2009 Apalachee Parkway, Suite 100
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Phone: (850) 488-7082


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State Agencies
Official State Web Site
State of Florida
Web:
www.myflorida.com/
Agency for Persons with Disabilities
Web: www.myflorida.com/agency/42/
4030 Esplanade Way, Suite 380
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0950
(850) 488-4257
Shelly Brantley, Director
E-mail:
Shelly_Brantley@apd.state.fl.us
Bureau of Exceptional
Education and Student Services
Web: http://www.fldoe.org/ese/
Florida Department of Education http://www.fldoe.org/
Clearinghouse Information Center: http://www.fldoe.org/ese/clerhome.asp
325 W. Gaines Street, Suite
614
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
(850) 245-0475
Bambi Lockman, Chief
E-mail:
bambi.lockman@fldoe.org
Division of Blind Services
Web:
http://dbs.myflorida.com/
Department of Education
325 W. Gaines Street, Room 1114, Turlington Building
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
(850) 245-0322; (800) 342-1828 (in FL)
David Newton, Program
Consultant
E-mail:
david_newton@dbs.doe.state.fl.us
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Web:
www.rehabworks.org
Department of
Education
2002 Old St. Augustine Road, Building A
Tallahassee, FL 32301-4862
(850) 488-6210; (800) 451-4327
Bill Palmer, Director
Early Steps
[Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2]
Web: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/alternatesites/cms-kids/families/early_steps/early_steps.html
Children's Medical
Services, Department of Health
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A-06
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1707
(850) 245-4218; (800) 654-4440
Dr. Phyllis Sloyer, Division
Director
E-mail:
phyllis_sloyer@doh.state.fl.us
ESE Program Administration and Quality Assurance
State
Mediation System
Bureau of Exceptional
Education and Student Services
Web: http://www.fldoe.org/ese/
Florida Department of Education http://www.fldoe.org/
Clearinghouse Information Center: http://www.fldoe.org/ese/clerhome.asp
325 W. Gaines Street, Suite
614
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
(850) 245-0476
Eileen L. Amy, Administrator
E-mail:
eileen.amy@fldoe.org
ESE Program Development and Services
Bureau of Exceptional
Education and Student Services
Web: http://www.fldoe.org/ese/
Florida Department of Education http://www.fldoe.org/
Clearinghouse Information Center: http://www.fldoe.org/ese/clerhome.asp
325 W. Gaines Street, Suite
601
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
(850) 245-0478
State Education Agency Rural Representative
Evy Friend, Administrator
E-mail:
evy.friend@fldoe.org
Florida Bureau of Braille and Talking Book Library Services
Web:
http://dbs.myflorida.com/library/index.shtml
420 Platt Street
Daytona Beach, FL 32114-2804
(386) 239-6000; (800) 226-6075
(800) 955-8771 (TTY)
Michael
Gunde, Bureau Chief
E-mail:
mike_gunde@dbs.fldoe.org
Florida Commission on Human Relations
State Agency charged with enforcing state civil rights laws.
Web: http://fchr.state.fl.us/fchr
2009 Apalachee Parkway, Suite 100
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Phone: (850) 488-7082
Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Inc.
Web:
www.fddc.org
124 Marriott Drive, Suite 203
Tallahassee, FL 32301-2981
(850) 488-4180; (800) 580-7801 (in FL)
Debra Dowds, Executive Director
Florida Directory of Early Childhood Services
Web:
www.centraldirectory.org
2807 Remington Green Circle
Tallahasse, FL 32308
(850) 487-6301; (800) 654-4440
Lou Ann
Long, Director
E-mail:
lalong@centraldirectory.org
Florida KidCare
(health care for low-income uninsured children- CHIP)
Web:
www.floridakidcare.org
Agency for
Healthcare Administration
P.O. Box 980
Tallahassee, FL 32302-0980
(888) 540-5437
Florida Telecommunications Relay, Inc.
Web:
www.ftri.org
1820 E. Park Avenue, Suite 101
Tallahassee, FL 32301
James Forstall, Executive
Director
E-mail:
jforstall@ftri.org
Questions or comments: (800) 222-3448 (V); (888) 447-5620 (TTY)
To use the relay dial 711 or the following toll-free numbers:
(800) 955-8771 (TTY)
(800) 955-8770 (Voice)
(800) 955-1339 (ASCII)
(877) 955-8260 (Voice Carry Over-Direct)
(877) 955-5334 (Speech to Speech )
(877) 955-8773 (Espanól)
(877) 955-8707 (French Cr)
Mental Health Programs Office
Web: http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/mentalhealth/
Department of Children and
Families
1317 Winewood Boulevard, Building 6, Room 275
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
(850) 488-8304
Roderick L. Hall, Ph.D.,
Director
E-mail:
rod_hall@dcf.state.fl.us
The Transition Center at the University of Florida
[State Transition Services]
Web: www.thetransitioncenter.org
University of Florida
P.O. Box 117050
Gainesville, FL 32611-7050
(352) 392-0701, Ext. 267
Drew
Andrews, Director
E-mail:
transitioncenter@coe.ufl.edu
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