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1 Please Report Incorrect Information to State Resource Guide Florida Last Updated: August 03, 2009 Table of Contents State Agencies and Organizations p. 1-6 Organizations Especially for Parents p. 6 Other Disability Related Resources p. 6 State Agencies and Organizations United States Senators Please see Official State Web Site State Department of Education: Special Education Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services Bureau Chief Phone: (850) Website: Address: 325 West Gaines Street 614 Turlington Building State Coordinator for No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Florida Department of Education, No Child Left Behind Phone: (850) [email protected] Website: Address: 325 West Gaines Street 614 Turlington Building Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Infant/Toddler Early Steps System (administered by Children s Medical Services) Phone: (850) Fax: (850) Website: Address: 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A06 Tallahassee, FL of 6
2 Programs for Children with Disabilities: Early Childhood Florida Department of Education, Early Learning/ Pre-kindergarten Program Executive Director Phone: (850) Fax: (850) Website: Address: 325 West Gaines Street, Room 1524 State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Phone: (850) (Voice/TDD) Toll free: (800) (Voice/TDD) Website: Address: 2002 Old Saint Augustine Road, Building A Tallahassee, FL Rehabilitation Services Administration Florida State Liaison Phone: (202) Website: Address: 400 Maryland Ave, S.W. Washington, DC Job Accommodation Network (U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy) Phone: (800) (V) or (877) (TTY) Website: Coordinator for Transition Services Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, School to Work Transition Phone: (850) (Voice/TDD) Toll free: (800) (Voice/TDD) Website: Address: 2002 Old Saint Augustine Road, Building A Tallahassee, FL State Mental Health Representative Florida Department of Children and Families, Mental Health Services Website: Please visit the above website for the specific contact information of each county. National Alliance on Mental Illness Phone: (850) Toll free: (877) Fax: (850) [email protected] Website: Address: 1615 Village Square Blvd, Suite 6 Tallahassee, FL of 6
3 Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities State of Florida Agency for Persons With Disabilities Phone: (850) Toll free: (866) APD-CARES [(866) ] Website: Address: 4030 Esplanade Way Suite 380 Tallahassee, FL Councils on Developmental Disabilities Florida Developmental Disabilities Council Phone: (850) Toll free: (800) TDD: (850) TDD toll free: (888) Fax: (850) Website: Address: 124 Marriott Drive, Suite 203 Tallahassee, FL Protection and Advocacy Agency Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities Inc. Phone: (850) Toll free: (800) Fax: (850) TDD: (800) Website: Please see the above website for the office location nearest you. Client Assistance Program Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities Inc. Phone: (850) Toll free: (800) Fax: (850) TDD: (800) Website: Please see the above website for the office location nearest you. Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs Florida Department of Health, Children s Medical Services Phone: (850) Fax: (850) Website: Address: 2585 Merchants Row Boulevard Tallahassee, FL 3 of 6
4 State CHIP Program (health care for low-income uninsured children) Florida KidCare Phone: (888) TTY: (877) Website: Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing or with Speech Impairments TTY: (800) Phone: (800) For national relay services, please visit Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center National Network of ADA Centers Phone: (800) (V/TTY) Southeast ADA Center (Project of the Burton Blatt Institute Syracuse University) Phone: (404) (V/TTY) Fax: (404) Website: Address: 1419 Mayson Street Atlanta, GA University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Mailman Center for Child Development, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine Patient Referral Number: (305) Fax: (305) TDD: (305) Website: Address: P.O. Box (D820) Miami, FL Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute at University of South Florida Phone: (813) Toll free: (866) Fax: (813) Website: Address: Bruce B. Downs Blvd. MHC 2113A Tampa, FL Technology-Related Assistance Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology Phone: (850) Toll free: (888) Fax: (850) Website: Address: FAAST, Inc. 325 John Knox Road, Building 400, Suite 402 Tallahassee, FL of 6
5 State Mediation System Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services Phone: (850) Website: Address: 325 West Gaines Street 614 Turlington Building Special Format Library The Bureau of Braille and Talking Book Library Services Phone: (386) Toll free: (800) Florida Telephone Relay System (TTY): 711 Fax: (386) Website: Address: Florida Division of Blind Services Bureau of Braille and Talking Book Library Services 421 Platt Street Daytona Beach, FL State Department on Aging State of Florida, Department of Elder Affairs Phone: (850) Fax: (850) Website: Address: 4040 Esplanade Way Tallahassee, FL State Medicare and Medicaid Agency for Health Care Administration Website: Medicare Phone: (800) MEDICARE Website: Address: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD Social Security Administration Phone: (800) TDD service: (800) Website: Visit the website above for the location and phone number of the office in your city. 5 of 6
6 Veterans Affairs Florida Department of Veterans Affairs Phone: (850) Alternate Phone: (727) Website: Address: 4040 Esplanade Way, Suite 152 Tallahassee, FL Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) Central Florida Parent Center, Inc. Phone: (727) Toll free: (888) 61-AWARE [(888) ] Fax: (727) Website: Address: 1021 Delaware Ave. Palm Harbor, FL Organizations Especially for Parents Other Disability-Related Resources Easter Seals Florida Phone: (407) TTY: (407) Fax: (407) Website: Address: 2010 Mizelle Avenue Winter Park, FL Community Information and Referral Florida Alliance for Information and Referral Services Phone: 211 Website: Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) Phone: (713) (Voice/TTY) Fax: (713) Website: Address: 2323 S. Shepherd, Suite 1000 Houston, TX See the above website for a list of independent living centers in Florida. 6 of 6
![Phone: (727) 789-2400 Toll free: (888) 61-AWARE [(888) 612-9273] Fax: (727) 789-2454 Email: cfpc@cflparents.org Website: http://www.cflparents.org/aboutus2.htm Address: 1021 Delaware Ave.](/docs-images/43/2343867/images/page_6.jpg "Palm Harbor, FL 34683 Organizations Especially for Parents Other Disability-Related Resources Easter Seals Florida Phone: (407) 629-7881 TTY: (407) 629-7881 Fax: (407) 629-8422 Website: http://fl.")
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