 45240-1907
(513) 241-2600, ext. 16
Mental Retardation
Gary Tonks, Executive Director
The Arc of Ohio
1335 Dublin Rd., Suite 205-C
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 487-4720; (800) 875-2723
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Ohio (PWSA-OH)
3803 Lincoln Avenue
Parma, Ohio 44134
phone: (216) 741-6778
website: www.pwsaohio.org
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Coalition
1606 Cedar Brown
Curtice, OH 43412
(419) 836-9363
Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome Association of Ohio
P.O. Box 10702
Columbus, OH 43201
(800) 543-2675 (in OH); (440) 498-1008
Web: tourette.org/chapter/oh/
Visual Impairments
Paul Schroeder, Director
American Foundation for the Blind-Midwest
401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 308
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 245-9961
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Sonya Oppenheimer, Interim Director
University Affiliated Cincinnati Center for Developmental DisordersPavilion Building
3333 Burnet Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039
(513) 636-8383
Steven Reiss, Director
The Nisonger Center
Ohio State University
1581 Dodd Drive
Columbus, OH 43210-1296
(614) 292-8365
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECTS
Margaret Burley, Executive Director
OH Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities
Bank One Building
165 West Center Street, Suite 302
Marion, OH 43302-3741
(740) 382-5452
(800) 374-2806 (V/TTY)
Cathy Heizman, Executive Director
Child Advocacy Center
1821 Summit Rd., #110
Cincinnati, OH 45237
(513) 821-2400 (V/TTY)
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Dena Hook, Statewide Parent Training Coordinator
OH Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities
165 W. Center Street, Suite 302
Bank One Building
Marion, OH 43302-3741
(800) 374-2806
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Barbara Sprague, Executive Director
Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers
40 Northwoods Boulevard, Suite A
Columbus, OH 43235
(440) 781-6344
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Sheila M. Dunn, President
Easter Seal Society of Northeast Ohio
1929 A East Royalton Road
Broadview Heights, OH 44147
(216) 838-0990 (V/TTY)
Ohio Family and Children First
Linda McCart, Executive Director
77 S. High St., 30th Floor
Columbus, OH 43266
(614) 752-4044