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  • Advocacy, Support, and Rehabilitation Programs

Federal Education and Rehabilitation Programs

I. Office of Special Education Programs

Laurie VanderPloeg, Director
202-245-7459
Ruth Ryder, Deputy Director
202-245-7513

A. Program Support Services Group

Bill Wolf, Director
202-245-7580

B. Monitoring & State Improvement Planning Division

Gregg Corr, Director
202-245-7309

Team A
Al Jones, Associate Division Director
202-245-7394

Team B
Judy Gregorian, Associate Division Director
202-245-7360

Team C
Angela Tanner-Dean, Associate Division Director
202-245-7632

Team D
Matthew Schneer, Associate Division Director
202-245-6755

C. Research to Practice Division

Larry Wexler, Division Director
202-245-7571

Early Childhood and Parents Team
Christy Kavulic, Associate Division Director
202-245-7359

Elementary and Middle School Team
Grace Zamora Duran, Associate Division Director
202-245-7328

Secondary, Transition, and Postsecondary
David Guardino, Associate Division Director
202-245-6209

National Initiatives Team
David Egnor, Associate Division Director
202-245-7334

II. Rehabilitation Services Administration

Vacant, Commissioner
Edward Anthony, Deputy Commissioner
400 Maryland Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20202-2800
Phone: 202-245-7488

A. Program Support Staff

Gizelle Young, Director
202-245-6307

B. State Monitoring and Program Improvement Division

Carol Dobak, Director
202-245-7325

C. Training and Service Programs Division

Tom Finch, Director
202-245-7343

National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) has been transferred to the Administration for Community Living in the US Department of Health and Human Services.

James R. Whitehead Director
Mailing address:
Administration for Community Living
330 C Street, SW, Room1304
Washington, DC
Voice: 202-795-7398
Fax: 202-205-0392
Email: nidilrr-mailbox@acl.hhs.gov

A. Office of Research Sciences

Phillip Beatty, Director

B. Office of Research Evaluation and Administration

Kristi Hill, Director [End Page 308]

State Vocational Rehabilitation Offices

Abbreviations for the Services Offered

A

Charitable assistance

Ad

Advocacy

C

Counseling

Ch

Services for children

CI

Crisis intervention or hotline

DA

Drug/alcohol rehabilitation

E

Evaluation

F

Forums, information exchange

I

Interpreting

ILS

Independent living skills

J

Job placement/development

L

Adult literacy

P

Psychiatric

PS

Peer support and counseling

R

Referral

S

Sales/service assistive devices

T

TTY Relay

Th

Therapy

Tr

Training

ALABAMA

Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
Blind & Deaf Svcs
602 S. Lawrence Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
Voice: 334-293-7500
Fax: 334-293-7383
Toll-Free: 800-441-7607
Website: rehab.alabama.gov
Email: bedarius.bell@rehab.alabama.gov
Coordinator of Deaf/Hard of Hearing Services: Bedarius Bell, Jr.

ALASKA

State of Alaska
Div of Voc Rehab
4600 Debarr Road, Suite 300
Anchorage, AK 99508
Voice: 907-465-2814
Fax: 907-465-2856
Website: labor.alaska.gov/dvr
Director: John Cannon

ARIZONA

Rehabilitation Services Administration
3829 N 3rd Street, #303
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Voice: 602-340-7771 (Maricopa County); 855-475-8193 (outside of Maricopa County)
Toll-Free: 800-563-1221
Website: www.azdes.gov/RSA
Unit Sup LOM: Fernando Cabral

ARKANSAS

Rehabilitation Services Division
525 W. Capitol Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72201
Voice: 501-296-1669
Fax: 501-296-1141
TTY: 501-296-1669
Toll-Free: 800-330-0632
Website: ace.arkansas.gov/ arRehabServices/Pages/ default.aspx
Commissioner: D. Alan McClain

CALIFORNIA

California Dept of Rehab
Deaf and HH Svcs
721 Capitol Mall, 4th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
Voice: 916-324-1313
TTY: 916-558-5807
Website: www.dor.ca.gov
Email: dhhs@dor.ca.gov
Director: Joe Xavier

COLORADO

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Division
2211 W Evans
Denver, CO 80223
Voice: 803-866-4150
Fax: 303-866-4905;303-866-4908
TTY: 303-866-4150
Toll-Free: 866-870-4595
Website: https://www.colorado.gov/dvr

CONNECTICUT

Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
55 Farmington Avenue
12th Floor
Hartford, CT 06106-5033
Voice: 860-424-4844
Videophone: 860-920-7163
Fax: 860-424-4850
Toll-Free: 800-537-2549
Website: www.ct.gov/brs/
Email: heidi.henaire@ct.gov
State Coordinator for the Deaf: Heidi Henaire [End Page 309]

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Department on Disability Services
Rehabilitation Services Administration
250 E Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
Voice: 202-730-1700
Fax: 202-730-1843
TTY: 202-730-1516
Website: https://dds.dc.gov...

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